Worship Services
Service Format
Services begin with a welcome to all and some devotional thoughts to contemplate. This is followed by an opportunity for members and visitors to share their current joys and concerns. Then a children's story is read and after the story, children are invited to either stay for the sermon or to go upstairs for religious exploration classes.
The members of our congregation attend church in a variety of styles of clothing. You are welcome to wear "business attire," shorts and sandals, or anything in between. During the service there is childcare for infants and toddlers, and religious exploration classes (Sunday School) for all ages: preschoolers through high school. Children of all ages are also welcome to remain in the service. Refreshments and fellowship time follow the service. We'd like to meet you, and hope that you'll drop by for a visit! We are a friendly group, but we are not "pushy."
Religious exploration and child care services are provided. See the Children's Religious Exploration page for more info on the curriculum and activities of the RE program.
Audio equipment is available for the hearing impaired. Just ask any church member for assistance.
Also, large-print hymnals.
Guest Speaker Suggestions Welcome; see the announcements page.
Worship Services for August 2010
In order to create a meditative and reflective mood, please enter the sanctuary in silence if the prelude music has begun.
August 1, 10:00 a.m.
Opportunities for Random Acts of Humanity
Connie Pursell has a Masters Degree in English and currently works as a technical writer in the healthcare claims setting. She is a 10-year member of Tapestry and Tapestry's current board President. Connie will share some personal stories that illustrate the many opportunities we can take, or miss, for showing kindness to others through simple gestures of caring. Through these examples we can honor the worth and dignity of others and live the first UU principle.
Connie Pursell, President
August 8, 10:00 a.m.
Our future neighbor on Madero will speak on his faith and share common threads with Tapestry.
Yassir Fazaga, Imam of Mission Viejo Mosque
August 15, 10:00 a.m.
Music and Spirituality
Award-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Cox will present a homily on Music and Spirituality.
Special music will include Melissa Cox performing a song with both English and Gaelic lyrics, and
Quinn Kazamaki performing a Bach cello piece.
"There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is."
—William P. Merrill
Potluck and Benefit Concert after the service; read more...
August 22, 10:00 a.m.
Reflections on UUA General Assembly by Tapestry attendees
Melanie McCullough, Jan Meslin and Connie Pursell
August 29, 10:00 a.m.
Live One Day At A Time!
There is no more important human task than becoming better friends with the limited and precious time we each enjoy on this earth. It is my privilege and delight to return to the Tapestry fold for our final year together. Let's make it a year to behold!
The Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
September 5, 10:00 a.m.
Making Our Work Holy
Whether we are working, volunteering or managing some combination of both, on Labor Day weekend, I want to focus upon how we can make each of our daily duties sacred and not merely a batch of ho-hum tasks.
The Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
Adult Forums
Adult Forum is in its fifteenth year of informal discussions on a wide variety of topics. We have had a continuing series of discussions, presentations on a wide variety topics: science, math, social issues, political issues, travelogues, religious issues, and much more. We now have two spinoffs, just like on TV, Armchair Travelers and Dick Huddlestone’s Science and Math Adult R.E, quite a compliment to AF.
Now as we continue with a single service at 10:00, we have decided to hold Adult Forum in abeyance for the fall. We hope you have enjoyed the fifteen-year run of stimulating presentations.
Announcements
In order to create a more reflective mood, announcements are not given orally during the service. Information regarding church business will be printed in a slip-sheet and placed inside the order of service. If you want to submit an announcement, please edit it carefully and include all pertinent information. What you submit will be cut and pasted into the slip-sheet as is. Please also indicate how many Sundays you would like the announcement to appear. Submit announcements to no later than the Wednesday preceding the service.
