“Nonviolence and the Powers that Be” is the seventh chapter in Alastair McIntosh’s book Spiritual Activism. I decided to savor it over coffee on a Sunday morning, during our fellowship’s summer break from UU services. The timing was perfect; the chapter, co-written with Matt Carmichael, reads like an extended UU Sunday service. It is grounded … Continue reading Optional Reading before the Retreat
Cultivating Peace is life practice. Our speaker, Alastair McIntosh, brings his leadership on the practice and the real-world impact to our next retreat. Europe is experiencing the greatest threat to peace on our soil since WWII, and many of us have personal relationships with those directly affected. World peace seems more tenuous, as long-simmering conflicts … Continue reading Cultivating Peace with Alastair McIntosh
Click here to register for your choice of Workshops Click here for EUU how-to videos on using Zoom during the retreat Because we want your retreat experience to be as excellent online as it would be at an in-person retreat, we are proposing live online practice sessions for using Zoom and other … Continue reading Retreat Workshops are Here!
If you are already registered for the retreat, please Click HERE for detailed workshop descriptions and a link to workshop signup! EUU Virtual Retreat Nov 12-15 “Nature and Wonder: Within and Around Us” Registration closes soon! Our retreat speaker, the Reverend Nicole Kirk, will be joining us on each of the four days we … Continue reading Join us! EUU Virtual Retreat Schedule 2020
Thank you to EUU members and friends who have signed up in the first week of registration for the upcoming Fall 2020 retreat, an online Fall Festival available to participants all over planet earth. We are encouraged by your curiosity and interest, in some of the details we have not yet revealed. Accordingly, here … Continue reading FAQs for the Nov 12–15 Online Retreat
Some Background on the ICUU Proposal John Eichrodt has long believed an At-large chapter of the ICUU would help to light individual UU candles in countries where we have not yet had an impact. He was encouraged at the ICUU meeting in Kathmandu to come forward with a proposal. I worked together with John to … Continue reading Op-Ed: Proposal For ICUU Individual Membership and Recognition
Three Basel fellowship leaders participated in a small but important interfaith event, just outside of Basel, earlier in September, along with members of various local faith communities, on the theme that religious communities have a responsibility for promoting peace and a healthy environment. The event was held in German and titled «Unsere religiöse Verantwortung für … Continue reading Basel inter-religious event confirms: “The world does not belong to us—it belongs to our future.”
Our upcoming retreat Speaker for Fall 2018 is Unitarian Minister Chris Hudson from the All Souls’ Church in central Belfast. He will address the theme of “Building Trust” Originally from Dublin, Hudson is known for his role in the peace process in Northern Ireland and his leadership in bringing both parties to the negotiating table. … Continue reading “Building Trust” theme for Fall 2018 Retreat
Letter from Dallis contributed by Dallis Radamaker Recently the 20th anniversary of the release of “The Big Lebowski” was celebrated. In honor of this important milestone in world history, cinema owners across Holland, where I live, declared May 14, 2018 “Dude Day” and arranged special one-time showings in practically every movie theater in the country. Many … Continue reading Letter from Dallis- “The Dude Abides”
