Beloved Chalites,
If you are not aware, a white man in Atlanta shot and killed eight people yesterday, including six Asian women. The shooter is in custody.
This violence comes as violence against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) is on the rise. As President Biden noted … read more.
This past September, I added a component called “land acknowledgment” to our Sunday worship. The words I use have been evolving; these are the words I have used most recently:
We begin our service by acknowledging that wherever each of us is watching, if we are … read more.
In this pandemic time, you are invited to participate in a communal but solitary water ritual. Bring a small amount of water from your home.
Where?
If you live outside Escondido or are otherwise unable to get to the Chalice campus, simply find a spot of earth … read more.
Open Position Posted: July 22, 2020
Position Title: Congregational Administrator
Reports To: Senior Minister
Status: Half-time Hourly (22 hours)
Start Date: August 10, 2020 (negotiable)
Application Deadline: August 5, 2020
JOB SUMMARY
The Congregational Administrator is the primary person responsible for ensuring that the business affairs of the congregation are conducted in an … read more.
I am writing this just as our annual General Assembly has come to a close. The full name of this event is the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) of Congregations, but we mostly just call it “G.A.”
This year, for the first time … read more.
Sent to the congregation via email on May 30.
The public and horrifying death of George Floyd while in police custody this week has prompted protests around the country. If you are paying attention, and I hope you are, there is much to read, see, hear, … read more.
We are now over five weeks into our stay-at-home order in California. As I write this, we are approaching our eighth Sunday of online worship.
I have heard some people talking about trying to adapt to the “new normal.” If that phrase speaks to you, that’s … read more.
Steven Withers has been one of Chalice’s Sunday worship musicians since 2016. We have just learned that he died unexpectedly on May 2, apparently from a heart attack. We will miss him. We will miss his smiling face. We will miss his music.
Steven … read more.
What a lot has changed, and so very quickly.
I returned to work on March 10 after a two week vacation. At the Board meeting that night, we talked a bit about the novel coronavirus. San Diego had had only one case of COVID-19 so far … read more.
Attending Sunday worship on Zoom means you need to see and hear what’s happening—fairly simple for anyone who is comfortable watching videos on YouTube or other places online.
Attending coffee hour on Zoom means that other people need to hear—and hopefully see—YOU. A bit trickier.
If you … read more.
