The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
Throughout history, humans have expressed a sensual desire for the divine in such texts as Song of Solomon and the Bhagavad Gita. And, many spiritual autobiographies record longings of the heart. How can we be alert to the role of desire in our spiritual lives?
Rev. Alex McGee will preach
While Unitarian Universalism welcomes many ways of believing, we have agreements about membership in this congregation. The sermon will explore how commitment to a religious community can be rewarding and what mutual relationship looks like. New members will be publicly welcomed. In anticipation of Veterans Day on Tuesday, we will have time in our service for sharing and reflection.
Rev. Alex McGee will preach
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
Samhain shares the ancient spiritual practice of remembering and paying respects to the ancestors who have died. This Samhain observance will focus on Remembering and Honoring our Ancestors, and on Communicating with Spirits. Everyone is invited to come in costume.
Diana Titus will coordinate this service and the band will play.
Anger and indignation may well up for us as we read the news. But spiritual teachers such as Howard Thurman have convincing arguments for why love is better for us and for everyone. Can we perhaps have compassion for our own anger?
Rev. Alex will preach and the choir will sing.
In these political times, joy may seem an impossible thing. But world religions throughout time have named joy as a human experience that wells up again and again. Let us explore how to honor it.
Rev. Alex McGee will preach and the drop-in choir welcomes all.
Dave Eckert of the Canoe Family Project and the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition will speak about his experience building relationships with landcestral cultures, and how that has helped him to better understand and act in ways that bridge cultural divides. Like many of us, Dave grapples with avoiding cultural appropriation and cultural guilt. UUFC has been able to contribute to the Canoe Project through our Justice Outreach Fund.
As the days and nights are nearly equal in length this week, we have a chance to reflect on the many meanings of balance.
Rev. Alex will preach and the band will play.
Our guest speaker is Ben Martens, who serves as Community Engagement Coordinator at Jackson Street Youth Services, which offers youth a safe place to live and resources to work through crises and towards a brighter, more stable future. Founded to fill a gap in housing for homeless youth, they now serve youth throughout Linn and Benton Counties.
This sermon will be an exploration of times in life we are trying to fix something…but the best change will come from looking at a bigger picture. Special reflections on the exciting new Mosaic curriculum this year.
Rev. Alex preaching.