News from the Chalice Unitarian Univeralist Congregation in Escondido, CA
When we gathered at Felicita Park on August 15, 2021, for our first in-person worship service since March 8, 2020, we invited congregants to place stickers on your clothing to indicate your comfort level in getting close (or not) to others. At that time, we … read more.
Dear Chalice Members and Friends,
I don’t know about you, but I am finding this pandemic ever more disheartening. As many of you know, I am a physician, an obstetrician with an entirely hospital-based practice. We are seeing so much Covid right now. Every day I … read more.
Beloved congregants,
I was fortunate to attend a COVID briefing from the County of San Diego for religious leaders yesterday (these briefings have happened periodically throughout the pandemic). We are in a very serious time of the pandemic:
San Diego County is experiencing the highest number of … read more.
Our Christmas Eve service will begin at 5 pm online and in person at Chalice.
You must reserve a seat in order to attend in person.
We also ask you to fill out our online Chalice Health Covenant.
In person attendees must be fully vaccinated.
Masks required, … read more.
As we prepare for more in person gatherings, Coordinating Team is asking all Chalice congregants to fill out our online Chalice Health Covenant.Filling out this form is voluntary and not required to attend and participate in events at … read more.
Hello all at Chalice,
This month’s column is an update on some actions of the board of trustees. The board a few months ago created two task forces. One task force was charged with the task of educating themselves and the congregation about the 8th principle … read more.
The following is an excerpt from Rev. Sharon Wylie’s sermon “Our UU 8th Principle” offered on November 7, 2021:
When we travel somewhere different, not everything makes sense there because the norms and traditions of another culture are foreign to us. And we, the travelers, are … read more.
The following is an excerpt from Rev. Sharon Wylie’s sermon “Maybe We Make God” offered on October 3, 2021:
These are hard times to be a churchgoer.
When I first joined a Unitarian Universalist church in 2004, the first church of any kind I had ever joined, … read more.
On September 26, Gregory C Carrow-Boyd was our guest speaker at our Sunday service. He used the quote “Justice is what love looks like in public.” Here are a few words I wrote shortly after that sermon.
“Justice is what love looks like in public”. I … read more.
One of the goals for the Board this year is as follows. “Support the Outreach team to make Chalice more visible to the outside Community and encourage growth, with a goal of diversifying membership”
Our current membership at Chalice includes 130 members, 9 non-voting members, 5 … read more.
