June 2, 2024

One Light, Many Windows
The ERUUF Christian Fellowship and ERUUF Nontheist Group
Music: Beloved Community Chorus; Kate Lewis – Pianist, Wendy Looker - Music Director

Today we explore common experiences and consider the lenses that theists and nontheists use to address them.

Worship Associate: Johann Montozzi-Wood

May 26, 2024

Truth and Compassion
Rev. Daniel Trollinger with the Eno River Buddhist Community
Music: Sally Franz – Flute; Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director

As one of our Sources groups, The Eno River Buddhist Community will share practice and teachings focused on cultivating compassion. We will also offer a special ritual to lift up our prayers and concerns for the war in Gaza.

Worship Associate: Steve Seiberling, Eno River Buddhist Community

May 19, 2024

Who We Are and How We've Been
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
Music: Eno River Singers; Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director

Annual Meeting after the service.

May 12, 2024

Community of Care - Multigenerational Service
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
Music: Chalice Singers and Sunshine Kids; Annelise & Kristi Chilton, Pam DiLavore; Jocelyn Neal – Piano; Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director

SUMMER SCHEDULE BEGINS TODAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, One Service, 10:00 AM

Worship Associate: Ms. Joan Tilghman

Justice Sunday: Reproductive Justice Action Group

High School Bridging Ceremony

May 5, 2024

Love Your Enemies? Are You Kidding?
Worship Leader: Rev. Arvid Straube, Minister Emeritus
Music: Pam DiLavore – Cantor (9:00am); Johann Montozzi-Wood (11:00 am); Claudia Kaplan – Cantor (11:00am); Kate Lewis – Pianist

ERUUF’s Minister Emeritus, Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, will offer a sermon on how not to become what we hate. At the 11:00 am service, we will also enter into covenant with the new members who have joined ERUUF recently.

Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube is ERUUF's Minister Emeritus. He served ERUUF as Senior Minister from 1983 to 2004. From 2004 to 2014 he was Lead Minister at the First UU Church of San Diego. Since then Rev. Arvid has had a ministry of teaching and spiritual direction.

April 28, 2024

ChoirFest! When Worlds Intersect
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Francisco Ruiz, Guest Clinician
Music: Francisco Ruiz, Guest Clinician; ChoirFest Singers, ChoirFest Instrumental Quartet; Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director

ONE SERVICE @ 11:00 am

At this Sunday’s multigenerational service, we will celebrate diversity and interdependence with music as creative metaphor, featuring 130 UU choral singers from our Southern region, led by Guest Clinician Francisco Ruiz.
 
Hailing from Ecuador, Francisco Ruiz is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and music director for a variety of choirs and music groups in LA. (Learn More for full bio.)

Read more: April 28, 2024

April 21, 2024

Earth Day (We are One)
Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger and the Earth Justice Action Group
Music: Eno River Singers (11:00), Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director

April 14, 2024

The Peace Of Trees
Rev. Fred Small, Guest Minister with Rev. Jim Lewis
Music: Beloved Community Chorus (11:00 am); Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director

This week’s Generosity Sunday recipient is the Durham Freedom School.

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"The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence," wrote Trappist monk and peace activist Thomas Merton. "The frenzy of our activism neutralizes our work for peace. . . .It destroys the fruitfulness of our own work, because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful." As we work together for social and environmental justice, how do we remain grounded in a peaceful spirit? What can we learn from trees?

Read more: April 14, 2024

April 7, 2024

Living Tradition Evolving
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
Music: Judith Ann Lyon-Mitchell – Cantor (9:00 am); Elias Gross – Viola (11:00 am); Joan Tilghman – Cantor (11:00 am); Kate Lewis – Pianist