Our next Project CURE Volunteer Group is scheduled for Saturday, November 7th from 9:30 am – 12 pm at the Project CURE Warehouse (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 and PLEASE WEAR A MASK!
Non-council members who would like to attend this Zoom Meeting please RSVP by emailing brookmeade@comcast.net no later than 12 pm on Wed. 10/14.
In Brookmeade tradition, we are taking orders for Red and White Poinsettias for the Christmas season. 6.5″ poinsettias are $9.00 , 8″ poinsettias are $16.00, 10″ poinsettias are $25.00. Please call or email the church office (615-352-4702; brookmeade@comcast.net) to place your order no later than 1 pm on Thursday, October 22nd.
Here are ways you can help the Tornado Relief Efforts in Middle TN:
Volunteer through the Hands on Nashville website www.hon.org.
Donate: The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (cfmt.org) is managing an emergency response fund. The Community Resource Center, located at 218 Omohundro Place, Nashville, TN 37210 is accepting supply donations.
For more information about how to help – check your Brookmeade weekly emails for a link to a Goggle Doc full of resources and information compiled by Pastor Becca!
It is time to order the Lilies and Hydrangeas that will decorate our sanctuary for Easter Sunday! Order forms for Lilies and Hydrangeas are located in the front foyer. Please place your orders and make payment no later than Sunday, March 15th. You can leave your form and payment in the offering plate or on the desk in the office. Thank you!
The One Great Hour of Sharing offering is March 22nd. One of the UCC offerings Brookmeade participates in. The theme is Invest in Futures. The scriptures reference is 1 Corinthians 3:5-9. It tells is we are servants in the service of God, one planting, one watering, and God being the one who grows and nurtures it all. When we participate in the One Great Hour of Sharing offering, we provide valuable support. Our Church reaches people who suffer from emergencies, chronic poverty, and violence worldwide. There will be special envelopes in the bulletin. Please give generously.
For the next six weeks (Lent), Learn & Grow will do the Lenten study by Amy-Jill Levine called “Entering The Passion of Jesus”. We will look at the events in Jesus life during Holy Week. Each week we will study the history of an event, consider the risks Jesus took, and think about the risks we need to take in our own lives.
March 1: Jerusalem: Risking Reputation
March 8: The Temple: Risking Righteous Anger
March 15: Teachings: Risking Challenge
March 22: The First Dinner: Risking Rejection
March 29: The Last Supper: Risking the Loss of Friends
April 5: Gethsemane: Risking Temptation
Our next Project CURE Volunteer Group is scheduled for Sat. March 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!
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