Dear Reader,
This is the Saturday, July 27, 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:
Back to School Blessings
by Rev. Alisha Mills
Bring your school bag, teacher bag, lunch bag, anything you take with you into the 2024-2025 school year. Tapestry UU of Houston will offer you a blessing to remind you ALL YEAR LONG that we've got you & YOU'VE GOT THIS!
If you're unable to join us in person, Zoom is still an option by clicking HERE.
Announcements:
Social Justice Corner: Actions You Can Take This Week
Get Ready to Vote!
As election season approaches, make sure you're ready!
Last day to register for the general election is October 7th.
Check your voter registration:
https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do
Request a absentee ballot to vote by mail:
https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml
To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas, you must:
- be 65 years or older;
- be sick or disabled;
- be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or
- be expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day; or
- be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.
If you have any barriers to voting such as ID or transportation requirements, please reach out to patti13uu@gmail.com.
Save the date: September 10th
Power the Disability Vote Party
Women Aligned Spirituality Group exploring the 7 Chakras 08/15/2024
This year, our Women's Spirituality Group will explore the seven chakras, focusing on one chakra each month. We will delve into the meaning, importance, and ways to balance each chakra, incorporating them into our daily lives for holistic well-being. Through discussions, meditations, and practical exercises, we'll learn to live more balanced and harmonious lives. Join us on this transformative journey to deepen your spiritual practice and personal growth.
Our first meeting will be 08/15/2024 7 pm. Let us know if you'll be joining to wasg@uutapestry.org.
#ReligiousEducation
Tapestry Board Meetings
Your Tapestry Board of Trustees is meeting monthly.
When: 2nd Thursday of each month beginning at 1 pm.
Where: Tapestry’s office at CJCN unless otherwise published.
View the upcoming agenda by clicking HERE.
Brew CrUU
The Brew CrUU will meet next on 8/18, but we need suggestions for a “cool” summer venue. Please send questions and recommendations for future outings to brewcrew@uutapestry.org. The Tapestry Brew CrUU meets at a different brewery or brewpub every 3rd Sunday after church. All are welcome, even if you don’t drink beer!
CJCN Fundraiser
Click here to donate to the ladies room bathroom new wallpaper fundraiser.
Back to School Blessings
Join us with your School Backpack, Messenger Bag, and Totes for a special celebration of YOU! We love our students, teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, librarians, support staff, coaches, the list can't fit them all! We want to celebrate you. Bring your bag and then join us after worship at Skate Champions for roller skating! Join us at Skate Champions anytime and stay as long as you like. We had a lot of fun last year and want to make it a tradition on Back to School Day!
Volunteers Needed - Once Per Year Commitment!
Tapestry will begin a monthly Spiritual Formation offering on fourth Sundays from September-April. We need 7 Volunteers to lead one session. The curriculum can be found on the UUA Website here: https://www.uua.org/re/tapestry/multigenerational/trees
The plan is to offer this Spiritual Formation opportunity to any and all ages as an alternative to worship service. The participants will gather together with us in the sanctuary and leave after the Welcome where the opportunity will be announced.
Rev. Alisha will be calling on people to sign up but appreciates anyone who reaches out to her. This volunteer position will require approx 3 hours of your time.
Share-the-Plate
July's share-the-plate offering is going to Northwest Assistance Ministries. NAM is a nonprofit, community-based, multi-program social service agency that strives to meet basic human needs through Neighbors Helping Neighbor. This month we will be donating to the NAM school supplies program.
Covenant Groups
The following groups are currently accepting new members:
- Big Questions, Deep Listening Covenant Group
- Cooking Covenant Group
- Gardening Covenant Group
The Women Aligned Spirituality Group is now a closed group. The group may open to new members again next summer.
For more information, please see https://uutapestry.org/CovenantGroups or to suggest a new group, email pastpresident@uutapestry.org.
Mixed Bag Book Club
Our club will be vacationing until September. See you then.
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!
Tapestry Caring Team
Upcoming Events From Our Calendar:
July 27 (Saturday), 8:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Sunday at Tapestry Huddle
Who: All teams involved in Sunday's activities are welcome
What: Open zoom chat for those who may need to touch base about the Sunday service, greeting, hospitality, and events.
Agenda: Touch-Base for Sunday 15 min max.
- What do you need to know?
- Review flow of Sunday
- Center your attention: theme & tone for Sunday
- Alisha's asks if needed
July 28 (Sunday), 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Cooking with Kids
Cooking Covenant Group is hosting an event to celebrate Parents/Caregivers Appreciation Day!
July 28 (Sunday), 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Roller Skating at Skate Champions
Back to School Roller Skating! Skate Champions after church today, all are welcome! They open at 1pm and my best guess is everyone can be there around 1:30 after cooking & corner forum have finished.
$12.00 Admission $5.00 Roller Skate Rental
July 28 (Sunday), 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM: D&D RPG Group @ Dragon's Lair
Monsters from beneath the streets have long threatened the fantastic cities of the Sword Coast, but now the plague of disappearances has become more literal. Can you stop The Vanishing?
Dragon's Lair Houston
21155A Tomball Pkwy, Houston, TX 77070
https://www.dlair.net/houston-north/
Contact information:
Eric Huckabay - eric.huck@gmail.com
David McCorkell - david.mccorkell@hcpl.net
July 28 (Sunday), 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Big Questions, Deep Listening Covenant Group
The Big Questions, Deep Listening Covenant Group meets
the 2nd and last Sunday of each month from 4 to 5:30 pm CT on Zoom using the
same link as our Sunday services. See the Covenant Groups webpage at https://uutapestry.org/CovenantGroups for a list of the topics we discussed in 2022.
Please email BQDL@uutapestry.org for more information.
July 30 (Tuesday), 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Worship Team Meeting
Weekly team meeting to discuss upcoming services and current projects.
August 2 (Friday), 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Disc Golf V-Beer Meeting
Weekly Friday 4 PM to 5:50 PM disc golf v-beer Zoom meeting
August 1 (Thursday), 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Spring Interfaith Council's Women's Voices Group
Women’s Voices is an interfaith discussion group that meets once a month for discussion based on a book they are reading. From time to time they also share a social time together.
Northwoods Presbyterian Church, 3320 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston TX 77068
If you'd like to know more about this group, please contact Nancy Agafitei. Her email address is: nancy.agafitei@gmail.com
August 2 (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
link to join
August 2 (Friday), 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM: Women's Empowerment/Dis-Covery Group
A group for women of every race, religion, ideology, and sexual preference who seek to commune with other women, to expand their definition of self, to heal from addiction, abuse, racism, sexism, and patriarchy, to recover their wholeness, and to discover their bliss.
We are a group of women, some seeking new alternatives to traditional 12-step programs, some seeking new paths of feminine expression, all willing to face out fears and celebrate our strengths. We incorporate ritual, meditation, prayer, play, and Charlotte Kasl’s 16 steps for Discovery and Empowerment into our format.
1st & 3rd Fridays 10am beginning Feb 2, 2024
To sign up or for more information, call or text Michelle 346-291-9975 or Rev. Alisha 832-299-4387
Re:Bar Cafe and Juicestillery
416 W. Main St., Tomball, TX 77375
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