Archives for 2024

Fayetteville Mayor, Lioneld Jordan will be at UUFF this Sunday! Mayor Jordan is known for his “open door, open mind, open heart” philosophy, and he applies his core principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion through every action. He has held public office in Fayetteville for more than 20 years. He was elected to the City Council in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. In 2008, he ran for Mayor and won in a run-off election. He was then re-elected as Mayor in 2012, 2016 and 2020. We are pleased to have Mayor Jordan as our guest speaker this Sunday! Join us.

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend via Facebook, click on: https://fb.me/e/4NAEyayFo at exactly 11am Central Standard Time (CST), and then click on “Watch Live Video. You don’t need a Facebook account to access.

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“You may delay, but time will not,” said Benjamin Franklin. His wise words remind us that life is a priceless gift, and our time on this earth is limited. There are always some things in life over which we have no control. They will happen and they will demand our attention and our time whether we want or not. But what about the rest of the time, the “space in between?” UUFF Member, Rev. John Johnson, will lead us in an exploration of this important topic this Sunday. Join us!

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend via Facebook, click on: https://fb.me/e/74EC5PnBF at exactly 11am Central Standard Time (CST), and then click on “Watch Live Video. You don’t need a Facebook account to access.

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This Sunday, Melly will speak of the importance of being able to be comfortable with not knowing everything and with embracing the existence of the unknowable.

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend via Facebook, click on: https://www.facebook.com/share/hiyL5Kfi2xZcyn6r/ at exactly 11am Central Standard Time (CST), and then click on “Watch Live Video. You don’t need a Facebook account to access.

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The current rise of American Christian Nationalism has been of scary proportions lately. Their fear-driven agendas and ideologies threaten our very democracy today. In our UU tradition, we have a rich history of standing up for the rights of those with little voice. Instead of fighting against these powers of rhetoric and hatred, we stand firm in our commitment to be the voice of prophecy and peace. How can we as a community grow and be of an impact to counteract the destructive influence against our communities? This Sunday, Guest Speaker Rev. Gary McAlpin leads us in an exploration of our faith and our commitment to siding with love and spreading peace.

About Rev. McAlpin: Reverend Gary McAlpin works full time for Cherokee Nation Talking Leaves Job Corps as a Counselor. Gary is also an ordained UUA Community Minister based at Hope Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gary and his family live in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. They have a combined total of nine children. Gary’s wife is a Social Worker for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. They are very active in Gary’s Cherokee ceremonial grounds and in Cherokee language and culture revitalization.

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Join local author, folklorist, and traditional healer Brandon Weston for another look at traditions of folk healing and magic from the Ozark Mountains. We delve deep into the many different cultures who have left their fingerprints on these traditions over the past two hundred years, as well as compare work of the “old days” to the dynamic and evolving magic of the modern Ozark region.

This Sunday, we “Shared the Plate” with the Cocoon Collective, NWA. This worthy nonprofit organization advocates for young people of the LGBTQIA+ community through several different programs and initiatives. To find out more, visit https://www.cocooncollective.org/

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UUFF Member Sue Coppernoll shares the encounters with racism – both overt and subtle – that she has encountered throughout her 90 years of living in the USA, where racism permeates our culture. A poet, Sue is “a daughter of the South” who grew up in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida. A graduate of Andrew College in Cuthber, GA, Sue lived in Ohio, Arizona, Iowa, and Illinois before moving to NWA in 2010.

At the most recent UUFF leadership event, we engaged in a wonderful exploratory exercise put out by UUA. It’s so good that Rev. Renée wants to go deeper and hear also from YOU, the Beloved UUFF Community.

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UUFF’s support of Pride means a LOT to many of our members and friends. Three of our beloved members share their stories, and we talk about our fellowship’s involvement in NWA Pride. This is also a CHOIR SUNDAY!

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UUFF has a history of inviting our local and state officials to share their stories with us, and we are so excited to welcome Arkansas State Representative Nicole Clowney as our guest speaker. She shares her journey into the world of politics, on what brought her here in the first place and what keeps her going.

About Rep. Nicole Clowney: Rep. Clowney is serving her third term in the Arkansas House. She represents District 21 which includes portions of Washington County. For the 94th General Assembly, Rep. Clowney serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee. Rep. Clowney also serves on the Joint Budget Committee. Rep. Clowney is a teacher at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in classics from the University of Chicago and a Juris Doctorate from Yale University. She lives in Fayetteville with her husband and two children.

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Our hymnals are so much more than songbooks! Join Rev. Renée, musicians and choir as we dive deeply into the treasures – readings and rarely sung hymns – of Singing the Living Tradition.

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Choosing to focus on beauty and goodness, even when there are so many horrors in our world, is a form of fierce resistance. Like the flowers themselves, we continue to bloom.

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