Sat. Feb. 6th: Project CURE Volunteer Group

Our next date to volunteer at the Project CURE Warehouse (2300 Clifton Ave.) is Saturday, February 6th from 9:30 am – 12 pm. We will be sorting medical supplies. Newcomers are  very welcome but please wear a mask! For planning reasons and to make sure we are COVID safe/socially distanced we need a head count for our group prior to volunteering. Please RSVP to Cindy D. by Wednesday, February 3rd if you plan to attend. You can RSVP to her by email or phone. You may also RSVP to the church office at brookmeade@comcast.net. Thanks and see you there!

Sunday, February 7th: Souper Bowl of Caring

The NFL playoffs are on, that means one thing… the 2021 Souper Bowl of Caring is right around the corner! We will collect cans of soup and other canned goods to bring to Second Harvest Food Bank. Second Harvest is in need of extra canned goods this year due to the pandemic and the recent bombing downtown. If you’d like to bring donations to Brookmeade please email brookmeade@comcast.net to schedule a donation drop-off time. The last day to bring cans this year will be Monday, February 8th. If you’d like to donate money directly to Souper Bowl of Caring, visit their website HERE and click the donate to us button in the bottom righthand corner. If you’d like to donate directly to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN, click HERE. 

Send Music Sunday Contributions and Requests by Thursday, 1/21

This month has a 5th Sunday (January 31st) which means it is a Music Sunday online service! Do you have a song, poem or reading you would like included in the service? Would you like to request a favorite hymn to be included? Please contact us with your contributions or requests by next Thursday, January 21st! We can’t wait to hear from you! Please email us at brookmeade@comcast.net. 

Sun. Jan. 31st: Game Night!

We will have a congregational game night at 5 pm on Zoom on Sunday, January 31st!  We’ll play Jackbox Games which are easy to access through your internet browser on your computer or on your smartphone while we join together on Zoom (link will be emailed through the Brookmeade Beat). All are welcome for some creativity, trivia, and virtual board games! 

Sun. Jan. 10th: Congregational Meeting

We will reconvene with congregational meetings on Sunday, January 10th at 6pm. Please plan to be present! New officers need to be present as we will be recording an affirmation liturgy for online worship. We will also continue discussing our options moving forward.

Check your weekly email for details on how to join this Zoom meeting on your computer/smartphone or by calling in (audio only).

Please don’t hesitate to contact the church office with questions or concerns. Please spread the word about this congregational meeting!

Sat. Jan. 2nd: Project CURE Volunteer Group

Our next Project CURE Volunteer Group is scheduled for Saturday, January 2nd from 9:30 am – 12 pm at the Project CURE Warehouse (2300 Clifton Ave, 37209). We will be sorting medical supplies. Everyone is welcome, including newcomers but please RSVP to brookmeade@comcast.net so that we know to expect you! See you there and PLEASE WEAR A MASK!

Thurs. Dec. 24th – Interactive Online Christmas Eve Service

After the success of our last interactive Thanksgiving Service on Zoom, we have decided to hold our annual Christmas Eve Service together in the same way. We hope to have even more participants for this Christmas service. This will be a simple service with the reading of the Christmas story and featuring Christmas carols. We will gather at 4:45 pm and the service will begin at 5 pm. See below for the link to the online bulletin. To join the service, click the link below (you will need to have the Zoom app downloaded on your smartphone or computer). Or if you’d like to call in (audio only) please dial by location and then enter the meeting ID followed by the # sign. 

Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85454762749


Dial by your location

        +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)
        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 854 5476 2749

FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE ONLINE WORSHIP BULLETIN BY CLICKING HERE!

UCC Christmas Fund Offering

During the month of December, Brookmeade will be collecting for the UCC Christmas Fund which has been caring for active and retired clergy and lay employees of the United Church of Christ for over 100 years by providing emergency grants, supplementation of small annuities and health premiums, and Christmas “Thank You” gift checks each December to lower-income retirees. Over the past nine months, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergency financial needs of many who serve the church have increased dramatically. In such a time as this, the need for the Christmas Fund is more urgent than ever. United Church of Christ congregations and members have blessed the Christmas Fund with their generosity for many years. This year, your care and compassion will be especially appreciated by those servants of the church who are facing a time of need. Brookmeaders who wish to contribute can send checks to the church with the memo: Christmas Fund, or if you give with Tithe.ly, you can designate “UCC Christmas Fund Offering” when you give online. Thank you!

For more information and a video from the UCC, click HERE.

Sign Up to help with the Brookmeade Christmas Pageant today!

Calling all Brookmeaders! This year’s Christmas Pageant, The Unicorn at the Manger, will be brought to your home virtually with “a little help from your friends”.

Please see your weekly email to read the script and find the link to sign up for your favorite character ASAP. Once you sign up, you’ll be asked to wear a simple costume that represents your character (items you have on hand are fine), read through your part (probably a few lines), and then we will record our parts together on a Zoom call (date and time TBA).

The Pageant will be aired during online worship on Sunday, December 20th. Thank you! Worship and Gathering Team