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Welcome to Eliot Chapel's Sunday service!
Sunday, August 24 – 10:00 am
“Ask the Minister Anything... Almost!” – Rev. Krista Taves
Bring your questions for Rev. Krista to the service. Questions can cover a wide range of topics from Unitarian Universalism, personal beliefs, ethical dilemmas, and even general life. Children’s questions will be answered during the Wisdom Story. Questions sent ahead of time are more likely to be answered!
Featured musicians: Beth Curtiss, soprano; Jan Chamberlin, songleader; Mary Nistler, piano.
Find our previous services on Eliot's YouTube channel!
Sundays at Eliot Chapel
The best way to learn about Eliot Chapel is to come to a worship service. Visitors are always welcome!
We meet in our historic sanctuary each Sunday during the church year at 9:45 and 11:15 am and at 10:00 am in the summer. We livestream our service for your convenience.
Next at Eliot Chapel
Sunday, August 30 – 10:00 am
“The Ocean in a Drop:
Reclaiming Sacred Worth in a Throwaway World”
Ro Kelly
In a world that often treats people, relationships, and even the planet as disposable, how do we hold fast to the truth that every being is sacred? Drawing on the wisdom of Sufi poet Rumi’s quote – “You are not a drop in the ocean; you are the entire ocean in a drop.” – this service will explore what it means to resist throwaway culture by living in reverent interdependence with each other – even when it might be tempting to throw it all out with the bathwater! Come be reminded: your drop matters.
Rowan “Ro” Kelly (they/she) formerly worked in DV victim legal advocacy and prisoner advocacy in state & federal courts in Missouri, Massachusetts, and Oregon. They currently work part-time for Left Bank Books, sit on the board for the St. Louis Anti-Violence Project, run a queer erotic poetry open mic, and participate in several liberation movements in St. Louis. This September, Ro will begin seminary at Starr King School for the Ministry to pursue a master’s in divinity (MDiv) and a vocation in UU spiritual leadership. Ro has been a UU since 2014, has attended Eliot Chapel since 2022, and has been a pledging member since 2024. Ro is currently a member of S.P.A.R.C., the Worship Associates Team, & the Memorial/Wedding Team, and they will start serving as a youth OWL facilitator at Eliot in Spring 2026. Ro lives in South City with her partner Erin and her loving dog Lizzy.
Each of us has worth and dignity, and that worth includes our gender and our sexuality. As Unitarian Universalists, we not only open our doors to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, we value diversity of sexuality and gender and see it as a spiritual gift. We create inclusive religious communities and work for LGBTQ justice and equity as a core part of who we are. All of who you are is sacred. All of who you are is welcome.
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