Ministry

Since the fall of 2021, we have engaged retired UU minister Rev. Debra Faulk to provide monthly services during a period of transition. David Belrose has been contracted to provide ten monthly services utilizing the resources of the Touchstones project. In addition, we are looking at bringing in visiting ministers on a regular basis.

We at the Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship (LUF) 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.

Throughout the majority of our history since 1959, LUF has been lay-led. As a result, this has led to a strongly – developed sense of the importance of shared ministry.

Ministry is the act of serving. Shared ministry is what we do to serve our congregation and the broader community, individually and together. Each individual brings unique gifts to contribute. It sinks in that here one brings all of one’s self in the door on Sunday morning. It happens when newcomers, as well as longtime members, bring questions like “What am I doing with my life” or “I wonder who else cares about world issues as I do”, and they discover that others are living those questions as well. It happens also when we recognize that each of us in our way supports and nurtures those close to us in community. 

As we at LUF move forward after 60 years, shared ministry is important. We involve active lay participation along with visiting ministers to help us move along the path of shared ministry, working together to enhance our spiritual exploration, helping us ask the questions that lead to further questions, and encouraging us to be the best we can be.

We draw on many sources for our ministry. Our theme ministry is based on the Touchstones project. Another essential resource is the Unitarian Universalist Worship Web Library.