Sat. April 22nd: Earth Day Celebrations in Nashville

This Saturday April 22nd is Earth Day. Here are some events happening in Nashville:

March for Science – beginning at 9am at Legislative Plaza. There’s no better way to celebrate the Earth than to stand up for her rights! This is a march in support of the scientific community and the earth’s climate.

Earth Day Festival – The Earth Day Festival at Centennial Park is a yearly Nashville tradition. It is a free, family friendly event with live entertainment. The Festival begins at 11 am and continues until 6 pm.

Sat. April 15th: New Friends Gathering

On Saturday, April 15th, we will have a gathering for those interested in church membership at Brookmeade from 9 am to 12 pm. Please call the church office (615-352-4702) or email Pastor Sharon (revmama@gmail.com) to let us know if you are interested in church membership and/or would like to know more about Brookmeade. We will receive new members on Sunday, May 7th.

Sun. April 2nd: COW Offering

The 1st Sunday of each month is COW Sunday. We ask everyone bring in non-perishable food items. We will bring the groceries to Second Harvest Food Bank. We also take up a monetary collection which is split between Second Harvest Food Bank and Heifer International. Brookmeade doing a small part to alleviate hunger!

Sun. April 16th: Easter Sunday Events

This Easter we will continue or tradition of meeting in our Meditation Garden for an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 am (weather permitting).

After the Sunrise Service we will go to Loveless Cafe for Breakfast (7:30 am). Please RSVP so we can reserve enough room for our group. There is a sign up sheet in the Fellowship Hall or you can call the church office by Wednesday, April 15th to reserve your spot. Here is a link to their menu (X) and directions from Brookmeade to the Loveless (X).

We will hold our regular Easter Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 am.

This year we will hold our Easter Egg Hunt after the Easter Sunday Worship Service. Be sure to bring sunscreen and a basket/bag for your child.

Everyone is welcome to join us for all of the events above! Please invite your friends, family and neighbors.

Wednesdays Continuing through April 12th: Lenten Study Series “Finding Grace in the Desert”

Wednesdays at noon at Brookmeade UCC, starting Wed. March 1st and continuing through April 12th
Finding Grace in the Desert:
The desert of lent and these dry times can leave us parched and weary.
You are invited to find and help create a space of prayer, rest and discernment in this season.
This weekly contempletive group will explore wisdom and teachings from Christian mystics including the Desert Mothers and Fathers in order to help us listen and share in God’s Grace.
This gathering will include a time for centering prayer, lectio divina, and other contemplative practices as well as a time to share and talk with one another that we may quench our souls in God’s love and find our way forward.
Rachel Kinney graduated from Vanderbilt Divinity School in 2014 and has been practicing centering prayer for ten years.

Continuing Sundays until April 9th: Lenten Study Series “Unearthing Subversive Imagination”

Unearthing Subversive Imagination: A Lenten Journey for Adults and Youth

Sundays from 9:15-10:15 a.m., Beginning Sunday, Feb. 26 and continuing through April 9

We will use the book The Prophetic Imagination by renowned theologian Walter Brueggemann. About the book: “Writing in a popular, conversational style, Walter Brueggemann shows what the prophetic imagination is and why it can transform the present in powerful and unexpected ways . . . A clear understanding of the prophetic imagination, combining its rich Old Testament heritage and the prophetic ministry of Jesus, leads to the development of an alternative consciousness for our time.”

Our leaders will be student pastors Marty and Angela.

Questions? Contact the church office by phone (615-352-4702) or email (brookmeade@comcast.net)

Fri. Apr. 21st-Sun. Apr. 23rd: Spiritual Retreat

God is Still Speaking—How can We…
Listen to Ourselves, to Each Other & to the Spirit?

Our retreat this year will be at Penuel Ridge Friday April 21st to Sunday April 23rd. We will meet for dinner at the Riverview Restaurant in Ashland City at 6:00 pm, and then proceed to the retreat center. The cost is $80.00 for two days and $40.00 for one day. All are invited and welcome. Please join us for a time of learning to listen, and learning to love and care more deeply. Please sign up with Adora or Naomi by 4/9.