The Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24th. Please invite your family, friends and neighbors to attend this special service of readings and hymns as we celebrate the joy of Christmas! Reception following service, with light refreshments and a time of great fellowship!
The Annual Brookmeade Christmas Caroling will take place Sunday 12/15. We will leave about 12:00-12:15pm, following Coffee Fellowship, and go to four homes of area Brookmeaders. Song books and driving directions will be available on the table in the foyer. Everyone is welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Julie L. or the church office.
Project CURE Volunteer Group is scheduled for Sat. Dec. 7th from 9:30 am – 12 pm (2300 Clifton Ave, 37209). We will be sorting medical supplies to be sent to hospitals in developing countries. Everyone is welcome, including newcomers! See you there!
The first Sunday of every month is COW Sunday (Contribute Our Wealth). Everyone is encouraged to bring non-perishable food for Second Harvest. All money donations are split between Second Harvest and Heifer International. Brookmeade doing its part to alleviate hunger! COW Offering is on Dec. 1st this month.
For over 100 years, the Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund has been a way to ensure that a light of love and hope will always shine for faithful servants of our church who find themselves facing unforeseen financial need. The offering, one of five special offerings that Brookmeade participates in, enables us to provide Pension Supplementation, special grants for emergencies, and Christmas “Thank You” Gift Checks to over 1000 individuals and families in need. There will be special envelopes in the bulletin on December 22, we give a sincere thanks for your generosity.
Please join us Saturday, November 30th as we decorate our church building for the Advent Season starting at 10:00 am. There is a Christmas tree that will need to be put together and decorated. We are asking folks who have access to fresh greenery such as pine sprigs, evergreen branches and magnolia leaves to bring those to decorate with. Come and see what else is planned to make our Church festive for the upcoming season! If you have any questions please contact Kimiko.
Over 5000 reasons to celebrate giving this Christmas. In 2018, LMTS broke all previous records providing Christmas to 5689 children and over 1000 volunteers made it happen. The Last Minute Toy Store is a 501c(3) ministry of Highland Park Church and The United Methodist Churches in partnership with Sheriff Daron Hall and The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office along with The United States Marine Reserve Toys for Tots, churches, business, civic groups, and individuals to provide gifts to Nashville families in need since 1993.
New, unwrapped toys (no clothing or footwear) and other age-appropriate gifts in the $10 – $25 price range are needed for ages newborn to eighteen. Gifts for all ages are helpful, but in the past we have had a special need for items for teenagers and toddlers. For teens, It is sometimes hard to find gift items in the $10-$25 price range. We really hope you will consider donating gift cards in the amount of $10-$25 to stores such as: Walmart, Amazon, Old Navy, Rue 21, Dollar General etc. (iTunes NO Longer recommended!) If you would prefer to buy specific items, here are some ideas: Jewelry, make-up kits, purses/wallets, watches, bean bag chairs, ear buds, ear phones, skateboards, etc. Please steer away from clothing, shoes, and small accessories for the teens. Those are seldom chosen as gifts. Brookmeade will have a box in the foyer. Bring your unwrapped toys. Deadline is December 8th.
Our traditional Brookmeade Thanksgiving Potluck meal will be on Thanksgiving Day at 2 pm. We ask everyone to bring something to share. Bring your family and/or friends; all we need is a count – and your food contributions – to plan with. Please contact the church office (615-352-4702; Brookmeade@comcast.net) or sign up in the fellowship hall. Volunteers to help set up or clean up would be appreciated! Thanks!
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday we want to take some time think about gratitude. In Ephesians 5: 20 Paul writes, “giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.” We should give thanks to God for we have received much from the Creator’s hand. We also want to think about giving thanks to those around us for they have also given us much. Come join us Sundays at 9:15 to spend some time thinking about gratitude.
There are signup sheets for this year’s Room in the Inn dates on the Fellowship Hall bulletin board! This year we will be hosting RITI on these Sundays: Nov. 24th, Dec. 29th, Jan. 26th, Feb. 23rd.
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