Sunday, December 4th, 11am Service (Facebook Live Streaming AND In-Person!): "Courageous Young UU's." We are a people of courage. The youth of UUFF show us the way. Featuring an original production brought to life by our youth under the direction of teaching artist and UUFF Member Jules Taylor.

You can attend our 11am Sunday Services in person at UUFF or online. To join us remotely via Facebook Live Stream, click this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2147993115408695/ and then click on the "watch live video" button. You DO NOT need to have a Facebook account to join.

Nursery care is available from 10am-12pm each Sunday!

Please see Alex (Nursery Coordinator) to officially register your child(ren) for nursery care if you have not done so already. And remember that only folks listed on the child's registration form will be allowed sign them in and out of the nursery.

If you wish, CLICK HERE to print and fill out the UUFF Nursery Registration form ahead of time so it will be ready to hand to Alex when you drop your child(ren) off in the nursery for the first time.

Happy DECEMBER Birthday to:

Janet Curth

Jeffrey Nash

Jules Taylor

Diane Vigeant

Kathy Skaggs

Steven Wilkes

Chava Toll-Schacter

Leigh Turner

Sue Coppernoll

We want to recognize that this is a difficult time for many, with increased cost of living straining fixed budgets, etc. If you are experiencing such troubles and don't know where to turn for relief, it please check out NWA Local Services Link

If you would like to send a card to anyone on the list and need an address or two, OR if you should be on the list of this month's birthdays, please contact Fawn in the office at uuff.ar@gmail.com

SAVE-THE-DATE: UUFF Congregational Meeting for Members will be held after service on Sunday, December 18th, 2022. We will vote on new Board Members and on the 2023 Budget. More details will be sent to UUFF members soon.

Members of UUFF are being invited by email to connect with our new online UUFF community. Clicking on the email link will verify your email account with UUFF and allow you to: update your contact information and photo, connect with teams, view your giving history, make your 2023 pledge, and more through the "Realm Connect - For Our Church" app made for your phone, tablet or computer.

Please know that the mail link sent from UUFF will look like this: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fayetteville <notifications@onrealmmail.org>. It is not spam and is secure.  

Additional training and information will be provided over the next few months. For comments or questions, please feel welcome to contact Joe Euculano (Joe.euculano@mac.com).

The 2023 pledge drive has officially begun! We'll be mailing out a packet this week to those who pledged in 2022, but for anyone who would like to make a first-time pledge or just to go ahead and access the documents, here they are!

2023 Pledge Drive Letter

2023 Skills & Interests Form

2023 Financial Pledge Form

You can also submit your 2023 pledge through Realm (our new database software - see announcement just above).

Justice Issue: Help the Victims of the Arkansas Anti-Abortion Law.

This past Monday evening, the County Services Committee of the Quorum Court met and again tabled a resolution that has been proposed since August, to await the newly elected JPs in 2023. I was there and rallied several women to speak for the resolution, which would add exceptions for rape and incest to the Arkansas anti-abortion law, Act 308.

It is not justice to make victims of rape or incest pay the price for their victimization. If you agree, please help pass the resolution to attach an amendment to the Arkansas anti-abortion trigger law, to provide exceptions for rape and incest. Washington County Justice of the Peace Evelyn Rios-Stafford has offered a resolution to the County Quorum Court which would petition the Legislature to amend the current Arkansas Anti-abortion law. 

I would also like that resolution to read that exceptions be made for every pregnancy complication or developmental disability which would not result in a viable fetus, or which would harm the health of the mother. (Reuters Fact Check website) Currently, the Arkansas anti-abortion law does make exception for saving the life of the mother, but the way the law works is that the defective fetus has to completely die inside the mother, and the mother has to nearly die or die, before the fetus can be taken. This needs to be corrected, as well. If you feel the same way, please let your Justice of the Peace, the chairman Sam Duncan, and Evelyn Rios-Stafford (JP District 12) know.

Dina Nash, Justice Team Lead

If you'd like more details surrounding this issue, as researched by Dina, please CLICK HERE or contact her at dinacnash2014@gmail.com or 501-554-2200.

The next Justice Team Meeting is on the calendar for tomorrow, December 1st, starting at 7pm. Contact Dina with questions. To attend via zoom, click the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82894006222?pwd=RWE1VVRKUzJKYXc4L2xHRkY2TWdUZz09

Calendar of UUFF Events for November 30th - December 8th

Thursday, 12/01 - 7pm - Justice Team Meeting - Zoom

Saturday, 12/03 - ALL DAY - UUFF Building Reserved for 1pm Memorial Service (Diane Vigeant friend - non-UUFF)

Saturday, 12/03 - 1pm - UUFF Care Team Meeting - Zoom

Sunday, 12/04 - 9:30am - Sunday Meditation Group - Zoom (Ines)

Sunday, 12/04 - 10am - Mindful Discussion (Adult RE) Group - Downstairs Common Room

Sunday, 12/04 - 9:45am - Children/Youth prepare for 11am performance - Downstairs

Sunday, 12/04 - 11am - Main Sunday Service - UUFF or remotely via Facebook Live Stream

Thursday, 12/08 - 6:30pm - UUFF Board Meeting (rescheduled from 11/24) - Zoom

DISCLAIMER: Please note that any personal views expressed in various articles within the UUFF eNews should be attributed to the individuals and/or teams who submitted the information, and that the views do not necessarily represent those of UUFF as an organization.

All are invited to join in this Interfaith Celebration of Light. For more information email Margot Lemaster at margot@nwacouncil.org or Monica Kumar at monica.n.kumar@gmail.com.

Overview: Engage NWA is highlighting a series of events across NWA that focus on antisemitism under the national initiative ‘Shine A Light’. This will be an afternoon of interfaith activities, conversations, and sharing of knowledge.

As a culmination of that series and to end on an educational and celebratory note we would like to bring awareness to the multiple ways that ‘light’ is uplifted across various faith communities. We are inviting leaders from these communities to share about their faith and also host various crafts and arts activities that center on how light is celebrated within that particular faith.