Join us on September 23 from 1 - 3 PM at The Unitarian Church of Lincoln 6300 A Street, for ice cream and conversation, as we continue to grow a beloved community with our Omaha UU friends.
This series began on April 8, 2023, with a field trip to the Durham Museum, the Malcolm X Foundation, and then a conversation about racism at Second Unitarian, and continued on July 8 at First Unitarian with a facilitated conversation focusing on family, neighborhood, and community.  On September 23 we'll continue our conversation and we'll end our time together with ice cream. 
​Please reach out to Judy Hart, at judithkhart@gmail.com or 402-805-7866 if you have questions.  

Are you an award-winning Potluck participant? You can be!

We are having a Potluck Competition to kick-off this year’s Annual Giving Campaign on September 10 after the Sunday service. We will have prizes for Best Improved Previous Potluck dish so everyone has a chance to fix that one disaster they had, as well as the Audience Favorite Potluck dish. And, so all have a chance to win, everyone who brings a dish will be entered into a drawing! No restrictions on number of entries or chefs!

Start pouring through your recipe box and watch the weekly e-blast for more details!

SAVE THE DATE! Our SECOND CHANCE auction will happen November 12 to 19. The bidding will be done in person, not online. We’re goin’ old-school this time. To be successful, we need your donations, so be thinking and planning.
What kind of donations, you ask?
1. Here’s your SECOND CHANCE to offer a meal. Maybe you enjoyed a meal that you purchased at the April auction and have decided you could do that too.
1. Likewise, it’s your SECOND CHANCE to offer a handmade item. Maybe you’ve had time to take a class or start a new hobby or craft and want to share it by donating one of your creations.
2. Also, you’ll have a SECOND CHANCE at offering a Tasty Treat. Maybe you can try out a new recipe or share a family favorite.
So this is your time to be thinking, creating and deciding on what you could offer.
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On Sunday, August 20, after service is over until 1:30 pm or so, please Show UP to help Spiff Up, Clean Up, remove dust bunnies and cobwebs, vacuum behind furniture, around room edges and in corners, wash windows inside and out, clean walls of scuff marks and handprints. 

​If you have favorite cleaning tools and devices (e.g. a vacuum cleaner with an extension hose or a long-handled duster) please bring them.  We’ll have a few dusters, some cleaning towels, window cleaning spray, and some gentle wall cleaning items.  There will be a long extension pole and squeegee to wash the tall windows.  And we’ll have some snacks to enjoy afterwards.

The start of a new year is also the time to try new things! Over the month of September, I will be holding a series of four sessions on how we plan and do worship a the Unitarian Church. Many of the worship associates will be a part of it, but it is also an opportunity to come see what goes one behind the scenes every week to prepare what the congregation sees on Sunday morning. If you’ve ever wondered about getting involved, or have an idea for a service you would like to lead, but do not want to commit to joining a new committee right now, this is a great opportunity to get a taste of worship planning.

Currently, the plan is to meet on four consecutive Tuesday nights:

September 5, 6:00-8:00 PM
Worship Planning 101: From blank page to service blurb.

September 12, 5:30-6:30 PM (to accommodate the Board Meeting)
Cultivating Worship: Structuring a worship service around a theme.

September 19, 6:00-8:00 PM
Putting It All Together: Writing an Order of Service, and working with music, religious education, and Audio Visual.

September 26, 6:00-8:00 PM
Practice: Trying out what we have been talking about for a month.

I hope to see you there!
Oscar

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This is a good time to start. We have a new PC computer.  We are now hard-wired, which means that the internet is more stable. We always have two people. Bob Fuson is present to help with troubleshooting issues. Individual training is available.  This is a fun and challenging way to support worship.

​Please contact Linda R. Brown, lindar1brown@gmail.com , if you would like to serve on the Audio-Visual Support Crew.

​Congratulations to Denise Dickeson who was crowned our newest (no longer) Unsung Unitarian! Denise’s name will be added to the display to the right of the name tags and she will have a designated parking place for the next year.

NOMINATION FOR UNSUNG UNITARIAN 2023
Denise is the longest-standing Dazzler, a group of volunteer church office workers. She has staffed and continues to staff the Church Bookstore for many years, sorting, pricing and displaying books for purchase in our bookstore.

Denise is the guardian and dedicated water bearer for the church fig tree in our Gallery Space. In addition, she cares for the Columbarium, located on the church grounds; she scrubs down the Columbarium several times a year.

Denise is often “the woman in the office window” on Sunday mornings, answering questions, overseeing activities, problem solving, and directing traffic, as well as cleaning off the office window (and all of the doors) of the accumulation of fingerprints several times a month.

Denise was born into Unitarian Universalism as both her parents were members of this church, even when The Unitarian Church of Lincoln building was located downtown! Denise herself joined, signing the book and pledging in 1972.
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My friend, Denise, is a friend to all and a good neighbor who bakes cookies for Little Free Pantries and gives rides to people to pick up fresh foods at Food Bank distribution sites.

​Saturday, May 6 • 2:00PM • Sanctuary
Just Mercy is a 2019 biographical legal drama that explores the work of young Harvard-educated defense attorney, Bryan Stevenson, who represents poor African-American people on death row in the South. It is based on the first story in Stevenson’s book with the same title.

Just Mercy stars Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian, who has been wrongfully convicted of the murder of a young woman. Actress Brie Larson plays Stevenson’s colleague in forming the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery.

In response to the murder of George Floyd, Warner Bros. Pictures made the film free on various streaming platforms during June 2020 to educate the public about systemic racism. Foxx was nominated for an Oscar for Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Both he and Michael B. Jordan won NAACP Image awards for their roles.
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The film is rated PG-13.

We will have a discussion following the film for anyone who wishes to stay for that.