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REMINDER!

AUW FALL MINI-RETREAT

​Women’s Wellness in Today’s Stressful World

​ Saturday, November 8, 2025

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Wow, 2025 has been an intense year. Many of us are feeling

frazzled, overwhelmed, angry, and so much more.

Join us for the fall mini-retreat to cultivate practices for our wellness.

New AUW member Gina Ditta-Donahue will share

wisdom and passion for holistic health.

She will address the root causes of health issues

by drawing on her wealth of experience as a functional nurse practitioner.

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Denise Konen, a longtime member of AUW, will lead us in a Qigong practice, along with breakout sessions including crafting, sound healing, and music therapy.

 

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9:30 - Gather and connect

9:45 - Welcome and announcements

10:00-11:15 - Keynote speaker Gina Ditta-Donahue

11:15 - 11:30 Break

11:30-12:00 - Qigong led by Denise Konen

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-2:00 - Breakout sessions

2:15-3:00 - Closing​

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Breakout Sessions

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     Crafting Make cards with Sydney Dunitz using pre-cut materials or your own designs. Keep your creation or donate it       to the church. 

 

     Sound Healing mary melia will lead us in an ancient therapeutic practice that uses vibrations and frequencies to           promote physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

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     Music Therapy  Mary Ellen Heelan, MT-BC, NMT is a board-certified and neurological music therapist. This                 session will focus on self-care, and demonstrate how you can adapt techniques to add quality to your own life.

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Books

 

Women Who Read

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On the fourth Monday of the month, we discuss books written by women. 

To join, request an invitation to our next meeting.

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In-person potluck: 6:00 pm

Discussion: 7:00 pm.

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Online Zoom Discussion 7:00 pm 

To join, click here.

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Game Group

Do you like to play board games?

Gamers meet on the second Thursday of the month

from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

for games, snacks and friendship. 

Click the button below for more information and

an invitation to the next gathering

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Please let Anne/Lisa know if you plan to attend.

If no one responds by the scheduled Thursday,

Game Night will be cancelled until the following month.

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Newspaper

AUW NEWSLETTER

 

AUW publishes a newsletter with all our latest activities and announcements. 

Sign up to have it delivered direct to your inbox! 

And best of all, it's free! 

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Join or Renew Your Membership

for 2025-2026

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​Regular Membership: $40.00

Our Student/Low Income: $15.00

(If your budget dictates that you need to pay less, just join at that level).

 

On the Join/Renewal page, you may make an additional contribution

to AUW to support our program fund.

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NEW "Try Us!" Membership

This level offers a low-risk opportunity for women who have never been AUW members

to try out membership for a year.

The cost is the same as our Student/Low Income members.

Look for all this option on the Join/Renewal page!

Board meetings are held on the second Friday of the month
from 6: 00 pm to 8:00 pm, and are open to the public.
If you wish to attend, click here.
AUW has been a dynamic force in the life of First Universalist Church of Minneapolis since 1905. Generations of women and gender-diverse individuals have gathered under our umbrella
to connect with each other, to deepen our faith, and act on our beliefs by serving the community.
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