A great gathering of Nashville’s three UCC churches will occur at Holy Trinity Community Church at 11:00 AM for a Spring potluck brunch. Special Guest Speaker: Rev. Heather Fosburgh, Associate Conference Minister of the Southeast UCC Conference! Participating too is the recently formed Nashville UCC Choir! Event’s theme: “Prayer as Self-Care & Care for Others”. All are invited to bring family, friends, and favorite brunch items for great UCC fellowship & inspiration!
Brookmeade UCC (located at 700 Bresslyn Road, Nashville, TN 37205) will be hosting a green church lighting seminar on Monday, May 20th at 6:30 pm! Would you like to learn how to upgrade the lighting in your church to create a more welcoming atmosphere, while saving money and energy in the process? Steve Jones is an expert in this area and is here to answer all your questions! Steve will teach us how to update church lighting to LEDs, saving 1000s of kilowatt hours. This is a free seminar open to the public.
For those unable to attend in person, you can watch one of Steve’s videos on the topic here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuA5UNO2JTM
However, we encourage everyone to attend the seminar in person if they are able as there are several advantages of attending in person. Steve will bring his light board to show different types of bulbs available and their effects and attendees can ask specific questions about how this will benefit their church and minimize their environmental impact.
Please spread the word about this event to any neighboring churches and religious centers you think may be interested in this free seminar! Thank you for helping us spread the word about this event! For more information please contact the Brookmeade office (brookmeade@comcast.net, 615-352-4702, www.brookmeadeucc.org)
Learn & Grow resumes on April 7, 2024, with a new Amy-Jill Levine study. We will use her book, The Gospel of Mark: A Beginner’s Guide to the Good News and spend six weeks in the Gospel of Mark. In Dr. Levine’s studies we always get challenged to look at familiar passages with new eyes.
April 7 The Good News Begins Mark 1-4
Focal Passages: Mark 1:1-11, Mark 2:14-17, Mark 4:2-9
April 14 Restoring Purity and Wholeness Mark 8-10
Focal Passages: Mark 6:7-13, Mark 6:14-29, Mark 7:1-15
April 21 Sacrifice, Ransom, Prophet, Messiah Mark 8-10
Focal Passages: Mark 9:1-10, Mark 9:14-29, Mark 10:32-34
April 28 Fig Trees and Tenants Mark 11-12
Focal Passages; Mark 11: 11-14, 20-26, Mark 12:1-12
May 5 The Little Apocalypse Mark 13
Focal Passage: Mark 13
May 12 Nature Sunday–no Learn & Grow
May 19 Judas Iscariot and the Naked Young Man Mark 14-15
Focus Passages: Mark 14:17-21, Mark 14:41b-52, Mark 16:1-8
Learn & Grow is an adult education class that meets weekly on Sunday mornings at 9:15 am. All are welcome!
For the next 3 months, starting April 8th, we will have yoga class on Monday afternoons at 4:30 pm. This class will continue with recordings from our beloved yoga teacher, Ali Sperry, while she is on maternity leave. So grateful for all who attend regularly. We are building a lovely group of yoga devotees! Consider joining us! Class cost reduced while we are using the recordings. Contact the church office for details.
Our next trip to the Project CURE Warehouse is scheduled for Saturday, April 6th 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!
| Holy Week and Easter Schedule: 3/28 Maundy Thursday Service 6:00 pm Potluck Dinner in the sanctuary 6:30 pm Begin Tenebrae Service of Shadows (We have invited Holy Trinity Community Church to join us and they will also be participating in the service with us) 3/31 Easter Sunrise Service 8:30 am in the meditation garden with the fire pit 3/31 Potluck Easter Breakfast 9:30 am in the fellowship hall, drop in as you feel comfortable 3/31 Easter Worship 10:30 am Traditional worship service in the sanctuary 3/31 Easter Egg Hunt for children who want to participate Following Worship |
*Save the Date! Sunday, April 28th we will be having a Dedication Service for the new garden at 10:30 am!
We still need help locating relatives who had family members interred in the original memorial garden so they can be invited to our upcoming dedication service on Sunday, 4/28. If you know any of these individuals, or would like to receive the full list of names of folks who are honored there, please contact Adora, Mike or Jon.
We continue to welcome and receive the generosity of our congregation and community toward our Capital Campaign to build our beautiful memorial garden. Consider how you might support and sustain the work and growth of God’s work in our midst. This garden, built for memorial and meditation, serves as a reminder of our foundation and our future. The Garden Capital Campaign has raised $10,618 as of February 29, 2024. We are so appreciative and grateful for those who have contributed and continue to do so!
Join us as we get our outdoor space ready for Spring and Easter! We will have a “Spring Cleaning” of our garden and grounds on Saturday, March 23rd from 9 am to 12 pm. It will be a great chance to work outdoors together, and to enjoy the spring weather and our new garden!
“One Great Hour of Sharing® is one of four special mission offerings of the United Church of Christ. This Lenten Offering supports the disaster, refugee, and development ministries of the United Church of Christ within Love of Neighbor.” To find out more, click HERE and watch the video! Brookmeade will be collecting for the OGHS offering this Sunday 3/10. Feel free to send a check to the office (designate OGHS) or donate via Tithe.ly (choose OGHS in the drop-down menu) anytime in the month of March!
Wandering Heart Series:
Using the devotional materials from A Sanctified Art,
Learn & Grow participants will read scripture,
examine the artwork, and prepare their hearts for the worship service.
Learn & Grow meets Sunday mornings at 9:15 am in our library!
brookmeadeucc.org 