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| Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship  |
A full house at a recent service
The Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship (L.U.F.) has met continuously since 1958. Its format and locale have undergone many changes, but it remains a focal point for those exploring ways toward personal growth and social justice. In 1984 the Fellowship acquired its own meeting place, Unitarian House. Its officers are elected annually, and all the Fellowship's activities are conducted by lay volunteers and members of the community.WELCOME TO THIS RELIGIOUS HOUSE OF MANY ROOMS
Unitarian Universalism is a religion that is like a house with many rooms. We are a diverse group of people who celebrate our faith in many ways. We are Christians, Post-christians, Buddhists, Pagans, Theists, Non-theists, Humanist-agnostics, and Atheists. Many of us have a variety of interests and may spend time in the Buddhist room, the Pagan room, or the music room. Sometimes we may wander back to the room of our heritages: Christian, Jewish, or Moslem. Eventually, whether at the end of the day, or whenever the time is right, we may find ourselves in the room that is most comfortable to us, that feels most true to our souls and satisfies our personal spiritual needs.
In the "common" room, or perhaps "living" room, we meet with our minds and hearts to affirm the seven principles and purposes that are so generic, so obviously true for all of us in our religious home, that diversity blends into unity. In this "living" room these principles of Unitarian Universalism are standards that we try to meet for ourselves every day, in every room, and especially as we go out of our religious home into the world.
Unitarian Universalists are social workers, office workers, managers, medical practitioners, artists, artisans, and musicians. We are employed in every area of life. We are unemployed. We are people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. We are single and partnered. We are mothers, fathers, children, and friends.
Adapted from service opening Words
written by Jean Armstrong
Covenant of the Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship
Guided by Unitarian Universalist Traditions, Principles and Purposes
We, the members of the Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship covenant as a religious community to:Create a welcoming environment. Respect each person’s unique character and contribution. Encourage compassion, reason and responsibility. Nurture lifelong spiritual growth. Promote social justice for all. Foster stewardship in our natural world.
We are therefore committed to the concept and practice of ministering to one another in the spirit of right relations.
Composed with input from LUF congregation, June 1990, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
a community that is diverse, welcoming, and celebratory of life's journeys. a gathering place that is aesthetically pleasing, accessible, and adaptable to a variety of needs. thoughtful, meaningful and provocative Sunday services that are enhanced by music and other artistic expression. programming that values active individual and collective responsibility by encouraging children to think independently, providing youth with meaning growth experiences, and offering adults opportunities for the exploration of spiritual, human and environmental ideas and values. an effective social action program with increases awareness of and involvement in issues of global and local concern.
Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship is a nurturing, caring community that embraces diversity; explores spiritual, religious, ecological and humanist values; and enriches the lives of member, friends and society at large.
to bring Unitarian Universalists and religious liberals into closer relationship with one another and to unite them in the quest for the highest values in religion and life.
