Do you already come to Eliot?
Consider getting more involved!
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​For more information about any of these roles or events,
​please contact  Rev. Richard Chrisman.

Be A Reader!
Participate in worship by leading the congregation in the Call to Worship and Offertory.
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​Be A Greeter!
It's easy and a great way to say "Hello!" to everyone. All you need is a big smile.
 
Help with Coffee Hour!
It's easy! Set up in the chapel before worship and help clean up, or bring a tasty treat to share with others.

Social Events
Several times a year, Eliot Church holds potluck and barbecue meals, a chance for members and friends to sit down and break bread together. Members chip in to help with cooking or bring a dish, set-up and cleanup. Thanksgiving dinner at Eliot is held the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day. Additional social events include a Progressive Dinner, a potluck cookout on Eliot Day in June, and a welcome-back potluck on Regathering Sunday in September.

Eliot Fall Fair
​The neighborhood always anticipates the arrival of this annual church bazaar. Helping hands are always needed and welcome to plan it and to run it. 

Music at Eliot
Music abounds at Eliot. Make music with the Chancel Choir and the Eliot Philharmonic. Enjoy concerts provided by excellent outside groups throughout the year.

The Christian Education program 
is blessed with a great crew of teachers but we could use a few more folks signed up through the fall and winter. There are also ways to help in the background, in organizing supplies and making phone calls.  ​

​Outreach to Our Community

This In addition to supporting certain missions with donations of money and goods, Eliot also supports some missions with gifts of time from its members. Helping our neighbors is double the fun when we're in the company of friends.
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Allston Brighton Food Pantry
For many years, members of Eliot Church have volunteered at the Allston Brighton Food Pantry (ABFP), a ministry of our sister church, Brighton Allston Congregational Church in Brighton Center. ABFP holds a community supper every Wednesday evening at 6:00pm, offering a nutritious, balanced meal in a friendly environment. This dinner is open to everyone, free of charge, and no ID is required. Eliot members have also fill in during the Thanksgiving season, a particularly busy period for the food pantry, helping with the Thanksgiving food basket distribution on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and at the special Thanksgiving feast on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving Day.

City Mission Society Christmas Shop
Eliot holds a gift drive that benefits participants in City Mission Society's Homelessness Prevention program. Eliot members also volunteer in the Shop to sort and pack gifts. 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Eliot members participate in a Day of Service honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sponsored by City Mission and Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries.

Charles River Cleanup 
Eliot members attend this annual cleanup of the Charles River, which is sponsored by the Charles River Watershed Association.