This Sunday concludes our series “The Power of the Village” as we look at how we come together as a beloved community, working together in mutual support and encouragement. Examining the final theme from our Meaning and Purpose work, Organizational Structure, we consider ways of joining our collective energies to make a difference in our … Continue reading Who Is The Village?
A collaborative service of Omaha UU churches, with Rev. Shari Woodbury As members of First Unitarian and Second Unitarian join together for a participatory celebration of Earth Day, we continue exploring our April theme of Becoming: the practice of no longer hiding. What might it mean to stop hiding from climate change – and not … Continue reading Rising Green
Being a covenantal community is practice for working to change the larger world. It requires a commitment to learning a counter-cultural skill set. How can we hold one another in accountability and compassion?
In 2021, the annual 30 Days of Love celebration centers four themes from Widening the Circle of Concern, a report from the Commission on Institutional Change. This UUA Board-commissioned group was charged with researching, reporting, and making recommendations for transforming white supremacy and other oppressions in the institutional history and practices of the UUA and … Continue reading Side with Love Sunday
I was living Unitarian Universalism’s fourth principal long before I had ever heard of Unitarian Universalism. I will tell you about my “free and responsible search for truth and meaning” as far back as I can remember. I have always loved to wonder and imagine about God, the Universe, the intricate patterns on a leaf … Continue reading The Imagination of an Agnostic (Video)
We have an annual national holiday dedicated to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., yet our public school systems more often teach us stock stories about MLK than about the truly radical MLK whose analysis and vision are even more relevant for our times. Let us learn together from the wisdom of the radical MLK.
With music, poetry and candlelight we will share together the hope of Christmas Eve. Please bring a candle and matches or a lighter with you to 2U Zoom church for this service.
As the seasons turn and we are looking into the coming winter months, one very prevalent thing we notice is the growing darkness. There are many reasons the darkness causes us to be uneasy. Perhaps the greatest of these is the uncertainty of it. If we cannot depend upon our eyes to see what is … Continue reading Finding Peace in the Darkness (Video)
Join us for this service on stillness.
Coming to the end of one of the most difficult years in our lifetime, we’ve asked three of Second Unitarian’s members to offer their perspectives on how we can move forward – as individuals, a community, a nation and a world.
