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2023 Sermons

October 15 – “The Beacon of Our Fellowship”

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Rev. Renée Janski and members of UUFF’s leadership bring this service. Let’s talk about this UU Fellowship of Fayetteville! Our spiritual home has been a beacon of religious freedom and liberalism for over 50 years! We are THRIVING, and it’s because of each of us! How do we open our doors wider? How do we go deeper?

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October 8 – “Why Travel?”

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Why do we travel? What can we learn from traveling and travelers? Dr. Sevin Gallo, professor of World Civilizations at Northwest Arkansas Community College, helps us explore the human desire to see the world— what we can learn from other places and cultures, and what the experience of traveling teaches us about ourselves.

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October 1 – “Becoming a Sticky Church”

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There are lots of ways to get people to come to church on Sunday. Keeping them there is another matter. How can we help turn curious guests into engaged members of our beloved community? Our own Gene Vinzant talks about ways that we can become a church that people stick to and stick with!

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September 3 – “The Picture on Grandmother’s Wall”

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This message, delivered by our own John R. Johnson, is inspired by Jean Francois Millet’s painting entitled, “The Man With The Hoe,” which depicts a farmer who is obviously wearied by his work in the field.  Though we do not all labor in the fields, all of us do at times grow weary. Our Sunday morning fellowship is an opportunity for us to offer each other a safe place in which to “knit up the raveled sleeve of care.”

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August 13: “A Unitarian Universalist Response to the War in Ukraine.”

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Join us as our own David Edwards speaks on this timely topic. David, a professor emeritus of the U of A, where he taught Russian History, addresses three questions: (1) What is the Unitarian Universalist Association’s stance on war? (2) What are the causes for the Russian “Special Military Operation?” (3) How might we respond? At the end of the service, we re-dedicate the Peace Pole that has stood in silent vigil for many years on our grounds, serving as an internationally-recognized symbol of a continued hope for peace on earth.

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August 6 – “Lúnasa”

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At the start of August, we celebrate the first harvest of the year as part of the Lúnasa or Lammas festival. The plants of spring have withered and left seeds to ensure future crops. Grains are ready to be harvested and the fruits are ripe for picking. We gather to enjoy nature’s bounty and to give thanks for the food on our tables and for the blessings we have received throughout the year so far.

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July 30 – “A Sociologist Looks at Religion”

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Why do societies have religions, and what is the relationship between the nature of a society and its religious institutions? How has secularization impacted religion?

Our speaker, Jeff Nash, taught at University of Tulsa, Macalester College and he is an emeritus professor of sociology at Missouri State University. He also served as chair of the sociology and anthropology department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and he has articles and books on a variety of topics from the language and culture of Deafness to studies of everyday life. For the past eight years, he has been co-editor of Journal of Contemporary Ethnography.

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