Beloved community, We will be staying at two worship services through the summer months. To my knowledge, this is the first time we will try this (instead of moving to only one service during summer) in the history of this congregation. It is not unusual for churches to move to …
Beloved community, I attended my first General Assembly (GA) in 2007, held in Portland, Oregon. I had very little idea what “General Assembly” was supposed to be about, but a group of friends from my church was going, so it seemed like a fun thing to do. I remember those …
Beloved community, I write this column on a Sunday afternoon, after our Earth Day multigenerational worship service. I felt tearful at both services, full of gratitude and joy at the many gifts of serving this religious community. I feel particularly overcome, at times, during worship because I am so often …
Beloved community, During my candidating week (a year ago now!), I was asked what I thought about using a projector during worship. As I recall, I replied that I was not strongly in favor of it, as I had more often seen projected images as a distraction to worship, rather …
Beloved community, Odds are that many of you are only dimly aware of the existence of the Pastoral Care Team, so when I tell you that they are undergoing some changes, that news may be even more mysterious! But hopefully interesting. The Pastoral Care Team assists me in providing care …
Beloved community, Coming soon—March 3!—you will gather as a congregation to ordain me to the Unitarian Universalist ministry and to install me as your settled minister. Many of you have asked me about this event and what it means, what to expect. So here’s a bit of explanation. A minister …
Once upon a time there was a blank wall at the front of the chapel. (Maybe you’ve noticed it.) In the time since I’ve arrived at Chalice, we’ve taken down the congregational banner, removed the curtains, and filled in the windows. Now it’s just a blank, blank wall. Many of …
Christmas is one of the most complicated holidays of the year for me. When I was a young, I liked all the trappings of my family’s traditional celebration. This included a gathering of 20 or more people, an extravagant meal, an excess of desserts, and many, many presents. As a …
Thanks to the hard work and bold vision of two of our congregants, the October 20 community fair at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation was a success. We met some of our neighbors and made ourselves known as not just a religious community, but as a community center and a good …
In early September, around 40 of you gathered at Chalice on a Friday night for the ministry start-up event led by Rev. Tera Little, Director of Lifespan Programs for the Pacific Southwest District of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Tera asked us to envision what we wanted for the congregation five …
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