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LAKEHEAD UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP "an inclusive spiritual community promoting a compassionate, just, and sustainable world" |
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Welcome to Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship (LUF).Chartered in January 1959 we have been a force for liberal religion in the community for over fifty years. We believe in the celebration of a variety of religious and philosophical ideas from different cultures. We believe in the never ending search for truth and encourage individuals to develop their own personal theology. We promote social justice, and work to safeguard the interdependent web of all exitence of which we are a part.
We are an official Welcoming Congregation which means that this Unitarian Universalist community welcomes and celebrates the presence and participation of persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
Our Mission Statement:
Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship is a nurturing, caring community that embraces diversity; explores spiritual, religious, ecological and humanist values; and enriches the lives of members, friends and society at large.
Go to the Newsletter Page for the current and past issues of our newsletter.
Note: Office hours are usually Tuesday between 10:00 a. and 2:00 pm., Thursday and Friday between 11:00 am. and 4:00 PM. At other times please send e-mail or leave voicemail at 344-5980 and someone will get back to you.
- Kenneth Lloyd Morrison
Ken Morrison died peacefully on July 29, 2010 at age 86 after a short bout with cancer. Ken is survived by his wife Jean (Case), his three daughters, four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Ken served in the Army during WWII, and studied at University of Toronto. His career included work as a trade Unionist, a High School Teacher, Director of Extension at Lakehead University and as a Realtor and Appraiser.
Ken will be remembered for his extensive community involvement, including the Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship, the NDP, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, and the Thunder Bay Arts Council. He took great interest in the world around him and often commented through letters to the editor, to Presidents and staff of the Canadian Unitarian Council and through a monthly 'Family Letter'.
Ken served on the Board of the Canadian Unitarian Council and was charged in 1970 with developing criteria by which the CUC would approve Clergy registrations to perform weddings through the provinces. As he worked, Ken determined that there would be a significant gap if only clergy were licensed. Because so few of our congregations had ministers, lay-led congregations were unable to provide rites of passage for their members. At the following Board meeting Ken proposed, not only the promised criteria regarding clergy but also an additional category. His motion to the October 1970 Board meeting called for a new category of officiant; Chaplain. The motion was carried, and our existing Lay Chaplaincy program was born. Because of Ken's insight, we have through the program, touched the lives of many people in important and meaningful ways.
A memorial service was held at 2 pm on August 10 in the Provincial Room, Prince Arthur Hotel, Thunder Bay. The family would appreciate donations to the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, the Northern Cancer Fund or the Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship (Ken Morrison Lecture Series).
- The Journey of Ministry - Rev. Julie Stoneberg
Rev. Julie Stoneberg spoke at LUF on august 1 about LUF's winding road toward professional ministry. Her comments are available here.
- SUMMER SERVICES
- Sunday August 15: 7:00pm - 8:00pm, St. Paul’s Anglican Church - the labyrinth. Hanusia Tkaczyk will be the service coordinator. If you are in the vicinity of St. Paul's Church this summer stop to look at the labyrinth and enjoy the lovely garden at the side of the building.
- Sunday August 29: 3:30pm - 5:00 pm. Thunder Bay Historical Museum “For Better or Worse, A Celebration of Matrimony” Wedding photographs and clothing dating back to the 1800’s. Coordinator - Susan Tiura.
- What Might You Become?
The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become. ~ W.E.B. Du Bois
The First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, in partnership with World Accord, invites you to help build schools and a community centre in the mountains of Honduras. This is a hands-on opportunity to make a difference in the lives of subsistence farmers and their families. Please join a two-week trip: beginning November 6, 2010, January 22, February 12 or March 5, 2011. Construction and Spanish language skills are not required but would be welcomed. For more information contact Richard Kirsh (416-767-5837 or richardkirsh@sympatico.ca) or see our poster on your congregation’s bulletin board. You can click here for a World Accord poster, or click here for a Traveller's guide.
- ADULT RELIGIOUS EXPLORATION
Study groups, seminars and workshops on a variety of topics are offered regularly and are announced in our monthly newsletter and weekly e-mail updates.Check here for plans for 2010-211 year.
- CUC 2010 Annual Conference and Meeting
The ACM was held in Victoria, BC May 21-24. You can see video of parts of the ACM (including the LUF banner brought in to the Ingathering by Michael Hyer and Rob Van Wyck)at the CUC website. You can also review the resolutions passed at the CUC AGMhere.
- WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
If you would like to see material added to the web site, or changes made to the web site, or if you find broken links, or want to suggest corrections, please contact the Webmaster.
