Mark your calendars for something new and different! This fall, in an effort to provide high-quality Sunday services and lighten the load on volunteers and staff, ERUUF and the UU congregation of Richmond, Virginia have agreed to a series of online Sunday service exchanges.
News Items
ERUUF's Ministerial Search Survey
We want to hear from you! Help us round out our Congregational Record by filling out this survey. It's a long survey, so please allow 15-20 minutes to fill it out. The survey will close on September 27, 2021.
Refugee & Immigrant Action Group Seeks Sponsors for Refugees
Our friends at Church World Service (CWS), the Durham refugee resettlement agency, are planning for the arrival of Afghan refugees, although they still don't know how many are coming, or when. They are looking for community sponsors, small groups of 8-10 people who will welcome people when they arrive and offer intensive support for 4-6 months, including finding & furnishing housing, providing basic assistance, initial groceries, help job hunting, and learning their way around Durham, and financial support for 4 months. The estimated financial commitment is around $5,000. The overall purpose of sponsorship is to support newcomers as they work toward their goals of self-sufficiency. We are hoping to form a small sponsorship team of ERUUF folks who want to be directly involved in such a project.
Read more: Refugee & Immigrant Action Group Seeks Sponsors for Refugees
Update On Ministerial Search Process
Are you wondering about the process of finding a minister? The UUA has laid out a specific process, which we are following. For more information, read on below; you can also check out the UUA’s Settlement Handbook for more information.
Newsworthy Conversations
Rev. Jacqueline Brett
February 12, 2026
We carry more than we know. We carry each other. We carry trauma and resilience together through our bodies and across generations. ~ Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother's Hands Both history and our world today have given us ample evidence that pur...
Rev. Daniel Trollinger
February 05, 2026
In case you didn’t know, there is a group of Buddhist monks from Texas that are on a Walk for Peace -- a long-distance pilgrimage promoting peace, compassion, and nonviolence. Their route has moved through the southeastern United States, then north t...
Rev. Jacqueline Brett
December 04, 2025
What practices help you stay awake — emotionally, spiritually, morally — when the world feels chaotic or absurd? ~ Rev. Cameron Trimble There is a card on my desk at home that reads, “Be grateful to everyone.” It is a beautiful message in the freshne...
ERUUF Coronavirus Updates
April 27, 2023
A new phase has been reached in the COVID-19 virus.
As a spiritual community, we at ERUUF strive to create a culture of respect and care for one another. Our Covid-19 policies have been guided by serious concern and consideration for the safety and well-being of all ERUUF members, staff, and visitors, with a commitment to equity and care for the most vulnerable among us and those who are marginalized both at ERUUF and in the larger community.
