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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:

• Send a check to UUFC, 2945 NW Circle Blvd, Corvallis OR 97330.
• Donate online using a debit, credit or ACH bank transfer. Go to the middle of the donation page and select yearend 2023 in the first drop down menu.
• If you have appreciated stock that is burning a hole in your holiday stocking, transfer stock to the UUFC Schwab account (82873024) using DTC # 0164 Code 40 (you can use these numbers in an online transfer or your broker will know what these are used for).
• If you are of an age where you need to make required minimum distributions from your retirement accounts, you can have a check written to the UUFC or send a message to office@uucorvallis.org and ask for the flyer on how to make such transfers. If you make these distributions directly to the UUFC, they won’t count as income for tax purposes.
• Unlike NPR, OPB or an assortment of other non-profits, we have not yet accepted vehicle donations, but if this is of interest to you, send an email to office@uucorvallis.org and your inquisitive finance team will see if we can figure out how to make this happen.

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:

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.

If you are a member or friend of the Fellowship, you probably have a Breeze account! Create your own unique password to login to your Breeze. Create a Breeze Account

You can view our member directory, you can add a photo of yourself, you can update your contact information, and importantly, you can view your pledge and how much you have contributed towards fulfilling your pledge! It’s a powerful tool and we’d love for everyone to get signed up!

Next year, we’ll be asking everyone to login in to Breeze to review their pledges, so there’s no better time to get started and become more familiar with it.

Any questions or troubles getting signed in, email office@uucorvallis.org and we’ll see if we have the correct email on file for you.

Thanks to all who contributed to the UUFC Emergency Aid Fund on Giving Tuesday and after. UUFC members contributed almost $2000 to this fund, which is used to help other members who are in dire need of assistance to make it through housing, utility, medical, auto, transportation and other short-term crises. You have made a difference. Thank you!