News from the Chalice Unitarian Univeralist Congregation in Escondido, CA
Kathleen Swift, Director of Family Ministries
Don’t avoid extremes, and don’t choose any one extreme. Remain available to both the polarities – that is the art, the secret of balancing. ~ Rajneesh (Indian mystic, guru and spiritual teacher)
Balancing… I am pretty good at balancing objects—I excel … read more.
Photo by flickr user Steve Rhodes, used under Creative Commons License.
Last month, Chalice’s Immigrant Justice group met with Patricia of the North County Immigration Task Force (NCITF). The North County Immigration Task Force is an ad hoc organization bringing together grassroots leaders, … read more.
UU Justice Ministry Border Trip to Tijuana – March 27-30, 2015
Discovering the Ravages of our Immigration Policy
By Chalice members Sally and Dennis Brown
We met Javier at Freedom Park located right on the border in Playa, Tijuana Mexico on Sunday morning. For 44 years, Javier … read more.
I love serving as Chalice’s Director of Family Ministries! I get to work with great kids as well as talented and giving adults. The position allows me to work in areas of which I am already strong while offering me a chance to build in areas for which I need growth. And I can … read more.
It’s the end, and it’s just the beginning. We’ve finished our discernment work with the UU Justice Ministry of California, and now the work of building a congregational social justice ministry begins. We have two focus issues: economic justice and immigrant justice. Now task forces … read more.
Some of you have asked me, “didn’t we already do a social justice discernment when we picked our charity partners?” Yes and no. The Charity Task Force did help lead the congregation through discernment, and the partners we identified are indeed part of our … read more.
Beloved community,
Let’s talk about fires.
In 2007, wildfires in San Diego forced every single member of my immediate family to evacuate their homes. Living near SDSU, my husband, Peter, and I were the only ones not evacuated. There was a moment in time when it seemed that fires … read more.
