Coffee & Classic Collage | Summer Art Hangout
2024-05-11 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Give yourself the gift of creativity this Mother’s Day Weekend!

Classic community collage — or the art of selecting, arranging, and combining diverse elements into harmonious chaos — is an overlooked way to connect.

Join us for a slow morning of casual Coffee & Classic Collage on Saturday, May 11th, in the sun-filled atrium from 8am-1pm. As always, join our monthly group theme or work on any art project that inspires you!

Ditch your to-do list. Ignore the laundry. Shake off perfectionism. And create for the sake of creating — No rules. No judgement. No apologies.
Caylee Grey

This peaceful gathering is for artists, crafters, and creative beginners alike. It is open to adults and high school-aged youth. It is the perfect mother-daughter date, mom-and-mom hangout, or missing-mom weekend activity.

We’ll provide examples, gentle guidance, and a few supplies to get you started. Participants are encouraged to bring materials from home to use or share for the day at the community resources table!

Suggested items include:

Old magazines, books, and newspapers

Photographs to integrate

Daily calendar quotes

Old or blank greeting cards

Poetry books for inspiration

Preferred markers or water-based paints

Old artwork you’d like to upcycle

Textured items: thread, netting from oranges, etc

What to expect during this casual community art hangout:

8 am-9 am: Early Bird Community Set-up! Feel free to arrive at your convenience. We’ll be brewing coffee, putting out supplies, setting up tables, and art’ing together as people show up.

9 am-12 pm: Casual Coffee & CollageLet the creativity begin! We’ll officially start the art hangout at 9am. Connect with others (or enjoy creative solitude) as you work on your collage piece.

12 pm-1 pm: Community Clean-up! Return supplies and pick up your personal space. If your schedule and physical ability permit, volunteer to help put away tables, chairs, and community supplies!

Space is limited. Registration for this relaxing morning of community art is preferred (so we can prepare supplies & snacks), but drop-ins are welcome. RSVP below!

Save The Dates

Join us for all of our summer Casual Coffee & Collage art hangouts! Register today and add these dates to your calendar.

Sat, May 11th — Classic CollageSat, June 8th — Slow Stitch CollageSat, July 13th — Messy Zine CollageSat, Aug 17th — Mixed Media Collage

*Join our monthly theme or work on any creative project that inspires you!

Why the art of collage?

The art of collage allows you to tap into a meditative state. Collage becomes a mindful practice as the deliberate placement of diverse elements coming together in harmonious chaos.

Art is a transformative vehicle for spiritual or emotional exploration, offering a sacred space where one can transcend the mundane and connect with the profound.

This meditative process not only fosters a deep connection with one’s inner self but also provides a means for a collective sense of interconnectedness through shared experiences.

More Art Opportunities

Looking for additional opportunities for community art? Be sure to check out upcoming dates for our monthly Creative Matters group!

Adopt a Highway Clean Up Day
2024-05-11 09:30 - 12:00
Please consider joining fellow church members as we clean up our section of highway as part of the Adopt-A -Highway program. Our section is located on County Highway J approximately 3 miles north of the intersection of J and State Highway 52 starting at Shorthorn Road. There is ample space to park on Shorthorn Rd. If we have enough volunteers, one group can start at the north end while the other works up from the south.

In the past this has taken only an hour or two.

As we will be walking along a highway, and with safety in mind, it is recommended that children under age 13 not participate. Be advised that the ditches are uneven ground and possibly wet. It is also tick season. Dress accordingly. Gloves and waterproof footwear are suggested. Safety vests and garbage bags will be provided.

Date of cleanup is Saturday, May 11th starting at 9:30 A.M. Rain date to be determined.

If you have any questions please call Karen Peterson 715-573-6223 or Tim Peterson 715-573-0133

Sunday Worship And Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-05-12 10:30 - 12:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Baby, I’m an Anarchist – The Rev. Brian Mason preaching

Maybe it’s nostalgia for the 15 minutes I spent as a punk rocker in the 10th grade, but I’m increasingly convinced that anarchy is the way. It’s at least an option for those of us who prefer collaboration, creativity, and second chances over automation, outrage, and kids and adults addicted to a bot-controlled web. If you really want to prove you’re not a robot, don’t waste another second clicking on motorcycles and school buses in captchas, just come to church. Chain wallets, tattoos, Mohawks optional.

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.

Choir Practice · Baritone Sectionals 🎵
2024-05-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-23 08:00 - 17:00
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.

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

The UU Wausau Choir meets every Wednesday in the Atrium from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The Baritone 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.

Women’s AA Meeting
2024-05-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-05-20 18:00 - 19:00 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Women’s AA meets every Monday evening. Please enter through the doors off of the parking lot.

Qi Gong · Free Class
2024-05-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-05-21 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.

Creativity Matters
2024-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Our Creativity Matters group helps community members engage in monthly themes and explore spiritual growth through creative expression.

It’s all about allowing our intuition and imagination to guide us, not just our logic and reflective minds. Think of it as making room for your right brain to dance with your left brain.

Creativity Matters is a high school and adult group designed for everyone — no experience or artistic skill is required! Just bring a playful spirit and adventurous attitude.

Creativity Matters • Pluralism
2024-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Remember that you are an artist, regardless of how constantly the world will try to drive it out of you or how a “real job” will try to bury the part of you. Whether it’s with food, or building robots, you will know your medium the instant you realize how in love you are with what it brings out of you.
Shane Koyczan

May’s Creativity Matters theme is “pluralism.” At this meetup, we will explore how pluralism helps widen our perspective to open us to new ways of being creative and how our creativity helps us discover new parts of our pluralistic selves.

Before the session, spend some time with our reflection questions:

Pluralism helps us move beyond our limited views. What piece of art (or experience of art) has most dramatically expanded your view or helped you understand life from a new perspective?

Pluralism is about working to widen the circle to include others, but it’s also about others widening the circle to make room for you. How has art or creativity offered you an experience of inclusion?

Projects of the Month

We will have supplies for Project Option D, E, and F from the monthly Creativity Matters packet*

Creating Flash Cards Based on All Your Different Selves

Exquisite Corpse Collaborative Drawing

Art Inspired by New-to-Us Artists

*Don’t have a copy of this month’s Creativity Matters guide? Sign up to be part of the mailing list or reach out to our Director of Religious Education for a copy!

What is Creativity Matters?

Our Creativity Matters group helps community members engage in monthly themes and explore spiritual growth through creative expression.

It’s all about allowing our intuition and imagination to guide us, not just our logic and reflective minds. Think of it as making room for your right brain to dance with your left brain.

Creativity Matters is a high school and adult group designed for everyone — no experience or artistic skill is required! Just bring a playful spirit and adventurous attitude.

Weekly Knitting Group
2024-05-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-22 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 🎵
2024-05-15 11:30 - 12:30, 2024-05-22 11:30 - 12:30
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 Baritone 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.

The Noon Swoon
2024-05-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-05-22 12:00 - 13:00 | 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 🎵
2024-05-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-05-22 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.

Tai Chi · Free Class
2024-05-16 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-05-23 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.

Book Club: We Rock It!
2024-05-16 19:00 - 20:00 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
We Rock It is a monthly book club for tweens, young teens, and their caregivers that explores themes of equity, inclusion, justice, and celebrating the diversity of differing and intersecting identities, including race, ethnicity, sexuality, faith, ability, class, and gender. This year, We Rock It will be reading banned books.

Meets in-person/on Zoom, on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00pm.

Women's Early Risers
2024-05-18 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!

For more information, contact Jeannie Russell at jeanniereads@hotmail.com

Community Collection Focus · Ministry Partners
2024-05-19 00:00 - 23:59
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, like this one, that puts our values into practice.

Our ministry partner for this week is The Women’s Community. Learn more about them here.

The Women’s Community

On May 19th, Jane Graham Jennings who is the Director of The Women’s Community will join us to share information about the programs offered in our area for the Community Focus Collection.

You May Not Know All The Women’s Community DoesBecause violence knows no bounds, The Women’s Community provides numerous programs to support survivors of abuse from varied backgrounds.

Most people are familiar with the shelter program, but the agency provides so much more.Sexual Assault Victim Services, Criminal Legal System Advocacy, Transitional Living Program, Anti Human Trafficking Program, Southeast Asian Advocate Program, Abuse in Later Life Program, Latinx Program, Refugee Outreach Program and specialized services for victims who identify as LGBTQ+.

All services are free and available 24 hours a day.

Sunday Worship & Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-05-19 10:30 - 11:30
Alien No More – The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching

Let’s explore Terence’s timeless wisdom, “Nothing human is alien to me,” and discover how understanding and compassion bridge the divides within our shared humanity.

After service, we hold a glorified coffee hour. We welcome you to stay a while and get to know other congregation members.

Join us Sunday in person as we worship together.

Community Focus Collection (CFC)

On the third weekend of each month, our Sunday collection is given to a pre-selected Ministry Partner, organization or cause, like this one, that puts our values into practice.

Our ministry partner for this week is The Women’s Community. Learn more about them here.

The Women’s Community

On May 19th, Jane Graham Jennings who is the Director of The Women’s Community will join us to share information about the programs offered in our area for the Community Focus Collection.

You May Not Know All The Women’s Community DoesBecause violence knows no bounds, The Women’s Community provides numerous programs to support survivors of abuse from varied backgrounds.

Most people are familiar with the shelter program, but the agency provides so much more.Sexual Assault Victim Services, Criminal Legal System Advocacy, Transitional Living Program, Anti Human Trafficking Program, Southeast Asian Advocate Program, Abuse in Later Life Program, Latinx Program, Refugee Outreach Program and specialized services for victims who identify as LGBTQ+.

All services are free and available 24 hours a day.

C2: Connections Cafe
2024-05-19 10:45 - 12:00 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Connections Cafe (C2) is an open space one Sunday a month for youth in 7th-12th grade to connect, collaborate, create, and rest. Youth can choose to play a game, make some art, sit in the quiet, enjoy a snack, and/or do something else or nothing at all. C2 is a chance for youth to disconnect from the busyness of life and focus on those things that rest and renew their spirit.

Board of Trustees Public Meeting
2024-05-21 18:30 - 20:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
All interested members and friends are welcome to the Board of Trustees meetings. Monthly board meetings are held at First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM (unless otherwise noted).

Learn more about the church board, its role, and how to get involved.

Sunday Worship And Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-05-26 10:30 - 12:30
Religion and Peace in a Militaristic World – Guest Speaker, Dr. Ryan O’Leary

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professor of philosophy returns to UU Wausau’s pulpit.

Many religions—even most—make deep teachings about love and compassion central to the spiritual path. If the goal of the religious life involves moral transformation, and if love and compassion are essential steps along that path, then it is important to ask what religion can teach us about peace and violence. We will consider two spiritual resources for peace-work—Christian and Buddhist ideals of loving-kindness—and their implications for religious pacifism in today’s militaristic world.

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.
