News from the Chalice Unitarian Univeralist Congregation in Escondido, CA
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 … read more.
This past Sunday, Rev. Sharon spoke at a local protest rally in response to police brutality leading to the deaths of Keenan Anderson in Los Angeles and Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Several Chalice congregants also participated.
Reporting from the San Diego Union Tribune:
As the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (that includes our congregation!) considers revising our statement of values/principles, I thought you might like to see one of the statements from earlier times.
These are the original Principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association, as approved when the Unitarian … read more.
What a Saturday! I had my usual morning coffee and mini-cinnamon roll but then I participated in Chalice’s annual board retreat with the Coordination Team to set congregational goals for the following year. We met in the rainbow room at Chalice and the retreat was … 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 … read more.
Happy New Year!
The pandemic might not be fully behind us yet, but things are very different than they were this time last year. In December 2021, we held our first “spirit booster” social gathering on our courtyard, and Christmas Eve was our first multi-platform service … read more.
It sometimes feels like the holidays pass as a great storm. We hunker down and wait it out. That was true in many parts of our country as the blizzard of 2022 hit. Here, we had 80 degree weather on Christmas day, but there was … read more.
The following are excerpts from Rev. Sharon Wylie’s sermon “Miracles Abound” offered on November 28, 2021. You can watch the full sermon on Chalice’s YouTube channel.
This is our lives now: living and coping with the ongoing stresses of a pandemic without definitive end.
And because … read more.
As the days grow shorter and I spend more time indoors and at home, I like to take time to reflect on the past year. I am always filled with gratitude for my family and friends, and for my Chalice community. It is a time … read more.
DIRECTOR OF FAMILY MINISTRIES
Open Position Posted: November 16, 2022
Reports To: Minister
Status: Half-time Hourly (20 hours)
Start Date: negotiable
Application Deadline: December 16, 2022
JOB SUMMARY
The Director of Family Ministries provides dynamic, relevant, and innovative leadership to grow Chalice UUC Sunday morning religious education (RE) programs for children and … read more.
