News from the Chalice Unitarian Univeralist Congregation in Escondido, CA
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.
At our monthly Elders Lunch (held on zoom the second Friday each month from 12 noon to 1 p.m.), Rev. Sharon shares a reading from the book In Later Years: Finding Meaning and Spirit in Aging by Bruce T. Marshall, a Unitarian Universalist minister. The following are … 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.
Communal Gathering and Sharing of Memories
in honor of Bruce Campbell
Saturday, May 27 at 2 p.m.
The congregation was notified last Saturday that Bruce Campbell, one of Chalice’s founding members, had died unexpectedly.
There will be a Celebration of Life later this summer, but you are warmly welcome to … read more.
At our monthly Elders Lunch (held on zoom the second Friday each month from 12 noon to 1 p.m.), Rev. Sharon shares a reading from the book In Later Years: Finding Meaning and Spirit in Aging by Bruce T. Marshall, a Unitarian Universalist minister. The following are … 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.
At our monthly Elders Lunch (held on zoom the second Friday each month from 12 noon to 1 p.m.), Rev. Sharon shares a reading from the book In Later Years: Finding Meaning and Spirit in Aging by Bruce T. Marshall, a Unitarian Universalist minister. The following are … read more.
