UUFC Lawn Mowing Team Goes Total Electric

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The UUFC has owned a gas-powered Dixon riding zero-turn lawn mower for 10+ years. After limited use the last several years and mowing team concurrence, the mower was sold at the Aug 31 UUFC parking lot sale and found a new loving home. The buyer had driven a Dixon as a youngster and added it to his mower fleet with begrudging support from his wife. Your UUFC mowing team is now totally electric!

We are also short on mowers. Team member Lynn Evans is moving to Kansas to be with family (thanks Lynn!) and so his backyard mowing slot is open. If anyone is looking for a way to support the UUFC and get some exercise at the same time, please contact Russ Karow, Mowing Team Lead.

Contact Russ Karow

Gutter Guard Installation Help Wanted !

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Wolfgang Dengler is looking for 2 people to work for 2 hours sometime this next week, moving 8 foot and 10 foot ladders for the. installation of gutter guard around the perimeter of the Fellowship roof.

Flexible scheduling, but need to avoid heat and direct sun.

If interested, please Contact Wolfgang

Corvallis School District Family Support

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Did you know that the latest Point in Time count data shows Oregon is leading the nation in the rate of unsheltered unaccompanied homeless youth and unsheltered homeless families and that Corvallis has over 300 students (not counting children under the age of 4) identified as homeless?

This year the Secure Housing and Food for All (SH&F4A) justice team is focusing on helping the children and families in Corvallis by coordinating with the Corvallis School District Family Support Program. For September the funds gathered from the weekly collection basket will go to CSD Family Support program. The Family Support Program helps families meet their basic needs and identify goals to increase stability.

Each week we will be collecting items needed by the children. New and gently used shoes, winter coats, and rain gear.

Please join us by sharing items that will help the kids.

Services This Month

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September 1 – No Sunday Service
September 8 – Joining of the Waters, with Susan Sanford
September 15 – “Ancestors, Descendants and Us” Rev. Jill McAllister
September 22 – “Our Transylvanian Roots” Rev. Jill McAllister
September 29 – “My Unitarianism” Rev. Katalin Szasz-Cserey, Rev. Jill McAllister

“Joining of the Waters” 9/8/24

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As the summer moves toward autumn we begin a new church year with the ‘Joining of the Waters’ ceremony.
We look to the West, the direction of autumn and water, and remember these gifts of the turning earth. In this inter-generational service, each person is invited to bring a SMALL amount of water from a place important to you, whether from your home tap or a place you have visited and loved, to add to the bowl of many waters.

With Susan Sanford.

Register Now – UUFC Men’s Retreat, 10/25-27

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Registration is now open for the 20th Annual UUFC Men’s Retreat, from Friday, October 25 (5 PM) through Sunday, October 27 (1 PM).

Register Now

This is an opportunity for those who identify as men to get to know other men at UUFC, give yourself a respite from the daily routines, and enjoy time for personal reflection. We’ll be at the Menucha Retreat Center overlooking the Columbia Gorge in Corbett. Through large and small groups, singing, time in nature, and play time in the evening, we’ll connect with one another and get to know each other better.

Our theme this year is: “Building Authentic Connections”

For questions, the contact planning committee members:

Alan Kirk, Nick Houtman, Jeff Martin, or JF Benoist

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No Sunday Service, 9/1

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There will be no Sunday morning service this week, September 1, 2024. We take this small pause between summer and autumn, a chance to rest before starting a new church year.

There are two other chances to join with Fellowship folks this weekend: the Pop-Up Parking Lot Rummage Sale on Saturday August 31, 10 am – 1 PM, and the annual Tuna Roast and Potluck Picnic at Lions Shelter in Avery Park, with gathering beginning at 4 PM, tuna and the big buffet starting a 5 PM. A few volunteers are still welcome. See you there!

UUFC Choir Resumes — Join Us! 9/4

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Choir rehearsals begin again on Sept. 4th. Our choir meets once a week (Wednesday nights from 7:00-9:00) to prepare music which enhances our Sunday services throughout the year. We embrace a wide range of music from this wide web of life, — as old as the 1300s and as recently composed as this year and many things in between. If you or someone you know would like to join a group of singers searching for beauty and wisdom in life through music, join us! ALL are welcome in the UUFC choir.

Happy Practicing and I hope to see you Sept. 4th or any subsequent Wednesday at 7:00PM.

Steven Evans-Renteria, Choir Leader