Past Services and Recordings
April 19, 2026
- Celebrating 60 Years of Building Beloved Community
- Worship Leaders: Rev. Jacqueline Brett; Minister Emerita, Rev. Deborah Cayer; Minister Emeritus, Rev. Arvid Straube
- Music: Special Guest Artist, Melanie DeMore; ERUUF Anniversary Choir; ERUUF House Band; Piano - Matt Reid; Music Director - Wendy Looker
THEME: Embracing Possibility
ONE SERVICE @ 11:00 am
April 12, 2026
Sing Out Love: Congregational Hymn Sing with New Songs
Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger | Worship Associate: Lisa Jones
9am Service Music: Pam DiLavore & Claudia Kaplan (Vocals & Guitar); Matt Reid (Piano); Wendy Looker (Music Director)
11am Service Music: Kristi Chilton, Brandon Dawson, Pam DiLavore, Claudia Kaplan, Joyce Kurpiers (Cantors); Autumn Brand (Violin); Alex Thompson (Piano); Wendy Looker (Music Director)
April 5, 2026
- And the Earth Still Blooms
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Eno River Singers, Piano - Alex Thompson, Music Director - Wendy Looker
THEME: Embracing Possibility
ONE SERVICE @ 11:00 am
Multigeneration Service
On this Easter Sunday, we celebrate the coming to life this season represents across many traditions, with a particular focus on our UU Christian roots and a flower communion. We shall honor the time with song, story, and reflections for young and old. We invite all to join in by bringing a flower from your garden or elsewhere. We’ll close the service with a joyous community singing of “Hallelujah” from Handel’s Messiah.
March 29, 2026
- Doing Community: Paying Attention, Covenant, and ERUUF
- Worship Leader Rev. Jim Lewis
- Music: Vocal Trio (11:00 am); Elias Gross – Mandolin (11:00 am); Piano - Alex Thompson; Christian Nadell – Cantor
Worship Associate: Michael Field
Theme – Annual Pledge Drive: Creating Beloved Community for the Next 60 Years
How we are with one another is an essential piece of how a community weaves together. Reflections on paying attention to how we do community and the importance of covenant in our gathering as Unitarian Universalists.
March 22, 2026
- Gratitude Sunday: Who Do We Choose to Be?
- Worship Leader - Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Eno River Singers (11:00 am)p Piano - Alex Thompson; Music Director - Wendy Looker
Theme – Annual Pledge Drive: Creating Beloved Community for the Next 60 Years
Worship Associate - Susan Hazlett
Message from the Pledge Drive Co-Chairs
Today, we explore two important questions: Who do we choose to be as we face the complexity, dangers, and massive shifts of our times? How do we collectively forge a path of contribution and meaning that will guide us into the future?
March 15, 2026
- Our Gathering Table
- Worship Leader - Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Sunshine Kids and Chalice Singers; Piano - Alex Thompson; Music Director - Wendy Looker
Worship Associate: Devin Chilton
Theme – Annual Pledge Drive: Creating Beloved Community for the Next 60 Years
Multigenerational Service
We gather at ERUUF as a vibrant community of all ages. Today we’ll explore and embody how this has become essential in our creating of Beloved Community.
March 8, 2026
- What Is It That Calls You Here?
- Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: River Folk (11:00 am); Piano - Alex Thompson, Music Director - Wendy Looker
Worship Associate: Lily Tarr
Theme – Annual Pledge Drive: Creating Beloved Community for the Next 60 Years
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS
March 1, 2026
- Generous Heart Generous Mind
- Worship Leader - Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Eno River Singers; ERUUF House Band (11:00 am); Piano – Matt Reid; Music Director – Wendy Looker
Theme – Annual Pledge Drive: Creating Beloved Community for the Next 60 Years
Worship Associate - Simon Kaplan
Message from the Pledge Drive Co-Chairs
February 22, 2026
- Responses to the Question Box: A Visit to Palestine
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: New Hope Harmony (11:00 am); Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Angie Holt
Justice Sunday: Immigration & Refugee Action Group
Rev. Jacqueline responds to questions about what she learned during her trip to Palestine as a member of a UU delegation there.
February 15, 2026
- The Fierce Love That Holds Us Together
- Worship Leader: Lisa "L.A." Jones
- Music: ERUUF Vocal Ensemble (11:00 am); Wendy Looker, Music Director
Worship Associate: Michael Field
Generosity Sunday: Durham Literacy Center
Resilience isn’t about getting it right every day. It’s about coming back to the work, coming back to the page, coming back to confront yourself, especially on the days you don’t want to.
February 8, 2026
- Empty Cup Full Cup: Practices for Resilience
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Eno River Singers (11:00 am); Wendy Looker, Music Director
Worship Associate: Sarah Rose Nordgren
Practices for personal & collective resilience. We will also launch ERUUF’s 60th Anniversary celebrations and introduce our Spring 2026 Artist-in-Residence: North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Greene.
February 1, 2026
- The Power of Peace
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Susan Hazlett – Worship Associate
