Dear Church Family, This week's e-note will cover the following three subjects: • Impressed Again • October Blues • Significant Weekend Impressed Again: Since I'm still so new to BUMC, I continue to experience many "firsts." Last Friday night I experienced my first Day School Fall Festival. Director Mollie Johnston and her committed and competent team put on a firstrate event for the children and families of our Day School. It was a joy to see so many children having a wonderful time at BUMC. Seeing such a large number of young families who are connected to our congregation made me feel exceptionally optimistic about the future of our church. October Blues: Like most Middle Tennessee pastors, I'm not crazy about the month of October. Why? Because, as one of my clergy friends said at a meeting last week, "October is the new summer." He was referring to the hit every Middle Tennessee church takes in worship attendance during October. In my last pastorate, October was the worst attended month of the year. It's the same here at BUMC. Several factors contribute to low attendance in October, including the Columbus Day holiday
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