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Are You Ready to Join ERUUF? 

Inquirers Retreat Day!

When: Saturday December 1, 9 am – 4 pm  Where: Fellowship Hall

The Inquirers Retreat Day is offered to welcome and inform visitors and friends about ERUUF -- members are welcome to attend as well.

You will converse with ministers, staff, and lay leaders as you learn about ERUUF’s values, culture and ministries, along with basics about Unitarian Universalism. Eight topics are covered, and all form the foundation for those considering membership at ERUUF, and are necessary to join.  You may register for one or more topics during the day, or all eight. Childcare provided if requested. Please register by November 28. Questions? Contact Rev. Jacqueline Brett, jbrett@eruuf.org

Nifty Gifty

When: Saturday December 1,  9 am - 12 pm  Where: Commons Room
All-ages gather together in holiday spirit to make crafts, ornaments, and gifts for friends and family.  We will be thinking about gifts and celebration in connection to our 7th Principle, looking for creative ways to reuse and recycle materials to make beautiful gifts. 
Cost: $10 per person to offset material cost
Contact Melissa Godwin at melaroche57@hotmail.com with questions. 

Café ERUUF Returns for the Holidays!

When: Saturday December 1, 6:30 pm   Where: Fellowship Hall
Café ERUUF is an informal performance opportunity for any and all ERUUFians who would like to share their musical, dramatic, dance, literary, magical, athletic or other interests! Our appreciative audience welcomes performers of all levels, so it’s a great place for beginners to try out something new as well as for seasoned performers. Bring a potluck dessert and the whole family for an evening of goodies and fun! (Small donation of $2 - $4 requested at the door to cover costs.) The doors will open at 6:30, and the performances will begin at 7:00. If you are interested in performing or in helping out with setup or cleanup, please visit our online signup sheet. You can also visit with us in person after services or send an email to:  cafe.eruuf@gmail.com.  Facilitator: Dave Chilton 

SUNDAY DECEMBER 2

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Kids and youths!  Come audition for “Are We There Yet?” 
ERUUF’s annual Christmas Eve pageant!

We need narrators, actors, readers, and a chorus of cute performers: a donkey with attitude…a virgin and her husband… an archangel and a panicky angel …plus stable and not-so-stable animals, three lost kings, and several shepherds.  

Contact owzat133@gmail.com to schedule an audition time Sunday 12/2 between 10:30 and 1:00 pm in room 2/3 of the Care Building.

Schedule:   12/9 callbacks 10:30-1:30

12/16 costuming, reading, and staging 1:00-3:00

12/23 dress rehearsal 12:00-3:00

12/24 final run-through 3:00-4:30, Worship service 5:00-6:00

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Attention All Young Singers!

The Sunshine Kids and Chalice Singers are preparing for their part in the Holiday Singing Service on December 16th. We have just two rehearsals left, so we hope to see most if not all of our singers this Sunday and next. Questions or need more info? Sunshine Kids contact is Kristi at joybird7@yahoo.com; Chalice Singers contact is Pam at dilavore@aol.com.

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Share Your Christmas

Come by our table at coffee hour to select your practical item gift to give to folks who have moved off the streets into they’re very own apartment through the help of “Housing For New Hope.” Thank you ERUUFians for 21 years of giving.  Contact: Sharon, 919-419-1899. Thank you!

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Generosity Sunday - LEAP

LEAP will be the Generosity Sunday recipient on December 2nd.  LEAP empowers Latino and other children in Durham to achieve academic success by providing a high-quality preschool and on-going support through middle school. Last year, 95% of the school-age tutoring students were promoted to the next grade. A remarkable 100% of the pre-K students exceeded nationally-established widely-held expectations in social-emotional and cognitive development.  

Online giving at ERUUF: We've partnered with Kindrid/give.church so you can decide how and when to give, digitally. Want to schedule it? Use a bank account or credit card? Text it? All you need is a smart phone or computer to start.
Go to: http://bit.ly/EGIVE 
To donate to LEAP via text, include the word GENEROSITY.

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Poinsettia Sale!

Poinsettias will be on sale this Sunday during both coffee hours. Proceeds go toward scholarships for the Coming of Age trip to Boston. Plants are $10 each, cash and credit cards accepted. (Should you desire to purchase and donate a poinsettia to be given to ERUUF members at senior residential communities, they will be delivered by Pastoral Care Associates).

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ERUUF’s Multicultural Team presents
December’s “1st Sunday Conversations”

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TUESDAY DECEMBER 4

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Earth Justice Potluck and Movie

When: Tuesday December 4, 6pm  Where: Fellowship Hall

Potluck from 6:00-6:30: please bring a vegan dish
Movie from 6:30-8:00 (Free)
Name of movie: H.O.P.E (which stands for Healing Of Planet Earth): What You Eat Matters  
A new award-winning plant-based documentary wants to create awareness about the importance of a whole food, plant-based diet.
 - features Austrian author and filmmaker Nina Messinger, as she goes on a journey through Europe, India and the US to investigate the consequences of our diet.
NOTICE: This film contains graphic descriptions and video clips of animals being mistreated.  Use parental discretion for children under age 17.  

You are specially invited for an evening of music, meditation, poetry, and song,
an opportunity for quiet reflection in the mystery of darkness and light,
a chance to rest in the grace of something larger than ourselves.
December 12, 7 pm Sanctuary
Reception immediately following the service.

We need volunteers (individuals and groups) to help with many tasks including cooking and serving the Kwanzaa Feast at ERUUF. This is a fun, short-term commitment for an important and joyous yearly ERUUF event.  We need volunteers for Saturday December 29 and Sunday December 30. Please contact us at cantu99797@aol.com or  multiculturalteam@eruuf.org to volunteer individually or as a group.

We're asking you or your group to volunteer for one of the following projects:
On Sat, Dec 29 - 1. Help us cooking the feast using authentic, traditional recipes and food that will be provided, or 2. Decorate the Commons Room and the Fellowship Hall.
On Sun, Dec 30 - 1. Set up the Commons Room and the Fellowship Hall, 2. Clean up after the event, or 3. Serve the food.

Last year our holiday season Kwanzaa Karamu served up traditional, authentic African-American food and lots of joy. More than 300 happy ERUUFians attended. This year’s feast will take place on Sunday, December 30, after the single service.  The Kwanzaa Karamu is sponsored by the ERUUF Mulitcultural Team (MCT).

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