The Chalice Family Update

  • Family Activities 6/18/26

    Wisdom Exploration at Chalice!

    A place for wonder. A place for fun.

    Welcome, welcome everyone!

    Chalice Family Update

    June 18, 2026

    Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly Service

    Sunday morning at 10am

    with Rev. Nica Eaton

    This Sunday we will gather at Chalice or in our homes to watch the annual General Assembly service together. Join us to hear the latest from our Unitarian Universalist Association and feel the power of gathering together as a denomination.

    Register StreamYard Meeting
    You can also view our Livestream on FB

    This is a welcoming space for people of all ages.
    This is a streamed service. There will be no programs for children and youth this Sunday.

    June 21–

    There will be no WE programming June 21 during the streamed General Assembly service. We will be back together on June 28. 

    >>>Registration is NOW OPEN!<<<

    Summer Camps at de Benneville Pines

    CIT (for those training to be a counselor)      July 5 – July 11 (registration closed)

    UU Elementary Summer Camp      July 6 – July 11

    Camp begins one day later due to 4th of July holiday

    UU Middle School Summer Camp      July 12 – July 18

    UU High School Summer Camp      July 19 – July 25

    UU Family Summer Camp      July 26 – August 1

    Summer Break Camp for Adults      August 6 – August 10

    LARPing Games Camp      August 14 – August 16
    LARP (Live Action Role Play) is for families and independent campers.

    UU Young Adults (YA) Camp      August 14 – August 17

    How will you enjoy the mountain top this summer?

    Visit uucamp.org to learn more about Camp de Benneville Pines.

    Celebrate Pride Month with Pride Squad!

    June 27 – Simi Pride, at Rancho Simi Community Park, 12pm-6pm

    July 24 – Loud and Queer Art Show at Majestic Ventura Theatre, 6pm-9pm (appropriate for mature audiences)

    July 25 – Ventura Pride. Watch this space for the Chalice booth sign up!

    There will be no Pride Squad meeting on July 5. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

    Buck, Florence - Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography

    credit: Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Dictionary

    This Day in Unitarian Universalist History…

    July 19, 1860 – Florence Buck was born. She was headmistress of a school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and a lifelong friend of the Unitarian minister there, Marion Murdock. Eventually, she and Murdock moved to Meadville. Pennsylvania, where Murdock did graduate work and Buck studied for the Unitarian ministry. After a year, they went to live in London, where Buck studied at Manchester College and then Oxford University. She was ordained in Chicago at All Souls Church during the World Parliament of Religions in 1893 . She and Murdock were called as co-pastors of Unity Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and had a joint ministry there for six years. They were the first women to hold a joint ministry in the United States. In 1900, Buck became minister in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Murdock took on a ministry in Geneva, Illinois. Florence Buck died on October 12, 1925. 

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    Wisdom Exploration at Chalice! A place for wonder. A place for fun. Welcome, welcome everyone! Chalice Family Update May 14, 2026 Return Again Sunday morning at 10am with Rev. Nica Eaton (She’s back!) Today, Rev. Nica returns to Chalice from her sabbatical. Please join us in welcoming her back and beginning to get a sense of her adventures. Join StreamYard Meeting You can also view ...