This Sunday, September 26th
Woven at 9:15am
Traditional at 10:45am
Join us in person, in the parking lot,
or on our YouTube channel!
YouTube (link here)
Last Sunday's worship service may be found here.
Join us this Sunday as we conclude our series, Chasing Francis.
Matthew 11:1-6
Now when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities. 2 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” 4 Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers[c] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. 6 And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”
Worship on
Sunday, February 23rd
Join us as we celebrate the Installation of
Cory Glover at
Tapestry Church.
Woven Worship 9:15
Traditional Worship 10:45
A reception for Cory will be held between services.
Staying Connected
Risen Lord Update #4
Last week’s email about our third meeting with Risen Lord Lutheran Church seemed to stir up a lot of conversation! After hearing a few comments, questions, and concerns from some of you, I would like to make a few more clarifications.
First of all, I want to invite you all to join us on Sunday, October 17th, between services (10:15-10:45) for a brief Q&A session. This will be a time to hear from those leading this conversation and ask any remaining questions you may have.
Second, please remember the two upcoming opportunities for partnership and fellowship with Risen Lord – The Harvest Walk on October 3rd and the Trunk or Treat on October 30th. Both of these events will give us a chance to interact with their members and see the facility.
Now, some answers to a few specific questions:
1) How did this all come about?
This process has unfolded organically, and we believe it is guided by the Spirit. Through several mutual connections, the two congregations were made aware of one another and of our similarities in approach and theology. We’ve entered into these conversations to explore ministry opportunities together and to consider a possible plan for Tapestry to relocate to the Risen Lord campus.
2) Are we merging into one church?
No! We are currently exploring a model where we would essentially be two congregations in one location. We would retain our name, structure, and worship services. This would allow us to retain our separate identities but share space and meaningful ministry when appropriate. We believe such sharing and innovation would be beneficial to both congregations.
3) Will we still worship at the same time?
Although we have not worked out anything official, with Risen Lord having multiple spaces available for worship services, we believe that both congregations would be able to worship on Sunday mornings. We are envisioning a time where participants in all three current services (one Risen Lord and two Tapestry) could converge for a time of “common ground” and fellowship before or after worship.
4) What about our current facility?
We are one year into a three-year lease. It has not been determined if we can break the lease early or not. In the event that we cannot, ministry teams from both congregations would work together to find an appropriate use for it.
5)What is the appeal?
While many like our current facility, its size is already limiting our ministry capacity. With the cost of land and building materials at record highs, the prospect of Tapestry building its own facility anytime soon is low. Risen Lord is within our original target location, is near many neighborhoods and an elementary school, and is in a rapidly expanding area. Further, sharing space would allow both congregations to share the burden of ownership and maintenance so that more financial resources could be leveraged for meaningful ministry and outreach opportunities.
I hope this helps answer some of your questions. If not, please reach out to me - or plan to join us in person on October 17th.
Blessings,
Cory
Tapestry Youth Group first fall meeting!
All Tapestry youth (middle and high school) and willing adult sponsors are invited to our first regular Sunday meeting on September 26th from 12-2pm @ Tapestry. We will order Starbucks, walk back to church, and talk about our new youth vision for the future! I will be providing dates for events and meetings for the rest of this calendar year, along with possibilities for missions and camps next summer.
I would love to have everyone's input on a creative name for our youth group, and we will begin work on a vision statement to outline our mission going forward. We had a great turnout at Zip City this past Sunday, and I am very excited to see things moving again! Feel free to text or email - questions to Ryan Meek
(317-501-3866 - ryan@gototapestry.org)
Tapestry Outreach
Westwood Elementary Bags
Outreach is in need of volunteers who are willing to help assemble weekend food bags for children at Westwood Elementary on a rotational basis (the more volunteers we have the fewer times each person will need to go to the school!) Bagging will need to occur at Westwood any day Monday - Thursday between 9:30am & 1:30pm. If you have interest and/or questions, please contact Brenda Rohl at david.rohl@att.net or (317)847-3824.
Please consider helping the Westwood children!
August & September Outreach Donations
During the months of August and September, Tapestry will be collecting donations for Westwood Elementary Weekend Bags. There is a great need for juice boxes as well as the following:
- Mac n cheese bowls or Chef Boyardee bowls (No cans please)
- Granola bars
- Fruit cups
Harvest Walk
Sunday, October 3rd
Want to make a difference in our community while also making some new friends?
Everyone from Tapestry is invited to join our friends from Risen Lord Lutheran for this year’s Harvest Walk, an annual fundraising event benefiting the Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County.
What’s more, is that Tapestry is providing a FREE boxed lunch from Johnson’s BBQ for all participants in Risen Lord’s Fellowship Hall! You’ll just need to select your meat (pulled chicken or pulled pork) and select your side (mac-n-cheese, sweet corn casserole, or chips).
To participate:
1) Register online at www.jcpantry.org/walk. You can sign up for a one-mile walk, three-mile walk, or chair yoga.
2) Email us at office@gototapestry.org to let us know you’ve joined the team and give us your lunch selections no later than noon on Wednesday, September 29th.
3) Join us at Risen Lord for lunch on October 3rd at noon, before heading down to Franklin for the walk at 2pm (it’s at Grace United Methodist Church, 1300 E. Adams Drive, Franklin, IN 46131).
Property Issues / Repairs?
Although our current space is newly renovated, there are still issues and repair needs that occur. If you know of something that needs to be looked at, updated, or repaired, you can send an email to property@gototapestry.org and it will be addressed. We could also use a few more members on the Property Team. If you are interested, send an email to the Property address above, or talk to Chris Fultz.
Bells and Ukuleles
Want to join Ukuleles or Bells? Join us on September 27 for our seasonal kick-off! Bells will meet at 6:30 pm and Ukeleles will meet at 7:30 pm. at Tapestry Church. All are welcome to join. Please contact Karri at: karri@gototapestry.org
Mini Antique Road Show at FTF!
Please join our First Tuesday Fellowship on Tuesday, October 5th as antique enthusiast, Steve Clark, presents a fun and audience participating program. Please bring something you'd like to know more about or has special meaning to you and enjoy discovering what 'hidden treasure' you may own!
We will meet at Friedens United Church of Christ beginning with our meeting at 11:30, lunch at 11:50 and our program at 12:30. Please also bring $8.00. Devotions will be provided by Sara Rinker. PLEASE RSVP to Jane Kixmiller (317-691-3110 or janekix59@gmail.com) BY FRIDAY, OCT. 1st.
Reservations and payment of $16 can be made at this meeting for the special Christmas luncheon and program on Tuesday, December 7th at Friedens. Michael Hoyt and the "4 the Light Quartet' will be our musical entertainment.
We look forward to seeing everyone at our mini 'Antique Road Show' on Tuesday, October 5th!
Women's Circle – Tea Luncheon
Please join us on October 9 at 11:00 at the Sassafras Tea Room, 229 N. Madison Avenue, Greenwood, Indiana.
Cost is $21.00 which includes your choice of Chicken Salad or Spinach Sundried Tomato Quiche, accompanied with salad, scone, choice of hot tea, iced tea, soda, or coffee (tax and gratuity included). Children under the age of 10 may choose between Grilled Cheese or Chicken Tenders, accompanied with salad, scone, and drink for $11.00.
Reservations are required, please RSVP by October 3 to Linda Speziale at
317-965-6317 or lindaspeziale@sbcglobal.net
Revelation!
Join us, via Zoom, as we look into the last book of the Bible. While Revelation has unusual imagery, search with us the relevance to our own time. We'll meet by Zoom on five Thursdays: 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, and 11/11 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm (feel free to bring your supper.) Sign up here.
Our leader will be Susan McNeely and she will show us a short weekly video to start our discussion. No book is necessary, but reading the correlating scriptures prior to our lesson is helpful and we'll send you a list when you sign up.
Our leader will be Susan McNeely and she will show us a short weekly video to start our discussion. No book is necessary, but reading the correlating scriptures prior to our lesson is helpful and we'll send you a list when you sign up.
Tapestry is 'Here 4 U'!
As another school year gets into full swing, our Tapestry youth are participating in their schools' and other activities.
The 'Here 4 U' Ministry at Tapestry Church is eager to support our youth's involvement provided by the schools and private organizations of Johnson County and the Indianapolis southside. We will support our youth's involvement in sports, the arts, and other extracurricular activities by sponsoring and or advertising at their special events.
Please let us know how we may help your child this school year and be 'Here 4 Them' this year. Please contact Jane Kixmiller (317-691-3110 or janekix59@gmail.com) for more information.
REMINDER!
At both of our weekly worship services, we have multiple options for our children. We have a pray-ground area for kids near the musicians, where kids can play safely with provided resources. We also offer a Sunday School during the sermon with an alternative lesson and activities. If you are in need of a nursery (for ages 0-2), one can be provided with advanced notice. Click here to request nursery care.
The Reconciliation Ministry Special Offering is received each year in congregations on the last Sunday in September and the first Sunday in October (in solidarity with World Communion Sunday). Funds generated by this special emphasis are used throughout the year to provide grants to ministries and congregations actively developing and implementing programs that promote our Church’s Pro-Reconciliation and Anti-Racist identity. These programs and efforts seek to reveal, re-educate, and remove systemic and structural barriers in our communities that serve to deny the image of God and human thriving based on race.
In Isaiah 56:1 God says “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.”
Your gifts to Reconciliation Ministry empowers our Church’s witness to God’s unfathomable love for all of humanity. With your generosity, leaders, communities, and our congregations are equipped to witness to God’s love and justice in all times and in every season. The time is always ripe to stand up for justice to ensure that all of God’s children are treated equitably. Thank you for joining us on this journey through your generosity.
Under Fund select "Reconciliation"
Assistance Information for
Afghan Refugees at Camp Atterbury
We are all aware by now that thousands of refugees are arriving at Camp Atterbury, and many of us want to know how we can assist our neighbors from Afghanistan. My church, Trafalgar Christian Church is just ten miles from the base, so we were eager to get involved. I have been in contact with a representative of Team Rubicon, the volunteer organization that is working in partnership with the National Guard at Atterbury. When we spoke today, he informed me that there are now 4,800 refugees on the base; they expect that number to increase to 7,000 by Monday. The needs are overwhelming as most arrivals have nothing but the clothes they are wearing, and many children are arriving without shoes.
Here is how you can help meet the immediate needs of these new arrivals:
1) Consider joining Team Rubicon. This national organization is made up of tens of thousands of volunteers; about 70% are veterans. Members of Team Rubicon are the only volunteers who will be allowed to work directly with the refugee population on the base. You can learn about the application and training process here: https://teamrubiconusa.org/.
2) Donate needed items to Atterbury through Team Rubicon. Only new items will be accepted as they do not have sufficient people-power to sort through used goods. The most urgent need right now is for shoes and culturally appropriate clothing. A member of the local Muslim community has assisted in creating a guide sheet to help with the selection of culturally appropriate apparel (attached here). You will also find attached Team Rubicon's list of other items needed at Atterbury.
How to get your purchases to the Camp Atterbury
- In a few days, Team Rubicon will make an Amazon list available from which you can shop and have goods sent directly to the base. We will share how to locate that list when it becomes available.
- Team Rubicon has a warehouse just outside the base where purchased items may be delivered. Our Team Rubicon contact has asked that we not publicize or share that address due to security concerns, so Trafalgar Christian and Union Christian (Franklin, IN) will serve as drop-off points for donations and will deliver them to the warehouse.
- To leave a donation at Union (1331 E. 300 S., Franklin), please make arrangements with Rev. Mark Parkinson at 765-744-9772.
- To leave a donation at Trafalgar (300 W. Pearl St., Trafalgar), please contact Kyrmen Rea at 317-408-9782.
3) Monetary donations can be made to Team Rubicon's website
4) Share this information with others. Many in our community want to help!
Rev. Kyrmen Rea Pastor,
Trafalgar Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Giving
Keeping your giving up-to-date is easier than ever. You always have the ability to set-up and modify your pledge and giving information online. Simply go to www.gototapestry.org/give. If you are making a pledge, please choose the “General Fund” Fund option. If you have any questions or issues please contact Elaine at elaine@gototapestry.org.
Your Tapestry
Ministerial Team
Cory Glover
cory@gototapestry.org
(731) 924-8676
Shannon Sedgwick
shannon@gototapestry.org
(317) 450-9099
John Kixmiller
john@gototapestry.org
(317) 691-2587
Upcoming Events
- Wine at the Line: September 25th @ 2pm at Mallow Run Winery
- Woven Worship: September 26th @ 9:15am
- Adult Bible Study: September 26th @ 10:00am
- Traditional Worship: September 26th @ 10:45am
- Youth Group: September 26th @ 12 noon at Tapesty Church
- Green Team Meeting: September 27th @ 6pm - Click here for link
- Bells Rehearsal: September 27th @ 6:30pm at Tapestry Church
- Ukulele Jam Session: September 27th @ 7:30pm at Tapestry Church
- Disciple I Fast Track: September 28th @ 6:30pm at Tapestry Church
- Choir Rehearsal: September 29th @ 7pm at Tapestry Church
Click HERE to view the full Tapestry calendar.
Contact the Tapestry staff if you would like help
setting up a Zoom meeting for your group.
- We pray for Joanne Underwood as she recovers from complications from eye surgery.
- We pray for Janet Granger as she faces health concerns.
- We pray for Betty Briggs as she faces ongoing health challenges.
- We pray for Susan and Clint Hicks and their family as Susan undergoes treatments for esophageal cancer.
Announcements for the Friday, October 1st Update must be submitted by noon Wednesday, September 29th. Prayer requests must be submitted by
Thursday, September 30th.
Office Hours
The office is currently open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am to 2pm.
If you need access to the office and do not have a key, please contact the office at office@gototapestry.org.
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