Service this Sunday- September 22, 2019
|
|
Sunday, 09/22/19, 11am Service:
“Autumn Equinox and Religious Naturalism.” An exploration of our earth-centered source.
Led by Rev. Jim Parrish & Renée Janski!
10am Sunday Adult Religious Education (ARE) options:
ARE Discussion Group:
Meets downstairs in common room.
Topic: "How My Mind Has Changed."
“How My Mind Has Changed” is the title of a series of essays published in the
Christian Century
magazine. Let’s do a UU version this week. How has your faith journey evolved, and how has being part of UUFF continued to change you? Join us.
Meditation
will be held at 10:00, followed by a short reading and discussion between 10:30-
10:45. It doesnʼt matter what type of meditation you do, or if you have ever meditated before, you
are welcome to come meditate in the UUFF Annex building (across Storer from UUFF in the west-
nearest Storer-side of the annex). ALL ARE WELCOME. Enter through the front door.
10am
RE for kids 5+ continues today!
All are invited to meet in room 2 downstairs at 10am for Religious Exploration, before rejoining adults for the 11 o’clock service.
Signs of our faith: Memorial rituals. The children learn that religions and cultures honor a death in different ways which are shaped by different beliefs about death and what comes after it. They learn that a Unitarian Universalist memorial ritual is created by family, friends, and a minister to show our reverence for life; our intention to remember our loved one so that something of them will live on; and our feelings about the loss of the loved one's physical presence.
Sunday Nursery Services available 9:45am – 12:15pm
|
|
SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - GREETER/USHER and COFFEE HOUR HOSTING!
These important (and fun!) Sunday tasks are completely reliant on YOUR willingness to volunteer. Training is available!
Please sign up via the links below OR on the clipboards hanging on the lobby bulletin board.
|
|
UUFF Cares Update
Dear UUFF,
We are sad to report that long-time UUFF member and friend
Joyce Mendenhall
has been diagnosed with cancer and is beginning chemo treatments. Joyce reports that there were no warning signs when she went for a check on a minor problem a while back, but her doctors picked up on warning signs and have since scheduled chemo and a possible surgery in the future. Such as it is with cancer it seems. We'll work with Joyce and Marvin on how they might want help as things develop in the next week or so. Please keep them in your hearts.
Let us also remember that
Nancy McShane
is continuing her chemo treatments, and we know chemo means painful times for her and Earl. Please check in with them to let them know we care, and keep them in your hearts as well.
Our Caring Team needs members. Please let Fawn in office know if you can help!
|
|
UUFF Announcements, Events, and Opportunities!
|
|
Are you a visitor and interested in making connections? Learning more about Unitarian Universalism and UUFF?
Join us at the UUFF Newcomer Lunch right after service on Sunday, September 29th.
Lunch and conversation provided! Please sign up
HERE
to attend! Exact location within the Fellowship to be announced.
|
|
 |
Ready to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and membership at UUFF?
New UU Fall Session- October 13th and 20th from 5:30-8pm: Sign up to attend a two-meeting series of exploration into Unitarian Universalism and what it means to become a UUFF member.
These classes are purely informative and are a great chance to connect. Many choose to become members after attending, but the choice is yours, no pressure! It’s great to attend both classes, but if you can only attend one of the 2, that is okay!
Please sign up and let us know if you will need childcare.
|
|
|
|
On Saturday October 12th, all are invited to tour the off-grid "tiny house" of UUFF members Ryan & Amanda Bancroft!
Learn about our 7th Principle in action: solar, greywater, composting, rainwater harvesting and more.
This open-house-style event offers time slots at 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00pm. Carpooling is encouraged, with a maximum of 10 folks in each time slot (due to "tiny" nature of the home).
Please bring comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate attire and snacks to share. For directions and to sign up for a time slot, contact the UUFF office or call Amanda at (479) 799-9909. For photos and more information, visit
www.RipplesBlog.org
or find us on Facebook: Ripples Blog.
|
|
|
|
Stewards of Children Training at UUFF- 5-7pm on Monday, October 7th
Casey Atwood, Program Director at the Children's Safety Center, will provide a training titled "Stewards of Children" on Monday, October 7th, from 5-7pm in the UUFF Annex.
Participants will learn how to prevent, recognize and act responsibly regarding child sexual abuse. Seating is limited, so RSVP to Theresa Parrish -
tkparrish56@gmail.com
.
|
|
UUFF Worship team is looking for new members.
Contact Bettina Lehovec at
blehovec@gmail.com
or (479) 521-4375 for more information or to volunteer!
|
|
"The Great UU Fellowship Bake-Off and Chili Contest"
To be held on Saturday, September 28th, starting at 5:30pm (set up starts at 5pm), the Fellowship will host "The Great UU Fellowship Bake-Off and Chili Contest" at UUFF! Mark your calendar and begin planning to Bake!
Bring your best baked "Signature Dish," to share... you know, that baked item that you are best at and most proud of, sweet or savory, and put it up against your peers in Bakery Science! We'll take a picture of the dish as it arrives to allow voting on Presentation, and appropriate samples will be made for folks to vote on flavor. Also, if you are willing, we'll AUCTION your dish to the highest bidder as a bit of a fundraiser, the winner getting the pleasure of you re-creating your Signature Dish just for them!
And... OR! Folks who are not into baking (or like both) should bring a pot of your best Chili to be sampled, voted upon, and consumed as our supper to balance the preponderance of sweet baked goods. Participants are to bring their own antacids. I suppose these could be auctioned as well, but be warned -- chili makers tend to be ornery.
A Blue Ribbon Panel of Three Unquestionably Righteous Judges will be counting the votes and making their own judgements, and some kind of Highly Sought After Rewards/Medals/Cheap Ribbons will be handed out to designate Winners and the Not quite Winners, but pretty good in any case. Adult and 12 and Under categories are happening.
Will this work? Will it be fair voting? Will the judges vote for their own Bakes? Don't know... not worried, just want to have fun and eat food together! And! You do not have to belong to UUFF to participate!
In Competitive Peace,
Jim
|
|
It’s time to register your children for Religious Exploration for the 2019-2020 school year! You can access the registration online via link:
CRE 2019/20 Registration
, or paper copies can be found in the foyer.
Please contact Stephanie Bentley for more details or if you have any questions!
|
|
For more information on specific UUFF
Programs and Events, check out the link below:
Learn more about Religious Education, UUFF Choir, Web of Life Pagan Group, Y'ALL (Young Adults Group), Chalice Circles, Circle Suppers, OWL, New UU Classes, Social Justice Opportunities, and MORE at:
Groups and Programs at UUFF
|
|
UUFF Main Contact Info:
Phone:
479-521-8422
Email:
uuff.ar@gmail.com
Mailing Address:
901 W. Cleveland St. / Fayetteville, AR 72701
Reverend Jim Parrish’s Schedule and Contact Info:
Call the
church office at 479-521-8422
, email
uuff.ar@gmail.com
, call
my
Office Cell: 479-439-1415
, or email me at
rev.jimparrish@gmail.com
. I want to meet with you! Except Mondays… Mondays are my day off! Exceptions for emergencies of course.
UUFF Weekly Office Schedule (Fawn's Hours):
Tues/Wed/Fri, 10am-2pm and Thursday, 11am-3pm.
Disclaimer: Hours may occasionally change week to week for personal appointments.
|
|
Outside Events & Opportunities
|
|
Fayetteville is joining the INTERNATIONAL EARTH STRIKE! On Friday, Sept. 27th, there will be a Bicycle/Peoples Parade on the square at noon, followed by a free three-hour concert at the Town Center (featuring ARKANSAUCE, HANDMADE MOMENTS, STILL ON THE HILL and DANDELION HEART).
Please join the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology and the Young Democrats at the University of Arkansas as we take part in this international event! For more information go to “Global Climate Strike Fayetteville” on FaceBook or the OMNI Center webpage (
www.omnicenter.org
)!
OMNI will begin another war film series beginning this Wednesday, September 18, 7:00pm at the OMNI Center, 3274 North Lee Avenue in Fayetteville. Curated by Prof. Gerry Sloan, the series will run until May, 2020, on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
The first film will be
Radio Bikini
(1988), directed by Robert Stone.
THE FILM: The film was nominated for an
Academy Award
in 1988 for
Best Documentary Feature
.
[4]
It was later aired on the
PBS
series
The American Experience
. The film documents the
nuclear tests
performed around
Bikini Atoll
during
Operation Crossroads
in 1946, and their effects on the indigenous population and American
servicemen
involved. The film is just under one hour (56 minutes), in color and black & white, using mostly declassified footage. There is no narration: Stone just lets the images, music, and vintage newsreels tell the story of another failed US policy, which ran from 1946-1962 and is the reason for the presence of our Marshallese neighbors in Springdale, AR. Faith Laukon, a Marshallese descendant, will present and monitor a brief discussion after the film. Attendance is free and open to the public.
OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology has many events going on (too many to list here), so please go to
www.omnicenter.org
to keep up-to-date.
|
|
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fayetteville | 479-521-8422 | uuff.ar@gmail.com| uufayetteville.org
|
|
To stop receiving these emails, please click the
...
below for expanded view and select "Unsubscribe"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
