In August, Omaha Together One Community (OTOC) joined the coalition that is conducting a ballot initiative campaign to guarantee that all Nebraska workers can accrue paid sick leave. Members of the coalition include Nebraska Appleseed, Women’s Fund, ACLU of Nebraska, the Arc of Nebraska, and Nebraska Civic Engagement Table. If the petition is successful, then the … Continue reading Second Unitarian supports the Paid Sick Leave petition

Please come and join us on Sunday, October 8th at 9 a.m. and see a video about the Streetcar from the League of Women Voters of Omaha. Their guest speaker is Steven Jensen, a city planning consultant with over 45 years of experience. Why are we bringing back a Streetcar now?  Who is going to … Continue reading First Hour – Omaha Streetcar

We are blessed as human beings by the companionship of our more-than-human friends. The dog, the bird, the cat, the fish, the lizard, the ferret, the frog, you name it, whatever shape our friends take it is good and right to reflect on the gifts and lessons these feathered, finned, and otherwise fantastic fellows bring … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals – Saturday, October 7th at 2 p.m.

Book Communion is Sunday, October 1st during and after worship. For our Altar Building this week, all are invited to bring a book to donate to our library or the Little Free Library. Alternatively, all are encouraged to take some time after worship visiting either our congregation’s library or a public library of your choice. … Continue reading Book Communion

October 13th – 15th, Rev. Lisa Presley, our Congregational Life Consultant from the MidAmerica Region, will be with us to explore our history with congregational conflict and better ways to make decisions when the going gets hard. Every congregation has hard times, every congregation has disagreements, and sometimes the disagreements turn into fights. But we can … Continue reading Conflict: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, Where We’re Going

The next gathering of the Nebraska Unitarian Universalist congregations will be September 23rd 1-3 p.m. at Unitarian Church of Lincoln or via Zoom. This series began on April 8th with a field trip to the Durham Museum, the Malcolm X Foundation, and then a conversation about racism and beloved community at Second Unitarian. The conversations continued … Continue reading Gathering of Nebraska UUs

Sept. 22nd, 6 p.m. at Chalco Hills Recreational Area Let’s celebrate the turning of the season together. Join us for a fun Friday evening picnic on September 22nd! The entrance to Chalco Hills Recreational Area is on Giles Road between 144th and 156th streets. Come to the “Group Shelter” on this map or simply follow the 2U signs. Electricity, … Continue reading Fourth Friday all church potluck picnic! 

Our annual book sale starts this Sunday, September 17th. The sale will be open before church from 10 a.m. until after church until 12:30 p.m. The sale will open again the following Sunday, September 24th, with a rain date of October 1st.

This Sunday we lift up the Autumn Equinox, a time for taking stock, reflecting on the year, and offering gratitude for the bounty we have harvested. In that spirit, all are invited to bring a non-perishable food item that can be opened without a can opener, travel toiletries, feminine hygiene products, grocery/gas gift cards, and … Continue reading Help restock our pantry for Mabon

Join the Religious Naturalists of Unitarian Universalism this Friday at 5 p.m. on a forest bathing, meditative stroll/sit through Fontenelle Forest. If you feel up for a stroll we’ll have a group for walking, and another group for sitting meditation. We will be gathering in the lobby at 5 and set out from there. Contact Rev. … Continue reading RNUU Goes to Fontenelle Forest this Friday the 15th!