May 2017
Sunday Services
Services take place Sundays, 10:30am
at the Fellowship, 206 Concession
Street. Enter via the rear entrance.
May 7 “Carrying Our Vision
Forward”
Participating in the building of beloved
community requires something from
each of us. Some days what is required
is clear and we see where we are going,
and some days are shrouded in
mystery. In KUF’s covenant we say,
“May we learn to dwell together in
peace; seek the truth in love, and build
bridges of understanding as we work
together to create a more just and
loving world.” How can trust,
courageous love, and our never-ending
quest for Truth help us to reach for our
vision of what this free faith can be?
And to offer it both in this congregation
and in the larger community? Rev.
Beckett Coppola speaking.
After service: Soup lunch
May 21 “Bridging into Possibility”
Change is afoot! With all it’s attendant
Your attendance at the
Congregational Meeting immediately endings and new beginnings there’s a
following the Service on May 7th is yin and yang to transitions. Excitement
important to KUF and we encourage and fear go hand in hand. It can be a lot
you to come out for the Meeting even to navigate. How can we cross the
bridge to possibility? Today we honour
if you can’t attend the Service.
and celebrate our Senior Youth as they
May 14 “Child Haven Sunday”
cross the bridge from all that they’ve
Andy Rush and Jackie Rush-Morgan
known to explore everything that’s
will return to share inspiring stories
possible. Rev. Strecker speaking.
after three months of volunteering at an
After service: Amnesty International
orphanage run by Child Haven in
Letter writing, lunch bunch
Kaliyampoondi, southern India.
May 28 “Thoreau’s Walden”
Henry David Thoreau spent two years
living in a one-room cabin on the
shores of Walden Pond starting in
1845. He embraced simplicity and
mindfulness over a hundred years
before they became contemporary paths
to spiritual development. His direct
experience of mystery and wonder in
nature has become one of the sources
from which Unitarian Universalists
draw inspiration. His words still have a
lot to say to us today. Rev. Strecker
speaking.
After service: Annual General Meeting
Table of Contents
Sunday Services...............................1
Contacts............................................2
Minister............................................2
President...........................................2
From the Ministerial Search
Committee........................................3
Called Beyond The Walls.................3
KUF AI Report.................................3
Child Haven.....................................3
Unirondack.......................................4
What's For Sale?...............................4
Soulful Singing ................................4
Wilton Cheese..................................5
Publications......................................6
Board of Directors ...........................6
May 2017.........................................7
and sound bites without a wider
context. And there's usually more to the
story then meets the eye. Without the
benefit of conversation; the ability to
clarify and ask questions, to hear
someone's tone of voice and read body
language it's easy to misunderstand.
Rather then deepening relationships
people can get hurt.
Email is great for scheduling meeting
and sharing factual information.
Facebook is great for sharing photos
and information about milestones and
events. It's a real touchstone for me
living so far away from family and
friends back home. But these
technological tools are not the same
thing as talking with someone - face to
face. One of the things I value most
about Unitarian Universalism is that we
Contacts
are covenantal communities - We
Kingston Unitarian Fellowship
Gather! We actually take the time to
206 Concession Street
get together; coming to the table,
Kingston, Ontario, K7K 2B5
meeting face to face - to learn and grow
The office can be reached at 613-544- together in community. We value our
diversity. It makes us stronger. And 8777, or by e-mail to [email protected].
we make promises to one another about
For general inquiries, send e-mail to
[email protected]. Send news submissions to how we want to gather in community.
[email protected].
Every Sunday we say,
Reverend Carol Strecker, Interim
Minister, can be reached at
[email protected].
Reverend Wendy Luella Perkins,
Affiliated Minister, can be reached at
[email protected] or at
614-549-3102.
Opinions expressed are those of the
authors, and do not necessarily reflect
the views of the Kingston Unitarian
Fellowship.
Minister
Rev. Carol Strecker
In recent weeks I have been
reminded of the importance
of direct, communication and
the shortcomings of social
media. Facebook posts and
even email provide snippets
KUFLinks
We gather in the spirit of love
With open minds, open hearts and open
hands.
May we learn to dwell together in
peace;
seek the truth in love and build bridges
of understanding
as we work together to create a more
just and loving world.
I'd like to suggest that it's especially
important during this time of transition
to check in with one another - and do it
face to face! Participate in Candidating
Week! Reach out to people
you know who aren't
participating. Reach out to
people you don't know. Get
to know Rev. Coppola. Give
her the opportunity to get to
know you. No minister or
congregation can meet
everyone's needs, but you
can do what you can to know
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and be known in the service of
understanding and love.
Faithfully Yours, Rev. Carol
Rev. Carol
President
Daphne Hand
This past month has been an emotional
whirl wind for me. Our candidate
minister, Rev. Beckett Coppola, is on
board to visit us. Thank you again, how
can we say thank you enough, to the
MSC group for their dedication to our
congregation, to each other and to the
process of finding a settled Minister.
Also, the work the board has been
doing on policy review and updates has
consumed me in a different way. Our
loss of a KUF member has deeply
affected me. Why do good people die
and how shall we live in grief? Those
who were able to attend her celebration
of life had the privilege of witnessing
and sharing in our goodbyes to a new
and valued member.
April 29th to May 7th is CANDIDATE
WEEK WITH REV. BECKETT
COPPOLA.
Show up and be part of the engagement
with Rev. Beckett. The schedule of
activities, meetings, lunches, teas and
times to chat is available through our
web site – www.kuf.ca Please take the
time to check this out. If you are not on
a specific committee or part of a group,
the dates for you are:
April 30th – Sunday Service and shared
lunch;
May 5th – meet and greet at 4:30 or
pizza and games night 5:30 or
May 6th – walk in the woods at the
Little Cat with the College, Career,
Kids and Beyond Group (young adults)
at 9:30 am and
May 7th – Sunday Service and Special
Congregational Meeting. There is a
spot for everyone!
Daphne Hand, President
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From the Ministerial
Search Committee
Kingston for the last several years. I
have been part of planning the event,
singing songs, leading the ritual and
program, helping with crafts,
promoting the event, and much more. It
has been a meaningful part of my
community ministry that fits well with
Unitarian Universalist values including
our sixth and seventh principles: “The
goal of world community with peace,
liberty, and justice for all” and
“Respect for the interdependent web of
all existence of which we are a part.”
Candidating Week will start with
Sunday Service on April 30th. This is
your first opportunity to see Rev.
Beckett in action and hear her first
sermon. Shared Lunch with Rev.
Beckett in attendance will follow and
childcare will be available. During the
week Rev. Beckett will meet with the
Board, various committees, and will
attend a variety of social events and
potlucks (accompanied by a member of Hiroshima Day is marked annually on
August 6th to commemorate the
your search committee).
dropping of nuclear bombs on the
Your second opportunity to attend a
Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
service with Rev. Beckett will be on
Nagasaki, August 6 and 9, 1945. The
May 7th.
two cities were devastated from these
We strongly encourage everyone attend bombs and the casualties, mostly
at least one event during the week with civilians, were estimated at around
Rev. Beckett, and take the time to say 200,000, with many more people dying
later from injuries and illness. While
hello. We know she’s incredibly
Hiroshima Day commemorations
excited to meet you all.
started in Japan within a few years of
We encourage people who read
the dropping the atomic bombs, events
KUFlinks and KUF's website to reach started here in Kingston in the early
out to those who they know of who
1980s. Over the decades, the
may need an extra reminder.
commemoration has taken on many
different forms in different locations
Your attendance at the
Congregational Meeting immediately but always to remember those affected
following the Service on May 7th is by nuclear weapons and nuclear
important to KUF and we encourage accidents and to advocate for a world
you to come out for the Meeting even free of nukes.
if you can’t attend the Service.
Hiroshima Day Coalition – Second
Called Beyond The
Walls
The Rev. Wendy Luella Perkins
We are sending you light, to heal you,
to hold you
We are sending you light, to hold you
in love
Song sung at recent Hiroshima Day
commemorations in Kingston
planning meeting for our 2017
commemoration
Monday May 15, 7:00 pm
106 Raglan Rd (my home)
RSVP's appreciated:
[email protected]
Members and friends of KUF are
invited to attend this community
planning meeting with the Hiroshima
Day Coalition. If Hiroshima Day
commemorations in Kingston have
been meaningful to you in past years,
As some of you
know, I have been you are concerned about the recent
part of organizing rhetoric between the United States and
the Hiroshima Day North Korea, and/or you want to act
locally to promote peace and justice
Peace Lantern
Ceremony here in then perhaps you would like to attend.
KUFLinks
May 2017
Bring your ideas and suggestions and
we’ll talk about what we, as a
community, would like to do this year
to commemorate Hiroshima Day. Hope
to see some of you then. If you can't
make this meeting, but have ideas to
share and/or want to be kept in the loop
about future meetings, please let me
know.
In faith and friendship,
Wendy Luella
Affiliated Community Minister
KUF Amnesty
International LetterWriting Report
April 23, 2017
by Barbara Dick and Marlene Phillips
On April 23, 10 members of KUF
signed 30 letters to the President and
the Minister of Internal Affairs in
Belarus as well as the Belarusian
Ambassador in Ottawa, on behalf of
Larysa Schiryakova, a journalist in
Belarus. The Belarusian authorities are
threatening to take her 10-year-old son
away from her in retaliation for her
critical reporting of events in the
country including the ongoing
crackdown against peaceful protestors.
We also signed three petitions on
behalf of prisoners of conscience in
China and Iran, and LGBTI people who
have been harassed, abused, and
imprisoned in Tunesia.
The next AI letter-writing table will be
held after service on May 21.
Celebrate Child
Haven Children's
Homes
by Jackie RushMorgan
Our heart felt thanks to the KUF
members who have supported Child
Haven International (India) by
attending KUF's yearly fundraiser
and/or by contributing to the water
filtration plant at the Kaliyampoondi,
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Tamil Nadu children's home this
winter.
Andy and I are back from our three
month internship at the Kaliyampoondi
Child Haven home, near Chennai. We
are SO pumped to enjoy Kingston's
Child Haven fundraiser, which will be
6:30 - 9:30 on Saturday, June 17. For
us, it will be a big celebration of
Kingston's contributions to Child
Haven International.
We have a new venue: Christ Church
Parish Hall, 990 Sydenham Rd. It has a
big, industrial kitchen for our caterer,
Jack Francis to prepare the wonderful
Indian savouries and sweets we enjoy
so much. There's plenty of space for the
silent and live auction of Indian
handicrafts. It also has a big, open
dance floor for Bollywood dancers,
inviting more participants to join in.
Tickets will be available after May and
June KUF services. Please bring some
friends. It's wonderful to contribute so
directly to destitute children, and it's a
great party, too!
such as afternoon swim at a cottage,
visit to bee-keeping site, trips to the
theatre, afternoon tea on the deck,
musical mini-concert, dog-walking,
play-reading, sailboat trip, etc.
This annual sale started in 2011. It
began as a sale of goods and services.
But the services proved more popular
As is the long standing tradition for
than the goods, probably because the
KUF, once again this year we are
making our annual trip to Unirondack. services involved two or more people
Come join the fun and camaraderie of who enjoyed the opportunity to get
together, so the goods part of the sale
the camp to be held Sept 8, 9 and 10.
disappeared after two years. Hence the
This year we have special prices for
motivation for the sale became
first time attendees at 25% off for
individuals and a special family price opportunity to socialize as well as fund
for first time families of $125, and that raising and many of the services
is for two nights accommodations and became events.
five meals.
If you’re new to KUF or have not yet
Unirondack
We are hoping to have our new
minister join us so this is a great time to
get a chance to know that person in a
beautiful, relaxed setting.
participated, you can participate by
offering an event/service, by
purchasing one or more, or both. Here
is how the sale works.
1. KUF members or friends volunteer
Please contact John Johnson, Anne
Chiarelli, or David Mathers for further to provide an event of some kind,
usually in the summer.
information and registration forms.
at Sunday Services in late May and
June, and published by email or MiniLink or phone message.
4. People buy events of interest to
them at Sunday services or by
contacting Allan, Ann or, others named
below. The sale ends June 10.
5. Payment for the events go to KUF,
not to the persons providing them.
If you can offer an event or want to
discuss a possible event, please contact
Ann Copland or 613-546-5271, or
Allan Hammond or 613-544-8184. Do
this as soon as possible, not later than
May 20.
This year’s sale is also assisted by
Valerie Colgan, Joe Pater, and Ken
Weber.
Soulful Singing with
Rev. Wendy Luella
Perkins
Monday, May 1st, 2017, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
2. The person providing the event states Wendy Luella, our Affiliated
the cost, the number of people who can Community Minister offers her
You’ll find surprises at the KUF Spring participate, and (usually) the date for it. signature meditative practice that
Sale. In the past there have been events 3. The list of events is posted in KUF celebrates each person's unique voice
What's For Sale?
KUFLinks
May 2017
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and creates community in song. Soulful
Singing brings our voices and hearts
together in a mindful, joyful, open way
as an antidote to the racism, sexism and
hatred that abounds in these troubling
times. Singing together has the power
to change our own hearts and make a
real difference in the world. We share
songs and chants through the oral
tradition. Experience freedom, joy, and
peace through the power of communal
singing and chanting, in a safe,
nurturing, open space to explore.
Anyone can do it, including you! $2-20
by donation, pay what you can. A
portion of the money collected goes to
support the community ministry of
Wendy Luella Perkins. For more
information, contact
[email protected].
Wilton Cheese
Cheese orders due Sunday May 7
Cheese delivery May 14
Publications
KUFLinks: The monthly newsletter.
Please send submissions by the middle
of the month. It is usually published on
or about the last Sunday of the month.
Send submissions to [email protected].
Past issues of KUFLinks can be found
on the KUF website at
www.kuf.ca/news/newsletters/.
Don't forget to send us your
submissions for our column "Members
and Friends". We invite you to share
news of events or milestones, such as
major anniversaries, births, etc. Please
keep submissions short, say, no more
than two sentences. We also welcome
any photos you think others would
enjoy.
Facebook: Be sure to share postings of
interest with your friends:
Calendar: www.kuf.ca/news/calendar/ www.facebook.com/KingstonUnitarian
We constantly update the calendar. If Fellowship
you use Google Calendar, you can also www.facebook.com/KingstonUnitarian
FellowshipChildrenRE
view the KUF events on your own
calendar. Check the instructions on the Lay Chaplains: Please refer our lay
“Calendar” page on the KUF website. chaplains to your family and friends for
weddings, memorials, and child
MiniLinks: A weekly reminder of
Order of Service: The Sunday
upcoming events sent out by e-mail
program announcements for the coming namings.
www.kingstonweddingofficiant.com
every Thursday, as a supplement to the week. Please send announcements to
www.kuf.ca/ceremonies/
monthly KUFLinks. Send submissions [email protected] by Wednesday noon.
to [email protected].
Indicate “OofS announce” in the
Website: www.kuf.ca. To comment on subject.
KUFLinks
website content, send an e-mail to
[email protected].
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Board of Directors 2016-2017
Committees and Board Liaisons
Role
Director
President
Daphne Hand
Vice president
Jan Hartgerink
Life Span Learning
[email protected]
Secretary
Joe Pater
Admin and Communications
[email protected]
Treasurer
Elaine Peterson
Finance
[email protected]
Past president
Brian Hetherington
Directors at Large
Mary Armstrong
Sunday and Hospitality
[email protected]
Valerie Colgan
Facilities
[email protected]
Charlene Horwood
Sunday and Hospitality
[email protected]
David Mathers
Outreach
[email protected]
Wendy Morrison
Lay Chaplaincy and Caring
[email protected]
Youth Representative
Liaison
e-mail
[email protected]
[email protected]
Ted Mathers
[email protected]
(For phone numbers see KUF Directory.)
Working with a committee is a great way to get to know each other better – working with other Unitarians helps us to
practice our principles in a safe space and learn from each other.
(See”Serving with Grace” Eric Walker Wikstrom” Chapter one “The Spirituality of Service”)
KUFLinks
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May 2017
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
2
1-3p Mad Hatters
Tea Party
5:30-7p Finance
committee mtg
6p Board Potluck
7-8:30p Soulful
Singing
5:30p Lay
chaplains meeting
7-9p KUF Board
meeting
8
Thursday
3
5:30p MSC
Dinner
7-9p Rental
7:30-10p Tanya
Tagaq concert
9
4
10:30a Sunday
Services Committee
Meeting
1p Admin/comm
committee meeting
2:30p Building
committee meeting
4p Music
committee meeting
5-7:30p Rental
6p RE committee
meeting
10
3-5p Al Jalam
family settlement
committee
6:30-8:30p
Rental
7-9p Rental
Friday
5
4:30-5:30p Meet
and greet with Rev.
Beckett
5:30-9p Pizza and
games night
Sunday
6
9–11:30a Beit Sefer
9a-5p Rental
9:30-11:30p Walk in the
woods w Rev. Beckett
6p Newcomers potluck w
Rev. Beckett
7
9:30-10:15a Choir
rehearsal
10:30-Noon Service
12-1p Special
congregational meeting
10:30a-2:30p Quakers
1-5p Rental
6:30-8p Sangha
Wilton Cheese Orders
Due
11
1-5p Minister's
office hours
5-7:30p Rental
Saturday
12
13
1-3:30p Sing-along 9-11:30a Beit Sefer
9:30-1p Rabbi visit
14
9:30-10:15a Choir
rehearsal
10:30-Noon Service
10:30a-2:30p Quakers
6:30-8p Sangha
Wilton Cheese Delivery
15
16
17
2-4p Creative
writing group
6:30-8:30p
Rental
22
23
24
6:30-8:30p
Rental
29
5:30-9:30p
Rental (KCC
AGM)
KUFLinks
18
30
19
1-5p Minister's
office hours
2-4p Open circle
5-7:30p Rental
20
9-11:30a Beit Sefer
25
1-5p Minister's
office hours
5-7:30p Rental
26
21
9:30-10:15a Choir
rehearsal
10:30-Noon Service
10:30a-2:30p Quakers
12-1p AI letter writing
12-2p Lunch Bunch
6:30-8p Sangha
27
9-11:30a Beit Sefer
1:30-6:30p Rental
28
9:30-10:15a Choir
rehearsal
10:30-Noon Service
12-1p AGM
10:30a-2:30p Quakers
6:30-8p Sangha
31
6:30-8:30p
Rental
May 2017
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