BEAM - March 22 Issue

Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World

THE BEAM

www.bumc.net/lent

March 22 - 28, 2015 A publication of Brentwood United Methodist Church

Holy Week at Brentwood United Methodist Church

Palm Sunday Weekend – Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 Dr. Chappell concludes his series on “Famous Last Words,” Jesus’ last words with his friends before his crucifixion, death, & resurrection.

Worship – Saturday, 6 pm – Chapel Sunday, 8:15 am, 9:45 am, 11:05 am – Sanctuary Stations of the Cross – Haney Hall Opens Sunday, March 29, 5:00 pm –– Weekdays 8:00 am - 8:00 pm –– Closes Sunday, April 5, 2:00 pm A self-guided, meditative walk with Jesus through the last events of his life. Registration not required. Childcare not available.

4th Grade Lent Event - Chapel - Sunday, March 29 9:30 am during Sunday School Special worship experience for 4th graders to learn more about the Lenten season.

Drop off and pick up in the classrooms. Registration not required.

The Stations of the Cross for Children & their Parents - Wednesday, April 1 6:30 pm – Family Life Center (gym) Registration not required. Childcare not available.

Maundy Thursday Worship – Thursday, April 2, 7 pm, Sanctuary Commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus in a service of scripture, music, and Communion which ends by stripping the Sanctuary and leaving in silence. Registration not required. Childcare for 3 & under.

Good Friday Tenebrae Service – Friday, April 3, 7 pm, Sanctuary Featuring music from the Chancel Choir and Chancel Choir Ensemble.

Also leading in the service will be Readers Theatre. Childcare for 3 & under.

Easter Services Brentwood Campus Saturday, April 4 9:30 am Contemporary Worship hosted by 6:00 pm Traditional Worship - Sanctuary The Village Campus - Family Life Center Sunday, April 5 (Due to parking constraints and traffic 9:30 am Traditional Worship - Chapel volume, there will be no Sunday School today) 11:00 am Traditional Worship - Sanctuary 6:00 am Easter Prayer Vigil - Chapel 6:30 am Sunrise Service in the Prayer Garden (Chapel, Childcare for 3 & Under at all services except Sunrise if inclement weather) Service. Special needs valet parking available at all three 8:00 am Traditional Worship - Sanctuary Sunday morning services. Shuttle service available from 9:30 am Contemporary Worship - Sanctuary the Synergy Building from 7:00 am until 12:30 pm.

Trinity Church Campus 3011 Longford Drive Spring Hill, TN

Sunday, April 5 7:45 am Sunrise Service (Trinity Sanctuary) 9:00 am Easter Worship (Trinity Sanctuary)

10:30 am Easter Worship (Trinity Sanctuary)

Entreat Sunday, March 22, 6:30 pm, Chapel (Held the 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month) Come experience God’s grace and mercy in a worshiping community that is honest about life’s messiness and seeks recovery from life’s addictions and hurts. Vist www.bumc.net/ entreat for more info.

Learn More About The Village All BUMC church members are invited to join us to learn more about The Village UMC on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 6 pm in the Youth Choir Room (A182).

Childcare is available. Register at www.bumc.net/register Questions? Contact Travis Garner at tgarner@bumc.net.

STUDENTS 7th - 12th Grades

Sunday, March 22 9:30 am Sunday School 7th - 8th – Room A182 9th - 12th – Tabernacle 10th - 12th Church Now 4:45 pm Jubilation & Sonshine

Choir rehearse 6-8 pm ‘80s Skate Night at the Brentwood Skate Center (youth can carpool, drive, or ride the BUMC bus there) - $5 at the door and the Snack Shop will be open!

Monday, March 23 No Harvest Hands (DCS spring break) Tuesday, March 24 6:15 am Lenten Devo at Brueggers with Lee 6:15 pm Meet at BUMC to carpool to Room in the Inn Wednesday, March 25 No 61st (DCS Spring break) 6-7 pm Meet youth staff in the Café to walk to dinner 7-8 pm Bible Studies Rock the Chains Battle of the Bands benefit concert raising money and awareness in the fight against modern day slavery on Friday, May 1 at 7 p.m. If you are in a band of middle and/or high school youth or know of one, we’d love to have you audition!

Register at www.bumc.net/ register by April 12.

Camp Barnabas Mission Trip June 13-19 open to 9th-12th grade to work with children with special needs. 9th graders serve a behind the scenes role; 10th-12th work directly with campers. Adults are also needed, Register online.

Hinton Mission Trip June 28-July 3 open to 7th-12th grade working on repairing homes in a rural setting; the camp is on a beautiful lake.

Adults needed to chaperone youth and help at the work sites. Register online.

New Adult Study: Soul Keeping: understanding and caring for your soul a John Ortberg Study Tuesdays, March 17-April 28 9:30-11:00am; led by Judith Bone Register online at www.bumc.net/register Warm Hands and Smiling Faces Needed!

Usher teams are looking for people of all ages to help welcome people to BUMC! This is a great way to meet new people and connect more with those you already know. If interested, please contact Kelli Huston at khuston@bumc.net. Ushers are needed at all service times.

Adult Study for Lent “Who is This Man?” Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 pm, A391 and Sunday, March 29, 9:30 am, Haney Hall. Led by Judith Bone, for more info go to www.bumc.net/lent New for Young Adults: Adventure Trek! Come join us on the trails for young adult fellowship with BUMC and the Nashville community!

Fall Creek Falls, Saturday, March 28, 2015. Meet at the BUMC main entrance at 8 am so we can carpool together. Bring a packed lunch, comfortable walking shoes, clothing layers for varying temperatures. Email Amanda Huskey at amandahuskey@gmail.com to confirm your spot.

Vacation Bible School Registration is Now Open Join us for some cool, summer fun at Everest VBS Monday, June 22 - Thursday, June 25. For ages 5 years (before 8/15) through 4th grade. $5 per child.

Contact Holly Fisher at hfisher@bumc.net for more information or to volunteer.

Register at www.bumc.net/VBS. ON-Point: Weekly Conversations for Men Thursday, March 26, 6:30 am, Haney Hall Speaker: Richard E Simmons III, author of The True Measure of a Man Richard will focus primarily on men’s concern over “the fear of failure,” as explored in his book, The True Measure of a Man. To register, go to bumc.net/pointmen.

BUMC Foundation Offers Scholarships Scholarship applications are available now for graduating high school seniors (at least 3), a graduating college senior going to graduate school in a helping profession (1), and (1) student applying to seminary at a United Methodistowned, affiliated, or approved educational institution. All of these scholarships are funded by the BUMC Foundation. Please see bumc.net/BUMCScholarship for further information and deadlines.

The Adoption, Foster Care and Orphan Support Committee of BUMC would like to invite you to lunch!

We will meet on Sunday, April 26 at 11:00 am for a time of fellowship and community. Please RSVP to loriellytle@comcast.net so that we may appropriately reserve tables. Hope to see you there!

Foster Care Training Classes BUMC will host training classes beginning in April for those families interested in foster care. These classes will teach you about the foster care system and how you can help children who need stability and love. Please contact Melissa Wyatt to sign-up or with any questions, 615-294-4282 or mjf.wyatt@gmail.com.

Missions & Outreach For more info on all missions call David Ssebulime at 615-324-7222.

March Focus: Housing Initiative • Our funding goal is $120,000 for three homes.

• We need 300 volunteers to participate in the build, and 10 volunteers to provide lunch for the build volunteers.

Our first build with Habitat will begin on April 11 and continue through June 13. In the fall, we will build with Harvest Hands, and for every home built domestically with Habitat, Habitat builds a home in a developing country. We appreciate your prayful consideration in how you will touch the lives of the families impacted by these homes. BUMC has a rich history in our participation in build initiatives with Habitat for Humanity, 61st Ave. UMC, Harvest Hands, and many more. We have participated in building homes, hospitals in Honduras, playgrounds, renovated churches, and we hope to do more.

For more information, please visit,www.bumc.net/housing.

International Mission Trips 2015 - www.bumc.net/MissionTrips Interested in a more hands on approach to making a difference? Each of our international mission trips has an aspect of health and wellness through community development. 2015 trip dates: Haiti, October 15-20; Honduras, October 10-17; and Mexico, October 9-18. If you are considering being a part of one of our teams, contact Rebekah Scott at rscott@bumc.net. Applications for the teams are available at www.bumc.net/MissionTrips.

Harvest Hands (www.harvesthandscdc.com) Summer Internships Available We are currently seeking interns for our 2015 Summer Program. The ideal candidates are college-aged, have a desire and passion to work with children or youth, and are capable of leading and implementing our summer program. It is a nine-week commitment and is a paid internship. Individuals interested in working with elementary students can submit their resume to Alissa at alissa@harvesthandscdc.com and individuals interested in working with middle school students can submit their resume to Tess at tess@harvesthandscdc.com.

Snacks and Juice Boxes Needed We are looking for individuals, families or Sunday School classes to donate snacks and juice boxes for our After-school Program. Snacks needed include: fruit snacks, granola bars, goldfish, teddy grahams, peanut butter crackers and 100 calorie packs. Juice boxes must be 100% juice. Snack sponsorships of $100 are also welcome. Donations are needed on an ongoing basis. Contact Alissa at alissa@harvesthandscdc.com or 615-499-4963 if you’re able to donate.

Ways to Give . . .

Spring Cleaning When you’re doing your spring cleaning, please remember the BUMC flower ministry.

Bring your unused flower vases to the “cubby” hallway next to Memorial Chapel in the Turner Discipleship Center. Each week, flowers from our worship services are shared with people who need the cheer flowers can bring.

Blood Drive, Sunday, April 12 The next blood drive is Sunday, April 12 from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm. Our goal is 40 units of blood and to help reduce the number of deferred donors and reach our goal, please increase your intake of iron-rich foods to reduce the chance of being deferred due to a low hemoglobin level. Visit www.redcrossblood.org to learn more or call Brenda Duncan (615373-5637) for information.

CHILDREN

Infants - 6th Grade Sunday, March 22 Nursery 8 am to 12 pm for Infants - 3 years.

Sunday Mornings At all worship services: Godly Play for Ages 3yrs (as of 8/15/14) to Pre-K. Meet in Rm C318. All Children must be Bathroom Trained.

9:30 am Sunday school

for all ages Summer Save the Dates: VBS 2015: Join us for some cool, summer fun at Everest VBS Monday, June 22 - Thursday, June 25. Registration begins on March 1. For ages 5 years (before 8/15) through 4th grade. $5 per child. Contact Holly Fisher at hfisher@ bumc.net for more information or to volunteer!

Barefoot Republic We will be hosting Barefoot Republic Camp from Mon-Fri, July 20-24.

Registration and info at www.barefootrepublic.org.

Nursery Needs If you are someone who likes to cuddle & nurture young children, please consider joining our nursery staff. There are both paid and volunteer positions currently open. Contact Adrianne Ohrt at aohrt@bumc.net.

BUMC 56 5th & 6th Grades Sunday, March 22 Sunday School 9:30 am - 10:45 am 56 Leadership Team Meeting 12:00 - 1:00pm Confirmation 5-7 pm 6th grd Mileage 5-6 pm 5th grd Alleluia Choir 6-6:50 pm 5th grd Wednesday March 25th Extra Mile 6:15-7:30pm Save the Date!

Bridge Retreat for current 4th, 5th, and 6th graders July 30-August 2

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 Band

11:00 am Classes for Adults 11:05 am Traditional Worship with Adult Chancel Choir

TRINITY CHURCH 3011 Longford Drive Spring Hill, TN 37174 Sundays 9:00 am Traditional Worship 10:30 am Contemporary Worship

THE VILLAGE A new campus in Lenox Village/ Nolensville Area Launches January, 2016 For more info: TheVillageNashville.com tgarner@bumc.net.

ATTENDANCE March 14/15 (Williamson Co on Spring Break) 1,976

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 Career Transitions The Brentwood Career Transitions Support Group, sponsored by BUMC for nearly 25-years, provides career search advice and encouragement for individuals making a career or job change. Career Transitions is led by volunteers and offers a mix of keynote speakers, expert panels and other formats to train people how to find and get hired for that next job. Career Transitions is free and open to the public. The program meets in Haney Hall each Monday beginning at 6:30 pm. For latest schedule information visit www.bumc.net/career. Volunteers are needed!

Contact Shebbie at sshields@bumc.net.

Financial Coaching Financial coaching helps individuals learn how to be good stewards of their finances.

Skilled volunteers meet with individuals or couples to help them create a budget, develop a plan for getting out of debt and to set savings goals. Financial coaching is available to anyone who wants to learn how to be more responsible with their money. Whether you find yourself in a financial crisis or if you just want to improve your money management skills so you can experience the joy of giving, please contact Rev. Erin Racine, eracine@bumc.net.

Financial and Food Assistance The Sower’s Fund assists families and individuals who are facing difficult financial situations by providing assistance in various forms primarily related to food, gas, utilities and psychological care. We also have many community partners that help us provide other types of assistance. Our hope is that the Sower’s Fund fulfills Christ’s call in Matthew 5:42 to give to those who ask and that out of these initial interactions we can build longer-term relationships that are centered on love of God and love of neighbor. The Sower’s Fund is funded through special offerings, individual and Sunday School class donations, and collections from the ThriftSmart bins located in the church parking lot. For every 10 lbs of donations to the ThriftSmart bins, BUMC receives $1 in gift cards to give to those in need of assistance. Currently, the Sower’s Fund is in great need of your support so if you would like to donate, make your check payable to BUMC and write “Sower’s Fund” in the memo line. In addition, as you do your Spring cleaning, don’t forget to put donations in our Thriftsmart Bin located outside of the Buchanan House. Thank you for your support! You can also make donations through the BUMC Access online giving by selecting “Sower’s Fund” to designate your giving. If you are interested in learning more about the ministry of the Sower’s Fund, please contact Allison Gossett, the Sower’s Fund Coordinator, at agossett@bumc.net or 615-324-7255.

When Life Seems Dreary and Spring Seems Far Away . . .

Spring may be just around the corner, but life can still seem cold and dreary for those who have suffered a loss or experienced a crisis. Our Stephen Ministers are trained to provide confidential emotional and spiritual support during tough times. 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.