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Community Kirtan is an evening of chanting presented by members of our Friday Satsang. We are fortunate to have several members who can lead chants, and community participation by singing & and playing rhythm instruments creates a vibrant evening full of positive energy. We hope you’ll join us in the UUFC Sanctuary 7-8:30 PM on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month for this joyous celebration of community. For more information, please contact Kitzie Stern.

In spite of the discovery of many structural deficiencies our contractor still plans to finish our project within the original time frame. We are waiting on city permits for the new sprinkler system water line, but still hope to start work on that part of the project in early March. That is when the parking lot will be impacted so we will give you as much advanced notice as possible. The big dumpster will be replaced by a small dumpster by the end of February, making a couple more of the handicap parking spaces available again.
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Greeters are a resilient bunch! As the construction continues in the RE wing, the Greeter Team tries to help newcomers feel welcome and oriented. Even during the service, sometimes people come to the foyer just to get a little space; we’re there to help. It’s what makes being part of the Greeter Team interesting. If you want to be part of this cheerful group, please let the person at the Greeter desk know.

And, a reminder: the Greeter Team is meeting off-site for lunch on February 23rd at 12:00 PM.

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Join the Partner Church team in welcoming Blaise Ntakarutimana to the Fellowship today — come greet him, his wife Gisele and their children after the service. The Partner Church team, part of our Justice Council, endeavors to deepen our connections with and understanding of Unitarian Universalism in other cultural, social and religious contexts. “Let all that we do be done with love.”

Come join us on the Partner Church team! Meetings are monthly and will be posted in UU Announcements.

We will meet at 9:45 AM at the Lewisburg Saddle Trailhead along NW Sulphur Springs Road (Corvallis). We will start hiking at 10:00 AM. Our route will include portions of Road 600 (Patterson Road) and Road 650 in the OSU McDonald Research Forest. These are gravel forest roads. Hike distance is at 5.0 miles, elevation Gain is at 500 feet.

NO DOGS, PLEASE. CARPOOLING IS ENCOURAGED. (If you’d like to carpool from the UUFC lot, meet there at 9:30 a.m.) BRING WATER. Hiking Poles are suggested.

MAP OF MCDONALD RESEARCH FOREST

MAPS OF BEST TRAILS OF DIMPLE HILL

TIME EXTENDED! EDI, the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion team invites you! Love a good adventure story you just can’t put down? While engrossed in the events unfolding in “James,” by Percival Everett, you’ll explore the many risks facing James and Huck who somehow muster the courage to prevail in a perilous time of our shared history. It’s a compelling tale! Cozy up in comfort and join the conversation, 7:15 PM, Monday, MARCH 10th when we’ll share our experiences and responses reading “James.” Email Elona Meyer through Breeze for details and the Zoom link.

NAACP’s Freedom Fund Banquet is SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 5-9 PM at the CH2M-Hill Alumni Center, OSU campus. Join the festivities or donate to support the work of our local, Linn-Benton NAACP. The theme is “Persistence is Power.” The keynote speaker is Shelly Seacrest, who has received the NAACP’s National Presidents Award for her work. Contact Linn-Benton NAACP Branch for details and the link to register for the Banquet, or to donate.
Questions? Email Elona Meyer through Breeze.

A note to UU congregations from UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt, February 12, 2025:

“I am proud to share with you that the Unitarian Universalist Association has joined with a multifaith coalition and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection to bring a lawsuit challenging Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) “sensitive locations policy.”

The case, Mennonite Church USA et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al., was filed in federal district court in Washington, DC. Churches, as well as schools and hospitals, had previously been protected from ICE enforcement actions, but a Department of Homeland Security memo rescinded that protection on January 20.

We join this multifaith coalition, representing millions of Americans across dozens of denominations, to challenge the ending of ICE’s sensitive locations policy and oppose any interpretation of law which would allow immigration raids in houses of worship and religious ceremonies.

We believe, and the lawsuit asserts, that subjecting places of worship to ICE enforcement actions without a judicial warrant substantially burdens our religious exercise in violation of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

We know that many of our congregations include members who are immigrants, both documented and undocumented, and many of you carry out important ministries that serve immigrant communities in church spaces.

The UUA is committed to supporting and protecting your ability to continue this vital and life-saving work. Learn more about the lawsuit in the UUA World magazine (uuworld.org)”

We welcome Cameron McGrath as the Fellowship’s new Communication Coordinator. In this role, Cameron will be managing multiple forms of communication within the Fellowship, such as the Weekly Announcements, Monthly Journal, and updates to the content of the UUFC website. Cameron’s background is in engineering and technology development. He has built his communication skills through college courses, corporate experience, and ad-hoc engineering project management. He is grateful to have the opportunity to apply these skills in service to the Fellowship, and is looking forward to learning the intricacies of communication within a religious community. Cameron can be reached via email at comms@uucorvallis.org. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about how we communicate within the Fellowship, Cameron would love to hear them.