News about retreats and other EUU events.
by Derek Suchard A full house gathered in the Köln Room on Saturday morning at the EUU Fall Retreat youth hostel in Cologne, Germany to listen to and participate in a theme talk inextricably bound to the mood of our time: From Angst to Agency. Presented by Retreat guest minister the Rev. Diane Rollert, the … Continue reading “From Angst to Agency”: a theme talk for our time (Pt. 1)
Presented at the Sunday Service of the EUU Fall Retreat 2025, in Cologne, Germany. Devised, created and presented by retreat volunteers; inspired by Diane Rollert’s reading. © European Unitarian Universalists. 2025. All rights reserved. The screen is black. A needle drops on an old record—something twangy, ironic. The voiceover kicks in, low and cool: VO: … Continue reading Chicken Little: A Tarantino Retelling
Workshops Serving with Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice (led by Bonnie) Erik Wikstrom’s Serving with Grace is an important book for anyone considering deepening their relationship with their congregation, and also for anyone who fears they may have gotten in too deep! Wikstrom encourages us to think of our commitment to volunteering our time to … Continue reading Reports from the EUU Fall Retreat 2025 in Cologne
Our Pilgrimage Our EUU Spring Retreat 2025’s theme speaker was Rev. Dr. Frederick Wooden. The theme was Pilgrim Ways Pilgrim Days, Exploring Pilgrimage as Our Quintessential Spiritual Practice. In 2012, Wooden read an article about walking Hadrian’s Wall and he knew he had to do this. He understood it was who he was. Since then, … Continue reading Reports from the EUU Spring Retreat 2025 in Saarbrücken
… had a workshop on saving democracy at the last retreat, and I was really happy to see so much interest in the topic. (Thank you, “the other Janet,” for doing the write-up!) I’d just like to say, in case anyone missed it, that I compiled all the notes that were made and put … Continue reading We the people….
Calling all people interested in having retreats in 2026 – we need your help. And you will have fun connecting with others and creating a fantastic weekend experience for everyone! EUU has secured contracts for Saarbrücken in April, and for Cologne in October of next year. Venues fill up fast, and ideally we secure them … Continue reading “If You Build It, They Will Come”
Come “explore pilgrimage as a quintessential UU spiritual practice” with the rev. Dr. W. Frederick Wooden and many members of our EUU community Detailed information and link to registration here. My Retreat Preparation Checklist ☐ Save the date: April 11–13 (dinner at 5 pm, opening around 7) ☐ Plan my travel to Saarbrücken, Germany ☐ … Continue reading EUU’s Spring 2025 Retreat – Registration Open
Impressions from a First-Timer, now a New Member by Claire MacDonald Perhaps it was Brexit that did it — the feeling that we in the UK are more and more anchored offshore in our lone island – or possibly it was meeting Karen Kyker last midsummer and hearing from Paris Unitarians about EUU. Whatever it … Continue reading Reports from the EUU Fall Retreat 2024 in Cologne
Do you have an old mobile phone (or two… or three) at home taking up space in a junk drawer or closet? Well it’s not junk! It’s a valuable resource, but probably not to you. So bring it / them along with you to the retreat in Cologne in November (after removing any personal data) … Continue reading Your small contribution to Social Action at the Fall Retreat in Cologne! Old phones for the zoo.
Spring EUU retreat in Saarbrucken By Lili Fulton About 100 people from all over Europe met this weekend for a spiritual retreat together. This tradition has become the highlight of many people’s year over the last 20 years. For yours truly, however, it was only my second EUU retreat ever, so I am … Continue reading Spring 2024 Retreat Reports
