Big Pen Pal News!
It’s time to reveal yourself in your next letter! Have you guessed your pen pal’s identity yet? Our Pen Pal Reveal Brunch will be Sunday, May 20th at 9 a.m. Family/spouses of pen pals are welcome to join us!
Category: Religious Education
2U Pen Pals – Friendships formed & stories shared
2U Pen Pals will launch in January. We will pair children with adults and each of you will exchange a letter with your secret pen pal twice a month. The drop off and pick up location will be in the sanctuary at Second Unitarian, (but you have the option of mailing your letters to us). … Continue reading 2U Pen Pals – Friendships formed & stories shared
What was your religious education like when you were young?
Rigid? Boring? Nonexistent? Inspiring? Exciting? Fun? Now what is it you want for the youth of Second Unitarian? Join us for a delicious brunch and idea sharing. Come tell us what you envision! Don’t have any ideas- hear others’ thoughts! Weigh in on this year’s curriculum. Find out what fun events will be going on … Continue reading What was your religious education like when you were young?
Our Little Free Library is Open!
We gathered to dedicate our Little Free Library on Sunday, June 18th. We built this library for our community. Second Unitarian Church has been in the Prairie Lane neighborhood for nearly 50 years and wanted to give something back to our neighborhood home. Our congregation seriously loves books, as our yearly book sale attests as well as our recent … Continue reading Our Little Free Library is Open!
Attention Adults:
We are trying to plan an ADULT OWL class but need your input! Help the facilitators and DREs determine what Adult OWL to offer, how to structure it, and which topics to present. If you are interested in taking this class, please take a moment to fill out the survey to help us appropriately plan … Continue reading Attention Adults:
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War
A new film directed by Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky September 20th 8p.m. on PBS Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War is an account of a daring rescue mission that occurred on the precipice of World War II. It tells the story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, a Unitarian minister and his wife from Wellesley, … Continue reading Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War by Artemis Joukowsky
A companion book to the PBS film. Available from Beacon Press on September 6th The Story of an American Couple Who Saved Hundreds from Nazi Persecution. Defying the Nazis is a story of simple people finding strength they had no idea they possessed. It is the story of individuals standing up to unthinkable evil. It is a story … Continue reading Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War by Artemis Joukowsky
OWL – Our Whole Lives Life Span Sexuality Education
Through the efforts of both Omaha UU congregations, we have a great supply of facilitators at all levels to provide OWL to our members and friends! Since we offered elementary OWL at Second Unitarian last year, First is taking the lead this year to catch the rest of the children who were not able to … Continue reading OWL – Our Whole Lives Life Span Sexuality Education
YRUU starts September 7th at 7 p.m.
YRUU is going to start on Wednesday, September 7th. Joe White will continue as a secondary Youth Advisor and Carolyn Miller will step into a primary Youth Advisor role. Please give them a big “Thank You!” The role of the Youth Advisor takes a weekly time commitment, and is an important ministry for our congregations. … Continue reading YRUU starts September 7th at 7 p.m.
We are looking for a few good UUs to help out.
If you are a parent or interested in helping our children and youth out in the lower level one or two Sundays a month, please let Molly Kliment-Jenkins, our Director of Religious Education, know! Also, if you have an older teen who may be interested in helping out in the spirit play or intermediate (formerly … Continue reading We are looking for a few good UUs to help out.