UUFF's 11am Service this Sunday |
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Sunday, April 18th, 11am Zoom Service: This Sunday, we honor the Earth with our "Climate Justice for All," service and speaker, Shelley Buonaiuto. Many of us are very concerned about climate change and the detrimental and often disparate impacts on communities both locally and globally. We will examine these struggles and share actions we can take to accomplish positive environmental and social change. UUFF member Joanna Person-Michener will provide an overview of the issues before introducing Shelley, who will share her knowledge and experience from engaging with Arkansas Delta communities to promote climate justice.
About Shelley Buonaiuto: Shelley has been a member of Citizens' Climate lobby since 2012. She is most active in researching and addressing the intersection of climate change and racial equity and is a regional representative for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee within Citizens' Climate Lobby. Shelley is a sculptor who has long attempted to represent racial equity in her work and is also a mother and grandmother!
Meeting ID: 962 0957 4188
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Sunday, 04/18/2021, 10am - Adult RE 10am Discussion Group (via Zoom)!
Topic this Sunday: "The Debate Over Infrastructure: Do Elements of the Care Economy Count?" President Biden's recently-announced American Jobs Plan has sparked a national conversation about what constitutes "infrastructure." The plan includes a number of elements from the care economy, including increased funding for child care, elder care, and disability services. Some say that such programs do not count as infrastructure, while others argue that they most certainly do. Join us as we discuss this much-debated issue.
Meeting ID: 826 5484 5854
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Preview of Sunday, April 25th... plus heads-up on an opportunity to participate in the related May 1st online workshop!
"At the Speed of Trust" with Sarah Osborn, Intern for the UU Curriculum "Beloved Conversations." How do we widen the circle of concern and heal the impact of racism on our lives? How can we get free together and find collective liberation?
Sarah Osborne will share her transformational experience as the intern minister for the Beloved Conversations program of the Fahs Collaborative, a program for Unitarian Universalists seeking to embody racial justice as a spiritual practice.
An online Beloved Conversations workshop is planned for the following Saturday - May 1st, beginning at 10am. In this workshop, Sarah Osborne will share the scope of the Beloved Conversations program, pedagogy, and a sampling of resources and practices from the virtual program. A link to register will be available in next week's email.
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Please keep Suzanne Miltich and family in your hearts, as her husband Tony died this past Monday night. He battled cancer for a number of years and had just recently entered hospice. We'll keep folks informed if any memorial is being planned.
Cards/notes are welcomed and can be mailed to:
Suzanne Miltich
9679 E. High Meadows Dr.
Rogers, AR 72756
Joyce Mendenhall will travel to Little Rock UAMS tomorrow for surgery on Friday to remove cancer from her liver. She will be in the hospital for 5 to 7 days and then recovering at home for a couple of months. Feel free to text her while she is in the hospital to keep in touch (call or email the UUFF Office for her number if you need it). UUFF will set up a Take Them a Meal after she returns to help ease recovery.
Cards/notes are also appreciated:
689 E. Winbaugh Lane
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Jud Hanson is recovering from surgery in the acute physical rehab facility at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, for a few more weeks. His parents, Ron and Polly, are with him, and they report that he is in good spirits but would like to be back in Fayetteville soon. They are appreciative of our support and well wishes.
Marty Smith, one of our long-time members, would love to get phone calls, go on short outings, and maybe visit with people in-person if that’s safe. Marty is semi-homebound and resides at Hillcrest Towers in Fayetteville. Her number is 479.463.9119.
We want to know how you are doing, beloved UUFF Community! If you have a joy or concern on your heart, please fill out and submit this ONLINE JOYS AND CONCERNS FORM. You will be able to select who you would like to hear back from, if anyone, as well as your preferred contact method and whether or not the joy/concern/need is something that may be shared with the congregation.
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UUFF Announcements, Events, and Opportunities |
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Youth (age 11+) RE zoom classes are scheduled for every other Wednesday, beginning at 6:30pm, with the next scheduled for TODAY, April 14th.
Families with registered youth will receive an email containing relevant materials a few days before each meeting. If you have questions, please contact Leanda Gavin.
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Our Children’s Religious Exploration class for ages 5-11 is using the Soul Matters curriculum, which you can learn more about HERE. This month we’re exploring the many ways our UU faith invites us to become “A People of Becoming.” Parents can find activities and discussion topics in this email, and children are invited to take part in every-other-week zoom meetups, the next of which will be THURSDAY, April 22nd, from 7 to 7:30pm. Click HERE to participate!
This week our focus is on, “Becoming People of the Earth.” Especially as we face the climate crisis, we are called to become people of the earth rather than people over the earth. Our 7th UU principle inspires us towards this with its call to “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.”. . So, what’s one of the ways our faith guides us into being a people of Becoming? It says, “Honor your connection to the earth by becoming a protector of it!”
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Calendar of UUFF Events for April 14th - 22nd
TODAY, 04/14 - 5:30pm - MTT Meeting - Zoom
TODAY, 04/14 - 6:30pm - Youth (ages 11+) RE Class - Zoom
Sunday, 04/18 - 10am - Sunday Meditation - Zoom (Ines)
Sunday, 04/18 - 10am - Adult RE Discussion Group - Zoom
Sunday, 04/18 - 11am - Main Sunday Service - Zoom
Monday, 04/19 - 10am-12pm - UUFF Grounds Work (unless it is raining) - UUFF
Tuesday, 04/20 - 7:30pm - Executive Meeting - Zoom
Wednesday, 04/21 - 7am - Wednesday Morning Meditation - Zoom
Wednesday, 04/21 - 6:30pm - Chalice Team Meeting - Zoom
Thursday, 04/22 - 6:30pm - Board Meeting - Zoom
Thursday, 04/22 - 7pm - Children's (ages 5-11 yrs.) RE Class - Zoom
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Many of our programs, etc. are on hold for the time being, but feel free to peruse the website for more information on usual UUFF Programs and Events with an eye to the future!
Learn more about Religious Education, UUFF Choir, Y'ALL (Young Adults Group), Chalice Circles, Circle Suppers, OWL, New UU Classes, Social Justice Opportunities, and MORE at: uufayetteville.org
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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:
UUFF Typical Weekly Office Schedule (Fawn's Hours): Usual Office Hours are Tuesday - Friday, 11am-3pm. Disclaimer: Hours are subject to change based on Administrator vacation, illness, working from home, holidays, etc.
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