THE BEAM
January 4 - 10, 2015
A publication of Brentwood United Methodist Church
“Centered,” a Sermon Series by Dr. Davis Chappell, Begins January 3/4 The new year is a time of new beginnings, new possibilities and new resolutions. Resolutions however, are often short-lived. Refocusing our lives requires more than desire. It requires discipline. It begins not with what we do, but with what we think. Belief guides behavior. Our confession becomes our conduct. In his new sermon series “Centered,” Dr. Davis Chappell will lead us through a study of Colossians. This letter was written by an apostle of the Church to help disciples of Christ remain centered in Him. In the busyness and confusion of our lives, it’s easy to get off-center. Join us as we seek to center our lives in the grace of God in Christ. As we rediscover our center, God will enable us to increase our witness!
A Group to Journey With! Sunday, January 4: Adult Ministry Sampler, 9:30 & 11:00 am Come to the Parlor (directly below the Sanctuary) for a preview of all the adult Sunday morning classes, small groups and other studies available.
www.bumc.net/SmallGroups
Sunday, January 11: Adult Small Group Launch, 9:30 & 11:00 am Come to the Parlor to meet our leaders, learn more about groups, and connect with a group of your choosing.
Join a New Adult Study For more details on the following studies, see page 3 or visit www.bumc.net/AdultStudies. Register bumc.net/register. The 7 Experiment [Ladies Group] Led by Lou Anne Jacobs Begins Wednesday, January 7 @ 9:30am [12 - 14 weeks] Christian Believer: Knowing God with Heart and Mind Begins Sunday, January 11 @ 6:30 pm; Led by Lonnie Liston Covenant Bible Study: Creating [Ladies Group] Begins Tuesday, January 13 @ 9:30am [8 weeks] Led by Judith Bone
New Campus Planned for Lenox Village/Nolensville
Register at bumc.net/ startingpoint or contact jbumgarner@bumc.net. Classes on how to become more active in the congregational life of BUMC begin tonight, but you still have time to register – or just come to class in Room 389 tonight at 5 pm. The session continues every Sunday through the end of the month and covers everything from beliefs to vision to membership. Childcare is available.
Sunday & Wednesday Activities Sunday activities (5th-12th grades) begin January 11 Wednesday activities (4 years-12th grades) begin January 14
We are excited to announce that we are planting a new campus, The Village, in the Entreat Lenox Village/Nolensville area. Travis GarResumes ner, our Pastor of Discipleship and Missions, Sunday, will be the Lead Pastor of The Village. We are January 11 currently forming a launch team of people who feel called to join in this work. The Village is set to launch Held the 2nd and 4th Sundays @ 6:30 pm in the Chapel weekly worship in January 2016. Visit www.thevillagenashville.com or email Travis directly Are you experiencing loss, grief, illness, addiction or any of life’s hurts and struggles? Join us for Entreat, a communiat tgarner@bumc.net. ty of restoration and recovery that meets for worship and prayer. Visit bumc.net/entreat.
STUDENTS 7th - 12th Grades
Sunday, January 4 9:30-10:45 am Breakthru Celebration for all youth AND parents in the Tabernacle (in place of youth Sunday School). No Evening Activities Wednesday, January 7 3:30 pm - meet at BUMC to carpool to 61st Ave. UMC for tutoring. Trips & Tours Meeting Hear about our 2015 Mission Trips, Choir Tours, and Share the Spirit! Sunday, January 11 at 11 am in the Tabernacle. We have $25 and $50 trip vouchers to give away as door prizes! Small Groups Launch Small Groups for youth resume next Sunday night, January 11. If you’re not already in a group and you’d like to join, simply contact Lee Lowry at llowry@bumc.net. It’s a great time to start! Parents, there is an Adult Small Group Launch next Sunday morning as well! Your faith development is important too, and we hope you’ll consider joining a small group if you’re not already in one. Youth Confirmation for anyone in 7th-12th grade who has not gone through Confirmation before. It runs January - April on Wednesday nights. To register or for more info, contact Rosanne Schenck at rschenck@bumc.net. Mark Your Calendars Tutoring at 61st Ave Resumes – January 7 Middle and High School Sunday School Kicks off – January 11 Sunday Night Youth Activities Resume – January 11 Harvest Hands Resumes – January 12 Game Night at Room in the Inn Resumes – January 13 Wednesday Night Bible Studies Resume – January 14 Combined Youth Choirs Retreat January 30 – February 1
Looking Ahead to 2015 Single Adult Ministry All activities are open to the public. Register for each event and complimentary childcare at www.bumc.net/SinglesCalendar. Questions? Contact us: 324-7256. Call us if you are interested in sitting with other singles at worship. Boundaries What are boundaries? Why do I need them? Wednesdays, January 7 – February 25 @ 6:30-8:00 pm in Room B153-A. Cost: $20 Weekly Tuesday Yoga – begins January 6 @ 6:00 pm Divorce Recovery Rebuild life on a solid foundation! Wednesdays, January 14 February 18 @ 6:30-8:00 pm in Room B152-A. Cost: $30 Single & Parenting Weds., Jan. 28 – Apr. 22, 6:30-8:00 pm in Room B152-B “Connecting With Our Children” Class a series designed to educate families who are currently parenting or desiring to parent children who come from hard places such as through foster care and/or adoption. Begins Wednesday, January 14, 6:15-7:15 pm in Room B447. Open to BUMC members and our community - invite your friends! Questions? Contact Stephanie at swwalton@kpmg.com.Register at bumc.net/connecting. Grief Support Group Begins Thursday, January 15 @ 5:30 – 7:30 [8 weeks] in partnership with Alive Hospice. For more information contact The Grief Center at Alive Hospice, 615-963-4732. For individual grief counseling with one of our pastors, contact Julie Donley, jdonley@bumc.net, 324-7254.d ALL IN Men’s Retreat: What does it mean to be “ALL IN” as a man and a follower of Christ in every stage of life? Join us MLK weekend (January 16-18, 2015) at Beersheba Springs Assembly for this unique retreat designed to help men answer that question! Cost: $175. Register online at www.bumc.net/ PointMen. Retreat sponsored by BUMC Point Men. Jump Jive Dinner Dance to Benefit the Center for Youth Ministry Training (CYMT) Join CYMT on Saturday, February 14 at the FiftyForward Martin Center in Brentwood for the First Annual Jump Jive Dinner Dance presented by T.W. Frierson Construction. Food will be provided by the Daily Dish, wine from Arrington Vineyards, and musical entertainment from Nashville’s greatest swing band, the Gnarley Parkers. Tickets are $75 per person and are available at cymt.org or by calling Margaret at 615-823-7595. Don’t miss out! Kindergarten Forum offered by Brentwood Methodist Day School Register by Monday, January 12 at dayschool@bumc.net or 373-2523 so we have handout for you! Church members and community are welcome to attend. Meets Friday, January 16, 2015, 9:45-11:30 am in Room A292 Come and learn from our panel of local, experienced public and private school Kindergarten teachers • What does a typical day in Kindergarten look like? • What is the process of registering for Kindergarten to the first day? • What are the expectations & skills needed to be successful in Kindergarten? • What can parents do at home to help their child be ready? “Friends, Family & Blessings” An event for ladies sponsored by our BUMC Day School Tuesday, February 3, Haney Hall, 9:30 - 11:00 am. An event for ladies of all ages and stages featuring Southern humorist and author Olivia deBelle Byrd, author of Miss Hildreth Wore Brown. Tickets are $5 for one and a friend! United Methodist Women Say “Thanks!” The Brentwood United Methodist Women would like to thank the congregation for it’s support this year. With our primary fundraisers of the annual Holiday Shoppe and Bake Sale, Songwriter’s Night, and the sale of BUMC Tervis Tumblers, we were able to contribute $14,121 this year to local and international missions. We have additional BUMC Tervis Tumblers for sale; if you’d like to order one, contact Tina Hunter at thunter560@gmail.com.
Missions & Outreach For more info on all missions call David Ssebulime at 324-7222. January Focus: Stock the Pantry During the month of January we will be collecting non-perishable food items to help stock the food pantry at GraceWorks. The food items donated allow GraceWorks to provide meals for families in need. Our goal is 15,000 pounds. We will be reaching out in our community to help those in need. Please pick up a bag from the table in the Narthex, fill it with a few items on your next grocery trip, and return them to the church on February 1st in the red bins labeled Stock the Pantry on to the truck. Let’s help feed our neighbors! Room in the Inn We still need host groups for the following nights: February 13, March 17 & 24. For more information visit www.bumc.net /localimpact or contact Scott Gardner at scottgardner.us@gmail.com if interested in hosting. We are also in need of jeans, warm coats, sweatshirts, flannel shirts, and shoes for men. Donations can be left in the red bins throughout the church. Harvest Hands (www.harvesthandscdc.com) Elementary and Middle School After-school Program Volunteers Needed. Volunteers needed for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 3:45-6:00 pm and Wednesday and Friday from 3:45-5:30 pm. We ask that volunteers make a once a week commitment and are looking for individuals who care deeply for kids, want to help students learn more about Jesus and succeed in school. If you’re interested in volunteering contact Alissa at alissa@harvesthandscdc.com or 615-499-4963. Basketball and Cheerleading Coaches Needed This is a twice-a-week commitment with practices being on either Monday or Thursday nights beginning January 12 and games each Saturday morning, Jan 24 - Feb 28. Contact Jessica Mooney at jessica@harvesthandscdc.com or 615-499-4963.
CHILDREN
Infants - 6th Grade Sunday, January 4 Nursery 8am to 12pm for infants - 3 years. Sunday Mornings At all worship services: Godly Play for Ages 3yrs (as of 8/15/14) to Pre-Kind. in Rm C318. All Children must be Bathroom Trained. 9:30 am Sunday school for all ages Kindergarten Forum offered by Brentwood Methodist Day School Church and community members are welcome to attend. Friday, January 16 9:45-11:30 am, Rm A292 Come and learn from our panel of local, experienced public and private school Kindergarten teachers • What does a typical day in Kindergarten look like? • What is the process of registering for prior to the first day of Kindergarten? • What are the expectations & skills needed to be successful in Kindergarten? • What can parents do at home to help their child be ready? Email dayschool@bumc.net or call 373.2523 by Monday, January 12 to register.
Adult Studies For full details on the following studies, visit www.bumc.net/AdultStudies. Register online at www.bumc.net/register. The 7 Experiment [Ladies Group] Begins Wednesday, January 7 @ 9:30am [12 - 14 weeks]; Led by Lou Anne Jacobs This study offers a challenge to our notions of how much is enough in seven key areas: food, clothes, spending, media, possessions, waste, and stress. Christian Believer: Knowing God with Heart and Mind Begins Sunday, January 11 @ 6:30 - 8:30 pm; Led by Lonnie Liston This 30-week study helps us understand when, how and why the elements of faith and doctrine we use today were developed. Covenant Bible Study: Creating [Ladies Group] Begins Tuesday, January 13 @ 9:30am [8 weeks]; Led by Judith Bone An in-depth study of the whole Bible clustered into 3 eight weeks sessions with particular emphasis on the biblical concept of covenant as a unifying pattern throughout the Old and New Testaments. 30-45 minutes of study each day.
BUMC 56 5th & 6th Grades Sunday, January 4 Sunday School 9:30 - 10:45 am Check in at Room 205 No Evening Activities Sunday Evening Activities Resume January 11 Extra Mile Resumes Wednesday, January 14 Confirmation 2015 Last day to register for Confirmation 2015 for 6th graders! Sign up online at bumc.net/register. Email Maggie Jarrell mjarrell@bumc. net for more info.
Brentwood
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
309 Franklin Road Brentwood, Tn 37027 615-373-3663 www.bumc.net
WORSHIP Saturday Evening 6:00 pm Casual Traditional Worship in the Chapel Sunday Morning 8:15 am Traditional/Blended Worship with Youth Choir 9:30 am Classes for Children, Students, and Adults 9:45 am Contemporary Worship with Worship Band
11:00 am Classes for Adults 11:05 am Traditional Worship with Adult Chancel Choir
CARING MINISTRIES is for all persons in our community. If you are in need of pastoral care, please contact Julie Donley at 615-324-7254. Emergency, after hours Pastor-On-Call: 615-969-3086
CARING MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK AA Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem. Our AA groups have a variety of meeting times and meet in our Buchannan house. For more info about AA go to http://www.aanashville.org/. Al-Anon Al-Anon is a mutual support group of peers who share their experience in applying the Al-Anon principles to problems related to the effects of a problem drinker in their lives. It is not group therapy and is not led by a counselor or therapist. This support network complements and supports professional treatment. Meets at our Buchannan house Tuesdays at 7pm. For more information, go to http://www.middletnalanon.org/. CoDa Co-Dependents Anonymous, is a program of recovery from co-dependence, where each of person may shares their experience, strength, and hope in the effort to find freedom where there has been bondage and peace where there has been turmoil in our relationships with others and ourselves. The CODA group meets Thursdays at 6:30 pm at our Buchannan House. For more information, go to http://coda.org/. Entreat Are you experiencing loss, grief, illness, addiction or any of life’s hurts or struggles? Please join us for Entreat, a community of restoration and recovery, meets on the 2nd and 4th Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm in the Chapel for a time of worship, story and prayer. All are welcome. For more information, visit www.bumc.net/entreat.
TRINITY CHURCH 3011 Longford Drive Spring Hill, TN 37174 Sundays 9:00 am Traditional Worship 10:30 am Contemporary Worship
Maybe the New Year doesn’t feel so promising… In addition to the cold weather outside, many people experience “winters” in their personal lives. A Stephen Minister can bring God’s warm love back into your life through their confidential, one-on-one care. Call Sheryl at 615-373-3690 ext 394 or Rev. Allison Fasig at 615-373-3663.
For a complete list of Caring Ministries, go to www.bumc.net/caringministries.