Protect Election Integrity and Get Out the Vote, Tuesday 9/15, 6-8pm, UUFC Room 3

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Help us write in support of democracy! Postcards to every Oregon County Election official thanking them for protecting Oregon’s elections. Down Ballot Election Integrity Letters to voters in Nevada, North Carolina, Colorado, and Montana where important down ballot elections are occurring. Letters and postcards to potential voters in states where elections are likely to be close. We’ll supply materials, info, addresses, and food. Let’s join together to protect our sacred right to have our votes counted! For information, contact Claire M.

We will also gather on Sunday, 9/20, after the service in the UUFC Library

Congregational Survey for the Settled Minister Search

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A survey from the Settled Minister Search Committee is ready for you; find it at https://forms.gle/cRfurPUXLKyXq4vE7. Please take 15 minutes to tell the search committee about yourself and your experience of our congregation! This confidential information will be used to enrich the narrative about our ministry context and needs that the search team will share with ministerial applicants. Look for Survey links on the website, in the Order of Service on Sunday mornings, and in the Foyer on Sunday mornings (paper copies and laptops). October 11, 2026 is the deadline to submit your input.

If you want to print out your own copy of the survey, you can find a PDF version here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eMzYyWzhpuNJSqHpkaPwKzR1t1ODGdaz/

Annual Emergency Preparedness Training

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UUFC Safety Team presents
Annual Emergency Preparedness Training

Saturday September 26. 10 AM – 12 Noon. Sanctuary

This training is designed specifically for all House Managers, Building Staff, Foyer Watchers, Board Members, Acting DRE’s, everyone involved in Sunday worship services.
Media team members and Welcome greeters are encouraged to attend.
This training event is open to everyone in the congregation.

Training includes demonstration of new equipment, new instruction sheets, and proper use of the walkie-talkie radios. Slide presentations will provide step-by-step explanation of the evacuation process.Tours of the building will demonstrate alarm systems and exit routes.

The training session will be available on Zoom, and recorded for later viewing.

It is extremely important for the safety of the congregation that all individuals involved in Sunday worship services be fully aware of their duties in case of evacuation as outlined in the most current Evacuation Protocol. Please come to the training!

Wolfgang Dengler
UUFC Safety Team leader

Global Partners Team, 9/13/26 at 11:30

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There’s a place for you on our team!

The Global Partners Team offers members and friends of the UUFC transformational opportunities to build global solidarity and foster mutual cultural and spiritual exchanges with international UU communities.

Please join us on Sunday, September 13 at 11:30 AM in the UUFC library. The timing couldn’t be better for you to join us as we prepare for a new church year!

Contact GPT lead, Heather E, at this link for more information.

Message from the UUFC Board of Directors

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To the Congregation of the UUFC from the Board of Directors

The UUFC Board has been working diligently to respond to your concerns about David and Lauren Servias’s resignations in a productive way in keeping with our bylaws, policies, and Covenant of Right Relations. 

The Board held a special meeting on Sunday August 30th, the third in these turbulent two weeks, to address a petition signed by 37 members to hold a Special Meeting of the Congregation addressing concerns related to their resignations. The petition’s stated purpose of this Special Meeting is to “provide an open forum for members and friends to gain an understanding of the current situation, state concerns related to staffing issues and ask clarifying questions.” Our bylaws require a minimum 30-day notice for congregational meetings, with a posted agenda 14 days prior to said meeting. The earliest available Sunday (given the Annual Women’s Retreat) is therefore October 11th; however, please stay tuned for an official announcement because we have two tasks we’d like to complete prior to the Congregational meeting: 

  1. Per Unitarian Universalist Association recommendations, we’ll host multiple small-group “Listening Circles” to provide the open forum requested by the petitioners for sharing grief and concerns. These will be modeled after our Chalice Circles and facilitated by trained individuals for both moderating and notetaking.
  2. We will contract with an outside Human Resources specialist to assess the working climate for our UUFC staff who report directly to Rev. Alex. Information will be collected through a structured interview process, and the results of that assessment will be reported directly to the congregation.

We feel that both of these efforts will aid in a more meaningful Special Meeting of the Congregation at which we also will have additional information and guidance from the UUA and other professionals. Work has already started on these tasks, but October 11th may be overly optimistic for those results. Again, stay tuned for the process.

– The UUFC Board of Directors

Care of Fellowship indoor plants

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The indoor plants at the Fellowship are being well cared for by a horticulturist. If you want to chat about their care I’d love to hear from you. But please don’t water, feed, repot, or prune them without making sure that I don’t already have plans. Remember the old saying: too many cooks spoil the broth!

Contact: Kris Egan

Skylight Replacement 9/8 to 9/10

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Look up! Our sanctuary skylight that casts such wonderful light onto our sacred space is being replaced next week with a more energy efficient unit with less glare. On Tuesday, September 8th the old skylight will be removed and on Wednesday and Thursday the new skylight will be installed, just in time for our rainy season. We are not just replacing the glass but also the entire skylight structure so we can enjoy the new version for many years. Unfortunately, this means that the sanctuary will be off limits during this period due to safety concerns. If you are available to help for a short time after Sunday service, we need help stacking all the sanctuary chairs along the walls so the contractor can put down floor protection.

Contact: Brian Egan

Outreach Offerings for September

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Our Sunday Outreach offerings in September support DRUUMM – Diverse & Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries – which is a Unitarian Universalist People of Color Ministry and anti-racist collective. As an all-volunteer ministry, DRUUMM continues to lead efforts to fulfill the aims of 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 open to all people.

Read more at DRUUMM.org.