To enter Eliot Unitarian Chapel's building at any time, any day of the week, everyone is expected to be vaccinated and to wear a mask. 

Reminder: Our policy is to provide additional protection for those on our staff and in our preschool and our congregation who are immune- and/or age-compromised. This policy shows our concern and care for each other. Please keep wearing your mask to church and any time you are in our building. Masks are available in Founders Hall and in the Sanctuary vestibule if you have forgotten yours.

Our featured musicians: Flo Reaves, violin; David Nalesnik, piano.

Masks are required at the service for anyone over two years of age. Masks should cover both nose and mouth. We strongly recommend an N95 or KN95 mask. We will have masks available if you have forgotten yours.

We will livestream our service on Sunday. Find it at eliotchapel.org. After the stream, a recording will be available all week. You can also find it directly on our YouTube channel.

Every Sunday, Eliot Chapel shares half of the offertory with an organization in the community whose work reflects our shared values. This is one way that we care for our community and our neighbors. We are very pleased that June's recipient is the Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project (MICA Project). MICA is a community organization committed to working with low-income immigrants to overcome barriers to justice.

Let us be good neighbors. Let us be a generous people. Here's how you can give:

Children in kindergarten and older should attend the 10:00 am worship service with their family. Activity bags with crayons and UU coloring pages are available.

The nursery & preschool activity space is open during the 10:00 service for our youngest UUs who need freedom of movement (nursery & preschool-aged children aged 5 and younger). The nursery and preschool room will remain open during summer services through Sunday, June 26. Tim Bubb and Anna Beck are the staff members on duty.

Zoom Coffee Hour takes place at 12:30 pm on Sunday. You are invited to "walk down the hall" and come to our Zoom Coffee Hour! We'll take a few minutes to say hello and let people settle in, then we'll say a few words of welcome and briefly review the service that day. We typically really enjoy the wisdom story and discuss how that story reflects on the theme of the sermon. Then we'll create break-out rooms of 5-6 people for conversation and sharing. We love making new friends and the small groups are great for that! In approximately 45 minutes, everyone will return to the big group and we'll say our goodbyes for the week. We usually end shortly after 1:30 pm, but those who wish to can stay a few minutes longer. Please watch your email for "Eliot on Zoom" on Sunday morning which will include a link to join the Zoom Coffee Hour. If you're not on our mailing list, sign up here. We look forward to seeing you!

Sunday Worship – 10:00 am in the Sanctuary

Coffee Hour – 12:30 pm via Zoom

Vigil for Hope & Healing – 5:00 pm in front of Eliot

Group leaders, have you set up an area for your group in Realm? You have a secure place to chat and share documents and photos. Contact Christie Lee to set up your group.

From June 13 to July 4, Rev. Krista Taves, Minister of Congregational Life, will be on study leave. She remains on call for pastoral care emergencies. If you have a pastoral care emergency, please leave a voicemail at 314-821-0911 Ext. 104 AND email pastoralcare@eliotchapel.org. For non-emergency pastoral care requests, email pastoralcare@eliotchapel.org and a pastoral care associate will respond.

General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Participants worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. This year’s GA is being held in Portland, Oregon, with the theme Meet the Moment. It begins on Wednesday, June 22. GA 2022 is a multiplatform event with virtual as well as in-person participants for the first time since 2019.

The Service of the Living Tradition is where UUs honor those who have died, recognize those who have completed professional service, and welcome those who have received fellowship, credentialed, or certified status in the past year. Our minister Rev. Barbara H. Gadon will be recognized during this service. You can watch a public livestream of the Service of the Living Tradition on Thursday, June 23 at 6:00 pm CT.

General Sessions, Synergy Bridging Worship, and Sunday Morning Worship are other events that will be streamed live on UUA.org and YouTube. All other events, including the Ware Lecture, require registration. Virtual registration is still available.

Rev. Johnson gave us a list of food items and all the connections we needed with campaign organizers. Within 24 hours, we had 14 volunteers providing enough food for their needs on June 16 as well as their return trip through Missouri on Monday, June 19!

Delivery took place Thursday morning at the Super 8 in O'Fallon.

THANK YOU! to Eliot members and friends who stepped up so generously to provide support for these brave and determined people.

If you are interested in seeing a livestream of the march, as well as finding out more about the campaign, check out the Poor People's March Campaign website. Rev. Johnson said, "The march is just the beginning...we will keep campaigning all the way to the vote!" When and if you register on the link, make sure you do the drop down and register as a mobilizing partner UUA Side with Love!

Sincere gratitude for, once again, siding with LOVE,

On Saturday, June 11, Eliot Chapel members and friends attended March for Our Lives, part of a national day of action supporting common sense gun control. Thank you to everyone who showed up and witnessed for the inherent worth and dignity of all people. You are deeply appreciated.

Learn more from the UU Wellspring brochure on our website. To sign up, email us at uuwellspring@eliotchapel.org. 

Let's walk together in the St. Louis Pridefest Parade on Sunday, June 26. As Unitarian Universalists, we support LGBT+ people through our First Principle, the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Walking in the Pride Parade is a way we show our support. If you're interested in participating, please give your name and contact information to Lynn Murphy through frontoffice@eliotchapel.org.

The Eliot Social Justice in Action Steering Committee welcomes nominations before June 30 for Shared Plate for the 2022-2023 church year. Shared Plate is Eliot’s program to divide Sunday offering and designated online gifts with community organizations that align with our mission. Additional criteria for nominees can be found on the nomination form here. 

In an email letter to members and friends, Rev. Barbara outlined "How We Do Church Now" as Eliot Chapel suspended face-to-face meetings. As a guiding document, it was always open to changes as we found out what worked and what didn't in our response to this extraordinary situation. You can find this document on our website now. We will keep it updated as things change. We'll also try to let you know here of any changes.

If you need assistance or have any questions, please email the appropriate staff person.

The Eliot Ride Team provides rides to church and to medical appointments for Eliot members and friends who cannot drive themselves. If you need a ride, email ineedaride@eliotchapel.org with your name, your address, where you need to go, and the date and time needed. We will be in touch to make arrangements. 

The Eliot Meal Train provides meals to Eliot members and friends who need some love and care. For example, we will provide meals for those who have recently lost a loved one or are recovering from medical care. If you would like to request meals or offer to provide meals, please email mealtrain@eliotchapel.org with your contact information and someone will be in touch with you.

Our COVID team is here for you. If you are quarantining and need support having groceries and prescriptions picked up, please email pastoralcare@eliotchapel.org with your contact information. 

The Eliot Gardeners will be on the grounds Saturday, June 18, and Wednesday, June 22, at 9:00 am for watering and weeding. We'd love to have you join us. All ages are welcome: bring drinking water and your own tools.

Women’s Alliance will meet Tuesday, June 21, at 9:30 am in Adams Hall and on Zoom. We’ll have a brief period of conversation followed by a talk by Master Gardener Betsy Alexander from the Missouri Botanical Garden. She will tell us all about Victorian Gardens. Our coordinator is Janis Cox. If you are interested in the subject, please join us. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact womensalliance@eliotchapel.org.

Note that masks are optional

for outdoor activities.

In the Biblical story of Jacob, he must wrestle with an angel to be spiritually blessed and transformed. In this era of so much uncertainty and grief, it seems we are wrestling to understand, wrestling for hope and purpose. Join us to wrestle together and ground ourselves in the blessings of our UU principles.