News from the Chalice Unitarian Univeralist Congregation in Escondido, CA
Saturday, April 23, 2016
9am-noon
Kit Carson Park
Join Chalice and I Love A Clean San Diego for the 14th Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup on Saturday, April 23rd! We will join in a county-wide effort to clean up San … read more.
Our offering on Sunday April 3 will go to benefit Familias Unidas por la Justicia, an independent farmworker union. The following information is directly from the union’s website, and has been lightly edited.
For almost three years now farmworker families at … read more.
Volunteer at Citizenship Workshop With UURISE
Saturday, April 16, from 8am-5pm
Emmanuel Faith Community Church
639 E. 17th Ave. Escondido
Interested in immigration and civic engagement? Please come volunteer! Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education (UURISE) will be holding a naturalization … read more.
Newcomer Lunch
Sunday, April 3, 12:30-2:15pm in the Chapel
If you are relatively new at Chalice, mark your calendar for this event. If you wonder about all of the small groups at Chalice, or are looking for ways to get involved, join us. Bring your … read more.
A memorial service for Claire Spaulding will be held at Chalice on Saturday, April 30th at 2 p.m.
For those coming from out of town:
Escondido, California is about 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. You will want to fly into San Diego International Airport … read more.
photo by flickr user StephJBee78, used under creative commons
Language matters. Our words matter, and how we talk with one another matters. We know this, of course: think about learning that some words are “bad,” or how it feels when a coworker can … read more.
Coordinating Team would like to thank and recognize the Successful Aging Strategies Team — Patty Carlisle, Ed Hall, Jan Hall, Michele Nelson, and Debi Streett-Idell — for their leadership in organizing the Successful Aging Strategies Mini-Conference this month (starts March 15, 10 am to noon!).
WHAT … read more.
As you read in last month’s newsletter, I will be on sabbatical leave from July 4 through October 30 this year. This time off will actually be three months of sabbatical leave, plus two weeks of vacation and two weeks of study leave.
I have never … read more.
Last month I mentioned that I would share a saga of my family’s history, with respect to estate planning. My story is a cautionary one, showing what can happen in one unfortunate healthcare situation due to a legal loophole. The upcoming Successful Aging Strategies Team … read more.
My March 13 sermon drew both on my experience as a facilitator of the “Our Whole Lives” curriculum and on a seminary class on the Song of Songs, specifically the work of David M. Carr. If you were intrigued by what I … read more.
