The Beacon – Our Fellowship Newsletter

IMPORTANT NOTE: UUFF is closed this Sunday due to hazardous travel conditions. All in-person events/services have been cancelled for Sunday, 02/23/2025. This 11am Service will be conducted over Zoom, and it will also be live streamed through our Facebook page (links below).

Many Unitarian Universalists would describe themselves as humanists. But what exactly is humanism? Is it a religion? Are all humanists atheists or agnostics, and are all atheists and agnostics also humanists? What is morality and ethics according to humanism? Join us REMOTELY this Sunday as our own Dr. Gene Vinzant addresses these as he speaks on “What is Humanism?”

Link to attend this UUFF Sunday 11am Service via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87286600013?pwd=GlsY4P26PdzdpiEFi5uUBdn0Yb3T2v.1

Link to view the Facebook Live Stream of the Zoom Service: https://www.facebook.com/share/18scNka77A/

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Why is Love so important? Can science inform us about Love? Let’s explore with Rev. Renée during our second annual Chocolate Communion.

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/1B6F4q1ZNg/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

A sense of belonging is one of the deepest needs we all have. Yet, we live in a time when people are often separated and alone. Our own Steve Krogull will talk about why belonging is so important and what we can do as individuals and a fellowship to strengthen our ties to each other and the larger world.

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/1BkpMNM3oE/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Please join Rev. Renée, Gene Vinzant, and Leanda Gavin for a lively discussion about the future of UUFF and what it is to grow.

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/1XQL4KVeT9/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Mutual aid is a practice centered around sharing resources and services with those around us. It’s the embodiment of “build a longer table, not a higher wall.” Join Katy Wagner for a look into how this model can help each of us build strong, thriving communities in spite of the imperfect world we live in, and envision a life where everyone has what they need.

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/1B3v6yxHWx/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.

Inclement weather caused us to have to cancel service on the 12th, so Rev. John Johnson will give his sermon this Sunday instead! Yay! — For centuries, the simple teachings of Jesus have been poisoned by the dogma that Christianity is the only true religion and only those who adhere to a certain set of beliefs will be “saved.” This, in part, helps us understand why so many former Christians have fled the Church and continue to do so. It also reveals the danger of the current white “Christian Nationalist” movement. How different history might have been if these prophetic figures could have sat down and had a meal and a conversation together! Rev. John Johnson will be our speaker. Join us!

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/14tAyHdYH5/ and click on “Watch Live Video. A Facebook account is not required for viewing.

To view the Order of Service, CLICK HERE.