Another Financial Oddity, 9/23-9/27

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The people on your Financial Oversight Council are in the loop on a number of matters financial. If you will owe the State of Oregon tax money at the end of the year and want to support the film arts industry in Oregon, check out this offering from the Oregon Department of Revenue Oregon Film and Video Tax Credit Auction:

“We are holding an online tax credit auction with the Film and Video Office for 40,000 increments of $500 tax credit certificates. This auction runs Monday, September 23, 2024, through Friday, September 27, 2024, with funds going to the Oregon Production Investment Fund. Individuals and businesses with an Oregon income tax liability may bid on the certificates and claim the credits on 2024, Oregon tax returns. Any amount not used on your 2024, return can be carried forward up to three years. You can’t transfer the credits to anyone else. Bidding begins at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), September 23, 2024 and ends at 5 p.m. PDT, September 27, 2024. We won’t accept online bids before or after these times.”

More Information


Auctions for other causes have been offered. Perhaps liberal religious organizations in Oregon?

Russ Karow from your UUFC Financial Oversight Council

First Aid Kit New Splints

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First Aid Kits are located in the Classroom Wing hall closet Emergency Supply shelf, and in the top left side of the kitchen closet. Two new additions are padded aluminum splits for fall injuries with possible broken bones especially hand , wrist, or elbow injuries , or lower extremity injuries including an injured ankle. The splints can be bent and adjusted to shape before attaching to the injured part. Use the adhesive tape to hold in place. This helps with pain control and reduced risk of further injury during transport.

Collection for Unhoused Children, 9/ 22 and 9/ 29

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The Secure Housing and Food for All team will have a table in the foyer at Sunday services on the 22nd and 29th.  We are collecting for Elementary Children/families:

Grocery Gift Card – Winco preferred

Children’s Warm Coats, all sizes

Children’s Shoes, all sizes 

Rain Gear, all sizes

Please bring gently worn or new items to us on Sunday. 

Thank you!

Invitation to join the UUFC Birthday Club

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You are invited to join the UUFC Birthday Club!

Club members make a donation to UUFC on their birthday in the amount of the their age. For example, a 74-year old would donate $74.

At the end of the financial year, donations will be split 50% Operations, 20% Endowment, 20% Reserves, and 10% Justice Outreach.

Join the UUFC Birthday Club Now!

Questions and/or suggestions: treasurer@uucorvallis.org

Breeze Account

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The Fellowship uses a management software application called Breeze to keep track of UUFC Member and Friend contact information, pledging information, attendance information, online directory, and much more. You can review your giving history on Breeze, update your contact information, and even add a picture to your profile so we can all know each other better.

Please use the button below to activate your account if you haven’t already. You’ll be prompted to create your own password.

Activate Your Breeze Account

Friendly Reminder: Printing Guidelines

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The Fellowship has a new printer/copier located in the office!

We have a set monthly allowable quota of Black and White copies and Color copies, so please help us ensure that we stay within our set amounts and don’t incur overage charges by following these directions.

Log all prints!

Please remember to write down each printing job in the Printing Log.

Use black-and-white printing!

Color printing requires prior approval from a staff member. Without permission, please limit printing to black and white.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Turning Points in UU History, 10/13-11/17

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Adult Religious Exploration is back! We’re kicking off a new year of Adult RE with a deep dive into some of the juiciest controversies, failures, and missed opportunities in UU history. We’re talking about those turning points that left our faith tradition forever changed. What can you learn about how we got to where we are and use it to help us get to where we want to be? Come find out!

Sundays @3, 10/13-11/17

REGISTRATION is kindly requested.

You can check out the complete list of scheduled Adult RE opportunities HERE.

“Ancestors, Descendants, and Us” 9/15/24

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“Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?” These words from the 19th century French artist Paul Gaugin provide the basis for our theme for this year – “Ancestors, Descendants and Us.” The theme is an invitation to consider the most basic religious question – How Shall We Live?- from new perspectives, both together and as individuals. Join us as we begin our exploration of this invitation.
RE “Spirit Play” Sessions for Children and Youth begin today; in the service we’ll send our children and their guides off to begin their new sessions with love and gratitude.

Daily Practice – A Weekly Reminder

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One of the most beautiful things about morning, about waking up, is that the conversation begins anew. What I mean is we can begin a new conversation with life every day. It’s quite easy to wake up and simply continue yesterday’s conversation, tired and worn out though it was when we went to sleep. Why be dragged down by yesterday’s attempts to get everything right (did we?) when we can begin again today in a new way, with a chance to move around what got in our way yesterday?

The point of the conversation remains the same, I think. We are here to learn. We are here to learn to love – which means to live with compassion, respect and justice. Which means to live in harmony with all other life. Which means to outgrow self-centeredness, and fear, which means to recognize our own woundedness and brokenness, which means to feel the life of our bodies and all other bodies, and so much more. Every day is a new beginning, bringing challenges and possibilities. We can begrudge and judge the day, the years, the life we’ve been given – that’s not hard. Or we can accept the gift of being welcomed into each and every day. Once again, a new day is waiting to welcome you. May you feel the breath which is given and, with gratitude, enter in.