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First Fridays at 6 PM

CommUUnity Night
We meet at 6pm in the Common Room the 1st Friday of each month. Our next meeting is Friday, August 2. If you haven’t participated before, CommUUnity Night is a fun, laid-back all church event. We gather for a potluck and we don't worry about who is bringing what. Kids are free to play. If you're too busy to bring something, don't worry. All we really want is YOUU! Note: we do NOT meet in October or November. Watch church communications for information about other community events we have planned.

Third Saturdays at 4 PM

Game Night
All are invited to join in the fun at game night! Bring snacks and board games. We meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at 4pm in the Common Room. Questions? Email: aha@firstuuomaha.or

Sundays at 4 PM

Insight (Mindfulness) Meditation
Insight Meditation hosted by the Mindfulness Outreach Initiative (a Nebraska 501c3) will meet on most Sundays at 4pm in the Common Room. The meditation will last about 40 minutes and there will be time for conversation and questions as well. Church member Mark Wiesman will host or Dave Reed. If you have questions, please contact Mark at oceanica3@cox.net or the church office. Click here to learn more.

First, Third, & Fifth Sundays After Church

Bridge Group
This group meets at noon in the Common Room on the first, third, and fifth Sundays for about two hours of play. If you know how to play, please join us. If you want to learn, join us. Talk to one of us -- Scott Kemper (scott.kemper@gmail.com, 402-981-7819), Tim Duggan, Doug McIntosh and his wife Marie. All are welcome!

Mondays at 7 PM

Progressive Omaha Film Screenings

Monday, August 5 at 7pm in the Common Room. We will two movies: Power and Beyond Bars. Click here for the Facebook event.

Monday, August 19 at 7pm in the Common Room. We will watch The Nature of Genius: Me & Isaac Newton. Click here for the Facebook event.

Monday, August 26 at 7pm in the Common Room. We will watch two episodes: Nova: A.I. Revolution and The UnXplained: The Mystery of Genius. Click here for the Facebook event.

First and Third Tuesdays at 7 PM

The 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. In the summer months, we only meet online via Zoom.

Second Wednesdays at 7 PM

3F Book Bonanza Group
This group meets monthly at 7pm in the Merritt Lounge on the second Wednesday of the month. Next meeting: August 14. Please email questions to Sheri Conner at ksvortex@msn.com
Books for this year:
August - The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara
September - Foster by Claire Keegan

Late Summer and Fall Events

Thursday, August 15 at 7 PM

Film Showing: Thursday, August 15 at 7pm in the Common Room. This film series is facilitated by Sharon Conlon and Elaine Wells. This month we will show The Occupation of the American Mind. Narrated by Roger Waters and featuring leading observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. media culture, the film explores how the Israeli government, the U.S. government, and the pro-Israel lobby have joined forces, often with very different motives, to shape American media coverage of the conflict in Israel's favor. From the U.S.-based public relations campaigns that emerged in the 1980s to today, the film provides a sweeping analysis of Israel's decades-long battle for the hearts, minds, and tax dollars of the American people in the face of widening international condemnation of its increasingly right-wing policies.

Monday, August 26 at 5 PM

First Unitarian Book Club: The August meeting will be an in-person outdoor "Potluck Barbecue" gathering on Monday, August 26 at 5pm at the home of Bob Fischbach. This will serve as our "Kickoff Event" for the 2024-25 year. This gathering will include an informal discussion and sharing of what individual members read over the summer. We encourage guests or "newbies" to join us or just stop over to check us out. Further details will be forthcoming.

Questions? Reach out to Dave Richardson at drichardson821@gmail.com or 402-212-5054.

For those looking ahead: our September book selection is An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin. That discussion will take place on Monday, September 30th. Everyone is welcome to join the Book Club.

Saturday Mornings, Sept. 21, Sept. 28, Oct. 12 and Oct. 19, 9 AM to Noon

LEAD WITH HEART (space is limited) This series is designed to facilitate personal growth, cultivate leadership skills, enhance our sense of community and explore First Unitarian’s culture and mission. At the invitation of the Board of Trustees, Anne Savery will facilitate the series over four Saturday morning sessions from 9am to Noon on Sept. 21, Sept. 28, Oct. 12 and Oct. 19, in the Common Room at church. The curriculum is experiential, using a variety of exercises to promote self-awareness, self-care, effective communication and the skills needed to engage in courageous conversations. Anne spent twenty years in public education as a teacher and educational leader, and currently serves as Executive Director of Flatwater Collective, a nonprofit offering mindfulness and meditation programs in the Omaha area. Please follow this link to register for what promises to be an engaging and skill-building series: https://bit.ly/uuheart

Fourth Sundays, September 22nd, October 27th, and November 24th, at 9:30 AM

The Anxious Generation Book Study Group: Jonathan Haidt's newest book explores how changes in the modern experience of childhood are increasing rates of mental illness in young people and what society, schools, and parents can do about it. We will read it over three months and meet to discuss at 9:30am on the 4th Sunday of the month. Our first meeting will be September 22nd when we will discuss parts 1 and 2. On October 27th we will discuss part 3, and on November 24th we will discuss part 4. Questions? Email Jody Rowan (formerly Petrow) at jodysrowan@gmail.com

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