Benefit Concert & Potluck Lunch
Melissa Cox Benefit Concert
with special guest Matt Smith
If you like the Cranberries, Grace Slick or Loreena McKennitt, then you've got to hear
Melissa Cox! Melissa, who was voted Best Singer/Songwriter in '08 (Spark Magazine),
has shared the stage with the Spin Doctors, Sister Hazel, Tom Chapin & many others.
Catch her live at this rare California appearance!
Sunday, August 15th, 12 noon
Tapestry UU Congregation
25801 Obrero Drive, Mission Viejo, CA
(949) 589-0245
$7 free will donation
Kids 12 and under free
Music, Face Painting, Door Prizes, Jewelry Boutique, Treats & more!
Sunday, August 15th, Potluck at 11:00 a.m.!
Between the service and the concert, we're having a POTLUCK! Please bring something to share, based on your surname, as follows:
A-F - DESSERTS
G-P - SALADS
Q-Z - PROTEIN DISHES
Ways & Means Committee
Have you calendared all our exciting fun filled fund raisers for the year? If not, here is a list.
Grab your calendar and mark Sept 11. That's the Fall Kick Off dinner at Carole Shannon's. Festivities begin at 4:30 and include a taco bar, magic by Tom, music, great company and a trivia contest. All this for the paltry sum of $30. Vegetarian? Not to worry, we have you covered with cheese enchiladas. This is one of our annual fun-d raisers and is limited to the first 40 people who sign up.
Want to make sure your name is on the list? Beginning August 15, look for a friendly Ways and Means member with a clipboard homing in on you after services.
A Spiritual Retreat at de Benneville Pines
Are you in need of a Spiritual Re-Treat? You can find one at Camp deBenneville this fall. Following a successful camp last year, you are invited to join Tapestry and OCUUC members for a second Joint Congregational Camp, October 15-17. Rev. Tom is looking forward to this special time together with as many of UU as possible. The mountain air will be rejuvenating, the workshops enriching, and the fellowship uplifting.
Registration forms are available below or from Keith Tuominen by email: . Take advantage of an early bird discount now through August 29th (see the registration form for exact details). A $50 deposit will hold your reservation until August 29. A 50% deposit is then required by August 29, with full payment due by September 3. Treat yourself to a wonderful experience and help build community at the same time. If you went last year then you can “Re-Treat” once again. Space is limited and is bound to go fast, so register now!
"Movin' Up on the East Side"
At long last, the lease is signed for Tapestry's new home at 23436 Madero #140 in Mission Viejo. Now the exciting part begins. Mark Fox and Carol Semelroth are working with all the committees of the congregation planning for the move out, including a congregation wide rummage sale. The same committees are analyzing the minimum furniture and storage needed for the new space, since it's smaller and we've no room to spare. Lynn Cowan is compiling a checklist of all of the tasks to be done and decisions to be made so if you think of something, let her know and she'll add it to the list. She also met with the architect, property manager, and construction manager for the new building and was pleased to see that they are very organized and easy to work with.
The first priority is the paperwork for the Conditional Use Permit. Everyone will be trying to get everything in place before summer, but that schedule is very tight. If you or your team need access to the new space for measurements or planning, send Lynn an e-mail at with as much notice as possible. She will ask the property manager to have the door unlocked and they will lock it after we are done.
Lynn Cowan, Chair Site Committee
Green Sanctuary
Harvesting the Sun’s Energy
Help the earth and Tapestry by exploring the installation of solar panels on your home. Contact Jim Semelroth at for information on solar panels.
$crip $tuff
Loretta Joseph, Anne Farrell, & Carol Wheeler work hard to make the scrip program an important source of needed income for our congregation. They are making an effort to persuade all households to participate on a monthly basis, even if only minimally. The emphasis now is on purchases which everyone has to make each month — supermarkets, drug stores, and gas stations, etc. They will be asking members and friends which places they patronize so that a supply of the needed scrip is always at hand.
For more info the scrip programs we particiate in see the scrip page.
Tapestry Bookstore
Please check out the offerings on UU history, spirituality, social action, etc., on the second and fourth Sundays after the service. Please contribute your suggest ions at the Bookstore or contact Alison Holt at
Choir
All interested in participating in choir, please contact Bill Hunker at . Rehearsals occur most Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
Save the Trees – Get Your ComUUnique Newsletter by Email
In May 2009 the Tapestry Board of Directors decided to make CommUUnique available mostly on email in PDF form. We are a green sanctuary. In order to save paper, trees, ink, postage and people energy, CommUUnique will be sent free in living color to members and friends of Tapestry. Those wishing a printed copy of CommUUnique may receive it on a subscription basis at $12 per year. This change took place with the July issue.
Contact the office administrator at or Jim Semelroth at to subscribe.
Fair Trade Coffee & Tea
Coffee Talk
Hi, your Coffee Dragon here again. My bosses are on my, uh, back again to move some of this new shipment of coffee, tea and chocolate. To top it off, my girllizard friend left me, so it’s back to the shrink again. Can you help me out by buying some Equal Exchange products? What you pay for coffee goes directly to growers’ coops and not to big coffee houses. We don’t sell here to raise money, but as a social action to help poor farmers make a decent return. Our price is $7.00, less than other organizations are charging for their coffee, tea and cocoa. Makes great gifts. You may purchase our coffee every Sunday at the self-service box at the back of the social hall. For questions, call our EE Coordinator, Melanie McCullough at
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Sunday Service Announcements
An announcement slip sheet is included in the order of service each Sunday. Please send all announcements to be printed to by Wednesday afternoon.
Like Flowers on the Altar?
Volunteers provide them. Sign up in the lobby or contact Marie Ferguson (). We will announce if flowers are in honor of a special occasion or a loved one.
