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Minnesota Valley
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
A liberal religious congregation in the Minneapolis area If the Menu on the Left Hasn't Appeared |
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The Reverend David Breeden
David especially enjoys writing and delivering
sermons, teaching adult education and providing
pastoral care. He has a strong respect for lay
leadership and a collaborative style
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News from the Minister Links to Minister's Sermons BLOGS Theopoetics at Work: Deity and Its Double Spiritual Practice and Spiritual Action: Theopoetics and Microtheology |
Rev. David
Breeden is our new settled minister. He is a
June 2008 graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological
School and comes to us from Mukwonago, WI,
where he has been serving as consulting minister for
this past year. Jan Fitzgerald,
Director of Religious Education (DRE) Jan Fitzgerald is in
her 7th year as Director of Religious Education.
She received her BA from Macalester College and her MA from the University of Iowa in Music Education. She taught eight years at St. Paul Academy and eight years in the Edina Public Schools. Jan is currently the President of the Prairie Star District Liberal Religious Educators Association. Top of Page |
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Sonja
Johnston, Minister of Music
 Sonja
Johnston
became Music Director at MVUUF in 1976. The
congregation voted in January 2004 to recognize Sonja
as Minister of Music.
Sonja was schooled in classical music, is an
accomplished pianist and a composer and arranger of
a variety of music. She is an active member of
the Unitarian Universalist Musicians' Network (UUMN)
attending and participating in the annual
conferences, serving as a mentor to small churches,
and sharing the position as UUMN liaison to Prairie
Star District with another UUMN member. Sonja co-chaired the annual UUMN conference in
August, 2006, in St. Paul with Ruth Palmer, Director
of Music Ministries at Unity Church-Unitarian.
In October, Sonja will take over the UUMN Mentor
Program which is being merged with the UUMN Liaison
Group. Top of Page |
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| Melissa Rosewall,
Youth Coordinator We are happy to announce that we have hired Melissa Rosewall as our new youth coordinator as of fall, 2011. She is a life-long Unitarian Universalist who went through our Religious Education program here. For the past two years she has generously volunteered to teach the Junior High group and is a member of the Long-range Planning Committee. Melissa currently works as an employment consultant for Community Involvement Program. She helps to find jobs for adults with disabilities. Melissa is excited to begin the Coming of Age program for the Senior High. There are nine youth who will be doing this program Top of Page |
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| Janet Stevens,
Office Manager Office Hours - Office Manager  Janet Stevens has
been Office Manager since September of 1998.
"After 30 years of teaching English I was ready for a
change of pace and pressure. I'm enjoying the work at
MVUUF, and I appreciate the people who keep things
humming." Janet and her husband George have 4
grown children and 8 grandchildren (all girls). Top of Page |
Office Hours - Office Manager |
| Custodian (part
time) Contact Mark Clary, Operations Chair, with custodian questions. See MVUUF printed directory or Sunday bulletin for custodian email address. Top of Page |
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