weekly announcements

Final help request before classroom wing move-in!

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We plan to have a “Welcome Back to the Classroom Wing” Open House Celebration on Sunday July 6 – so we need more help on the following days:

  • Exterior Painting
    • Saturday May 31 – 9 AM – 5 PM
  • Interior Painting
    • Friday June 13 9 AM – noon + 1PM – 4 PM
    • Saturday June 14 9 AM – noon + 1 PM – 4 PM
    • Friday June 20 9AM – noon + 1 PM – 4 PM
  • Move Back Help
    • Saturday June 28 – 9 AM – 3 PM
    • Sunday. June 29 – 1 PM – 5 PM

PLEASE SIGN UP on the sheets on the Foyer table or
contact Wolfgang Dengler.

Working together, we can accomplish this final push – thanks!

Grounds Care Work Days, 5/19 and 5/26

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Help care for the UU Grounds – time for spring mulching!

We have a large pile of shredded bark mulch that we are sharing with the Zen Center. Many hands will make light work! Please join us on Monday May 19 and Monday May 26, 3-5 PM at the Fellowship.

Questions? Contact Joyce with this form.

Construction Project Update

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The general contractor’s part of the RE wing construction project is winding down. Final inspections are scheduled over the next 2 weeks and they intend to return the building to us by May 30th, almost a month before the original finish date.

Our volunteers still need to finish some interior and exterior painting but we are hiring professional painters to finish up some work that is beyond the safety and skill levels of our volunteers. We have a long list of other tasks to finish prior to moving furniture back to the building. That list is posted outside the foyer-to-classroom-wing doors. If you are available to help with those tasks please contact Wolfgang Dengler ASAP. Volunteering is a good way to get a sneak peak at the improvements.

Plans for Rev. Jill’s Last Weekend, 7/11–13

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Rev. Jill’s official last weekend with the UUFC will be Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13, 2025.

At 7 PM on Friday July 11, in the sanctuary, we will have music from a variety of our favorite UUFC musicians, and a light ‘roast’ of Jill.

At 5 PM on Saturday July 12, we will have a congregational picnic outside on our north lawn.

At 10 AM on Sunday July 13, we will celebrate with Jill as she leads her last service with us.

If you have questions about these events, contact Mark Aron or other members of the Committee on Ministry.

Queerly Beloved Pride Party!, 6/8

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June 8, 2-4 PM, UUFC Social Hall

Come celebrate LGBTQIA+ community!
Alllies and all ages welcome!

Music, dancing, snacks, teams trivia game, face painting, dress up and photos, crafts, coloring, jigsaw puzzling, and more!

Come join in on the fun!

Volunteers welcome (and needed) for decorating prior to the party and for putting away afterwards.

To learn more, or to volunteer, please contact Anya.

UU Elevator Speeches

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Recently, a small group of Fellowship members spent several weeks crafting their elevator speeches about Unitarian Universalism. That is, they worked on how they might best describe UUism to someone in the time it takes to move between floors on an elevator. UUs often find it easier to describe what we aren’t rather than what we are, and many of us are inclined to be rather wordy, so it was no small task. And the task is never done.

The point of the elevator speech is to know what to say on the fly, so it takes practice! If you see any of these brave souls at coffee hour, help them keep their skills sharp by asking to hear their elevator speech.

A few of them will be sharing their speech in an upcoming Sunday service to hopefully inspire you to consider what you might say, if asked, “What the heck is Unitarian Universalism, anyway?” Do you have a go-to answer? If so, Skyla wants to hear it!

UUFC Services Auction, 6/28

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Our annual UUFC services auction will be in-person on Saturday, June 28. But please don’t worry if you can’t attend that day because we will also hold an online silent auction from June 16-23.

Why does UUFC have a Services Auction? Well, because…

  • doing something for someone else makes you feel good
  • your service or items will make someone happy
  • there’s someone at UUFC who really needs your help
  • it’s a great way to connect with others
  • it’s fun and exciting to bid, and win
  • it’s a great way to raise funds for UUFC

Please donate your service or item to our annual UUFC auction NOW because we need time to enter descriptions into our auction software.

Donation Form

The South Corvallis Food Bank needs help!

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The South Corvallis Food Bank is feeling the loss of funding for food to provide to Corvallis/Benton County hungry neighbors. Below are lists of foods that are especially needed. You can bring food donations to the UUFC on Sundays. There are two baskets to the left as you enter Foyer. If you want to deliver to the Food Bank yourself we ask that you please put “UUFC” put in the ‘received from’ field on the receipt.

Can we aim for 100 to 500 pounds of food this month?

Thank you! from the Secure Housing and Food for All Justice Team.

Items needed:

High-Priority Items:

  • Fresh fruits and produce
  • instant side dishes (Rice-a-Roni, tuna helper, stuffing, etc.)
  • dried beans
  • canned tomato products
  • condiments (salad dressing, mustard, mayo, ketchup, salsa, etc.)
  • can openers.

Staple Foods:

  • Oatmeal
  • hearty canned soups
  • vegetable oil
  • peanut butter
  • canned fruit
  • gluten-free items

Personal Care:

  • Feminine hygiene products
  • tooth paste & toothbrushes
  • shampoo & conditioner
  • soap
  • laundry detergent
  • dish soap
  • diapers (sizes 2-6)
  • baby wipes.

Pet Supplies: Dog and cat food

The Food Bank cannot accept bulk or home-canned items, or items without labels.

The Food Bank is located in South Gate Plaza.
Address: 1800 SW 3rd St #110, Corvallis, OR 97333
Open Mondays and Wednesdays 1 – 3 PM, Thursdays 5 – 7 PM, and Saturdays 10 AM – 12 PM.
They could use more volunteers!

Classroom Wing Painting Update

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A huge THANK YOU! to the 30 volunteers who painted 8 classrooms and halls with 50 gallons of paint! We are making great progress right on schedule.

Phase 2 indoor painting will start in June after Gerding Construction Company moves out and all the new sprinkler pipes have been painted by a professional painter. We also will be stain-painting the exterior of the classroom wing as the weather warms up.

Check out the photos on the display in the Foyer and please sign up when the next round of help requests happen.

UUFC Annual Meeting Agenda, 5/18

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Annual Meeting Sunday, May 18, 2025 Noon Fellowship Sanctuary Click here for more info

The Annual Meeting of the UUFC will be held on Sunday, May 18. Members may sign in following the service, and the meeting will commence at noon. All UUFC members are asked and encouraged to attend! The Annual Meeting is where members vote on Fellowship matters, such as election of the Board of Directors, affirming the annual budget, and changing the Bylaws. If you are a member of the Fellowship and want to participate in its democratic governance, this is the meeting to attend!

Here is the Agenda:

  1. Gathering / Chalice lighting / Confirmation of Quorum
  2. Council, Team and Staff Reports
  3. Building Project Update
  4. Financial Overview and Budget Affirmation
  5. Elections
  6. Bylaw Revisions
  7. Adjournment

Members may choose to attend the meeting on Zoom, rather than in person. In-person attendance is greatly preferred, as Zoom can fail in multiple ways. Zoom attendees will vote using the polling tool built into Zoom. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE USING ZOOM OR UNSURE IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE ZOOM POLLING TOOL, PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND IN PERSON.

Per the Fellowship Bylaws, one-fourth of current members must be present at the meeting to form a quorum. Motions pass on majority approval of those members present and voting, except for motions on ‘momentous issues’ as defined in Article III Section 5 of the Bylaws. Amending the Fellowship Bylaws is one such momentous issue, and will require a three-fourths majority of members present and voting to approve.

Some items that will be up for vote have already been announced. Read more about them through the links below.

Nominating Committee Slate for 2025-26: https://uucorvallis.org/nominating-committee-slate-for-2025-26/
Affirmative Nondiscrimination Statement: https://uucorvallis.org/updated-affirmative-nondiscrimination-statement/