After taking a two-year break, the Unitarian Churches of Omaha teamed up with the Bemis Park Neighborhood Association to participate in Brush-Up Nebraska’s Paint-A-Thon! Rob Warner of the neighborhood association was the Team Leader, and Alan Vovolka from First Unitarian was the Assistant Leader. Our assigned house was located on North 41st Street just north … Continue reading 2014 Paint a Thon

Come and Start the Youth Group Year with us at the YRUU (Young Religious Unitarian Universalists) Parent and Youth Meeting on September 3! The annual Parent and Youth meeting for the YRUU Youth Group will be held on Wednesday, September 3, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the downstairs common room at First Unitarian Church, 3114 Harney … Continue reading YRUU Parent and Youth Meeting

After hearing public testimony about dangerous emissions from the power plant in North Omaha, the Omaha Public Power District Board voted to reduce emissions and move to more production from wind and solar. Board members are elected by district. Find out how the Board candidates for your district plan to carry out this historic decision … Continue reading Meet OPPD Board Candidates

Stop in at the Urban Abbey coffee shop, 1026 Jackson in the Old Market, and earn money for OTOC (Omaha Together One Community)! Each month Urban Abbey donates a portion of packaged coffee and counter sales to a like-minded nonprofit.  Urban Abbey’s mission is to provide space for public discussions as well as take action … Continue reading Coffee for a Cause at Urban Abbey

The Second Circle Movie is paying a tribute to Robin Williams whose death has saddened us all.  Please join us in viewing and discussing the excellent movie  Dead Poets Society, Sunday, August 24, at 4:30 p.m, Discussion will be led by our own Bob Fischbach, movie reviewer for the Omaha World-Herald. Snacks and drinks are provided and free will … Continue reading Second Circle Teen Movie: Dead Poets Society

The annual Second Unitarian Used Book Sale will be before and after service on Sunday, September 28 and October 5 with rain date October 12. So it’s time to start culling from your bookshelves to make room for new purchases. Sales are donated used books; all genres. There’s limited storage now at church. Contact Vicki … Continue reading Your Used Books Needed for Annual Fundraiser

As we approach the start of the fall session, Religious Growth and Learning would like to start communicating some upcoming changes we’ve been working on for awhile to our Sunday Religious Education for our children. One of the biggest changes that you will see is hour-long RE. Based on feedback from teachers, students, parents, and surveying the … Continue reading R.E. Changes Ahead: An “Enriching our Sundays” Experiment

You’re invited to a Wellness Series at First Unitarian Church, 3114 Harney St., Thursdays, August 28-October 2, 6-8 p.m. Different topics each week, some combined. Topics such as: reflexology, reiki, healing touch, bodytalk, shamanic healing, myofascial stretching and self treatment, and traditional Chinese medicine. Each presentation will include some instruction and practice.  We want to … Continue reading Wellness Series at First Unitarian

After a two-year break, First and Second Unitarian Churches of Omaha are again teaming up to participate in Brush-Up Nebraska’s Paint-A-Thon! The two churches will partner with the Bemis Park Neighborhood Association under the leadership of Rob Warner. Paint-A-Thon is a community partnership that recruits volunteers to paint the exteriors of homes for low income … Continue reading Paint-a-Thon 2014

Church leaders and staff will be issued new building access codes beginning Sunday, August 3, before both services. Weather permitting, a member of the Building & Grounds Committee will be seated on the bench by the front door issuing the codes the first two Sundays of August. These codes allow access to the front and … Continue reading New Church Entry Codes