Has a sermon ever made you think, and you wanted to discuss it with other people? Join us on June 30th for After Hour, when we meet downstairs to discuss the service: what we found particularly moving, what thoughts came up, etc. The theme for June is “renewal.” After Hour is an in-person only event. … Continue reading Join us June 30th for After Hour
Dharma Chautauqua – Wednesdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This group reflects a free and open-minded inquiry into important fundamental questions: How can we live mindfully and with greater clarity? Have acceptance of the inevitable challenges? Experience happiness? We can find our way home by engaging the transformative practice of Vipassana (insight) meditation.
It’s Check-In time!!! Youth & Advisors who participated in YRUU at First Unitarian & Second Unitarian anytime in the last 5 years (2018-19 through 2023-24), and have since aged out (18+), are invited to attend a YRUU Reunion! We will meet in the First Unitarian Common Room. (First Unitarian is located at 3114 Harney Street.) … Continue reading YRUU Reunion June 14th 7 – 9 p.m.
Join us Friday June 14th Dinner at 5:30 p.m. / Discussion at 6 p.m. Members and friends with an interest in social justice and how we can successfully live out our values in the community and beyond are invited to attend the visioning session on June 14th. Board member, Anita Meyer, will facilitate the discussion which … Continue reading Shaping the future of Social Justice
For the first time in history, Nebraska lawmakers this Spring passed a bill to deny citizens their right to vote on an issue that was put on the ballot through a successful referendum petition by the people last Fall. Many of us at Second Unitarian signed that petition. The unprecedented move by lawmakers is of … Continue reading Support Our Schools Petition – Round Two
Many of you may have heard diverse perspectives about the recent escalation of violence in Palestine’s Gaza Strip. However, you may have felt uncertain or ill-equipped to understand the historical context and engage in rational discussion about this topic. Since 1948, the people of Palestine have experienced countless forms of oppression, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing. … Continue reading First Hour June 9th- documentary “How Israel Was Created”
This is the annual congregational meeting of Second Unitarian Church to vote on proposed bylaw changes, operating budget, endowment fund distribution, nominations to the Board of Trustees, Stewardship, Nominations & Leadership Development, and delegates to the UUA General Assembly. ZOOM Link We require a quorum of 35% of eligible voters in attendance (in-person and Zoom) … Continue reading ANNUAL MEETING Saturday, June 1st at 9 a.m. Zoom only
This is the annual congregational meeting of Second Unitarian Church to vote on proposed bylaw changes, operating budget, endowment fund distribution, nominations to the Board of Trustees, Stewardship, Nominations & Leadership Development, and delegates to the UUA General Assembly. We require a quorum of 35% of eligible voters in attendance (in-person and Zoom) for voting … Continue reading Annual Meeting is June 1st
Pluralism is also listed as a UU value in the proposed changes to Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Bylaws, Principles and Purposes. According to the definition proposed in Article II, pluralism means: We celebrate that we are all sacred beings diverse in culture, experience and theology. We covenant to learn from one another … Continue reading Soul Matters theme for May: Pluralism