THIRD THURSDAY--THE LONGEST NIGHT: A SOLSTICE REFLECTION
Thursday, December 21 • 7:00PM • 6300 A St. or Livestream HERE Join us for our Third Thursday worship as we mark the longest night of the year, reflecting on darkness, light, and hope, trusting that just as the sun returns, spring follows winter and joy comes with the dawn.
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Our Growing Choir, lead by Julie Enersen, and The ‘A’ Street Band, lead by Dr. Bob Fuson, are teaming up to provide some rousing music for this service. As we gather gifts and donations for our partners in the community, we manifest the interconnected web of which we are a part. Join us for this annual tradition!
Sunday, December 17 • 10:00AM • 6300 A St. or Livestream HERE Thank you for your donations of: • Packaged Foods for the Eastridge Food Pantry and our Little Free Pantry (non-perishable dry goods and canned foods) • Warm Winter Items for CenterPointe and Community Action Program (all sizes / adult and kids / jackets, scarves, mittens, gloves, hats) • Toys & Gift Cards for Voices of Hope (Toys - new in package, gift cards for Walmart, Target, gas, groceries) • Cash Donations for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). We have a goal of raising $1,000 for one of the NAACP spring scholarships. Friday, November 24 • 5:00PM Set up, 5:30PM Dinner, 7:00PM Coffee House
This is a great way to get rid of leftovers and spend time with chosen family. Bring a dish to share and your place setting. Come a little early to help set up if you are able! Stay for Coffeehouse Game Night at 7:00PM! Coffee House is sponsored by the Unitarian Church of Lincoln LGBTQA Welcoming Committee, and is a great way to get to know other like-minded folx in our community! The Unitarian Church of Lincoln is hosting this year's Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 19 at 3:00PM! All faiths are welcome and encouraged to attend.
In a world that serves up daily reminders of what divides us, this service brings together people of all faiths, and reminds us of what binds us together in our shared expressions of gratitude and thanksgiving. Following the service, a reception will be provided, allowing people of all faiths the opportunity to mingle and get to know one another. You are invited to bring a dessert to share if you would like. You may also bring a donation of non-perishable food items for the Food Bank of Lincoln. Clergy from many different faiths will participate, with this year’s featured speaker being Erik Servellon, Vice President of Operations and Development at the Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha. The Tri-Faith Initiative brings together in permanent residency a synagogue, church, mosque, and interfaith center on one 38-acre campus in America’s heartland. From this intentionally diverse space in Omaha, they bridge divides among three faith communities, neighbors throughout our larger local community, and, increasingly, people across the U.S. and around the world. For more information on the service, contact Brian Pfoltner at First Presbyterian Church, 402-477-6037 or email musicdir@fpclincoln.org BIDDING STARTS - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 9:00AM
BIDDING ENDS - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1:00PM Bring your handmade item(s) to the church office: NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 8 Bring your Tasty Treat item(s) to church: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 at 8:30AM Bidding is all paper/pencil, NO online bidding PAYMENT AND PICK UP ITEMS: NOVEMBER 19, 1:00 - 2:00PM CASH, CHECK, or ONLINE Contact Barbara Pearson(barbarapearson@neb.rr.com) or Karen Heafer (kheafer@neb.rr.com) Big thank you to all who have signed up to donate a meal, handmade item and/or a Tasty Treat. Each spring our members vote on ten Share the Plate recipients. About once a month we are joined in the pulpit by a representative from one organization to hear more about their recent work. This Sunday we will be joined by a representative who will share information about the Indian Center. We will give them all loose cash and checks with Indian Center in the memo line. You may also give electronically during the month of October. Here are the options: DONATE. When giving, please specify "Share the Plate".
The mission of the Indian Center is "to provide value to the Native American community by creating and obtaining programs that empower self-sufficiency and positive quality of life standards in individuals and families." More information at https://www.indiancenterinc.org. This month's exhibit celebrates the Unitarian Church of Lincoln's (UCL's) continued relationship with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNL.
Many OLLI members have visited 6300 A Street for Sunday services, classes, lectures, and social events. During the month of October, OLLI members will be visiting the Unitarian Church of Lincoln (UCL) to see their artwork. Office Hours: Tuesday through Friday 9AM to 3PM, Sundays 9AM to Noon. October 8, 2023 - 4 - 6 PM - please join us for a "Meet the Artists" reception at UCL. OLLI artists: Kay Logan-Peters - encaustic mixed media George Robie - sculpture Diane Robie - cross stitch Jim McLoughlin - photography Keith Ludden - digital photography Teruko DuMont - colored pencil Mary Ann Lilley - watercolor Arlene Rea - watercolor Jeanne Kern - photography Dean Hyde - sculpture Mary Miller - finger paint on canvas Dori Bush - photography Jim Potter - ceramics Dorothy Thew - ceramics 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. More information to come in Friday eblasts.... Not signed up to receive electronic communication from us yet? You can do that now with the button in the footer of this website! |
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