We at Chalice are like one big village. We support one another from birth through death, going through life’s ups and downs together. Today, we celebrate all the many volunteers that make our community thrive. Chalice could not exist without all of you. If you are involved in any activity at Chalice, please come this Sunday to be honored and celebrated. It takes a village to build and maintain a wonderful community like this.
In March, we were told this lockdown would likely last 2 – 3 weeks. Here we are at the end of August, with the pandemic still raging and our lives continuing to be socially distanced. If this new way of living continues for a while longer, what strategies could we embrace to make it through as individuals and a community? Join us to explore strategies for the long haul.
Acknowledging the existence of white privilege is not an admission of individual racism. Chalice Board of Trustees President Jason Hall shares his personal journey from ignorance to awareness and action.
The Black Lives Matter movement came to national prominence in 2016. While the phrase is used as a rallying cry for those working for change in our society, it can also be looked at from a more personal perspective. Worship Associate Ayanna Gaines examines what happens when someone forgets that their own minority racial identity matters. If Black Lives don’t Matter, then what of the lives of those living them?
Today we will be blessing the animals in our lives. Please have them present with you in service, or bring their photo, if you would like to have them blessed. Please bring photos of any beloved animals who have passed and whom you wish to memorialize. We look forward to celebrating the difference animals make in our lives.
Czech dissident and President, Vaclav Havel, wrote in “The Power of the Powerless” that: “Hope is not a prognostication – it’s an orientation of the spirit….” How do we orient our spirit towards hope when there is so much in our world right now that feels hopeless and scary? What resources do we need to draw on to orient our spirit towards hope? In this service, Rev Nica will explore how to turn our internal compass in the direction of hope.
Since manifest destiny our country has raised its people on being rugged individualists. What effect does that have on us and what effect is then created for our society? Anthony & Matt are the mad scientists creating this service about isolation and the power of camaraderie.
Sunday Service on Zoom at 10 a.m.
We are certainly living in interesting times, as the old Chinese curse has it. But we’ve been through turbulent and seemingly existential challenges before. Lay leader, Deryck True, examines the explosive America of the 1960s and his responses then, as a teenager, compared to our current threats and what he sees as his responsibilities and plans for tomorrow and the days to follow.
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Several members of Chalice attended our annual General Assembly virtually this year. Join us to hear stories and impressions from this first ever completely virtual GA.
This Father’s Day we honor the men in our lives who value compassion in their parenting, work and lives. For so long society has praised power and strength in men as opposed to compassion and kindness. Join Reverend Nica, and Chalice members Matt Petras, Raul Ballesteros and Tim Snowber to celebrate the power of being a compassionate man.
