the BEAM
October 2 - 8 , 2011
www.bumc.net
A Weekly Newsletter of Brentwood United Methodist Church Growing Disciples of Christ Who Know Him, Love Him, and Serve Him
God
Lessons
from the Great Recession
New Sermon Series Begins October 8/9 “God Lessons from the Great Recession” Our economy is struggling. Expenses rise and incomes shrink or disappear altogether. In the midst of these tough times, what does the Bible have to say about our relationship with money? Find out in Martin’s new four-week sermon series. Come and bring a friend! October 08/09 Don’t Be a Financial Fool October 15/16 Follow God’s Financial Plan October 22/23 Cultivate a Life of Contentment October 29/30 Follow Dr. Green’s Final Prescription
Sanctuary 20th Anniversary Concert with Celebration Choir We will mark the 20th Anniversary of worship in the BUMC Sanctuary on October 30th with a concert of gospel music featuring guest artist, Buddy Greene, instrumentalists, singers of our congregation, and a Celebration Choir. Adults wishing to be a part of the Celebration Choir may join Rehearsals on: October 5, 12, 19......6 pm...... Sanctuary Thursday, October 27......Dress Rehearsal For information email Shannon Garrett at sgarrett@bumc.net. Called Congregation Final Push! Please join us for our final push on October 3rd, 4th, and 6th from 6:00-8:30 pm in the Sanctuary as we contact the remaining 1000 households of our congregation. We need 100 people to join us in completing this work in Christ’s name! Visit www.bumc.net/called to Register or sign up in the Narthex on Sunday Mornings.
THRIVE It’s Wednesday night! October 5 –– 5:00 pm Meal $6 per person, $24 family maximum
Register for meal at bumc.net/thrive Register for children’s choirs at bumc.net/childrenschoir Register for adult studies at bumc.net/thrive
Menu: ham, salad, mac & cheese, green beans, bread, & dessert. Register for the meal by 3 pm, Monday, October 3 online at www.bumc.net/thrive or by email to jwilson@bumc.net. 6:15 - 7:30 pm • Children’s Choirs & Activities • Extra Mile (5th & 6th) • Student Thrive! (7th - 12th) • “The Lives of Great Christians” (All Adults) • A Work in Progress: Real Questions with Real Biblical Answers • MomsInPrayer 6:30 - 7:30 pm C-YA (College & Young Adults) 6:45 - 7:30 pm Boundaries (Single Adults) $21 7:00 - 8:30 pm Adult Chancel Choir
A Work in Progress (See Thrive! Above) Led by Rev. Dr. Jeff Wilson The Lives of Great Christians (See Thrive! Above) Led by Rev. Kaye Harvey Spiritual Travels: A Study of 3 Provocative Books
adult studies
The Shack, Ragamuffin Gospel, and A Million Miles in a 1000 Years Sundays, through April 22, 5:20 - 7:30 pm. Led by Rick Hotzfeld
Register for adult studies A Faithful Heart: A Women’s Bible Study at bumc.net/adultstudies Tuesdays through November 30, 9:30 - 11:00 am. Led by Judith Bone.
students 7th - 12th Grades
Sunday, October 2 9:45 am 7th - 8th Jr Hi Rm 9:45 am High School Options 9th - 12th: • Sunday School • Youth Disciple Bible Study – Room A191 • Topical & Current Events Discuss. – Café • Help Teach Children 11 am 7th-12th Sunday School – Jr Hi Rm 11 am Connect Team Lunch for visitors, meet in Cafe 11 am Safe Sanctuary Tabernacle 4:45 pm Café Opens 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 Rehearsal 6:15 - 8 Snack Supper, Worship, Small Groups Monday, October 3 6:45 am Manfest w/Travis @Dimple’s Deli 3:30 pm Volunteer @ Harvest Hands, meet at BUMC Tuesday, October 4 6:30 am Tuesday breakfast club with Lindsay at The Perch 4-5 pm Hangtime w/ Nellie @ Chick Fil-A for 7th - 8th 6:00 pm Odyssey game night, meet here Wednesday, October 5 3:30 pm meet at BUMC 61st Ave. Tutoring 6:30 pm Yth Listening Session with Martin, 7th-12th grades invited. Merge Retreat 7th-8th graders, October 21-23. Register online or outside the youth office. Registration closes 10/9! Adults needed - contact Neal Wilkinson at nwilkinson@bumc.net! Youth Sunday Planning Ministry Team, Sunday, October 9 at 11 am
Brentwood United Methodist Church Permanent Adult Sunday School Teacher needed for a mid-to-late life very active Singles Class. Contact Judith Bone at jbone@bumc.net or 324-7258. UMW Cookbooks “Recipes from the Heart: The ONLY Cookbook You’ll Need” Cookbooks are available in the Outpost for $20 each. They are full of more than 500 favorite recipes of church members. They make great Christmas gifts! New BUMC Orchestra No matter your experience or skill level, bring your instruments and enjoy playing the music of the church together! Sundays 4:00-4:45 in B163, (next to the Chancel Choir rehearsal room). All youth and adults welcome! Contact Patsy at pwade@bumc.net.
upcoming activities Listening Sessions Listening sessions are opportunities for Martin to learn more about us as a community and to hear our hopes and dreams for the church. October 5: 7th - 12th Graders 6:30-7:30 pm in the Youth Choir Room and Young Adults, 7:30-8:30 pm in Room A292. Find a complete list at www.bumc.net. AARP Driver Safety Program Thursday, October 6 and Friday, October 7 The AARP Driver Safety Program stressing safer automobile driving techniques and tips for adults 50 and over. Held 8 am - 12 noon in Room A291. Limited to 30 participants, cost: $12. Register at www.bumc.net or contact Julie Donley, 324-7254 or jdonley@bumc.net. Red Cross Blood Drive Sunday, October 9, 7:30 am - 12:30 pm Our goal is 50 units of blood. We had a good turnout at the August 14 drive, with 56 registering to donate. We didn’t make our goal in August, but we had a tremendous improvement from the 35 units donated in June. Good work...but we still need more bodies in the chairs…please find the time to donate on October 9! It Takes Two - Marriage Enrichment Workshop - www.bumc.net/marriage Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:00 pm; October 11 - November 1; A291 For couples newly married and eager for more information about Christian marriage or those in a good stable marriage they care about protecting. Led by Dr. John Fite and Caroline Beavers, LPC (BUMC Counseling Center). Childcare available with reservation. Space is limited, register by October 4 by calling Caroline at 615-371-2550. Single Adult Opportunities Register at www.bumc.net/singles for the following: Positive Parenting (Young Children) Class Tuesdays, October 4 – 25, 6:30-7:30 pm, Singles Space, Cost: $50. Book Club Tuesday, October 11, 6:30-8pm, Singles Space. Selection The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett. Coffee and dessert will be provided. Divorce Recovery Wednesdays, October 19 – November 23, 6:30-8pm, Singles Space, Cost: $30. Designed to take you from the complete moments of shock and grief to the process of inner healing and wholeness. Women’s Mini-Retreat Saturday, October 22, 9am - 2pm, Haney Hall, Cost: $25. Designed for women addressing topics that relate to their gender. This event will include sessions with speaker, Diane Cunningham, from DALLAS, TX and worship/ music led by Jennifer Wilkerson. Meet Our New Bishop Everyone is invited to meet Bishop Ben Chamness and his wife, Joye, on October 23, 6-8 p.m. Worship will be held at 6:00 p.m. followed by a reception in Haney Hall.
Stewardship and Giving information can be found at www.bumc.net/giving.
Infants - 6th Grade
Sunday, Octcober 2
service opportunities Room in the Inn Sunday School Class Coordinators Meeting Sunday, October 9, Rm A393, 8:30 – 9:30 am and 11:00 – 12 noon. The 2011-12 Room In The Inn program, a ministry to homeless men, runs November to March. Each Tuesday night, some Friday nights, and Christmas Eve, a volunteer group (Sunday school Classes, Bible Studies, or other small groups), host an evening of RITI. They go to the Room In The Inn Campus (Nashville) to pick up 14 men for a hot dinner, a warm bed, a hot shower, clean laundry, a hot breakfast, and a sack lunch at BUMC. Contact Scott at scottgardner.us@gmail.com. Graceworks Food Pantry is in urgent need of items for the FUEL bags (nutritious food for weekends for students on the free/reduced lunch program): (Individual Serving Sizes only) cereals, pudding cups, gelatin cups, 4 oz. canned fruit cups, 8 oz. shelf–stable boxed milk, tuna or chicken with crackers, microwavable individual meals such as macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and meat, snack packs containing cheese. Donations bins located in the Chapel Narthex. Monday Bread Delivery for CTSG For over a year, every Monday morning bread is donated by 3 Publix Stores for our Career Transitions Support Group Monday night attendees. Volunteers pick up, deliver, and set-up the bread each Monday morning between 7 - 9 am (takes approximately 1 - 2 hours). Volunteers are needed to take one or two Monday’s each month. Contact Mike Davis @ 351-9722 or mdavis2191@comcast.net. 11 am Youth Sunday School Teachers or Substitute Teachers Needed Please consider teaching and mentoring our small group of youth (7th-12th grade) who attend our 11 am youth Sunday school. We will provide the curriculum and training. We can also work with your schedule and availability. Contact Lindsay Brooks if interested at lbrooks@bumc.net.
harvest hands (www.harvesthandscdc.com) 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. Gently Used Furniture Needed We are in need of the following new or gently used office pieces: 1) 4 office chairs, 2) refrigerator, 3) coffee table, 4) side table & 5) desk or floor lamps. Please email Courtney with a description and photos if you or your company has any of these items to donate: courtney@harvesthandscdc.com or call 499-4963. Our offices have moved to 1224 Martin Street (2nd floor of the SNAP Community Center, 2 blocks from Harvest Hands). Our new office phone number is 499-4963. Coaches needed for flag football league (pre-K to 4 ) The league runs from October 25-November 19 and is a twice a week, two hour commitment (practices on Tuesday evenings, games on Saturday mornings). Coaches’ clinic on Saturday, October 23. Coaching experience is preferred, but not required. Contact Abby Buter at abby@harvesthandscdc.com or 499-4963. th
who to contact
children Sunday School 9:45 am Preschool - 6th Grade NEW at 11:00 am Preschool – 3 year olds (by 9/30/11) Room C103 4 year olds (by 9/30/11) thru pre-Kindergarten Room C107 Elementary: Kindergarten – 1st Grade, Room C319 2nd – 6th grade, Room C317 Pre-school Worship (formerly Church Time) at all three worship services. Nursery 8 am to 12 pm for infants - 3 years First Grade Worship Readiness Classes during Sunday school.
H.I.G.H.W.A.Y. 56 5th & 6th Grades Sunday, october 2 Sunday School Morning Assembly and Praise, 9:45 am. Gym MILEAGE at 5-6 pm Alleluia Choir at 6-7 pm (Adult Choir Room) Visit us on the web at www.bumc.net/children for more Children’s Ministry information.
Adult Studies/Small Grps Judith Bone, 324-7258 jbone@bumc.net
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
Caring Ministry Kaye Harvey, 373-3663 kharvey@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
worship Attendance September 24/25 Weekend Total 1,993 August year to date contributions are 95.1% of budget. For additional details visit the website at bumc.net/giving2011.
Congregational care and caring ministries www.bumc.net/support resources
Adoption Support & Orphan Ministry Contact: Charlene Leonard, 221-4041
hospital visitation at bumc
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 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
Stephen Ministry Sometimes It’s Hard to Ask for Help… If you’re sad or struggling inside, don’t suffer alone. Ask for help. We’ve got a team of Stephen Ministers who are ready to care. To find out more, 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: Richard Ross, 390-7283 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.