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This Sunday, November 7
This Sunday is All Saints/Memorial Sunday. On the first Sunday of November, it is our custom at Eliot Church to remember all members and friends who have died recently, especially within the past year, as well as those family members and friends who have died. We will collect names on Sunday morning and include them in the Communion Prayer. If you would like to submit a name in advance that you would like remembered, please contact either Pastor Tony Kill or Pastor Karla Miller or Terri WJ in the Church Office. There will not be an "open microphone" on Sunday for announcements. If you have information that needs to be shared with the congregation today, please let one of the pastors know before the service so they can include it in the announcements.
Pastor Tony Kill will reflect on Job 19:23-27 and Luke 20:27-38 in his Meditation, "To God, All of Them Are Alive."
Music will include works by Marcel Dupre, Healey Willan, Tomas Luid de Victoria, Gabriel Faure and our own Charles Raines.
First Sunday Spirituality Series Forum following worship. Join us at 11:30 in the Parlor for the next in our First Sunday Spirituality Series. This month, Anya Bassett will share some of her spiritual journey.
Kammerwerke concert, Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm in the Sanctuary. Under the direction of Alan Perlmutter, the Kammerwerke orchestra will present "Retroactive Renaissance and Baroque". The concert will explore a twentieth century perspective of early music, including some of the dances of those periods. Works will include pieces by Respighi, Ferenc Farkas, Peter Warlock and Maurice Ravel.
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Eliot Church "Vibrant Future" Forum and LUNCH
Next Sunday, November 14 at 11:30am
All Eliot Members and Friends are invited to the Vibrant Future Implementation Task Force's first Congregational Forum next Sunday, November 14 at 11:30 am.
The forum will have two parts:
Brief Presentations in the Chapel by each of the seven Working Groups on the progress they are making on their action plans, immediately followed by Small Group Discussions in the Parlor over LUNCH among congregants and Working Groups representatives. Congregants will be given an opportunity to share questions, comments and suggestions, and to sign-up to help out with initiatives of particular interest.
Since last spring, the Working Groups have been undertaking research and data-gathering in seven strategic areas that focus on strengthening the vitality of the church and its financial sustainability. The strategic initiatives identified through last year's congregational discernment process are:
#1 - Development of an Expense Reduction Plan to balance the operating budget
#2 - Development of a Revenue Generation Plan to build on and develop new income streams
#3 - Evaluation of the Lay Leadership Structure to streamline and build in efficiencies
#4 - Evaluation of the Staffing Model to meet needs and draw on the strengths of the staff
#5 - Creating an inventory of the Spiritual Practices that nourish us
#6 - Exploration of Local Church Collaborations for enhancing resources and increasing visibility
#7 - Research on what is involved in Church Merger as an option for the future if needed
Please join us! We need you!
There will be two additional forums this year - on January 23rd and on March 20th. The goal is to provide a forum for congregants to deliberate on the new information being developed by the Working Groups and prepare for congregational decision-making in the Spring.
For any questions or further information, contact Susan Jeghelian, Task Force chair, sjeghelian@gmail.com or by phone at 617-529-6202 or Kevin Curtin kjcurtin@gmail.com or by phone at 508-423-0140. Or speak with Robert Young, Carolyn Clark, John Clark or Marge O'Reilly. back to top
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Calendar for the Week of
November 7 - 14, 2010
Tuesday, November 2
7:30 PM: Coordinating Council meeting in the Parlor
Wednesday, November 3
8:00 AM: Men's Breakfast in the Parlor
8:30 AM: Women's Coffee @ Starbucks on Soldiers Field Rd.
7:15 PM: Women's Spirituality Gathering meeting in the Parlor
Thursday, November 4
8:30 AM: Confirmation Support Group meeting in the Parlor
5:00 PM: Sacred Conversations in the Pastor's Office
7:15 PM: FESTIVAL Choir Rehearsal in the Chapel
Sunday, November 7
9:00 AM: Choir Rehearsal in the Sanctuary
9:30 AM: Children's Choir Rehearsal in the Parlor
10:00 AM: Worship for all
10:20 AM: Children dismissed for Sunday School
11:30 AM: Implementation Task Force Congregational Meeting and Luncheon
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Sunday, November 21
Eliot Thanksgiving Dinner
Annual Eliot Thanksgiving Dinner, Sunday, November 21. Surround yourself with good food and good company at the Eliot annual Thanksgiving Sunday Dinner immediately after worship on Sunday, November 21. This event is open to all. If you'll have friends and relatives visiting for the holidays, please plan on bringing them along. We'd especially love to see our Eliot young people who have been away for work and school. Look for the sign-up sheets posted in the hallway (on the Parish Life bulletin board) where you can volunteer to make a turkey, side dish, bread or dessert or join in with set up, kitchen help or clean up. See you there!
At our Thanksgiving dinner, there will be a table for Eliot members to purchase Christmas cards and gifts from Ecclesia Ministries, the group that offers worship services, clothing and other social services for the homeless in Boston on the Boston Common ('The Common Cathedral'). The gifts include silver Ecclesia crosses, and Christmas cards and artwork made by made by homeless people in the common art program of Ecclesia community. This is a great opportunity to support services for the homeless in your Christmas giving. (Stay tuned for other opportunities as well.)
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Immediate Special Collection for Medical and Sanitary Supplies for Haiti
Dr. Arielle Adrien will be traveling to Haiti with the Boston Haiti Health Care Support Team soon, and Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries is helping collect supplies to send with her.
Please donate:Masks, Gloves, Gauze, Ace Bandages, Stethoscopes, Blood Pressure Kits, Hand Sanitizers, Wound Cleaners, Bacitracin, Neosporin, Pain Killers (over-the-counter), Vitamins (adults & children), Nutrition Bars, Sanitary Pads, and Eye Glasses that you may no longer use but are still serviceable. Please collect goods and leave them outside the CMM office (in the basement of Eliot Church) by Thursday, November 10th. The office is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, but items may be left any day, 9-5 pm. back to top
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The new Sacred Conversations series has begun, and you're welcome to join us. We meet on Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in Tony's office. This is a combination of Bible Study, prayer and sharing some of the joys, hopes and struggles of our own lives.
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Join the Eliot Festival Choir!
Rehearsals begin soon for our Christmas Music Sunday, December 12. Featuring several of the perky carol arrangements for choir with instruments by John Rutter. The repertoire for the morning should delight both performers and listeners.
Rehearsals begin this evening at 7:15 and continue on Thursday nights in November (excluding Thanksgiving Day, of course); and the first two Thursday evenings in December.
Festival Choir rehearsals are from 7:15 -8 p.m. To sign up or for information, please contact Minister of Music, Charles Raines at music@eliotchurch.org.
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The Eliot congregation has been wonderfully generous in donating good used winter coats and other clothing for the homeless and disadvantaged over the past several years. This year, working in collaboration with Alex Kern and Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, we will collect winter clothing for clients of the Community Day Center, a service center in Waltham (www.communitydaycenter.org), and the Haley House, a soup kitchen and service center in Boston (www.haleyhouse.org). The Haley House needs mens' clothing and shoes, as well as blankets, backpacks, toiletries, etc. The Community Day Center can use adult mens' and womens' coats, especially large and extra large. Please bring in clean clothes at any time over the next few weeks. We will have a table in the entrance to the sanctuary for your contributions. [back to top] |
Travel Vouchers for Seniors
If you are over 60 and in need of transportation (including a ride to church), the Newton Department of Senior Services can help. To arrange a ride to your destination, please contact the Newton Senior Center Transportation Services at 617-796-1288 to make a reservation. Vouchers are needed to travel. Vouchers are available to pick up or be mailed from 345 Walnut Street, Newtonville 02460. Please make your reservations 3 business days in advance. for more info, call 617-796-1644 or visit www.newtonseniors.org.
Ask Pastor Tony for more details about this senior transportation service, which the Newton Congregations helped restore.
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