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Sunday Services

  • This Week:

    December 7, 2025 – Mental Health During the Holidays

    Guest speaker Hilary Hughes brings the wisdom from her Masters of Divinity and compassion from her Masters of Social Work to help us reflect on mental health during the holidays.

    Rev. Hilary Hughes will preach

Services This Month

  • December 14: Presence

    “Being present” has many layers. What does it mean for us during these winter days?

    Rev. Alex McGee will preach

    December 21: Solstice Pageant (all ages)

    In this all-ages Sunday service, the gifts of children and youth in our congregation will shine as we reflect on Solstice together. Be ready for deep reflection and getting to know your neighbor a little better.

    Skyla King-Christison, Director of Religious Exploration, has designed this service and will lead along with children, youth, and Rev. Alex McGee

    December 24: Christmas Eve (Wednesday, 7 PM)

    Invite friends and family to this gentle, reflective service in which we honor the gifts in the age-old message of people travelling with hope. We will enjoy the lighting of candles, with appropriate candle options for all ages!

    Rev. Alex McGee will preach

    December 28: Beginnings and Endings – Through the Lens of Poetry

    Come enjoy inspiration from poetry as we acknowledge the end of a calendar year and anticipate the beginning of a new year.

    Thea Hart is coordinating this service and many members and friends will be readers. Rev. Alex McGee will help lead.

From the Minister

  • Budgeting From the Heart

    Dear congregation:

    Since arriving here in August, I have been impressed with the steady care that goes in to the finances of this Fellowship.  I already knew, from studying the congregation before I came, that it was fiscally sound.  But now, I have met the leaders and staff who daily are tending to the details, the long range, and the values that guide us.

    Please know that this congregation works on a fiscal year running from July through June.  That means it is off-set from the U.S. tax year and many other non-profits.  So, as you plan your annual giving and budget for the year, please anticipate that UUFC pledge drive will occur in the Spring.  At that time, a budget will be made based in part on the pledges we receive from you.  This shared planning helps us all be stewards together.

    Respectfully,

    Rev. Alex
    Interim Minister

This Week at UUFC

  • Community Readiness Training (ICE / Migra Watch and Know Your Rights), 12/14

    We stand with immigrant families sign

    Join the Democracy Action Team on Sunday, December 14 from  12 – 2 p.m. in the UUFC Sanctuary for a practical ICE‑Watch/Human‑Rights Observer training led by local attorney Lorena  Reynolds. The session will equip you with clear, actionable steps for responding if ICE shows up, going beyond basic rights information. It’s a free, community‑focused workshop—please RSVP via this secure form so we can confirm attendance. Come help strengthen our UU community and learn how to support others safely.

    If you cannot attend this training but still want to learn how to respond, here is a list of other instances of this same training around our Community:

    December 7th 11:30am | Friends Meeting House 3311 NW Polk Ave All

    December 10th, 6:00pm | Reynolds Law Firm 555 NW 5th St

    December 11th, 6:00pm | Reynolds Law Firm 555 NW 5th St

  • Holiday Fair at the UUFC this Saturday, 12/6

    The UUFC’s annual Holiday Fair is happening THIS SATURDAY, December 6, from 9 AM – 3 PM, at the Fellowship! Over 25 local artisans will be selling their handcrafted goods, which make perfect holiday gifts. Baked goods and festive decorations made with love by members of the Fellowship will also be available. A portion of all proceeds will go to the Fellowship, so anything you buy will support our lovely community!

    Everyone is welcome to come, so invite your friends, family, and neighbors!

  • LEGATO potluck, 12/10

    The LEGATO potluck is Wednesday December 10 at 6:30 PM. Come jump-start the holiday season by joining the choir and band for a meal before rehearsal. Come early if you can help set up tables.

    Bring a dish to share (please identify all ingredients), a serving utensil (if needed) AND YOUR OWN PLACE SETTING & WATER BOTTLE – this is a low impact meal.

    This is a Connect Up Event with the purpose of building community within the UUFC congregation.

    Childcare is available!

    Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.

  • Queerly Beloved, 12/7

    Queerly Beloved is meeting at a new time – after Worship Service, 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM, the first Sunday of the month, room 6C. Please come for discussion and connection during the holiday season. Bring a craft to work on, if you like, as we talk, and a snack to share, if you are willing and able.

    Queerly Beloved is a LGBTQIA+ connection group. Come share, listen, connect, create community. Allies, family members, children, welcome

    Childcare is available!

    Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.

  • Last Call on Holiday Trees

    As of December 4, 2025, we have six 5-gal Willamette Valley Ponderosa pine and sixteen 3-gal Doug fir still available, at $30 & $25 respectively. They will be on sale at the Holiday Fair on Sat 6 Dec and after service on Sun 7 Dec, or you can reserve yours via the order form <https://forms.gle/re5Ei8KL5PQrEhms9>. After the holidays, you can plant your tree yourself, or return it to the UUFC on Sun 4 or Sun 11 Jan for us to have it planted. Questions: treasurer@uucorvallis.org

  • ETC Winter Get Together, 12/10

    Elders Thriving in Community is hosting a finger-food potluck, book/puzzle/game exchange, and time for getting to know your peers. Wednesday, December 10, 3 – 4:30 PM, in the Social Hall. Please bring cookies, fruit or other easy snacks to share, and 1 – 3 books, puzzles or games to trade.

    Childcare is available!

    Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.

  • Queerly Beloved meeting, 12/7

    Queerly Beloved is meeting at a new time: the first Sunday of each month at 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM in room 6B; starting Sunday, December 7. Please come for discussion and connection during the holiday season. Bring a craft to work on, if you like, as we talk, and a snack to share, if you are willing and able.

    Queerly Beloved is a LGBTQIA+ connection group. Come share, listen, connect, create community. Allies, family members, and children are welcome!

    Childcare is available!

    Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.

Announcements

  • Last Call Giving Tuesday

    The recipient for UUFC’s 2025 Giving Tuesday campaign is the South Corvallis Food Bank where the need in these fraught times is greater than ever. You can contribute via (a) Breeze by selecting Giving Tuesday in the Give To drop-down menu, (b) check payable to UUFC with memo “Giving Tuesday”, or (c) cash in an envelope marked with your name and “Giving Tuesday.” Thank you! Questions: treasurer@uucorvallis.org

  • Opportunity for Work Cleaning Church Building

    Call for Bids for Cleaning Contract at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis

    2945 NW Circle Blvd, Corvallis
    Posted November 10, 2025 – open until filled
    Contact – office@uucorvallis.org

    We are inviting proposals for price and schedule to clean our church building.  The building includes a vinyl-floored sanctuary with free-standing chairs (~2500 sq ft), kitchen (vinyl), social hall (wood), lobby (masonry), six single bathrooms, and 15 other office, library or meeting rooms with carpet, wood or vinyl flooring. We need the building cleaned at the end of the week before our Sunday service and then again early in the week after Sunday service.

Plan Ahead

  • Conscious Living, Conscious Aging Book Group

    Connect Up with a book!

    Conscious Living, Conscious Aging:
    Claiming the Gifts of Elderhood

    by Ron Pevny

    “The term elder can connote the fulfillment of the human yearning for meaning, growth, and service in life’s later chapters.”
    — Ron Pevny

    Join Debbie and Tom Birdseye in January and February on Wednesday mornings, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM to explore ideas and thoughts from this book on aging and eldering with intention and purpose.

    What does it mean to be an elder in our society?
    What will I aim for in the later chapters of my life?
    How can I find purpose meaning, and fulfillment after retirement?
    What are my signature gifts?
    How do I prepare myself to meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities of my elderhood?

    Tom and Debbie Birdseye have completed Choosing Conscious Elderhood training, and are pursuing leadership certification.

  • Fifth Annual Street-Tree Planting, 1/10

    On the morning of Sat. 10 Jan., UUFC, through the Climate Action Team, will do our fifth annual collaboration with the City of Corvallis to plant street trees. In the past, we have twice planted along NW Conifer Blvd and once each in Willamette and Avery Parks. This year we will plant eight deciduous trees along the north side of SE Goodnight Drive, between Collins Pl and Aldrin Pl.

    We need a dozen volunteer tree planters, no prior skill or knowledge required. Please email treasurer@uucorvallis.org to sign up for a couple of hours of fellowship and righteous physical labor on the morning of Sat 10 Jan, rain or shine.

    Childcare is available!

    Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.

  • Post-Holiday Break for Parents on 1/2, register by 12/20

    This time of year can be a lot for parents as we try to maintain all the rituals, magic, and meaning of the season. To honor all you do, we’d like to offer you a break! Drop off school-aged (k-8) children in the social hall from 1-4 on January 2nd. We’ll have a thank you card writing workshop (with helpers for those who haven’t mastered the pen yet), eat snacks, and settle in for a movie while you take a few hours to recover from the holiday hustle. To make the most of the thank you card workshop, please send your child with a list of specific people & gifts for which to offer thanks. Know a non-UU parent who could use a break? Feel free to share!

    Registration is required for this event, and will close on 12/20.

  • Fail Fest 2025 is coming on 12/29, register by 12/20

    WHAT: A celebration of the human urge to keep trying, and all the necessary failure along the way.

    WHEN: December 29th from 5:30 to 8:30 (maybe earlier, but who knows?)

    WHERE: The Social Hall

    WHO: Any adults who needs to process the things that didn’t work out last year before moving on to plan with hope for the year ahead.

    REGISTRATION REQUIRED: HERE by 12/20

    There is no progress without failure. Yet, in our culture that is focused on sharing highlight reels, it’s easy to forget that there are no real overnight successes. The road to “what’s next” is littered with beautiful “almosts” and “not quites.” Before you start thinking about New Year’s resolutions, come share in a celebration of this past year’s failures that got you to where you are now. 

    The evening will begin with a comfort food potluck to ease into togetherness and connection. When we’re feeling full and ready, we’ll reflect on a year’s worth of things that didn’t quite go our way, grieve the dreams that maybe we’re giving up on, and celebrate the new vision that is forming as a result of our failures. 

    At this event, you can expect some tears, some laughs, and some dancing under disco lights. Best of all, you can expect to walk away with a deeper sense of community because vulnerable sharing and mutual support are an exceptional foundation for new friendships.

    Don’t miss it! Come, let us celebrate you and your awesome, brave failures!

Connect Up/Affinity Groups this Week