UPPER ROOM UCC FELLOWSHIP Spring Potluck Supper —  Saturday, May 27th @ 5:30 PM at Brookmeade Congregational Church: a potluck supper gathering of our three Nashville-area United Church of Christ churches (Brookmeade Congregational Church, Holy Trinity Community Church, Howard Congregational Church) to grow in daily prayer & communion with God and with one another! Special Guest Speaker from Atlanta: Rev. Marie Bacchiocchi, our new Interim Conference Minister of the Southeast UCC Conference! Let’s gather on May 27^th at Brookmeade to welcome Rev. Marie to the Southeast UCC family of churches in Nashville! Bring family, friends, and favorite casserole for great UCC fellowship & inspiration! Childcare provided.

On Sunday, April 30th and Sunday, May 7th at 9:15 each morning Raymond W. will be teaching a class about the book The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt,  It is a very interesting book about why people think the way they do about things such as religion and politics and is particularly pertinent in this day and time.  It might even help everyone realize why they think as they do about religion and politics.  All are invited.

Nashville comes together to raise money and awareness  for hunger relief-locally and around the world, on Sunday April 30th at 2:30 pm (registration opens at 1:45 pm) at Fannie Mae Dees Park (aka Dragon Park – on the corner of Blakemore Ave. and 24^th Ave. South). Both the 1 mile and 5k routes go around the adjacent neighborhoods. One fourth of the funds raised stays in Nashville to support local hunger and poverty fighting programs. The 2017 walk will support the work of Second Harvest Food Bank, Nashville Food Project, and Luke 14:12. The remaining money is used  by Church World Service to alleviate hunger in poor communities throughout the world. If you would like to walk pick up a pledge envelope from Agnes. Please give generously to the walkers, checks can be made out to “CROP Hunger Walk”.

Our next trip to Project CURE is scheduled for Saturday, May 6^th, 9 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 1^st 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!

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.