The Noon Swoon
2024-10-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
You’re invited to be part of our weekly gathering, where we dive into the thought-provoking world of The New Yorker magazine.

Join us during the lunch hour as we unpack the pages of the previous week’s issue, sparking vibrant discussions and sharing diverse perspectives.

Whether you’re a devoted reader or simply curious about engaging with insightful content, this is the perfect opportunity to connect, learn, and expand your horizons.

Bring your lunch, your inquisitive spirit, and a hunger for stimulating conversation. We look forward to welcoming you to this enriching experience.

UU Choir Practice 🎵
2024-10-16 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-10-23 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-10-30 18:30 - 20:00
If you have had a secret wish to sing, join the UU Wausau Choir. We always welcome new members. There are no formalauditions; just bring your good ears and a desire to sing harmoniously.

The UU Wausau Choir meets every Wednesday in the Atrium from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Enjoy the practice-driven process of learning new music to share with the congregation on a three to four-week schedule.

For additional information to participate, contact Music Director Margaret Jerz margaret@uuwausau.orgor call the church office at (715) 842-3697.

Choir Practice · Tenor and Bass Sectionals 🎵
2024-10-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-24 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-31 15:00 - 16:00
If you have had a secret wish to sing, join the UU Wausau Choir. We always welcome new members. There are no formal auditions; just bring your good ears and a desire to sing harmoniously.

Enjoy the practice-driven process of learning new music to share with the congregation on a three to four-week schedule.

The UU Wausau Choir meets every Wednesday in the Atrium from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The Tenor & Bass and Alto Sectionals have additional practices, such as this one!

For additional information to participate, contact Music Director Margaret Jerz margaret@uuwausau.org or call the church office at (715) 842-3697.

Tai Chi · Free Class
2024-10-17 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-24 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-31 18:30 - 21:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Join teacher Larry Riddle and others in our beautiful atrium for stretching and Tai Chi. The stretching portion of the class lasts about 90 minutes and is required. Beginners are welcome. Wear loose-fitting clothing and flat tennis shoes, if you have them. Classes are free and open to the public.

Women's Early Risers
2024-10-19 08:30 - 09:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Women’s Early Risers is a social group that meets monthly for breakfast and companionship. Any interested women are invited to join – UU or not!

The group meets at Tri-City Restaurant (525 Grand Ave, Schofield, WI 54476).

For more information, contact LeeAnn Venne at mom.venne@gmail.com.

Community Collection Focus · Ministry Partners
2024-10-20 08:00 - 17:00
Community Focus Collection (CFC)

October CFC: New Beginnings for Refugees

On the third weekend of each month during September – May, our Sunday collection is given to a pre-selected Ministry Partner, organization or cause, like this one, that puts our values into practice. For October, our selected partner is New Beginnings for Refugees.

English Language Learners are a major focus of the New Beginnings for Refugees organization. The ELL program offers a unique service to our new families. It is the only place that provides free childcare while the students are learning. Whether Afghan, Syrian, Rohinga, Ukrainian and more, most of the mothers come knowing no English. ELL offers them a safe place within a like community of learners to take that difficult step of learning a new language. While they learn their children play in a safe environment and also learn the cultural expectations of their new homeland. They also get an opportunity to acquire a few more household necessities from the New Beginnings Pantry. Your past and continued support of New Beginnings for Refugees is greatly appreciated.

Joyce Schneider will be the speaker on behalf of New Beginnings for Refugees.

Children's Religious Education
2024-10-20 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-03 10:30 - 11:30
This year, our Children’s RE group is blending our play-based model with Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints, an illustrated collection by Daneen Akers that highlights people from diverse faiths who have stood up for justice and love, even when it meant challenging the status quo.

We’ll learn about inspiring figures like:

Bayard Rustin

Fred Rogers

Valarie Kaur

Kaitlin Curtice

Thich Nhat Hanh

Rumi

Mary Oliver

And we’ll be adding our own Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist ancestors, including Norbert Čapek and Francis Ellen Watkins Harper.

Each Sunday, elementary school-aged participants will discover one of these holy troublemakers and then explore the week’s themes in our open play spaces, including an art room, contemplation room, make-believe room, game area, nature space, music space, and makerspace.

Youth Religious Education
2024-10-20 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-03 10:30 - 11:30
C2: Coming of Age Cafe

C2 is a unique coming-of-age space designed to honor youth choice and support them in taking ownership of their spiritual paths, C2 is a space where youth can connect, collaborate, create, and rest while exploring the deep questions of identity, belonging, and purpose. Each week, the group will be invited to explore questions such as:

How do I honor the child I once was…and will carry with me?

What are the labels and expectations our families put on us?

Where is the line between belonging and fitting in?

What privileges belong to me, and how do I use them to support the belonging of others?

How do I honor where I come from?

How do I celebrate the unique me?

How do I prevent labels from hemming me in?

What are my core values?

What are my passions and joys?

Who do I hope to become?

How do we disagree without destroying relationships?

How do I resist “me-ism” and honor our intertwined fates?

Then youth can choose how they’d like to go deeper with that week’s theme. Whether they choose to play a game, make art, enjoy a snack, quietly reflect, or simply relax, C2 is an intentional time for youth to nurture their well-being, explore those big coming-of-age questions as they move from childhood to adolescence, and discover the answers together.

Sunday Worship And Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-10-20 10:30 - 12:30
Choosing Your Neglect – The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching

In a world ruled by the tyranny of speed, we’re urged to fill every moment and stay in the present. But what happens when demands outpace our time? This sermon invites us to purposely let go of what doesn’t really matter, so life can show its meaning to us, rather than us always trying to force our own.

October Community Focus Collection (CFC): New Beginnings for Refugees

On the third weekend of each month during September – May, our Sunday collection is given to a pre-selected Ministry Partner, organization or cause, like this one, that puts our values into practice. For October, our selected partner is New Beginnings for Refugees.

English Language Learners are a major focus of the New Beginnings for Refugees organization. The ELL program offers a unique service to our new families. It is the only place that provides free childcare while the students are learning. Whether Afghan, Syrian, Rohinga, Ukrainian and more, most of the mothers come knowing no English. ELL offers them a safe place within a like community of learners to take that difficult step of learning a new language. While they learn their children play in a safe environment and also learn the cultural expectations of their new homeland. They also get an opportunity to acquire a few more household necessities from the New Beginnings Pantry. Your past and continued support of New Beginnings for Refugees is greatly appreciated.

Joyce Schneider will be the speaker on behalf of New Beginnings for Refugees.

Family Friendly Soup Luncheon
2024-10-20 11:45 - 14:00
You can still attend the “Family-Friendly Soup Luncheon” after church on October 20th. This was a May 2024 fundraising offering from the Good and Service Auction. The more the merrier … and you lend your financial support to the church. When & where: Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:45 a.m. First UU Church of Wausau, 504 Grant Street Wausau, WICost: $10/Adults. $5/children 7+ years (children birth-6 years FREE) with a maximum family cost of $25.Sign up & pay: Please note that the office will be closed from Monday, October 14, to Thursday, October 17. If you would like to sign up during this time, please email our Congregational Administrator, Kris Kilcoyne. You can mail your contribution to the church or drop it off at the office when we reopen. FAMILY-FRIENDLY SOUP LUNCHEONOn a chilly October Sunday, rather than dashing home to fix lunch, you have an opportunity to enjoy a hearty soup luncheon with family and friends. The menu offers a choice of soups/chilis that includes selections that are child-friendly and vegetarian. The soup will be accompanied by assorted breads, crackers, relishes, cookies…and, of course, fellowship. Hosted by Early Risers and friends in the UU Church dining room with no limit to number of attendees.

Women’s AA Meeting
2024-10-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Women’s AA meets every Monday evening, including on holidays. Please enter through the doors off of the parking lot.

Qi Gong · Free Class
2024-10-22 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-10-29 18:30 - 20:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Join teacher Larry Riddle and others in our beautiful atrium for stretching and Qi Gong. The stretching portion of the classes lasts for about 90 minutes and is required. Beginners welcome. Wear loose-fitting clothes and flat tennis shoes, if you have them. Classes are free and open to the public.

Weekly Knitting Group
2024-10-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-30 10:00 - 12:00 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Discover the joy of knitting and the warmth of community by joining our Weekly Knitting Group. All are invited, whether you’re a seasoned knitter or a complete novice. Bring your own knitting projects and let your creativity flow in the company of kindred spirits.

It’s not just about crafting but forging connections, sharing stories, and supporting one another. Knitting has a way of bringing comfort, both through the soothing rhythm of stitches and the bonds we build along the way.

Come join us in Walker Hall (upstairs) and be a part of this wonderful group, where your skills and passion are celebrated, and where every stitch is an opportunity to knit our community closer together.

Choir Practice · Alto Sectionals 🎵
2024-10-23 11:30 - 12:30, 2024-10-30 11:30 - 12:30

Sunday Worship And Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-10-27 10:30 - 12:30
All Souls Day – The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching

Each fall, the church celebrates All Souls Day, a time to honor the lives of those who have touched our own. This intergenerational service invites everyone to bring a photograph or memento of a loved one who has passed, whether recently or long ago, to contribute to our communal altar-building ritual.

Join Us On Sundays For Services That Inform & Inspire

Sermons at UU Wausau encompass many topics, but always with the intent of cultivating dialogue and fostering growth. On any given Sunday, you will hear a sermon that stimulates your thinking about life, opens a new perspective on the Bible, or speaks to the state of the world with words of hope or healing. Join us Sunday in person as we worship together.

Community Focus Collection (CFC)

On the third weekend of each month (September – May), our Sunday collection is given to a pre-selected Ministry Partner, organization, or cause that puts our values into practice.

Volunteer Opportunity · Community Supper
2024-11-03 00:00 - 22:59
The Methodist Church has volunteered to hold community suppers. Past practice has been to prepare the food in someone’s home, using large roasters from the Presbyterian Church, or making it at the church. Two to three volunteers are also needed to assemble the food in containers at the church before distributing them to drive-up customers. Typically, 100 meals are prepared.

DATES/TIME FOR VOLUNTEERING

Sept. 1, Oct. 6, and Nov. 3 (2024). The time commitment would be from 3:30 to 5:15 pm.

Our church generously provides meals four times a year, the first Sundays in September, October, November & February.

Any church member interested in helping with these meals can complete this form.

A special thanks to many of you who have been very generous in providing homemade desserts for distribution and who helped with distribution.

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