Archives for 2025

As we cross the threshold into 2026, how will we meet the moment? Will AI be a part of it? What else might we expect? How will we care for ourselves amid the changes that are inevitable in the coming year?

You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/17cvhSxZRy/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Please join Melly and Oliver for our annual Burning Bowl Service. Let’s release 2025 together and make a fresh start for 2026, as a Community.

You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: Sunday 12/28 11am Burning Bowl Service Facebook Link and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Christmas Eve is a lovely annual celebration at UUFF. LeAnda and Rev. Renée are co-creating a service that will mix our usual traditions with a few new festivities that will honor the inner child in each of us. This is a service for all ages – with an ancient story, carols, candles, and surprise; with joy in our hearts and a twinkle in our eyes.

You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 6pm Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: 12/24 6pm Christmas Eve Service Facebook Link and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

11am Service: “Winter Solstice: The Shortest Day.” The shortest day is rich and full of beauty and light. Thomas and Adrian Griffin join Rev. Renée with beautiful harmonies in this music filled service facilitated by Natalie, Rev. Renée, Linz and others. You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/1acueQGVuL/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing. To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

7pm Service: “Winter Solstice Evening Ritual.” Join us for our annual Winter Solstice evening ritual service and potluck. The ritual will take place in the UUFF sanctuary and will include music/chants, a meditation, lighting of the Yule log, and seasonal stories that connect us to nature and the season. After service, we will celebrate together with a community potluck and outdoor fire. This event is open to all, including kiddos (no childcare available). We hope to see you there! Merry Solstice! You can attend this service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 7pm Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/17kLZi6wEP/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing. To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

It’s 1818, in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars in Austria. It’s Christmas Eve, and the church organ has been damaged by flooding! One young priest asks himself if the poem he wrote at the end of the wars, set to music of a simple guitar, is good enough for the Christmas mass in just a few hours. I’ll bet it didn’t feel like a Silent Night for Father Joseph Mohr!

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BezqQs6uq/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

History teaches us that “Light” has been the central component of winter celebrations since the very beginning. As pluralists, we are curious about the similarities and the differences. Join Rev. Renée for a deep dive into the season of the returning light.

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FrfyzMpCh/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Brooke Eldredge will speak to us about New Beginnings, and Juniper Bramley will introduce us to MayDay NWA (formerly MayDay Community Kitchen). UU’s have a legacy of justice. We expect it of ourselves and each other. Today we will Share the Plate with MayDay NWA (find more info on their Facebook and/or Instagram pages by searching MayDay NWA). All loose collection plate cash and specially-designated cash/checks (please make checks out to UUFF and write “share plate” on memo line) will be collected and donated to MayDay NWA.

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/17b84NWJR9/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

How do we give thanks when the world around us is not conducive to gratitude? How do we fully move into this holiday season when things feel so fractured? Dear ones, lean into this Beloved Community. At our historic service this year, we will welcome our new members and celebrate one another with delicious breads and spreads. This is also a Choir Sunday! Choir Members, please meet at 9:45am in the Sanctuary for rehearsal.

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/17WeGy6NFw/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Join us this Sunday as speaker Jeff Nash addresses how applying selected UU principles to the realities of modern capitalism allows us to understand the tensions between living our principles and living in a capitalist economy.

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/16PSkqtYCC/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

“Forgive and forget” is a commonly used phrase in today’s society. While most people use it as a way to encourage others to let go of menial transgressions, it can quickly turn into poor advice for those who have been hurt by betrayal, abuse, and other deep relationship-wounding events. Join us as Kali Cook defines what forgiveness truly is and how to achieve inner peace despite the deep wounds of betrayal.

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GEsdqWW3L/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

This time of year, many traditions and cultures focus on ancestors and loved ones that have died. Join our annual Day of Remembrance and All Souls Day Service complete with salt water ritual, the video of our collective beloved dead, and really good music.

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CDT) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FCb42ZBQY/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE. REMINDER: Daylight Savings Time ends overnight, so we’ll “fall back” this morning. Enjoy!

Bring your lunch! Bring your friends! Let’s watch the VonTrapps fight fascism together! Lyrics will be provided, and it is choir Sunday, but no need for choir rehearsal this time! We will take a quick pause at noon for those that must leave to make their exit, and for those of us staying to grab our lunches before coming back together to finish the movie! And hey, does anyone have a popcorn machine we could borrow?

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building, and this Sunday, our remote online participation option will be Zoom rather than Facebook Live Stream. Please use the following link to join via Zoom, starting at 11am Central Daylight Time (CDT): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87286600013?pwd=GlsY4P26PdzdpiEFi5uUBdn0Yb3T2v.1

To view the Order of Service with Lyrics, CLICK HERE.