Support Adoption Rights for Same-Sex Couples: During our November Service Learning Project, members and friends of the church signed letters to State Senators to support LB380, allowing both partners in same-sex couples to adopt. If you weren’t with us during the project (or if you were, and feel like signing more), we have a few … Continue reading Adoption Rights for Same-Sex Couples

Lunch for Newcomers will be held at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, December 8, in the main room downstairs. This small, informal monthly meal is a great opportunity for visitors to become better acquainted with our church and to ask any questions you may have about Unitarian Universalism or this church. Children are welcome! For more information, … Continue reading Lunch for Newcomers Dec

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! This week, I wanted to include a meditation, written by Brian Nelson: When many [people] return to their families for Thanksgiving they are shocked by the changed landscape. The trees are grey, barren, stark. In our memories of cherished places, we tend to picture them at their best, rich … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!

For over a year, our church community has worked in the community to help change the world for better while also learning about justice.  Our Service Learning Projects, usually on the last Sunday of the month, are open to all members, friends, and visitors at Second Unitarian – and particularly, we use this as an … Continue reading Service Learning Project Dec-Jan

Rabbi Ariyeh Azriel of Temple Israel, leaders of Omaha Together One Community, Nebraska Appleseed, Catholic Charities and other organizations invite everyone to celebrate the 7th day of Hanukkah at a vigil for immigration reform on Tuesday, December 3, from 6:00 to 6:30 pm at the federal building plaza, 18th and Douglas. We will light the … Continue reading Celebration of Hanukkah and Vigil for Immigration Reform

Please join the LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation Committee for our annual fundraiser for the Nebraska AIDS Project (NAP). It will be a party at the home of Dan and Ferial Pearson, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 7. We will have hearty appetizers, wine, and dessert. Free-will donations to NAP will be gratefully accepted. … Continue reading Nebraska AIDS Project Fundraiser

We at Second Unitarian are fortunate to have a loving community of friends with whom to celebrate our joys, ease the pain of our sorrows, and join in the fellowship that surrounds the winter holiday season. As we know, many people do not have these same privileges or the means to celebrate the season with … Continue reading Adopt a Family!

Your online purchases can help the church!  Here’s how:  type http://tinyurl.com/2uamazon into your browser.  When you visit Amazon using that link, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the church.  What a great and painless way to shop and help the church at the same time!  

Our November Family Service Learning Project will take place at the church Sunday, November 24. During both services we will reflect on the different ways people create families in our world.  Part of our project will be to learn about issues facing Nebraskans and to advocate from our Unitarian Universalist perspective that all people are … Continue reading November Family Service Learning Project

In his book Savor, Buddhist monk and author Thich Nhat Hanh writes, “We all have bad days when everything seems to go wrong. After such a long day, we feel tired, discouraged, and down. We might have an urge to have some comfort food – a pint of ice cream, say, or some chocolate chip … Continue reading Meditation Reincarnated November