Member Information
Members and Friends of the Eliot Church,
This section of our website is for our use to keep us informed about goings on and to make it easier for us to gather and store information. You may use this section to view the coffee hour/flowers sign-up list and to send a note to sign up. Our committees are shown along with the persons serving on those committees.
We plan to add features in the future. Committees can post their meeting agendas and minutes. Buildings and Grounds and Parish Committee already have pages they use for this purpose.
This is a section of our website for us to use, so please send any suggestions for additional ways you'd like to use this to info@theeliotchurch.org.
Snow Policy
When weather conditions are severe and the potential for road accidents increases, regular worship services, Sunday school classes, and scheduled activities will not take place. A message to this effect will be placed on the church phone lines (508/653-2244) by 8:00 AM. This will always be the case when the governor declares a snow emergency. Cancellations can also be heard on WBZ NewsRadio 1030am at five past and thirty-five past the hour on Saturdays and Sundays.
Eliot Church becomes an Open and Affirming congregation
At a special meeting of the Eliot Church, members unanimously voted for the church to become an Open and Affirming congregation. The vote culminates a two-year process of reflection and discussion within the church membership. Open and Affirming Committee member Randy Glidden was delighted with the outcome. “Members of our church come together from many backgrounds,” he said. “And this vote reaffirms our belief in the dignity and equality of all people.”
The Eliot Church Open and Affirming Statement reads:
We, the members of The Eliot Church of South Natick, long committed to the belief in the dignity and equality of all people, do hereby declare ourselves to be an Open and Affirming Congregation. As such we welcome into our church community people of every family structure, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression. We also welcome people of all ages, genders, abilities, races, nationalities, faith backgrounds, and of every economic and social status. No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome in this church. We invite all people to attend our services and to actively participate in the life and vision of our Church, as expressed in our Covenant: In the love of Truth and in the Spirit of Jesus, we unite for the worship of God and the service of All.
Please click here to see article in Natick Bulletin & Tab.
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