Thank you to those who participated in our May 22 Town Hall meeting. We were able to share and discuss key issues for our congregation. We appreciate all your questions and your ideas and for listening and learning in regard to our budget for the coming year and how that has directed our search for a … Continue reading Congregational Communication

Our church fiscal year ends on June 30.  That’s when unspent 2020-21 Operating Budget expense amounts will “disappear” and reopen on July 1 with 2021-22 budget numbers. So please submit paperwork to church office for 2020-21 expenses before June 21.  Link to Expense/Check Request Form: https://2uomaha.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2U-Expense-Check-Req-update-2017-1.pdf the Finance Coordinating Council

Hello Omaha UU’s and friends. We are bringing back 2U’s popular Summer Music Service, this year as a joint service with 1st U and all online over Zoom. Our theme for this year is Celebrating Music and Music’s Spiritual Power and the service will be Sunday, July 4th. “We are looking for performers willing to … Continue reading July 4 Music Service

The Covid pandemic is not over yet. On the plus side, more than 50 percent of Douglas County residents are now vaccinated. On the minus side, the numbers of cases in Nebraska still look very similar to the numbers of cases we were having a year ago, when everything had just shut down. Those numbers … Continue reading Safety Task Force Update 5/12

Please mark your calendars to attend the Annual Town Hall Meeting to prepare for the congregation’s Annual Meeting. The Town Hall meeting will be held via Zoom on Saturday, May 22 from 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon. We will discuss the proposed budget, review the nominees for the Board of Trustees, Endowment, and Nominations and … Continue reading 2U Annual Meeting

“I’ve always thought I should do composting, but just haven’t ever gotten set up for that…would I really remember what goes in, what doesn’t go in, & could my kids figure it out?” “I worry about it climate change, but can I really DO anything about it right now?” “I need some gardening soil. Where … Continue reading Composting at 2U

The 2021 UUA General Assembly is next month and will be held virtually. Second Unitarian is allowed three delegates to GA to cast votes, but anyone can register and attend the event which will be on Zoom from June 23 to June 27. If anyone is interested in being a delegate or just wants to … Continue reading General Assembly Is Around the Corner!

In 2020-21 we have been focusing on supporting parents as religious educators at home. It seems fitting, then, that Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation week fall together. Our theme for May is Story and I’d like to invite all combinations of mothers and teachers to stop by the church with your children and create a … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day / Teacher Appreciation Week!! 

These were among the matters the Board addressed in April: Returning to the Building/Safety Task Force. The joint Return to Building/Safety Task Force has developed a list of things that need to happen to the building before reopening. Task force members are looking at the criteria that other local UU and UCC churches have developed … Continue reading From the Board

May’s Share the Plate recipient is the Food Bank for the Heartland as they are in need of monetary donations. They are also accepting food but stated in a World Herald article that money is more helpful at this point. The Food Bank can better stretch a dollar than a regular consumer can. One dollar … Continue reading Share the Plate for May – Food Bank for the Heartland