News from EUU to members and friends.
(Updated Sep 15)
As many EUU members and friends are confined at home, EUU, the fellowships and at-large have moved to online meetings. This can be a good opportunity to ‘travel’ to another fellowship for a service.
Here is a round-up of upcoming services and other meetings. … read more.
Ray Burlingame-Goff was a long-time active and beloved member of EUU, serving several terms as Vice-President and on the Nominating Committee as well as helping organize numerous retreats, creating and maintaining our software systems, hosting winter solstice celebrations and serving and helping in what other … read more.
by Johanna Houkes, UU Rhein-Main
On Sunday, June 20th, 2021, Unitarian Universalists from all over Europe celebrated the summer solstice together! Now, regarding events like this one, I’m definitely in favor of solutions that encourage social distancing and keep everyone as safe and as comfortable … read more.
Social Action has a relatively large budget, and we’d like to spend it all. This is due in large part to the success of our virtual retreats and the generous donations from those who attended. Thank you!
We are focussing this year on inter-fellowship community building. … read more.
Led by Marcie McGaughey and Jill Khaleghi
To begin the Sing-Along, Marcie had chosen seven hymns, including both familiar UU hymns and unfamiliar new ones from the British Unitarian hymnbook. With all of our microphones muted, we sang these hymns to recorded accompaniment, some on piano … read more.
Wonder — How It Works
Wonder is a web service (developed by a German company) that allows you to create virtual rooms with different options. For the EUU Spring Retreat, it was set up as a virtual lobby and lounge on the desktop, with several rectangles … read more.
I had the pleasure of attending the EUU’s second online retreat this spring. Most things were timed to where I could attend, now that I am in the U.S.A. I really appreciated that. A special part of the retreat was the Sunday service. It was … read more.
Earth as well as the ecosystem
What Does it Mean to Eat Ethically was the topic of the Theme Talk given by Professor Aaron Gross at this year’s EUU Spring Retreat. He emphasized the importance of thinking about our food consumption to avoid harming the environment, … read more.
