Chalice congregants signed cards of love and support for our Muslim friends at church on Sunday, January 29. The card was then delivered to the Islamic Society of North County (ISNC, located in Escondido) on Friday, February 3.
Four Chalice congregants represented our community in delivering the … read more.
This Sunday is our monthly Social Justice Sunday, when we donate our offering to a local organization that makes a difference in our larger community. This month, our offering supports Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT). Just in Time for Foster Youth engages a … read more.
Misael Perez is a young man from Guatemala who now lives in Phoenix. Two years ago, he faced deportation after a traffic stop. While lawyers fought his case, he entered sanctuary at Shadow Rock UCC. He lived at the church for four months, until he … read more.
Our offering on Sunday, June 5, will benefit Casas de Luz (CDL). This organization, started as a project of the UU Fellowship of San Dieguito, builds houses and delivers donations to families in Tijuana. Since 2005, CDL has worked to give … read more.
Watch this video about our new Social Justice Policy, which was drafted by Dennis Brown, Deb Coon, Jeff Heys, and Susan Spoto, along with Rev. Elizabeth:
A note from Rev. Elizabeth:
Rev. Sharon and Chalice congregants attending a City Planning Commission meeting in 2014.
When a faith community … read more.
Saturday, April 23, 2016
9am-noon
Kit Carson Park
Join Chalice and I Love A Clean San Diego for the 14th Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup on Saturday, April 23rd! We will join in a county-wide effort to clean up San … read more.
Our offering on Sunday April 3 will go to benefit Familias Unidas por la Justicia, an independent farmworker union. The following information is directly from the union’s website, and has been lightly edited.
For almost three years now farmworker families at … read more.
Volunteer at Citizenship Workshop With UURISE
Saturday, April 16, from 8am-5pm
Emmanuel Faith Community Church
639 E. 17th Ave. Escondido
Interested in immigration and civic engagement? Please come volunteer! Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education (UURISE) will be holding a naturalization … read more.
photo by flickr user StephJBee78, used under creative commons
Language matters. Our words matter, and how we talk with one another matters. We know this, of course: think about learning that some words are “bad,” or how it feels when a coworker can … read more.
After our social justice discernment in 2014, a small group of Chalice congregants met to think about our work on economic justice going forward. While we did some good envisioning of what economic justice work at Chalice could look like, we’ve come to realize we … read more.
