Welcome to Second Unitarian Church’s news page! To receive expanded news and events information from 2U, please sign up for our weekly e-News.
Omaha Gives! the 24-hour online giving will take place May 22nd from midnight to midnight. We will be joining more than 1000 local nonprofits to raise money. Help us reach this year’s goal of reaching 50 donors! What can you do NOW? Schedule your donation! If you just can’t wait to donate or you have … Continue reading Save the Date for Omaha Gives
The 2019 Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Sunday, June 2nd at noon in the sanctuary. To be eligible to vote, you must have become a member at least 60 days prior to the meeting (April 3rd 2019). A lunch will be served for attending congregants. The Board of Trustees has decided this year to eliminate … Continue reading Mark your calendars for the Annual Meeting
Say good-bye to the parking lot and welcome to the new bathrooms! Mark your calendars for our groundbreaking ceremony after church on April 7th. This project includes two fully accessible bathrooms on the sanctuary level, a storage area in the basement, replacement of the parking lot and the reconfiguration of the coffee area. As part of this ceremony, … Continue reading Groundbreaking Ceremony
from Vicki P.and Ruth C. Join OTOC supporters at Kaneko Art Center, 1111 Jones in the Old Market, on Saturday evening, April 13th, for entertainment, appetizers, and eCreamery desserts. The popular silent auction returns with even more treasures to bid on. You can also visit the Human Condition exhibit to find out what it means to be human. See Ruth … Continue reading OTOC Spring Fundraiser
8 available as of March 12th By Larry K. The Community Garden committee is inviting applications for the garden plots located north of the church. The plots are the same as previous years: 8 feet by 8 feet, approximately. The expectations for growers are: The crops are to be grown organically (there is ample amounts … Continue reading 2018 Community Garden Plots
Soon we will need to add one or two people to our qualified childcare provider team (whom we are oh so grateful for) … currently, this would be for very random hours. We have some workshops coming up and a group that meets on the third Saturday of the month has determined that they need coverage. … Continue reading Looking for Additions to Childcare Staff
We will be working on 2uomaha.org website enhancements. This could result in periods of website unavailability. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. -Second Unitarian Technology Team
Perhaps you’ve wondered at times why religious congregations act as they do – the good, the bad, and the OMG aspects of church life. Believe it or not, a lot of what happens in congregations has to do with your human brain AND with the size of the congregation. Certain ways of doing things track … Continue reading ADULT FAITH FORMATION – CHURCH SIZE TRANSITION!
Our Share the Plate partner for the months of March and April is Black Votes Matter Institute which funds and conducts an annual educational tour for 40 Omaha high school students to visit more than 15 Southern civil rights venues. The tour includes the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, where Martin Luther King Jr. was … Continue reading March and April Share the Plate: Black Votes Matter Institute
The Nominations and Leadership Development Committee will soon be reaching out to engage people in discussions about serving Second Unitarian Church in a deeply important and fulfilling way. These conversations will focus on church leadership in general, and opportunities to fill positions available for the 2019 – 2020 church year. Each year, two Board positions … Continue reading Calling all members!
