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LAKEHEAD UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP
"an inclusive spiritual community promoting
a compassionate, just, and sustainable world"


Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship
129 S. Algoma St., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 3B7
Phone: (807) 344-5980 - Email address: lufship@tbaytel.net


Welcome to Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship (LUF) as we enter our second fifty years of existence. Chartered in January 1959 we have been a force for liberal religion in the community since then. 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. Last year we hosted the 2009 Canadian Unitarian Council Annual Conference and Meeting.

LUF Sign 2009


Rainbow flag 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 Sunday Services and Events Page for information about services and planned events.

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.


Website News:

  • SUMMER SERVICES
    • Sunday August 1: 10:30am at LUF The Journey of Ministry - Rev. Julie Stoneberg
      The Rev. Julie Stoneberg will speak about LUF's winding road toward professional ministry. What does a commitment to ministry require of us? What can we expect to experience along the way? Rev. Stoneberg has an inside perspective from her two years serving LUF as a consulting minister, and also has had a more distant perspective over the past several years." Service leader: David Belrose Musician: Val Patton-vocalist
      Picnic (at Morrison Camp from 3-6pm) with Rev. Julie Stoneberg.
      Directions to Morrison Camp: Drive East on Lakeshore Drive to Hwy 17, take a right at Coral Beach Rd., take a left after the tracks, it’s the last cottage on the left before you reach the tip of the peninsula-MacKenzie Point Conservation Area. Limited parking so please car-pool. It’s a potluck so please bring everything you will need for your family and bring something to share. There is one charcoal BBQ for meat to cook. Please bring lawn chairs, plates, cutlery and plastic bags to bring home your garbage. LUF will provide tea and coffee and drinks for the kids. There’s plenty of swimming so bring your bathing suits/towel. If this is your first time, please speak to a long-time members at the morning service to arrange a car pool. PLEASE NOTE: If the weather unfavourable, the picnic will be cancelled. If you wish to help out with arrangements, contact Bev at 767-7937.
    • 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 to be announced.


  • 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.