October Services

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October 1 – “Love As Spaciousness” with Rev. Jill McAllister. A new generation of UUs suggests articulating our values in new ways, beginning with Love at the Center  

October 8  – “Not So Like-Minded After All” with Rev. Jill McAllister. We’re learning a lot about the real differences in how brains work – neurodiversity. Turns out we’re more different than we imagine.

October 15  – “What is Transformation?” with Rev. Jill McAllister. Have you ever experienced transformation? How is it part of religious and spiritual growth?

October 22  – “God Is Not One, Neither are We” with Rev. Jill McAllister. One of the unique characteristics of our religious movement is pluralism – the willingness to be different and be  together at the same time.

October 29  – Wheel of the Year – All Ages – Samhain / Halloween

Vineyard Mountain Connect Up Hike, 5/31

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We will be climbing Vineyard Mountain from the Lewisburg Saddle along NW Sulphur Springs Rd. (Corvallis). To carpool, meet at the UUFC parking lot @9:30 AM. We will meet at the Lewisburg Saddle Trailhead at 9:45 AM, and we will start hiking @ 10:00 AM.

Starting at the Lewisburg Saddle, our route will include the Vineyard Mountain Trail and portions of Dave’s Trail and Nettleton Road (#500). Hike length is approx. 3.3 miles. Elevation Gain is approx. 530 feet

Please RSVP for this hike using the button below!

RSVP Form

A Call To Justice lecture, 5/29

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A Call To Justice – The 2025 Collins Lecture from the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR
Also online
Tickets are $25

The lecture “will explore the duty and responsibility of faith leaders to protect the human rights of all people and what that looks like specifically for our LGBTQIA2S+ neighbors. Our guest speakers from the faith community will share their unique perspectives on LGBTQIA2S+ rights. Following a brief presentation from each speaker, they will engage in a facilitated question and answer session.”

For more information, and to reserve tickets, visit https://emoregon.org/event/2025-collins-lecture/.

UUFC Annual Meeting Agenda, 5/18

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Annual Meeting Sunday, May 18, 2025 Noon Fellowship Sanctuary Click here for more info

The Annual Meeting of the UUFC will be held on Sunday, May 18. Members may sign in following the service, and the meeting will commence at noon. All UUFC members are asked and encouraged to attend! The Annual Meeting is where members vote on Fellowship matters, such as election of the Board of Directors, affirming the annual budget, and changing the Bylaws. If you are a member of the Fellowship and want to participate in its democratic governance, this is the meeting to attend!

Here is the Agenda:

  1. Gathering / Chalice lighting / Confirmation of Quorum
  2. Council, Team and Staff Reports
  3. Building Project Update
  4. Financial Overview and Budget Affirmation
  5. Elections
  6. Bylaw Revisions
  7. Adjournment

Members may choose to attend the meeting on Zoom, rather than in person. In-person attendance is greatly preferred, as Zoom can fail in multiple ways. Zoom attendees will vote using the polling tool built into Zoom. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE USING ZOOM OR UNSURE IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE ZOOM POLLING TOOL, PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND IN PERSON.

Per the Fellowship Bylaws, one-fourth of current members must be present at the meeting to form a quorum. Motions pass on majority approval of those members present and voting, except for motions on ‘momentous issues’ as defined in Article III Section 5 of the Bylaws. Amending the Fellowship Bylaws is one such momentous issue, and will require a three-fourths majority of members present and voting to approve.

Some items that will be up for vote have already been announced. Read more about them through the links below.

Nominating Committee Slate for 2025-26: https://uucorvallis.org/nominating-committee-slate-for-2025-26/
Affirmative Nondiscrimination Statement: https://uucorvallis.org/updated-affirmative-nondiscrimination-statement/

Classroom Wing Painting Update

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A huge THANK YOU! to the 30 volunteers who painted 8 classrooms and halls with 50 gallons of paint! We are making great progress right on schedule.

Phase 2 indoor painting will start in June after Gerding Construction Company moves out and all the new sprinkler pipes have been painted by a professional painter. We also will be stain-painting the exterior of the classroom wing as the weather warms up.

Check out the photos on the display in the Foyer and please sign up when the next round of help requests happen.

The South Corvallis Food Bank needs help!

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The South Corvallis Food Bank is feeling the loss of funding for food to provide to Corvallis/Benton County hungry neighbors. Below are lists of foods that are especially needed. You can bring food donations to the UUFC on Sundays. There are two baskets to the left as you enter Foyer. If you want to deliver to the Food Bank yourself we ask that you please put “UUFC” put in the ‘received from’ field on the receipt.

Can we aim for 100 to 500 pounds of food this month?

Thank you! from the Secure Housing and Food for All Justice Team.

Items needed:

High-Priority Items:

  • Fresh fruits and produce
  • instant side dishes (Rice-a-Roni, tuna helper, stuffing, etc.)
  • dried beans
  • canned tomato products
  • condiments (salad dressing, mustard, mayo, ketchup, salsa, etc.)
  • can openers.

Staple Foods:

  • Oatmeal
  • hearty canned soups
  • vegetable oil
  • peanut butter
  • canned fruit
  • gluten-free items

Personal Care:

  • Feminine hygiene products
  • tooth paste & toothbrushes
  • shampoo & conditioner
  • soap
  • laundry detergent
  • dish soap
  • diapers (sizes 2-6)
  • baby wipes.

Pet Supplies: Dog and cat food

The Food Bank cannot accept bulk or home-canned items, or items without labels.

The Food Bank is located in South Gate Plaza.
Address: 1800 SW 3rd St #110, Corvallis, OR 97333
Open Mondays and Wednesdays 1 – 3 PM, Thursdays 5 – 7 PM, and Saturdays 10 AM – 12 PM.
They could use more volunteers!

UUFC Services Auction, 6/28

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Our annual UUFC services auction will be in-person on Saturday, June 28. But please don’t worry if you can’t attend that day because we will also hold an online silent auction from June 16-23.

Why does UUFC have a Services Auction? Well, because…

  • doing something for someone else makes you feel good
  • your service or items will make someone happy
  • there’s someone at UUFC who really needs your help
  • it’s a great way to connect with others
  • it’s fun and exciting to bid, and win
  • it’s a great way to raise funds for UUFC

Please donate your service or item to our annual UUFC auction NOW because we need time to enter descriptions into our auction software.

Donation Form

To help one another….

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My decision to retire from the ministry has set in motion a huge transition for me. I’ve worried about the fact that it has set in motion a huge transition for the Fellowship as well.  I’ve worried, but I’ve also begun to be very encouraged by this time of change for all of us.  The life of the Fellowship is a story in chapters – and new chapters are about to begin!   For those of you who are relatively new, I can’t think of a better time to be part of this congregation and its movements and growth.  For those of you who are not new, I have so much faith that making changes will be enlivening and inspiring for you as well.

As part of these movements, the Committee on Ministry and I invite all leaders of teams, councils, projects, tasks (and the Board) to gather together for the next Leadership Supper, which is scheduled for Thursday May 29 at 6 PM.   Leadership Suppers have been happening here for more than 10 years, to help leaders remember and recognize that all the work we do, we do together.  At the coming gathering, we’ll talk about how the transition affects all of us, and what we need to do to be able to manage it well by working together.  

The familiar words of James Vila Blake can be our guide:  “Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its law.  This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love, and to help one another.”

“Still Growing Up” 5/11

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Parenting (from mothers, fathers, siblings, others) is an important part of the process we call “growing up,” though it is only one part, and perhaps not always the most important part.  If we have received good enough parenting to have survived to adulthood, what are the further steps and sources for growing up? (It’s pretty clear that many so-called adults still have a long way to go… for example, most current US government leaders?) Let’s consider religious learning and growth as the next steps. 

With Rev. Jill McAllister

PS – Come greet and welcome visitor Rev. Lynn Gardner, former UUFC member.  

Partner Church Team, 5/11

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The Partner Church Team wants to foster long-term, mutually supportive relationships with Unitarian and UU communities worldwide, promote the exchange of people and ideas, deepen understanding of faith, and strengthen human rights and religious freedom.

Will you help us grow into that mission? Can you help us develop a mission that speaks to our values at UUFC?

Please join us on Sunday, May 11 at 12:00 in the north end of the Social Hall. We will discuss completion of our tasks for this church year and will make the ground ready to sew new seeds for the Team’s future.

Contact PCT lead, Heather E, for more information using this link.

Classroom Painting Update

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Huge thank you to the 25 volunteers who have applied three coats of paint on the entire first floor of the classroom wing for Phase One!

Upstairs painting is happening now – Saturday, May 3 9-12 AM and 1-4 PM, and Sunday, May 4 1-4 PM. Still to come, exterior staining and Phase Two interior painting.

Please sign up on the sheets in the Foyer or contact Wolfgang.