The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
Cameron 
Sign-Making Party!
Sunday, March 30, 1:30-3:00 PM
Westminster House, McLean Room, 101 NW 23rd St, Corvallis.
To make signs for the Hands Off Rally on April 5.
We’ll make signs for the rally and for your yards and windows. Bring any supplies that you can share and lots of ideas for slogans! Let’s let the world know we’ve had enough! For more information, contact Claire Montgomery and Karen Josephson using this Breeze form.
All are welcome! Submitted by the Democracy Action Team.
The ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out) are looking for more men to start one or more new lunch groups. Each group will meet weekly as a social gathering to talk about whatever comes up. As the name implies, ROMEOs are predominantly older men and are inclined to discuss topics that interest older men.
One or more YAMEO (Younger but-still-Available-for-lunch Men Eating Out) groups are also forming for men who aren’t retired but still have the flexibility to attend a weekly lunch. Conversation topics will probably differ from the ROMEOs and be of more interest to not-yet-old men.
Attendance isn’t mandatory for all lunches, though there is certainly value in attending regularly! If you’re interested in joining one of these groups, contact Jed Irvine using the form linked below by March 30th and tell him which group interests you. Jed will set up a scheduling poll for each group to determine how many folks are available on which days, and thus how many new groups will form.
Contact form: https://uufc.breezechms.com/form/8b1ec9534943196692348281583519237151
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For more information on this project, see last week’s announcement.
The annual General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association will be held June 18-22, 2025 in Baltimore, MD and online. The UUFC is entitled to send seven delegates from the congregation as well as ministers and DREs. In addition to the Business Agenda that will address various issues of policy and action, the program includes enriching addresses, workshops, and musical offerings. To learn more, visit https://www.uua.org/ga/program/highlights.
If you are interested in becoming a delegate, please contact Rev. Jill McAllister (minister@uucorvallis.org). Scholarships for registration fees and/or travel are available.
We will meet @9:45 AM in the Beazell parking lot and start hiking @10:00 AM. If you would like to carpool from the UUFC parking lot, meet there at 9:15 AM.
We will hike the Plunkett Creek Trail up to the South Meadow and back down. We’ll be on the lookout for trillium and other early spring wildflowers. There is a flat loop option as well. Please choose your own adventure to suit your ability. The distance of this up-and-back hike is approximately 2.5 miles. Elevation gain is approx. 650 feet. Dress for the weather and bring poles if you like.
To reach Beazell Memorial Forest, head west from Philomath on Hwy 20. In 4 miles, at Wren, turn right on Hwy 223N to Kings Valley. Beazell is 5 miles north on the right.
The Fellowship is seeking a new Director of Finance and Operations. This is the major administrative staff position, with responsibilities for much of the day-to-day financial management, plus supervision of administrative staff, contractors and volunteers. It is a ¾ time position with benefits. If you are interested in learning more, contact Rev. Jill McAllister, minister@uucorvallis.org.
It is with sadness, joy and gratitude that I share the following announcement: our beloved Church Operations Manager Jamie Petts will soon be leaving her position at the Fellowship to take a different job. She wasn’t looking for this change, but was offered a great opportunity. I’m so happy for her! I’m very sad that she’ll be leaving us – but on the other hand, she’ll only be leaving the staff, not the Fellowship. And I am full of gratitude for our time together and her work here – her steadiness, generosity, creativity, flexibility, expertise, good humor and so much more! I hope you’ll join me in congratulating and appreciating her. We’ll celebrate with her at the end of March.
With this announcement, we are posting the position and beginning to take applications. The job now includes much of the day-to-day financial management of the Fellowship, in addition to administration. If you are interested, or have questions, please let me know at minister@uucorvallis.org.
Change. Change. Change. So much change. Once again we will gather together, help each other, and keep moving forward. It’s still just one step at a time, one day at a time. We’ve got this.
The interim minister search team– Rachel Houtman, Michael Molk, Laurie Reed and Sheryl Stuart– kicked off efforts on February 24, 2025. The team is excited to assemble the materials needed to inform potential candidates for interim ministry of our history, mission, current justice and outreach efforts, challenges, and what we can offer. Our goal is to submit this information through the UUA’s interim search portal on April 10, to give those in search plenty of opportunity to consider joining our shared ministry.
Here are the key dates for the interim minister search:
April 10: UUFC information complete and submitted to the transitional search portal
April 10-May 4: Applicants review our information and decide if they would like to join us
May 4: The UUFC search team receives 2-6 candidate names and begins reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and ranking them–while the candidates do the same for us.
May 20: Candidate selection announced to the Fellowship
May 20: Contract finalized
August 1: Interim Minister begins work
If for some reason the first try goes awry, a 2nd round is available–but we are being optimistic!
Many of you have asked for another offering of the World Religions class Jill McAllister has taught for Fellowship members and friends during her ministry here. She is happy to oblige! The class follows most of the syllabus used in her undergraduate religion course at OSU – without the quizzes and other projects. If you are truly interested in attending ten sessions – a few in person and most on Zoom; if you are able and willing to read most of two (paperback) books; and if you are willing and able to not only start but also finish the class, then this offering is for you. Here is a tentative schedule, which will be firmed up when at least 10 people sign up:
Sunday, April 27: Afternoon, in person (first session)
Monday, April 28: Evening, Zoom
Monday, May 5: Evening, Zoom
Monday, May 12: Evening, Zoom
Monday, May 19: Evening, Zoom
Monday, May 26: Evening, Zoom
Sunday, June 1: Afternoon, in person
Monday, June 2: Evening, Zoom
Monday, June 9: Evening, Zoom
Sign up using this Breeze form: https://uufc.breezechms.com/form/wruu_2025. Contact Jill at minister@uucorvallis.org with questions.
Three UU staff members with long interest and experience in yoga offer a workshop on the aims and benefits of yoga practice for these times. 2 – 4 PM, Sunday April 13, in the Sanctuary. Experience not required. With Jill McAllister, Jamie Petts and Skyla King-Christison.