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If you have finished paying your pledge, thank you! You are helping Eliot pay the bills. If you haven't, please complete your pledges soon. The deadline, June 30th, is just a few weeks away! Thank you. |
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If you haven't taken the Eliot Time and Talent survey, please do!
The Eliot Church Interim Leadership Development Committee has initiated this questionaire in an effort to build our community through sharing our talents and skills. Please take a few moments to answer the survey for us. Of course, answering these questions doesn't commit you to anything. You're always in control of when, where and how you serve your church. please click here to take the survey
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Worship and the Arts
This year Eliot church will continue the tradition of bringing music and other art forms together, during worship this Sunday and for display after the service next Sunday, June 13. The theme of for this year is "The Lord's Prayer." In our Sunday bulletins and weekly announcements, we have been publishing various translations, paraphrases and interpretations of the Lord's Prayer . We invite everyone in the congregation (and beyond!) to submit artwork of every kind (drawing, painting, poetry, music, sculpture, etc.) inspired by the Lord's Prayer, or by any single phrase or petition in it. This event is designed for children, teens, and adults.
Celebrate Eliot!
We will be enjoying a picnic in Farlow Park after worship. The CE Commission will be providing sandwich fixins', drinks and party supplies, and each family/individual is invited to contribute to the potluck.
If your name ends with: A-M please bring a Side Dish/Salad.
If your name begins with N-Z please bring a Dessert/Fruit
Various Commissions and Committees are asked to help with spepcific tasks:
Sexton, Investments, Facilities: Set Up: Responsible for: Blocking off area in parking lot with yellow cones by 9:00 a.m., setting up tables, chairs, tablecloths, trash bins, and recycling containers.
Spiritual Life, Music,and Parish Life: Potluck: Responsible for: Receiving food before worship, putting in fridge if needed, making sure serving spoons are available, and setting it out on the tables, covering food if needed, and bee control.
CE Commission: Respponsible for: Condiments, Coldcuts/Sandwich fixins', Potluck Sign Up Chart, paper goods, plastic utensils, decorating, and activities.
Finance, MSJ, Sexton, and any other good souls: Clean Up: Bag up trash, break down of tables, chairs.
If there are questions, please contact Sue Maraventano or Laura Seoane.
Kammerwerke Concert
3:00 pm in the Sanctuary
The Kammerwerke Orchestra under the direction of Alan Pearlmutter, will perform "Wind Concerti" Sunday, June 6. The program will feature four woodwind concerti played by four soloists. Carol Epple, flutist, will perform Andante for Flute by Mozart. Linda Poland, clarinetist, will perform Concertino for Clarinet by Weber. Joyce Alper, oboist, will perform Pastorale and Dances for Oboe and Orchestra by Guy Ropartz. John Tyson, recorder player, will perform Concerto in F for Strings and Continuo by Sammartini. A free-will offering will be taken at the door. Kammerwerke has been active since 2007 performing both known and lesser known chamber music and chamber orchestra music.
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Children's Music Sunday
Please join the children of Eliot in their enthusiastic rendition of the well known jazz church musical, 100% Chance of Rain by Walter Horsley. This joyful story about Noah and his Ark will be celebrated at the 10am worship service.
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Food Collection
Sunday, June 6 & 13
At the May meeting of the Newton Clergy Association, we were reminded that during the summer months, when attendance drops at houses of worship around the city, the amount of food contributed for our local food pantries also drops - but the requests for food by families in need does not. Therefore, we are encouraging a combined, interfaith effort for every Newton congregation to hold a "food collection drive" during June, to help stock the pantries for the summer. At Eliot, we especially encourage you to bring a bag or box of food with you to worship on June 13. Non-perishable canned or dry food only, please. Thank you if you have brought a donation today. Thank you - Pastor Tony.
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Calendar for the Week of June 6 - 13, 2010
Tuesday - June 8
7:30 PM: Coordinating Council meeting in the Parlor
Wednesday - June 9
6:30 P.M. Spiritual Life Commission at the Nason home
Thursday - June 10
7:15 PM: Women's Spirituality Group meeting in the Parlor
Sunday - June 13
9:30 AM: Children's Choir Rehearsal in the Parlor
10:00 AM: Worship for all
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One Eliot member had surgery recently and another had surgery this week. We would like to provide some meals to them during their recuperation since meals, and the good wishes from those who deliver them, are a wonderful tonic for folks recovering from illness or surgery. Martha Totten had hip replacement operation on May 19 along with some arthroscopic work on her knee and expects to come home this weekend. Connie Stubbs had a knee replacement operation on June 2. Sign-up sheets will be on piano during coffee hour or contact Susan Nason (nasonse@aol.com). Thanks for your generosity.
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Boston Pride
Saturday, June 12
Boston Pride is Saturday, June 12! Pride Interfaith Service at Old South Church at 10:00 AM (gathering music at 9:30). The preacher and recipient of the Pride Interfaith Award will be the Rev. Ann B. Day (national ONA Program Coordinator 1987-2007). Pride Parade Festival afterward on City Hall Plaza. We would be delighted to have you as one of the Eliot marchers! For more info, speak with Pastor Tony or Pastor Karla.
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Collection for Zambia
Patrick O'Reilly will be traveling to Lusaka, Zambia this summer (June 22) as part of a group from churches around the area that are supporting the work of Communities without Borders. CWB is currently supporting and educating about 1,000 AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children, in order to nourish hope for a better future for them, their society and the world. CBW's approach fosters building ongoing community-to-community relationships at the grassroots level in order to increase the quality of educational opportunities for these children. The success of this program has been very impressive...and Eliot has been given a gift to be part of this work.
The primary focus of CWB is to assist with educating young children...it is well established that the longer children, especially girls, can stay in school, the more likely they will not contrat HIV/AIDS. Currently Elliot is supporting a number of children in one of the outlying areas of Lusaka called the Linda Compound. Each summer, the group going to Zambia is asked to bring some basic school supplies with them. The airline is allowingthe group to carry on three 50-pound bags. Patrick requests your help in filling these bags.
Supplies he is collecting:
School supplies: pencils, crayongs, computer paper (81/2 x 11), construction paper, spiral notebooks, tape, chalk, schissors, pens, glue sticks, pencil sharpeners and colored pencils.
Activities, games and manipulatives like Legos, gears, simple puzzles, decks of cards, soccer balls (pumps, too), beach balls, jump ropes and tennis balls.
Books: they should be very basic - the children are in primary school - are just learning English. So, alphabet, numbers, simple stories are best; but all are welcome. Everything will find a place.
As you can see, the needs are simple. And many of the things you give do not have to be new - gently loved ones are fine. You can drop your donations at the church or Patrick will pick them up from you.
If you have any questions, please contact Patrick at patevan@aol.com or 617-964-4593.
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