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Calendar for the Week of
December 12 - 19, 2010
Sunday, December 12 - Christmas Music Sunday
9:00 AM: Festival 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: Christmas Pageant Rehearsal
11:30 AM: Adult Forum: Jesus' Genealogy
3:00 PM: Advent Open House at the Pastor Tony's home
Tuesday, December 14
7:30 PM: Coordinating Council meeting in the Parlor
Wednesday, December 15
8:00 AM: Men's Breakfast in the Parlor
7:30 PM: Membership Commission meeting in the Parlor
Thursday, December 16
5:00 PM: Sacred Conversations Group in the Pastor's Office
Saturday, December 18
9:00 AM: Christmas Pageant Rehearsal in the Sanctuary
Sunday, December 19 - Christmas Pageant
10:00 AM: Worship for all - Pageant
5:00 PM: Longest Night Prayer & Meditation Service
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CMS Christmas Shops
Gift Collection This Sunday, December 12
Once again, Eliot Church is participating in the City Mission Society's Christmas Shop, which brings the joys of giving and receiving to many people in the Greater Boston Metropolitan area annually. In 2009 over 2200 people benefitted!
Gift Suggestions: NEW Items Only! (listed by priority)
- Winter coats, sweaters and sweatshirts. (large sizes especially)
- Hats, mittens, gloves and scarves.
- Socks and underwear.
- Blankets and backpacks.
- Toys, games, and books for all ages.
- Gift cards from Target, Walgreen's, CVS, Kohl's or other merchants.
We will collect our gifts this Sunday, December 12 and transport them to first Church in Winchester. For more info, contact the church office 617-244-3639 or office@eliotchurch.org or Patrick O'Reilly 617-964-4593 or patevan@aol.com. If you would like to volunteer time to this project see the flier on the Mission & Social Justice bulletin board or contact CMS directly at (617) 742-6830.
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Advent Open House
Sunday, December 12 from 3:00 - 5:00 PM
All Eliot members and friends are invited to Pastor Tony's home for an Open House on Sunday, December 12 from 3:00 - 5:00 PM. (182 Tremont Street in Newton Corner).
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Winter Coat Collection
Deadline is This Sunday, December 12
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, an 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. Children's clothes are also welcome. Please bring in clean clothes by December 12. There is a table in the entrance to the Sanctuary for your contributions. [back to top] |
Next Sunday, December 19
Christmas Pageant
Next Sunday, we will present our Christmas Pageant, The True Meaning of Christmas; penned and directed by our own Jon Bassett. This program will delight young and old alike. Join us!
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Longest Night Worship Service
Sunday, December 19 at 5:00 pm
For some, the holidays are difficult to manage. Stress, depression, grief can be deep during a time that seems for everyone else to be jolly. Do you need some quiet space? A healing space? Time for prayer, for support, for comfort? An hour to just be? Then join us for quiet reflection, prayer and meditation.
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Alternative Giving Opportunity
Try to imagine...
that you are a hardworking single mother of two daughters. You live in a run-down apartment in Waltham and work at a minimum wage job caring for the disabled. Your hours have been cut due to the economy and you have received an eviction notice because a developer is taking over your building. Then you learn there has been a devastating earthquake in Haiti and you agree to take in a family member from there who arrives with only the clothes on her back - no identification, no formal papers - and she has a medical condition and does not speak English. Your budget is stretched to the breaking point and your cell phone is shut off. What would you do? Where would you turn?
This woman turned to WATCH, a community development corporation in Waltham where she learned about her tenant rights, was referred for legal assistance, obtained help locating and paying first/last/security for a new apartment and was given resources for household goods. Her family member from Haiti can sign up for English language lessons and learn basic computer skills to help her become independent.
Now imagine that YOU can purchase a gift card this holiday season that will enable WATCH to assist more families like this one to obtain stable, safe housing and greater independence, and at the same time honor your gift recipient. Well, now you can! Look for Mission and Social Justice Commission's colorful table at coffee hour on the Sundays before Christmas and be reminded of the true reason for the season. Contact Ellen Abele or Connie Stubbs for more information.
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From Susanna Peyser
Dear Eliot Family,
Thank you to all who brought Christmas Caroling to me!! I enjoyed it all so much and want you to see that those who had a part in this know how much I appreciated it. Sincerely, Susanna
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Eliot Family Retreat
Saturday, January 8, 2011: 6-9pm
"Nurturing Body, Soul and Spirit"
Christmas and New Year's will be over! Now What? The Eliot Mini-Retreat! All Eliot folks are welcome to join us on Saturday, January 8th, from 6-9 p.m. We're still planning the event, but we know that in good Eliot tradition, there will be FOOD (a delicious dinner), MUSIC, and FUN! Beat the January Blues! Look for the sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the hallway. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, January 5. Questions Anya Bassett (anyabassett@gmail.com) for more info.
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