Leaders: Rev. Leslie and Molly Lemen  Music: Marsha Sousa

Let every bird who wings across the sky above
remind us of the freedom that is ours.
Let every star in the heavens be a light
in the darkness of our lonely nights…
-Fr. Austin Fleming

Advent is a season of waiting and anticipation, a time to reflect and meditate on the unknown. In times of uncertainty and upheaval, waiting to find out what our future holds can inspire more anxiety than excitement and wonder. This service will draw on the wisdom of Christian mysticism and the Advent story, offering inspiration and hope.

Coordinator: Rev. Leslie Ahuvah Fails Speakers: Various UUFF Folks  Music: Marsha Sousa

We are people of all ages, people of many backgrounds, and people of many beliefs. We are brave, curious and compassionate thinkers and doers. We create spirituality and community beyond boundaries, working for more justice and more love in our own lives and in the world. But what that looks like in practice is unique for every single one of us. Today, we’ll hear from our UUFF members and friends of all ages and backgrounds about how they live their UU faith.

Speaker: Lisa Sporleder  Lay Leader: Jana Peirce Music: Vera Alexander

Some people may wonder if, when the chips are down, they might need a more dogmatic church, a place where they can find certainty. But Unitarian Universalism is there for you in more than just the good times. Our free faith also provides us with ways to deal with the troubled times in our lives.

Minister: Rev. Leslie Ahuvah Fails Lay Leader: Cam Leonard Music: Marsha Sousa

Universalism refers to the progressive Christian concept of “universal reconciliation,” the belief that every single human beings will ultimately be “saved” and are loved unconditionally by the divine. What does it mean to be a Universalist today? This service will weave together the voices of universalists from across the spectrum of religious identity, including our own Universalist forebears.

Come join us for a stomping good time with the Dry Cabin String Band. $10 Suggested Donation.

Leaders: Molly Lemen and Silvia Daeumichen Music: Marsha Sousa

The Celtic festival of Samhain celebrates the brief moment in time when the worlds of the living and the dead are close enough to touch. This service of spoken word and ritual will be an opportunity to experience communion with our ancestors and friends who have passed. Join us in celebrating those who have passed before us.

Minister: Rev. Leslie Ahuvah Fails   Lay Leader: Holly Blood  Music: Vera Alexander

A meditation on the sustenance and resistance found in communities large and small — from friendships to families, forests to entire ecosystems — during perilous times.

Saturday Oct 12th at 6pm-BE HERE AT UUFF! We have such an amazing assortment of items in the auction! And a rumor of a very special guest appearance! This is our party-you want to be here! Bring your friends!!

**Set-up is Friday, Oct. 11 starting @ 1pm. We can use all of your help (& you get sneak peeks!) It’s also your last chance to buy your ticket for the $15 sale price or table for $100. Prices are $20/$160 at the door. **

Dessert drop off is 5:30-5:45 Saturday.
Auction volunteers please call if you haven’t been given a check in time/
call *Rayna 907dash799dash9003* if you have questions.

Speaker: Tracy Charles-Smith  Lay Leader: Mike Walleri  Music: Marsha Sousa

Tracy Charles-Smith is the President of Dot Lake Village and adjunct faculty for University of Alaska Anchorage Neurodevelopment Center. She was raised in a very traditional home. Ms. Charles-Smith will talk about the concept of Te Jueh, an Athabascan concept similar to sympathy and empathy, and its role in Athabascan spiritual and social life.

Leaders: Rev. Leslie and Molly Lemen    Music: Vera Alexander

“If you believe breaking is possible, believe that fixing is possible.” —Rabbi Nachman of Breslov

The ten days beginning on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year) and ending the evening of Yom Kippur, (the Day of Atonement) are described as “The Days of Awe:” a period for meditation on the year that has passed and a sacred opportunity to make amends, inscribing intentions for the year to come. This morning, we will reflect on the spiritual practice of forgiving and being forgiven — even extending the possibility of forgiveness to ourselves.