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 at the designated time. 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 for this event will close on December 20th, and the date, time, and registration information have been emailed directly to parents in the December RE Newsletter. Check your inbox for the email sent on December 1st, or reach out to Skyla at dre@uucorvallis.org for more information.

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!