Eric Cherry

Full name: Rev. Eric Cherry

The Rev. Eric Cherry

Eric was the Director of the UUA’s International Office since August 2007. Prior to this Eric served for 12 years as a parish minister with UU congregations in Burlington, Iowa and N. Easton, Massachusetts. Eric has long been involved in the UU Partner Church movement, serving as the English Teacher for Unitarian Seminarians in Kolozsvár, Transylvania in 1998. Other organizations that Eric has served in leadership roles with include the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), Religions for Peace, local Habitat for Humanity affiliates, and the UU Massachusetts Action Network. Eric is a life-long UU, and a graduate of Earlham College (BA) and Meadville/Lombard Theological School (M.Div). He and his wife, Linda, make their home in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

From Eric Cherry

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Here's an important reminder as the new 'church year' begins for many of our congregations. International engagement is important ministry, and more transformative when its collaborative. Our organizations look forward to supporting your hopes and dreams. And, we urge you to be thoughtful and...

By Eric Cherry | September 21, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism

Reverend Kent Saleska, minister of the UU congregation in Wayzata, MN has provided terrific blogposts and photos from the UU Partner Church Council's most recent Tensile Strands and enjoy!

By Eric Cherry | May 15, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism

development@icuu.nethttps://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_i… THIS LINK TO DONATE ONLINE BURUNDI UNREST UPDATE - May 30, 2015 The situation in Burundi is far from being over. Demonstrations are still going on after over a month, people on the streets are clearly tired...

By Eric Cherry | May 15, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism

The http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/opinion/a-good-deal-with-iran.html?_r… about the breakthrough in nuclear diplomacy with Iran is immensely important, and the work that lies ahead to avoid an expanding nuclear arms race, or violent confrontation, is more important still. Peace & Planet...

By Eric Cherry | April 3, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: Peace

In prayer, we call to mind the peacemakers.

Meditation | By Eric Cherry | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Compassion, Courage, Despair, Disaster or Crisis, Faith, Fear, Healing, History, International, Nonviolence, Peace, War

Many Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations follow an annual Ingathering tradition on the first Sunday after Labor Day that includes a Water Communion/Ceremony ritual. Specific traditions vary widely, but often they include introductory remarks, a time for reflection, a sharing of water that...

Ritual | By Eric Cherry | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Connections, Earth, Globalism, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, International, Nature, Unitarian Universalism, Water Communion

Spirit of Life, You call us to embody equity and freedom in our lives.

Meditation | By Eric Cherry | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Compassion, Courage, Disaster or Crisis, Human Rights, International, Leadership, Oppression, Peace, Power, Solidarity, Suffering, Wisdom

All violence is framed by blood. Our scars are the red line reminders— for the survivors, and all who follow later. See them, and do not turn away from the violence that drew them. Feel the scars you know, and hear the ones whispered about— They are guides. They are pathways, as much as they are...

Meditation | By Kathleen McTigue, Eric Cherry | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Authority, Conscience, Courage, Disaster or Crisis, Discernment, Healing, Oppression, Politics, Responsibility, Violence, Wisdom

The Remonstrant church in the Netherlands - a century-long liberal religious partner of the UUA - is embarking on an innovative ministry called 'Goddeeltjes' (God particles). They will be publishing 6 small spiritual booklets by church leaders about finding parts of God through Giving,...

By Eric Cherry | August 13, 2014 | From International Unitarian Universalism

the beauty of children’s artistic expression. These works reverberate still as evidence of an often-hidden but timeless truth -- that hope can triumph over despair. Stewards of the historic artwork exchanged over 60 years ago, the Hiroshima Children’s Drawings Committee formed at All Souls in...

By Eric Cherry | August 4, 2014 | From International Unitarian Universalism

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