from the Finance Coordinating Council With the holidays approaching, the church has a nice selection of Free Trade products for sale that make excellent holiday gifts – coffee, teas, chocolate bars, and more. And you can pay with your credit card! We can also accept credit card payments for pledge and offering payments, memorial gifts, … Continue reading Don’t forget, 2U can accept plastic!

by Jillian Post, DRE Let’s Try This Again! Due to cancelled services last week, the start of our project was delayed. After services this Sunday, December 9th, you will see a small decorated tree in the 2U lobby. On this tree, you will find ornaments that the RE children and youth have colored and decorated. … Continue reading The Giving Tree project begins

by Carol Johnson On Tuesday, December 11th, TUUsday Circle will begin at 11 a.m. for lunch at Big Mama’s Kitchen and will be followed by a tour at 1 p.m. of Highland Neighborhood Development. Big Mama’s Kitchen is located at 3223 North 45th Street—where they have been for the past several years. There is limited … Continue reading Special TUUsday Circle in December!

For a couple of years now, things have been trending downward for the Meditation Group. We’ve tinkered from time to time with trying different nights and times to hold our meetings, but things just haven’t worked out. There were times when we had 10 or more attendees at our meetings, but lately it’s come to the point … Continue reading Meditation Group Update

November is OTOC month at Urban Abbey (1026 Jackson in the Old Market). Similar to our Share the Plate, Urban Abbey gives one-half of counter sales to a like-minded local nonprofit each month. Stop in at any time or attend an Issue Cafe sponsored by OTOC. Metered street parking or $2 in the city lot across the street. … Continue reading Issue Cafes at Urban Abbey

Due to weather conditions, this event has been canceled. This year’s World AIDS Day Service will be held on Saturday, December 1st at 7 p.m. at First Unitarian, 3114 Harney Street. This service is an opportunity for people who care about people with HIV/AIDS to lament, to witness and to gain energy for the struggle. … Continue reading World AIDS Day Service – Canceled

It has once again been an excruciating year for refugees in our community and beyond. As such, our Religious Education Program will partner with Omaha’s own Refugee Empowerment Center located at 36th and Dodge for this year’s Giving Tree Project. We will gather gifts and resources for this non-profit and help them distribute the items … Continue reading This Year’s Giving Tree Recipients

As you have may have heard by now, Dodie Robison passed away on Saturday, Nov. 3rd, after battling an illness. A memorial service for Dodie will take place November 21st at 5:30 p.m. Dodie was a smart, feisty, caring and generous person and member of this congregation. She was funny, kind, and had small tolerance … Continue reading Memorial Service for Dodie Robison

Dear Friends, This year, as we have for several years, I am asking everyone to bring a type of bread that represents your family or ethnic or cultural tradition to worship on November 18th. We will be having a bread communion during the service. You do not need to bring a whole loaf – just … Continue reading Bring Bread for the November 18th Service