Kingston Unitarian Fellowship
KUF
Coming Up at KUF
September 27 — The Harvest We Didn’t Plan For
Some years, when we go looking for what grew, we find as many weeds as vegetables, and in community this harvest may include old hurts, unfinished apologies, or even a covenant we let slide. Being honest about the relationships and promises that need tending before they can be gathered in takes courage; the courage to step back into an overgrown garden instead of walking away from it. That's work a community can nurture together. As our month on Beginnings draws to a close, we will celebrate Mabon as we sit with what it means to begin again, not once, cleanly, but as many times as it takes.
(Rev. Beckett Coppola Speaking)
This month’s Theme
Updates and News
KUF Sunday Services — September & October 2026
KUF Sunday Services continue this Sunday at Lord Strathcona Public School, 251 McMahon Ave, right across the street from the KUF Building. We hope to see you there!
Important Info
We will meet in the gym at Lord Strathcona Public School. You can’t miss it as you enter the front doors.
Religious Exploration (RE) for the children will be provided in a classroom in the school starting this Sunday, September 20, 2026.
Parking is available in the school parking lot (just to the west of the school)
The school is accessible.
Zoom will be provided, but, given the challenges of the site, it may not be the quality that Zoomers have come to expect. Please be patient! We’ll be back to full strength when we return to the KUF building!
September & October Sundays Schedule: 10:30 am start to all services
Sept 20 – Lord Strathcona Public School - 251 McMahon Ave
Sept 27 – Lord Strathcona Public School
Oct 4 – Lord Strathcona Public School
Oct 13 – Holiday weekend – KUF Service will be on Zoom only
Oct 20 – Lord Strathcona Public School
Oct 27 – Lord Strathcona Public School
We will know in mid-October how the construction is progressing. Please stay tuned.
A huge thanks to the Building Committee for their work on the Renovations and to the Sunday Services Committee for their work to adjust to a whole new venue.
Thank you for being a part of the KUF community!
- Mara Shaw, President
A Renovation Update from your Building Committee
We are sure that everyone is curious about the progress of the KUF building renovation. Anyone who has performed a renovation will likely be familiar with obstacles such as delays in obtaining permits and discovering unforeseen issues which need to be addressed. Our project has encountered both, but we are pleased to report that things are moving forward.
The footings for the new additions are complete, and the contractor expects foundation walls to be poured this week. Once these are in place, the new exterior walls can be constructed. Work has been progressing on the bathrooms, kitchen, framing the stage and other interior projects. The new plumbing has been installed and will be pressure-tested this week. The engineers have determined that the water line into the building must be enlarged, and the contractors are arranging for this to be done. Gardening is on temporary hold while the west roof and the water line are undergoing repair.
(Please note this means that the work bee after service this Sunday will have to be postponed until these repairs are completed)
About Us
We are a local multi-faith congregation centred around the value of radical inclusion! All are welcome, including 2SLGBTQIA+, atheists, and BIPOC folks! :)
Ceremonies
Looking to plan a wedding, memorial, naming celebration, or other ceremony? Our Lay Chaplains can help.
Meet our Ministers and Chaplains
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Rev. Rebecca C. “Beckett” Coppola
Settled Minister
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Rev. Beckett Coppola has served KUF since the fall of 2017. She is a fellowshipped and ordained Unitarian Universalist minister with an MDiv from Naropa University, and is inspired by many wisdom traditions while being deeply rooted in human relationship and intellectual pursuits. Rev. Coppola offers a calming presence, challenging and comforting sermons, and revels in ministry with all generations.
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Rev. Wendy Luella Perkins
Affiliated Community Minister
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Shoshanna Green
Lay Chaplain
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Mara Shaw
Lay Chaplain
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Susan Young
Lay Chaplain