The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
Come join the Greeter Team and welcome people to the UUFC by saying “mucho gusto” with enthusiasm and zest!
It is our pleasure to meet you and help you navigate your way into the building and into our hearts. We encourage you to sign up for the announcement mailing list and to become more fully connected.
Speak to anyone at the Greeters’ desk for more information.
We’re very happy to announce the addition of two new members to the Fellowship Administrative Staff. Sonia Chapman is our new Operations Manager: she’ll be in charge of office operations, data base management, supporting councils and teams, building use, records and more. Stephanie Haines is our new Business Manager: she’ll be doing the banking, bill pay and payroll, supporting the Financial Oversight Council, Stewardship team, budget management and more. They join Cameron McGrath, the Communication coordinator, to cover our administrative needs. We are so lucky! Please join in welcoming these new staff members. Look for more information about each in the April Monthly Journal, and on the Staff Page on the website.
Three UU staff members with long interest and experience in yoga offer a workshop on the aims and benefits of yoga practice for these times. 2 – 4 PM, Sunday April 13, in the Sanctuary. Experience not required. Bring a mat if you have one, chairs are available, wear comfortable clothes. We’ll do some gentle poses, talk about yoga wisdom and philosophy and how yoga is for the mind most of all. With Jill McAllister, Jamie Petts, and Skyla King-Christison. RSVP to minister@uucorvallis.org.
You are always welcome to the weekly Tuesday coffee hour from 1:45 – 2:45 PM on Zoom, where we share joys and sorrows and catch up with each other. Rev. Jill facilitates the gathering, Mary Craven hosts the Zoom meeting. If you have any questions, contact Mary using this link:
To join the Zoom meeting, click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5412313219
The Committee on Ministry invites all to our next “Transitions Talk” on April 6. We’ll touch base on as many questions as come up, such as “How are you taking care of yourself in these challenging times? How are you feeling about this ministerial transition? What do you need to know or understand better? How do we say goodbye – both minister and congregation members – as well as we can? What will help us stay strong and vital in our ministries during the transition time?
11:45 AM, in the Sanctuary.
The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion team invites you to join us in phoning, emailing, and/or writing our Representatives and Senators to enlist their support for Rumeysa Ozturk (and others!), an immigrant who was detained with complete disregard for her rights. It will be a glaring omission in our fight for justice if we allow those wrongfully detained to “disappear” from our consciousness! Our representatives need to hear from us. Need more information? Have questions? Contact Elona Meyer using this link.
You can find the contact info for your members of Congress here: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member.
In honor of Hanuman Jayanti, our Community Kirtan on Friday, April 11 will feature local kirtan artists Rainbow and Dhara Rose with a program celebrating the Hindu deity Hanuman, who represents courage, strength and self-discipline. The session will also include breath work and a guided meditation if time permits. We hope you’ll join us at 7-8:30 PM in the Sanctuary.
Have you submitted a photo of yourself to the Breeze directory? The Membership Team will set up a photo booth after the April 6 service in the Sanctuary and take photos of anyone who wants one for their Breeze profile.
Having a photo attached to your Breeze profile helps others in the Fellowship learn who you are and connect your name to your face.
You can read more about Breeze here: https://uucorvallis.org/breeze-account/.
Please join the Partner Church Team on Sunday, April 13 at 12:15 PM in the Social Hall, north end. We will focus on the June 8th service with Rev. Mwibutsa Ndagijimana, the September Pilgrimage to Transylvania, and on articulating a vision for the future.
At the UUFC, we nurture our spirits and put our faith into action through social justice work in our communities and the wider world. Partner Church Team members are proud of our many decades of social action, yet so much remains to be done. In the hope of making our efforts simple, transparent and accessible, we are moving our team meetings back to the Fellowship Hall.
For more information, contact PCT lead Heather E. using this link.
