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A Weekly Newsletter of Brentwood United Methodist Church
Growing Disciples of Christ Who Know Him, Love Him, and Serve Him
January 22 - 28, 2012
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How Will You Step UP! this Year? Step Up! 2012 is our year-long emphasis of five core practices that lead to a stronger faith and a more vibrant church. These practices include: worship, connect, invite, serve and give. For specific things you can do now to begin to Step Up, check our new website, www.bumc.net and click on Step Up. You may also check out the many opportunities to worship, connect, invite, give and serve listed in the BEAM today. Read below for details about our church-wide Bible reading plan that began Monday, January 16.
Step Up to Worship One of our Step Up! practices is to worship God daily and weekly (which includes prayer and scripture reading) Tuesday Morning Prayer Service Each Tuesday morning a service of prayer is being offered from 6:30-7:00 AM in the sanctuary. All are invited to come and be a part of these holy moments as we pray together as the body of Christ. Read the New Testament through in a year with our church-wide Bible reading plan, Project 3:45. (It’s called that because the average daily reading takes only 3 minutes and 45 seconds.) There’s a bookmark in your bulletin today with the first quarter’s readings, or you may go to www.bumc.net/bumc345 to sign up for an on-line or mobile plan. If you’ve already begun the on-line or mobile plan and you’re experiencing technical difficulties, go to www.bumc.net/bumc345 for an update. Join the conversation on twitter (#bumc345) and Facebook (Brentwood United Methodist Church) as we share what we’re learning through God’s word.
Step Up to Connect For details or to register, see page 2 or visit bumc.net/adultstudies. The Art of Forgiveness Tuesdays, 9:30–11:00 am, A391 James: Mercy Triumphs (Beth Moore Study) Wednesdays, 9:30–11:30 am Disciple II: Into the Word, Into the World Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm The Lives of Great Christians (continued) Wednesdays, 6:15–7:30 pm The Gospel of John Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm Spiritual Travels: Searching for God Knows What Sundays, Begins Feb. 12, 5:20-7:30 pm Senior Pastor’s Study: The Methodist Way Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 pm Topics include: Why I Became a United Methodist; The history, background and beliefs of the UM church; our local BUMC Story; Methodist worship practices; and our organization for mission locally and around the world.
The Secrets of a Contented Life Saturdays, Thru February 4 6 pm Sundays, Thru February 5 8:30, 9:50 and 11:00 am
11 am After Awakening Sunday Morning Group Led by Judith Bone - A291 Join us as we explore Three Simple Questions: “Who is God?” “Who am I?” “Who are we together?” We are unique in our gifts, talents and life circumstances, so our answers may vary, but our sense of community will deepen as share together. Experience Financial Peace in 7 weeks! FInancial Peace University Sunday Evenings, January 22 – March 11, 5:30-8:00 pm Register at www.bumc.net, “Event Registration”. $85 per family unit/kit. FREE for those who already own the materials! Childcare available by registration. For partial scholarships, contact Rev. Kaye Harvey at kharvey@bumc.net.
students 7th - 12th Grades
Sunday, January 22 9:45 am 7th-8th Sunday School – Jr. Hi R 9:45 am 9th-12th (Youth Disciple, Topical Discussion, Sunday School, or Teachers in Children’s Ministry) 10:30 am Sonshine home to sing at 11 am Service 7th-9th Grade 5-6:40 Snack Supper, Worship, Small Groups 6:45-7:45 Jubilation Choir 10th-12th Grade 5-6:10 Sonshine Choir 6:20-8:00 Worship, Snack Supper, Small Groups Monday, January 23 6:45 am Manfest w/Travis @Dimple’s Deli 3:30 pm volunteer at Harvest Hands meet at BUMC Tuesday, January 24 6:30 am Tuesday Breakfast Club w/Lindsay @ Brueggers 4-5 pm Hangtime w/Nellie @Chick-Fil-A 6 pm Meet at BUMC to go to Odyssey Game Night Wednesday, January 25 3:30 pm 61st Ave Tutoring 6:30 pm Youth Ministry Teams & Bible Studies Summer 2012 Trips & Tours Info Meeting Sunday, January 29 at 11 am, Tabernacle, for Youth & Parents. • Middle School Mission Trip Atlanta, GA Area July 15 – 20 (7th-8th) • Camp Barnabas Purdy, MO June 8 – 15 (9th-12th) • High School Mission Trip Bahamas June 17 – 23 (9th-12th) • Jubilation Choir Tour Charlotte, Columbia, & Charleston June 4-8, (7th-9th) • Sonshine Choir Tour Chicago, IL July 13-21 (10th-12th) Youth Super Bowl Party Sunday, February 5
Pick Up Your Member Directory! Directories available at the front desk in the main lobby (M-F, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm). Any individual or family whose photo is in the directory receives one directory. A limited number of directories will be offered for sale at $10 each. Check or exact change only. Inclement Weather Policy If there are cancellations due to inclement weather, they will be posted on our website at bumc.net/weather. You may also choose one of the following ways to be notified: • Subscribe to our Urgent Church Communications Email at bumc.net/newsletters. • Go to Twitter (@BrentwoodUMC) or Facebook (Brentwood United Methodist Church). • Check our Website Home Page at www.bumc.net. • Call 373-3663 ext. 400 for an updated message. Day School follows Williamson County Schools for delayed openings and closings. Center for Children & Families (CCF) Families receive information through e-mail, the CCF website (centerforchildrenandfamilies.net) or by calling the CCF office at 324-8202.
Step Up to Connect (Continued from page 1) For details and to register for the following classes, visit www.bumc.net or contact Judith Bone, jbone@bumc.net, 324-7258. The Art of Forgiveness Led by Judith Bone Tuesdays, 9:30–11:00 am, A391 James: Mercy Triumphs (a Beth Moore Study) Led by Lou Anne Jacobs, A291 Wednesdays, 9:30–11:30 am Senior Pastor’s Study: The Methodist Way Led by Dr. Martin Thielen Chapel (new location) Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 pm Disciple II: Into the Word, Into the World Led by Sandy Williams, A393 Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
The Lives of Great Christians (cont.) Led by Rev. Kaye Harvey, A291 Wednesdays, 6:15–7:30 pm The Gospel of John Led by Rev. Dr. Jeff Wilson, A391 Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm Spiritual Travels: Searching for God Knows What (a Donald Miller book) Led by Rick Hotzfeld, A394 Sundays, begins February 12 5:20-7:30 pm Financial Peace University Sundays, Begins January 22, 5:30–8:00 pm, Single Space
JoySound Orchestra of BUMC Sundays, 4:00 - 4:45 pm, Room B163 Come join in fun, fellowship and the joy of playing music of the church with BUMC’s newly formed Orchestra JoySound. Open to youth and adults. Bring your instruments. No audition required. Contact: Patsy Wade pwade@bumc.net. Singles Super Bowl Party Sunday, February 5, 4:30 - 9:00 pm, Singles Space Cost: $3 (and a taco ingredient) All Singles come enjoy a night full of football, fellowship, food (tacos dinner) and fun! Register online at www.bumc.net/singles. Father-Daughter Dance for K - 5th Graders Friday, February 10 6:30— 8:30 in the Brentwood UMC Family Life Center A special evening for fathers and daughters and young girls and their special man. Cost is $25 per family and includes a Valentine photo and snacks. For more information contact Mike Davis at mdavis2191@comcast.net or 351-9722. Singles Game Nights Fridays, through February 24, 6:30-9:00 pm, Singles Space Cost: $4. All Singles come enjoy a night full of fellowship and fun! These events will have a potluck dinner and benefit Fisher House. Register online at bumc.net/singles. Bridge for Beginners Class (10 weeks) Fridays, beginning January 27, 6:30-9:00 pm, Singles Space Cost: $85/10wks. A great local bridge teacher will be conducting the class for beginners. Mail or drop by a check to reserve your spot. Reservations required.
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Honduras Medical Mission Team is gearing up for their spring trip to aid our friends at Hands of Christ in Tegucigalpa. We have big plans for Honduras this year with this trip being the first step in our journey. Doctors, nurses, PTs, and lay people with good hearts needed for a mid-April life-changing experience. Contact Mike Dennison at 615-221-9855. Mission Trip to Jacmel, Haiti, March 17-24 Christen Cole and Dan Elkins will be leading this trip. Medical personnel are especially needed. They will be doing medical clinics, construction work, and continuing to build relationships with the people in the community. Contact Christen at ccole@bumc.net.
H.I.G.H.W.A.Y. 56 5th & 6th Grades Sunday, January 22
Sponsor a Child at Thembelihle Pre-Primary & Primary School in Howick, South Africa School began 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. For more info or to sponsor a child, contact Juanita Hobbs at jhobbs@bumc.net or 324-7222.
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. After-school mentors needed for the Second Semester. Volunteers are needed to work with our K-4th and 5th-12th grade programs. It is a once a week commitment and consists of building loving relationships with our students, assisting in educational activities, and helping students with homework. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Abby Buter at abby@harvesthandscdc.com or 615-499-4963. Basketball coaches & concession stand workers needed! emPower Sports is looking for teen and adult volunteers to coach basketball and work the concession stand during the 2012 emPower Basketball league. Practices are on Wednesday or Thursday nights with games each Saturday morning from January 28th through March 3rd. Contact Abby at 499-4963 or abby@harvesthandscdc.com.
who to contact Adult Studies/Small Grps Judith Bone, 324-7258 jbone@bumc.net Caring Ministry Kaye Harvey, 373-3663 kharvey@bumc.net
Sunday School 9:45 & 11 am Preschool - 6th Grade
Nursery 8am to 12pm for infants - 3 years.
61st Ave UMC After School Program Needs Mentors Mentors are needed on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. If interested, contact Nita Haywood, Program Director, at 292-7184 or nitahaywood@aol.com.
harvest hands (www.harvesthandscdc.com)
Sunday, January 22
Pre-school Worship at all three worship services.
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville Need “Mobile Meals” Drivers Volunteer drivers are currently needed to deliver hot lunches Monday - Friday. Deliveries take 40 min. to an hour to complete and the lunches can be picked up between 10:30 and 11:45AM. This is a great opportunity for stay-at-home moms with children, retired folks, and for people who work in downtown Nashville. The program is designed to be able to completed on a person’s lunch hour. If interested or for more info, contact Brooke Bell at Bethlehem Centers at 329-3386 or bbell@bethlehemcenters.org.
Thermal Underwear Needed for Room in the Inn Room in the Inn has an urgent need for men’s thermal underwear for these cold winter days and nights. Bring a set to the bins in the lobby or Chapel narthex.
Infants - 6th Grade
Sunday School Morning Assembly and Praise, 9:45 am. Gym Confirmation 2012 5 - 7 pm MILEAGE Sundays, 6 - 7 pm, Haney Hall, for 5th & 6th graders not in Confirmation Alleluia Choir Meets Sundays, February 12 through March 18, 7:00 - 7:45 pm.
Check out the children’s page on our new website at bumc.net/children. Site includes ways to volunteer, resources for parents, links for all age levels, and more!
Children’s Ministry Ellen Garrett, 577-7261 egarrett@bumc.net
Single Adult Ministry Shebbie Shields, 324-7240 sshields@bumc.net
To Get Connected Jeff Wilson, 324-8208 jwilson@bumc.net
Mission & Outreach Juanita Hobbs, 324-7222 jhobbs@bumc.net
Student Ministry Travis Garner, 324-7229 tgarner@bumc.net
Worship & Music Shannon Garrett, 577-7267 sgarrett@bumc.net
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
worship Attendance January 14/15 Weekend Total 2,742
For information on giving visit the website at bumc.net/give.
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
Are You Experiencing a “Winter” in Your Life? Stephen Ministers Can Help! If you are going through a difficult time, a Stephen Minister can bring God’s warm love back into your life through their one on one care. 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 Alzheimer’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.