Past Services and Recordings
December 29, 2024
- Kwanzaa
- Worship Leader - Rev. Jacqueline Brett. Guest Minister -- Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt, UUA President
- Music: Guest artists: The Ancestors Voice Ensemble; Beloved Community Chorus; Sofia Betancourt - soloist; Mykal Slack - soloist; Johann Montozzi-Wood–soloist; ERUUF House Band; Wendy Looker-Music Director
ONE SERVICE 11:00 am
Join us this Sunday for our annual Kwanzaa celebration as we focus on Ujamaa, the fourth principal of Kwanzaa, which honors the cooperative economics of people of the African diaspora. We’ll focus on our connection with the earth as cooperative economics. A Kwanzaa Karamu (feast) will take place directly after the service. All are welcome!
Kwanzaa Karamu (feast) held immediately after this multigenerational service.
Christmas Eve December 24, 2024
Each service is multigenerational.
5:00 pm - Holiday Pageant. Worship Leader - Rev. Jim Lewis.
6:00 pm - Holiday Comfort and Cookies Reception
7:00 pm - Candlelight Service. Worship Leader - Rev. Jacqueline Brett. Music: ERUUF Holiday Choir.
December 22, 2024
- The Power of Ritual
- Worship Leader - Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Vocal Sextet – Kate Lewis, Wendy Looker, Claudia Kaplan, Kimberly Slentz-Kesler, Joyce Kurpiers & Jocelyn Neal (11:00 am); Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Seasonal rituals align with the natural rhythms of life, prompting reflection, growth, and renewal. As we remember the power of ritual and communal gathering in this season of holidays, how can we bring fresh meaning to the traditions that evoke a spirit of remembrance, joy, and celebration? (Sarah Rose Nordgren, woship associate)
December 21, 2024
- Winter Solstice
- Worship Leaders: Rev. Jim Lewis and CUUPS
Saturday, 4:00 pm
In Person Only
Fellowship Hall
December 18, 2024
- Jazz for the Holidays Vespers Service
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Myk’l Hanna and Friends
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
December 15, 2024
- Lessons and Carols
- Worship Leaders: Rev. Jacqueline Brett and Dr. Wendy Looker
- Music: Carols: Beloved Community Chorus, Eno River Singers, River Folk, Chalice Singers and Sunshine Kids with Pam DiLavore, Kristi Chilton, and Art Hollander; Jane Hewitt and Catherine Alguire –Harp; John Carmichael - Trumpet; Kate Lewis – Pianist; Dr. Wendy Looker– Music Director
ONE SERVICE 11:00 am
This is a multigenerational service.
Lessons: Rev. Daniel Trollinger, Rev. Jim Lewis, Michael Gilbert-Singletary, Kaleb Graves, Shawn Trimble.
December 8, 2024
- Practicing Presence
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: ERUUF House Band (11:00 am)
Worship Associate: Simon Kaplan
This Sunday is Generosity Sunday. The recipient is Immigrant Solidarity Fund
In this season of celebrations and gatherings, the most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. This is where spiritual practice comes in, for it teaches us to remember something more, calls us back to ourselves, and invites us to cultivate new habits of the heart.
December 1, 2024
- Advent: Presence of Hope
- Worship Leaders: Rev. Jacqueline Brett and the ERUUF Christian Fellowship
- Music: Heart of Carolina A Capella (11:00 am)
In the Christian tradition, today marks the first Sunday of Advent, a season that includes the four Sundays before Christmas, which was established around 590 CE. Each of the four Sundays in Advent has a theme associated with it – Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. Join with the ERUUF Christian Fellowship to explore Hope in this time when Hope may seem to be difficult to find.
Worship Participants: Tanya Bellavia, Shawn Chapla, LaVerne Coan, Denise Frizzell, Beth Harvat
November 24, 2024
- Our Families, Ever Broadening, and Repair
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jim Lewis
- Music: Eno River Singers (11:00 am); Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Susan Hazlett, Worship Associate (11:00 am)
As we enter the holiday season and further challenges in our world, what part does repair play in our wellbeing when interacting with our closest beloveds?
November 17, 2024
- Love Implementing the Demands of Justice
- Worship Leader: Mary Katherine Morn, President of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
- Music: Triangle Vocal Project (11:00 am); Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director
The Rev. Mary Katherine Morn joined UUSC as President and Lead Executive Officer in 2018. Mary Katherine contributed to efforts for economic, racial, and social justice in Macon, Georgia at the Economic Opportunity Council/Headstart with the NAACP. She also worked deeply in the reproductive justice movement. In Nashville, Tennessee, she collaborated with the Interfaith Alliance and Industrial Areas Foundation. In Fairfax, Virginia, she worked with interfaith ministries addressing hunger and
November 10, 2024
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Eno River Singers & Beloved Community Chorus (11:00 am); Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Lisa Jones
As we move through new challenges of our times, how might we cultivate space for repair and healing of ourselves and one another?
We'll enter into covenant with our new members and also honor our veterans.
November 6, 2024
- Where Do We Go From Here?
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: The ERUUF House Band; Wendy Looker – Music Director
ONLINE and IN PERSON
We'll gather for an evening service to consider our post-election world.
