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SUMMARY:The Fire This Time | Return to Who You Are | Rev. T. J. FitzGerald
DESCRIPTION:We begin the year with our annual burning ritual. In honoring the UU value of transformation\, we let go of what no longer serves us—making room for new commitments and deeper truths \nRev. T. J. FitzGerald is preaching. Music provided by Jesse Chavez\, trumpet and Grant Wareham\, organ.\nWorship at 9:30am and 11am CST in-person or online • 7:00pm ONLINE ONLY \nReturn to Who You Are Series\nAt the turning of the year\, we pause to rediscover what matters most to us beneath the noise of daily life. Rooted in the Unitarian Universalist shared values\, this series invites us into a spiritual homecoming in which we will reflect on the values that shape us. \nThrough ritual\, reflection\, and community\, we will release what no longer serves us\, opening space for transformation. We will honor our pluralism\, embrace our call to justice and equity\, recognize our deep interdependence\, and embody generosity as a way of being. At the center of it all\, we return to love as a daily practice that grounds and sustains us.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/the-fire-this-time-return-to-who-you-are-rev-t-j-fitzgerald/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Return to Who You Are,Sermon,Special Events
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SUMMARY:The Name of Love | Return to Who You Are | Rev. T. J. FitzGerald
DESCRIPTION:We reflect on the UU values of justice and equity by celebrating the ministry and movement shaped by Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and those he inspired. \nRev. Dr. Daniel Kanter is preaching. Music provided by Kindred Voices.\nWorship at 9:30am and 11am CST in-person or online • 7:00pm ONLINE ONLY \nReturn to Who You Are Series\nAt the turning of the year\, we pause to rediscover what matters most to us beneath the noise of daily life. Rooted in the Unitarian Universalist shared values\, this series invites us into a spiritual homecoming in which we will reflect on the values that shape us. \nThrough ritual\, reflection\, and community\, we will release what no longer serves us\, opening space for transformation. We will honor our pluralism\, embrace our call to justice and equity\, recognize our deep interdependence\, and embody generosity as a way of being. At the center of it all\, we return to love as a daily practice that grounds and sustains us.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/the-name-of-love-return-to-who-you-are-rev-t-j-fitzgerald-2/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Return to Who You Are,Sermon,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260111T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260111T133000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162316
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SUMMARY:Meet and Greet Q&A with Jerry Hawkins\, new Director of Equity Initiatives
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, January 11\n12:30 pm\, Crow Library \nOur newest member of the staff\, Jerry Hawkins\, Director of Equity Inititaives wants to meet you. All are welcome at this informal time to ask Jerry questions and get to know more about his work here at the church. \nREGISTER IN REALM
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/meet-and-greet-qa-with-jerry-hawkins-new-director-of-equity-initiatives/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260118T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162316
CREATED:20250118T163016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T205537Z
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SUMMARY:Connection Sunday
DESCRIPTION:With the start of a new year\, now is the perfect time to find your special place within our church community! Join us for an opportunity to connect with groups and service opportunities in the church.  \nMake sure to bring your mobile device with the Realm Connect app to make connecting with groups even easier!
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/connectionsunday-january26/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260125T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162316
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED Racial Equity 101 with Jerry Hawkins
DESCRIPTION:DUE TO WEATHER\, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES WHEN IT IS RESCHEDULED. \nJerry Hawkins\, Director of Equity Initiatives\, will lead a time of engagement and learning around what the work for racial equity means in our area\, in our church\, and in our lives. This program will be offered throughout the year if you can’t make this one.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/racial-equity-101-with-jerry-hawkins/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260201T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260201T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162316
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T172329Z
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SUMMARY:Brunch in Community
DESCRIPTION:Pay-what-you-want toward this important youth fundraiser. Gluten-free\, vegetarian and vegan options. Proceeds go to the 9th grade Boston Heritage Trip and the YRUU Justice Learning Trip. \nCan’t make it this Sunday and still want to support our Odyssey & YRUUers? Click HERE to donate so we can ensure our youth are able to enjoy these amazing opportunities.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/brunch-in-community-2/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260201T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260201T133000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162316
CREATED:20250201T183036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T161959Z
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SUMMARY:Aging Well Series: Planning Your Memorial
DESCRIPTION:Join Rev T. J. FitzGerald and Jean Ann Powers to learn more about planning your memorial\, the Raggio Memorial Garden\, and having your name engraved on the stones.  \nPLEASE REGISTER IN REALM
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/aging-well-series-planning-your-memorial/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260201T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260201T150000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162316
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T165739Z
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SUMMARY:At the Pan-African Connection - Screening & Panel
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, February 1\n12:30 – 3:00\, Sanctuary \nREGISTER IN REALM \nAt the Pan-African Connection explores a pressing question facing Black America today: as socioeconomic progress stalls\, where do unity and equity now take root? Filmmaker Anthony Asota searches for answers inside a local Black-owned bookstore in Dallas\, uncovering reflections on community\, history\, and the lingering impact of past decades. \nThe Racial Equity Task Force invites you to a screening of this important documentary\, followed by a thought-provoking discussion with the film’s star\, Akwete Tyehimba. The conversation will be led by one of the film’s producers Jerry Hawkins\, Director of Equity Initiatives\, alongside Frank Morris\, Board Member and Racial Equity Task Force member\, offering deeper perspective on the film’s themes and their relevance today. \nPlease enjoy Brunch in Community\, a pay-what-you-want brunch served by the church’s youth and benefitting youth programs\, in Channing before attending the screening.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/at-the-pan-african-connection-screening-panel/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 4015 Normandy Ave\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162316
CREATED:20250214T210040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T225037Z
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SUMMARY:Clay Cane - Discussion & Book Signing in partnership with Interabang Books
DESCRIPTION:Interabang Books\, in partnership with First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, welcomes Clay Cane for a discussion and signing of his new novel\, Burn Down Master’s House. \nClay Cane is a New York Times bestselling author\, award-winning journalist\, radio host\, and political analyst. He hosts The Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM\, reaching more than 3 million listeners weekly\, and regularly appears on ABC\, MSNBC\, FOX\, and CNN. His work has been featured in The Washington Post\, CNN.com\, and BET. He is also the author of The Grift and Live Through This. \nThe conversation will be moderated by Nicole Gordon\, Metropolitan Dallas Alumnae Chapter\, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. \nThis is a FREE event to attend. Some books will be available for purchase\, but pre-orders are highly encouraged. Only books purchased through Interabang Books will be signed at the event. \nClick here to pre-order. Select pick up at Interabang at checkout.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/clay-cane-discussion-book-signing-in-partnership-with-interabang-books/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 4015 Normandy Ave\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T190000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162316
CREATED:20250219T000003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T201853Z
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SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday Service
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to begin the season of Lent with us at our contemplative Ash Wednesday service\, in which we reflect on our mortality from a Unitarian Universalist perspective. All are welcome to join us in the Sanctuary at 6:00 pm. In-person only.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/ash-wednesday-service-2/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sermon,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T203000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250301T000013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T181433Z
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SUMMARY:Why Are You You? Film Screening & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 28 | 6:00 pm\nFirst Unitarian Church of Dallas\nREGISTER IN REALM\n\n \n\nJoin First Unitarian Church of Dallas for a screening and discussion of Why Are You You?\, a feature documentary exploring the history and lasting impact of the Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU).\n\n \n\nWhy Are You You? traces the story of YRUU\, a UU youth movement founded in 1983 where adolescents were encouraged to discover their authentic selves\, build beloved community\, and work for justice in the world. In this film\, former participants reflect forty years later on how their YRUU experiences shaped who they became and how they still show up in the world today.\n\n \n\nThis special screening is timed to honor a meaningful piece of local UU history: for many years\, First Unitarian Church of Dallas hosted a district-wide youth conference\, or “youth rally\,” that brought YRUU youth together from across the region. We invite current congregants\, friends\, and especially those who grew up in YRUU (or its predecessor LRY) to join us for this special night.\n\n \n\nMike Alves\, who grew up in YRUU here in Texas and whose daughter Phoebe also graduated from YRUU\, is curating a collection of YRUU photos and mementos to share at the event and is welcoming submissions from the wider community. If you have photos\, memorabilia\, or stories you’d like to contribute\, please send them to yruudoc@gmail.com.\n\n \n\nWhether you’re reconnecting with a formative chapter of your life or discovering this history for the first time\, we hope you’ll join us for this meaningful screening and conversation.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/why-are-you-you-film-screening-discussion/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260301T104500
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T160528Z
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SUMMARY:New Families Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 1 from 10 to 10:45 am\nChildren’s Commons. 2nd Floor\, Hallman\n\n \n\nStart growing your village at First Church! Join us for our New Families Gathering—an opportunity for families with children to get connected within the church community\, whether you’re brand new to the church or have been attending for a while. Meet fellow families\, get to know our dedicated staff and ministers\, and learn about our ministries for children\, youth\, and families. Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided.\n\nJoin the “Parents of First Unitarian” Group in Realm to RSVP and stay connected. (Groups > Find Groups > Children & Youth)\n\n \n\nNew to Realm? Click here to learn more.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/new-families-gathering/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260315T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260315T140000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250315T180010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T160944Z
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SUMMARY:Realm Training for Church Members
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 15\, 20261:00 – 2:15 pm\, Hallman Room 305 \nWant to get more comfortable using Realm\, our church app and communication platform? \nJoin Sharon Thompson\, Director of Membership & Hospitality\, for a training session where you’ll learn the basic how-to’s\, discover helpful features\, and get your questions answered. \nTired of receiving too many email notifications—or wish you got more of the ones that matter? We’ll also show you how to adjust your email and notification settings so Realm works best for you. \nCLICK TO REGISTER IN REALM
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/realm-training-for-church-members-2/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250322T183005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T212004Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Concert Series: Organ and Trumpet Recital
DESCRIPTION:Grant Wareham presents a recital of music for organ and trumpet with trumpeter Tim Andersen. The program will feature Okna\, written by composer Petr Eben as a musical depiction of the glorious stained glass windows crafted by artist Marc Chagall\, which feature Jewish sacred art. \nIn-person and streaming on dallasuu.org/live. \nClick to register in Realm.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/spring-concert-series-organ-and-trumpet-recital/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260329T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260329T140000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250329T173034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T135159Z
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SUMMARY:Aging Well: How to Have Difficult Conversations
DESCRIPTION:Uncertain about how to talk to your family about your or their end-of-life wishes? Not sure how to discuss with your loved ones if it’s time to stop driving\, accept additional care\, or move out of their home? \nJoin Carol Franzen\, Elder Care Consultant and Care Manager\, to learn how to discuss all aspects of aging and end-of-life choices with those you care for and about\, from living situations to your final wishes. \n A guide from The Conversation Project and other practical information will be provided.  \nClick to register in Realm.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/aging-well-how-to-have-difficult-conversations/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T203000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250403T003011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T235701Z
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SUMMARY:Maundy Thursday
DESCRIPTION:Pause for a reflective\, moving service. Communion will be followed by a candlelight Tenebrae reading of the story of Jesus’ betrayal. Music provided by the Sanctuary Choir and Désirée Elsevier\, viola. In-person only.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/maundy-thursday-3/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sermon,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250405T143046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T141942Z
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SUMMARY:Easter Sunday
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of love\, hope\, and renewal! Invite your friends\, family\, and neighbors to join us for worship and our annual Egg Scramble. Be prepared for lots of beauty and special surprises this year.  \n\nEgg Scramble between services at 10:40am\nBring a basket and don’t be late!\nChildren 4 years and younger meet on the Preston playground.\nChildren Kinder – 3rd grade meet on the playground patio\nChildren 4th grade and over meet on the patio between the playground and Memorial Garden.\n \nMulti-Generational Worship at 9:30am and 11am\nRev. Daniel Kanter is preaching and music will be provided by the Sanctuary Choir.\n\nNo Sunday School classes. \n\nLivestream at 9:30am\, 11am and 7pm.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/easter-sunday-3/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sermon,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T133000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250412T173028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T203916Z
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SUMMARY:Legacy Giving Informational Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Learn how legacy giving can sustain your values and your church into the future. \nPresented by Martha Norton\, Director of Finance and Stewardship \nRegister in Realm
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/legacy-giving-informational-meeting/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T123000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250419T150004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T142016Z
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Sunday - 10th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 19\, 2026\n10 am – 12:30 pm in Channing Social Hall \nCelebrate and learn with the Climate Action Team! Join us for a Native Plant Sale with Texas Conservation Alliance plus art sales\, info tables\, electric vehicle showcase\, and family fun. \n 
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/earth-day-sunday-10th-anniversary/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250419T183011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T142825Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Concert Series: Earth Day Concert with the Sanctuary Choir
DESCRIPTION:A program celebrating the Earth\, featuring selections from Randall Thompson’s Frostiana and Nancy Galbraith’s setting of the Aurora Levins Morales poem Resurrection\, which we commissioned and premiered in May of 2025. \nIn-person and streaming on dallasuu.org/live. \nClick to register in Realm.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/spring-concert-series-earth-day-concert-with-the-sanctuary-choir/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260425T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260425T170000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
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SUMMARY:Creative Community Art Show - Reception
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate creativity at First Unitarian’s Creative Community Art Show and Sale! Enjoy an inspiring display of artwork\, meet the talented artists behind the pieces\, and find beautiful works to take home. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet artists from the church and connect with our vibrant community. We hope to see you there! \nReception in Channing Hall\nSaturday\, April 25\n2 PM – 5 PM \nShow in Channing Hall\nSunday\, April 26\n9 AM – 1 PM
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/creative-community-art-show-reception-2/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250426T140007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T135840Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Community Art Show - Sunday Show
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate creativity at First Unitarian’s Creative Community Art Show and Sale. Enjoy an inspiring display of artwork\, meet the talented artists behind the pieces\, and find beautiful works to take home. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet artists from the church and connect with our vibrant community. We hope to see you there! \nReception in Channing Hall\nSaturday\, April 25\n2 PM – 5 PM \nShow in Channing Hall\nSunday\, April 26\n9 AM – 1 PM
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/creative-community-art-show-sunday-show-2026/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T140000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20260416T144916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T204522Z
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SUMMARY:A History of Race and Racism in Dallas\, Part 1: Highlighting the Women who Fought for Equality and Equity in Dallas
DESCRIPTION:Please join Jerry Hawkins\, Director of Equity Initiatives\, as he explores Part 1 of a chronological history of race and racism in Dallas\, featuring stories\, primary sources and event recaps. This presentation will highlight women in Dallas who struggled to make Dallas a more equitable city!\n \n90 minute presentation with a 10 minute Q&A break in the middle and 20 discussion/Q&A at the end.\n \nClick to register in Realm.\n \nChildcare is available for this event. Please register in advance by clicking here.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/a-history-of-race-and-racism-in-dallas-part-1-highlighting-the-women-who-fought-for-equality-and-equity-in-dallas/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 4015 Normandy Ave\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260507T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260507T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250507T180000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T143058Z
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SUMMARY:Men's Retreat - Spring 2026
DESCRIPTION:We will join to discuss how to deepen supportive relationships in our lives and our communities. Retreat Leader Dave Snell will return to share some of us new findings about connection and community building. Dinner will be provided. \n\nClick to register in Realm.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/mens-retreat-spring-2026/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250524T145610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T145921Z
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SUMMARY:Ken Cowan\, Organ & Lisa Shihoten\, Violin: Concert Celebrating the Walker Pipe Organ 35th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Internationally celebrated organist Ken Cowan is joined by his wife\, violinist Lisa Shihoten\, for a recital commemorating the 35th anniversary of our Walker pipe organ. \nAbout Ken Cowan \nRegarded as one of North America’s finest concert organists and praised for his dazzling artistry\, impeccable technique\, and imaginative programming by audiences and critics alike\, Ken Cowan maintains a rigorous performing schedule that takes him to major concert venues in America\, Canada\, Europe\, and Asia. \nMr. Cowan has been a featured artist in recent years at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists in Los Angeles\, Minneapolis and Houston. He has performed at many regional conventions of the AGO and has been featured at several conventions of the Organ Historical Society and the Royal Canadian College of Organists. \nA native of Thorold\, Ontario\, Canada\, Mr. Cowan received the Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music\, studying organ with Thomas Murray. Prior to attending Yale\, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied with John Weaver. Following initial studies with his father\, David Cowan\, his primary teacher during his high school years was James Bigham. \nNumerous critically acclaimed compact disc recordings by Mr. Cowan are available. His most recent releases are Dynamic Duo\, (Pro Organo)\, featuring Mr. Cowan and Bradley Welch in a program of works for duo organists\, performed on the monumental Casavant organ at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth\, TX and Ken Cowan plays The Great Organ (Pro Organo)\, recorded at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine\, New York City. Many of Mr. Cowan’s recordings and live performances have been featured on the nationally distributed radio show PIPEDREAMS from American Public Media. \nMr. Cowan is currently Professor of Organ and head of the organ program at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He is additionally Organist and Artist-in-Residence at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston\, TX \n \nAbout Lisa Shihoten \nViolinist Lisa Shihoten enjoys an active career as a chamber musician\, soloist\, and teacher. She is a member of the prestigious New York City-based Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players\, where she appears regularly alongside some of the world’s most prominent musicians. Her solo appearances have included concerto performances under the direction of Kurt Masur\, Robert Spano\, and David Shallon. As a chamber musician and soloist\, she has appeared in concert halls throughout the United States\, Europe\, the Middle East\, and Asia. Her numerous awards include honors from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts\, the Caramoor Center’s Evnin Rising Stars program\, the Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists\, and the Paganini International Violin Competition. Her appearances at summer festivals have included the Caramoor Music Festival\, the Ravinia Festival\, the North Shore Chamber Music Festival\, the Norfolk Music Festival\, the Aspen Music Festival\, and the Verbier Music Festival. She regularly performs duo recitals throughout the U.S. with her husband\, organist Ken Cowan. Upcoming engagements include solo appearances in China. \nA native of Chicago\, Ms. Shihoten earned her bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School as a student of Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki\, and her master’s degree from the Yale School of Music as a student of Peter Oundjian. After a decade on the violin faculty at Princeton University\, she is currently a faculty violin instructor at the Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program at Rice University in Houston. Ms. Shihoten is also a guest instructor at the Betty Haag Academy of Music in Chicago\, where she has the great honor of working with her childhood violin teacher\, Betty Haag-Kuhnke.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/ken-cowan-organ-lisa-shihoten-violin-concert-celebrating-the-walker-pipe-organ-35th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 4015 Normandy Ave\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250531T171540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T184550Z
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet Your Elected Church Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 31\n12:15 – 1:00 pm\nDon Krehbiel Music Center \nThe Nominating Committee invites members interested in exploring service on the Board\, Nominating Committee or Endowment Committee to a special opportunity to meet and hear from our elected officials currently serving on these groups. This is your chance to engage\, learn about their work\, ask questions\, consider serving and connect! \nClick here to learn more about volunteer leadership at First Church. \nCLICK TO REGISTER IN REALM.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/meet-greet-your-elected-church-leaders/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260607T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260607T133000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250607T173023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T144256Z
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SUMMARY:Parish Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Click to register in Realm. \nThe Board of First Unitarian Church of Dallas invites you to join them on Sunday\, June 7th at 12:30pm in the Sanctuary or on Zoom for the Parish Meeting. (Zoom link provided with registration.) \n🍕There will be pizza before the meeting in Channing Social Hall. \nRev. Kanter will share updates about the work of the church and the Board will provide updates on their priorities for the coming year. \nAll are welcome – youth\, adults\, new members\, friends of the church\, people who have never been to a Parish meeting\, and those who have attended for years. We hope to see you there. \nChildcare is available during the Parish Meeting until 2:00 p.m. Pizza lunch is provided to all Meeting attendees\, including their children. If your child needs snacks or food other than the pizza\, please bring it with you. Paid caregivers will be ready to receive your child at the Nursery Desk shortly before Parish meeting begins. Please register in advance at this link.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/parish-meeting-5/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250611T230031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T190003Z
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SUMMARY:The Political Theologies of Populism: Virtual Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:CLICK TO REGISTER IN REALM \nJoin us for a virtual book talk with Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen\, discussing his new book “The Political Theologies of Populism.” \nThe Zoom link will be sent upon registration to the email address you used to register. \nClick here to purchase the book from the publisher.\nIt is also available from Amazon\, www.bookshop.org\, and for order through local bookshops. \nAn excavation of populist movements in the US and their associated religious tropes. \nIn this work\, author Colin Bossen argues that for over a century\, American populist movements—even explicitly secular ones—have drawn on religious ideas and practices to infuse their politics and bring people together. Bossen explores Pan-African populism\, white supremacist populism\, and early twentieth-century pluralistic populism in the United States that coalesced into well-known\, vastly different groups with a lasting presence in the American imagination: the Universal Negro Improvement Association (also known as the Garveyites)\, the Ku Klux Klan\, and the Industrial Workers of the World (also known as the Wobblies). This book employs both historical analysis and political theory to unpack the trajectory of these groups and to illustrate how their respective search for belonging showcases as similar principles\, despite their extremely different beliefs. This is a finding that\, Bossen argues\, exemplifies the mechanisms behind twenty-first-century politics\, including the rise of Trumpism. This groundbreaking comparative analysis challenges readers to consider the repetition of history in today’s political landscape and shows them how to rise to the challenges of our current political moment. \nAbout Colin Bossen \nRev. Dr. Colin Bossen is senior minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston and a visiting fellow with Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford. He is the coauthor of Resistance and Transformation: Unitarian Universalist Social Justice History and author of the forthcoming publications American Populism and Unitarian Universalism and Unitarian Universality Theologies: A Global Study.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/the-political-theologies-of-populism-virtual-book-talk/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260618T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250618T230042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T173510Z
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SUMMARY:Screening of Wall-E
DESCRIPTION:As part of our Inspiration Sermon Series\, we will screen Wall-E*\, a film that explores resilience: our ability to survive hardship\, reclaim what matters most\, and imagine a better future. The film will be followed by a brief discussion. \n\n\n\nRev. T. J. will preach on these themes the following Sunday\, June 21. \n\n\n\nRegister in Realm.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/screening-of-wall-e/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260621T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260621T140000
DTSTAMP:20260615T162317
CREATED:20250621T173013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T173733Z
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SUMMARY:The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Dallas - Book Discussion & Signing
DESCRIPTION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas welcomes Michael Phillips and Betsy Friauf for a discussion with Rev. T. J. FitzGerald about their new book The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Dallas. \nSunday\, June 21 in the Sanctuary\n12:30 – 1:15: Discussion\n1:15 – 1:30: Q&A Session\n1:30 – 2:00: Book Signing \nClick to register in Realm. \nThroughout the first half of the twentieth century\, 32 states passed laws allowing involuntary sterilization on those deemed biologically “unfit”: convicted criminals\, the disabled\, the poor\, and people of color. Texas\, despite a history of violent racism\, was not one of them. In The Purifying Knife\, Michael Phillips and Betsy Friauf explore this curious instance of the Lone Star State’s exceptionalism. The first history of the eugenics movement in Texas\, it is a narrative that intersects with debates over race\, immigration\, abortion\, the role of women in society\, homosexuality\, medical ethics\, and the politics of disability in the state—debates resonating today in Texas and beyond. \nFrom the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries\, Americans embraced eugenics. Yet the Texas legislature ultimately rejected nine of ten laws advocated by the state’s eugenicists and their predecessors. Phillips and Friauf trace this unlikely resistance to a variety of influences: wealthy cotton growers concerned that the anti-immigrant politics of the eugenics movement would deprive them of a source of easily exploitable labor; a populist distrust of higher education and the academic elites who enthusiastically supported the eugenics movement; and the forces of anti-Darwinist fundamentalism and pre-millennial dispensationalism in the 1920s\, among others. The Purifying Knife also details how eugenical ideas survived long past their decline in the 1940s and have entered a disturbing afterlife in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. \nA thoroughgoing look into a rare case where the eugenics movement “failed” in spite of its power in the United States and around the world—while still wielding a toxic influence—Phillips and Friauf’s work offers insight into the history of the LGBTQ community\, abortion\, and immigration policies in Texas\, and persuasively argues that the long arc of eugenics history has helped shaped contemporary politics in the Lone Star State. \n  \nAbout Michael Phillips:\nMichael Phillips is a scholar of American racism\, right-wing extremism\, and apocalyptic religious beliefs.  He covered crime as a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram before earning his Ph.D.in history from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002.  \nHe received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002. Based on his award-winning dissertation\, his first book\, White Metropolis: Race\, Ethnicity and Religion in Dallas\, 1841-2001\, won the 2007 Texas Historical Commission’s prize for best book on Texas history.   He recently retired from teaching American history after a 20-year career as a professor. \nSince then\, he won a one-year senior research fellowship at Southern Methodist University. He has served as an historical consultant for and appeared in the award-winning documentary about the Kennedy assassination and its long-term impact on Dallas\, City of Hate.  He was also an adviser and appears in a series of short films about Dallas history\, Recovering the Stories\, periodically broadcast on Channel 13 and available on the KERA website. \nIn 2019\, he won a Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Community College research fellowship to examine the history of eugenics in Texas. As a result of that research\, he most recently co-authored\, with Betsy Friauf\, The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas History\, published by the University of Oklahoma Press on June 3. \n  \nAbout Betsy Friauf:\nBetsy Friauf is a Fort Worth native and a UNT grad. She spent 30 years as a journalist\, for the Denton Record-Chronicle and then the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She then served as deputy chief communications officer for the Fort Worth city manager\, senior communications specialist at the UNT Health Science Center and finally Children’s Hospital\, Dallas and Plano. \nIn all these jobs as well as periods of freelancing\, she was primarily a writer and editor on a variety of topics from breaking news to emergency instructions during tornadoes to the covid vaccine. Working with Michael Phillips she has won numerous awards as an independent scholar\, including for the essay ““Those Boys Didn’t Learn to Hate Here”: Racial Violence in Texas\, 1965-2020” which appeared in the book Steeped in a Culture of Violence: Murder\, Racial Injustice\, and Other Violent Crimes in Texas\, 1965–2020\, which won the Texas State Historical Association’s 2025 Gail and Chuck Swanlund Award for Best Texas History Anthology. \nNow retired\, Friauf is active in immigrant rights and resistance to fascism.
URL:https://dallasuu.org/event/purifying-knife-the-troubling-history-of-eugenics-in-dallas-book-discussion-signing/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Dallas\, 4015 Normandy Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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