The Eliot Church

Community Worship

Sundays, 10:00 a.m. September–June

Communion is offered on the first Sunday of each month and is open to all

 

Lent 2026 Theme

Spiritual Practices to Sustain Us for the Long Haul

• 2/22: Lectio Divina 
  Reading for divine guidance, with Mary Oliver's poem "Mindful" as a guide

• 3/1: Expressing Lament 
  There's a lot of grief, sadness, and anger we need to let out

• 3/8: Chronicling Gratitude 
  Even in the midst of everything going on, giving thanks helps us cope

• 3/15: Intercessory Prayer & Tonglen Meditation 
  We radiate our prayers and intentions outward to the whole world, starting with ourselves

• 3/22: Guest Minister Rev. Lauren Hannah-Murphy 
  Exploring examples of of resiliency

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Holy Week 2026

Holy Week invites us to make our spiritual practices real. When we travel the path of Holy Week, we experience our faith deep in our bodies. We go from the encouraging high of protest of Palm Sunday through the joy of a shared meal of Maundy Thursday, to the sleeplessness and despair of Jesus's arrest and the agony of his crucifixion. The reality of death and burial give way to the strangeness and awe of resurrection. The highs and lows of this week long ago are a model of how we can face the extremes of today's world in our time and place.

3/29 Palm+Passion Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Theme of embodiment, with guest yoga instructor Kelly Dias

Special music from guest soloist Jennie O'Brien, soprano

After worship discussion on topics of death and dying led by Rev. Mary L. Perry, ordained UCC minister and death doula

4/2 Maundy/Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m.

Simple potluck+service, bring a dish or snack to share as we celebrate food, communion, and Jesus's commandment to love one another

4/3 Good Friday 12:00–3:00 p.m. 

sanctuary open for personal meditation, materials for reflection available

4/5 Easter 10:00 a.m.

Community Worship with choir and soloist Conor Eliot, trumpet

Service with communion 

Easter egg hunt following​