Building Renovation Update

The renovation project is moving ahead – many changes can be seen! Siding on the east wall of the classroom wing was replaced this week. The major water pipe project (digging a trench though the parking lot) is mostly complete and scheduled for inspection next week. Fellowship volunteers will begin painting new drywall very soon. Updates to furnishings in Room 7 are being planned, as are updates in the classroom bathrooms. The building is going to be so much safer for all of us – very soon. Thanks to everyone for your help and patience during this project.

Painting Help Needed, 4/18 – 4/27

Things are moving quickly in the classroom wing and it’s time for us to do our part:
Here’s the general plan, organized in Phases:
Phase One – April 18-27 Interior painting. walls ceilings pipes
Phase Two – May Stain external plywood siding
Phase Three – June-July Replace doors, blinds, cabinets, final painting, install molding, update Room 7
Phase Four – July-August Move in! Return items from storage locations

PHASE ONE HELP NEEDED : Painting ceilings, walls, and pipes using roller and brush, some of which will require using ladders and a rolling scaffold. Please sign up for a 3 hour shift on the clipboards under the bulletin board in the Foyer. Friday April 18 to Sunday April 27 Mornings 9 AM – noon. Afternoons 1 – 4 PM.

Wolfgang Dengler
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Contact here

Queerly Beloved April – Journaling, 4/13

Queerly Beloved April 13, 2025
4:00 – 6:00 PM – UUFC

A creative and exciting time led by Molly Curry and Bobbi Bailey using the 6 minute journal technique from writer and cartoonist Lynda Barry.
About Lynda Barry “What it is”
Video of the 6 minute Journal technique
You are encouraged to bring a favorite pen or pencil from home that might get the “writing juices” engaged! Hopefully with the time, we will also bind a simple journal, with craft paper.

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Queerly Beloved meets every Second Sunday! Join LGBTQ+ folx and allies for social gatherings centered on queer issues and themes. We understand the importance of queer community, and our goal is to provide a safe space where people can find that sense of belonging right here in Corvallis.
If you need childcare for smaller children, please contact the Grandfolks Squad here: https://uufc.breezechms.com/form/8c8211

“Samurai in the Oregon Sky” Film Showing, 5/17

SATURDAY MAY 17, 10 AM

Friendship Force of Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley (https://www.fforegon.org/) and the UUFC Immigrant And Refugee Support Team (IRST) bring you the film “Samurai in the Oregon Sky.” This is an award winning film whose details can be found at https://www.samuraiintheoregonsky.com/.

The film tells the little-known story of Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita who conducted the only manned aerial bombings of the U.S. mainland during WWII, on the southern Oregon coast. Years later, he would meet and peacefully reconcile with the American civilians who lived in the area. It’s a testament to the power of face-to-face meetings.

The film maker Ilana Sol will be present and talk with audience members. Attendees can make donations. Any extra funds beyond those needed to cover Director Sol’s expenses will be donated for use by the IRST.

This film will be shown in the Sanctuary of the UUFC – 2945 NW Circle Blvd, Corvallis OR 97330. All are welcomed.

Celebration for Jamie Petts, 4/13

Jamie Petts has been part of the Fellowship staff since 2016, helping to grow our “center” into a professional administrative structure. Her calm and friendly demeanor, her kindness and compassion, her steadiness, generosity, creativity, flexibility, expertise, good humor and much more have helped and supported us in so many ways. Now she is leaving the Fellowship staff to take a new job. (She’ll still be a member of the Fellowship, so she’s not completely leaving.) Join us on Sunday, April 13, during and following the service, to thank Jamie and share our gratitude, and to celebrate with her and for her.