March’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 March – Food Bank for the Heartland

Faith Connections As noted last week – our small group is working on getting programs for adult faith exploration and education on various topics going for members and friends of 2U. Meanwhile, here are some opportunities we have learned about.   In the matter of “Loving One Another” A way to focus on race relations, … Continue reading Adult Educational Opportunities

Folks, it’s that time of the year again: it’s time to think about getting your garden going. Wait, you don’t have the ability to garden where you live? Well, Second Unitarian has just the answer for you: we offer (approximately 8’x8’) garden plots with access to full sun, water and mulch for only $10 per … Continue reading 2021 Community Garden

These were among the matters the Board addressed in February: The Board is reviewing the UUA’s resources on reopening the building and looking at forming a small group of folks from the health care field to help make a decision on the reopening process. Ed Bok says we may need to look at a graduated … Continue reading From the Board

After spending the past several months collecting your thoughts and ideas, the Board and the Nominations and Leadership team have nearly concluded our process to define the Meaning and Purpose of our church and developing an achievable plan. The plan contains the five themes of Connection, Living our Values, Organizational Structure, Religious Education and Ministry, discerned … Continue reading Meaning and Purpose Next Steps

Several members of 2U expressed a desire for more opportunities for Adult Religious Education during the recent small group and town hall Meaning and Purpose discussions. The good news – we heard you! A small but mighty group has joined together to help make this happen. The intent is to have offerings at various times, … Continue reading Faith Connections – Adult Educational Opportunities

As we have been communicating, the Board and Nominations and Leadership have been collecting your thoughts and ideas on the Meaning and Purpose of our church. Many of you have participated in small group discussions, town halls, completed our survey, and we have followed up with some who we had not heard from with a phone … Continue reading Meaning and Purpose Next Steps

The Stewardship Campaign 2021 -2022 will officially kick off after “Stewardship Sunday” February 21, 2021. You should receive a letter from the board by mail the week of February 15 explaining how vitally important your pledge is, along with a pie chart that will give you a summary of the 2021-2022 budget. This year we will be emailing an ONLINE PLEDGE … Continue reading RAFFLE!! RAFFLE!!

PREVENT VOTER SUPPRESSION IN NEBRASKA LEARN ABOUT CURRENT VOTER ID LEGISLATION IN UNICAMERAL Thursday, February 18th, 7 pm via Zoom (Register below) Like in multiple states, legislation has been introduced in Nebraska to require voter ID and to make it not just a law but incorporate it into the state constitution. Even though no one … Continue reading Prevent Voter Suppression in Nebraska

For many years our Social Justice Committee has facilitated small group conversations to hear the stories of members in our congregation and to identify issues that are important to you. Sometimes the issues we hear about don’t directly affect our members; many of us are fortunate. As we thought about what would be meaningful, the team held a … Continue reading Let’s Talk