The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winona (UUFW)

Services Sunday 10 am  For audios of previous services, click HERE
Guild Hall of Wesley United Methodist Church
114 W. Broadway, Winona, Minnesota

Theme Two: What is Spirituality? / Expressing our Hearts through the Arts.

04/20/2025  Title: One Gardener’s Journey

Presenter: Kathy Seifert: Coordinator: Emilie Falc

The very first Earth Day was April 20, 1970–something that was a big event for Kathy and her fellow 3rd graders. Even though she was influenced by wonderful teachers and had countless experiences in the natural world to develop a deep appreciation for plants and flowers, for years she had very little luck growing anything on her own until–she did.

Originally from SE Wisconsin, Kathy has been living in Winona since 1985. She is newly retired from a career as a Clinical Social Worker and has been a daughter, a wife, and a mother. She’s been a member of UUFW for 25+ years. In addition to gardening in the warmer months, she enjoys quilt making and other fiber crafts in the colder months. She is also an avid camper and hiker and she and husband, Bob, are on a mission to visit as many National Parks as possible before their bodies wear out!

04/27/2025  Title: Interfaith Commitment to Immigrant Justice

Presenter: Phil Wheeler:  Coordinator: Debi Niebuhr

Southeastern Minnesota Interfaith Immigrant Legal Defense (smiild.org) is one among several faith-based responses to ongoing threats to immigrant justice. We’ll discuss these responses, what’s been happening recently, the value of multiple ways of responding, and why our faith compels us to respond.

Phil Wheeler and his wife Sue have lived in Rochester since 1976, where they reared their two sons, both of whom are progressive. They have a granddaughter who just turned 9 and is also progressive. Phil helped found and is current Chair of SMIILD.

                    The Sources of Our Living Tradition

                    life.

Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and
structures of evil with justice, compassion and the transforming power of love.
Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.
Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by loving our
neighbors as ourselves.
Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of
science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.
Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and
instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

LAKOTA PRAYER
TEACH ME how to trust my heart,
My mind, my intuition, my inner knowing,
The sense of my body and
The blessings of my spirit.
TEACH ME to trust these things
So that I may enter my sacred space
And LOVE beyond my fear
And thus WALK IN BALANCE
With the passing of each glorious sun.