December 4, 2020
Sunday, December 6th
Woven at 9:15 am
Traditional at 10:45 am
These services will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. You can also attend in person or via drive-up (pre-registration required)
Join us for the second Sunday of Advent as we continue the series, "Born for Us"
YouTube (link here)
Last Sunday's worship service may be found here.
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.
Sunday, December 6th - Scripture
Prince of Peace, Jeremiah 29:4-7
4 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. 7 But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
ReEntry
We have returned to offering in-person worship, as well as our new drive-up option. If possible, we encourage everyone to stay home and worship with us online. This is the safest option, the only one without risk. This is even more important for those who are high risk - people over 60, people with heart, kidney, or lung disease, and those with chronic respiratory conditions.
For those wanting the drive-up option please join us in the parking lot and listen via FM transmitter. You can choose a parking spot close enough to see through the windows and tune your radio to 87.9. This will allow you to see and hear the worship service. We encourage you to bring your own communion elements and remain in your vehicle. We will also have a greeter available outside to assist if you have any questions or issues.
For those who will be joining us for in-person worship, please be aware of the following:
-Preregistration will be required and attendance will be limited to 20 people in each service (not counting staff). This is a reduction from 25.
-Please leave the parking spaces closest to the church for those remaining in their cars.
-We will record all attendees in a log so that we may do contact tracing should a spreading event occur.
-Upon entry, you will have your temperature checked.
-Masks and social distancing will be required.
-There will be no congregational singing, but we will have one or two masked singers to lead us in song.
-Prepackaged communion will be available. No offering plates will be passed, but we have an offering box into which you may place your tithes and offerings.
-We will be dismissed in stages, and we ask everyone to avoid any clustering inside the building.
We cannot fully mitigate the risks of transmission, but we are working to be as safe as possible. Again, the safest options are to join us online or in our parking lot.
Please do not come to the church if you have experienced any sickness or symptoms - or have been around anyone who has - in the last 14 days.
ReEntry will continue to monitor cases and will meet routinely to reevaluate. Thank you for your support and patience.
*On November 29th, Tapestry groups will be able to expand from 10 to 20 people following the same protocols.
Open & Affirming Process
On Monday, November 16, 2020, the Board of Tapestry Church unanimously approved the proposal from the Elders and voted for Tapestry to officially become an Open & Affirming congregation. This designation means that we would publicly identify ourselves as an inclusive church that welcomes persons of all gender expressions and sexual identities into the full life and leadership of the church.
The next step is congregational approval.
We will call for this vote in a Special Called Congregational Meeting on Sunday, December 6th, at 2:00 pm. You can join the meeting via Zoom, in the parking lot via FM transmitter, or in-person (limited to 20 people, registration required). After discussion, the vote will open at the conclusion of the meeting and remain open until 5:00 pm on Saturday, December 12th. Everyone will be sent a link to record their vote digitally, although a paper ballot may be requested. To ensure safety in the voting process, Church Staff will be able to view voting responses, although these will not be shared publicly.
In our regularly scheduled Annual Congregational Meeting, on Sunday, December 13th, at 2:00 pm, we will announce the results of the vote. A 2/3s majority will be required for approval. We will also be voting on the 2021 Leadership Roster and the 2021 Budget. You can also join this meeting via Zoom, in the parking lot via FM transmitter, or in-person (limited to 20 people, registration required).
We are grateful to our Elders for their vision and leadership throughout this process. Please make plans to join us for this historic moment!
Staying Connected
Happy First Anniversary Cory!
This week we celebrate Cory’s one-year anniversary serving as Tapestry Church's senior minister. What an interesting first year it has been! We appreciate the creative and steady leadership Cory has provided in these very difficult times. As we look ahead, we know we are prepared to serve together in new and exciting ways. We are so happy to have Cory, Marlene, and Jade as part of our Tapestry family!
Giving Tree
This year Tapestry will be doing a virtual Giving Tree.
- Click below to select (sign-up) for a gift.
- Gifts must be returned by 12/11/2020
- Gifts can be left at the Church, Brenda Rohl's porch or Brenda can pick up your gift. Please contact Brenda to arrange this.
- Please label your unwrapped gift with the Family # and your name.
If you signed up and can not make the purchase please contact Brenda Rohl. Gifts will go to families pre-screened by The Refuge.
Join in the Fun… and Share a Memory!!
Here is a place where you can participate, right now! This board is created so we can share a favorite holiday experience. How to use it:
- Click on the link below, a + sign will appear at the bottom right corner.
- Click on the + sign and you can add words
- Click on the three dots and you have options to draw or add a picture.
ALL ages can participate! Your addition will not immediately appear. All additions are reviewed prior to being posted. The board will stay up for about 4 weeks. Entries will be added to the bottom of the board, so make sure to scroll up and enjoy the fun, and may blessings abound! CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED
M&M’s
(Mary&Martha) will meet on December 8, 2020, at 9:30 am at the church. All women of the church are welcome for Bible study, fellowship, and service. Please remember to bring a dozen Christmas cookies for refreshments.
Tapestry at Work Donating - Again!
Thank You Tapestry! Even though we are working our way through pandemic times, AND you were not given as much notification as in past years, your giving for Thanksgiving Food donations was astounding! An SUV and the back seat of another vehicle was filled and donated to the IMPACT Food Pantry. Your help is making a difference in feeding Johnson County!
Refuge Playground
A congregational member has volunteered to match each dollar of giving to this project up to $1,000. As of Tuesday, 12/1 giving from the congregation is $380! If you are able, please consider donating to this cause. If you have questions, contact
Brenda Rohl.
Welcome our newest member, Macy Detty
who joined Tapestry Church last Sunday
Giving
You can continue to give online through this link or you can mail your tithes and offerings to the church office (1001 State Road 135, Suite A1, Greenwood, IN 46142). The work of the church is ongoing, and we are always grateful for your sustained generosity.
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
- Woven Worship: December 6th @ 9:15 am
- Traditional Worship: December 6th @ 10:45 am
- Congregational Meeting: December 6th @ 2 pm - Click here for link
- Bells Rehearsals: December 7th @ 6 pm
- Board Meeting: December 7th @ 6:30 pm - Click here for link
- Ukulele Jam Session: December 7th @ 7:30 pm
- M&M's: December 8th @ 9:30 am
- Oversight Meeting: December 8th @ 6:30 pm - Click here for link
- Choir Rehearsal: December 9th @ 7 pm
- Bible Study: December 10th @ 7 pm - Click here for link
The password for all Tapestry Zoom meetings is
tapestry (all lower case)
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 Suzanne McCarty as she is scheduled for a heart catheterization on December 9th.
- We pray for Sue Dykes and her mother, Wilma Hilgeman, as Wilma faces health challenges.
- We pray for Betty Briggs as she undergoes procedures to help with her leg pain.
- We pray for Paul Jones’s father who has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatments.
- We pray for Susan and Clint Hicks and their family as Susan battles esophageal cancer.
- We continue to pray for Larry and Debbie Bolen as Larry recovers from cancer treatments.
- We pray for Cindy Dennis, Barb Moore’s sister, as she battles bladder cancer.
- We pray for all those affected by COVID-19 and those caring for them, as well our governmental leaders as they make decisions regarding COVID-19 relaxing of restrictions.
Middle and High Schoolers: Interested in joining us for a mission trip this summer? We will be going over the week of July 4th. Let Shannon know ASAP if you are interested in attending!
Announcements for the Friday, December 11th Update must be submitted by noon Wednesday, December 9th. Prayer requests must be submitted by 5 pm on Thursday, December 10th.
Office Hours
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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