Adult Religious Education at First Unitarian
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Special Class Offering
Membership Coordinator Melissa Gibson is offering a one-time, online workshop about moral injury. This is a free event and open to all. Join in on Sunday, April 28 at 6pm (CST) to learn about moral injury. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mifinalmg. This event will be recorded and submitted as Melissa's final project for class.
Compassionate Communication Group
Hybrid meetings will be on first and third Tuesdays at 7pm in the Common Room.
(Contact Suzanne King nvcsuz@gmail.com for Zoom link)
During our practices, we learn to transform the thinking, language and moralistic judgments that keep you from the enriching relationships and start to resolve conflicts with more ease, learn to ask for what you want in ways that ensure you’ll receive it, begin to hear the true needs of others with less effort, strengthen your personal and professional relationships and start living to your full potential. Everyone is welcome. No prior experience needed.
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Come Join Our Circle of Sharing!
Would you like to connect more deeply with others in our community? Would you like to explore important Unitarian Universalist values in a supportive, nonjudgmental small group setting? Would you like to have the opportunity for personal growth by sharing your truth and listening to the truths of others. If so, the Adult Religious Education Team invites you to participate in our new bimonthly Sharing Circle program starting in October. Both monthly sharing circles will explore the same monthly theme though at different depths. The Second Sunday of the month circle (11:50 am - 1:00 pm; Merritt Lounge) is completely drop in and will require no preparation. The Fourth Sunday of the month circle (11:50 am – 1:5 pm; Merritt Lounge) will be a deeper dive into the monthly theme with readahead materials and exercises. Monthly signups for the Fourth Sunday session will be appreciated though not required. Childcare will be made available as needed for both sessions. Monthly themes, readahead materials aka “packets” and additional information can be found on the Sharing Circle area of the church website:
https://www.firstuuomaha.org/sharingcircles
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The Evolution of God: Book Study Group: Join us as we continue our book study on The Evolution of God by Robert Wright. This book explores how human conceptions of God have changed over time. As society has evolved from hunter-gatherers into more complex social systems, our concept of God has changed. The book starts by looking at primitive gods, and then looks specifically at the development of Abrahamic monotheism, evolving understandings of Jesus and the Christian faith, and the changes in understanding of Islam. Jody Petrow will lead this group. ​
We will meet at 9:30am in the Common Room on the 4th Sunday of each month. On April 28th, we'll discuss Part 2; May 26th--Part 3; June 23rd--Part 4, and on July 28 we would read the last section, Part 5. Questions? Email Jody at jspetrow@gmail.com
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The First Unitarian Book Club: We meet next on Monday, April 29 at 7pm on Zoom to discuss Democracy Awakening; Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson.
“A vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era’s most important and insightful historians. An excellent primer for anyone who needs the important facts of the last 150 years of American history–and how they got us to the sorry place we inhabit today."
During this month we will also be selecting our May book. Please submit your nominations to Dave Richardson at drichardson821@gmail.com no later than Friday, April 12. Ballots will then be sent out by email. Voting will end no later than Friday, April 19th. The winner will be announced the following day. Keep on reading!!
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Other Classes
First Steps is a class for visitors and we welcome everyone to attend. Pathways is a class for those interested in church membership. Please click here for information about the next sessions.
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First Unitarian Church is proud to have partnered with Richard Holland to bring the Holland Lecture Series to Omaha.
The series is now discontinued. If you need information about it, please contact the church office.
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