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Our annual UUFC services auction will be in-person on Saturday, June 28. But please don’t worry if you can’t attend that day because we will also hold an online silent auction from June 16-23.

Why does UUFC have a Services Auction? Well, because…

• doing something for someone else makes you feel good
• your service or items will make someone happy
• there’s someone at UUFC who really needs your help
• it’s a great way to connect with others
• it’s fun and exciting to bid, and win
• it’s a great way to raise funds for UUFC

Please donate your service or item to our annual UUFC auction NOW because we need time to enter descriptions into our auction software.

The South Corvallis Food Bank is feeling the loss of funding for food to provide to Corvallis/Benton County hungry neighbors. Below are lists of foods that are especially needed. You can bring food donations to the UUFC on Sundays. There are two baskets to the left as you enter Foyer. If you want to deliver to the Food Bank yourself we ask that you please put “UUFC” put in the ‘received from’ field on the receipt.

Can we aim for 100 to 500 pounds of food this month?

Thank you! from the Secure Housing and Food for All Justice Team.

Items needed:

High-Priority Items:

• Fresh fruits and produce
• instant side dishes (Rice-a-Roni, tuna helper, stuffing, etc.)
• dried beans
• canned tomato products
• condiments (salad dressing, mustard, mayo, ketchup, salsa, etc.)
• can openers.

Staple Foods:

• Oatmeal
• hearty canned soups
• vegetable oil
• peanut butter
• canned fruit
• gluten-free items

Personal Care:

• Feminine hygiene products
• tooth paste & toothbrushes
• shampoo & conditioner
• soap
• laundry detergent
• dish soap
• diapers (sizes 2-6)
• baby wipes.

Pet Supplies: Dog and cat food

The Food Bank cannot accept bulk or home-canned items, or items without labels.

The Food Bank is located in South Gate Plaza.
Address: 1800 SW 3rd St #110, Corvallis, OR 97333
Open Mondays and Wednesdays 1 – 3 PM, Thursdays 5 – 7 PM, and Saturdays 10 AM – 12 PM.
They could use more volunteers!

A huge THANK YOU! to the 30 volunteers who painted 8 classrooms and halls with 50 gallons of paint! We are making great progress right on schedule.

Phase 2 indoor painting will start in June after Gerding Construction Company moves out and all the new sprinkler pipes have been painted by a professional painter. We also will be stain-painting the exterior of the classroom wing as the weather warms up.

Check out the photos on the display in the Foyer and please sign up when the next round of help requests happen.

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!