The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
GREENERY MATERIALS NEEDED! Do you have some nice evergreen shrubs with berries or flowers that could be trimmed and donated to the Holiday Fair Swag Making? Also beauty berry, teasel, lavender, dried hydrangea flowers, as well as small holiday decorations to add to the swags. We’ll make the swags on 12/5, but we need the materials sooner.
Contact Laura Uhler ASAP.
Our neighbors at the UU Congregation of Salem (UUCS) have invited members of our congregation to join them in a Pilgrimage Tour of Transylvania in 2025. The itinerary, arranged through the Transylvanian/Hungarian Unitarian Church, would include a guided visit to all the major Unitarian historical sites and several days in our partner village, for a total of 10 days. Cost would be in the range of $2,500 to $3,000 depending on the number of participants, plus your airfare. The committed group of travelers is leaning toward August/September but dates are not yet set. If you would be at all interested in joining the group, now is your chance to have a say in the timing.
Please contact Patricia Parcells.
How should we eat as we age to achieve the best health possible for the longest time? How do needs change with advancing years, and how can we navigate the confusing world of highly processed foods? Particular attention will be given to the 2024 published research by Dr Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr Dean Ornish on the ACTUAL reversal of early Alzheimer’s with intensive lifestyle interventions. What can we do ourselves with diet and supplements, and wider lifestyle changes?
Presented by Ann Marchant, MS, RDN (Master of Science, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist)
This is the thing about Life, and about the world – no matter how much we think we know, there is always more going on than we can even imagine. We say we value the ongoing unfolding of truth. Well – here we are. A lot has unfolded! And there’s more to come.
There will be plenty to talk about in the weeks and months to come, and much will change. But some things won’t change – like the fact that we need each other, and that it is possible and necessary to keep love alive within us and between us, and that love will be needed everywhere we turn, in tandem with the ongoing work of justice, compassion and peace. Just like it is today.
May we be able and willing to begin again and again and again, as long as needed, for as long as we can. Stay with us! See you Sunday!
Queerly Beloved gathering on November 17th from 4 pm to 6 pm at the UU Fellowship Hall.
Join us on Sunday for our regular QB meetup. Conversation and crafts!
Kids are welcome to hang out; if you need childcare for smaller children, please contact the Grandfolks Squad.
As always, snacks are welcome, but don’t feel like you have to bring anything.
December: Craft Day hosted by Joyce
January: Movie hosted by Patricia
This month’s Dance Planet is happening 7 to 8:30 on Saturday, November 16 in the Sanctuary.
Dance Planet is an opportunity to move in your own way to a rhythmic mix of music from around the world and across the decades. It features special live warmup music by Lauren Servias and George Beekman flowing into a DJ set by George.
Admission to this family-friendly event is a suggested donation of $5—15. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to local environmental organizations.
Good news! The Perla family finally got their apartment. After over 2 months of staying first with Jean Townes and Tom Smith, and then with another generous friend, they were approved for a low income unit at Rivergreen Landing.
Their journey began when they left their home in El Salvador to escape gang violence. Then a long trek through Guatemala and Mexico, and 2 years in Tijuana waiting for permission to enter the US. They were fortunate enough to be found by One Story at a Time, the foundation founded by Linda Carroll of our congregation. Linda reached out to our Immigrant and Refugee Support Team looking for a sponsor for the family. Nancy Kyle agreed to be that person and they arrived in Corvallis in March 2021, but decided this June to join Aracely’s sister in Texas because the cost of living is so high here. Turns out rent is high there, too and wages much lower, so they came back here, and are trying to get reestablished.
As the first residents of Rivergreen Landing, they moved into their new apartment Thursday with the help of Mike Jager and Rich Brainerd and donations of household goods by many people.
Funds are still needed for legal fees and their asylum hearing which is scheduled for 2027.
To donate, click the button below and choose the fund “IRST (the Immigrant and Refugee Support Team)”.
We are blessed to have this warm and loving family in our community.
Let’s just say it has been an historic week. And we are still living. And we are wondering. And so much more. Many of us are devastated, are trying to make sense, are trying to find courage, are trying to find our footing.
We can do this together – begin to balance ourselves in order to keep going in the service of Love.
Join with us on Sunday to start anew, and to continue the journey.
Following the service our Democracy Action Team invites all who are interested to meet together at 11:45 in the Sanctuary, to begin to strategize next steps.
These are hard days for most of us, and yet we are still here, we are still connected. It is a time to center ourselves, to remember our sources of courage and strength, to remember our ideals, and to rest in all the ways we can. We will be able to keep going, even if the path feels unknowable right now. You are invited and welcome to join with others at the Fellowship in the coming days, for connection, for mutual support.
Here’s the schedule:
Thursday, Nov. 7, 10 AM – 1 PM – Open House gathering in the Social Hall.
Bring snacks to share or your lunch, if you like.
Thursday, Nov. 7, 7- 8:30 PM – Open House gathering in Room 7.
Friday, Nov. 8, 10AM – 1 PM – Open House gathering in the Social Hall.
Bring snacks to share or your lunch, if you like.
Friday, Nov. 8, 7 PM – Community Kirtan (chanting and singing) Room 7
Sunday, Nov. 10, 10 AM Sunday Service
