The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
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Come join the Choir and learn (or remember) seasonal favorites for November and December services. It’s an excellent time to warm up your vocal cords and enjoy goodwill.
The UUFC Choir meets every Wednesday at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary.
Contact Choir Director Steven Evans-Renteria for more information.
Dear Fellowship:
First: I am so grateful for all the work by Ginny, Joyce, and Bobbi to make meeting rooms in this Fellowship so hospitable. I genuinely enjoy relaxing into meetings there and feel I can focus on our relationships and work. The couches in room 7 are comfortable and the plants bring vitality. The tablecloth in room 3 brings softness and the UU banners show heritage. And this week the library carpet was cleaned!
Why does this matter? Because when a community cares for its spaces, it is showing care for the people in it. Hospitality and welcome are spiritual practices that often involve unseen work. And this is just one example. All over the Fellowship, people quietly, and sometimes alone, do work that makes a nicer space for all of us. Although I have named three people specifically in this note, there are so many more! Hurray.
Second: On Sunday I plan to read a poem by a poet named Robert Monson. I think some of you might like to learn more about his perspectives, so I am including a link to an article here: https://sojo.net/articles/interview/reconstruct/theologian-robert-monson-wants-softer-social-justice.
The article discusses “masculinity and softness, Blackness and disability, crying, and why you should love yourself.” I have a hunch that taps into things that some of you have on your minds and hearts! If you read it and have insights that you want to share with me, I would love to hear. I can be reached at rev.alex.mcgee@uucorvallis.org.
Peace,
Rev. Alex
Gather in the Social Hall after the service on 10/12 to celebrate 4th quarter birthdays: October, November, December. We all deserve to be celebrated.
Also, if you’re willing consider joining the UUFC Birthday Club where you make an annual donation on your birthday equivalent to your years. Sign up near the cake table.
In these political times, joy may seem an impossible thing. But world religions throughout time have named joy as a human experience that wells up again and again. Let us explore how to honor it.
Rev. Alex McGee will preach and the drop-in choir welcomes all.
The DAT is proud to announce that letter writing is officially back! Join us in person on Tuesdays (in the UUFC library) and on Zoom (link HERE) on Thursdays – both at 5:30 pm. We’ll write to voters in Pennsylvania asking them to retain State Supreme Justices who oppose partisan gerrymandering and to Virginia to inform voters of issues that will help them understand the choices they face in the upcoming state election. We will also write to our legislators. We’ll have addresses and supplies on Tuesdays.
Contact Claire M. for information.
Come rest in loving vibrations and learn useful tools in voice, chant, refined mantra, raga and breath that will leave us feeling refreshed, renewed, grateful and filled within. We’ll be meeting in Room 7, 10 AM – 1 PM.
Find Balance, Peace and Joy in Chant and Sacred Sound.
https://GinaSalaCorvallisKirtanandWorkshop.eventbrite.com
Featuring Jeanette Kangas (tabla), Johanna Beekman (vox), David Campbell (trumpet) & friends.
Come feel your mind, body and heart relax and reconnect Friday, October 10, 7-8:30 PM in the UUFC’s Sanctuary as we immerse in world chants, meditative manra, groove and story with life-long chanter and long-term teacher and sound yogni Gina Salā and her wonderful band.
Let’s raise the vibration!
Everyone is welcome to join the choir and band for a meal of laughter, goodwill and perhaps song! The Fall weather beckons a warm, cozy meal shared with others. The LEGATO potluck is Wednesday, October 8 at 6:30 PM. Come early if you can help set up tables. This is followed by rehearsal at 7:00 PM.
Bring a dish to share (please identify all ingredients), a serving utensil (if needed) AND YOUR OWN PLACE SETTING & WATER BOTTLE – this is a low-impact meal.
This is a Connect Up Event with the purpose of building community within the UUFC congregation.
Please register by Oct. 5 for the Women’s Retreat –
“Right Here, Right Now: Peace through Practice” – We will share practices that may help you find peace in your center, peace in your connections, and peace in your community. At this time, Peace through Protest is a way to be in balance, even if we’re wobbly.
The Women’s Retreat will be held at the UUFC on Friday night Oct. 17 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm and from 9:00 am – 7:00 pm on Saturday, Oct. 18. On Saturday, lunch will be served at noon, and there will be program options that include participating at the No Kings protest at the county courthouse. The $55 fee for the retreat includes two meals on Saturday catered by Forks and Corks.
Please register using this form. https://uufc.breezechms.com/form/wr2025.
Payment can be made online or by check to the UUFC with “Women’s Retreat” in the memo line.
Volunteers, suggestions, and questions are welcome at womensretreat@uucorvallis.org.
There are two more chances for participating in a Chalice Circle experience this October: on Thursday, October 9 and/or Sunday, October 12. Signups are online via this Google Form (https://bit.ly/fall25chalice)
Want to find out more about chalice circles? Attend the next Inquirers Series featuring them on October 5, or read the FAQ at: https://uucorvallis.org/chalice-circles/.