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Advent Devotionals Available In the Bulletin
ADVENT 2011
A table tent for your family to share over meals. You’ll find a reflection on Joy and five practices for the week.
Honor a loved one by donating a Christmas Poinsettia ($15) or Food Basket ($70). An order form is on page 3. Matt. 28 Alternative Gift Giving Visit bumc.net/alternative for a complete listing. Today in the Narthex: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm, Sanctuary Narthex. Alternative gift giving is an easy and convenient way to honor those you love. You may also purchase an alternative gift by coming to the missions office during office hours. The Journey: An Advent Study Sundays through December 18, 11 am, Room A291 Join Rev. Kaye Harvey as we experience the story of Jesus’ birth in a new way! For Children at 11 am Sunday School for potty-trained children who are 3 years old by 9/30/11 thru 6th grade is available for those attending 11 am groups and studies. The Manger of Graceworks of Williamson County Thursday, December 8 thru Thursday, December 15 Thursday, December 15 is BUMC night: 5 - 8 pm (shopping), 8 - 10 pm (clean up) Located at 7106 Crossroads Blvd., Suite 223, just off Mallory Lane, across from Galleria Mall and behind Financial Peace building. !" The Manger gives the gift and the gift of giving. A store-like setting where qualified heads-of-households “shop” for Christmas presents and “pay” for them out of their own resources ($2 per person, max.) !" There is a need for 15,000 new or gently used UNWRAPPED gifts for all ages ($30 or less). Some suggested ideas: accessories such as purses, jewelry, watches, bath and body kits, shaving kits, anything electronic, tools and automotive care; robes, pajamas, thermal underwear, and sports items. No stuffed animals. !" Donations may be brought to the POD, located behind the Buchanan House, next to the Boy Scout trailer, south parking lot. Look for the Manger sign. Red Cross Blood Drive Sunday, December 11, 7:30 am - 12:30 pm The need for blood is especially high during the holiday season. Take an hour or so out of your Sunday to give the gift of life to someone in need. To reduce your wait time, please come before 9:00 am or after 11:00 am. Harvest Hands Christmas Benefit Concert Sunday, December 11, 7 pm, BUMC Sanctuary Featuring recording artist Andy Davis and special guest SHeDAISY. FREE tickets available at BUMC or www.harvesthandscdc.com. “Lessons & Carols” Concert (ages 4 - 4th Grade) Wednesday, December 14, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary Christmas Food Baskets - $70 donation per basket Friday, December 16: 7:00 pm – fill baskets (youth area) Saturday, December 17: 8:00 am – deliver baskets. Donations are desperately needed for Christmas Baskets and may be made in honor of or in memory of loved ones by making a check to BUMC and earmark it “Christmas Baskets.” Order forms are on page 3 of today’s BEAM. 100 volunteers are needed to fill baskets and 100+ volunteers needed to deliver the baskets. Questions? Contact Temple at 371-1311. A Festival of Carols (Chancel Choir) Sunday, December 18, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary Members of the BUMC Chancel Choir, The Orchestra at Brentwood, and BUMC Handbell Choirs will present the most beloved of Christmas carols.
STUDENTS 7th - 12th Grades
Sunday, December 11
Extravagant Generosity Update We have received 890 pledges totaling $3,873,689 for an average of $4,352 per pledge. If you have not returned your financial and serving commitments for 2012, commitment cards are available in the pew racks, or you may pledge on-line at www.bumc.net/generosity.
9:45 am 7th - 8th Jr Hi Rm 9:45 am High School Options 9th - 12th: ""!"#$%&'("#)*++," ""!"-+$.*"/01)02,3"405,3" ""!"6+20)',"/01)$110+% ""!"73,2"63')*"8*0,&93% No 11 am Sunday School 11:00 am Breakthru Adult & College Leader Meeting (followed by Safe Sanctuary Training) in the Tabernacle 4:00 pm Meet at BUMC, all Youth invited to go sing some carols and Christmas songs at the TN Mental Health Hospital. Talk with James Wells if interested.
Confirmation Mentors - BE ONE!! Come share your time and Christian influence with our 6th graders as you journey with them through Confirmation. We will need over 16 mentors to make this a special experience for our confirmands. Training will be on January 7 and Confirmation begins January 8. Please contact Ellen Garrett to say “yes, I’ll serve!” More information at www.bumc.net/confirmation.
Monday, December 12 6:45 am Manfest w/Travis @Dimple’s 3:30 pm Volunteer @ Harvest Hands, meet at BUMC Last one this semester
Member Directories Coming Soon Our new Member Directories will be delivered to the church around the middle of this month. As soon as they arrive, you’ll be notified about where and when you can receive yours.
Tuesday, December 13 6:30 am Tuesday Breakfast Club w/ Lindsay @ Brueggers No Hangtime w/ Nellie Wednesday, December 14 No 61st Ave. Tutoring or Thrive Breakthru Winter Retreat Dec. 28-31, 7th-12th. We have room on our 4th bus rental so registration is still open! Don’t miss our biggest trip of the year! Registration forms outside the youth office and online. We still need 10 adults to go as chaperones (small group leader or support staff)! Summer 2012 Trips & Tours Info Meeting Sunday, January 29 11 am, Tabernacle
Inclement Weather Policy If there are cancellations due to inclement weather, they will be posted on our website at www.bumc.net/weather. You may also choose one of the following ways to be notified: " !" #$51)9053".+"+$9":9;3%."8*$9)*"8+<<$%0)'.0+%1"=<'0,"'.">>>?5$<)?%3.@%3>1,3..391? " !" A+,,+>"$1"+%"6>0..39"BC493%.>++&:D8E"+9"A')35++F"B493%.>++&":%0.3&"D3.*+&01. Church) for notification. " !" 8*3)F"+$9"G3510.3"7+<3"H';3"'.">>>?5$<)?%3.? " !" 8',,"IJIKILLI"3M.?"NOO"P+9"'%"$2&'.3&"<311';3? Day School BUMC Day School follows Williamson County Schools for delayed openings and closings. Center for Children & Families (CCF) Families will be notified of any closings or delays through e-mail. You can also check the CCF website (www.centerforchildrenandfamilies.net) or call the CCF office --324-8202. All I Want for Christmas is . . . A New Website! Launching December 20 … a brand-new BUMC website – courtesy of a grant from our own Brentwood UMC Foundation. Check it out on December 20!!
Ways to Worship this Advent The Longest Night: A Service of Healing and Hope Wednesday, December 21, 6:30 pm, Sanctuary For many people the holiday season is a time of struggle as we contemplate Christmas without loved ones, a holiday made uncertain by economic concerns, or the brokenness in our lives that separates us from others. During this service, we will gather to acknowledge this darkness, to share our hurts with God, and to open our hearts to the light God has promised us in Jesus. Childcare: 3 and under. Candlelight Lessons & Carols Service in Downtown Nashville Friday, December 23, 6 pm, Rocketown, 601 4TH Avenue South, Nashville Share a Christmas Eve-style worship service including candles, communion, and carols with our homeless brothers and sisters in Christ. Presented by a partnership among the Open Table Ministry, United Methodist Communications, Brentwood UMC and Trinity Church (the Spring Hill campus of Brentwood UMC). Communion & Candlelight Christmas Eve Worship Saturday, December 24 - Sanctuary 2 pm Family Service with the Awakening Band 4 pm, 6 pm Chancel Choir 8 pm Sonshine & New Covenant Choirs 11 pm Sonshine Choir & Alumni Childcare for infants - 3 years is available at 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm and 8 pm. Valet parking for special needs is available at 4 pm, 6 pm and 8 pm services. Off-Site Services: Trinity Church (a campus of Brentwood UMC in Spring Hill) 6 pm, Spring Hill High School. Childcare for 3 and under. Harvest Hands, 424 Humphreys Street in Nashville 8 pm, No childcare.
Charge Conference: Tuesday, December 13, 6:30 pm, Chapel
Ways to Connect this Advent College Student Sunday School and Christmas Gathering Sundays, thru January 8: join us for a 9:45 College Sunday School class taught by Gino and Vicki Desalvatore. Gather in the Youth Cafe, then move to C212. Sunday, December 18, 6 - 8 pm: join us at the Reid’s home, check Facebook for details at BUMC College Ministry. PEP Club Tuesday, December 13, 6:30 pm, Haney Hall, $6 catered dinner (Note new cost) Open to all persons 55+. Back by popular demand: renown pianist Guenther Knapp with a program of Christmas Music.
More Ways to Serve this Advent 61st Ave. Last Minute Toy Store Sunday, December 18 - Wednesday, December 21 6018 New York Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209. Donations of UNWRAPPED gifts in the $20 range are needed, especially teen gifts. Bring donations to bins in the Chapel Narthex by December. 15th. Hundreds of volunteers are needed to help run the toy store - call 292-7184. Sponsor a Child at Thembelihle Pre-Primary & Primary School in Howick, South Africa School begins on January 10, 2012 at this private Christian school that BUMC helped to provide, and sponsors are needed so that children will have the opportunity to attend school. The sponsorship fee for 2012 is $400. You may choose your child and receive a photo and info about the child. You will have the opportunity to have a relationship with your child throughout the year. We have set a goal to have half of the 300 children sponsored by BUMC folks. Recently, Thembelihle’s principal said to us, “Thank you for your commitment to Thembelihle. Many children will one day look back and be amazed that you could care so much for them that you would reach out across the globe to give them a chance to become educated and to take their place in society as responsible and caring citizens.” For more info or to sponsor a child, contact Juanita Hobbs at jhobbs@ bumc.net or 324-7222.
harvest hands (www.harvesthandscdc.com) Harvest Hands is a catalyst for Christ-centered, wholistic community development working alongside our neighbors to further healthy living, education, spiritual formation and economic development in South Nashville. Basketball & cheerleading coaches & concession stand workers needed! emPower Sports is looking for teen and adult volunteers to coach basketball and cheerleading and work the concession stand during the 2012 emPower Basketball league. A basketball and cheerleading workshop will be provided for all coaches. Practices will be on Wednesday or Thursday nights beginning January 18th with games each Saturday morning from January 28th through March 3rd. If interested please contact Abby at 499-4963 or abby@harvesthandscdc.com.
CHILDREN Infants - 6th Grade
Sunday, December 10 Sunday School 9:45 & 11 am Preschool - 6th Grade Pre-school Worship at all three worship services. Nursery 8am to 12pm for infants - 3 years. Volunteers needed for Christmas Day Nursery We would love to have your help during our 11 am Christmas Day service. Breakfast will be provided that morning! Contact Meredith Spencer, mspencer@bumc.net or 325-7239 if you are interested!
H.I.G.H.W.A.Y. 56 5th & 6th Grades Sunday, December 10 Sunday School Morning Assembly and Praise, 9:45 am. Gym MILEAGE Christmas Party December 11, 5 - 6:30 pm in the GYM Confirmation 2012 Mandatory Parent Meeting, January 7th at 9 am, for those who have not attended a meeting.
christmas poinsettias & food baskets
Honor a loved one by placing a beautiful poinsettia on the altar or purchasing a food basket.
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Brentwood
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
309 Franklin Road Brentwood, Tn 37027 615-373-3663 www.bumc.net
Sunday Morning Opportunities 8:30 am Worship 9:45 am Classes for Children, Students, and Adults 9:50 am Worship 11:00 am Worship 11:00 am Classes for Children, Students, and Adults Saturday Evening Opportunities 6:00 pm Worship Trinity Church Spring Hill Campus meets at Spring Hill High School 10:00 am Worship
CONGREGATIONAL CARE AND CARING MINISTRIES www.bumc.net/support RESOURCES
Adoption Support & Orphan Ministry Contact: Charlene Leonard, 221-4041
Domestic Abuse Contact: Caroline Beavers, 371-2550.
The Pastoral Staff of BUMC visits area hospitals on a regular and rotating basis. Hospitals do not inform the church when its members are admitted. Please let the church know if you (or a family member) are hospitalized by contacting Julie Donley, jdonley@bumc.net, 615-324-7254.
Emergency Financial & Food Assistance Contact: Juanita Hobbs, 324-7222, jhobbs@bumc.net
GROUPS www.bumc.net/caregroups
Cancer Support: Partners in Hope Contact: Jeanetta Fargo, 435-3716 ejaefargo@comcast.net
Encouragement Cards: GraceNotes Contact: Rachael Melton, roystermelton@yahoo.com Financial Coaching (Trained Mentors) Contact: Rev. Kaye Harvey, kharvey@bumc.net Home-centered Visitation Contact: Rev. Erin Racine, eracine@bumc.net Home Health Product Assistance Contact: Scottish Rite, 259-3434 Home Repairs: Handy Man Ministry Contact: 373-3690, x398, handyman@bumc.net Infertility Support Contact: Gretchen Voyles, gvoyles98@hotmail.com Memory Loss Caregiver Respite: Sunny Day Club Contact: Katie Anderson, 370-9467
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For information on giving visit the website at bumc.net/giving.
HOSPITAL VISITATION AT BUMC
Short-term Meal Assistance: Fishes & Loaves Contact: Katy Pat Clark, 218-7934, katypclark@gmail.com Spiritual Counseling with Pastors Contact: Julie Donley, 324-7254, jdonley@bumc.net or Carla Barrios, 373-3663 x252, cbarrios@bumc.net
The Holidays Can be Painful Christmas can be a time of pain and loneliness for many who have suffered a loss. Stephen Ministers are ready to provide you with confidential care. For more information, call Sheryl at 373-3690 ext. 394 or Rev. Kaye Harvey at 373-3663.
AA Groups 1 pm, Monday-Sunday, BH 102 9 am, Monday (For Women Only), BH102 8:30 am, Tuesday & Thursday, BH102 7 pm, Tuesday & Thursday, BH201 7 pm, Friday (For Men Only), BH 101 11:30 am, Mon, Wed, Fri, BH102 7 pm, Sunday, BH201 Eating Disorders Anonymous Sundays, 4 pm, Buchanan House 102 Contact: Courtney Muse, 594-8552 ADHD Adult; Spouse Workshops Contact: Terry Huff, 627-4191 Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Contact: Barbara Jones, 373-1941 or Ruth Randolph, 385-2323 Career Transitions Each Monday, 6:30 pm - Haney Hall Contact: Hal Hassall, 972-5119 CODA (CoDependency) Contact: Herberta Grissom, 347-4900, herta2@comcast.net Divorce Recovery Contact: Shebbie Shields, 324-7240 Grief Support Contact: Alive Hospice, 963-4732. Loss (Widows, Divorced Women) Contact: Herberta Grissom, 347-4900, MS Self Help Contact: Sandie Mountz, 376-5395.
Brentwood United Methodist Church Counseling Center offers services to children, youth & families. Call 376-5910. It is home to experts in helping families and individuals resolve real life problems.