UU Wausau

Qi Gong · Free Class
2024-07-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-09 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Nature's Imprint: Eco Printing Art
2024-07-30 18:00 - 21:00
Art is the harvest of the soul, cultivated from the seeds of nature and the cycles of the seasons.
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Adults and Senior High youth are invited to join us for an evening celebrating the abundance of the season with a special art event, Nature’s Imprint: Eco Printing Art & Dinner. This gathering combines the beauty of nature, the joy of creative spiritual practices, and the delight of community and a shared meal.

You’ll learn how to harness the vibrant colors and intricate patterns found in leaves, flowers, and other botanical elements through eco printing, an art form that uses natural materials to create stunning prints on fabric and paper. No prior experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm and a sense of wonder!

We’ll provide dinner, brief tutorials, and materials to get you started, but participants are also invited to bring materials from home to use or share.

Suggested Items:

Leaves (especially those rich in tannins): blackberry, maple, oak, birch, alder, sumac, walnut, eucalyptus, rose, ferns

Flowers: catmint, marigolds, coreopsis, calendula, pansies, rose, rudbeckia, violets, daisies, petunias, dandelions

Kitchen Scraps: Onion peels, carrot tops, cabbage leaves

Mallet

Rubber gloves

Registration for our Eco Printing Event is full. Please contact our Director of Religious Education to be added to the waitlist.

Women’s AA Meeting
2024-07-29 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-15 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.

Sunday Worship And Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-07-28 10:30 - 12:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Men Going Deep – Men’s Soul Matters Group

Join representatives from the Soul Matters Men’s Group who will be sharing insights received, cherished life memories recalled, and new perspectives created by their spiritual exploration with other men searching for personal meaning this year in the topics of Liberating Love, Justice and Equity, Transformation, Interdependence, Pluralism, Renewal, and Generosity.

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 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.

Summer Religious Education
2024-07-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-07-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-07-14 10:30 - 11:30
This Summer, running June 16 – August 25, our Sunday morning Religious Education (RE) sessions are all about getting outside and playing! This year we are focusing on using our imaginations to build, create, and explore. Session themes include blanket forts, fairy houses, paper airplanes, a scavenger hunt field trip, obstacle courses, and more!

The group will meet in the lobby on Sundays at 10:30 am. Children should come dressed for the weather (sunscreen, hat, light jacket for chilly mornings, etc.), and in inclement weather, we will move our play indoors.

Summer RE is geared for kids in preschool – 5th grade but is open to older children.

Themes:

June 16: Game Day

June 23: Fairy Houses

June 30: Paper Airplanes

July 7: Parachute Games

July 14: Scavenger Hunt (start/end at Yawkey Gardens)

July 21: Blanket Forts

July 28: Body Percussion

August 4: Obstacle Course

August 11: Junk Sculptures

August 18: Bubbles

August 25: Mini Golf

South Beach Up North Concert
2024-07-27 18:00 - 20:00
South Beach Up North

We are delighted to host the South Beach Chamber Ensemble as they present South Beach Up North. There is no cost for this event, donations are welcome.

Mozart on the Move

We begin with Mozart, the quintessential boy genius, and move on to an eclectic mix of Tchaikovsky, Britten, Puccini, Cole Porter, Annie Lennox, Ben Folds, Adele and more. A high school string quartet will be featured.

All are welcome and encouraged to come enjoy the concert.

Feel free to RSVP via this Facebook invite. However, RSVP’s are NOT necessary to attend.

Read more about South Beach by clicking here.

Tai Chi · Free Class
2024-07-25 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-07-18 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-07-11 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.

The Noon Swoon
2024-07-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-10 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.

Weekly Knitting Group
2024-07-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-10 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.

Taste of Soul [Matters]
2024-07-21 12:00 - 13:00
Are you searching for a way to deepen your spiritual journey and connections within our community? Or have you been curious about our small groups but not sure if you are ready to commit? Join us in Yawkey Hall after Sunday’s service for a special session to try out Soul Matters.

During Taste of Soul, you’ll be introduced to the Soul Matters program and how it is structured, use the Soul Matters materials, experience a Soul Matters session, and have any questions about our small groups answered.

So whether you’re new to our community or looking to further your spiritual journey, this session is the perfect place to start.

RSVPs are appreciated, but not required. Contact our Director of Religious Education to sign up or with questions.

What is a Soul Matters Small Group?

Soul Matters Small Groups consist of 6-10 people, who commit to meet monthly from September – June to share their reflections and experiences with a monthly theme.

Each month, participants receive a packet filled with readings, questions, and exercises related to that month’s theme, and they choose a question and/or exercise from the packet that speaks to them, spending time “walking with” it, allowing it to challenge and inspire them.

Then during their group’s meeting, rather than providing answers and analysis to the questions, each person’s sharing focuses on a story or experience about how their chosen question or exercise led them to a new and personal insight.

This approach of reflection, sharing, listening, holding space, and engaging in regular spiritual practice is an opportunity to grow deeper spiritually and as a community by supporting each other, offering witness, and participating together.

Sunday Worship And Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-07-21 10:30 - 12:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Taming Our Lust for Spirituality: A Longer and Closer Look at Neurons

Guest speaker: Greg Venne

Current research in the workings of our brain opens deeper understandings of how and why we feel and think the way we do. Scientists count over 100 billion neurons in our brain that constantly work to create our memories, our feelings, and perceptions of ourselves and the world outside our physical selves. This opens a discussion about our thoughts and feelings that we call spiritual. One critical question becomes: Can a world of spirits/spirituality exist beyond the work of those neurons? Current science leads me to be skeptical.

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.

Women's Early Risers
2024-07-20 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

Board of Trustees Public Meeting
2024-07-16 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
2024-07-14 10:30 - 12:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Summer Service at Yawkey House Museum

Join us at 10:30 AM in the beautiful Yawkey House gardens for a midmorning snack and a presentation by Rev. Brian Mason. Discover fascinating findings from the church archives, including insights on nuclear war, alien missionaries, and a former pastor’s letter feud with another congregation that eerily resembles today’s online banter. Don’t miss this opportunity to worship at the historic home, now a museum, of one of the church’s notable members!

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.

Coffee & Messy Zine Collage | Summer Art Hangout
2024-07-13 09:00 - 12:00
Messy zine collage — or the art of selecting, arranging, and combining diverse elements into harmonious chaos — is an overlooked meditative and spiritual practice.

Join us for a slow morning of casual Coffee & Messy Zine Collage on Saturday, July 13th, in the atrium from 8am-1pm. As always, join our monthly group theme or work on anything that inspires you!

We are holding space for you to get messy.

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

Click here to see a video tutorial of the messy zine process.

This peaceful gathering is for artists, crafters, and creative beginners alike, and is open to adults and high school-aged youth.

We’ll provide a short & simple mini-zine-making tutorial, gentle guidance, and 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!

Social Justice Committee
2024-07-10 18:00 - 19:30

Creativity Matters
2024-07-09 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.
