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The Annual Meeting of the UUFC will be held on Sunday, May 18. Members may sign in following the service, and the meeting will commence at noon. All UUFC members are asked and encouraged to attend! The Annual Meeting is where members vote on Fellowship matters, such as election of the Board of Directors, affirming the annual budget, and changing the Bylaws. If you are a member of the Fellowship and want to participate in its democratic governance, this is the meeting to attend!

Here is the Agenda:

1. Gathering / Chalice lighting / Confirmation of Quorum
2. Council, Team and Staff Reports
3. Building Project Update
4. Financial Overview and Budget Affirmation
5. Elections
6. Bylaw Revisions
7. Adjournment

Members may choose to attend the meeting on Zoom, rather than in person. In-person attendance is greatly preferred, as Zoom can fail in multiple ways. Zoom attendees will vote using the polling tool built into Zoom. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE USING ZOOM OR UNSURE IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE ZOOM POLLING TOOL, PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND IN PERSON.

Per the Fellowship Bylaws, one-fourth of current members must be present at the meeting to form a quorum. Motions pass on majority approval of those members present and voting, except for motions on ‘momentous issues’ as defined in Article III Section 5 of the Bylaws. Amending the Fellowship Bylaws is one such momentous issue, and will require a three-fourths majority of members present and voting to approve.

Some items that will be up for vote have already been announced. Read more about them through the links below.

Nominating Committee Slate for 2025-26: https://uucorvallis.org/nominating-committee-slate-for-2025-26/
Affirmative Nondiscrimination Statement: https://uucorvallis.org/updated-affirmative-nondiscrimination-statement/

A Call To Justice – The 2025 Collins Lecture from the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR
Also online
Tickets are $25

The lecture “will explore the duty and responsibility of faith leaders to protect the human rights of all people and what that looks like specifically for our LGBTQIA2S+ neighbors. Our guest speakers from the faith community will share their unique perspectives on LGBTQIA2S+ rights. Following a brief presentation from each speaker, they will engage in a facilitated question and answer session.”

For more information, and to reserve tickets, visit https://emoregon.org/event/2025-collins-lecture/.

Huge thank you to the 25 volunteers who have applied three coats of paint on the entire first floor of the classroom wing for Phase One!

Upstairs painting is happening now – Saturday, May 3 9-12 AM and 1-4 PM, and Sunday, May 4 1-4 PM. Still to come, exterior staining and Phase Two interior painting.

Please sign up on the sheets in the Foyer or contact Wolfgang.

The Partner Church Team wants to foster long-term, mutually supportive relationships with Unitarian and UU communities worldwide, promote the exchange of people and ideas, deepen understanding of faith, and strengthen human rights and religious freedom.

Will you help us grow into that mission? Can you help us develop a mission that speaks to our values at UUFC?

Please join us on Sunday, May 11 at 12:00 in the north end of the Social Hall. We will discuss completion of our tasks for this church year and will make the ground ready to sew new seeds for the Team’s future.

Contact PCT lead, Heather E, for more information using this link.

All Fellowship leaders of teams, councils, tasks and events are invited to gather once more, on Thursday May 29 at the Fellowship, for coordination and collaboration, and especially to focus on leadership needs and tasks in the coming ministerial transition. A light supper will be provided, beginning at 6 PM. All leaders are needed – please join us!

Linn Benton Food Share is the central food hub for a strong network of 68 local, non-profit agencies including emergency food box pantries, public meal sites, at-risk population programs and gleaning groups, which collectively distribute over 3 million pounds of food annually.

The food pantries in Alsea, Monroe and Philomath need a little boost since cuts to the USDA March 2025 affected 30%-40% of their food sources. Approximately 400 families, mostly children, are dependent on these pantries for their food sources.

There is no time like the present to complete your pledge of support for the Fellowship for the 2025-26 year. We need you! All members are needed and expected to participate by submitting a pledge form, no matter what amount you can pledge. All friends are needed and encouraged to make a pledge as well.

Learn About the 2025-2026 Stewardship Drive and Fill Out the Pledge Form!

Many thanks to the wonderful volunteers who painted Rooms 1 to 5 with primer coat this Saturday, Now those rooms 1-5 need 2 finish coats! Next, rooms 7, 8, 9, 10, and upstairs halls and storage rooms need all three coats. PLEASE SIGN UP :
AM shifts are 9 – 12, PM shifts 1-4 PM

• Friday April 25
• Saturday April 26
• Sunday April 27 (1-4 PM only)
• Friday May 2
• Saturday May 3
• Sunday May 4 (1-4 PM only)

Find some new side-by-side-work companions and help us keep moving forward on this huge project! Contact Wolfgang with questions.