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 the business at hand. Tina and Logan reported (below) on the … Continue reading EUU Represented at UUA GA in June 2023
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 new people to join those of us who already … Continue reading “Remember the EUU!”
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 vibrant activity organized in our distributed UU community in Europe, especially the … Continue reading President’s Letter Sep 2023 – Vibrant EUU Activity Underway
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 and exploration of our spiritual and religious backgrounds and … Continue reading UU Basics Workshop in October (online)
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 this discussion meeting, please complete this informative “Community Survey about EUU Retreat Grants“: https://forms.gle/4R61q3K5FGvvGbTs5 EUU Annual General Meeting: Sunday, … Continue reading Upcoming EUU Events/Meetings
Floyd Vernon Chandler Floyd Vernon Chandler’s new book of poetry, Praying in the Zone, has just been published. You can find it on amazon.com and amazon.de. Vernon is an EUU member-at-large and a retired Army chaplain and Universalist minister. John Eichrodt has written: This collection of poems should be received as a spiritual gift because they … Continue reading Recent Books by EUU Authors
By Bonnie Friedmann, EUU Secretary and member-at-large On our recent honeymoon visit to the US over the summer, my German husband and I did something vacationers don’t often do – we visited an American prison. It was the first time either of us have been inside a prison in any country, and it made a … Continue reading Room with No View
By Martha Hicks, EUU member-at-large 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 be of interest to some to also visit one of my favorite … Continue reading At-Large, In-Person Gatherings in Northern Germany — Summers Past and Solstice to Come
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 Abigail Adams’ famous quote, “To be good, and … Continue reading SAVE THE DATE! THE NEXT EUU RETREAT WILL BE IN SAARBRÜCKEN (GERMANY) APRIL 12–14 2024
The Social Action Committee (Terri Michos, Tina Huesing, Barbara Woodard, Tony Zamparutti, Gevene Hertz and Peter Jarrett) would like all Unifier readers to know of its existence and its activities. One of our current projects involves supporting the translation into English of a book telling the stories of refugees in Germany, which will be published soon. We … Continue reading EUU Social Action Committee Wants to Hear from You!
