In April, Earth Month, members and friends donated $2,441 to the social concerns collection. Thank you! This will provide $250 each to Seeds for the Sol, the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, UU Ministry for Earth, and UUA Side with Love. The remaining $1,441 will go to the UUFC Carbon Reduction and Responsibility Fund, adding to the proposed $4,000 allocation in the 2024-25 budget. For 2024-25, the Fund will be used to help pay to switch from gas heat to heat pumps in the renovation of the classroom wing.
david
Protect Yourself Against Phishing Scams
There has been a recent uptick again in phishing scams across the United States, particularly targeting churches. This is a reminder that the UUFC (and our leadership/members) WILL NEVER ASK FOR YOU TO BUY GIFT CARDS OR SEND MONEY IN AN EMAIL OR IN A TEXT. We only encourage donations sent directly to the Fellowship address or contributed via our https://uucorvallis.org/donate/ page.
We encourage you to double-check with us if you are unsure of a request. Please visit this helpful website from another congregation to familiarize yourself with how these scams work and how to protect yourself!
Celebration of Life for LMarie Murphy, 6/27
2:00 PM at the Fellowship
Family and friends of “Murphy” invite you to share in the celebration of her life on Thursday, June 27th, at 2 PM at the Fellowship.
Celebration of Life for Louise Ferrell, 8/11
2:00 PM at the Fellowship
All are invited as we gather to remember and celebrate the life of Louise Ferrell on Sunday, August 11 at 2 PM, at the Fellowship.
Between Us
The 63rd UUA General Assembly will take place virtually this week, from Thursday June 20 to Sunday June 24. GA is the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association in which participants worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. It is also an opportunity to explore the theological underpinnings of our faith, and lean into our mission and principles. Anyone may register to attend; all certified congregations also send delegates to vote on Association business.
Representing UUFC as delegates this year are: Susan Christie, Karishma Gottfried, Diane Conrad, John Bailey, Mary Craven and Priscilla Galasso, plus Skyla King-Christison and Rev. Jill McAllister. As voting delegates, we will attend the General Sessions (the business sessions) and we’ll “spread out” virtually to attend a wide variety of workshops, presentations, discussions and worship services along with several thousand other UUs from congregations across the country.
I attended my first General Assembly as a young member of this Fellowship almost forty years ago (!) – when it was held on a college campus. I took my 9 month old baby, and shared a room (in a dormitory) with a beloved elder from the congregation, who helped me navigate the meetings and the parenting. The feeling of being part of a huge community of religious liberals while being supported by my own congregation was a new and exhilarating experience, and was a big part of the inspiration I gathered as I began to consider the UU ministry. Looking back now over the more than thirty GA’s I’ve attended, I am so grateful for this living, changing tradition and for the several generations of UUs who have continually inspired me.
For anyone interested, the General Sessions and the Sunday Worship will be live-streamed publicly. Find out more at uua.org / General Assembly.
“Summer Solstice: Considering the Sun” 6/16/2024
The longest day of the year is almost here. We think of it as the advent of summer — the season of sun and heat and growth. As summers here lengthen and intensify, as we feel so many changes on the earth, how shall we consider the sun – both the spark of life and the fire of destruction?
Celebration of Life for Joyce Spain, 6/29
Jim Spain and his family invite Fellowship members to join them in a Celebration of Life for Joyce Spain, who died in February.
The service will be at the Fellowship on Saturday, June 29, beginning at 11 AM.
EDI Read and Discuss Event, 6/24
June 24th, 7-8:30 PM, we’re exploring the multiple award-winning and NYT best-seller book, The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson, to help us grasp more fully how the “great migration” changed America. Please contact Elona Meyer for more information and the Zoom link.
Sip & Snack Sunday 6/9
June 9th, 11:30 AM
Break out the sunscreen and join UU’s for an afternoon at BENEDITTO VINEYARD for wine tasting on their beautiful deck. Beneditto’s was a surprise winery last year and definitely worth visiting. They are west of Dallas just off Hwy 22 at 14020 Orchard Knob Road. They open at noon and it takes about 45 minutes to get there.
Bring food to share with the group and if you have a wine passport, the tasting is free. We will plan to leave UUFC after the service. You might consider carpooling. Please contact Heather E if you plan to attend so she can alert the Vineyard of our numbers.
Hope to see you for a fun connect up outing. Heather E
Indoor plant care at the Fellowship
The indoor plants are being fed & watered regularly, please don’t add water to them!