The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
As part of Rev. McAllister’s Retirement Weekend Activities, we will gather Saturday, July 12, for a Potluck Picnic at 5:00 PM in the Fellowship’s back yard.
Participants: bring a dish to share, and your own place setting.
Ice cream bars and watermelon will be provided for dessert.
It’s “Clean-It-Up and Move-It-All-Back” time for the classroom wing! We need one more round of help! Now that volunteer painting is finished (thank you, everyone!) and the professional painters have completed their tasks, we need to plan the next steps:
Volunteer to help with room-by-room cleaning on July 16, 17, 18, doing the following:
Each cleaning day has multiple 2-hour shifts:
We’d like to get four people per shift! Teams of 2 make for easier window removal!
Volunteer to help with various installation projects July 21 – 31. Projects include:
We will schedule when you are available !
Contact Wolfgang Dengler through Breeze to sign up, or sign up using the sheets on the table in the Foyer.
Greetings, UU Fellowship of Corvallis! I have been preparing to move across the country and thinking ahead about settling in there. When I join you in August to begin the interim ministry time, we will have many activities and opportunities for getting to know each other — some more serious, some more fun. I welcome your wisdom about the local area. To gather some of your insights, I’ve made a list of questions, such as your recommendation for a local mechanic, an easy day trip from Corvallis, and your favorite event in the annual life of the congregation. If it would be fun for you, please use the survey form linked below to answer my questions. I look forward to learning more about you and Corvallis!
Rev. Alex McGee
As you are doing your early summer house cleaning and find items you no longer need that have higher value and/or are antique in nature, please considering taking them to Beekman Place Antique Mall (601 SW Western Blvd, Corvallis, OR 97333) for consignment sale under the UUFC account. Once an item sells, the UUFC gets the money, minus a small consignment fee. We made over $1,000 in the past year on the sale of a piece of antique Native American jewelry donated by a UUFC member!
Please call Beekman before dropping items off to assure that they are interested – their number is (541) 753-8250. Their hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 5 PM and Sunday 12 – 5 PM. When you drop something off, just tell the person at the counter that it is for sale under the UUFC account.
Please contact Russ Karow if you have questions.
Good news from the Fellowship Grounds Team! We have been awarded a “Jerry Paul Native Pollinator Conservation Grant” from Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District* and it will be used for a new pollinator garden along our East Boundary.
We have already begun planting native trees and shrubs in this area where the cedar trees were removed. The grant will provide funds for adding a bounty of flowering perennials – along with expert advice on how best to support our native bees.
There is much work to be done over the summer, planning the new garden and preparing the site for planting in the fall and winter. Please come to one of the work days we have scheduled and help this new garden take shape. Our goal is to create a place of beauty that will not only support our native pollinators, but will inspire us with ideas we can use in our own gardens. Garden Work parties at the UU on:
If you would like to help bring this new garden to life but can’t make any of these scheduled work parties, please email me of your interest and availability and we will figure out a way to include you. Thank you!
Joyce Federiuk
Grounds Stewards Team Leader
Come try some Dabkeh folk dancing after the service on Sunday, July 13. Adriel Molk will be teaching Palestinian folk dances to all who join. Everybody who can walk, balance on one foot, and is willing to try footwork can join in the dances! This gathering is an opportunity to experience some Palestinian (and neighboring) cultures.
Contact Adriel Molk with questions.
Two things are brand new for the annual Men’s Retreat this fall – 1) it’s in a new location – Camp Harlow, just north of Eugene (barely an hour’s drive!); and 2) it’s earlier than in past years – OCTOBER 3-5. So mark your calendar now!
Our theme this year is “Sharing the Story of Your Life Journey.” Your story shapes you through your challenges, successes, regrets, and lessons learned. It affects how you look at yourself in the mirror, prepare for the day ahead, and engage in your community. Your story connects you with your deepest self and with others. It gives you meaning, purpose, and direction. At this year’s Men’s Retreat we will explore our stories, listen to one another, and consider what our stories teach us about ourselves, our life journeys, and our connections to the wider community.
Registration information will be available in August. For more information, contact one of the Retreat Planning Team: Alan Kirk, Jeff Martin, Nick Houtman, John Swanson, Mike Jager.
The Women’s Retreat Planning Team is looking for women who would volunteer to lead a 50-minute workshop on a practice that brings them peace. Workshops will be offered at the UUFC on Saturday, October 18 at 11 am, 3pm, or 4pm. We hope to be able to offer a variety of different things, such as:
If you’ve got a proposal to offer our retreat community, please submit it before Sept. 21 by clicking the button below and filling out the form.
You can contact the Women’s Retreat Team at womensretreat@uucorvallis.org.
It’s summer time and the Greeter Team is ready for action! If you would like to join this up-beat team, please contact anyone at the Greeter desk, or contact the team lead via the button below. We can all use a helping hand.
Beyond the mechanics of opening the door or preparing a name tag, greeters provide a friendly face, a warm handshake, and a welcoming greeting. We may offer guidance to the sanctuary, distribute bulletins, answer questions, and help with any immediate needs.
See you Sunday!
Our Sunday Outreach offerings in July support DRUUMM – Diverse & Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries – which is a Unitarian Universalist People of Color Ministry and anti-racist collective. As an all-volunteer ministry, DRUUMM continues to lead efforts to fulfill the aims of becoming an anti-racist, anti oppressive, multicultural UUA, creating space for youth, young adult and our families of color to heal and work collectively, and steward an effective organization that develops new leadership and manages consistent communication with members. DRUUMM is a collective of people who identify as People of Color. Allies are welcome and organized as Allies for Racial Equity. Together we are open to all people. At the Fellowship, our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Justice Team works in partnership with DRUUMM.