One half of Second Unitarian’s offering received on Sundays in December will go to the North Omaha Area Health (NOAH) Clinic. The NOAH clinic provides care to patients regardless of ability to pay, including helping find sources to fund their care. Services include healthy living and cooking information, health screening, exercise, massage therapy, counseling, and support … Continue reading December Share the Plate: North Omaha Health Clinic & Minister’s Discretionary Fund
In December, our congregation is continuing its giving tradition. We will provide gifts to 35 Elders at Pine Ridge Reservation through the Oyate Teca Project. They are looking for similar items as the 100 Item Challenge we did in November, but include gifts seniors might enjoy: • 35 hot cocoa mix packets • 35 candy … Continue reading December Service Learning Project
The Second Circle Movie Night will be exploring race relations in the south during the early 1960s and how it relates today by viewing and discussing The Help. The movie will be shown Sunday, November 16, at 4:30 p.m. Discussion and pizza will immediately follow and will be led by our own Bob Fischbach, movie reviewer … Continue reading November Teen Movie
The 100 Item Challenge Help Second Unitarian Church make an impact for those living on Pine Ridge in one of the poorest counties in the nation. For our November Service Learning Project, we will be collecting donations. We are working through “Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation,” whose goal is to inform others how to help … Continue reading November Service Learning: The 100 Item Challenge
Why should you attend a leadership seminar at Second Unitarian Church? Maybe you’re an established leader at Second Unitarian and want to improve your skills for leading groups. Or maybe you are just embarking on your leadership journey and don’t feel confident of your leadership skills. Or you’re uncertain of your leadership skills and fear … Continue reading Find Your Inner Leader
Religious Education is looking for some pretty specific items… If you have any of these things that you’d like to clean out of your house, we’d be glad to take them off your hands! It would also mean more if an item had your touch, your interaction with, rather than an Amazon.com purchase from me. … Continue reading Religious Education Needs These Items!
It has been a long-standing tradition here at Second Unitarian to share a Thanksgiving meal the weekend before Thanksgiving Day. This year our Thanksgiving dinner will be on Saturday, November 22, at 6 p.m. Please bring a salad, vegetable, or dessert that can serve 10-12 people. Fellowship will provide turkey and beverages. Donation is $5 … Continue reading Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
One half of Second Unitarian’s offering received in November will go to One Spirit: for benefit of Pine Ridge Reservation residents. One Spirit is a Native American service organization that assists and supports American Indians. At present, they focus on the Lakota Sioux in South Dakota. Their programs reduce or eliminate hunger, replace the high … Continue reading November Share the Plate: One Spirit
The Social Justice Committee asks you to vote for Initiative 425 which will amend the Nebraska statute establishing a minimum wage rate for employees to increase the current state minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $8.00 per hour on 1/1/2015, and to $9.00 per hour on January 1, 2016. From the National Employment Law Project, … Continue reading Vote on Tuesday November 4
We will take our energy and curiosity to Potter’s Field at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 26, to provide maintenance and plant some bulbs. Potter’s Field in Omaha was part of a movement in the 1800s to find a burial place for individuals who could not afford a standard burial in a cemetery or who … Continue reading October 26 Service Learning Project
