Minutes for:
1958-1964.
1964-1971.
1971- 1984.
1984 - 1989.
1990- 1993.
1993 -1996.
1996- 2000.
2000- 2003.
Received in a large legal envelope, includes receipts, bank statements, invoices, and building fund deposit book.
Includes membership committee documents outlining duties and role in LUF, has materials from other UU fellowships and the CUC on growing memberships; membership lists 1965-2005; attendance statistics 2002-2007.
Letters, booklets, and brochures about how to govern and organize the congregation.
In addition to weekly Sunday Services, the LUF hosts special services such as memorials and weddings, and runs programs and events for members and the community to attend. The Religious Education committee frequently ran educational workshops for both adults and children, which often focused on spirituality and identity. The LUF took part in community events such as “Bicycle 4 Humanity” and cleaning up the highways, and offered services to the community such as the Empty Bowls/Caring Hearts program. Materials here include event planning records, promotional posters, correspondence, and planning for such events and programs.
Organized by decade: 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; Includes hymns, poetry, programming information, and organizational updates. Individual booklets are not arranged in any specific order.
Printed from the web. Includes "Affirmations".
Binder labeled "Wedding Ceremony Examples and some services by Ellen Taylor 1975-89" includes templates, transcriptions, and records of weddings she officiated.
Includes bazaar licence and lottery reports. Service auctions were ways for people to offer and receive assistance. Rather than auctioning off items for funding, the members would offer services such as cleaning vents and filing taxes. Money went back to the board.
The LUF held their first several meetings in the homes of the Board members. As they grew and became a larger community, they started meeting at local centers and renting out halls. Finally, in 1984 they moved to their own building on Algoma St. The building was adequate, but was not the ideal location since it had poor accessibility and required constant upkeep. From the 1990s up until the late 2010s the LUF regularly discussed the prospect of a new building and sought new ways to better the Algoma building.
Includes lectures from the UUA Historical society, newspaper clippings, photo negatives, and reports. This material was received with sticky notes telling the administrator to store it with 'history and archive binders' and files labeled 'history.' Includes newspaper clippings and photographs, and older material on the initial purchase of the building.
Textual documents dealing with the people involved with LUF and one digital video of the ordination of Julie Stoneberg in 2005. Information on employees, volunteers, and membership. The services were mostly run by lay chaplains, though they also welcomed visiting and consulting ministers. Information dealing with the interim ministry program, hiring processes and employment contracts, membership lists, and board membership lists are found here.
Includes legal paperwork pertaining to the Ministerial Internship, Interim Ministry, Minister on Loan, Extension Ministry programs. Documents pertaining to the hiring of Louise Ulrich; Ordination and legal documents dealing with the hiring of Julie Stoneberg; Ministerial Consultant information; Descriptive and legal material on the minister position; Minister correspondence and reports; Ministerial Committee reports; Materials on UU Ministry from the CUC.
A committee that planned the services and created the order of service booklets.
Agendas, manuals, and reports from CUC AGMs. Folders organized by year and reflect original order.
Order of service materials. Textual documents and art. The LUF was only able to meet on a regular and consistent basis after they got their own building, before then then they met usually only once a month at various locations that were often announced a few weeks before the date of service. Order of service booklets vary.
The LUF has changed mission statements a few times since its creation as the members change and the times develop. But regardless of the changes in detail, mission statements have always implied the need to grow as a community. The LUF has been committed to projects and programs that strengthen their congregation and their role in the Thunder Bay community. This series reflects how the LUF have consistently looked for and discussed ways to grow and develop.
As a non-profit and charitable organization the LUF relied on canvassing and campaigning to fund their programs and services. They received some financial support from the CUC/UUA and some from the government, but the majority of their funds came from renting out an apartment building and pledges from members. One became a member only after they made a pledge.
Older newsletters outline upcoming programs, include a "note from the president", and outline what was being discussed and happening in the fellowship that month.