Dear Reader,
This is the Saturday, May 31, 2025 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:
Relationship Choice
by Rev. Alisha Mills
Having a lot of choices can make life challenging. Relationships are challenging! Rev. Alisha will explore Relationship Choice as a human right through the lens of the Unitarian Universalist Values: Interdependence, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Generosity, and Justice all with Love at the Center.
If you're unable to join us in person, Zoom is still an option by clicking HERE.
Announcements:
Share-the-Plate
June's share-the-plate offering is going to NAMI, the National Alliance on mental health, a grassroots mental health organization that works to build better lives for individuals and families affected by mental illness. They do this through a variety of efforts including, education, advocacy, support and raising awareness. NAMI is the largest grassroots mental health organization. A financial contribution helps create a world where people affected by mental illness can experience hope, recovery, wellness, and freedom from stigma.
Choir Practice Sunday 10am
Practice for Worship This Sunday 10am in the sanctuary.
New Member Ceremony Potluck June 8
We will be celebrating our new members during worship and fellowship on Sunday, June 8. Please bring a dish to pass!
TXUUJM News: Last ACTION HOURS of the Legislature!
The Texas UU Justice Ministry invites you to our final Action Hours of the semester -- and of the 89th Texas Legislature! Thursday, May 29, will be our final chance to take actions together related to bills this session. Please join in at 7pm CT on Zoom! Then, on Thursday, June 5, TXUUJM Intern Minister Bis Thornton will lead a spiritual, exhaling Action Hour for us, to close out the session and the semester. Both free & on Zoom. Register here for either of both sessions. Thank you for Bending Texas Toward Justice with us! - the TXUUJM team
Cooking Covenant Group: May is Popsicles: Kids are welcome for this demonstration
by Tracy Cook on 5/5/2025
Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!
Mmmmm, homemade popsicles! I used to dream of having a business where I made popsicles during the week and then sold them on the weekends out of a push cart. I figured maybe sometimes I would haul my cart to the beach, and other times around to neighborhood pools…
Well, that didn’t happen, ha! I looked into it, and if I want to sell them then I have to have a commercial kitchen. When we were house-hunting, I saw a home with the garage turned into a commercial kitchen and thought “Hey! I can sell popsicles now!” But alas, it was in a flood zone rated level 6 out of 10. Boooooo!
But, the good news is I did a *lot* of recipe testing and so I have some fantastic popsicles on hand! We can create a few batches, and I will also have some frozen ones for us to sample. Bring the kiddos if you would like, and no need to bring anything else. This is a demonstration. If you want to bring a recipe or two (or more!) then bring the ingredients along. Please remember ice if your recipe calls for it - I always forget to have enough ice. And then we can pick a selection for you to take back home with you! This will be a mix of frozen and not-yet frozen baggies, so bring your cooler for the return trip please.
See you June 7 from 3:00-4:30 at Dawn and Elisa’s home!
Read More and Comment on the Cooking Covenant Group Blog
Letter From Our President: Welcome to May!
by Tracy Cook on 5/5/2025
Wow, almost a year has passed since y’all elected me as your President. I cannot believe we have just had our Annual meeting again! Congratulations to our incoming members. James Moore is stepping into the President-Elect position this summer, and Lisa Pedersen is taking a Member-at-Large position. I am so glad to welcome them to the Board of Trustees, and am really looking forward to having their input!
I’m also enthusiastic about our newest Covenant Group, the WFPB group. They meet every Saturday on Zoom at 2:30 PM. Whole Food Plant Based is a completely plant-based diet, aka vegan. No animal products are used at all. If you were at the Retreat, we had vegan options there for our friends who choose this path, and I have to say the foods were yummy. I know our vegan friends have been talking since *forever* about getting a group together. And after a few of them went on a plant-based cruise recently, they dove into setting this in motion!
The Board will be meeting to combine the two various budgets into one cohesive proposal. I guess this is what happens when the Board members meet without the Finance team, and then the Finance team meets separately from the Board. Yikes! Those circumstances will probably never happen again, thank goodness. But this year they did. Thank you for being so flexible and trusting us to work out a plan.
Bear with me for just a few more weeks, and then you will get to hear a brand new voice in these blogs as Eric Huckabay steps into his new role as President! Yay, Eric!
Read More and Comment on the Letter From Our President Blog
Superhero Summer Camp
CAMP DETAILS
(full details at: https://emersonhouston.org/superhero-summer-camp/ )
Cost
$125 for the first camper and $100 for each additional sibling
Please inquire about financial assistance if needed
When
Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 - Sign Up By June 1st
Drop-off: 9am and Pick-up: 4pm
Early drop off and late pick up will be available
Where
Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1900 Bering Drive, Houston, 77057
Tapestry Disc Golf!
Disc Golf Signal app 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 Signal app group for notifications on the day(s) 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.
You can email dg@uutapestry.org with your Signal app phone number or userName to get an invite to join the Signal app Disc Golf group. If you have the Signal app installed you can send a message to: oldwippersnapper.01 to join the group. Then you'll get a Signal app Disc Golf group event notification whenever anyone posts an upcoming disc golf game event with the date, time, and location for the game. If you 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 and via the Signal app. To learn more, request to join the Tapestry Disc Golfers Facebook group, or email dg@uutapestry.org. See you on the course!
We're Looking for More Liturgists!
Tapestry Board Meetings
Your Tapestry Board of Trustees is meeting monthly.
When: 2nd Thursday of each month beginning at 1:00 pm.
Where: On Tapestry’s Thursday Zoom account unless otherwise published.
View the upcoming agenda by clicking HERE.
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
Upcoming Events From Our Calendar:
June 1 (Sunday), 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Birthday Sunday
June 2 (Monday), 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Program Council
June 3 (Tuesday), 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Worship Team Meeting
Weekly team meeting to discuss upcoming services and current projects.
June 6 (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
June 5 (Thursday), 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Rev. Alisha HUUMA Zoom
June 5 (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
Thank you for your interest and readership...
Newsletter editor, Tapestry Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston
newsletter@uutapestry.org