News from the Chalice Unitarian Univeralist Congregation in Escondido, CA
I recently returned from a vacation including a family reunion, a trip through rural upstate New York, and visits with old childhood friends along the way. It is nice to connect with the past and reminisce, but mostly I delighted in seeing new grandchildren and … read more.
Greetings everyone, and a special welcome to our new Board and committee members. Thank you to all for a successful Congregational meeting last month. In addition to the usual Board and budget approvals, we approved a new Mission Statement and adopted a new Eighth Principle. … read more.
Reverend Sharon gives us the following information:
MEET OUR PASTORAL CARE MINISTER
Rev. Tania Márquez
July 3 – August 6
You can request pastoral care and support by telephone or text. Rev. Tania will respond to you within 24 hours.
Please be sure to indicate you are from UU Chalice. Please … read more.
The following are excerpts from Rev. Sharon Wylie’s sermon “Recovering from the Pandemic” offered on May 22, 2022. You can watch the full sermon on Chalice’s YouTube channel.
I have three ideas to share with you, three affirmations, three teachings. Use these like a mantra, over … read more.
There is an excellent article in the UU World this month entitled Snapshot in Time: A Different Church by Gail Geisenhainer. It is a story about a lesbian woman who goes to a UU church in Maine in the 1980’s for the first time. She … read more.
As was announced to the congregation via email on January 4, member Margaret Spear has passed away.
A Memorial Celebration of Life service will be held at Chalice on Saturday, June 11 at 1 p.m. in the Chalice chapel. Masks are required.
The service will be streamed … read more.
As was announced to the congregation via email on April 19, member Marty Schwartz has passed away.
Marty was involved in Chalice over the years in many ways, including volunteering with our children’s religious education program, feeding and caring for homeless people, being a Sunday greeter, … read more.
Minister’s Message – May
From Rev. Sharon Wylie
My four-month sabbatical begins on July 4th. On the one hand, that is two months away, which feels like a long time. On the other hand, it’s just around the corner!
This will be the second sabbatical for me in … read more.
Hopefully by now most of you have seen or heard our newly proposed mission statement.
With love at the center, the mission of this congregation is to…
INSPIRE, CONNECT, and ACT.
INSPIRE individual and communal spiritual growth,
CONNECT through worship, music, learning, and caring ministries, and
ACT to promote UU … read more.
At the last Board of Trustees meeting Kate Vereb gave this reading. I liked it so much that I decided I wanted to share it with you.
Community Means Strength
By Starhawk
We are all longing to go home to some place
we have never been—a place half-remembered and … read more.
