Welcome!

St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church is a warm and welcoming community in the heart of Sudbury, Massachusetts. The clergy and parishioners are committed to making St. E's a loving, supportive place for everyone, and to informing, involving, and inspiring the congregation.

Our worship is both innovative and traditional, and we welcome those who are searching for a friendly place where they can grow with others in the knowledge and love of God. St. E's is a lively congregation, with activities for all ages. Blessed with many children, our church school and youth programs are an important part of who we are.

If you are looking for a place where you can seek meaning and make a difference, St. Elizabeth's may be that place. For more information please complete our Visitor and Newcomers Welcome Form

Are you interested in learning more about the reflectionary readings for this week's worship services ? This includes readings for the upcoming Sunday along with scripture backgrounds and reflections. The readings are updated weekly, so please check back often.

Announcements & Upcoming Events

Mark Your Calendars

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Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center Family Retreat - August 27-29
Bible Study - Tuesday Mornings
Centering Prayer - Tuesday Evenings
Choir Rehearsals - Thursday evenings
Playgroup - Friday mornings
Men's Group - Third Saturdays
Church School - Sunday mornings

Church School and Youth Choir Registrations Available Online

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for children in grades 1 to 6 is an approach to the religious formation of children. It is rooted in the Bible and the liturgy of the church, using the educational principles of Maria Montessori. Children gather in an "atrium", a sacred room prepared for them, containing simple yet beautiful materials that they work with. Please use our church school online registration form to register your child(ren) for the church Children Programs.

The Youth Choir sings every Sunday, warming up with the Adults at 9:30 am, going to church school, returning during the offertory and usually singing during Communion. After a quick break for juice and cookies, we return to the balcony to rehearse for a half hour. Please use our youth choir online registration form to register your child(ren) for the youth choir.

Lotsa Helping Hands

Create a free of charge, private, web-based community to organize family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues - a family's 'circles of community' - during times of need. Easily coordinate activities and manage volunteers with our intuitive group calendar. Communicate and share information using announcements, messages boards, and photos. Perhaps you are caring for a loved one who is ill, or you are looking for ways to support a caregiving family. Coordinate meals, organize rides to medical appointments, manage logistical tasks that come with caregiving, and provide medical status updates.

St. Elizabeth's recommends the use of Lotsa Helping Hands. In literally minutes, a Coordinator can create, free-of-charge, a private and secure Lotsa Helping Hands web community, define volunteer activities using the supplied templates, and begin inviting members to the community. Through an intuitive interface that requires no training, volunteers can then easily view and sign up for any number of available tasks, review their current commitments, and be confident they won't forget any assignments as the system automatically sends out email reminders of upcoming obligations.

Saint E's Job Networking

A St. E's Networkers Linked In community group is available and includes discussions about the job market, news, local networking events and meetings, and job postings from its members. For further information about the St. E's Networking group contact Art Huston or Susan Newlin.

St. Elizabeth's Safe Church Guidelines

It is the commitment of the parishioners and staff of St. Elizabeth's Church to do our utmost to insure a safe environment for our most vulnerable members and to observe appropriate fiscal controls to protect our assets from misuse. To that end we have posted the Outline of St. Elizabeth's Safe Church Guidelines as well as the full text of the Policy for Safe Church Practices. Parishioners and staff members may register for diocesan Safe Church Training.

Contribute While Shopping

Turn Everyday Shopping into Contributions for St. E's! Do you shop online? Now you can shop and earn contributions for St. E's at the same time! No extra cost to you. A percentage of your purchase will be donated to St. E's. How? Easy. First, quickly register with OneCause. Then shop online at www.OneCause.com. Think of OneCause as a "virtual mall". Go there first, then go to any retailer available at that "mall" - hundreds of your favorite websites, stores and catalogs - Amazon, LLBean, Land's End, OfficeMax, Expedia, Dell, Best Buy, 1-800-Flowers, The Container Store, Gardener's Supply Company, EToys, and even EBay - to name just a few! Help and more information is available More...

Fair Trade Coffee Being Served

Fair Trade coffee is served for coffee hour, as well as sold to parish members. Fifteen percent of the wholesale price goes directly to the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund (ERD). Bishops Blend coffee is certified Fair Trade, organic, and shade grown. Shade grown�coffee grows beneath a tree canopy which both protects the coffee plants from intense heat, and returns vital nutrients to the soil. More...