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Gina Sala Kirtan & Workshop, Friday, 6/14, 6/15

We are so happy to welcome global vocalist and long-term sound teacher Gina Salā back to Corvallis! Join us for a moving chant evening that will open your heart! Then, join us in a special workshop as Gina guides us in the yoga of sound, bhakti chant, medicine song and sound tantra, along with warmups, raga (Indian singing), refined mantra and medicine songs! All welcome, come to one or both events. Come experience the power and pleasure of your voice!

BUY TICKETS HERE!

About Gina Salā- Gina has been chanting since her early childhood ashram years living in a Hindu ashram. Her performance credits include Cirque du Soleil, the United Nations, festivals and ashrams and her repertoire spans 20 languages. Blessed with wonderful gurus throughout her life, Gina has led classes, workshops and international retreats for over 25 years in sound in bhakti chant, raga, mantra, sound for wellness, sound tantra and song. Her Awakening Voice Power of Love Sound School and other online offerings draw people from 4 continents. With warmth, humor and devotion, her passion is helping us sing ourselves awake to Who we are and the Love within.

www.ginasala.com

Instagram:ginasalamantramusic

UUFC Secure housing and Food for All

Thanks to all for food and clothing for our unhoused neighbors. With Summer coming on SORT – the Street Out Reach Team – has need of food for those who cannot make it to the Corvallis Drop-in Center.

Here is a list – (please nothing that takes a microwave. Can make hot water or heat up small cans):

  • peanut butter
  • soup and stew preferably with pop top lids
  • juice boxes
  • canned fruit also with pop top lids
  • instant oatmeal
  • ramen noodles
  • cheese and cracker packets

Thank you for your support –and if you have an hour or more on weekends, Stone Soup needs volunteers. Stone Soup has been serving one hot meal every day for over 2 decades, for anyone who asks.

https://stonesoupcorvallis.org/

Pride Day in Albany, 6/22

June 22 is Pride Day in Albany—a big wonderful party with performers, information, advocacy. Joyce Marvel-Benoist and JF Benoist have been hosting a Support Booth each year on the lawn near the stage.
This booth makes space for people to come get a snack, relax and create some calm, ask for support, feel accepted.

We are looking for helpers that day for 2-3 hour shifts. You must be emotionally mature, and good at being present and calm and welcoming.

Contact Joyce at 808-756-2703 if you can be supportive all day that day.

Between Us

It is with great sadness that I share the news of the death of Louise Ferrell, who died on Tuesday May 28. Louise was the last of those who were founders or earliest members of the Fellowship; she was an active member and leader for more than sixty years. The Fellowship was deeply important to her; she nurtured and supported it, she took responsibility for its well-being and for the well-being of many other members. She painted more of the building than many others combined, and so much more.

Generations are shifting at the Fellowship. This is how it should be and how it must be. If we are lucky, the Fellowship and its values and commitments will outlive most of us, and will remain a gift and a resource to many, many people who will come after us. Those of us who are here now are recipients of the gifts of so many who came before us, and our job is to pass on the gift. In order to do that, we have to be present now, active now, taking care now, helping each other now.

Many people come to the Fellowship. Some stay a short while, some stay longer, some stay for their whole lives. Those who stay find sources of sustenance and purpose primarily by giving of themselves, by having a sense of responsibility for our shared goals and values. I can think of no greater source of fulfillment in life than to have been committed to something worthy of commitment. Louise was a model person in this way, for me and for many others. May we now become the bearers of her legacy.

“River of Life Ceremonies”, 6/2/2024

As the regular church year draws to a close, let’s reflect on what it means to be in a truly multigenerational community. We will hear credos from some of the youth who recently completed Coming of Age, honor our bridging seniors as they become young adults, and make commitments to support one another at every bend in the river of life. 

It’s UUFC Auction Time! 6/8

It’s time for camaraderie, fun, and fundraising.

All winning bids support our UUFC annual budget and are needed, so please bid high

Online Auction: May 29 at 9:00 a.m. – June 5 at 5:00 p.m.

Our Live and Silent Auction is Saturday, June 8. Come join in the fun!

  • Doors open at 5:30 – Registration, get your bidder number, socialize and pick up salad, dessert, and drinks in the Social Hall.
  • Socialize, eat, and bid on silent auction items 5:30 – 7:00
  • Live auction begins – with HOOPLA! 7:00 p.m.

Did you know that we’re actually having two auctions? (1) The online auction linked above, and (2) the in-person auction on June 8. Want to see what will be up for in-person bidding on June 8? Check out our Sneak Peek Catalog of live and silent auction items.

Volunteer to Help on June 8

Our annual UUFC Auction is a wonderful way to build community while giving back to UUFC. Many people are needed to make this event a success! We have a variety of jobs still available. Will you help?

Sign Up to Volunteer at the Auction

UUFC Photos

You are invited and encouraged to contribute to the collection of UUFC photos we are beginning to build and organize.

Please send photos, with brief description and date taken (year and month) to Michael Hughes with subject UUFC Photos.

Send Michael Hughes a message

UUFC Financial Insights

2024-25 Pledge Drive Update As you may have heard, pledges from members and friends provide ~ 90% of each year’s operating funds for the UUFC.

Pledges are us! Your Board of Directors has set a $431,000 goal for pledges in the coming year. We are just beyond the $410,000 mark toward that goal. To date, members have made annual pledges from $60 to over $10,000. Over 180 pledging units have pledged to date – individuals, couples or other relationship groups. Our goal is to reach at least 200.

If you have not yet pledged for 2024-25, can we count you to be among next year’s pledgers?

Make Your Pledge Now

If you need assistance making your pledge, please email the business manager at businessmgr@uucorvallis.org.

Shanti Shivani Yoga Of Sound Workshop Saturday!

THE HEALING POWER OF SOUND WITH SHANTI SHIVANI Through the Ancient Practice of Sound Yoga Shanti Shivani is a singer/nada yogini/sound healer, internationally acclaimed leader, and recording artist. The Yoga of Sound is an ancient mystical tradition using Voice, Breath and Movement as a Way of Healing, Empowerment & Self-Realization.

Sound yoga facilitates:

  • the release of trauma and the clearing of emotions
  • the alignment of body, speech and mind
  • the development of intuition & creativity

Workshop: BUY TICKETS HERE!

Where: Location given when you buy your ticket.

When: Saturday, May 25, 10 AM-12 PM.

Price: $35 at the door / $30 advance

Special Pricing for Concert & Workshop: S50 advance

Concert AND Workshop: BUY TICKETS HERE

Service positions available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Whole Food Plant-Based Potluck, 5/26

Whole Food Plant Based Potluck (4th Sundays) Join in the Social Hall at 5:30 for a potluck exploring how to eat more Whole Food Plant Based meals.

It’s new! It’s confusing! It’s good for our health and our planet. No experience needed, and No Food Shaming!

Whether you are a long-time plant-based eater, or have never heard of this before, you are welcome here. Let’s eat, laugh, and learn together. Children welcome.

Bring a dish to share, in which all ingredients are plants:

Plants: Grains, Beans, Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts & Seeds, Herbs & Spices.

Not Plants: Animal flesh, fluids, and unborn young.

Need ideas for recipes? Visit Forks Over Knives Recipes

Hosted by Ann Marchant.