Past Services and Recordings
February 15, 2026
- The Fierce Love That Holds Us Together
- Worship Leader: Lisa "L.A." Jones
- Music: ERUUF Vocal Ensemble (11:00 am); Wendy Looker, Music Director
Worship Associate: Michael Field
Generosity Sunday: Durham Literacy Center
Resilience isn’t about getting it right every day. It’s about coming back to the work, coming back to the page, coming back to confront yourself, especially on the days you don’t want to.
February 8, 2026
- Empty Cup Full Cup: Practices for Resilience
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Eno River Singers (11:00 am); Wendy Looker, Music Director
Worship Associate: Sarah Rose Nordgren
Practices for personal & collective resilience. We will also launch ERUUF’s 60th Anniversary celebrations and introduce our Spring 2026 Artist-in-Residence: North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Greene.
February 1, 2026
- The Power of Peace
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Susan Hazlett – Worship Associate
ONLINE ONLY at 11:00 am
January 25, 2026
- Practicing Resistance
- Worship Leader – Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Sarah Rose Nordgren
One Service today - ONLINE only
January 18, 2026
- A Recipe for Regular People
- Worship Leader – Rev. Daniel Trollinger; Guest Preacher: DA Satana Deberry
- Music: Eno River Singers; ERUUF House Band (11:00 am); Matt Reid – Piano (9:00 am); Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Lisa Jones
How to hope in times that seem hopeless.
Satana Deberry serves as the elected District Attorney for Durham County. As District Attorney, she has prioritized the prosecution of serious offenses, implemented policies to reduce unnecessary pretrial incarceration and court involvement, and worked to improve trust and equity in the courts.
January 11, 2026
- Resistance and the Narratives We Consume
- Worship Leader – Rev. Jim Lewis
- Music: Eno River Singers (11:00 am); Alex Thompson – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Ben Holt
January 4, 2026
- Disruptive Love
- Worship Leader – Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Kristi Chilton & Brandon Dawson (11:00 am); Matt Reid – Piano (9:00 am) Alex Thompson – Piano (11:00 am); Rah Bickley - Cantor
December 28, 2025 - 11:00 am only
- Kwanzaa Ujima: Collective Work & Responsibility
- Worship Leader – Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: ERUUF House Band; Wendy Looker – Music Director
ONE MULTIGENERATIONAL SERVICE – 11:00 am
Christmas Eve – December 24, 2025
- Music: ERUUF Candlelight Choir; Elias Gross; Matt Reid – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
5:00 pm – Holiday Pageant. Worship Leader – Rev. Jim Lewis
6:00 pm – Holiday Comfort and Cookies – Fellowship Hall
7:00 pm – Candlelight Christmas Eve Service. Worship Leader – Rev. Jacqueline Brett
December 21, 2025
- Love As Spiritual Practice
- Worship Leaders: Rev. Daniel Trollinger and the ERUUF Christian Fellowship
- Music: Marilyn Grubbs – Harp; Jane Hewitt - Harp; Vance Hunter - Flute (9:00 am); Elias Gross – Viola (11:00 am); Matt Reid – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
In the Christian tradition, today marks the fourth Sunday of Advent, a season that includes the four Sundays before Christmas. Each of the four Sundays in Advent has a theme associated with it – Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. Join with the ERUUF Christian Fellowship to explore the theme of Love in this holiday season.
December 20, 2025
- Winter Solstice
- Worship Leader - Rev. Jim Lewis with the ERUUF Covenant of UU Pagans
in ERUUF SANCTUARY
MULTIGENERATIONAL
SATURDAY - 5:00 pm
Our annual celebration, honoring the coming of Yule, symbolizing the rebirth of the sun and the returning light after the longest night of the year. Lighting of the fire pit outside the Commons Room, and refreshments will immediately follow the service.
December 14, 2025
- Lessons and Carols - 11:00 am only
- Worship Leaders: Dr. Wendy Looker and Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Beloved Community Chorus, Eno River Singers, River Folk, Chalice Singers and Sunshine Kids; ERUUF Carolers; Autumn Brand-violin; Jim Van Verth-Glockenspiel; Alex Thompson-Piano; Dr. Wendy Looker–Music Director
Join the ERUUF Senior Staff, Eno River Singers, Beloved Community Chorus, the Sunshine Kids, the Chalice Singers, River Folk, and others as we learn from life lessons, celebrate the carols that unite us, and welcome in Hanukkah. The service is likely to run about 90 minutes. This will be a Generosity Sunday, with the collection offering benefiting Urban Ministries.
