First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau Podcast

Contact - The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Worship Associate Sheryl Hemp assisting. The music was provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz, with guest musician Allycia Smith.

Minus One — The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Carl Drake as Worship Associate. Music was provided by the choir, directed by Margaret Jerz, with guest cellist Laurie Davis.

The Notes You Don't Play - The Rev. Brian Mason delivered the sermon, with Iain McIntosh as Worship Associate. The Church Choir, under the direction of Margaret Jerz provided the music for the annual Spring Sing. 

More to Come - The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Worship Associate Jim Maas. Music was provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz.

I Believe – Church members Louis Pradt, Jay Coldwell, and Amy Place shared reflections on their beliefs. Sarah Thurs served as Worship Associate, and music was provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz.

Grace and ButterBurgers - Easter Sunday. The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Worship Associate Lila Hobson. Music was provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz and the choir. 

What Survives — The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Kara Hall serving as Worship Associate and Margaret Jerz directing the music. Special musician Karen Zuidema joined the service.

Carried Gently - The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Sheryl Hemp serving as Worship Associate and Margaret Jerz directing the music. Special musicians the Irish Tune Peddlers joined for the service: Randy Colton on violin, John Coletta on flute and penny whistle, and David Tamres on guitar.

Life's Nagging Little Questions — Guest preacher the Rev. Suzelle Lynch was joined by Worship Associate Mark Kordus. Music was provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz and the church choir. 

Listening for What Is Ours to Do - The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Carl Drake assisting as Worship Associate. The music was provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz, along with guest musicians Laurie Davis and Louis Pradt.

Comfort Is Not a Compass - The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Lila Hobson assisting as Worship Associate. The music was provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz.

It's All About Love - Led by Religious Service Committee members Sheryl Hemp, Mary Testin, and Randy Jefferson. This Sunday's service celebrated the most vital of human emotions. In its many forms and expressions love connects us by giving meaning, purpose, and pleasure to life.

Ask the Minister - In this annual all-ages service, the Rev. Brian Mason responded to questions from the congregation's children (and a few adults). Worship Associate Mark Kordus assisted, with music from Music Director Margaret Jerz and guest musicians Molly and Jacob Roseman. 

How We Become Teachable Again - In this service, the Rev. Brian Mason reflects on the quiet, difficult art of staying open, especially when life has made us tired, certain, stuck. Worship Associate Jim Maas assisted, with music from Music Director Margaret Jerz.

Starting Over Without Starting from Scratch - In this service, the Rev. Brain Mason explores what it means to begin again while still carrying the lives we've already lived. Worship Associate Iain McIntosh assisted, with music from Music Director Margaret Jerz and guest violinist Randy Colton. 

Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr. Led by the Religious Service Committee members Sheryl Hemp, Mary Testin, and Randy Jefferson

What the Dark Is For. The Rev. Brian Mason preached. Music was provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz.

Packing Light. The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with music provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz. 

When Do We Know It Is Dawn? Church member Mary Testin preached, with music provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz.

Christmas Eve Candlelight service. The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with music provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz, the church choir, and guest musician Louis Pradt.

Winter Solstice service. Led by the Religious Services Committee.

Christmas Sing service. The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with music provided by Music Director Margaret Jerz, the church choir, and the Monday Drum Club

Blue Christmas service. The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with music by Music Director Margaret Jerz

The Rev. Brian Mason preached, with Worship Associate Sarah Thurs assisting. Music was offered by Music Director Margaret Jerz, joined by guest musicians Louis Pradt and Laurie Davis.

The Rev. Brian Mason preached. Music Director Margaret Jerz provided the music, accompanied by guest musicians Prevailing Winds. Sheryl Hemp served as Worship Associate. 

The Rev. Brian Mason preached. The church choir, under the direction of Music Director Margaret Jerz, provided the music. Mark Kordus served as worship associate. 

Pulpit guest the Rev. Suzanne Wasilczuk offered a reflection entitled "What I Keep Learning: Reminders."

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "Shoemaker, Stick to Thy Last." Music Director Margaret Jerz provided the music. And Sarah Thurs served as Worship Associate.

The congregation observed All Souls Day with a sermon by the Rev. Brian Mason and music from the church choir under the direction of Margaret Jerz.

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "Faithful Unto Death"

Pulpit guest the Rev. Michael Schuler preached "Where Is the Wisdom We Have Lost In Knowledge?"

The Rev. Brian Mason preached.

The Rev. Brian Mason preached the opening sermon in October's worship series, What We Inherit, What We Carry Forward.

Pulpit guest, the Rev. Mark Richards, preached "Life Believing In Itself"

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "The Mercy of Being Forgotten"

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "Learning to Bless What We Cannot Fix"

The Rev. Brian Mason led the church's annual Water Communion service

Lessons from Listening to Sargasso Join Juanita Sundberg, Associate Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia, as she shares insights from her work listening to sargasso—a seaweed now arriving in unprecedented volumes on Caribbean shores. In this talk, Sundberg explores how attuning ourselves to seaweed unsettles the illusion that humans stand apart from nature and invites us into an ethic of deeper interdependence and care.

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "The Untouchables"

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "Dogs and Their Bones"

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "Questions of Faith"

The Conflict Transformation Team presented "Building and Engaging Our Church Community".

The Rev. Brian Mason presented "Not For Ourselves Alone," a historical essay on the First Universalist Church of Wausau

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "Stuck on Repeat: The Stuff We Love to Hate"

Longing for Homesickness – Presenter, Danika Monarski Negative emotions such as homesickness and sorrow allow us to appreciate the beauty in having things precious enough to miss.    

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "In Praise of Small Religions"

The Rev. Brian Mason led the church's annual Flower Communion service

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "The Blessing of Coming Undone"

Director of Religious Education Jes Zimmer and the Rev. Brian Mason led the church's annual Baccalaureate & Bridging service recognizing those on the cusp of transitions — moving up in school, graduating from college, retirement, but especially, our youth who are moving to emerging adulthood — and an opportunity for the congregation to offer our blessings for wherever their journeys take them next.

The Rev. Brian Mason preached "Barely Organized Religion: Unitarianism 200 Years Later"