Dear Reader,
This is the Tuesday, December 2, 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:
TBD
by Rabbi Seeger
TBD
Announcements:
Share-the-Plate
December's share-the-plate offering is going to the Houston Food Bank. In collaboration with a network of more than 1,600 community partners, the Houston Food Bank provides assistance to thousands of individuals each week through their innovative programs and services.
Break Barriers, Build Beliefs Workshop
The Break Barriers, Build Beliefs (B4) workshop grew out of the UUA’s commitment to racial justice – beginning within our own congregations. The workshop’s objectives are to prepare congregations and Search Committees for an equitable ministerial search. As a Unitarian Universalist congregation, Equity and Pluralism are among our shared values. We don’t expect that we would accept – or participate in – intentional acts of prejudice within our society. The higher risk of bias comes more from our subconscious, which clings to what is familiar and comfortable. THAT is the work we will do together in the B4 workshop: bringing our unconscious biases to the surface so our conscious minds can act in accordance with our values.
The B4 Workshop with be held virtually on Saturday, Dec 13th and will begin at 11am Central. This workshop is a curriculum lead by the UUA Transitions Team and is intended for the entire congregation in search for a minister.
We ask that covenant groups skip or reschedule planned meetings for this day, in order to reflect with the larger congregation on it's shared ministerial goals.
Cooking Covenant Group: December: Sad News
by Tracy Cook on 11/19/2025
Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!
Well, I have some sad news to report… Saturday, December 6, was scheduled to be our Second Annual Holiday Treats Bake Sale. However, the Clubhouse we were set to use has since changed the rules. They no longer allow people to sell foods or other items for profit. I tried to say that this was a bake sale for a non-profit organization, but no success. I tried to switch gears, but the date was too near and the people I asked didn’t have space.
Bummer!!!
We will try again for maybe a Spring Fling.
Thank you so much to the folks who have been asking,
Tracy Cook
Read More and Comment on the Cooking Covenant Group Blog
Tapestry Board Meetings
Your Tapestry Board of Trustees is meeting monthly.
When: 2nd Saturday of each month beginning at 3:00 pm.
Where: Location will vary. Email board@uutapestry.org for more meeting specifics.
View the upcoming agenda by clicking HERE.
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!
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:
December 2 (Tuesday), 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Worship Team Meeting
Weekly team meeting to discuss upcoming services and current projects.
December 3 (Wednesday), 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Membership Team Meeting
December 5 (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 6 (Saturday), 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Cooking and Eating Covenant Group
We meet on the first Saturday of every month from 3:00-4:30 PM. Sometimes we meet to have a demonstration, and other times we meet to share foods on a theme, potluck-style. The topic will always be posted ahead of time on Facebook, in the Newsletter, and in my blog.
December 7 (Sunday), 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Birthday Sunday
December 7 (Sunday), 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Adult RE - Understanding the World's Religions
Who: Adult Tapestry members, friends, and visitors
WHAT: Join teachers Pat Snyder & Tracy Cook for a wonderful adult religious education class.
When: Twice monthly on the first and third Sundays of each month from 12:30-2pm September 2025 through June 2026.
Where: The class will meet in the Tapestry office at CJCN.
Prepare:
- Please purchase a copy of Huston Smith's The World Religions ISBN: 0062508113 There are many used copies available at www.betterworldbooks.com.
- Contact Pat Snyder and/or Tracy Cook for more details
Schedule:
- September: Hinduism
- October: Buddhism
- November: Confucianism
- December: Taoism
- January: Islam
- February: Judaism
- March: (skip this month due to spring breaks)
- April: Christianity
- May: Primal Religions
- June: A Final Exam (1st or 3rd Sunday for 1 session only)
Here is some information on the curriculum:
Understanding the World’s Religions
A Study Guide to Huston Smith’s The World’s Religions
This is intended as an adult reading and discussion course centered on Huston Smith’s perennial classic, The World’s Religions (first published under the title The Religions of Man in 1958). In the decades since it first appeared, this book has remained continuously in print, inspiring millions of readers with sympathetic treatments of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the primal religions.
Page numbers that are cited refer to the 1991 edition of The World’s Religions, published by Harper-San Francisco. Each participant will need a copy of this book to read the relevant material before each session.
More Info: https://www.uua.org/lifespan/curricula/huston-smith-religions
December 8 (Monday), 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM: WITS Meeting
The Website and Information Technology Systems team meets on the 2nd Monday of each month on Zoom.
December 4 (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