International Council of Unitarians & Universalists
Council Meeting
29 October 2020
Dear ICUU Members and Friends,
I hope this finds you and your communities navigating the impacts of covid-19, staying healthy and safe.
As you know due to the pandemic of the coronavirus, ICUU made the … read more.
Carolyn Connor, former EUU Vice President
By Sheri Byrd, former member of Kaiserslautern UU Fellowship
Carolyn was a member of the Kaiserslautern UU Fellowship and its associated women’s sacred circle for the years that I was there, 2002–2006. She was a wisdom figure for most of us … read more.
Editor’s note: Many EUU members will remember Martha’s mother from the EUU retreats that she attended.
By Martha Hicks
Mary Ruth Kittrell
We have the rest of our lives to mourn those we have loved and lost, but we only have one final opportunity to celebrate that special … read more.
Orange the World
By Beth O’Connell
On the afternoon of November 25, the International Convocation of UU Women (IWC) is hosting a webinar addressing gender-based violence in collaboration with Seng Kynthei, the Women’s Wing of the Unitarian Union of North East India. This ties into the United … read more.
by Emily Searle-White
Over the last several months, I have had the pleasure of working with other EUUers to prepare our upcoming Fall Festival: Nature Within and Around Us. We are looking forward to welcoming Dr. Nicole C. Kirk as our guest speaker, who will explore our … read more.
by Séverine F.
I got involved with the Semeurs de Forêts through an old friend of mine. She has known me as a tree hugger for a long time, and though she has never hugged a tree, she is involved in trying to find … read more.
by Laura Stahnke
Image credit Gwendolyn Stansbury
This year, one of our donations will go to a refugee couple and their two children from Rwanda who are planning to emigrate to Canada. For their safety, we will name them “Jean Paul” and “Anne.” Jean Paul first met … read more.
By Beth O’Connell
IWC vice president and UUFP member
As a global organization focused on empowering women and girls, the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women, or IWC, became aware of the unique challenges facing women in this COVID-19 pandemic.
The impact of the health … read more.
Did you know? (quite possibly, but maybe not)…that EUU officers Tony Zamparutti (Pres), Karen Kyker (VP), Jutta Hamm (Treasurer) and Bonnie Friedmann (Secretary) meet monthly (joining together from across Europe on Zoom!) to discuss and work on a variety of tasks and business for … read more.
By Johanna Houkes
Gray clouds covered the sky in Mainz, Germany, on Saturday, June 6th. A few members of UU Rhein-Main got together, maintaining social distance and wearing masks but smiling at each other nonetheless. Seeing people in person again was wonderful after multiple weeks of quarantine. … read more.
