Easter Announcements April 16, 2017

Easter | April 16, 2017 | Brentwood United Methodist Church

Missions & Outreach Housing Initiative www.bumc.net/Housing Support the Housing Initiative with your time and gifts! We are raising $65,000 this year for 3 local and international building projects.

Sign up for a build date at www.bumc.net/Housing. Contact Regina Girten at rgirten@bumc.net to learn more.

Volunteers

We need 25 volunteers

to help build or provide

meals for April 22, May 6 and

June 9 (women’s build)

2017 International Mission Trips www.bumc.net/MissionTrips

South Africa May 21-30 Registration Full Contact David Ssebulime at dssebulime@bumc.net

Haiti October 10-16 Contact Regina Girten at rgirten@bumc.net

Uganda June 28 - July 11 Registration Full Contact Dana Orange at wdorange@sbcglobal.net

Mexico Fall 2017 Contact David Ssebulime at dssebulime@bumc.net

Donations

Give with the Housing envelopes

in the pew racks, text

BUMCHousing and a dollar

amount to 28950, or

visit www.bumc.net/MyAccess

to give online

Davis Shares About His Trip to Jordan Wednesday, April 19, 6-7 pm, Haney Hall

Davis Chappell and others will share about their recent trip with World Relief. Learn more about the displacement crisis in the Middle East and what our next steps as a church are both at home and abroad.

Youth & Children Summer with BUMC Student Ministry www.bumcsm.net

Wondering how you can spend your summer with the Student Ministry?

Follow us online to keep up with all of our events, including weekly fellowship nights and more! Contact Tatiana Liston at tliston@bumc.net to learn more.

/ BUMC Student Ministry @bumcsm @bumcsm

Vacation Bible School

www.bumc.net/VBS June 26-29, 9 am - 12 noon Soar with us at Hero Central! (Pre-K through 4th grade, Pre-Ks must be entering Kindergarten in August 2017).

Register at www.bumc.net/Register. $10/child until May 31, $15/child until June 15. Contact Megan Teegarden at mteegarden@bumc.net.

BUMC56 Bridge Retreat

July 27-30 Just completed 4th, 5th and 6th graders are invited to Bridge Retreat as we celebrate new kids joining BUMC56 and say goodbye to those moving to Student Ministry. Register at www.bumc.net/Register. Contact Maggie Jarrell at mjarrell@bumc.net.

Upcoming Sermon Series IT TAKES

Practice

“It Takes Practice” Begins April 22 & 23 Saturdays at 6 pm Sundays at 8:15, 9:45, and 11:05 am Our next sermon series, “It Takes Practice,” will help us discover concrete ways that we can practice what we profess. The Book of James teaches us about being kind, patient, and caring toward others. Together we’ll learn that for faith to be real, it must be lived out.

Adult Discipleship Woven Women’s Conference www.bumc.net/Woven Saturday, April 22, 9 am – 4 pm, BUMC BUMC is hosting its first women’s conference next weekend! Join us for a day apart to refresh your energy, your friendships, and your faith. Christian authors Melissa Spoelstra and Barb Roose will bring messages of encouragement to all women in attendance. Registration is $30 at www.bumc.net/Woven. Space is limited.

Contact Carol Bumbalough at cbumbalough@bumc.net to learn more.

Seeing the Face of God: Encounters through Stories Wednesdays beginning April 26, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, BUMC Join us for a 5-week study on issues of race and our faith in partnership with Dixon Memorial United Methodist Church. We’ll hear from a diverse range of speakers, including a Freedom Rider from the Civil Rights Movement and fellow BUMC members. Contact Rev. Allison Gossett at agossett@bumc.net to learn more.

Sunday School Classes for Adults www.bumc.net/AdultClasses Sundays at 9:30 & 11 am Looking for a place to grow in your faith and make new friends? We have various adult Sunday school classes for people of all ages and stages of faith.

Field Guide www.bumc.net/FieldGuide Looking for a way to deepen your faith but don’t know where to start? The Field Guide is like a map for your journey with Scripture readings, devotionals, and prayers for you every day of the week. Sign up at www.bumc.net/FieldGuide. Contact Herschel French at hfrench@bumc.net to learn more.

Congregational Care Stephen Ministry www.bumc.net/Stephen

If you or someone you know is struggling with life’s hurts, you don’t have to go it alone. Stephen Ministers are trained lay people who come alongside you in difficult times and offer free confidential, Christ-centered care to help you find your way to healing and wholeness. Contact Sheryl Davis at 615.577.4881 to get connected with a Stephen Minister.

Pastoral Care and Counsel

Our pastors are available to provide confidential, one-on-one spiritual care and guidance to those who need help exploring life and faith’s difficult questions, restoring hope, or healing from experiences that trigger feelings of guilt or shame. Contact Julia Todd at jtodd@bumc.net to schedule an appointment.