Kingston Unitarian Fellowship
KUF
Coming Up Online at KUF
October 11 — The Grateful Heart That Speaks Up
Thanksgiving usually invites us to be grateful for what we have. This year, we will also ask what we owe to the people who made it possible to have it. In October of 1553, our spiritual ancestor Michael Servetus was burned at the stake in Geneva with John Calvin’s backing, for the crime of saying aloud what he believed to be true. Nearly five centuries later, we have the freedom to gather, question, and speak because people like him refused silence. We will hold gratitude and courage together, and ask what a thankful heart is called to say, and to protect, in a world where speaking up still has a cost. From there, we will consider how to speak when silence is easier, how to stay connected when fear says to retreat, and how to carry a grateful heart out into the world.
(Rev. Beckett Coppola Speaking)
Reminder: October 11th's service will be online-only -- we look forward to seeing everyone VIRTUALLY this Sunday, as we don’t have a physical location to gather this week!
This month’s Theme
Updates and News
KUF Is Hiring!
Kingston Unitarian Fellowship (KUF) is excited to announce a new part-time position: Religious Exploration Program Lead & Curriculum Coordinator.
We are looking for an experienced, creative, collaborative person to help us build and lead a vibrant Unitarian Universalist Religious Exploration programme for children and youth in Kingston.
This is an exciting moment for KUF. Following a significant congregational self-assessment and with a major building renovation underway, our congregation has identified children’s and youth programming as one of our highest priorities for the years ahead. We are investing in a strong, visible, professionally led RE programme—and we are looking for someone who would be excited to help shape what comes next.
The RE Program Lead will have meaningful creative latitude to develop a multi-age programme, coordinate curriculum, support and supervise an RE Assistant and volunteer teachers, communicate with families, and help build new opportunities for children and youth to connect with one another and with the wider KUF community.
The position is 12 hours per week at $30/hour, running from September through June, with Sunday mornings required and other hours offering some flexibility. We are especially interested in candidates with experience in education, child and youth ministries, curriculum development, or related fields, and with a commitment to UU values and progressive religious education.
If you know someone who might be a wonderful fit we would be grateful if you would share this opportunity with them. And if this sounds like you we look forward to hearing from you!
Applications are being accepted until Friday, October 30, 2026, with the goal of the successful candidate beginning in mid to late November.
The full job posting, including responsibilities, qualifications, compensation, and application information, can be found here.
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.
Services generally last 75-90 minutes, depending on the needs of the community each Sunday, with time for refreshments and conversation afterward.
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 11 – Holiday weekend – KUF Service will be on Zoom only
Oct 18 – Lord Strathcona Public School
Oct 25 – 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
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
-
Rev. Rebecca C. “Beckett” Coppola
Settled Minister
-
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.
-
Rev. Wendy Luella Perkins
Affiliated Community Minister
-
Shoshanna Green
Lay Chaplain
-
Mara Shaw
Lay Chaplain
-
Susan Young
Lay Chaplain