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Editor’s Apology: This article appeared in the October 2025 Unifier, but by mistake, it was not uploaded to the website at that time. The date on it should read Oct 13, 2025. Jeanette: Harold Thomas « Tom » Sievers was born October 9, 1951, in Long Beach CA. He was a surfer, always, deep in … Continue reading Tom Sievers (1951–2025)
by Eva Kortekaas, Netherlands UU Fellowship In May I traveled once more to the UK, for my fourth Residential. It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since my first one… on the one hand it doesn’t feel that long ago, but on the other hand it feels a lifetime has passed. After … Continue reading Pastoral Care and My Path So Far: Reflections from My Fourth Residential
One of our own, Bettina Lande Tergeist, has published an article about her great, great aunt Dora Lande (1862-1923) in a volume called Translating Women in Germany in the 19th Century; A Biographical Lexicon. In the article she writes that Dora Lande, who was also a social activist and whose journalistic and academic writings far outnumbered … Continue reading Bravo Bettina!
At the November 2024 Cologne Retreat, EUU president Karen Kyker and secretary Bonnie Friedmann announced the appreciation awards for 2023. The tenets of notable contributions to EUU are Visibility, Fun, Project satisfaction, and Recognition.Thanks to president-emeritus Carolyn Burlingame-Goff for starting this lovely tradition. And thank you to everyone for contributing to nurturing our community in … Continue reading EUU Appreciation Awards for 2023
Bettina Lande (Paris Fellowship) and her son Frankie were in Poland in November for a conference in the old synagogue built by Frankie’s great-great-great grandfather Moritz Landé, as well as for a ceremony in Warsaw, where Bettina received an award from the President of Poland, presented by Marlena Maląg, Minister of Family and Social Policy. … Continue reading Bettina Honored in Warsaw
(by Bettina Lande) Helen Hartnell passed away in Berlin on September 18. I knew she had health issues but we did have a plan to be 70 together in another year, which to the surprise of both of us she didn’t have. Many will know Helen from numerous EUU retreats. As a law professor, she … Continue reading Helen Hartnell
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
On January 16th, 2023, LeRoy Eugene Euvrard, Jr. passed away, thirteen days after his 80th birthday. He is survived by 5 children and 11 grandchildren. Raised a Unitarian, Roy was a scout as a child and later become a scoutmaster, which was one of the things he enjoyed the most in his life. He … Continue reading Roy Euvrard (1943–2023)
Maggie Goodwin was a beloved and respected figure in EUU for many years. Here’s how some of her friends remember her. Phil Campbell Maggie was a terrific person and a terrific friend. Martha and John Hicks We always loved seeing Maggie at the retreats and missed her when she was no longer … Continue reading Remembering Maggie
Celie Cabane died on February 16 at the Hopital St Louis in Paris. She was 71 years old. She had been undergoing treatment for cancer for many years but never stopped her psychotherapy practice, using Voice Dialogue. Celie was active in the early years of the Paris fellowship when her children, Olivia (Alice) and Guillaume, participated in RE. … Continue reading Memories of Celie Cabane, longtime EUU member from Paris
