UU Wausau

Women’s AA Meeting
2024-11-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-11-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Sunday Worship And Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-11-17 10:30 - 12:30
Mulligans

There are moments when we long for a fresh start—to shed the weight of past mistakes and step into a new beginning. This week, we explore what it means to start over. How do we find the courage to embrace a new chapter, leaving behind regrets, heartaches, and coping when things don’t go our way? And how do we stay the course when the journey gets rough?

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.

Stable Hands: Their mission is to enhance the quality of life for individuals through the use of equine-assisted activities and therapies. Diane Abitz, the Executive Director of Stable Hands – Equine Therapy Center will be at the November 17th service to speak. For more information, please visit their website.

Youth Religious Education
2024-11-17 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.

Children's Religious Education
2024-11-17 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-10 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.

Community Collection Focus · Ministry Partners
2024-11-17 08:00 - 17:00
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.

Stable Hands

Stable Hands’ mission is to enhance the quality of life for individuals through the use of equine-assisted activities and therapies. Diane Abitz, the Executive Director of Stable Hands – Equine Therapy Center will be at the November 17th service to speak. For more information, please visit their website.

Women's Early Risers
2024-11-16 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.

Annual First UU Thanksgiving Dinner
2024-11-15 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for the Annual First UU Thanksgiving Dinner

What: An evening of readings, songs, toasts, feasting and fellowship

When/where: Friday, November 15th at 6:00 pm in the First UU Wausau Dining Room

Provided: Turkey, potatoes and gravy, plates and tableware

Bring: In addition to family and friends, please bring:

A dish to share – vegetable, salad, bread, dressing, or dessert

A toasting beverage and glasses

A contribution to cover the cost of turkey

The sign-up sheet is on the table in the atrium after service every Sunday and is also available during office hours. The deadline to sign up is Friday, November 8.

For more information, to volunteer, or if you have any questions. call Sheryl Hemp at (715) 571-0604 or email her at wishemp@gmail.com.

Tai Chi · Free Class
2024-11-14 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-07 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.

Choir Practice · Tenor and Bass Sectionals 🎵
2024-11-14 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-07 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.

UU Choir Practice 🎵
2024-11-13 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-11-06 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.

Social Justice Committee
2024-11-13 18:00 - 19:30

The Noon Swoon
2024-11-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-11-06 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.

Choir Practice · Alto Sectionals 🎵
2024-11-13 11:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-06 11:30 - 12:30

Weekly Knitting Group
2024-11-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-06 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.

Creativity Matters • Repair
2024-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Repair

November’s Creativity Matters theme is “repair.” Join us as we explore how creativity can help us heal and uncover beauty in what may seem broken. Through reflection and art, we’ll discover the power of repair in our lives and the world around us.

Projects of the month

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

Torn Paper Collage

Visible Mending (bring your clothing items)

Slow & Patterned Drawing

*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.

Creativity Matters
2024-11-12 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.

Qi Gong · Free Class
2024-11-12 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-05 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.

Sunday Worship And Glorified Coffee Hour
2024-11-10 10:30 - 12:30
This I Believe

We all have beliefs that help guide us. During the service, three members of the congregation will share their thoughts on what they believe. In preparation they considered how their beliefs developed, evolved, and changed, what influenced their belief development, and in what ways their beliefs have helped or guided them. Their stories are sure to stimulate your thoughts about your beliefs.

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.

Wausau Bird Club · Public Meeting
2024-11-04 18:30 - 19:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
There is no bird club meeting in November.

The next meeting is on December 2, information can be found here.

Wausau Bird Club · Public Meeting
2024-11-04 18:30 - 19:30 | UU Wausau, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI, 54403, United States
Wausau Bird Club meets the first Monday of every month; indoors at UU Wausau during late Fall and Winter; outdoors in the Spring & Summer.

Everyone is welcome to join. Meetings are free and open to the public.

If you have questions about the location, please call Susan Haug at 715-446-2775.
