News about retreats and other EUU events.
Mittelwihr
Our fall 2022 retreat will be held at a site EUU has visited many times in the past: the Centre Le Mittel in Mittelwihr in Alsace, France, in the Rhine valley. Mittelwihr is south of Strasbourg and close to the city of Colmar, known for … read more.
by Roland Siebeke
A survey to help us prepare for the 2022 EUU Fall Retreat, created by Emily Searle-White and Karen Kyker, yielded 76 responses. The results are very useful to us in our planning process.
Summary
61 respondents declared their intention to attend the … read more.
First Impressions
Just like the first time I went to a UUFP service, this first EUU retreat felt like arriving in a very familiar, warm place. The workshop on Saturday about reading during harrowing times was a great discussion: Lara’s words were food for thought, Snail … read more.
This online workshop was held as part of the semi-annual EUU retreat in the session from 11:30am to 1pm. There were 8 people in attendance: John Eichrodt, the host, Gevene Hertz, Roland Siebeke, Christine Hinterlang, Sherif Soliman, Alinda Helleman, Wolfgang Jantz and your rapporteur, Peter … read more.
Our first two EUU Virtual Pesach Seders in 2020 and 2021 were both a success, so I am holding one again this year on Friday 15 April starting at 17:30 CET.
A Pesach seder is a ritual telling of the story of the exodus from Egypt. … read more.
Dear Friends,
We are now calling for volunteers to lead workshops for the spring 2022 retreat.
The workshops will be held virtually on April 9 and April 10 for 90 minutes. That is Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm (CET)
Since we are not meeting … read more.
EUU online retreats have become a real blessing for me – thanks to Zoom, Wonder.Me, and above all, the dedication of the EUU program planning team. I’m one of those people who has had to pass up retreat attendance for many years due to my … 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.
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.
