Are you enjoying the summer?
We get spoiled with good weather, living where we do, but there is still something different about summer. Longer days, children out of school, implicit permission to wear flip flops everywhere we go…summer just has its own vibe.
We’re leaning into the … read more.
Your Chalice Board of Trustees will be working with you to complete important projects this year. In the spirit of transparency, I’ll be using this column to provide more information about our first goal, the evaluation of our minister. Subsequent information about our other goals, … read more.
As I write this, our annual General Assembly (GA) of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) of Congregations has just come to a close. We thanked the Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray for her six years of leadership and elected the Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt as our … read more.
If you want to build a boat, do not instruct the people to saw wood, stitch the sails, prepare the tools, and organize the work, but make them long for setting sail and travel to distant lands.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It has been an honor to go … read more.
The following are excerpts from the sermon “It’s Not About the Lattes: And Other Things Millennial Parents Want UU Congregations to Know” offered on May 14, 2023, co-written by Rev. Bethany Russell-Lowe and Rev. Sharon Wylie.
This past March, we attended a gathering of UU ministers, … read more.
It seems like there is so much happening all at the same time and it can feel overwhelming. It was nice to take a break with the return of our annual music service and fill our hearts with singing and joy again. For me, that … read more.
, But Here’s Why It’s Worth The Trouble” offered on April 2, 2023. You can watch the full sermon on Chalice’s YouTube channel.
One of the hardest aspects of community life is what happens when we disagree. What happens when we disagree with something that has … read more.
A big thank you to all who made our Pledge Drive a success! Although we did not quite reach our goal of $340,000, we almost made it at with 102 pledgers totaling roughly $320,000. We had 60 pledgers who raised their pledges, an increase of … read more.
The following are excerpts from Rev. Sharon Wylie’s sermon “We All Need Care” offered on March 5, 2023. You can watch the full sermon on Chalice’s YouTube channel.
Our tendency to insist we are fine when we are not reminds me of animals that hide when … read more.
There was a time in my life when I was searching for answers to questions like “Who am I?” and “What am I here for?”, “Why do I experience awe and wonder?”, and “How do I help create a community that reflects my values?”
I was … read more.
