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May 2011 You are invited by the Eliot Chapel Board of Trustees for two events of fellowship and understanding. Saturday, May 14 100 South Taylor Ave. Kirkwood, MO 6:30 – 8:30 pm 63122-4310 (314) 821-0911 A Potluck Dinner and Board Information Night www.eliotchapel.org and Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 to 4:00 Sunday 9:00 to 1:00 Sunday, May 15 following the 11:00 service Our Mission The Congregational Annual Meeting Eliot Chapel, a Unitarian Universalist You will learn: community, • How the Appreciative Inquiry goals are articu- gathers to foster lated in the revised Values and Mission of Eliot free religious thought, Chapel. nurture spiritual growth, • How policy governance reflects these goals and act for social justice. and helps the leadership of Eliot and enables the church to achieve these goals. We will take a look back at accomplishments Board of Trustees: of the past year and look forward to the Brent Vaughn, Chair bright future of Eliot Chapel. Mike Antoine, Chair-elect William Lemon, Secretary RSVP for childcare by May 11 to the church office at David Cox, Treasurer [email protected] or 314-821-0911. Dave Day Bill Erdman Potluck dishes: Marc Fried A-F: drinks G-L: salad and bread M-R: main dish S-Z: dessert Pat Gray Please sign up on the bulletin board. Steve Lawrence Mary Meihaus Page 1 Eliot Chapel Staff RE Gets Ready to Wrap Up Year News from the Religious Education Team Rev. Dr. David Keyes, Interim Minister Rev. Dr. Susan Videen, Minister of Pastoral Care What an exciting year we have had in Religious Rev. Richard Haynes, Education. Last month, seventeen 4th and 5th grade Community Minister youth participated in the spring mini lock-in in **** Adams Hall, complete with an Eliot Chapel scaven- Rev. John H. Robinson, ger hunt. We had 14 Senior High youth participate Minister Emeritus in the district youth convention (CON) in Palatine, Illinois and 18 Junior High youth involved with the Scott Stewart, Religious Education Director St. Louis area mini-CON at First Unitarian Church. Christie Lee, Religious Education Assistant A special thanks as well to Nancy Spargo and Rich Vaughn for serving as the adult advisors for the Jan Chamberlin, Music Director Homeless & Hungry in Kirkwood Experience Dr. Leon Burke III, Choir Director (HIKE) for Kirkwood-area youth, and a special ac- Sue Goldford, Pianist knowledgement to the youth from Eliot who partici- Jocelyn Rugaber, Pianist pated: Leslie Riggs, Melia Reeves-Long, Tadhg Jason Oestenstad, Pianist Duhigg, and Elli Daly. Charles Lewis, Administrator We are eagerly looking ahead to another terrific year Terri Burtin, Publications Assistant of Religious Education programming for Eliot’s Jamacia Stanfield, Administrative Assistant children and youth in 2011-2012, and we need your help. Eliot’s Sunday morning ministry to children Myron Simms, Facilities Assistant and youth alone requires nearly 70 teachers and vo- Ed Liebman, Sunday Custodian lunteers working with kids at all different age levels. Volunteering with Eliot’s kids is a terrific opportuni- ty for folks of all ages to engage in personal ministry and put values such as love, compassion, and hospi- tality into action. Teaching also provides increased We’re Saving Trees and Saving opportunities for interaction and a stronger sense of Time, so Save This Newsletter! community with other folks at church. We invite you to stop by the teacher recruitment table in This is your last paper newsletter until the Sep- Adams Hall on May 1 and May 15 to find out more tember issue, so you may want to keep it handy for about what opportunities are available in the pro- reference. Electronic news will continue to pour gram next year and to consider signing up for this forth in the weekly email news blast. If you're not important ministry. You can also find out more in- signed up for Eliot's electronic communications, do formation about what opportunities are available by let the office know at [email protected]. contacting Scott Stewart or Christie Lee at 314-821- Ti me saved on not producing mailings (not to men- 0911 or [email protected]. tion money) will give Publications Assistant Terri Burtin more time to work over the summer on im- We are delighted to announce that Nancy Spargo, proving the web site. Look for the next Eliot new- Justin Carney, and Angie Bowland will be serving th th sletter in your mailbox at the end of August. And as next year’s Junior High advisors to 7 and 8 grade youth. Plans are already being made for an rest assured that Eliot Chapel will have outstanding worship and service opportunities all summer. exciting year of activities that will enable youth to explore different faith traditions, engage in social activities, and participate in social action and com- Page 2 munity service. We are thrilled to have Justin, Nan- Memorial Day Weekend Events cy, and Angie on board and assuming this important ministry role in the church. Bergfried Family Campout: 11:00 am Sunday worship, May 29, will be led by Rev. David Keyes We hope you are having a great spring. See you at with music by Jan Chamberlin and friends at the church. Bergfried property near Hermann, MO. ~ Scott Stewart, Religious Education Director The annual Animal Blessing, also on May 29 but at Christie Lee, Religious Education Assistant Eliot Chapel, will be led by Rev. Susan Videen with [email protected] music by the Kastner family. There will be one ser- vice at 10:00 am. Music Notes Many Thanks to all the volunteer singers and mu- Music Sunday this year will be on sicians who shared their talents with us this year in- Mother’s Day, May 8. Please join cluding the singers of the Chamber Choir, the Chorale, us for a celebration of music as the Children’s Chalice Choir, Nancy Collis and the Leon Burke will lead the morning, Handbell Choir, Inner Voices, the Loafers, Prairie conducting combined choirs and Soul, The Eliot Winds, all the instrumentalists, the orchestra in Handel’s ―Ode to Saint Cecelia’s Day.‖ Music Committee and all who helped with Soulstice Saint Cecelia was the patron saint of music. This is Cafés and Coffee House. The need for meaningful mu- the second part of our choir exchange with Second sic will continue through the summer, so please let me Baptist Church of Greater St. Louis, so we welcome know of your availability: Jan Chamberlin, some of their singers to join with us that morning. [email protected]. (The first part of the exchange took place when we sang with them for Good Friday, last month.) Join the New Worship Support Team Friends of Music present their last concert of the Many details go into making Sunday mornings hap- season on Sunday, May 15 at 3:00 pm in the sanctu- pen. We would like to be intentional about creating a ary. The classical music series is free and open to the calmer, welcoming atmosphere for worship. More public. The first half of the program will include hands are needed to balance the workload. If you Music for Renaissance flute and Baroque violin, per- attend regularly and can lend a hand with details, formed by flutist and recorder player James Harris please sign up in the hallway or contact Jan and violinist Lorraine Glass-Harris of the St. Louis Chamberlin at [email protected]. Specific Symphony Orchestra. Included in the repertoire will needs include folks to assist with flower commu- be a Fantasia for solo flute by Georg Phillip Tele- nion, sound system and pod casting. Also on the mann, a Prelude and Divisions for violin solo on list is chalice lighting, furniture moving, child de- John Come Kiss Me Now by Thomas Baltzar, and a dication preparation, and setting hymnals. We duo for flute and violin by Antonio Gardano, Con- promise minimal meetings and great fulfillment. tent Desir. The second half of the program will in- ~Jan Chamberlin, Music Director clude Johannes Brahms’ Sonata for Clarinet and Pi- [email protected] ano in F minor, Op. 120, no. 1, performed by Jessica Ingraham, clarinet and David Doran, piano. For more information, visit www.fomcstl.org. Rev. Keyes to Return The Friends of Music Board of Directors would like The Board has invited Interim Minister David to thank the music lovers of Eliot Chapel for attend- Keyes to return for a second year at Eliot Chapel, ing this year’s concerts and supporting the series: and he has enthusiastically accepted. David will be Jan Chamberlin, Kathi and Jeffrey Kurtzman, away most of the summer, but plans to return in late August to see the church through the exciting Alan Rosenkoetter, Chiann-Yi Yawitz, Marcia and Robert Kern. process of calling a new, settled senior minister. May 2011 Page 3 Animal Blessing Service Sunday, May 29 at 10:00 am Bring your furry, scaly and feathered friends for the 18th annual Eliot Chapel Animal Blessing. Rev. Eliot Chapel welcomes the following new members Sue Videen will officiate who have recently joined: Susan and Jim Reed and for the very last time. Karen Randazzo. We’re glad you are here! The following guidelines have been established to make this an enjoyable experience for all: May Offering to be Shared with Be in control of your pet at all times. Youth in Need’s Street Outreach Keep your dog on a leash and keep all other Youth in Need provides wide-ranging services to animals in appropriate carriers. over 10,000 children and families at 25 sites, span- Walk your dog outdoors before entering the ning 100 mile in eastern Missouri.