News from EUU to members and friends.
Last summer, from June 21-24, past EUU president Tina Huesing and past EUU vice-president Logan Deimler represented EUU at the UUA General Assembly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We are very happy that they were able and willing to do so, and to use their considerable thoughtfulness and attention to … read more.
We urge all EUU Fellowships to regularly inform members about who EUU is, and about EUU membership as a separate membership organization from the local fellowship.
Our EUU community grows from, and finds its organizing energy from, local fellowships. Creating EUU retreats gives a place for … read more.
EUU President Karen Kyker
Greetings!
From the vantage point of September, now that the school year has begun (for those of us who pay attention to school calendars), a lot has happened since we gathered in Bad Homburg for our Spring Retreat. It is inspiring to see the … read more.
A two-part online workshop called “UU Basics” will take place this fall, led by Dorcy Erlandson and Karen Kyker, both of the Paris Fellowship, on Sunday, October 8 from 10:00–13:00 and on Saturday, October 28 from 13:30–16:30.
If you would like to join in this sharing … read more.
EUU Town Hall: Monday, October 9, 7–9pm (Zoom link)
After a brief time of gathering, we will divide this meeting time between two important topics of Discussion: “Retreat Grants Policy” and “Safe Community Policy.”
To prepare for … read more.
By Martha Hicks, EUU member-at-large
Sparrenburg Fest © NW
As early as late in 2019, some EUU members in north Germany had been in contact with me regarding having a summer gathering in July. I had already inquired into possible venues in Bielefeld and thought it might … read more.
The Theme Speaker will be Rev. Abhi Janamanchi
Preliminary title: Heads, Hearts and Hands
Unitarian Universalists have readily acknowledged the division between “heads,” “hearts,” and “hands,” between “creed” and “deed,” between “being” and “doing.” One of the earliest expressions of Unitarian thought in the United States was … read more.
Summary of CC Meeting Minutes – May 17, 2023
By Karen Kyker – for the Unifier, May 21
We began the meeting with two brief rounds of quiet and typed sharing of Joys and Concerns, providing a rapid and very enriching view of what people in our … read more.
Some EUU members were involved in the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU) from the start. Many of us shared disappointment, even anguish, when ICUU was dissolved in 2021. But not everyone knows this story, so a short introduction to the workshop on The … read more.
Reports from the Bad Homburg retreat in April 2023
Religious Exploration
by Janie Spencer
For many years, I was the RE Director for EUU. At the Spring retreat, I was an RE teacher. It was strange because I didn’t know any of the young people; I used to … read more.
