RE at Chalice!
A place for wonder. A place for fun.
Welcome, welcome everyone!
Chalice Weekly Family Update
December 31, 2020
December’s theme has been… Stillness
January’s theme will be… Imagination
Sunday Morning Service at 10am
This I Believe
with special guest Ayanna Gaines and Friends
This I Believe is based on a popular radio program from the 1950s. We take time to listen to the beliefs of our congregation members. This I Believe shows us that although there is one light, there are many windows.
https://zoom.us/j/209555249?pwd=dkVSdDE1ZWh5dHBVcXo2ZHVKQUJkQT09
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Family Chapel
9-9:30am
Enjoy music, stories, and checking in with friends. Ideal for younger children through third grade but all are welcome!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81860584057?pwd=SkppaGd1TlhraEh0b3BSemdrUGtidz09
Coming up for January – Crossing Paths: Quakerism
Registration opens December 15
Sessions start January 10
Open to 4th through 8th graders, we explore a different religion each month through videos, discussions, and activities. This is highly recommended to youth in 7th and 8th grade, offering a strong base when they begin Coming of Age in the 2021-22 church year.
The link for this program will be sent to those who are registered.
For more information contact your DRE Sam Dickerson at dre@chaliceuu.org.
Save the Date:
UU Elementary Winter Camp Connections with Shannon and Bill Stoker, Elementary Winter Camp Deans
Friday-Sunday, February 5 – 7, 2021/ daily (youth currently in grades K-5)
If you have any questions, please contact them at campconnect@uucamp.org .
Pacific Western Region offerings for UU Youth
Peer Pastoral Training – Be the One They Turn to – February 19-20
Register here – Scholarships available through Chalice RE
Youth Leadership Development – Transform YoUUself – Begins January 9
Register here – Scholarships available through Chalice RE
Winter 2021 Middle School Conference – February 27
Ask any teen that has been to a Youth Con and they will wax poetic on how amazing they are. Now there is one open to Middle Schoolers!
Register here – Scholarships available through Chalice RE
Have you heard of Watch Night?
On December 31, 1862, “slaves in the Confederate states gathered in churches and private homes on the night before U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was expected to go into effect, pending his signing of the document. The soon-to-be-free slaves stayed awake all night and watched the night turn into a new dawn while waiting for news that the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued, thus making all the slaves legally free.” ~ Britanica
Since then, African American churches across the country have held Watch Night services in commemoration of that night, praying and singing and sharing God’s love. You can listen to the Rev. Denis Ogelsby give his own explanation for this Freedom’s Eve celebration.
“From Whence We Came” is short film offering deep stories of the history of Watch Night and how its traditions are carried on today. There is also the History of Watch Night, offering an explanation which may be better for younger children.
This is such an important moment in our country’s history. We have come so far, yet we have much further to go.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Happy New Year!
