Winter Solstice Celebration at Chalice
Saturday, December 21
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The Family Ministries Team is hosting a Winter Solstice Celebration on Saturday, December 21st from 4:00pm to 8:00pm.
Some of you may know that the format of this year’s holiday celebration is a little different than in previous years…
But that shouldn’t deter you from joining us!
As Unitarians, […]
JOB SUMMARY
Under supervision, Childcare Providers ensure the care, cleanliness, security and safety of the nursery for the children at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Maintain a friendly, professional disposition.
Keep nursery clean and tidy.
Interact with parents
Greet parents and welcome their children with a smile.
Be sure parents sign in their children and that their contact information is included.
Remind […]
NOTE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED
Open Position Posted: June 12, 2019
Position Title: Director of Family Ministries
Reports To: Senior Minister
Status: Half-time Hourly (25 hours)
Start Date: August 12, 2019 (negotiable)
Application Deadline: July 19, 2019
JOB SUMMARY
The Director of Family Ministries provides dynamic, relevant and innovative leadership to grow Chalice UUC Sunday morning religious education programs for children and […]
Chalice seeks a backup childcare provider for Sunday mornings. This is an “as needed” position, filling in when our regular childcare providers are unavailable. To apply, please contact the Chalice office.
JOB SUMMARY
Under supervision, Childcare Providers ensure the care, cleanliness, security and safety of the nursery for the children at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Maintain a […]
Chalice’s Family Camp at de Benneville Pines is scheduled for June 3-5. This is a weekend we share with First UU Church of San Diego.
Family Ministries Team is looking for someone to be the planning representative to work with First Church. There are usually 2-3 planning meetings which last about an hour. At […]
On February 14th, the kids in religious education classes will be having a whole group lesson based on Reverend Sharon’s message to adults that day. The title of that service: Cultivating Enoughness.
Reverend Sharon and I like working together on a unified message—we plan working on doing this even more often in the future. For this particular Sunday it came up when I […]
“Is there a God?”
“Is reincarnation real?”
“What happens when you die?”
These questions can be tough for a conscientious UU parent, particularly if you are agnostic or atheist, because so many of us want to be examples of having an open mind. My standard answer used to be, “If you believe it, then it is true for you.”
However, this is […]
For most of us, our schedules are so tight, and our to-do lists so endless, the last thing we want to do is commit to another project or group. However, Chalice’s religious education (RE) program is one area in which you should not cut corners. Our kids’ ability to create and develop their own core […]
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 at Jenga and Blockhead! And I have good body balance—I guess I […]
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 do this within the Chalice community, the community that gives me […]
