The worship theme for November is
Memory
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Saturday, November 17 – 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 18 – 9:30 and 11:00 am
“Bread Communion: Family Recipes” – Rev. Barbara H. Gadon
Food tells a story - about family connections, culture, belonging and memory. What do your family recipes say? You are invited to join in our annual tradition of bread or grain that represents your heritage.
Featured Musicians: Clan Shenanigans & Women’s Chorale (Saturday); Clan Shenanigans & Eliot Choir (Sunday)
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Sharing the Offering
The offertory collection from this weekend’s Bread Communion services will go to the Bread Program at our Partner Church in Nyárádszentmárton in Transylvania. Every Saturday morning from February through September, 48 elderly poor people from the village receive two loaves of bread. This bread is paid for with the money that we collect at our Bread Communion services. Please give generously. When the Eliot group visited Transylvania, several villagers approached them and thanked them for the bread. It is needed and appreciated. If you would like to contribute but don't have your checkbook with you today, you may send a check to Eliot's office. Please write "Bread Sunday" on the memo line and make sure it arrives in the office by December 4. Thank you in advance for your generosity and for caring about our partners in Transylvania.
Religious Education
Saturday, November 17
Childcare for infants and toddlers is available in the nursery from 4:30 – 6:00 pm. All other children and youth should attend the Bread Service with their family.
Sunday, November 18
Childcare for infants and toddlers is available in the nursery from 9:00 am – 12:15 pm. All other children and youth should attend the Bread Service with their family.
Note: The Senior High Youth Group (grades 9-12) will meet in the youth room at 10:30 am and attend the 11:00 Bread Service as a group.
Eliot at a Glance
SATURDAY
Women's Chorale meets at 4:00 pm in the Music Room.
SUNDAY
The Church Office will be closed this Sunday.
Eliot Choir meets at 8:30 am in the Music Room.
Saunders/McVoy Covenant Group meets at 12:15 pm in the Bergfried Room.
Living the Pledge Accountability meets at 12:30 pm in the Frederick-Gray Room
Madrigal Cast Rehearsal is at 1:00 pm in the Sanctuary
Eliot Meditation Group meets at 7:00 pm in Adams Hall.
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Mini Food Drive for Kirk Care During Bread Service
Please consider bringing a non-perishable food item for Kirk Care to services this weekend. We will have baskets ready to accept your donation. Preferred items include:
- Peanut butter in plastic jars
- Jelly in plastic tubs
- Chicken, tuna, or salmon
- Canned fruit
- Canned pasta dinners: Macaroni, Ravioli, Spaghettios
- Canned meat dinners: Chili, Stew
- Dry Pasta Dinners: Mac and Cheese, Tuna Helper
- Dry Pasta
- Pasta sauce in cans or plastic jars
- Breakfast cereal
Cash donations are also always needed and welcome. Checks made out to Kirk Care can be sent to P.O. Box 220652, Kirkwood MO 63122. Thank you!
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Office Closed
The Front Office will be closed this week on Bread Sunday. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Regular Sunday hours, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, will return next week. You can reach the Front Office at 314-821-0911 or via email at
frontoffice@eliotchapel.org.
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New Communications Deadline for Thanksgiving Week
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the deadline for next week's order of service (November 25) and
This Week at Eliot (November 23) will be Monday, November 19 at noon. Send any items to
news@eliotchapel.org.
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Your Giving
You should have received your quarterly pledge letter by now. Please note that this is a quarterly report on your giving and your tax letter will be sent in January. Eliot’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. This letter does not reflect December through June of the previous year. Thank you for your continued support of Eliot!
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Annual Christmas Pageant Registration Now OPEN
This year’s festivities take place on Saturday, December 8. Participation in the service is open to all children who are at least four (4) years old at the current time. To sign up OR for more information, please
contact Scott Stewart.
Tentative Schedule: Saturday, Dec. 8
2:30 pm Pageant Rehearsal for Children & Youth
Exact rehearsal time depends on your Pageant role. Some roles require an earlier rehearsal time. Families will be notified of their exact rehearsal time once it’s finalized.
4:30 pm Pageant service in the Sanctuary
5:15 pm Holiday Dessert & Hot Chocolate Reception in Adams Hall
A special thanks to this year’s Christmas Pageant Director Team, which is led by co-director Alissa Rowan, and members of the Senior High Youth Group for leading this year’s service and festivities.
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Weather Policy Reminder
In the event the decision is made to close Eliot and cancel events due to inclement weather, the recording on the Chapel voicemail system will be changed and a notice will be posted on the home page of the website, as well as on the church and Eliot Chapel UUers group Facebook page, and on local media. In extreme weather conditions, members, visitors, and Sunday morning volunteers should check the Chapel’s voicemail and/or website.
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Changing Systems/Changing Ourselves
Changing Systems/Changing Ourselves has been postponed until early next year. Watch Eliot’s media for new dates!
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Monday, November 19
A Course in Miracles – 7:00 pm in Room 001
Environmental Justice Meeting – 7:00 pm in Room 005
UU Christian Group – 7:00 pm in the Triplett Room
Tuesday, November 20
Women's Alliance Speaker Series – 9:30 am in Adams Hall
PCA Team – 1:30 pm in the Frederick-Gray Room
Vigil for Hope & Healing – 5:00 pm outside Eliot
Avant Covenant Group – 7:00 pm in Room 006
Earth Based Covenant Group – 7:00 pm in the Frederick-Gray Room
Madrigal/Greenleaf Rehearsal – 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
Social Justice in Action Steering Committee – 7:00 pm in Adams Hall
Handbell Rehearsal – 7:30 pm in the Music Room
Wednesday, November 21
Larson Covenant Group – 7:15 pm in Room 006
Thursday, November 22
Church Office Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday
Living The Pledge Accountability – 7:00 pm in the Frederick-Gray Room
Friday, November 23
Church Office Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday Freethinkers – 10:00 am in Adams Hall
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Madrigal Table
Visit the Madrigal Volunteer and Reservation Table in Adams Hall
this Sunday!
Reserve your places at one of the three performances, sign up for one of the easy but crucial tasks to make the evening special for all our guests, or do both! You'll find members of the Madrigal Team in Adams Hall after both services on Sundays through November 25. You may also
download a reservation form
from Eliot's website.
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Environmental Justice/Green Sanctuary Team Meeting
Eliot Chapel is Greening! The lights are being switched to LEDs, the plastic is being replaced with paper/compostables, and the staff is busy planning other simple changes to save money and the environment. Want to join in the fun and find more ways to combat climate change and make our planet a safer place for all living beings? The Environmental Justice/Green Sanctuary team meets on
Monday, November 19 at 7:00 pm in Room 005. We are always seeking new members and new ideas. For more information, contact
environmentjustice@eliotchapel.org.
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Women’s Alliance
Women’s Alliance will meet on
Tuesday, November 20
in Adams Hall to hear Dr. Ed Weisbart speak on “Expanded and Improved Medicare for All.” Carol McKirgan is coordinating. Coffee starts at 9:30 am. All Eliot women are welcome to join them.
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Join us for
Vigil for Hope and Healing #209
Tuesday, November 20
at 5:00 pm outside Eliot.
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ICE Accompaniment Project Training
Many of our neighbors are forced to appear at regular check-ins during their immigration case. Accompanying individuals to these check-ins offers a space of community and comfort during traumatic times. Participants find this simple act of witness both moving and remarkably effective at building bridges between our community of privilege and the immigrant population our government mistreats so badly. The need is great, the rewards substantial. Attending a training does not obligate you to participate in the program. The next training takes place at the Cardinal Rigali Center, 20 Archbishop May Dr., St Louis 63129 on
Tuesday, November 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Contact
immigration@eliotchapel.org with questions.
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Click on the links below to learn more about the events listed and sign-up information, or
check the newsletter
for more details.
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Immigration Justice Meeting
Tuesday, November 27
7:00 pm in Room 006
The Team will meet in Room 006 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on November 27. We will not meet in December. We will meet on the fourth Tuesday in January, the 22nd, and each succeeding month’s fourth Tuesday.
Break the Pipeline Orientation Meeting
Tuesday, November 27
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the MCU office
Did you attend one of the four public meetings? Were you intrigued by the work MCU is doing? It’s all because of people like you: people who care and have declared
No More Sitting Out. Join us at the MCU office to hear more about MCU, its history, and the work of the Break the Pipeline Campaign. Ask your questions and find a place to lend your passion, values, and your faith. RSVP to 314-367-3484 or email office@mcustl.com. The MCU office is on the 3rd floor of Second Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Westminster and Taylor in the Central West End. Eliot folks may contact Claudia Jean Potts at socialjustice@eliotchapel.org for a ride from Eliot.
Justice on Earth
All Read
Sunday, December 9
12:30 to 2:00 pm
If you couldn’t commit to a three-session discussion group, but would still like to read and discuss it, we will have a single session. Sign up Sunday at the SJA table in Adams Hall, or email socialjustice@eliotchapel.org.
Annual Holiday Bazaar
December 9 and 16
If you're interested in having a table to peddle your goods at Eliot’s Annual Holiday Bazaar, please contact Christie in the front office at 314-821-0911 or email
frontoffice@eliotchapel.org
by December 13.
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Sunday, November 25 – 10:00 am
“In Search of Black Madonnas” – Rev. Kimberly Hampton
Not your typical Advent sermon.
Featured Musicians: Kathie Price & Rich Heuermann
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The ourEliot team promotes and enables healthy communications as promised to one another through the Congregational Covenant. If you have a compliment, suggestion or concern that is important to communicate to a responsible party, look for an on-duty member of the team in Adams Hall wearing an ourEliot badge or contact them via email at
ourEliot@eliotchapel.org
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