News from the Chalice Unitarian Univeralist Congregation in Escondido, CA
As was emailed to the congregation on May 21:
The relationship between minister and congregants is a special one. It is my great privilege to be part of your lives. I am available to meet with you to provide pastoral counseling and care in times of … read more.
I hope to see you at our Annual Congregational meeting following the second service on Sunday, June 9. On May 22, everyone was emailed all the information from the meeting. As we have many votes this meeting, a summary is included below.
Congregational Vote on New … read more.
I am enjoying taking an online UU history class offered by the Faith Forward program at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. Eleven Chalice congregants have registered for the class, and we’ve had 4-6 congregants attending the class live (a recording of the class is … read more.
The Board of Trustees has concluded our work around creating a new vision statement for our community. We are excited to unveil our new mission statement, a guiding light that reflects our shared values, aspirations and commitment to our community. After careful reflection and collaborative … read more.
I have just returned from a two-week trip to South Korea with my husband. We had a wonderful time learning about the country’s history and culture, and touring to see culturally significant places.
We don’t speak Korean; fortunately most of the transportation signage is in English … read more.
The Chalice Board of Trustees are busy completing various projects and preparing for the annual congregational meeting scheduled for Sunday, June 9. This month, I would like to take the opportunity to highlight some of the changes that our Bylaws Task Force has suggested. With … read more.
At our February Elders Lunch, it came up that there has been a rise in mental health struggles and feelings of loneliness coming out of the pandemic (those things existed before 2020, of course, and then the pandemic made everything worse). And of courses, in … read more.
The Chalice Board of Trustees are busy completing various projects and preparing for the annual congregational meeting scheduled for Sunday, June 9. Some of us are also serving on the Pledge Drive Task Force to secure funding for another beautiful Chalice year.
The Board of Trustees … read more.
Each October, at our annual Beloved Dead service, I speak the names of our members who have died in the previous year. I keep a log of these names, so can tell you definitively that in the 12 years I have been at Chalice, 50 … read more.
As an act of self-love, I bought myself a copy of “All About Love: New Visions,” by bell hooks last year for Valentine’s Day. Of course, I did not get around to reading it until approaching this year’s Valentine’s Day. But I strongly believe that … read more.
