Stop talking. Find a quiet place. Quiet your body. Slow your thoughts. Listen. The following excerpt is from a sermon shared at the December 9, 2012 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. There are many components to finding silence, yes? First is to stop talking yourself. I want to …
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 …
The Greatest Event in Television History.
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 …
“Here are definitive scientific facts that prove that cats are better than dogs.” Oh, my word. This is so funny I can hardly bear it.
I love this man asking his cat, “Do you want a hatch on the top?” of the box tower he’s about to build.
August was a busy month, and I attended retreats with the Board of Trustees, the Worship Committee, and the Religious Education Committee. It is always useful to take a step back from our work, to reflect together, and to view with fresh eyes the vision of what we hope to …
The following reflection was shared at the August 26, 2012 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. In April of this year, I drove 80 miles one Saturday in order to ride a roller coaster. With me were two friends, two fellow hospital chaplains, and we had completed together seven …
In case you’ve never been able to make out the lyrics to “O Fortuna,” here you go.
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