For each of these groups below, please call or email the office at 760-737-0393 or Office@ChaliceUUCongregation.org for the most accurate meeting times and days.

Fiber Arts and Crafts Group

The Chalice Fiber Arts Group meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 1–3 p.m. We meet in the Rainbow Room of the Hub for friendship and mutual enjoyment of our work, primarily needlecrafts such as knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery, beading, or appliqué, but anyone with a craft that doesn’t take a lot of space or cleanup is welcome. Paper is a fiber too, so some participants just bring a coloring book. Contact: Bonnie at bp888@willowgrace.net.

Women’s Book Club

The Chalice Women’s Book Group meets the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. It is hosted in the Blue Room and on Zoom. We select books as a group and publish our annual reading list for all interested parties. Each month one member volunteers to lead our discussion, but since we have many readers, no one is required to assume this task. We always enjoy discussing the book and other topics, ideas, and experiences at our meetings. We invite all women readers to join us for a fun and stimulating evening.

Contact:

Mary at marybest50@gmail.com

2025-26 schedule:

• February 18, 2025 – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• March 18, 2025 – Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• April 15 – The Women by Kristin Hannah
• May 20 – The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
• June 17 – Search by Michele Huneven
• July 15 – I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
• August 19– LaRose: A Novel by Louise Erdrich
• September 16 – Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
• October 21 – Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
• November 18 – The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
• December 16 – Two Old Women by Velma Wallace
• January 15, 2026 – Pick books for next year.
• February 17, 2026 – Frozen River by Ariel Lawson

Poetry Group

The Poetry Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 1:00 to 2:30pm in the Blue Room and on Zoom. This group will not be meeting until further notice. Participants bring poems to read aloud, with all welcome to join in discussion of the works and the thoughts they inspire. Share beloved classics or new discoveries or original work of your own or loved ones.

Contact:

Bonnie at bp888@willowgrace.net