Welcome 

We are welcoming, open and affirming to all. Our services begin at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Religious exploration for school-age children and childcare for preschoolers are available from September to May. Learn more about us and what happens Sundays at UUFF.

Our growing Unitarian Universalist fellowship is led by Rev. Leslie Ahuvah Fails, who joined UUFF in September 2015.  About half our Sunday Services are lay led or feature guest speakers, ensuring a diversity of topics and voices.

Life as a Buddhist

Speaker: Lucia Zaczkowski  Lay Leader: Silvia Daeumichen
Lucia Zaczkowski practices Buddhist meditation at Cold Mountain Zen Center. She is a dharma teacher in training with the Kwan Um School of Zen. Her guiding teacher is Zen Master Bon Soeng of the Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley, California. Lucia is one of our beloved teachers at Boreal Sun Charter school. She will be sharing her perspective on life as a Buddhist and try to answer any questions we might have.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

In-Gathering and Water Communion

Speaker and Lay Leader: Laurie Walton Music: Marsha Sousa
Each fall it is our practice to offer water to represent our connection to each other. Bring water from your travels, your rain barrel, or a dog dish to add to the communal bowl.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

Acknowledging Invisible Work

Speaker: Liz Dobbins  Lay Leader: Marsha Sousa Music: Marsha Sousa and Susan Grace
On Labor Day, we celebrate the contributions of workers to the American economy. This Sunday, we will acknowledge the invisible work behind the façade of American productivity.  From caregivers and agricultural workers to modern algorithm trainers and Amazon warehouse stockers, hidden labor underpins the system. People will be welcome to share stories about the invisible work that they or their families do or have done.

It’s the first Sunday potluck too, so bring a dish to share after the service.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

Remembrance…I’ll remember you

Lay Leader and Speaker: Susan Grace  Music: Marsha Sousa
We all want to be remembered in this life, and know that we touched others in a profound way, that we made a difference, and left the world a little brighter. We all have lost someone or something this past year. Come let us remember with joy!

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

Reflections from the River

Coordinators: Cam Leonard and Alison Carter
Enjoy this celebration of rivers and lessons we might learn from them.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

Born on 3rd Base: Reflections on White Privilege

Speaker: Eric Muehling   Lay leader: Larry Fogleson  Music: Marsha Sousa

The UU principles of justice and equity call on us to create a more equitable world. Let’s recognize the embedded attitudes that support white privilege and learn how we might dismantle that racist system.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

The Magick You Bring to the Table

Lay Leader: Molly Lemen  Music: Marsha Sousa
The magick you bring to the table is a service corresponding with the Pagan harvest festival often known as Lughnasadh. It also falls on the first Sunday of the month so is a potluck service! Please bring a dish to share and be prepared to enjoy the harvest’s bounty together.

Devotion is often thought of as a formal religious act, but it doesn’t have to be. If your flavor of spiritual practice doesn’t include deities you still practice acts of devotion. Devotion is dedication or commitment to a specific purpose. Sharing food with your family, friends, and community is a spiritual act of devotion. This service is about how the sharing of food is in and of itself a spiritual practice.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

Flower Communion

Lay Leader: Lisa Sporleder Speaker: Marsha Sousa  Music: Marsha Sousa
The Flower Communion is a Unitarian tradition begun in Prague by Rev. Norbert Capek, who later gave his life resisting the Nazis. Bring a flower to the service, and let us behold the beauty of the bouquet that we create together, a metaphor for the community grounded in commitment to our sixth principle: the goal of a work related to peace, liberty, and justice for all. This service will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Flower Communion ceremony.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

Council of All Beings

Lay Leader and Music: Susan Grace
This inner -generational service celebrates the inherent worth and dignity of all beings on this planet. We are a part of this amazing web of life. Join us as other species speak to humans and share their feelings about their concerns for the Earth.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

Survival Thanks to Campfire, the Beatles, Chocolate, and the First Principle

Speaker: Dave Frey Lay Leader: Laurie Walton Music: Marsha Sousa
Dave Frey has served in many roles supporting children and youth, including as a counselor at the Fairbanks Youth Facility. Today’s service will draw from this experience and invite us to reflect on the lessons we can learn from unexpected challenges.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87604604264

Webinar ID: 876 0460 4264
Join by phone: +1 253 215 8782

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