The worship theme for February is
Resilience.
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Sunday, February 9 – 9:30 and 11:00 am
“Strength & Resilience” – Eliot’s Senior High Youth Group
We invite you to join our Senior High Youth Group for music, homilies, storytelling, and community, all led by Eliot’s own imaginative youth.
Featured Musicians: Eliot Chapel Youth
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Sharing the Offering
In
February, we will share our offerings with
Metropolitan Congregations United (MCU). Eliot Chapel is a member of this community organization that brings together religious congregations, community groups, and individuals to work for a common purpose: to create a better life for all residents. MCU acknowledges that the racism in the systems that order our society has created what we now understand as the School to Prison Pipeline. MCU has been working to change the policies and procedures of school districts, police departments, and the juvenile courts in the St. Louis metropolitan area. MCU wants to keep our students in school!
Eliot Chapel members worked in partnership with MCU to successfully get Clean MO on the ballot and passed. We will continue to fight to keep our legislators from dismantling what the public clearly supported. Eliot members are continuing to gather signatures on the Medicaid Expansion ballot initiative for a few months, and we will continue to work in partnership with MCU as part of the Eliot Chapel’s UU the VOTE.
Religious Education
At
9:30, children in kindergarten and older should attend the first 15 minutes of the worship service. Preschool children (ages 3-5) and nursery children (2 and younger) go directly to their class. Children participating in the Our Whole Lives (OWL) program go directly to Room 004 at 9:30.
At
11:00, children and youth who are age 5 and older attend the first 15 minutes of the worship service. Nursery children (age 4 and younger) go directly to the nursery. Following the Time for all Ages, children in 4th grade and younger will go to their Religious Education (RE) class. The 5th & 6th grade class, Junior High class (7th & 8th grade), and Senior High Youth Group (9th grade and older) are attending, and/or leading, this morning's Youth Sunday worship service.
Sunday at a Glance
Music Sunday Choir Rehearsal – 9:00 am in the Music Room
Women’s Weekend Planning – 12:30 pm in the Nutt Children’s Library
YEA! Young Adults – 12:30 pm in the Frederick-Gray Room
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Trivia Tickets Now Available
Join Eliot Chapel on Friday, March 6 for our Second Annual Trivia Night! Gather your friends for a night of fun at the Sunset Hills Community Center! Tickets are now available –
get them here! And share the
Facebook Trivia event to spread the word with family and friends! Childcare for Eliot families can be requested by sending an email to
eliotchapelre@gmail.com no later than 12:00 pm on February 29. There are a limited number of spaces available so if you need childcare, be sure to reserve as soon as possible. For questions, contact
trivia@eliotchapel.org.
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Are You Ready for Trivia Night?
True or False: The word 'yoga' means stretch.
Watch for the answer next week!
Last week, we asked a true/false question: Identical twins have identical fingerprints.
False!
Don't miss Eliot's Second Annual Trivia Night on March 6!
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Social Justice in Action
You know, if one person, just one person, does it, they won’t pay any attention
And if two people do it, in harmony, they still may not pay attention
And if three people do it! Can you imagine three people sending postcards on the same issue? They may think it's an Organization!
And can you imagine fifty people a week? I said FIFTY people a week
Walkin' in, singin' a bar of "Alice's Restaurant" and writing postcards?
Friends, they may think it's a Movement, and that's what it is. THE UU the Vote movement! And all you gotta do to join is to come by the Social Justice table in Adams Hall and write a postcard to your legislators.
Sing it the next time it comes around on the guitar. (thanks to Arlo Guthrie and Alice’s Restaurant)
Now is the time for all to come to the aid of their country!
Missouri Senate Bill No. 589 makes Missouri less welcoming to immigrants by barring local communities from offering protections or extending welcoming policies. This bill forces municipalities to divert funding towards immigration enforcement, jeopardizes public safety, and would increase the use of racial profiling and voluntary detainers.
What can you do?
- Call members of the Missouri Senate General Laws Committee to urge them to vote against the bill. Click here for phone numbers of committee members and a script you can use.
- Stop by the Write Here, Write Now table at Sunday coffee hour and write postcard(s) voicing your opposition to the bill.
- Urge your friends to write too!
SJA’s UU the Vote Tip of the Week
Several political events happened this week: Iowa Caucuses, State of the Union Address, and the end of the Impeachment “Trial.” Are your minds wondering what do we do now? Watch this video clip from UU the Vote for some encouragement, hope and direction forward: a
UU the Vote Video - we have and can make a difference! Your Social Justice in Action Team is busy organizing ways to be involved. Keep watching for details.
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Parking Spot Raffle
Tickets are on sale in Adams Hall each Sunday after services for March's spot for only $10. Take a chance!
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Please be aware:
Care of Your Minister After Lung Transplant
I am now taking medications to suppress my immune system to avoid rejecting my brand-new lungs. This makes me very vulnerable to viruses, especially in crowds of people. Here are some precautions I will need to take and need your help with. Instead of doing the receiving line and the coffee hour, I will remain on the chancel near the pulpit after worship. If you would like to talk with me, please come up, but please also keep some distance. If you are sick, even with a tiny cold, I ask you to stay home from church if I am preaching that day. If you have come to church and find yourself coughing, sneezing, etc., please sit in the back. As I've said earlier, I need to avoid shaking hands with and hugging people. This is wisdom I have received from people who have been transplanted years ago, and are thriving today. Thank you for your continued care of me.
– Rev. Barbara
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Weather Policy Reminder
While Eliot Chapel strives to be open and available, there are times when it is unsafe to do so. In inclement or extreme weather, the decision may be made to close the church and cancel activities. Check the Chapel’s voicemail, the
website,
Facebook, local media (KMOV, KSDK, KDNL, Fox2, and STLToday/Post-Dispatch), and also in REALM for information regarding the cancellation or late start for Sunday and RE services, group meetings, and office closings. Decisions to cancel Sunday worship services will be made the day before. All members, friends, and staff are urged to use discretion when making choices about traveling in times of hazardous weather conditions.
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Monday, February 10
A Course in Miracles – 7:00 pm in Room 001
Mace Covenant Group – 7:00 pm off-site
Tuesday, February 11
Vigil for Hope & Healing – 5:00 pm outside Eliot
Board Meeting – 7:00 pm in Adams Hall
Eliot Choir – 7:00 pm in the Music Room
Wednesday, February 12
Meneely Covenant Group – 7:00 pm in Room 006
Women's Chorale – 7:00 pm in the Music Room
Thursday, February 13
Grief Group – 3:00 pm in the Frederick-Gray Room
Room at the Inn – 5:30 pm in Adams Hall and Rooms 001-006
Humanist Covenant Group – 7:00 pm in the Frederick-Gray Room
Friday, February 14
Friday Freethinkers – 10:00 am in Room 006
Saturday, February 15
There are no events at the church today.
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Spring All Read Forming
Stop by Adams Hall any
Sunday in February to take a look at the Spring All Read,
Out of the Wreckage by George Monbiot. Sign up for a discussion group and order a pre-paid copy by February 16. The book fits perfectly with our social justice team’s focus on governance and voting rights this year.
Waking Up White by Debby Irving also will be offered. You may
register online now for a discussion group. Groups will be meeting in April and May, so get your copy soon! Click to
learn more about the book.
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Women's Weekend Planning
A Women's Weekend planning meeting will be held
Sunday, February 9 from 12:30-2:30 pm in the Nutt Children's Library (next to the nursery). Please join us to share your valuable input and create a memorable event. If you can't attend the meeting but have ideas/suggestions, please email them to womensweekend@eliotchapel.org.
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Join us for
Vigil for Hope and Healing #272
Tuesday, February 11
at 5:00 pm outside Eliot.
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Eliot Gardeners
The Eliot Gardeners will be not be on the grounds this week
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Click on the links below to learn about the events listed and to sign up.
See the newsletter
for more details.
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A Relaxing Evening at Eliot
Sunday, February 16
7:00 pm in Adams Hall
This month come treat yourself to a relaxing hour at Eliot in meditation. It's a quiet, relaxing way to nurture yourself. Since it is the month of Valentines, our theme this month will be love. We will begin with mindfulness to focus ourselves. Next, we will explore the world of love through a guided meditation. Last, we will experience a walking meditation. For further information, please contact Lynn Murphy.
SJA’s February Assembly – Siding with Love, Taking Action
Tuesday, February 18
7:00 pm in Adams Hall
The time is now for all good UUs to come to the aid of our Democracy. Our 5th Principle states: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and society at large. Join our Social Justice in Action members as we discuss what we as individuals plan to do this electoral year to protect democracy, and to explore what we as a congregation can do. Will you write postcards? Will you join the All Read? Will you vote? What else can/will you do? If you are interested or have questions, please contact us at
socialjustice@eliotchapel.org.
"Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves”
Tuesday, February 25
It’s not too late to join the Eliot Immigration Justice Team (IJFT) for a special educational webinar series from the UUA that is designed to encourage spiritual growth and activist effectiveness respecting racial justice, with a special emphasis on immigrant justice. "Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves” debuted on January 28, but you have plenty of time to catch up. You may
register here to gain access. A confirming email will give you access to the assignments for each session, including the first two. Then come to the next 4 sessions in Adams Hall, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, on February 25, March 24, April 28 and May 26. The IJ Team will meet from 6:00 to 7:00 before each session, so plan to come early! Topics include anti-Blackness and immigrant justice, criminalization and immigration detention’s place in the prison industrial complex, and studies accompaniment as anti-racist practice. Materials from an earlier version are
available here.
Chili & Games Night
Saturday, February 29
Don't miss this fun family event! Enter your favorite chili or dessert into competition. There are two categories for chili, regular and vegetarian. After the sampling and voting for your favorite chili and dessert, we'll break into several groups to play games. Tickets are $5.00 for a single and $10 for a family. The event kicks off at 5:30 pm with tasting and judging. Games begin at 7:00. The winners of the chili and dessert competition will receive fabulous prizes! Please bring your craziest mugs for the chili tasting. Look for sign-up sheets on the bulletin board or
sign up online now. Hope to see you there!
Turning the Page with Eliot Chapel
Trivia Night and Auction
Friday, March 6
Join Eliot Chapel for our 2nd Annual Trivia Night! Doors open at 6:15 pm and trivia begins at 7:00 pm. The event will be held at the Sunset Hills Community Center at 3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Sunset Hills. Tickets are $25 per person, $200 per table of eight. Mulligans are ten for $10. Childcare for Eliot families can be requested by sending an email to
eliotchapelre@gmail.com no later than 12:00 pm on February 29. (There are a limited number of spaces available so if you need childcare, be sure to reserve as soon as possible.) This is a BYOB event; bring your favorite beverages and snacks. Soda and popcorn provided. In addition to trivia, there will also be silent and online auctions, 50/50, table theme competition, and games. The theme for the evening is "Turning the Page," so decorate your table with your favorite books or authors!
Purchase your tickets online now! For questions, contact
trivia@eliotchapel.org.
Pancakes with the Board
Saturday, March 7
Between 9:30 am to noon in Adams Hall
Fun and breakfast for the whole family. Festivities will include merriment with the robotic pancake maker. More details coming soon!
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Sunday, February 16 – 9:30 and 11:00 am
“LovingKindness” – Rev. Helen Carroll
Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is
the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts.
– Marianne Williamson
Even as confident, competent, self-reliant human beings, we often crave love
and find ourselves lonely. There is pain where we yearn for joy. Our response
to the isolation of the modern world is to connect with a level of love that is a
real connection to all beings. In Buddhism, it’s called Lovingkindness.
Featured Musicians: Home Remedy; Chamber Singers
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