“Love you all! Light some candles for me at Christmas eve.”
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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
“Love you all! Light some candles for me at Christmas eve.”
This week: Membership 101 with Bobbi Bailey. Inquirer’s Series is a series of 9 hour-long sessions designed especially for newcomers seeking more information about UUism and the Fellowship AND open to all others who are interested. Sessions take place every Sunday at 11:45 AM Room 8.
Upcoming session dates:
2023
Dec 31 Roots with Skyla King-Christison
2024
Jan 7 Principles & Sources* with Skyla King-Christison
Jan 14 Minister’s Q&A* with Jill McAllister
Jan 21 Building & Grounds with John Bailey
Jan 28 Lifespan Faith Development with Dawn Dirks
Feb 4Worship & Liturgical Year with Jill McAllister
Feb 11 Social Justice, Community Action & Connect Up with Karen Josephson
Feb 18 Care and Support & Chalice Circles with Sandy Piper
Feb 25 Membership 101* with Bobbi Bailey
Mar 3 Roots with Skyla King-Christison
A series of 9 hour-long sessions designed especially for newcomers seeking more information about UUism and the Fellowship AND open to all others who are interested. Sessions take place every Sunday at 11:45 AM Room 8. Care and Support with Sandy Piper
‘Tis the season when people plan for the upcoming holidays, look back at the year that has passed, and ponder how they can make our world a better place in the year(s) to come. And yes, also begin thinking about the upcoming tax season. If in your pondering you are thinking about making year-end gifts to the organizations you appreciate/love and the UUFC is among those, thank you!
Year-end gifts to the UUFC can be made in many ways:
We thank you for your efforts to make our world a better place for all. May you and yours have a joyous holiday season.
Your UUFC Finance Council
Sunday, December 10th, 11:45 AM in Room 9 at UUFC
Connect with other UU men, forge deeper relationships and share what’s currently moving in your life. Open to all folks who self-identify as men at UUFC. Discuss a meaningful topic in a small group.
Contact Jerry Buthman for more information.
A series of 9 hour-long sessions designed especially for newcomers seeking more information about UUism and the Fellowship AND open to all others who are interested. Sessions take place every Sunday at 11:45 AM Room 8. This week: Social Justice, Community Action & Connect Up with Karen Josephson.
Thank you to everyone who donated to the November Social Concerns. Together we raised $1,768.05 for the Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center.
Folks often ask for the source of readings and comments in the Sunday services and sermons. Here are some from recent Sundays:
November 26 – Revs. Monica Jacobson-Tennessen and Jill McAllister – “Disguised As Our Life”
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and Becoming Kin by Patty Krawec.
December 3 – Rev. Jill McAllister — “In Need of Awe”
Richard Rohr, Center for Action and Contemplation (can.org) from Preparing for Christmas: Daily Meditations for Advent, and Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life” by Dacher Keltner
The annual schedule for the lockbox code change has now been set: Feb. 15, May 15, Aug. 15, Nov. 1.If you currently have the lockbox code for your Team, Taskforce, or for some other reason to enter the building outside of open building hours and want to be on the quarterly email list to receive the updated code, please fill out the “Request to be Informed of Lockbox Code Change” form.
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees in the islands of the Crystal Lake/Willamette Park parking lot. Sat 20 Jan, 10:00 AM to noon. To volunteer, email michael..hughes1951@gmail.com,
Subject Tree planting.
Visit the Climate Action Team page