Events at Northwoods
Connect, Create, Celebrate: Open Invitation to events beyond Sunday services.
Join us! Everyone is welcome!
Millbend Coffeehouse Presents
Hilary Tipps and Steve Obermiller
Saturday, May 9 at 7pm
Hilary Tipps and Steve Obermiller are the kind of duo you don’t just hear—you feel. With tight vocal harmonies, rich guitar work, and songs full of folksy wisdom and real emotion, they create an unexpectedly magnetic sound. Their newest release, MacGuffin (2024), builds on the charm of their debut, Love (and Other Mysteries), and proves this pair is just getting started.
Ted Mahaney will open this concert with some groovy Saxaphone.
For information and tickets, visit www.millbend.org.
Read Along With Rev. Sarah
Love at the Center by Sofia Betancourt
Our Love at the Center read-along continues in April! We’ll be gathering to discuss the next two essays in this collection of contemporary Unitarian Universalist voices exploring love as the heart of our faith. The next two essays are:
“We Call These Things Love,” Rev. Adam Robersmith
Reflections of a Japanese-Descent UU on Cultural Contexts of ‘Love’,” Rev. Shige Sakurai
Join us for one (or both!) of our upcoming discussions:
• Thursday, May 21 at 6pm on Zoom
• Sunday, May 24, 12:30 pm (in the library and on Zoom)
Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or are just jumping in, you are warmly welcome. Please RSVP here. This will ensure you receive reminder emails, and you can also reserve a copy of the book for purchase or borrow. Come be part of the conversation as we continue exploring what it means to place love at the center of our shared life.
Open Sign Up Events
Sign-Ups are parties, classes, and fun experiences hosted by Northwoods members — a great way to connect, learn, and support the church! The fundraiser may be over, but spots are still open year-round. Check out November’s events below — if you’re free, sign up and join the fun! Click the event title for more information!
Weird Arts & Crafts Day
Price: $15.00
I will have a ton of random art supplies, recycled materials, and oddball materials perfect for Weird Art Day! I’ll also print out some inspiration for, but feel free to unleash your inner weirdo for the ultimate creative free-for-all. Make sculptures out of junk, paint with forks, draw upside down! Light snacks provided! Feel free to bring additional materials or snacks. Alcohol-free event at The Weesner House, Spring. DATE: Saturday, May 23, 2026 – 2:00 PM HOSTED BY: Sam Weesner.
Walk in the Garden, find a mosquito, and have a light lunch
Price: $25.00
Visit Ron and Teresa’s veggie and flower gardens. Hopefully pick a few tomatoes and other bounty, followed by a light lunch and drinks. Kid friendly–please bring children of any age at no cost. Alcohol free event in Spring. DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2026 – 10:30 AM. HOSTED BY: Ron Reeves and Teresa Allen.
Nothin’ but the Blues
Price: $20.00
This is our 2nd Service Auction Blues party! We learned some things from the first: 1) People were great and had fun helping us write a blues song! 2) Only blue appetizers and desserts—those were the instructions last year—means lots of blueberries (frowny emoji here). So . . . we will be serving blue cocktails and mocktails along with coffee and soft drinks. DO wear blue! DO bring an appetizer or dessert.
DON’T make your food blue unless your favorite appetizer or dessert just happens to be blue! Because it was a hit last year, guests will divide into teams. Each team will write a verse to this year’s blues song. Rusty, Willie, and friends will also play music. Guess what kind? Event at Molli and Willie’s in The Woodlands. DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2026 – 6:30 PM HOSTED BY: Molli McMills, Willie Arenas, Rusty/Kate Rhoad, Takis Bogdanos and Susan Blackmore.