Monday, March 20 • 5:30PM gather • 6:00PM dinner • Gallery
Everyone is welcome! We will gather at 5:30, eat at 6:00PM and then share some music videos on the big screen after dinner. All we ask is that you bring a dish to share and label the ingredients for those with food allergies/ preferences. If you run out of time, you can pick up a side or a bag of chips from your favorite local grocery....or just SHOW UP. There is always enough food. This event is being sponsored by the Beloved Conversations team as a part of the 8th Principle Spring Series.
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Nebraska history and gathering of Lincoln and Omaha Unitarians to discuss Beloved Community and the 8th Principle.
Saturday, April 8 * 10:00AM Durham Museum Tour * NOON Malcom X Foundation Tour * LUNCH Big Mama's Kitchen (or your choice) * 3:30PM 8th Principle Meeting at Second Unitarian Build Your Own Itinerary! MORE DETAILS: 10:00AM Durham Museum 801 S. 10th St, Omaha, NE www.durhammuseum.org Admission: Adults $13; Seniors (62+) $10 Meet at the Descendants of DeWitty Photo exhibit at 10:15AM to visit with DeWitty descendant Artes Johnson. This is an informational presentation. This 27-photo exhibition shares the history of the people of DeWitty, later known as Audacious, the largest and longest-lasting African American settlement in rural Nebraska. The settlers, including former slaves who had fled to Canada before the Civil War and their descendants, began to arrive in 1906-07, attracted by the 1904 Kinkaid Act’s offer of 640 acres of free land in the Sandhills. The traveling gallery exhibit is on loan from the Descendants of DeWitty, NE organization. NOON Malcolm X Foundation 3448 Evans St, Omaha, NE 68111 www.malcomxfoundation.org Admission is $15 * An hour-long educational tour with Foundation staff will begin at noon. * If you have mobility issues and want to be part of this tour, contact the Foundation directly at 800.645.9287 * There is merchandise for sale. Tour participants receive a copy of Malcolm X's autobiography. LUNCH - ON YOUR OWN. Suggestion: Big Mama's Kitchen and Catering 2112 N 30th St, Suite 201, Omaha, NE 68111 www.bigmamaskitchen.com - full menu and restaurant history. Prepare for slow food. 3:30 to 5:00PM Second Unitarian Church of Omaha 3012 S 119th St., Omaha, NE 68144 * Discuss Beloved Community and the 8th Principle with our fellow UUs. For more information, contact: Unitarian Church of Lincoln - Judy Hart - board@unitarianlincoln.org 402.805.7866 First Unitarian Church of Omaha - Kimberly Dunovan - kimberly.dunovan@gmail.com 402.213.6387 Second Unitarian Church of Omaha - Cheri Cody - CheriCody@outlook.com On Sunday, March 19 at 10:00AM we will be joined by representatives from Planned Parenthood. The mission of Planned Parenthood is to provide comprehensive sexual health care through the provision of clinical services, education and advocacy. In today's climate, their advocacy work is more important than ever!
Sunday Service is at 10:00AM in person at 6300 A Street and online at www.youtube.com/unitarianchurchoflincoln All Share the Plate donations in March 2023 will support their work. Donations can be made by mailing a check to 6300 A Street, giving through our database - Realm, or text giving (Text "UCLincoln" and the amount you wish to give to 73256). Pictorial DONATING instructions here: www.unitarianlincoln.org/donate Check out their website to read more: www.plannedparenthood.org Friday, March 17 * 7 - 9PM * Gallery/Fireplace Room
Join us for conversation, games, snacks, and, of course, coffee and tea. This is a family-friendly event for people of all ages. It is intended as a safe space where everyone can feel free to be their true selves. Sponsored by the LGBTQA Welcoming Committee. Contact Deb debra.a.hope@gmail.com for more information. NOTE: Generally held on the fourth Friday of the month; Coffeehouse was moved to the third Friday for March 2023 due to another event. SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2023 * 2–4PM * $15 cover/discount for students, kids 12 & under free
Four Shillings Short are the Celtic/Folk/World music duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy Martin from California. They perform Traditional and Original music from the Celtic lands, Medieval & Renaissance Europe, India and the Americas on a fantastic array of instruments (over 30) including Hammered & Mountain Dulcimer, Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki, Recorders, Tinwhistles, Medieval and Renaissance Woodwinds, North Indian Sitar, Charango, Bowed Psaltery, Banjo, Native American Flutes, Bodhran, Guitar, Ukulele, Doumbek & Darbuka, Spoons, vocals and even the Krumhorn. WAY STATION CONCERT Unitarian Church of Lincoln 6300 A Street Lincoln, NE For info contact Roger: rlgeery@gmail.com www.Facebook.com/waystationconcerts Thursday, February 16 • 7:00PM • 6300 A St. or Livestream on YouTube
This contemporary evening service features music and spoken word. February’s Service will highlight the music of our very own A Street Band as they explore the topic of LOVE and every songwriter since Hildegard von Bingen. On Sunday, February 26 at 10:00AM we will be joined by representatives from Voices of Hope.
The mission of Voices of Hope is "Our vision is that all victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as their families and communities, receive responsive, empowering services and support that meet their needs, both individual and cultural, through advocacy and education aimed at eliminating recurrence, challenging oppressive social institutions, and reducing violence and oppression." Check out their website to read more: www.voicesofhopelincoln.org All Share the Plate donations in February 2023 will support their work. Donations can be made by mailing a check to 6300 A Street, giving through our database - Realm, or text giving (Text "UCLincoln" and the amount you wish to give to 73256). Pictorial Instruction HERE. The topic of the Winter Lecture Series this year is Polarization in America: Is Foreign Policy Different? The presentations will be on Zoom on four successive Sundays beginning on February 19.
FIRST LECTURE: Sunday, February 19, 2023, 7:00 PM. Professor Thomas "Tim" Borstelmann, Thompson Professor of Modern World History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present a Zoom lecture on An Overview of Bipartisanship in American Diplomatic History. Click HERE for more information about future lectures. Zoom links in Friday eblasts. If you are not already receiving the Friday eblasts, reach out to the church office at admin@unitarianlincoln.org to get on the list. UU Pen Pals is a fun way to meet someone new and bridge the generation gap. Each young person is paired with an adult or high school student, and then each pair spends five weeks exchanging letters about themselves without giving away their identity. February 12 will be the day of the big reveal, when everyone will find out the identity of their UU Pen Pal and they can spend time getting to know each other in person at a special luncheon reserved for Pen Pal participants.
You don’t want to miss out on this highly anticipated, fun, bonding tradition of the UnitarianChurch of Lincoln! We typically start the Pen Pal exchanges with kindergarteners, but if you have a preschooler who you wish to participate and whom you will help write letters, that would be fine as well. High schoolers may be placed in either the child or adult role, depending on the number of participants in these areas. Click HERE for the UU Pen Pals Information and Sign-up Form. Important dates: Sign up will continue through December 31. Matches will be made and sent out the week ofJanuary 1. The exchanges will begin on January 8 and continue on the following Sundays: January 15, January 22,January 29, and February 5. The luncheon and reveal will be on February 12. Great Spirit of Life, as a new year begins, we turn inward to reflect about the state of our lives:
What lessons have we learned in the past year and which new ones now call us forward? To whom do we still owe an apology or expression of thanks? And with whom must we draw fresh boundaries? As we pause from our regular rhythms of rush-rush-rush, we open ourselves to new perspectives and possibilities. We give thanks for these moments and for the wisdom they afford us. May they help bring us together in the sacred dynamics of life so that we—as individuals and as members of this community—might reach our full potential. As we step across this threshold, let this new year be a year of greater awe and gratitude, Of deeper kindness and acceptance, and more courageous acts of conviction. For a kinder, more equitable and sustainable world is not only possible, she is on her way. And in the quietness of this sacred community, we can ever hear her breathing. AS A NEW YEAR BEGINS, BY KATE LORE |
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