Dear Reader,
This is the Saturday, December 21, 2024 full edition of the Tapestry newsletter of upcoming events and announcements. All events are open to anyone who wishes to join, except where otherwise noted.
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Upcoming Sunday Service at 11:00 AM:
Interfaith Celebration of Hope and Gratitude
by Rev. Alisha Mills
Join us for a special time of holiday joy and celebration. We love the holidays and want to celebrate by sharing our hope and gratitude for all we have been blessed with in 2024!
If you're unable to join us in person, Zoom is still an option by clicking HERE.
Announcements:
Choir Practice Sunday 10am
This Sunday the choir meets at the church to practice singing during the worship service. All who are interested are welcome to join.
Cooking Covenant Group: January: Calendaring!
by Tracy Cook on 12/17/2024
Our meeting on January 4 will be calendaring, where we talk about what things we might want to do in 2025. We will meet up at Tapestry since everyone knows where that is, from 3:00-4:30.
If you would like to participate, but can’t make the meeting, just comment below with what you would like to see. The group will discuss it together at the next meeting.
Things we already have on the 2025 list:
Things we had on the 2024 list but didn’t do:
- Puff Pastry or Phyllo Pastry
- Meringues
- Cocktails and Mocktails
Then in February I can host the meeting at my new home ❤️
Read More and Comment on the Cooking Covenant Group Blog
New Year's Eve Party
Please join us this New Year for fun & games while ringing in the new year!
Please use this link to RSVP.
Cooking Covenant Group: December and January
by Tracy Cook on 12/10/2024
Howdy, Friends and Neighbors,
And I do mean neighbors, we have moved closer to church! Like we are now less than ten minutes away. I will be showing up more often to off-Sunday events, woo hoo!
Alright, so at the start of December we held our first-annual Holiday Treats Fundraiser! We had fun, and also raised more than $1300 for Tapestry! We sold out of several items, and so have taken note of what sold and what…didn’t. My Peppermint Add-Ins for hot chocolate were NOT as popular as I thought they would be. Maybe because they looked like nipples, I don’t know 🤣 But I think I will make basic chocolate and peppermint add-ins for next year, and see if they sell faster that way.
Read More and Comment on the Cooking Covenant Group Blog
Coyote has stolen The Vanishing
The D&D group has decided to take a break from D&D for a couple months to try a new game: Coyote & Crow. Coyote & Crow is a 100% Indigenous-American written RPG which imagines a science-fantasy world in which colonialism never existed. For our sample story, the players will play Coyote Chasers... people who help communities endure Coyote's pranks, and hopefully come away wiser in the process. In this specific scenario, they are helping three villages deal with expanding rivalries in the run up to their 12 year festival and competitions.
We will continue to meet during our normal 3:00pm time slot at Dragon's Lair. We will return to our normally scheduled D&D game after playing one story in the setting of Coyote & Crow. Our introductory session will be December 15th. Please contact Eric Huckabay if you have any questions.
Share-the-Plate
December's share-the-plate offering is going to the Houston Humane Society, which provides food, shelter, medical care, safety and adoption services for Harris, Fort Bend and Brazoria counties. They also distribute 519,097 free pet meals to underserved areas, and delivered 21,419 pet meals to homebound clients.
Circle of Trees Multigenerational Spiritual Formation
Circle of Trees is a multi-generational program of eight workshops that nurture deep connection with trees, nature, and all of earth's living creatures. The program uses trees as an entry point to understand and connect with life on earth. Across many cultures, trees are recognized as a symbol for life on earth—for example, the biblical Tree of Life. Even young children understand trees as sustainers of life, fundamental engines of life on earth as we know it. Trees create and purify the air we breathe. They house and provide resources for myriad creatures, including humans. They bring us peace, joy, and delight.
This program will:
- Provide a basic understanding of why trees are, literally, “providers of life”
- Identify threats to trees and the web of life and provide inspiration to take action
- Explore using methods that are spiritual, non-intellectual, with the hope of fostering deep connection
- Provide meaningful ways in which participants can actively promote the health of trees and, by extension, the web of life
- Reinforce the concept of interdependence as expressed in the seventh Unitarian Universalist Principle, “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part”
- Affirm that stewardship of the earth is an explicit act of Unitarian Universalist faith.
Tapestry will offer Circle of Trees during worship on the 3rd Sunday of each month from September - April. Plan on likely going outside and be prepared for the session to last 60-90 minutes. The opportunity will be announced during worship and those interested in participating will leave after announcements.
Please reach out to the leader directly for any questions.
December 15 - Trees, Sanctuary for the Spirit with Todd Mills
January 19 - Trees, From Peril to Progress with Melissa Huckabay & Jasmine Pantuso
February 16 - Council Among Trees, Part 1 with Dawn Newcomer & Elisa Kaplan
March 16 - Council Among Trees, Part 2 with Grace Ngo
April 20 - Come be with the Trees with James Moore
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Covenant Groups
The following groups are currently accepting new members:
- Cooking Covenant Group
- Gardening Covenant Group
The Women Aligned Spiritually Group is currently closed, but it may reopen to new members next summer.
For more information, please see https://uutapestry.org/CovenantGroups or to suggest a new group, email pastpresident@uutapestry.org.
Tapestry Caring Team
Tapestry Board Meetings
Your Tapestry Board of Trustees is meeting monthly.
When: 2nd Thursday of each month beginning at 5:30 pm.
Where: On Tapestry’s Thursday Zoom account unless otherwise published.
View the upcoming agenda by clicking HERE.
Tapestry Disc Golf!
Disc Golf GroupMe group SIGN-UP
Interested in getting together for disc golf? If you'd like to play disc golf some early Saturday morning then join the Disc Golf GroupMe group for notifications on the day before the game. Then if you are available show up with some water and a hat. There will be discs available so there is no need to buy or bring discs. The game takes less than 2 hours and is free.
The SIGN-UP list is posted on the white bulletin board at Tapestry. Also you can email dg@uutapestry.org with your phone number or email address for getting an invite to join the GroupMe Disc Golf group. You will get a GroupMe Disc Golf group event notification whenever anyone posts an upcoming disc golf game event with the date, time, and location for the game. Then, if you're in the GroupMe Disc Golf group and see the event notification just show up on Saturday to get some exercise, to spend some time in nature, and to enjoy playing disc golf with friends.
Disc Golf is good fun, companionship, and a great way to get out in nature. All skill levels are welcome, and loaner discs are available. There are a variety of attractive and challenging courses in the NW Houston area (no fees required), and we sometimes organize road trips to sample other venues. See our Disc Golf group slideshow at: https://uutapestry.org/DiscGolf. We also meet on Zoom Fridays at 4 pm CT to talk and plan future events.
The Group is open to current and former members and friends of Tapestry UU Church of Houston who are interested in playing disc golf. Games and other outings are organized on the Tapestry Disc Golfers Facebook private group page. To learn more, request to join the Tapestry Disc Golfers Facebook group, or email dg@uutapestry.org. See you on the course!
Upcoming Events From Our Calendar:
December 24 (Tuesday), 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Christmas Eve Carols & Cocoa
Join us for Christmas carol singing, hot cocoa, cookies, and Peanuts Gang Christmas Bingo with prizes
December 26 (Thursday), 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Worship Team Meeting
December 27 (Friday), 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Worship Service Music Selection Zoom
Choir and music team meeting for worship service music. All are welcome who want to join for input on the music.
https://zoom.us/j/91472416819?pwd=d1hSUGorVms0c1dBejBFcGNjMDFMdz09
December 27 (Friday), 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Disc Golf V-Beer Meeting
Weekly Friday 3 PM to 4:30 PM disc golf v-beer Zoom meeting
December 27 (Friday), 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: UBarU Virtual Zoomba
Every Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Zumba for Body and Spirit - Dance as a spiritual practice, for all ages (adults and kids), genders, abilities, and fitness levels. Set an intention for joy, energy, movement, and community. Open to UUs and wider community, led by Community Minister Rev. Erin Walter. Questions or song requests, contact erinjwalter@gmail.com
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Thank you for your interest and readership...
Newsletter editor, Tapestry Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston
newsletter@uutapestry.org