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!

Our Brookmeade Yoga Class meets weekly on Mondays at 4 pm and is led by instructor Ali Sperry. This Monday, 9/18, the yoga class will be held online only through Zoom. The cost is $20. To receive the zoom link, please contact the church office (brookmeade@comcast.net) by Monday morning. 

You are invited to join the Brookmeade-Howard-Trinity, in short, the Nashville UCC choir, coming together to sing at the Upper Room UCC Fellowship Fall Potluck Brunch on Saturday, September 16^th at Brookmeade.  Since the event’s theme is The Role of Prayer in Renewal of the Church/Self, we will be singing a very simple repetitive prayer together.  Rehearsals are Saturday, September 9^th at Howard Congregational Church, 2802 Buchanan Street, at 10 am (coffee at 9:45), and 10:15 on the 16^th, prior to the brunch.  Please RSVP to your church office, to receive more details and music to prepare ahead of time.  Come, and let’s make some music together!

Local Artist Michele Lambert is returning to teach another art class at Brookmeade this fall! Michele is a very talented painter and sculptor, and has had a long career as an art teacher in Metro Schools and at Watkins. Michele says: “We will use a variety of watercolor techniques as our basis and then offer a botanical printmaking process to use atop the prepared papers for a unique blend of experiences for those interested.” Classes will be held from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday evenings on the following dates: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, and 10/19. The cost is $80 for all 4 sessions and covers all required supplies. There is a sign up sheet located in the hallway. For more information, please contact the church office (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.

Brookmeade will host a great gathering of our three Nashville-area UCC churches on Saturday, Sept 16th @ 11:00 AM:  Brookmeade Congregational Church, Holy Trinity Community Church, and Howard Congregational Church.  Special Guest Speaker:  Rev. Kim Wood, Southeast UCC Conference Minister!  Theme:  “The Role of Prayer in the Renewal of Church & Self”  Bring family, friends, and a culinary delight for great UCC fellowship & inspiration!

New Upper Room daily devotionals for Sept-Oct are now available without cost in the foyer of the church.  Published in 34 languages and distributed throughout the world, the Upper Room is an interdenominational & international devotional aid for having daily set-aside time for prayer and meditation on sacred scriptures to be in closer communion with God & one another in everyday life.  You can pick up an Upper Room at church, or call the church office to request a copy mailed to you.

After lots of hours of hard work and planning from our Garden Committee, our new garden is finally ready for use! Planting is finished (for now), though we will be adding some finishing touches in the near future, including a memorial stone and benches. In the meantime, we invite you to enjoy our beautiful new garden this Sunday!

We will need help locating relatives who had family members interred in the original memorial garden so they can be invited to our dedication ceremony, which will likely be in late October. If you know any of these individuals please contact the church office.

To help off-set costs, we have launched a Garden Capital Campaign. If you’d like to contribute to the New Garden fund, you can send a check to the church office with the memo: “New Garden Fund”, or give online via Tithe.ly by clicking HERE or scanning the QR code below. Please choose “New Garden Fund” in the drop-down menu. Thank you!

Save the Date! Local Artist Michele Lambert (owner of Shimai Pottery) is returning to teach another art class at Brookmeade this fall! Michele is a very talented painter and sculptor, and has had a long career as an art teacher in Metro Schools and at Watkins. The class will explore both watercolor and printmaking. Sign ups will be open soon. Classes will be held from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday evenings on the following dates: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, and 10/19. The cost is $80 for all 4 sessions and covers all required supplies. For more information, please contact the church office. 

Starting Sunday, September 3, 2023, Learn & Grow will return at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Our first study will be Bible Studies for Grown-Ups by Josh Scott. Everyone reads the Bible through interpretive “lenses.” The lenses through which we read the Bible as a child may need to change as we grow up. Through this study, we will take a fresh look at six stories from the Bible and see if we can glean new insights into what they teach us. The six stories we will study are:
September 3 Preventing the Flood: The Story of Noah (Genesis 7, 8, and 9)
September 10 A New Vision of God: The Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22;1-19)
September 17 It’s Not About the Fish: The Story of Jonah (Jonah 1-4)
September 24 Jesus in Unexpected Places: The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
October 1 When Repentance Isn’t Enough: Looking for Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
October 8 Updating Our Lenses: Healing the Man Who Was Blind (Mark 8:22-26)

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!