Given the high-level resurgence of COVID-19 at the start of 2021, we have decided that at this time it will be safest for staff and ministers to move worship production out of the Sanctuary. Sunday worship will look different for a while—it'll appear the way it was last spring and summer when we produced it from home. However, members will still access worship the same way—by clicking the "Join Livestream Worship" link on the homepage of the ERUUF website.
News Items
Transgender Inclusion in Congregations
ERUUF Pride+ and the Multicultural Team are pleased to announce that an educational program called Transgender Inclusion in Congregations is coming in early 2021.
Clicking for a Cause, Meals on Wheels Partner for Veterans
Like other groups, the pandemic has changed how Clicking for Cause functions. Instead of meeting in-person to assemble blankets and shawls as a group, we meet online. Also, many of the organizations we used to service have stopped collecting donated items. As a result, we've had to be creative. In honor of Veteran's Day, we partnered with Meals on Wheels to provide the Veterans they service with 33 gift bags (one for each of their clients who was identified as a Veteran). Each bag included either a lap blanket or a scarf and hat set and included a small tag that thanked the veteran for their service along with care instructions.
Read more: Clicking for a Cause, Meals on Wheels Partner for Veterans
Election 2020 is here. Concerned Citizens Needed!
#EruufShowUp Democracy Team: Cry-For-Help!
Show up with UUs, ERUUFians, and friends to get involved in Election 2020; it is not too late. You Can Vote and UU Forward Together are the two lead partners for the #EruufShowUp Democracy Team. These two nonprofit, non-partisan organizations follow the research and guidance of NC voting rights experts, such as Democracy NC and the State Board of Elections. #EruufShowUp needs voters and future voters, ages 16 and up:
Read more: Election 2020 is here. Concerned Citizens Needed!
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.
