Weekly Announcements - Mar 18

Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World

March 18 - 24, 2018

GLOBAL OUTREACH www.bumc.net/MissionTrips Join us on one of our international mission trips this year. Make 2018 the Year You Go! Visit the table in the Narthex to learn more.

South Africa May 30 – June 6 (sign up by April 20) Uganda June 27 – July 9 Mexico September 14-22

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SPRING BUILD

April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28 Help us build a home for the Brown family: Vanesia, Jazarious (18), and Aaliyah (8). How can you help? Sign up for a build date or provide a meal for our volunteers. Sign up at www.bumc.net/Register.

A C.S. LEWIS JOURNEY THROUGH LENT www.bumc.net/Refuel

Wednesday, March 21, 5:30 p.m., Family Life Center Join us during Lent for dinner and a study of C.S. Lewis' major works, led

by Rev. Lane Davis. This week is over "The Chronicles of Narnia." The study begins at 6:15 p.m., no registration is required. Sign up for dinner and childcare by noon Tuesday at www.bumc.net/Refuel.

EASTER HOSPITALITY www.bumc.net/Hospitality Looking for a way to use your gifts of service and hospitality this Easter?

We’re recruiting parking lot attendants, greeters, and special needs valets at all of our Easter services! Loving God and our neighbors is sometimes as simple as a smile and a handshake. Contact Rev. Shelby Slowey at sslowey@bumc.net to volunteer.

HOLY WEEK 2018 www.bumc.net/Lent The Stations of the Cross, March 25 – April 1 (Haney Hall) 5-8 p.m. Palm Sunday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Easter Sunday Come Away to the Skies: A High, Lonesome Bluegrass Mass Sunday, March 25, 7 p.m. (Chapel) Maundy Thursday Service of Worship & Communion Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m. (Sanctuary) The Stations of the Cross for Families & Children Friday, March 30, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Family Life Center) Good Friday Tenebrae Service Friday, March 30, 7 p.m. (Sanctuary)

EASTER WORSHIP Saturday, March 31 Traditional: 6 p.m. (Sanctuary) Sunday, April 1

Easter Prayer Vigil: 6 a.m.

Sunrise Service: 6:30 a.m. (Prayer Garden) Traditional: 8 a.m. (Sanctuary), 11 a.m. (Sanctuary & Chapel) Contemporary: 9:30 a.m. (Sanctuary & Chapel)

Weekly Announcements

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

March 25 – April 1, Haney Hall You are invited to walk the path of Jesus in the last hours before his crucifixion and burial. There are 12 interactive stations where you can reflect and pray in preparation for Easter.

COME AWAY TO THE SKIES: A HIGH, LONESOME BLUEGRASS MASS

Sunday, March 25, 7 p.m., Chapel Enjoy an evening of music with BUMC singers and bluegrass accompaniment. "Come Away to the Skies"

by Wes Ramsay and Tim Sharp is a collection of mid-19th Century folk-hymn arrangements that feature the sounds of our Tennessee roots.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN

Friday, March 30, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Family Life Center Walk your family through Jesus' journey to the cross.

It will take about 45 minutes to complete all 12 stations. The last rotation begins at 6 p.m.

ONPOINT: MEN'S BREAKFAST STUDY

Thursdays, 6:30 a.m., Tabernacle Join us at OnPoint this week with our speaker, Herschel French. If you're seeking a community of men to sharpen your faith over coffee and chicken biscuits, OnPoint is the place for you.

THE CHURCH AND THE REFUGEE CRISIS

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Room A291 This week, hear from Dr. Davis Chappell, John Frame, and Rev. Fady Al-Hagal about their trip to Beirut, and learn about Rev. Al-Hagal's refugee congregation in Nashville. Sign up at www.bumc.net/Register.

"NEVER ALONE" WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m., Room A391 This 6-week study explores Jesus' encounters with 6 hurting women in the Gospels, led by Carol Bumbalough. Cost is $11.50 for materials. Sign up at www.bumc.net/Register.

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BOUNDARIES CLASS

Wednesdays beginning April 4, 6:30-8 p.m.

This 6-week class will help you learn to recognize and respect boundaries you set for yourself and for others.

Cost is $21. Sign up at www.bumc.net/Register.

WOVEN WOMEN'S CONFERENCE

Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Franklin First UMC Join us for our 2nd annual women's conference with Christian author Tiffany Bluhm. Cost is $35. Sign up at www.FranklinFUMC.org/Woven.

BUMC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Apply by Sunday, April 15 Each year, the BUMC Foundation awards at least 5 $2,000 renewable scholarships to students who have been active in the life of our church. One will be awarded to a college senior who plans on graduate work, and at least 4 of the scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors. Apply online at www.bumc.net/Scholarship.

VBS VOLUNTEERS

June 25-28, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Experience the ride of a lifetime with God at VBS! We need 90 adults to help us make this week happen. All ages and stages of life are needed.

Sign up at www.bumc.net/VBS.

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VOLUNTEER PIANISTS

Wednesdays beginning in the fall, 6:15-7 p.m.

Are you looking for a way to offer your talents to God? We needs pianists to accompany our Children’s Choirs during the school year, beginning Fall 2018. Contact Dr. Gregg Bunn at gbunn@bumc.net to learn more.

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LIVE WELL THROUGH ANXIETY

Wednesdays beginning April 4, 6:30-8 p.m.

This 6-week class explores emotional wellness and the biological causes of Anxiety. Cost is $20. Sign up at www.bumc.net/Register.

You can drop off new or gently-used clothes in the bins at the Front Desk. We currently need men's jeans, warm coats, sweatshirts, warm shirts (not dress), gloves, men’s boxers, t-shirts (M-2X), and backpacks.

THANK YOU FROM OFAM

Thank you to everyone who donated items and helped pack and deliver Easter baskets with the Orphan, Foster & Adoption Ministry (OFAM). Last weekend we delivered 360 Easter baskets for children in foster care through Monroe Harding, Youth Villages, CASA of Davidson County, and families in Robertson County.

$15 each (deadline is March 25). Place this order form with payment in the offering plate. You may also order and pay online at www.bumc.net/Lent.