~ the Unitarian Universalist Association One week ago, a rare derecho swept through Iowa. Called “inland hurricanes” by some, these storms bring with them 100+ mph winds and arrive so quickly that people do not have much warning. According to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund team, people lost their homes or cars to falling trees. … Continue reading After derecho, Iowa UUs need your help – UUA Disaster Relief

Rev. Cyndi will be on leave from Monday, August 3rd to Monday, August 24th. She will return to the office Tuesday, August 25th. If you have an urgent pastoral care concern, please contact Jaime Short or Sue Aschinger. (Phone numbers in the directory.) Sue or Jaime will then pass your need along to Cyndi. ~ … Continue reading Rev. Cyndi Simpson on leave

Registration and browsing is now open for OTOC’s VIRTUAL Celebrating Community Auction! You can register your bidding account by clicking: http://bidpal.net/otocauction. You need to register in order to bid, but not to browse through the 350+ items. Bidding starts on Saturday, August 8th and closes at 7:30 p.m. on August 16th. ~ Vicki P.

To everyone at Second Unitarian, thank you so much for all the kindness and support you’ve shown me over the past nine years as Music Director. It has been a joy to play music for you! I’ll take wonderful memories and experiences with me from this time. Very best wishes to all of you!

August’s Share the Plate recipient is the Food Bank for the Heartland as they are in need of monetary donations. The Food Bank can better stretch a dollar than a regular consumer can. One dollar can provide 3 individual meals! There are many in Omaha that suffer from a food scarcity on a normal day … Continue reading Share the Plate for August – Food Bank for the Heartland

Personal notes of gratitude and well wishes for Rev. Cyndi can be mailed to the church for her last Sunday, August 30th. You don’t need to buy a card, of course, you can if you want. You can use any paper; kids can draw pictures, poems, whatever you choose, be creative. Send to the church addressed to … Continue reading Cards for Rev. Cyndi

Thursday, August 6th 7 p.m. Join us on Zoom for a fun evening of Bingo. Judy will be the Bingo caller. Download and print your own Bingo cards (Bingobaker.com) OR search your closet for your own, old game cards, OR make your own cards. This is a fun, free, family event.  We will even have silly prizes for the … Continue reading Zoom into Bingo

Rather than in person fundraiser, OTOC (Omaha Together One Community) moved to an online silent auction August 8 – 16. Get ready to bid on more than 300 items, including this Nebraska Bonanza basket donated by our Social Justice Committee – valued at $100+. The basket contains three novels by Nebraska authors, Preston Love CD, the movie Nebraska, Nebraska … Continue reading OTOC Fundraiser now Online Silent Auction

July’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 can provide … Continue reading Share the Plate for July – Food Bank for the Heartland 

The Soul Matters Group 1 would like to welcome new members to our group. We meet the last Monday of each month via Zoom from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. The meetings focus on each month’s worship theme using deep listening. Current members of the group have enjoyed and benefited from the meeting discussions. This group is … Continue reading Soul Matters Group One