The worship theme for March is
Wisdom.
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Sunday, March 29 – 10:00 am
A Virtual Service with the Rev. Jim Crawford
Join us
on our website for a video worship service with Rev. Jim. The video should be available around 10:00 am and anytime after that. It will also be on the
Eliot Chapel Facebook page which allows you to comment and interact. We welcome your participation there.
Music director Jan Chamberlin will share an opening hymn and encourages you to sing along.
Find the words here.
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Sharing the Offering
- promote the public health by encouraging cleaner energy, improved environmental performance by businesses, and more efficient transportation and land use, thereby achieving cleaner air and water, and improving the quality of life in the region;
- preserve open spaces, forests, floodplains and wetlands for their recreational, aesthetic, and agricultural benefits, and their values as flood storage and habitat for migratory birds and other species;
- protect disadvantaged populations from an unreasonable share of the environmental burdens of modern society; and
- aid and advise citizens and organizations in asserting and defending their interests in environmental values before administrative officials, and, as a last resort, before the courts.
Great Rivers is Missouri’s first and only public interest law firm focused on the environment and public health. They work across Missouri and southern Illinois to preserve what matters most.
Text
ELIOT SHAREDPLATE $3 [or higher] to 73256 to give to the shared plate recipient using your text messaging. Please indicate "Great Rivers" in the memo to ensure appropriate allocation. Checking the box next to "Contribute an extra $X.XX to help offset processing fees" helps pay for the fees Eliot pays to offer this text service. Standard text message rates do apply.
You can also donate from the
Giving page on Eliot's website.
Religious Education
We are hosting two Zoom meetings for Religious Education. For this week, they are as follows:
Religious Education for Children & Families: March 29 @ 9:15 am via Zoom
Eliot children and families (PreK-8th Grade) are invited to gather at 9:15 am via Zoom for connection and community. We’ll be checking in, sharing joys & concerns, and talking about last Sunday’s Religious Education theme of “Perseverance & Kindness” and how we “filled the buckets of others” this week. Parents & families are encouraged to join their children. Co-hosted by Christie Lee, Tim Bubb, Noel Burke, and Heather Flick. Zoom links will be distributed by email on Friday, 3/27.
Senior High Youth Group: March 29 @ 11:00 am via Zoom
Eliot youth group members (grades 9-12) are invited to gather for community, connection, support, and conversation. The “room” will open at 10:45 and activities begin at 11:00. Hosted by Scott Stewart. A Zoom link will be sent to Eliot youth on Friday, 3/27.
Zoom Coffee Hour
At 11:30 am, you are invited to “walk down the hall” so to speak and come to our Zoom Coffee Hour! We’ll take about 10 minutes or so to gather and let people settle in. Rev. Barbara will say a few words of welcome and then create break-out rooms – random groupings of 5 or 6 people. Everyone will likely make a new friend at Eliot from this exercise! You’ll have the chance to introduce yourself and then share your answers to a few questions, like “How has this week been for you?” and “What feelings has it brought up for you?” Each person has about 5 minutes to speak; you are welcome to pass if you like. In half an hour, everyone will return to the big group and we’ll say our goodbyes for the week. Remember: this is an experiment! We promise at least some technical glitches and awkward moments, but also laughter and maybe a few tears. Just like church. Please refer to the church-wide email you received on Thursday for the link to join the Zoom coffee hour.
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Eliot Chapel is on YouTube!
Eliot Chapel now has a YouTube account!
Find it here. We'll host the service recordings there which should allow us more control over them and make Sunday mornings go more smoothly. You can see the past two Sundays now. We will still feature the videos on our website and Facebook. If you have a YouTube account, will you please subscribe to Eliot Chapel? In a month, if we have 100 subscribers, we can get a "real name" web address instead of a string of code, along with some other perks for the account.
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A Virtual Coffeehouse: Saturday, April 11
Come one, come all! Well, on second thought, come one hundred households because that's the maximum capacity of a Zoom event. Come in your pajamas or in your finest attire. Show off your talents at Eliot Chapel's first Virtual Coffeehouse! Have you been seeking an outlet of expression in these trying times? Possibly rediscovering old hobbies or interests? Whatever the form of expression, come share with your church family. Meet us online on April 11 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Register by
clicking this link and entering your name, the title of your act, and the length of your act. If you would like to attend as an audience member, you can indicate that on the signup genius. After you register, you will receive a link to join the event.
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222 Deck Wood Available
If you're a member or friend of Eliot Chapel and would like to dismantle the deck at 222 for its wood, please
contact Rev. Barbara.
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Stand by! Kency Will Be Here Soon – We Hope
We continue to wait expectantly/impatiently for word that Kency, an asylum seeker detained in Colorado since October, will be released under our sponsorship. Her lawyer says that a decision could come any day. We will not have advance warning, and she has to depart immediately upon release. When she arrives, we will need someone to transport her from the airport to her new home. She does not speak English yet, so we also need translation service. If you can help, on short notice, please email
immigration@eliotchapel.org (subject: volunteer) or complete
the form found here. We will look for safe ways for her to meet our community when possible. And we will schedule a Zoom meeting next week to discuss next steps. If you want to be a part of this video conference, notify us via email to
immigration@eliotchapel.org (subject: IJT Zoom meetings).
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Reminder: Staying Up to Date
In a recent email letter to members and friends, Rev. Barbara outlined "How We Do Church Now." 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. The changes this week were updates on RE Zoom meetings for children and youth, Zoom coffee hour information, and news of our new YouTube channel.
As a reminder, Rev. Barbara has requested that all staff work from home. The building is closed. A staff person will check on the building and grounds periodically throughout the week for any facilities or maintenance issues. If you need assistance or have any questions, please
email the appropriate staff person.
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ourEliot 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, please email
ourEliot@eliotchapel.org.
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