The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis
~Thanks to all for your contributions to the South Corvallis Food Bank as our Justice Outreach Offering in October. Together we raised $2339.69!
-Thank-you to our Sunday morning greeters, and coordinator Bobbi Bailey, and our Sunday morning coffee crews, and coordinator Ginny Gibson — we appreciate all you do!
A memorial service for Kim Johansen will be Saturday, December 9 at 1:00. If you would like to contribute finger food for the reception, please contact Sandy Piper (718-650-0204 or skaypiper73@gmail.com). Kim’s family has requested that we include one or two plates of cheese and crackers with our typical treats. You can bring food to the service or leave it with Sandy ahead of time. Thank you.
Saturday, December 2 from 9 AM to 2 PM
Don’t miss our UUFC Holiday Fair on December 2, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Fellowship. Twenty local artisans will offer their art & crafts for sale, including jewelry, paper goods, home décor, and more. A beautiful way to shop local for winter holiday gifts, supporting both artists and the Fellowship.
In addition, Fellowship volunteers will once again provide wreaths and swags, and homemade holiday baked goods. The cafe will be open, serving coffee/tea, scones and muffins from 9-11 am, adding light lunch options from 11 am – 2 PM. Aracely Munro Perla will provide her signature pupas.
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Sign up at: https://uucorvallis.org/holiday-fair/
It’s a beautiful time for meeting and greeting, for welcoming the winter holiday season, for enjoying time with old friends and new. Invite your neighbors and friends to join us!
November was designated as Native American Heritage Month in 1990, by President George HW Bush. Since then, have you ever set aside time in November to learn more of the true stories of Native Americans? Of the relations between Native Americans and colonialist settlers which many historians and others refer to as genocide? The story of what we call Thanksgiving Day includes much more violence and bloodshed than what most of us learned in elementary school. And if you are White, have you learned anything about the varied perspectives of Black Americans on this holiday – including that Blacks and Native Americans were excluded from it? From our UU’s for Justice newsletter in 2022: “We do not need the false “pilgrims and Indians” narrative, that illusion of past unity, to actually unite people. Instead, we can focus simply on values that apply to everybody: togetherness, generosity, and gratitude. (From Sean Sherman, founder and CEO of The Sioux Chef and the author of The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen.) For daily practice, while it’s still November, may we help ourselves to learn more, and focus on how we can add to togetherness, generosity and gratitude.
As Unitarian Universalists, one of our primary “texts” for theological understanding is lived experience. In other words, we agree with Paula D’arcy’s insight that “God (or Meaning) comes to us disguised as our life.” From deeper questions about the history of Thanksgiving Day, and of indigenous ways of noticing how we are related, we’ll consider practices of observation that can help us search for meaning and sustain us.
Revs. Monica Jacobson-Tennessen and Jill McAllister
Sunday, December 17th, 4:00pm to 6:00 pm in the Social Hall
Join Anya and Jema and friends for hot drinks and cozy crafts and conversation. Bring cookies to share, if you like! An optional walk through the neighborhood to look at Christmas Lights will follow. All are welcome.
We meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday in the afternoon. Join LGBTQ+ folx and allies for social gatherings centered on queer issues and themes. We understand the importance of queer community, and our goal is to provide a safe space where people can find that sense of belonging right here in Corvallis. Questions: connect@uucorvallis.org
The Spiritual Practices Adult RE workshop has wrapped until April. Thanks to all who participated – we learned a lot together!
Check out the RE new page to see our book recommendations for your personal lectionary and some of our art journaling commitments for practice.
Adult Coming of Age is returning to UUFC on Monday evenings, January 8th-February 12, from 5:30 to 7 in Room 7. Unitarian Universalism requires you to be an active participant in building your own identity, a task that sometimes requires letting go or “unlearning” painful lessons from our past. What does it mean to “be you?” What role does your community and lived experience play in constructing a religious identity that matches your unique journey? Together, we’ll explore these topics and more. All are welcome. Pre-registration at bit.ly/AdultCoA is requested.
