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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.

Laughter Yoga has been delayed as Joyce recovers from illness. A new date has not yet been determined, but will be announced when it is.

Our next gathering will be Sunday, May 11th – 4-6 PM in the social hall at UUFC.

Christine will be hosting a Talent Show for our next QB meeting. But that doesn’t mean you have to be “talented”, just willing to share something. Some of the activities you can share include:

Read or recite a quotation, long or short
Sing a song
Play an instrument
Tell a story (true or not)
Read a poem (yours or someone else’s)
Act out a story
Tell jokes
Show us your craftwork
Magic tricks
Juggling
Riddles

or anything else that might be inspiring, interesting or amusing. Perform alone or in groups. Everybody’s got talents!

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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

Authentic Selves Workshop
Fifty allies and queer folks are needed to experience four successive workshop sessions centered around this year’s UU Common Read. Mark your calendars for the meetings (7/15, 7/29, 8/12 and 8/26, 6:30 to 8:00pm in the UUFC Sanctuary) and order the book: Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families. Tell us you plan to participate by registering here: https://uufc.breezechms.com/form/a93a00

Have you noticed that the name tag racks in the foyer are no longer overflowing? That’s because the Membership team and administrative staff are in the process of cleaning out old tags. We’re removing name tags of folks who have died (!) and folks we haven’t seen in years (this includes members we have not seen or heard from in years.) The removed name tags have not been destroyed! If you can’t find your name tag, please tell the Greeters or a staff member.

At least once a year, the admin staff reviews our database lists of members and friends, to update as needed and remove those we haven’t heard from. Fellowship policy states that if we haven’t heard from a member for 12 months or more (especially no record of participation in the pledge drive or other Fellowship activities) we remove them from “active” membership. This means we no longer include them in regular or special Fellowship communication, no longer count them as members in our annual report to the UUA, and no longer include them on membership lists for annual meetings, including voting. This is why we encourage all members to participate in the annual pledge drive, to let us know who is “here” and taking part in the life of the Fellowship. Note: attending the Fellowship does not make one a member! Membership requires orientation and signing the membership book.

At the 2024 UUA General Assembly the delegates passed an Action of Immediate Witness encouraging all UU congregations to engage in witness, education, organizing and advocacy in solidarity with Palestinians. In that spirit we will host a presentation from the group Corvallis Palestine Solidarity on Thursday, May 1st 5:30-7:30 PM in the Sanctuary.

Join us for this report and presentation from a recent volunteer solidarity trip to the West Bank. A local retired OSU Professor and community member will share his experiences and journey –intellectual, emotional and physical – from Corvallis to Bethlehem, Palestine.
Come open to learning new things, shedding old beliefs and asking important questions. We will have some items from Bethlehem for sale plus art from local community members as part of a fundraiser to support family businesses in the West Bank.

Social Hall, Kitchen: 5:30 pm Monthly Vegan Potluck – Everyone Welcome! Bring a dish to share with others who are learning to eat in a healthy, climate friendly way. Include Plants: grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs & spices. Exclude: flesh, fluids, and unborn young. Try it! You’ll like it!! Need more info? call Ann Marchant