December 11, 2022

A Spirit of Wonder
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Music: Eno River Singers; Kate Lewis - Pianist; Wendy Looker, Music Director

We've now entered the season of wonder, mystery, luminous dark, ancient song. This week we open our hearts to the wonder that attends the path we journey, guiding us beyond a wilderness of distractions to the shimmer of grace, revealing the true gift we each hold within.

 

December 4, 2022

Advent Service
Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger and ERUUF Christian Fellowship
Music: River Folk, Kate Lewis - Pianist; Kristi Chilton & Pam DiLavore, cantors

Slow Down. Sink into Silence. Prepare to Plant Hope. It's Advent!

It's Christmastime -- the do-it-now, get-it-done, hurry, party, shop-‘til-you-drop season. However, among Christians, the four weeks before Christmas mark the season of Advent -- a time of reflection, renewal, and preparation for the coming of the Light and the planting of Hope. At today's service, ERUUF's Christian Fellowship will guide us in an exploration of the value of hopeful anticipation, carving out a bit of quiet, and replenishing our inner Spirit so we are prepared to spread Hope into the world throughout the coming year. 

Advent Resources for UUs

November 27, 2022

Gratitude for Change: Joys for Life’s Crunchy Times
Worship Leader: Rev. Jim Lewis
Music: Sunshine Kids; Chalice Singers; Graham Hallquist, Nina Goffney, Kate Lewis - Pianists; Wendy Looker - Music Director

A multigenerational worship of song, story, and play on the thankfulness we have for changes and complications in life.

November 20, 2022

Being the Change We Wish to See
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Music: Beloved Community Chorus; Jeff Moe - Bass; Kate Lewis - Pianist; Wendy Looker - Music Director

November 13, 2022

Embracing Our Change
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Music: Kami Rowan, Classical Guitarist; Kate Lewis - Pianist Wendy Looker - Music Director

We continue our exploration of change by expanding from our personal experiences to acknowledging change in our congregation with a new Lead Minister, new staff, and new ideas for our future. We'll also shed some light upon significant changes also occurring within our Unitarian Universalist denomination.

November 6, 2022

Being With Personal Change
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Music: Beloved Community Chorus; Kate Lewis - Pianist; Wendy Looker - Music Director

It has been famously said that the single constant in life is change. Throughout November we'll explore different aspects of change: personal, in community, and out in the world. This week we'll reflect together upon the changes presently occurring in our lives and how we might navigate them, whether change is at the extremes of joy and sorrow or in the day-to-day experiences we most often face with everything in-between.

October 30, 2022

Celebrating the Gifts of Our Ancestors
Rev. Daniel Trollinger with Rev. Jacqueline Brett
Music: Sally Franz, Flute; Eno River Singers; Wendy Looker, Music Director; Kate Lewis, Pianist

We are on the threshold between past and future, holding the legacy of our ancestral lineage. In each moment we choose, consciously or not, what we carry forward through our words, actions, relationships, and service. In this All Souls service, we will engage the practice of honoring our ancestors through story, song, and ritual.

There will be an Ancestor’s Table for photos of loved ones and later in the service we’ll light candles in their memory.

October 23, 2022

Being Courageous
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Music: Beloved Community Chorus, Kate Lewis - Pianist, Wendy Looker - Music Director

Worship Associate: Lisa Jones

Our culture often imagines courage as fierce warriors running to do battle with strong defenses and weapons at the ready. But what is it to muster courage in our day-to-day lives, as we wrestle with despair, difficult moments, hard times, and tough things? When the world calls us to contend with more than we ever imagined it would? We'll explore what it means to be courageous when we have no control over the outcome, and our determined actions signifying hope and change are our most powerful weapons. We'll also join together in a ritual that honors our collective acts of courage.

Sunday, October 16, 2022

All About the Right to Vote
Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Music: Eno River Singers; Kate Lewis, Pianist; Wendy Looker, Music Director

The Constitution of the United States expresses ideas about universal suffrage that might surprise us. We’ll explore some of these and their continual implications for our democracy that are obvious and not so obvious, and what it means for us as people of faith.