All are invited to attend UUFF’s traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. This is an in-person, family-friendly service.
Holidays and Holy Days
Saturday, December 21, 7PM – “An Ozark Winter Solstice.”
Join us for an evening Winter Solstice celebration as we welcome back the return of light. We will honor our heritage, Ozark traditions, and this special time of year with merriment and singing. This is a family-friendly service, and all are invited to stay for the finger-food potluck after the service!
You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 7pm Central Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/15ZQ65cyJz/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
November 17 – “Transformation and a Day of Remembrance.”
The Transgender community needs our support now more than ever before. Transformation is a Core UU value and Trans folks bravely show us the way. The choir will join us for this special Transgender Day of Remembrance service.
Choir members, please meet in the Sanctuary at 10am for rehearsal. You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Standard Time (CST) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EE99pDLtZ/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
October 27 – “An Ozark Hallowed Eve Service”
Come join us in a time of remembrance as the veil between worlds grows thin. We will share regional spooky stories, and the Choir will lead us in singing, chanting, and drumming. You are invited to bring a photo or memento of your Beloved Dead (people and/or pets) to add to our community ancestor altar during the ritual, and if you wish, please attend in your finest mourning and/or witchy garb. Stay for the potluck after the ritual! CHOIR MEMBERS: Please gather in the Sanctuary at 10am 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 live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CDT) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/bHKcReGsMgVyyagS/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
September 22 – “Ozark Harvest Home”
Come thankful people, come and join us for an Autumn Equinox Harvest celebration! Let us gather in gratitude for this season of abundance. All are invited to bring a treat and stay for the potluck after the service (please stay even if you don’t have anything to share).
This Sunday we will SHARE THE PLATE with the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. Loose collection plate cash and specially designated checks (make out to UUFF and write “Share Plate” on memo line) will be donated to this worthy local organization. Visit https://www.nwafoodbank.org/
You can attend service in person at the fellowship building or view it remotely online via Facebook Live Stream. To attend live via Facebook, wait until 11am Central Daylight Time (CDT) and go to: https://www.facebook.com/share/jdzwRPuBhZ6EXFut/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
May 5 – “An Ozark May Day”
This is the time of Nature’s full bloom! Join us for an Ozark-style May Day celebration service, as we honor our local Spirits of Nature & Healing! Come with joy in your heart and flowers in your hair! We begin indoors for the service, then process outside afterward to weave a dance of blessing and magic around our brightly ribboned Maypole!
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
March 31 – “An Easter of Belonging”
March 24 – “An Ozark Spring Equinox!”
UUFF’s Web of Life Nature-Based Spirituality Group invites you to celebrate Spring Equinox! Awaken all you dreamers! The time of Spring and balance is upon us! Celebrate with us the world made anew by the Sisters of the Dawn! We will circle together and turn the Wheel of the Year!
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
February 11 – “Grundsaudaag”
Melly is our speaker this Sunday! We explore the Germanic pagan tradition of the Butzemann and discuss the importance of ritual in the human experience.
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
December 24 – “Christmas Eve Services”
Rev. Renée, Leanda Gavin, and Brenda Parker lead us as we sing all the familiar carols and hear the timeless story taken from the “poor people’s gospel” of Luke, Chapter 2.
To view the Order of Service for the 11am Service, CLICK HERE.
December 21, 7pm – “An Ozark Winter Solstice”
An Ozark Winter Solstice celebration! We weave in stories and traditions from the Ozarks and Greater Appalachia to warm our souls on this Longest Night. Sing, dance, and make merry as we turn the Wheel of the Year and call back the Sun!
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
November 19 – “UUFF’s Bread Communion Service”
The breaking of bread is an ancient ritual of community that continues to be practiced around the globe. It has become a beloved annual tradition for our UUFF community to break bread together during a special service that is held during the Thanksgiving season. This service, Rev. Renée and Gene Vinzant guide us in this time of reflection and gratitude for the abundance of the harvest and for our thriving community.
To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.
