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
Reminder: Day Light Savings Time ends. Clocks fall back one hour.
2026/11/01 *Due to physical plant issues at Wesley, our Sunday service will meet at 10:00 at the
Winona Art Center (228 E. 5th). The building is accessible; street parking or in the Eagles
Club Parking lot (4th and Franklin Avenue). Childcare will be provided as usual, and we
will have our coffee and conversation after the service.
2026/11/01 Title/topic: Loss and Forgiveness on the Day of the Dead
Presenter: Mary Kaye Perrin; Coordinator: Debi Niebuhr
As we recognize the Day of the Dead celebration, we will discuss the immigrant story of
migration and loss and how rituals help us process loss. Bring a memento of your loved one like
a favorite recipe card or hat or style of hat.
Mary Kaye Perrin is the retired director of the DeLaSalle Language Program of twenty years and
retired English teacher of forty years. She taught in the Czech Republic, Colombia, Peru and
Mexico.
2026/11/08 Title/topic: Music As Meditation for the Performer and Listener
Presenter: Mike Munson; Coordinator: Dwayne Voegeli
Music fulfills many roles in what it means to be human. Devotional music (church or religious
songs) is well known and respected for its contribution to worship and faith life. Meditative music,
typically instrumental in nature, is less frequently encountered or understood but can be equally
integral to communal and transcendent connection.
Mike Munson is a long-time Winonan, having moved here in the early 2000’s. He has sought and
found connection with the Winona community through involvement with the Catholic Worker,
employment with the Bluff Country Coop and the Blue Heron Coffeehouse and through his
career in music.
2026/11/15 Title/topic: Social Action Sunday
Presenter: Social Action Committee; Coordinator: Debi Niebuhr
The Social Action Committee will spend this Sunday focusing on the Action in our committee
title. While we enjoy giving away the annual stipend provided by our budget, we would like to
highlight the importance of volunteering in one’s community. We will have a panel discussion of
places we volunteer as well as inviting the fellowship to name their places. If you have brochures
or information on your volunteer gig, please bring those along to be placed on a table.
The Social Action Committee has been in place as long as our UU fellowship. The current
members are Debi Niebuhr (chair), Carolyn Collins, Leslie Foote, Cherie Hales, Margaret Kiihne,
Charlie Opatz, Cathy Schmidt, and Dwayne Voegeli.
2026/11/22 Gratitude Meal at Sobieski Park Lodge (965 E. 7th Street) at 11:00 AM, coordinated by the
MOSE Committee (Member Outreach-Social Events)
2026/11/29 No Service (Thanksgiving Break Weekend)
The Sources of Our Living Tradition
Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder,
affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of
the spirit and an openness to the forces which
create and uphold 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 ofscience, 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.