WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday Services
Sunday Worship Service
August 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Join us for our weekly worship service, this Sunday at 10 AM. There will be singing, listening, and being. If the topic of the sermon is known in advance, it will be advertised in this space.
You can attend worship in person, or online through Zoom by clicking the blue button at the top of the web page that says “Watch our Sunday Worship Service on Zoom”. The Zoom stream starts shortly before 10 AM on Sunday.
Services This Month
Sunday Worship Service
August 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Join us for our weekly worship service, this Sunday at 10 AM. There will be singing, listening, and being. If the topic of the sermon is known in advance, it will be advertised in this space.
You can attend worship in person, or online through Zoom by clicking the blue button at the top of the web page that says “Watch our Sunday Worship Service on Zoom”. The Zoom stream starts shortly before 10 AM on Sunday.
From the Minister
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Parents Under Stress Supporting Teens Under Stress
Dear Congregation:
Last Sunday, I read parts of a book during the Time for All Ages. The name of the book is Wildfire, by Breena Bard (see photo).
Because I was speaking to children and youth of all ages, and only had an about five minutes, I lifted up only a few themes from the book. But this amazing graphic novel covers many themes pertinent to families who have just gone through a tragedy. In this book, the family loses their farm in rural Oregon during a wildfire and relocates to Portland. In their effort to be strong for the kids and get through daily logistics, the parents don’t share their grief with their kids. And in an effort not to be pitied by new friends, the main character, a teen, does not share that she knows one of the boys who started the fire — who is now also in her new Portland school. By the end of the book, the pressure builds to a point where the parents and teen are finally able to talk about their grief and anger. This came about in part because of a school teacher who observed the overwhelm in the teen. One lesson from this is that safe adults outside a family can often be a buffer and link to healing within a family.
When I was 16, my father had a stroke and became paralyzed on his left side. During that next year, the church was a place where parents of my friends made space for my emotions. Further, the church’s pastoral counselor offered family counseling sessions where I discovered that saying hard things to my parents could actually lead to all of us feeling better.
My wish for all of us, of all ages, is that when life sends us painful curveballs, and when stress overwhelms us, that we eventually find our way to talking with our closest loved ones. And if any part of the Fellowship can help with that, may it be so.
With care,
Rev. Alex
Announcements
This Week at UUFC
Online Joys & Sorrows
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5412313219
Join us on Zoom for a weekly checking-in which includes sharing of joys and sorrows, plus the Metta Prayer.
Contact: Mary Craven.
International Flavors
Location: Social Hall Porch & Patio
The event is a partnership between the UUFC and Corvallis for Refugees. Two new-neighbor families will prepare and offer for sale (typically $15) meals from their home countries, for eat-in or carry-out. Meals will be purchased from the families; this is NOT a UUFC fundraiser.
Inquirers Series: Membership 101
Location: Room 7
This is a session in our Inquirers Series of classes, which you can read more about on our Path to Membership page.
Mindful Awareness
Location:
I’m Patti White, a UU member since 2012. I’m a Mindfulness Coach in a system called Unified Mindfulness and since 2019 I have been leading a meditation practice group associated with the UUFC. We are on Zoom now. Come check us out. Our practice is suitable for you whether you are a beginner and curious about mindfulness meditation or whether you are have had a long experience with the practice.
We meet each Wednesday from 7 PM to 7:50 PM. The group currently meets on Zoom. The room opens at 6:40 PM for casual socializing.
To be added to the group list, please fill out this form.
Online Joys & Sorrows
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5412313219
Join us on Zoom for a weekly checking-in which includes sharing of joys and sorrows, plus the Metta Prayer.
Contact: Mary Craven.
Plan Ahead
Annual Labor Day Tuna Roast
Location: Avery Park Lions Shelter
Celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of the new church year. Since 1997, always at Avery Park at the Lions Kitchen. This is a party for all UUFC members and friends, old and new. It is a good place to bring kids as it is next to the swings, the old train, and the dinosaur bones, and there will be a craft table starting at 4:00. Teens can hang out, or help with the barbecue. To cover costs we ask for a donation of $7.00 per adult and whatever you think is appropriate for your kids.Sliding scale because we want everyone to come, so no one turned away for lack of funds. It’s all about building community!
We provide barbecued tuna, corn on the cob, sheet cake, and lemonade. For vegetarians there will be veggie burgers, and grilled zucchini and eggplant. For picky kids there will be hotdogs. This is a potluck. We especially need salads and desserts, but you can choose to bring chips, dips, breads, veggies, fruit, pickles. We ask that you bring your own plates and eating utensils (and donation $). A folding chair is helpful. Corn and tuna will be ready by 5:30.
There is plenty of need for volunteers, from set-up starting at 3:00 to clean-up after 7:00. Also corn shucking, corn steaming, barbecuing, lemonade, etc. Show up and jump in.
See ways to help and sign up using this form:
https://uufc.breeze.com/form/UUFC_Tuna_Volunteer_26
Reception for Corvallis Art Guild
Location: Sanctuary
Friday, September 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A reception will be held on September 11th from 6-8pm for the members of the Corvallis Art Guild whose work is displayed in the sanctuary from September 1 to November 30. This is your opportunity to meet the artists and ask questions about their creative processes. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
This event needs help! See ways to contribute and sign up using this form: https://uufc.breezechms.com/form/CRV_Art_Guild_26
Contact: Brian Egan
Annual UUFC Parking Lot Garage Sale
Location: Parking Lot
This is the annual UUFC Parking Lot Garage Sale. UUFC congregants donate unwanted items in good condition, pre-price them in whole dollar amounts at thrift store prices, bring them to the UUFC parking lot on 9/12 and display them on tables. Shoppers take items they wish to buy to a central cashier and pay for them with cash or credit cards. All proceeds go to UUFC. At 1:00 PM people who have tables set up take all unsold items home or to a thrift store.
We need your donations. Sales of all items benefit the UUFC. We also need volunteers to post flyers in Corvallis, Albany, and Philomath, work at the cashiers table, and set up and take down the tables and chairs. Fill out the Sign Up Genius form to volunteer.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444AEA72DA7F4CE9-64895823-uufc
Harvest Festival
Location: Parking Lot
Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins! Get your pumpkin and support immigrants in our community.
This event needs help! See ways to contribute and sign up using this form: https://uufc.breezechms.com/form/UUFC_Harvest_Volunteer_26
Town Hall Meeting on Social Hall Expansion
Location: Sanctuary
The purpose of this meeting is to describe options for expanding the UUFC social hall, to address members’ questions and receive comments. Members of the Facilities Council and a representative of Varitone Architecture will facilitate and present.
Nick Houtman, contact.
Town Hall Meeting on Social Hall Expansion – Zoom
Location:
The purpose of this meeting is to describe options for expanding the UUFC social hall, to address members’ questions and receive comments. Members of the Facilities Council and a representative of Varitone Architecture will facilitate and present.
Nick Houtman, contact.