WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday Services
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This Week:
“Imagine Peace” 7/14/24
What does PEACE mean to you? no war? Good relations with your neighbors? a life with enough for everyone? Join us as several Fellowship members, including Bill Glassmire, Molly Curry and Joyce Federiuk, share their understandings of peace and why we need to give more attention to it. Rev. Monica Jacobson Tennessen joins us to host the service.
Join us outside on the Fellowship back lawn this Sunday.
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Services This Month
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July 7 – Service Canceled due to high temperatures
July 14 – “Imagine Peace” UUFC members / friends and Rev. Monica Jacobson-Tennessen
July 21 – “Housing, Shelter, and Deservedness” Guest Speaker Andrea Myhre
July 28 – Rev. Jennifer Ryu, UU minister in Eugene, OR (Pulpit Exchange with Rev. Jill McAllister)
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From the Minister
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Between Us
I’m so grateful for the group of Fellowship folks who are presenting the Sunday service this week, “Imagine Peace.” Bill Glassmire gave us the starting point with his questions: “What does PEACE mean to you? no war? good relations with your neighbors? a life with enough for everyone?” It’s easy to think that peace, or perhaps world peace, is too much to aim for, too hard to even imagine. Yet we know, we do know, that we either create more peace or create obstacles to peace with every action, every step we take.
Let’s not let our imaginations wither, for if we cannot imagine peace we cannot help create it. How DO you imagine peace? practicing humility? practicing forgiveness? being other-centered?outgrowing a need to be right? being less afraid? sharing space, sharing homes, sharing money? remembering that people are more important than things, that animals are as important as people? learning to center yourself in the breath which is given each moment? Was there ever a better time than now to give our attention to creating peace? Thank-you to all of you who are joining in this conversation.
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This Week at UUFC
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Sip & Snack Sunday, 7/14
Are you ready for some boche ball at CARDWELL HILLS CELLARS for wine tasting with fellow UU’s? Hope…
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DEMOCRACY ACTION TEAM – Let’s Meet and Chat, 7/14
CASUAL GATHERING! – 7/14 after Sunday Service Come join us in the Sanctuary Gallery at 11:45 to: •…
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Lemonade & Playground, 7/21
Join Skyla on the RE playground deck on July 21st at 11:45! Your kids have been missing the…
Announcements
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Board of Directors Report for June 18
The June Board of Directors meeting started with a mouthwatering potluck to welcome next year’s board, and we…
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South Corvallis Food Bank Needs Summer Help
South Corvallis Food Bank Needs Volunteers Would you like to give back to your community? The South Corvallis…
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Sign Up For Music Sharing Night, 8/7
Music Sharing Night is coming up! Bring your instruments and your voices to share music with the community,…
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Outreach Offerings In July
Our Sunday Outreach offerings in July support DRUUMM – Diverse & Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries – which is…
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Furniture Give-Away for Donation
FURNITURE FRENZY AT THE FELLOWSHIP ! ! The following furniture items are available right now to UUFC Fellowship…
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Mystery solar pump !
Will the person who placed the solar powered submersible pump in the deck storage closet please contact Wolfgang…
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Classroom Wing Renovation Progress Update
The architect and engineers have told us that they would have permit-ready plans by July 15th. At that…
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UUFC Fiscal Insights – Fulfilling Your 2024-25 Pledge
First, our thanks to all who have committed to the ongoing success and growth of the UUFC through…
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Support Groups for Parents and Parents of Adult Children
Parenting is hard, no matter your stage in life. It can be made needlessly harder if you’re doing…
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UUA Common Read Book Group 7/15-8/5
Mondays July 15-August 5th, 11-12:30 on the social hall deck.REGISTER HERE! The 2023-34 UU Common Read is On Repentance…
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Tuna Roast & Picnic, 9/2
Looking for a fun and relaxing way to spend Labor Day? Join us for our annual tuna roast…
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Mini Film Festival, 7/21
“Making the Invisible Visible.” What are the challenges and gifts that often go unnoticed for those with intellectual…
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UUFC Family Camping, 9/5 to 9/8
Come and join in fun and fellowship while camping at Cascadia State Park. Group Site ‘B’ has been…
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Living Without Shelter: Myths and Realities, 7/17
Wed, July 17, 7-8:30 pm. First Congregational church, 4515 SW West Hills Road, Corvallis. A Unity Shelter panel…
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Family Night at the Ballpark! 7/28
5:00 PM at Goss Stadium (on OSU Campus) Bring the whole family to the ballpark on July 28th…
Connect Up/Affinity Groups
CALENDAR THIS WEEK
The “Events Calendar” has all of the events except for outside rentals and private meetings. If you want to see ALL the events including events not open to the public, try the ROOM USE CALENDAR.
15
Jul
Common Read: On Repentance and Repair
* 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
*Social Hall, Social Hall Porch & Patio
Common Read: On Repentance and Repair
Jul 15, 2024
start time: 11:00 AM
end time: 12:30 PM
location: Social Hall, Social Hall Porch & Patio
description:
The 2023-34 UU Common Read is On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World (Beacon Press, 2022).
This Common Read offers a glimpse into one of our faith’s foundational sources, Judaism. Readers follow the author, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, into a framework for making amends offered by the 12th century Jewish physician and scholar, Maimonides.
Written for people of any or no faith tradition, On Repentance and Repair introduces practices for accountability that can bring us into wholeness and make a difference in our personal, community, and national relationships.
This 4-part book discussion is offered as a brown bag lunch series, so bring your lunch and join us on the back deck for discussion.
Session 1: Meet Maimonides
Session 2: Repentance and Repair in Our Lives and Relationships
Workshop 3: Repentance and Repair in Our Covenanted Communities
Workshop 4: Repentance and Repair to Transform Our World
Contact Skyla King-Christison with questions or if you need assistance with the purchase of the book.
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15
Jul
Secure Housing & Food for All team meeting
* 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
*Library
Secure Housing & Food for All team meeting
Jul 15, 2024
start time: 11:45 AM
end time: 1:00 PM
location: Library
description:
Meeting to discuss needs of unhoused adults and children, what team might do and how UUFC members can be involved.
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15
Jul
Buddhist meditation
* 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
*Off Site
Buddhist meditation
Jul 15, 2024
start time: 3:30 PM
end time: 4:15 PM
location: Off Site
description:
Meditation, dharma teaching, and discussion. Beginners welcome.
Takes place at the Sangha Jewel Zen Center (next door) and on zoom
For more information and weekly zoom link, contact Mary Leigh Burke.
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16
Jul
Virtual Coffee Hour
* 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
*UUFC Zoom
Virtual Coffee Hour
Jul 16, 2024
start time: 1:30 PM
end time: 2:30 PM
location: UUFC Zoom
description:
Join us on Zoom for a weekly checking-in which includes sharing of joys and sorrows, plus the Compassion Prayer.
Contact: Mary Craven
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17
Jul
Choir Rehearsal
* 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
*Sanctuary
Choir Rehearsal
Jul 17, 2024
start time: 7:00 PM
end time: 8:00 PM
location: Sanctuary
description:
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17
Jul
Mindful Awareness
* 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
*6A
Mindful Awareness
Jul 17, 2024
start time: 7:00 PM
end time: 7:45 PM
location: 6A
description: We gather together to build our attentional skills and to develop resources for resilience. There will be guided and independent practice portions, both suitable for beginner and experienced meditators.
more information
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18
Jul
South Beach Camping Trip
* 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
*Off Site
South Beach Camping Trip
Jul 18, 2024
start time: 12:00 AM
end time: 11:59 PM
location: Off Site
description: Thursday, July 18th – Sunday, July 21st. At South Beach State Park, Oregon.
Connect-up with other UUFC campers July 18 – 21. Participate in shared meals, group hikes, campfires, music, and other fun activities. Come for all of the weekend, or just a part.
More information and RSVP: https://uucorvallis.org/
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18
Jul
Interfaith Green Teams
* 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
*UUFC Zoom
Interfaith Green Teams
Jul 18, 2024
start time: 7:00 PM
end time: 8:30 PM
location: UUFC Zoom
description:
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20
Jul
Nerd Girls Science Sharing
* 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
*Room 7
Nerd Girls Science Sharing
Jul 20, 2024
start time: 10:30 AM
end time: 12:00 PM
location: Room 7
description:
Women and non-binary persons are invited to come and share science news articles or books. No science background is required. You do not have to bring anything except a desire to learn and a healthy curiosity. Topics depend on what people bring to share and requests from the group – they range from astronomy to zoology and everything in between.
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21
Jul
Sunday Service
* 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
*Kitchen, Sanctuary, Social Hall, UUFC Zoom
Sunday Service
Jul 21, 2024
start time: 10:00 AM
end time: 11:00 AM
location: Kitchen, Sanctuary, Social Hall, UUFC Zoom
description:
Sunday Worship Service in the sanctuary.
The service is also available on Zoom.
Go to uucorvallis.org for the Zoom link and more information about worship.
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21
Jul
Building and Grounds Tour
* 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
*Room 8
Building and Grounds Tour
Jul 21, 2024
start time: 11:45 AM
end time: 12:45 PM
location: Room 8
description: John Bailey will be offering a walking tour of our building and grounds. You will learn a bit about the history of how our campus developed into what it is today, and where to find all of the cool things that are happening at UUFC!
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21
Jul
Lemonade and Playground Feedback Hour
* 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
*RE Deck
Lemonade and Playground Feedback Hour
Jul 21, 2024
start time: 11:45 AM
end time: 12:45 PM
location: RE Deck
description: Your kids have been missing the playground and Skyla has been looking for feedback about your family's RE experience, so let's meet up on the playground for lemonade! The kids can play while parents share how the RE programs have been supporting their families and ways we could improve the experience when we are able to return to regular Sunday morning offerings for children and youth.
No need to register. Just come and play, sip, and share!
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21
Jul
Secure Housing and Food for All Monthly Meeting
* 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
*Library
Secure Housing and Food for All Monthly Meeting
Jul 21, 2024
start time: 11:45 AM
end time: 1:00 PM
location: Library
description:
Meeting with those working with our unhoused neighbors discussing what it happening, and how UUFC members could be supportive.
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21
Jul
Watch & Discuss
* 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
*Sanctuary
Watch & Discuss
Jul 21, 2024
start time: 11:45 AM
end time: 12:30 PM
location: Sanctuary
description: Sprout Film/Disc
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22
Jul
Common Read: On Repentance and Repair
* 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
*Social Hall, Social Hall Porch & Patio
Common Read: On Repentance and Repair
Jul 22, 2024
start time: 11:00 AM
end time: 12:30 PM
location: Social Hall, Social Hall Porch & Patio
description:
The 2023-34 UU Common Read is On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World (Beacon Press, 2022).
This Common Read offers a glimpse into one of our faith’s foundational sources, Judaism. Readers follow the author, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, into a framework for making amends offered by the 12th century Jewish physician and scholar, Maimonides.
Written for people of any or no faith tradition, On Repentance and Repair introduces practices for accountability that can bring us into wholeness and make a difference in our personal, community, and national relationships.
This 4-part book discussion is offered as a brown bag lunch series, so bring your lunch and join us on the back deck for discussion.
Session 1: Meet Maimonides
Session 2: Repentance and Repair in Our Lives and Relationships
Workshop 3: Repentance and Repair in Our Covenanted Communities
Workshop 4: Repentance and Repair to Transform Our World
Contact Skyla King-Christison with questions or if you need assistance with the purchase of the book.
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22
Jul
Buddhist meditation
* 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
*Off Site
Buddhist meditation
Jul 22, 2024
start time: 3:30 PM
end time: 4:15 PM
location: Off Site
description:
Meditation, dharma teaching, and discussion. Beginners welcome.
Takes place at the Sangha Jewel Zen Center (next door) and on zoom
For more information and weekly zoom link, contact Mary Leigh Burke.
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22
Jul
Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates
* 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
*Social Hall
Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates
Jul 22, 2024
start time: 6:30 PM
end time: 9:00 PM
location: Social Hall
description: Meeting starts at 7:00 and ends at 8:30, but set up time is 6:30.
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R.E. COUNCIL NEWS
Current Events
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Support Groups for Parents and Parents of Adult Children
Parenting is hard, no matter your stage in life. It can be made needlessly harder if you’re doing it without…
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Family Night at the Ballpark! 7/28
5:00 PM at Goss Stadium (on OSU Campus) Bring the whole family to the ballpark on July 28th and sit…
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UUA Common Read Book Group 7/15-8/5
Mondays July 15-August 5th, 11-12:30 on the social hall deck.REGISTER HERE! The 2023-34 UU Common Read is On Repentance and Repair:…
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Register for Camp Blue Boat!
Camp Blue Boat registration is open! NEW WEEK: June 30-July 5 NEW LOCATION: Get ready for an unforgettable summer experience at Camp Blue Boat at Camp N-Side-Sen in Harrison, Idaho!…
Faith Formation Toolkit
Maybe you’ve got an awesome minister (If you’re at UUFC, you do! ☑️), and a caring Religious Exploration team (Lucky you! You’ve got that too!☑️), and excellent friends and family support (I sure hope you do! ?). Did you know that even with all that, parents and grandparents are still a child’s first and most influential spiritual guides? Yes, YOU! You’re the biggest factor in your child’s spiritual growth and development. How cool ? (and maybe scary ?) is that?
In an effort to support families as they raise faithful and spiritually grounded children, we offer you the Family Faith Formation Toolkit with you! On the 4th Sunday of each month, I’ll be adding a new tool to our toolkit below. Each tool will come with resources and practical ideas for how to explore matters of the spirit with your family, and grow in confidence as a spiritual leader. As always, if you have immediate needs relating to your family’s faith formation, I’m available to chat. Just reach out to dre@uucorvallis.org to set up a time.
- Discussing the G-word (answering questions about God when you’re not sure yourself)
- Prayer as a Family Practice
- Meditation with the Kiddos
- Service with the Family
- Gratitude with the Kiddos
- Building a Family Lectionary
- UP NEXT: A Family Sabbath Plan
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Multigenerational Magic
Our necessarily abrupt move to multigenerational worship has caused me some apprehension. Children do as the spirit moves them, so the power of my careful planning has its limits. While I’ve been focused on trying to mitigate all the ways this experiment could go horribly wrong, I hadn’t yet let myself dwell in all the ways it could go beautifully right until this past Sunday, when I experienced a magic so unmanufacturable that I find myself suddenly very willing to trust this process.
One of our smaller members spent the service at my feet, giving me the warm feeling of being chosen even though it certainly had everything to do with my proximity to the Soul Work shelf. He was engrossed in pipe cleaner construction as our choir sang a song called Glenda and Lauree: Certain Kinds of Love. The song was painfully beautiful, about two women who loved one another in a time when their love was discouraged.
The song was too much to bear. A dear friend sitting in front of me left the sanctuary to cry alone. The woman beside me audibly sobbed, as did I. Of all the days to be this achingly moved in the service, did it have to be the day I couldn’t flee because I’d committed to sitting here at the Soul Work shelf in case a wee one needed help cutting yarn?
The child at my feet occasionally looked up at the two of us ugly-crying above him, all snotty and wet-faced, but he didn’t look distressed. Near the end of the song, I put my arm around the woman beside me. You can only cry with someone for so long without at least sharing a half hug. When I let go, the child stood up, leaned in with a hand on my knee, and whispered, “I know it’s sad. It’s really sad,” and then went back to work on his pipe-cleaner creation.
How different his experience in the world is from the one I was given as a child! I seldom saw adults in my life cry, and when I did, they made every effort to hide it, to protect me from witnessing big emotions, as if feelings were something shameful. What might it be like to grow up in a world where you feel what you feel out loud, and let your people sit with you in that? To not have to figure that out as an adult, but to just always know it?
Some of us talked about it afterward, the way he participated in the tending of his fellow community members, not only as a child who was learning about how to be in community but as one of us, seeing grief and acknowledging it. And maybe even as a teacher. He didn’t, as many adults have a habit of doing, try to fix it or say it would be okay. He simply said, “I know. I know,” which is all most of us really want when we’re feeling big feelings.
So I saw the magic of multigenerational worship with my own eyes and heart, as did several folx seated near the Soul Work shelf. Were there distractions? Yep. But the impromptu learning community that explored our shared humanity near the back corner felt more transformative than any sermon or RE lesson. It appeared to be less remarkable to the child than to us adults. We’re still talking about it days later over coffee and during commercial breaks. Perhaps it will be the adults who have the most to gain from this summer in service with our children. If this is what we have to look forward to, even only once in a while, I’m here for it!
*This story and image was shared with permission from the child’s family, who asked that his name not be used online.
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JUSTICE COUNCIL NEWS
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Pride Party 2024, 6/29
5-7 PM, Social Hall Pride is a joyful celebration of all of the beautiful identities of our LGBTQ+ community. The UUFC Sexuality and Gender Diversity Justice Team invites all UUFC friends to join us for… full post
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Queerly Beloved 5/19/24
Sunday, May 19th in the UUFC Social Hall 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm This month, we’ll have a casual potluck and some icebreaker games, hosted by Ginny and Linda! Come and get to know your… full post
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Film: Where Can We Live in Peace?, 5/18
Saturday, May 18, 3:00 – 4:30 pm in the UUFC Social Hall Award-winning Canadian film maker Judy Jackson brings the moving story of the ABBA House migrant shelter in Celaya, Mexico. Founded by Pastor Ignacio… full post
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Faith-based climate action this week, 3/3/2024
Good News Climate-action Opportunities Of Note Save the Date Democracy Action Team: > First week of March: Letters will be ready. VoteFwd.org. > Letter Writing: Sun 10 Mar, 1:45 PM, (after the Action Lunch), UUFC… full post
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Spring Luncheon 3/30 – Cancelled
This event has been cancelled. The Secure Housing and Food For All team and Ernest Cardona invite you to join us for a Spring Celebration Luncheon on Saturday, March 30th , 2024 at 1:00 p.m.… full post
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Justice Outreach for February
Our outreach offerings in February will support Unity Shelter, a local non-profit organization which provides emergency shelter and transitional housing, plus wrap around services for people who are without safe housing or shelter. Unity Shelter’s… full post
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Secure Housing and Food for All
The Secure Housing and Food for All team appreciates and thanks everyone who contributed money to We Care last month. If you are interested in working with We Care, please take a look at their… full post
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Justice Theatre Auditions
Justice Theatre auditions are this Monday and Tuesday, January 29th and 30th, at 7pm in the social hall. No acting experience necessary! LGBTQ+ performers are particularly invited to audition. Author david View all posts full post
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EDI Book Discussion 1-29
Monday, January 29th, 7:00 pm on Zoom. With the current controversy around the need for reparations, the UUA common read, On Repentance and Repair, Making Amends in an Unapologetic World, by Danya Ruttenberg offers us… full post
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Secure Housing and Food For All Meeting, 1/21
The Secure Housing and Food for All Justice Team is meeting this Sunday 1/21 at 11:30 in the Gallery of the sanctuary. (okay to bring in coffee). Information about the Warming Centers open the past… full post
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Difficult Conversations: The University’s Role in Restoring Civic Dialogue with Drs. Robert George and Cornel West
Jan 22nd, 7-8:30 PM, at LaSells EDI would like to invite you to an opportunity to attend a special event at LaSells, focusing on civil discourse and “difficult conversations” —an area of deep concern for… full post
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Action Lunch is Back! 3/10
An Action Lunch is a light lunch provided by volunteers, after a Sunday service, usually to support some aspect of our justice and outreach work. We haven’t had one in a long time, until now!… full post
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Secure Housing and Food For All Meeting, 1/21
The Secure Housing and Food for All Justice Team is meeting this Sunday 1/21 at 11:30 in the Gallery of the sanctuary. (okay to bring in coffee). Information about the Warming Centers open the past… full post
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EDI Book Discussion 1-29
Monday, January 29th, 7:00 pm on Zoom. With the current controversy around the need for reparations, the UUA common read, On Repentance and Repair, Making Amends in an Unapologetic World, by Danya Ruttenberg offers us… full post
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Faith-based climate action this week, 1/7/2024
Good News Climate-action Opportunities Of Note Save the Date Climate Action Opportunities: We track (row 25) the number of clicks on the respond link for each suggested climate-action opportunity. The climate-action opportunity tracking results (an… full post
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From the “Secure Housing and Food for All” Team
We hope you all had a joyful holiday season. Thank you very much for sharing your time and effort to help the people of Corvallis who are struggling each day to survive by donating warm… full post
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Justice Outreach Offering in January – NAACP
For the month of January our Justice Outreach offering will benefit the Linn Benton NAACP. The NAACP works to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate… full post
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Queerly Beloved 1/21
Sunday, January 21st at 4:00 pm in Room 7 We meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday in the afternoon. Join LGBTQ+ folx and allies for social gatherings centered on queer issues and themes. We understand… full post
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From the “Secure Housing and Food for All” Team
We hope you all had a joyful holiday season. Thank you very much for sharing your time and effort to help the people of Corvallis who are struggling each day to survive by donating warm… full post
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Justice Outreach Offering in January – NAACP
For the month of January our Justice Outreach offering will benefit the Linn Benton NAACP. The NAACP works to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate… full post
Justice Outreach Offering
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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 bringing lay and religious professionals together to overcome racism through resistance and transform Unitarian Universalism through our multicultural experiences. As an all-volunteer ministry, DRUUMM continues to lead efforts to fulfill the Journey Towards Wholeness Resolution towards 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.Author
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Donations can be made in person on Sundays, or through the online collection basket.
WORSHIP COUNCIL NEWS
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“Imagine Peace” 7/14/24
What does PEACE mean to you? no war? Good relations with your neighbors? a life with enough for everyone? Join us as several Fellowship members, including Bill Glassmire, Molly Curry and Joyce Federiuk, share their… full post
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Service Cancelled Due to High Temperatures, 7/7
Stay cool, Everyone! Author david View all posts full post
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July Sunday Services
July 7 – Service Canceled due to high temperatures July 14 – “Imagine Peace” UUFC members / friends and Rev. Monica Jacobson-Tennessen July 21 – “Housing, Shelter, and Deservedness” Guest Speaker Andrea Myhre July 28… full post
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“Be Careful What You Worship” 6/30/24
It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who said “… it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping, we are becoming.” This brings up the question of our “liturgical year”: What… full post
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“She, They And Me” 6/23/24
“In the places and times of my growing up, definitions of and attitudes toward gender and sexuality were highly circumscribed, biased, narrow-minded, and I realized later, oppressive. My introduction to broader views and my evolving… full post
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“Summer Solstice: Considering the Sun” 6/16/2024
The longest day of the year is almost here. We think of it as the advent of summer — the season of sun and heat and growth. As summers here lengthen and intensify, as we… full post
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“The Shared World” 6/9/24
We may live with different ideas of what is real, what is true, and what is important, yet as human beings, with each other and all other living things, the fact is we live in… full post
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June Sunday Services
June 2 “River of Life Ceremonies” – DRE Skyla King-Christisen and UUFC Youth June 9 “The Shared World” – Rev. Jill McAllister June 16 “Summer Solstice : Considering the Sun” – Rev. Jill McAllister June… full post
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“River of Life Ceremonies”, 6/2/2024
As the regular church year draws to a close, let’s reflect on what it means to be in a truly multigenerational community. We will hear credos from some of the youth who recently completed Coming… full post
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“In Memoriam”, 5/26/2024
On this Memorial Day Weekend Sunday, we’ll remember and honor Fellowship members who have died in the past year. We’ll remember the origins of Memorial Day. We’ll consider life before death, and life after death, and… full post
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“Air, Breath, Music!” 5/19/2024
In many ancient descriptions of the seasons, when calling the four directions, East is associated with Spring, and Spring is the direction of morning, of beginnings, and of Air. To be alive is to know… full post
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“Tending Our Selves” 5/12/2024
Jill will welcome guest speaker Jen Shattuck. Jen is a UU religious educator and author who serves on the staff at both the Unitarian Church of Barnstable MA and Sanctuary Boston. She is the author… full post
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“Which Way To Turn?” 5/5/2024
The turning of the earth, of the year, of the seasons, of the heart. Turning inward, turning outward, turning away, turning toward. “To turn” is a fruitful way to describe and understand the religious life.… full post
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Sunday Services This Month
May 5, “Which Way To Turn?” with Rev. Jill McAllister May 12, “Tending Our Selves” with Guest Speaker UU DRE Jen Shattuck May 19, “Air, Breath, Music!” UUFC Choir with Rev. Jill McAllister May 26,… full post
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“Wheel of the Year: Beltane”, 4/28/24
Beltane is a season of creative energy on the earth. Come share in a creative process of committing your energies to a new dream, and in the spirit of May Day, carry a flame of… full post
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“To Live With Integrity” 4/21/2024
In this year of building new ways, our Earth Day Sunday will focus on needed and possible changes in habits and assumptions about our relationships with ourselves, others and the Earth. Members of our Climate… full post
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“Who Needs Equity?” – April 14, 2024
We started with Love, and we’ve considered Justice, Generosity, Transformation, Interdependence and Pluralism – the stated shared values in the proposed changes to the UUA bylaws, Article II. This week we finish with Equity –… full post
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Sunday Services in April
April 7 “What Difference Does It Make?” Stewardship Kick-Off Rev. Jill McAllister April 14 “Our Values: Equity” Rev. Jill McAllister April 21 “Earth Day” Climate Action Team, and Rev. Jill McA April 28 “Wheel of… full post
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“What Difference Does It Make?” April 7th, 2024
This Sunday we’ll consider stewardship, pledging and what difference each of us makes when we make a commitment. Oh, and while we’re at it we’ll join in a game of Jeopardy – UU-style – plus… full post
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“SO Much More to the Stories,” 3/31/24
Unitarian Universalists have wrestled with the Easter story for centuries. Should we focus on its pagan roots, its ample metaphors, its timeless insight into both human frailties and human strengths? Luckily there is not just… full post
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