First Sundays of the month we collect our COW (“Contribute Our Wealth”) Offering. Monetary donations are split between Second Harvest of Middle TN and Heifer International. You can also bring canned goods on Sunday morning to donate to Second Harvest. Please designate your check for COW Offering or if you give online you can choose COW offering on the drop-down menu on Tithe.ly. Thank you for supporting these important organizations and helping Brookmeade fight hunger!

Tuesday, October 15th @ 6:30 pm: “1 in 4 women experience Pregnancy or Infant loss. If it isn’t you, it’s probably someone you know. Come and spend some time of reflection and support where you are not expected to hide your grief. All are welcome, no matter how your loss occurred.”

Please feel free to contact us with any questions: brookmeade@comcast.net, 615-352-4702.

Learn & Grow meets Sundays at 9:15 am. We are currently studying the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Whether you have read the book or not, you are very welcome to join us on Sunday mornings for our discussions! 

Please consider supporting the 2024 Neighbors in Need Offering, one of the 5 UCC offerings we contribute to annually. This year’s theme is “Mental Health Justice For All!” A just world for all is a world where the human rights and well-being of people with mental health challenges are respected, no matter who you are or where you are in life’s mental health journey. One-third of the offering supports Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM). Two-thirds are used by Justice and Witness Ministries to provide grants to UCC churches and support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects. We will begin collecting the NIN offering on October 6, 2024, but contributions can be made during the entire month of October by sending a check to Brookmeade (please designate NIN offering in the memo line), or by giving online with Tithe.ly (just select NIN Offering in the drop-down menu). We thank you for your support and generosity! 

Our next trip to the Project CURE Warehouse (2309 Clifton Ave, 37209) is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5th from 9:30 am – 12 pm. We will be sorting medical supplies. Newcomers are very welcome! For planning reasons we need a head count for our group prior to volunteering. Please RSVP to the church office ASAP if you plan to attend. Thanks and see you there!

Our Restorative Yoga Class meets Monday afternoons @ 4:30 pm with classes led by our instructor Ali Sperry live on Zoom! All are welcome to join us for this gentle/beginner’s yoga class meeting weekly. For more details contact the church office!

The Upper Room UCC Fellowship Fall Potluck Brunch gathering of Nashville-area UCC churches & UCC friends is this Saturday (Sept 21st) @ 11:00 AM at Howard Congregational Church (2802 Buchanan St.)!  This will be a 20th Anniversary gathering, featuring special musical guests Connye Florance & Kevin Madill in concert (sacred jazz & gospel!), as well as the Greater Nashville UCC Choir.  Bring family, friends, and favorite brunch edibles for great UCC fellowship & inspiration!

Learn & Grow will resume on Sunday, September 8th at 9:15 am. We will be studying the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. We encourage you to add it to your summer reading list and begin reading it before the class starts. 

Every year, Brookmeaders participate in the “Out of the Darkness” Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk sponsored by the AFSP. To participate you can join the walk, or donate to the cause! The walk will be held at Centennial Park on Saturday, November 2nd at 12 pm (registration at 11 am). To join Brookmeade’s team “All Are Welcome Here” and make donations, click HERE. To find out more about AFSP, click HERE. To find out more about the Nashville Walk click HERE. 

Brookmeade is hosting another art class this fall led by local artist Michele Lambert! This will be a mixed media art class where we explore color. The class will meet Thursday nights from 6-8 pm from 10/3-10/24. The cost is $80 for all 4 weeks (materials included). Please reserve your spot today by contacting the church office (615-352-4702, brookmeade@comcast.net). 

Michele Lambert, Artist Bio:

Co-owner of Shimai Gallery of Contemporary Craft, Michele Lambert, is a multi-disciplined artist.  Working primarily as a painter and poet, her large canvases combine color, texture and words to convey her deep connection to the natural world.  In addition to painting on canvas, wood and paper, she creates small mixed media collages using paper, natural objects and tools.  The collection of her work provides viewers with her life stories of family, heartbreak, trauma, and redemption.  Although she received a degree in Fine Art from Watkins College of Art and Design, she considers art-making a natural gift and a necessary outpouring of expression that has healing power.

Before opening Shimai in 2005 with dear friend and business partner, Becca Ganick, Michele taught at Watkins, in Metro Nashville Public Schools, the Frist Museum and many other private venues.  Her work is in private and corporate collections across the country.  Community involvement plays a vital role in her professional life, serving on several non-profit boards, volunteering in public schools and offering advisory consultation for businesses creating interiors sensitive to trauma victims.

Michele is interested in helping emerging artists find a foothold in the professional art world.  Her background experience as a professional artist, educator and gallery owner gives her a broad perspective enabling her to connect developing artists with best practices in professional conduct whether it be with craftsmanship or building relationships with gallery owners.  She enjoys interaction with other artists and is always interested in learning about the process and motivation behind work created by others.