Sunday, April 28th: "From UU Sources: Judaism - Rebuilding Community," with guest speaker Megan Turner-Chernia. Megan was raised in Arkansas and now lives in Israel. She is a peacenik and works for a national non-profit organization called Eretz-Ir, which focuses on building and maintaining healthy community. Megan will speak to us about one of our UU Sources: Judaism, and the UUFF Choir will bring music sung in Hebrew.

CHOIR MEMBERS, please gather in the UUFF Sanctuary at 10am this Sunday to rehearse for the 11am service!

You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend via Facebook, click on: https://fb.me/e/4seZB97ui at exactly 11am Central Standard Time (CST), and then click on "Watch Live Video. You don't need a Facebook account to access.

The UUFF Nursery (located downstairs) offers childcare during both the 10am Religious Exploration hour and the 11am Service.

Please see Nursery Coordinator, Alex Emmons if you need to register your child(ren) or if you have questions.

Adult RE Mindful Discussion is held at 10am each Sunday in the downstairs common room. All are welcome.

Topic this Sunday: The myth of “Pure Evil,” and the real reasons why people do “evil” things. The highly cited social psychology researcher Roy Baumeister noted in his seminal work Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty: "One starts a work like this wondering, ‘Why is there evil?’ But after reviewing what is known about the causes of aggression, violence, oppression, and other forms of evil, one is led to the opposite question: Why isn't there more evil than there is?" Join us to learn more about the causes of evil acts.

Youth (ages 11+) and Children's (ages 4-11) Religious Exploration Classes are offered each Sunday at 10am in the classrooms downstairs.

Questions about this Sunday or about YRE or CRE in general? Contact Leanda Gavin (lmshelby@gmail.com) or Stephanie Bentley (stephmacbentley@gmail.com).

We have many Members & Staff with Birthdays in APRIL:

Karl Brown

Shermon Brown

Natalie Emmons

Marty Faitak

Elizabeth Hancock

Ron Hanson

Billy Hargis

Burnetta Hinterthuer

Rev. Renée Janski

Bettina Lehovec

Fran Levin

Ines Polonius

Cathy Schermer

Mark Schuyler

Rose Selvey

Ruth Vacin

Christina Maples (new Operations Manager!)

If you would like to send these folks a card or note and are unable to access the online directory, you may contact Fawn at uuff.ar@gmail.com and ask for the address.

UUFF Circle Suppers and Family Feasting!

Are you interested in getting to know fellow UUFFers better in a small group setting while also enjoying some good food? If so, Circle Suppers and/or Family Feasting are great options to explore! Both of these events are open to everyone from first-time UUFF visitors to long-time members.

Circle Suppers are small group potlucks (6-8 adults per group) that are typically held at the home of one of the participants. The groups are rotated each month so that participants can get to know different people. It's a great way to really connect with fellow UUFFers in a low-pressure, casual environment. Participants can opt out of participating in any given month, as well.

If you have children and want to participate in something like Circle Suppers, you can contact new UUFF member Dustin Cook at ar.dustin.cook@gmail.com to find out more about "family feasts."

Please let us know that you are interested in Circle Suppers by signing up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFV-MWrAOqxGjHf8vCuSZnLdPHEBqRSCUFfNemaqOPl01XMQ/viewform

The New Beginnings Meal delivery is on May 4th this month. Participants are asked to meet in the UUFF parking lot at 4pm on May 4th. If you have questions or want to get involved, please contact initiative lead, Brooke Eldredge at Brooke.eldredge@yahoo.com

Dallas Arceneaux is heading up UUFF's relationship with 7hills Homeless Center, and we are determined to collect donations for them per what they list as needs on their website. We have a special collection cart in the UUFF lobby the entrance doors, or you can drop off donations at the center yourself. To check the current needs, go to: https://7hillscenter.org/7hills-needs-list/

DISCLAIMER: Please note that any personal views expressed by authors of articles within the UUFF eNews should be attributed to those authors as individuals and not to UUFF as an organization.

Upcoming Sunday 11am Services:

May 5th - "May Day Service!" - Hosted by UUFF's Web of Life Nature-Based Spirituality Group.

May 12th - UUFF Youth-led Service!

May 19th - Flower Communion! Led by Rev. Renée Janski

Calendar of UUFF Events for April 24th - May 2nd

Wednesday, 04/24 - 6pm - Space Team Meeting - UUFF or Zoom (ask Leanda)

Every Thursday - 10am-12pm - Grounds Work Day - UUFF

Sunday, 04/28 - 9am - Sunday Meditation Group - Zoom (Ines sends out link each Saturday evening)

Sunday, 04/28 - 10am - UUFF Choir Rehearsal for 11am Service - Sanctuary

Sunday, 04/28 - 10am - Adult RE Mindful Discussions Group - Downstairs Common Room

Sunday, 04/28 - 10am - Children and Youth RE Class - Downstairs Classrooms

Sunday, 04/28 - 11am - Main Sunday Service - UUFF or remotely via Facebook Live Stream

Sunday, 04/28 - After Service - Web of Life May Day Service Set-up and Rehearsal - Sanctuary

Tuesday, 04/30 - 6:30pm - UUFF Board Meeting (rescheduled) - Zoom

Every Thursday 10am-12pm - UUFF Grounds Work Day - UUFF

Thursday, 05/02 - 1-2:30pm - Women Rowing North Discussion Group - Butterfield Trail Village Lodge

Thursday, 05/02 - 6:30pm - Justice Team Meets at OMNI Center (ask Dina Nash to be sure)

Saturday, 05/04 - 4pm - New Beginnings Meal Delivery - Meet in UUFF Parking Lot