The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
It has long been a UUFC tradition to sing songs of joy and peace during the winter holidays.
Please join the choir and sing with us during a couple services, special events, and Christmas Eve. You may already know the songs and just need to brush up a bit. You are welcome. Rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary.
Contact Choir Director Steven Evans-Renteria for more information.
A member of the Board of Directors will have a table in the Social Hall after Sunday worship (which starts at 10 AM) so that you can come and ask questions about the budget, policies, and long-term-plans.
Update on the holiday trees for sale! SevenOaks Nursery said the 3-gallon Willamette Valley Ponderosa pine are disappointing as Holiday Trees, while the 3-gallon Douglas firs and 5-gallon Ponderosa pine look good. So… The 3-gallon Ponderosa pine option is replaced with the 5-gallon Ponderosa pine. The cost for the 3-gallon Douglas fir is $25, for the 5-gallon Ponderosa pine $30. Trees can be reserved using this form: https://forms.gle/E964qxccpYpRQzJw8 and they will be available on a first-come, first served basis at the Fellowship starting on Sunday, Nov. 30.
Elders Thriving in Community is hosting a finger-food potluck, book/puzzle/game exchange, and time for getting to know your peers. Wednesday, December 10, 3 – 4:30 PM, in the Social Hall. Please bring cookies, fruit or other easy snacks to share, and 1 – 3 books, puzzles or games to trade.
Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.
Recently statements were sent out to everyone who has pledged and donated to that pledge in the first quarter of our fiscal year (July 1st – September 30th). If you did not receive an email but think you should have, please email Stephanie Haines, our business manager, at businessmgr@uucorvallis.org.
Calling for poetry recommendations, submissions of original poetry, and readers for a poetry-centered Sunday worship service at the UU Fellowship of Corvallis. Readers will be reading aloud in front of the congregation during service. You can read your poem or someone else’s. We welcome all ages and voices that we don’t usually hear from. We anticipate a final selection of 10-12 poems.
Rehearsal on Saturday 12/27
Service on Sunday 12/28
Theme: Endings & Beginnings
Deadline to submit: Sunday 11/30
The Corvallis Museum is hosting an exhibit on homelessness. Step inside our Microshelter Exhibit for a rare opportunity to see what life is like in a tiny, transitional home. In partnership with Unity Shelter, this exhibit shows that while a roof and four walls provide safety and shelter, it’s far from luxurious. The exhibit offers a firsthand look at the challenges and realities faced by those experiencing homelessness. Explore the shelter and connect with the everyday realities of those without permanent homes.
On exhibit at the Corvallis museum, during museum hours, until early spring.
Learn about Unity Shelter and support their efforts!
https://bentoncountymuseums.org/exhibits/microshelters/
Queerly Beloved is meeting at a new time: the first Sunday of each month at 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM in room 6B; starting Sunday, December 7. Please come for discussion and connection during the holiday season. Bring a craft to work on, if you like, as we talk, and a snack to share, if you are willing and able.
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.
This time of year can be a lot for parents as we try to maintain all the rituals, magic, and meaning of the season. To honor all you do, we’d like to offer you a break! Drop off school-aged (k-8) children in the social hall from 1-4 on January 2nd. We’ll have a thank you card writing workshop (with helpers for those who haven’t mastered the pen yet), eat snacks, and settle in for a movie while you take a few hours to recover from the holiday hustle. To make the most of the thank you card workshop, please send your child with a list of specific people & gifts for which to offer thanks. Know a non-UU parent who could use a break? Feel free to share!
Registration is required for this event, and will close on 12/20.
WHAT: A celebration of the human urge to keep trying, and all the necessary failure along the way.
WHEN: December 29th from 5:30 to 8:30 (maybe earlier, but who knows?)
WHERE: The Social Hall
WHO: Any adults who needs to process the things that didn’t work out last year before moving on to plan with hope for the year ahead.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: HERE by 12/20
There is no progress without failure. Yet, in our culture that is focused on sharing highlight reels, it’s easy to forget that there are no real overnight successes. The road to “what’s next” is littered with beautiful “almosts” and “not quites.” Before you start thinking about New Year’s resolutions, come share in a celebration of this past year’s failures that got you to where you are now.
The evening will begin with a comfort food potluck to ease into togetherness and connection. When we’re feeling full and ready, we’ll reflect on a year’s worth of things that didn’t quite go our way, grieve the dreams that maybe we’re giving up on, and celebrate the new vision that is forming as a result of our failures.
At this event, you can expect some tears, some laughs, and some dancing under disco lights. Best of all, you can expect to walk away with a deeper sense of community because vulnerable sharing and mutual support are an exceptional foundation for new friendships.
Don’t miss it! Come, let us celebrate you and your awesome, brave failures!