Sermons

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.

Coming out services at UUFF have become favorites. We hear from our members and friends about some of the biggest moments in their lives. And through their stories, we explore our own lives and how we have shown to others who we are. Whether a straight ally or queer, this meaningful service isn’t to be missed. Coming out stories will be shared by Maddy Bentley, Benjamin Hilliard, and Ginger Doss. Ginger will also share their music with us along, with Oliver Edge!

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/1FRC694Bs7/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

How exciting to be kicking off our season of giving with UUFF’s second annual Fall Festival! Rev. Renée will lead us – from the pulpit AND at the keys – in an abbreviated service about the UU Core Value of Generosity! We will then move to our green space to enjoy a BBQ picnic lunch (main dishes provided by UUFF, with members and friends bringing side dishes and desserts – see flyer just below for details on what to bring), spinning by Sooj, various activities, games, raffles, and most importantly – precious time together! It’s going to be a lot of fun!

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/16QjxV6zY5/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Join Melly this Sunday as we explore our goals, re-evaluate our commitments, and discuss integrity in how we deal with promises as we say goodbye to this year’s UUFF Butzemann.

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/16535J6r9z/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

While our definition of community might change and shift, narrow and broaden, the importance of community remains vital for us human beings. Ozark folk healers have traditionally been pillars of their communities, offering not just medical and psychological care but also spiritual strength in times of great need. Join folklorist and author Brandon Weston in an exploration of the roles traditional healers have played in their Ozark communities and how we can apply their wisdom to our own community involvement today.

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/1FjQLpM8jr/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Autumnal Equinox is a time of balance. This service will focus on climate and social justice. Join Joanna, Ben and Rev. Renée as we dig into “Sun Day” and the importance of balance.

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/16NYmCLut8/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

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.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

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.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

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. **

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

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.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.