A Weekly Newsletter of Brentwood United Methodist Church
THE BEAM January 6 - 12, 2013
Coming in Worship - January 2013 On January 26/27, we’ll be learning about our church’s new vision statement – the culmination of a year-long process of prayer, searching the Scriptures and Spirit-led conversation by our church’s leaders. Find out who we are, what we do, and how we live our lives together as a congregation.
Connect with a Group or a Class Adult Sunday School Classes - 9:45 and 11:00am Our Sunday Morning Classes are on-going and meet during both our 9:45 and 11:00 AM services. Many are a collection of people in a similar life-stage though some span multiple decades. For a full description of our classes visit the church website at www.bumc.net For more information contact Judith Bone at 324-7258 or jbone@bumc.net New Sunday 9:45 am Class Forming in January – Discovery Open House on January 13, 9:45 am, Buchanan House (left side) The “Discovery” class is aiming for something less traditional— providing a platform for finding God in this age of information. Contact Silas Dean at silas.deane@deanesmithpartners.com or Sherrie Cavin at jscavin@yahoo.com, for more information. Small Groups of Many Shapes and Sizes Groups meet throughout the week for study and fellowship. If you are interested in a small group, contact Judith Bone for more information at jbone@bumc.net or 324-7258. Adult Classes: Registration recommended at www.bumc.net/adultclasses • Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit [Beth Moore] Begins January 9 [11 sessions] Wednesdays 9:00-11:30am; Led by Lou Anne Jacobs Childcare by reservation: Meredith Spencer, mspencer@bumc.net. • Moms in Prayer AM & PM Wednesdays, Begins January 16 9:30 am - 12:00 pm & 6:00 – 7:30 pm Contact Beth Paul at paul.beth01@gmail.com (AM group) Contact Melissa Wyatt at mjfwyatt@gmail.com or 221-9802 or Emily Jackson at ecjacks@gmail.com or 457-1732 (PM group) Childcare by reservation: Meredith Spencer, mspencer@bumc.net. • Disciple III Bible Study [10 participants needed for this study] 32 weeks. Study Old Testament prophets and New Testament letters of Paul. Contact Wini Grizzle at geogriz@comcast.net, 377-6868 with questions. Coming on January 14 . . . the 2013 Bible Reading Plan Stay tuned for Scripture passages highlighting selected themes each month and a calendar of important dates and seasons in the church
LIVING WELL
A New Wellness Ministry for 2013 • Women’s Wellness: Freedom from Co-dependency • Marriage Enrichment: Partners on the Journey • Financial Peace University See page :2 for details.