Large-print orders of service and hearing assistance devices are available from the greeters on Sunday. We livestream our service; find it at eliotchapel.org. After the stream, a recording will be available there all week. You can also find it directly on our YouTube channel.

If you're worshipping with us on livestream, you can always find a digital order of service, including lyrics to the hymns, on our website. 

At Eliot Chapel, we follow CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19. When St. Louis County is at a Yellow or Medium Level, we will:

Read the letter about the review of our policy and the change in measures in response to a change in levels. You may access the policy document on Eliot Chapel's website for more of the details. 

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. In June, Eliot will share our Sunday collection with BLUU, Black Lives of UU. BLUU is committed to expanding the power and capacity of Black UUs within Unitarian Universalism. Learn more at blacklivesuu.org.

Let us be good neighbors. Let us be a generous people. You can give in one of three ways:

Children of all ages should attend the 10:00 worship service with their family.  Activity bags with crayons and UU coloring pages are available at each sanctuary entrance.

The nursery will reopen on June 18 and be open for summer services through the end of June.

Coffee Hour is an important tradition of fellowship at Eliot Chapel taking place in Adams Hall immediately after the worship service on Sunday. It's a time to catch up with fellow members and friends and to greet newcomers. Please join us!

We keep this tradition of hospitality alive by taking turns hosting. This is a simple task (instructions are available in a binder in the kitchen) and a great way to serve and connect. Please check the SignUpGenius for Coffee Hour Volunteers to sign up to host Coffee Hour on a Sunday morning after the service. If there is no host by 3:00 pm on Thursday afternoon, there will be no coffee served on Sunday though we will still gather for social time. Please be respectful of Sunday staff as they have other responsibilities.

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 breakout 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 – 11:00 am in Adams Hall

Saunders/McVoy Covenant Group – 11:30 am in the Susan Frederick-Gray Room

Summer Family Meetup – 11:30 am in Kirkwood Park

Young Adult Group – 11:45 am in the Triplett Room

Online Coffee Hour – 12:30 pm via Zoom

Saphian Memorial – 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary

Friends of Music Concert – 7:30 pm in the Sanctuary

Environmental Justice Team – 7:00 pm in the Susan Frederick-Gray Room

A Course in Miracles – 7:00 pm via Zoom

Vigil for Hope & Healing – 5:00 pm on the front lawn

Creative Spirituality Covenant Group – 7:00 pm in the Susan Frederick-Gray Room

Stein Covenant Group – 7:00 pm in Room 006

Transitions Support Group – 7:00 pm in the Susan Frederick-Gray Room

Friday Freethinkers – 10:00 am in Room 001

Planning a meeting or event? Start with our Room & Event Request Form! 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.

Please keep Sheryl and Lauren Foster in the spirit of love and care. Al Gadkari, husband to Sheryl and father to Laurel, died in a rafting accident in New Mexico on Wednesday, June 7.

Beloved member and consummate artist Marcy Saphian passed away on Friday, May 12. Her memorial will be held at Eliot on Sunday, June 11, at 2:00 pm. It will be livestreamed at https://youtube.com/live/6-iuPXAhL74.

The Memorial Service for Anne Marie Grassmann will be livestreamed on YouTube from First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City. The service is Saturday, June 10 at 11:00 am. After the livestream, the recording will be archived at the same link. Here is the YouTube link for viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Mcg7uCaiM

Join the Eliot Chapel Nominating Committee to thank outgoing and incoming members of the Eliot Chapel Board of Trustees and learn a bit about how things get done at Eliot (i.e., governance). The happy hour discussion will be interlaced with plenty of wine, non-alcoholic drinks, cheese, and crackers. All are welcome, but please RSVP so that we can ensure sufficient supplies.

July 1, 2023 is the first day of the new Eliot Chapel fiscal/pledge year of 2023-2024.

We realize Eliot Chapel's fiscal and pledge year are confusing. Everyone thinks of "year" as the calendar year of January to December. However, a corporation like Eliot Chapel (EUC was incorporated in 1959), follows a different calendar year for its fiscal year. Eliot Chapel's fiscal calendar year is July 1 to June 30. This means that the pledge card members and friends were asked to fill out and return to Eliot Chapel in March/April becomes effective July 1, 2023.

There are several things pledgers who pay via online giving need to do in a new fiscal/pledge year.

If the following directions confuse you, please contact the Front Office at frontoffice@eliotchapel.org or DFO@eliotchapel.org and we will help you delete your 2022-2023 pledge payment and/or set up a new online giving pledge payment for 2023-2024.

If you have not yet submitted your pledge card for 2023-2024, please use this link to access the online pledge form or a printable pledge card to download and mail.

Thank you for your support of Eliot Chapel!

Could your family live on less than $500 a week? That's all the law requires for full time employment in Missouri! If you think our families deserve better, you should sign the petition to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The initiative also would require at least five days of paid sick leave each year. Look for SJA Steering Committee members after the church service on Sunday to sign your approval of this ballot initiative for the August election!

The Eliot Social Justice in Action Steering Committee welcomes nominations before June 30 for Shared Plate for the 2023-2024 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.

Once a year, the Unitarian Universalist Association, our national body, holds its General Assembly. This year, GA is in Pittsburgh, PA. GA is like a big family reunion with so much celebration! There is amazing worship, more workshops than you can imagine, and our annual business meeting. As a democratic denomination, every congregation sends delegates to represent us at the business meeting. If you would like to be a delegate for General Assembly, let us know! Contact Camille at DFO@eliotchapel.org.

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.

At Eliot Chapel, we care for our earth and our building! One way you can express this is by joining the Eliot Recycling Team! This committee is responsible for taking the recycling from Eliot to the Kirkwood Recycling Depository at 350 S. Taylor Avenue each week. Sign up for a week that works for you and plan to grab the recycling after service to drop it off. Thanks for being part of the team!

Providing receptions after a Celebration of Life is another way we care for each other at Eliot Chapel. The Reception Horde sets up, serves, and cleans up after these receptions. If you can be available once in a while to help, please email receptions@eliotchapel.org. Your efforts will be appreciated!

Sign-ups are open for Eliot Summer Adventure #1, the first in a series of informal opportunities for Eliot families and children to gather for fellowship and connection during the summer months.

Gathering #1 is at Kirkwood Park on Sunday, June 11 from 11:30-1:30. We will meet by the playground area. The nearest parking lot is off Playground Dr. near the ballfields off of West Adams Ave. Bring a picnic lunch, blanket, and clothes for getting wet in the fountain (if desired).

You can sign up for this event here via Sign-Up Genius. Advance RSVPs are helpful but by no means required. Please contact Susan van Alstyne directly at eliotadventure@eliotchapel.org if you have any questions.

HUGE thanks to Susan van Alstyne, Kalen Ponche, and Deb Eldarrat for initiating and hosting these gatherings. Susan is hosting Gathering #1.

Sunday evening, June 11 at 7:30 pm will be the final Friends of Music concert of this season in the Eliot Chapel Sanctuary. The performers will be international students who came to St. Louis this week to study with the "world renowned" Arianna String Quartet at their annual festival. This will be one of the opportunities Arianna gives these talented young people to perform in public what they have learned here. Please join us for a thrilling treat this Sunday!

The Transitions Support Group is for anyone who is experiencing a significant life transition, such as death of a loved one, transitioning relationships, children leaving home, having children, getting married, transitioning gender, changes in career/employment to name a few. This is a place to share your story and give and receive support for the journey we are on. The meetings are facilitated by Rev. Krista Taves. There is a short reading with focusing questions sent out a few days before the meeting, which is on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month, 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the DuBois Library. Please email ktaves@eliotchapel.org if you want to learn more or receive the reminder emails. The next meeting is Thursday, June 15. 

How fathering has evolved and what it means for all who search for wholeness and healing.