Installation of Rev. Beckett Coppola
Date and time
Location
Fort Henry Discovery Centre
1 Fort Henry Drive Kingston, ON K7L 4V8 CanadaDescription
Kingston Unitarian Fellowship invites you
to the official installation of
The Reverend Rebecca C. "Beckett" Coppola
3:00 pm, April 22, 2018 at the Fort Henry Discovery Centre.
We look forward to a lovely ceremony, followed by tea and refreshments served outside on the terrace overlooking the confluence of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. We hope you will be able to join us as we formally welcome Rev. Beckett to our shared ministry and to our wonderful City of Kingston!
Please let us know if you will have child care needs (as availabilty and options are still being determined).
(office@kuf.ca)
Photo credit: Aaron Burden
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