Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
All are invited to join us in the evening for a special Christmas Eve candlelight service, a time to reflect on advent, anticipation, and the miracle of peace, liberty, and love waiting to be born.
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Christmas Breakfast & Pageant
Join 2nd Unitarian for a light continental breakfast and our special No Rehearsal Christmas Pageant! We’ll be asking for folks to join in the fun and play a part in the production. Let’s embrace Imperfection and the beautiful mess of being together in this special service lifting up the story of the Nativity.
Solstice and the Secret of Fire
The middle of winter draws down upon us. The days grow darkest now. It is in this season of cold shadows that the mysteries of fire become most apparent. Warmth. Light. Community. While we may not be huddling around the fire for survival, let us remember that many yet do, and that we all come … Continue reading Solstice and the Secret of Fire
Hanukkah: Don’t Let The Light Go Out
In these days of growing antisemitism we here at 2U Omaha rise with our Jewish friends in defiance of the evils of hate and the coldness of cruelty. As the menorah stayed burning for the Jewish people so long ago, as it remains burning today, let us keep a flame alive in our heart. We … Continue reading Hanukkah: Don’t Let The Light Go Out
What Do We Make of the Mystery?
Through the ages, humanity has told many colorful stories to explain the mysteries of the cosmos. Some people still believe the stories told by our ancestors and take them as literal truth. Some see them as stories that hold a symbolic truth. What do we do as science continues to unravel the mysteries and push … Continue reading What Do We Make of the Mystery?
The Generous Earth: Eco Theologies & “Braiding Sweetgrass” (Video)
Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” has become something of a hit around the nation; a book exploring both the author’s intersecting identities as an indigenous woman with rich cultural ties to her heritage and her knowledge and experience as a trained botanist. Kimmerer lays out a poetic accounting for our interwovenness with the earth even … Continue reading The Generous Earth: Eco Theologies & “Braiding Sweetgrass” (Video)
The Generous Heart: Building Beloved Community (Video)
Every Sunday we end worship with a call to “rock, roll, and move towards that spirit of Beloved Community on the horizon.” What do we mean by this? Beloved Community is an idea coined by Dr. Martin Luther King. Our friends at Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) define it as follows: “Beloved Community happens … Continue reading The Generous Heart: Building Beloved Community (Video)
The Generous Light: World Religions & Theologies of Radiance (Video)
With some notable exceptions, Light appears time and again throughout the scriptures of world religions. Ancient and modern, an expansive religious symbol, a literal force of nature in its own right, light, fire, and warmth remain obviously critical to the continuation of life as we know it. Is it any small wonder they would receive … Continue reading The Generous Light: World Religions & Theologies of Radiance (Video)
The Sermon on the Mount
How do we work together for peace and justice when there are sometimes loud voices that are racist, anti-immigrant, anti-poor, and bigoted? Andrew Bolton is British, who married Jewell, an American. They met first in South Wales. They have lived and worked in both their countries as well as Japan. Andrew has taught World Religions … Continue reading The Sermon on the Mount
The Living Tradition: We Would Be One (Video)
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religious tradition that was formed from the consolidation of two religions: Unitarianism and Universalism. In America, the Universalist Church of America was founded in 1793, and the American Unitarian Association in 1825. After consolidating in 1961, these faiths became the new religion of Unitarian Universalism through the Unitarian Universalist Association … Continue reading The Living Tradition: We Would Be One (Video)