Sunday, December 3rd
Woven at 9:30am in the Fellowship Hall
Traditional at 11:00am in the Sanctuary
Join us in person or on our YouTube channel!
YouTube (link here)
Join us this Sunday as we begin the series,
Christmas at the Movies!
There is something truly magical about the Christmas season, and few things help get us in the Christmas spirit like our favorite Christmas movies. For Advent this year, we will be looking at four more iconic Christmas movies and once again reminding ourselves of the timeless Advent themes of hope, peace, joy, and love.
It's a Wonderful Life
John 10:7-10
I am the Gate for the sheep. All those others are up to no good—sheep rustlers, every one of them. But the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the Gate. Anyone who goes through me will be cared for—will freely go in and out, and find pasture. A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.
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.
Congregational Meeting
We will be having a Congregational Meeting this Sunday, December 3rd
to approve the 2024 Leadership Slate and the 2024 Budget. The meeting will take place at Tapestry between services. It will also be available virtually via Zoom.
Youth Group this Sunday at noon
Christmas Party!
All Tapestry children, youth, and their families are invited to our Christmas party on December 10 at noon. Fun, games, food, and drinks will be provided! Please let Ryan know if you are able to attend. (317.501.3866 - ryan@gototapestry.org)
Staying Connected
Tapestry Merch!
Just in time for the Holidays, Tapestry merchandise is now available to purchase online. Orders must be submitted by December 3rd to be delivered before Christmas. Click Here to shop!
Christmas Movies on the Big Screen!
The Historic Artcraft Theater in downtown Franklin will be showing It’s A Wonderful Life, Elf, and several other Christmas movies during the month of December at a very reasonable price. Click Here for a complete listing.
Christmas Angel Tree
Unwrapped Gifts are due back at church Sunday, December 10th with ornament or the number taped on the gift. Thank you for sharing God's love in this way! "It is not always clear how love lives in me, but with each breath of the Spirit love has potential." - Meditations with Merton
Please note that Risen Lord is also collecting Christmas gifts for a separate cause.
Longing for Peaceful Moments?
The second Sunday of Advent, December 10th, is designated as Peace Sunday. On this day, we especially give thanks for the peace that Jesus brings to our lives, and we reflect upon the importance of finding peace in our personal lives and in the world. To help us begin the process of finding greater peace in our personal lives, Judy Donovan will be leading a twenty minute session called “Peaceful Moments” from 10:30 to 10:50 in Room #3, that will provide hands-on instruction relating to meditation, breathing, and simple chair exercises designed to help us find greater personal peace.
We hope to see you on December 10th at 10:30 as we find new ways of connecting our minds and hearts with Jesus’ peace.
More About Hunger
For both Tapestry and Risen Lord, many of our outreach efforts have gone toward addressing the problem of food insecurity in our immediate area. We have accomplished much with the donations to food banks and work providing weekend food backpacks for local children.
It is true, unfortunately, that these efforts account for less that 20% of the food needs of families in Indiana. Half of the supplemental meals come from programs like SNAP and WIC; another 20% comes from school meals – in other words, from government food security programs.
It may be time for us to extend our efforts to trying to influence the people who authorize those programs. Bread for the World (BFTW) has a long record of working to do just that – educating and lobbying legislators and others in power to consider this humanitarian crisis. Much of this is accomplished through educational programs and “Offerings of Letters”. A special broadcast will be held Dec. 12 to launch the 2024 focus, “Nourish Our Future”, focusing on children. If you are interested in broadening our hunger work, consider attending this presentation – you can register HERE.
If you do attend, or just want to know more, please let Pastor Wendy or Susan McNeely (kyvoyageur@gmail.com) know. We would like to follow up in January with a Zoom meeting to discuss steps that our congregations might take to get involved with programs addressing the systematic issues leading to hunger among us.
Advent Devotionals
This year we are using the Advent Devotional called “Abide With Us." There are hard copies available at the church or you may download a digital version HERE.
Can it be time for Advent already?
To help us prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of Jesus, this year’s Advent book study groups will be reading and discussing a book by Rachel Billups called An Unlikely Advent. As we read, we will be guided by the author to rediscover hope, peace, joy, and love for our lives as we read and discuss the stories of Elizabeth and Zechariah, Herod, the Magi, and the shepherds.
We hope you will join us in one or both of our four session study groups. An in person group will meet at the church on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 beginning November 28th. An online group will meet on Zoom on Thursday evenings at 7:00 beginning November 30th.
The book cost is $10 and sign up begins this Sunday, November 12th at the welcome stations, or you can register by clicking the links.
Christmas Concert
The Center Grove Choirs are doing their amazing Christmas concert
Thursday, November 30th & Friday, December 1st @ 7pm
Saturday, December 2nd @ 1 & 4pm.
Come see Tapestry's own Sophia Iszler and Meredith Nguyen in this wonderful show. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased starting on 11-16 at https://centergrovechoirs.org.
Upcoming Events
Sunday
Dec. 3rd
Woven Worship 9:30am Fellowship Hall
Congregational Meeting 10:30am
Traditional 11am Sanctuary
Youth Group 12noon
Monday
Dec. 4th
Christian Ed. 7:30pm
Tuesday
Dec. 5th
Advent Bible Study 10am Rm#3
Worship Team 6pm Brenda Rm #4
Personnel 7pm
Thursday
Dec. 7th
The password for Zoom links is always tapestry (all lower case)
Click HERE to view the full Tapestry calendar.
- We offer our sympathy and pray for June Coffey as she grieves the passing of her sister, Janet Colborn, in October.
- We pray for Nina Eads as she deals with health issues.
- We pray for Julia Arnold as she goes through chemo treatments and recovers from surgery.
- We pray for Denise Reisinger’s uncle, Ron Carpentier, as he deals with pancreatic cancer.
- We pray for Jim Flynn’s father, Jim Flynn, Sr., as he recovers from several falls.
Giving
Dear Tapestry Church Family,
We are entering that special time of the year for thankfulness, good will, and giving to others. While this is the special emphasis of this season, our staff has exemplified these traits throughout the entire year.
Please join my family by honoring them with gifts of appreciation this Christmas by making a special donation as a special Christmas bonus.
Please offer you gifts over the next few weeks either online or in an envelope at worship marked “Staff Christmas Gifts.” You can also send your gift by mail to the church office. We need to receive these gifts by December 17th.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Bill Bass, Chair of Tapestry Board
For those giving in person, please note that we now have an offering box in both worship locations in which to securely place your tithes and offerings.
For those giving digitally, you can give online anytime at www.gototapestry.com/give.
Here you can make a one time donation, or set-up/modify monthly giving.
If you are fulfilling a pledge, please choose the “General Fund” Fund option.
If you need assistance or have questions 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
December Birthdays
John Kixmiller 12/5
Jenny Yarian-Scalpelli 12/8
Waylon Rollings 12/9
Randy McAtee 12/12
Linda Peters 12/13
Helen McKeehan 12/26
Bea Baron 12/28
Hazel Foust 12/31
Barb Riney 12/31
Don't see your name?
Would you like to be added to our birthday list?
If you would like to appear on our birthday list please send your name and birthday to office@gototapestry.org.
Announcements and Prayer Requests for the Thursday, December 7th Update must be submitted by Tuesday, December 5th
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.
Quick Links
Tapestry Church
www.gototapestry.org
(317) 784-4431
(317) 784-4431
