One half of Second Unitarian’s offering received in April will go to Heartland Family Service – Better Together. Heartland Family Service – Better Together is a family-centered intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment facility. Parents suffering from an addiction oftentimes can’t or won’t get the help they need because it requires being separated from their spouse … Continue reading April Share the Plate: Heartland Family Service – Better Together
Mark your calendar for the Second Unitarian Live & Silent Auction Saturday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. Join us for food, entertainment, fellowship, and special festivities. RSVP by Thursday, April 9, indicating name(s) and number attending to Auction@2uomaha.org. Also indicate need for childcare with names and ages of children. You will find a wide array of … Continue reading Live & Silent Auction with Jim Coppoc
Please join us at 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at Second Unitarian Church as we discuss frightening economic trends while we eat pizza (along with whatever else anyone brings) and watch leading economist and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich in the stirring documentary Inequality for All. The film covers several relevant topics, including … Continue reading Social Justice Potluck and Movie March 1
Poetry, at its best, reaches beyond and beneath our rational minds and material world into a realm of intuition and insight, of something higher and deeper than the superficial world of everyday reality. It pierces through stale and tired appearances, conventional thinking and perception, and gives us flashes of the untarnished beauty, tragedy, challenge, and … Continue reading March 1 “Poetry & Spirit” Service
Selections for the first half of the calendar year for Second Circle Movie Night have been laid out and were announced at our January meeting. Titles were nominated by the teens and those chosen reflect or raise issues related to our UU principles and present good themes for discussion. So many good ideas were provided … Continue reading Second Circle Teen Movies
OTOC (Omaha Together One Community) kicks off its 20th anniversary year with a Leadership Retreat. Second Unitarian is an active participant in this successful congregation-based community organizing. When: Saturday, February 21, 9:00 – noon (registration/coffee at 8:30) Where: St. Pius X Parish Center, 70th and Blondo Join with congregations and solidarity groups from all areas … Continue reading OTOC Leadership Retreat
The Community Garden committee is soliciting applications for the garden plots located north of the church. The plots are the same size as last year: 8 feet by 8 feet, approximately. The expectations from growers are: All crops are to be grown organically There is a $10 fee associated with each plot to reimburse the church … Continue reading 2015 Garden Plots Now Available
One half of Second Unitarian’s offering received in February will go to the Nebraska Humane Society. The Nebraska Humane Society (NHS) mission is to protect, save, and enrich the lives of animals in the communities they serve. The organization was originally established for the protection of both animals and children. In the mid-1940’s, state agencies … Continue reading February Share the Plate: Nebraska Humane Society
The next Service Learning Project will be at the Nebraska Humane Society (NHS) just east of 90th and Fort. We will meet at 10:30 in the Auditorium on Sunday, February 1 (PLEASE NOTE: this is on the FIRST Sunday of the month). Alex Nather — a UU herself and former Office Administrator here at Second … Continue reading February 1 Service Learning Project
Are you thinking about becoming a member of Second Unitarian Church? We invite you to participate in our next “Pathways to Membership” class on Saturday, February 7, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For information, to reserve a seat, or for childcare, please contact Katie Tessin at membership@2uomaha.org by Sunday, February 1.
