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At our May 22 Town Hall meeting, we shared and discussed 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 team’s efforts to find a part-time contract minister and the … Continue reading Congregational Communication Update 6/02
Note: Food Bank for the Heartland remained our Share the Plate recipient from March 2020 through June 2021 because of the increased number of people experiencing food insecurity during the COVID pandemic. Our Share the Plate recipient is the Food Bank for the Heartland as they are in need of monetary donations. They are also … Continue reading Share the Plate for March 2020 thru June 2021 – Food Bank for the Heartland
I wish to announce all garden plots are rented for 2021! Thanks are in order for Rick Bell in anchoring the new Message Board. Thanks to Vicki Pratt (our longest community gardener) for sharing her “gardening tips” and recruiting a new gardener. And thanks to Pam Curtiss-Smith, her efforts led to a neighborhood family (a … Continue reading 2021 Community Garden
A guest historical expert will discuss the first country to have a Unitarian King & our early UU ancestors in England. For those who requested a timeline of UU history, here is a link that may interest you: UU Time Line (sunysb.edu) Please register at one of the links below to receive your personal invitation to … Continue reading Faith Connections – UU 101 and Our Roots
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
