Civic Saturday
In a time of anxiety, disconnectedness, and political polarization, we all need a place to come together in civic community to reflect on and rededicate ourselves to the values and practices of being a member of civic life.
Gather with a common purpose.
Intense polarization. A sense of disconnection from the place we call home. Feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness. Across all pockets of the country, many of us are experiencing these same heartaches and challenges.
But we are not stuck. Civic Saturdays are an antidote to this feeling of apathy and despair. Friends and strangers connect around the values and practices of being an active citizen, reckoning with our nation’s creed, building relationships, and creating new civic traditions that are joyful and communal. Join us!
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Civic Saturday will return in spring 2025. Bookmark this page to be the first to know when and where we’ll gather next!
Recent Civic Saturdays
Jan. 1, 2025
UNBROKEN
Virtual Civic Saturday ~ Watch
– Sermon: Unbroken by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures
– Poem: Bruises by Jess Vazquez Hernandez
Oct. 12, 2024
STRIVE ON
Sheldon Museum of Art
– Sermon: Enough is Enough by Kwame Gyamfi
Aug. 24, 2024
CIVIC CHECK-IN
Barbara Weitz CEC
– Sermon: Civic Mental Health by Kwame Gyamfi
– Full audio of gathering
June 8, 2024
HOME FREE
First-Plymouth Church
– Sermon: Home Free by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Full audio of gathering
Dec. 9, 2023
LOUD & CLEAR
Turbine Flats
– Sermon: Loud & Clear by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Full audio of gathering
July 1, 2023
PLAY DEEP
Van Dorn Park
– Sermon: Play Deep by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Full audio of gathering
Feb. 18, 2023
IN GOOD FAITH
Nebraska History Museum
– Sermon: In Good Faith by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Poem: America by Shelby Martinez
– Full audio of gathering
Oct. 22, 2022
DARE MIGHTY THINGS
Antelope Park
– Sermon: Dare Mighty Things by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Full audio of gathering
June 25, 2022
JUST, LIKE THAT
Oak Lake Park
– Sermon: Just, Like That by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Full audio of gathering
March 26, 2022
BEGIN AGAIN
Virtual Civic Saturday ~ Watch
– Sermon: Begin Again by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
Jan. 22, 2022
WISHING WELL
Virtual Civic Saturday ~ Watch
– Sermon: Wishing Well by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1 , 2
Oct. 23, 2021
MAKING GOOD
Antelope Park
– Sermon: Making Good by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Full audio of gathering
June 26, 2021
BETWEEN THE LINES
Francie & Finch Bookshop
– Sermon: Between The Lines by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
March 27, 2021
PATRIOT ACTS
Virtual Civic Saturday ~ Watch
– Sermon: Patriot Acts by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
Jan. 23, 2021
A TRANSFER OF POWER
Virtual Civic Saturday ~ Watch
– Sermon: A Transfer of Power by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Poem: I Am American by Sarah Suhr
Oct. 17, 2020
POCKET DEMOCRACY
Virtual Civic Saturday ~ Watch
– Sermon: Pocket Democracy by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
– Poem: A Good Sale by Jewel Rodgers
Sept. 26, 2020
RECLAIMING WE
Virtual Civic Saturday ~ Watch
– Sermon: Reclaiming We by Steve Smith
– Civic Scriptures: 1, 2
Dec. 7, 2019
ALL RISE
The Bay
– Sermon: All Lift, All Rise by Brian Smith
– Poem: Melody by Karisa Hendrickson
