San Diego Food Bank
September 2016 and October 2015: We spent a Saturday morning putting together boxes of food for individuals in need.
Category: Justice & Service
New Sanctuary Movement
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.
June 5 Social Justice Offering
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.
New Social Justice Policy
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.
April 23 Service Project: Creek to Bay Cleanup
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.
April 8 Farmworker Events: Familias Unidas por la Justicia
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.
Help Our Neighbors Apply to be Citizens
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.
No Human Being is Illegal
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.
End of Economic Justice Task Force
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.
Meet Immigration Activist Sunday
Learn about Immigrant Activism in North County
Sunday, March 6, 12:15-1:15
Join us on Sunday, March 6, to welcome Patricia Serrano, Chair of the North County Immigration Task Force (NCITF). After worship, Patricia will share her experience working for immigrant rights and take our … read more.