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Letters, booklets, and brochures about how to govern and organize the congregation.

Letter and brochures from UU UN office.

A committee that planned the services and created the order of service booklets.

Individual members were involved with wider UU programming and events such as the Aurora Institute and the USC. The Aurora Institute was a network of UU congregations that worked together to create new programs for UU congregations; it was short-lived. The Unitarian Service Committee of Canada is a non-profit within the CUC that provides disaster relief and humanitarian aid around the world. LUF board and committee members were in contact with both corporations.

Textual documents, pamphlets and brochures, and 2 digital videos received from the CUC, one being labeled “UUA 2010 Breakthrough Congregation” and the other “Fusion;” both are promotional videos for the Unitarian Universalist denomination.
The Canadian Unitarian Council was a national group formed within the continental Unitarian Universalist Association in 1961. They were interconnected corporations until 2002 when they split into independent organizations. The LUF hosted the CUC Annual General Meeting in 1986, 1997, and 2009. The CUC/UUA head office and other organizations within the UU society provided direction and guidance to the LUF when they were establishing themselves and when they became an incorporated fellowship. Mostly materials viewed and used by the board members and committee chairs. Majority of materials pertain to the AGMs and other conferences; not LUF specific.

Brochures, letters, 2 CD-Rs about unitarian universalism.

Received in a binder, collection of poems, articles, and prose to use in Order of Service materials.

An extension of the CUC, "Western Canada District UUA" was first established under a different name in 1901 and became the Western District CUC in 1982. They ran annual conferences where congregations across Western North America would meet and commune together. Materials include conference planning and reveal LUF's role in the Western district.

Letters between Jean Armstrong and Ken Morrison and the CUC; Fair share payments from LUF to CUC; Information about and correspondence to and from the national Unitarian Service Committee.

Agendas, manuals, and reports from CUC AGMs. Folders organized by year and reflect original order.

Received in a large legal envelope, includes receipts, bank statements, invoices, and building fund deposit book.

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 descriptions of chaplain position, duties and responsibilities; resumes, applications, and contracts of individuals.

Files from original order. The Strategic Planning committee drafted and revised the mission statements and vision for the LUF. They surveyed the needs and wants of the congregation and of the Thunder Bay community as a whole. They outlined future plans and made recommendations for what the board and other committees should prioritize.

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.

Board retreats were usually held at the camps of the board members which provided the team a chance to chat, bond, and discuss their visions for the future of the LUF.

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.

Includes personnel committee reports pertaining to new hires; list of ministers through LUF history; file on the interim board of 1998*; position descriptions and correspondence pertaining to job positions; correspondence between members; list of board members 2000-01.

The LUF mission statement is "Together in liberal religious community, we grow in spirit, nurture inclusive relationships, and act for a just and sustainable world." The board's main attention has been on how to grow as a fellowship and how to best serve members of the community. They have always met regularly to discuss their position and role in the community and how to contribute to the growth of Thunder Bay. They work to bring people together to provide services and create opportunities. This subseries includes material that reveal their commitment to the strengthening of their congregation and how they actively worked to bring people together. Includes LUF specific AGM reports and congregational evaluations, and Sunday Service committee planning.