The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
Queerly Beloved is next meeting on Sunday, November 9, from 4-6 PM in the Social Hall. Queerly Beloved is a LGBTQIA+ connection group. Come share, listen, connect, create community. Allies, family members, and children are welcome!
Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.
Our November Justice Outreach offering will support the Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center (CDDC). CDDC is a community-based non-profit resource hub providing information, referral, and direct services for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Benton County and beyond.
To learn more about their work, visit the CDDC website.
Each month, the Fellowship gathers donations for a certain charitable cause. These are our Outreach Offerings. You can contribute to this month’s offering in a few ways:
The Social Concerns team donate an assortment of sweet and savory refreshments, including gluten-free and vegan choices, for our enjoyment at the social hour following Sunday worship. These items are purchased and prepared by the team to encourage donations to the Outreach Offering. Collection baskets are always found at the end of the refreshments table. The next time you’re eyeing something tasty on the table, consider putting a donation in the basket first to show how much you appreciate having that treat ready and waiting for you!
What a disappointment it was to miss out on our weekly dose of connection and community last Sunday. And that disappointment was compounded by the cancellation of the long-awaited Trick-or-Treat resource Fair scheduled to take place after the service. We can’t let all of the preparation (and candy!) go to waste, so we’re going to offer the resource fair, along with all of the trick-or-treating fun, after the service this Sunday, November 2nd.
I know that Halloween will have already passed, but give those costumes one more day in the sun and come as your favorite character or creature anyway. We will be having the Samhain service, followed by an evacuation drill, and then by the time you come back in to get your coffee or tea in the social hall, we’ll be ready to see your smiling face at the trick-or-treat tables in the social hall, foyer, and Rooms 6B, 6C, and 7 in the classroom wing.
Come play some games, eat some goodies, and learn what the various teams and councils of the Fellowship are up to, and ways to get involved!
Remember! November 2 is the end of Daylight Savings; set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night so you’ll make it to service on time!
Because of the power outage on Oct 26, we were unable to have Sunday Service. So, on Nov 2, we will conduct the Samhain/Halloween service honoring ancestors. We will continue with the plan to practice evacuating the building at the end of service.
Diana Titus will coordinate this service
Please come help care for our grounds on Sunday (Oct 26) 3 – 5 PM. There are plants waiting patiently in pots to get their roots in the ground – and some soil amendments to make that ground more hospitable. There are leaves to move off the lawn and parking lot – perhaps we can shred some of these to add to the soil in the new garden. We hope you will find some time to join us on Sunday afternoon!
Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.
To support our status as a Green Sanctuary, the Fellowship hosts a Community Vegan Potluck on the 4th Sunday of every month. Everyone is Welcome! The next gathering is THIS SUNDAY, October 26 at 5:30 PM in the Social Hall
Bring a dish to share with others who are learning to eat in a more climate friendly way.
Include Plant foods: grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs & spices. Exclude Animal foods: no flesh, fluids, or unborn young.
Try it! You’ll like it!!
Need recipes?
https://www.pcrm.org/universalmeals/recipes
Need more info? Contact Ann M.
Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.
Please join the Elders Thriving in Community (ETC) team in welcoming Julie Williams, fitness instructor, as she shares information and leads us in activities that will help us stay flexible, strong and agile as we age.
Wednesday, November 12, 3-4:30 PM
Social Hall at the UUFC
Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.
If you don’t have a profile photo in Breeze here’s your opportunity. Right after the Nov 9 service (which starts at 10 AM) the Membership Team will take headshot photos in the Sanctuary and post them to Breeze.
This Connect Up workshop will focus on how to write a memoir and either self-publish it or get it published. Kayla Garcia will share her experience with commercial publishers and with self-publishing. Kayla will offer practical tips on how to get started, keep going, and create a finished product that you can give or sell to others. Participants will start with blank pages and end up with an outline and a first paragraph.
Tuesday, October 28, at 5:30 PM in Room 3.
Please RSVP using the form below, or at this link.
Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.
Don’t forget to wear your costumes to the Fellowship this Sunday, and plan to attend the Trick-or-Treat Resource Fair happening directly after the service in the social hall, back deck, and patio. Many of the Fellowship’s teams and councils will be present with treats and games, as well as information about what they do and how to get involved. It will be fun for all! And who knows? You might find your new favorite activity!