Sermons

Let us gather together this Sunday for our annual Water Ceremony! Please bring a little water symbolizing somewhere important to you: your summer travels, your kitchen tap, a swimming pool, a hospital room, a lake, your gym, etc. to contribute to our communal bowl. The Water Ceremony is a symbolic “corner” of our church year, and this year will be slightly different. It’s also a Choir Sunday! Join us!

CHOIR, please gather in the Sanctuary at 9:45am 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 (CDT) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/1M5DyyjHye/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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Join us as Darrel Henschell, a local expert on climate and energy, busts climate myths and shares recent real-world examples of hope in our Climate Changing World. He will inspire us with some very local examples of how we can be smarter with energy and put this in the context of what is happening at the state, nation, and world level.

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/1Gy3kHUeqL/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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We UU’s say that “service is our prayer,” and we have a wonderful Action Sunday planned, with opportunities to engage and serve in acts of justice together as a fellowship! Joanna Person-Michener will speak briefly on the importance of Mutual Aid, and then we’ll move to engage in action and learning opportunities! Incredible guest musician Mark Smidt will speak and play on the subject of ”Censorship’s impacts on classical music— Resistance, Rebranding, and Compliance” for all who wish to learn more. Also, thanks to your generosity last week during our Share the Plate, we’ll have supplies available for creating care packages with uplifting notes for the unhoused. And finally, all are invited to check out UUFF’s first annual “No-Buy” Stuff Swap downstairs and enjoy a vegetarian potluck. Please bring a dish to share if you are able, and know that all are welcome!

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/17BeQKtB5K/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Benjamin Franklin is remembered as one of the key founding fathers of this country. He was a printer, scientist, inventor, and statesman. But what were his views on religion and living a moral life? Join us this Sunday as our own Dr. Gene Vinzant, Professor of History at Northwest Arkansas Community College, talks to us about one of his favorite people in American history.

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DhEdHRsPv/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

**Special note from Rev. Renée about next Sunday’s “Action Sunday” Project and this Sunday’s Share the Plate: On August 31, during the Action Sunday activities, we will make care packages for the unhoused. This will include travel toiletries and a kind, uplifting note. I am hoping that we can make 100 during our time together. This is a needed and important social justice action for our community. All ages are welcome to participate. We want YOU to help determine how many care packages we make. We need $500 to make 100. All loose cash and any specially-designated checks (please make out to UUFF and write “share plate” in the memo line) put in THIS Sunday’s offering plates will be used for this project. If you can spare a little extra for this worthy endeavor, it would really be put to good use. **

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Join Rev. Renée and friends for a look at some of our classic UU hymns and a fun sing-along!

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/16sye1A5QS/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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Oliver Burkeman points out in his book, “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals,” that though our lives are limited, the number of things we have to do and want to do is not. How are we to choose? Speaker Dr. Marty Faitak has some ideas.

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/19JhdEgEMq/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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Hinduism is one of the oldest religious traditions in the world today, with almost a billion adherents. But what is Hinduism? Join speaker Doug Krueger for a survey of Hinduism basics, from the essential worldview to some traditions and practices.

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/19NksYNDZn/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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The Stoics of ancient Rome believed that tranquility was yours to to cultivate! Join Dustin Cook this Sunday, and learn how meta-cognition and a focus on virtuous behavior can lead to a calmer emotional state. *There will be an opportunity for anyone interested to take part in an after-service discussion of the message.*

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/16nffeV5pw/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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The sermon this Sunday will be a reflection on the role of parents. Our task as parents is to help prepare our children to stand on their own two feet. Our task as parents is to help our children learn to think for themselves, to make their own decisions, hopefully without loading them down with too much of our own baggage. Because the minute they are born, we begin turning loose of them. This is both the good news and the bad news about having children. They grow up! Holding on and letting go. Somehow we must manage to do both. Rev. John Johnson will be our speaker.

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to:  and https://www.facebook.com/share/1BD7p6FmN7/ click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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Communication is more than just words. Let’s explore how our individual and community history, location, and culture all affect how we can understand each other (and ourselves) in order to love and care more deeply and authentically. Melly will be our speaker.

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to:  and https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bn9MLayFA/ click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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Kate Kowalski and Rev. Renée were honored to attend GA 2025. It was absolutely thought-shaping and heart-shifting! How do we UU’s meet the present moment? Join Rev. Renée and Kate and learn about the present and future of our beloved UUism and how it relates to us.

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to:  and https://www.facebook.com/share/18spGqumJ3/ click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

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UUFF’s annual Pride Service falls on a 5th Sunday this year, so we will have an abbreviated service followed by activities to enrich EVERYONE!

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 Standard Time (CST) and go to:  and https://www.facebook.com/share/1QhQHA2trx/ click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.