All of our new friends are invited to learn more about Brookmeade and consider joining our church. We will gather on Saturday, April 15th from 9 am to 12 pm to find out more about that process and about Brookmeade. 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.
Holy Week Worship Services
Brookmeade will be hosting a Potluck dinner and worship service with Holy Communion on April 13th, Maundy Thursday, beginning at 6 pm. Please sign up in the fellowship hall.
Howard Congregational UCC (2802 Buchanan St.) will be hosting a Good Friday worship service on April 14th at 6 pm.
Ministers from Howard UCC will join our ministry team to lead both worship services. The Howard UCC Choir will be singing at Brookmeade on Maundy Thursday.
Friday, March 31st: Game Night CANCELLED
***UPDATE! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
Friday, March 31st: Game Night with State Fair Funnel Cakes and Dessert
Join us on March 31st for dessert and games at 7:00 pm. Bring a friend and your favorite game(s) to play or learn a game you’ve never played before. Puzzles are welcome too, as well as children’s games. State Fair Funnel Cakes, Dessert and beverages will be provided, but we are looking for help setting up and cleaning up. Set up will be at 5:30 pm and clean up whenever the fun ends. Sign up on the sheet on the Community Life Board in the hall or call the church office and leave a message if you and your guests are planning on attending on the 31st.
Sun. March 26th: One Great Hour of Sharing Offering
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering will be taken on March 26th. This is one of five special National UCC offerings. The theme this year is “You are here” which could easily be the response to a question provoked by tragedy, fear or suffering. As soon as a person calls on God, God is here. OGHS enables the United Church of Christ to reach people and communities affected by disaster, displacement or poverty. OGHS shows the church uniting to respond to the many critical needs present in our world today. Our support is given through partner organizations responding to health, education and agricultural development needs, refugee initiatives and both international and domestic disaster response. Please use the special envelopes for your contribution, every gift allows us to say “You are here”.
Sun. Mar. 12th: Rise & Shine! All Ages Sunday School
Come join us for Rise and Shine! on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15 am. Learning and growing activities for all ages.
Since we are now holding Sunday School before the service, kids above kindergarten age are invited to worship with us at the 10:30 am service. Remember to grab a kid’s worship activity bag from the front foyer!
Sun. March 5th: Rise & Shine! All Ages Sunday School
Come join us for Rise and Shine! on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15 am. Learning and growing activities for all ages.
Since we are now holding Sunday School before the service, kids above kindergarten age are invited to worship with us at the 10:30 am service. Remember to grab a kid’s worship activity bag from the front foyer!
Order Easter Lilies and Hydrangeas by Sun. March 19th
It’s time to order Easter Lilies and Hydrangeas! There are order forms located in the front foyer, or you can contact the office to place your order (615-352-4702; brookmeade@comcast.net). All forms and payment must be turned into the church office no later than Sunday, March 19th, 2017.
Sun. Feb. 26th: Rise & Shine! All Ages Sunday School
Come join us for Rise and Shine! on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15 am. Learning and growing activities for all ages.
Since we are now holding Sunday School before the service, kids above kindergarten age are invited to worship with us at the 10:30 am service. Remember to grab a kid’s worship activity bag from the front foyer!
Starting Wed. Mar. 1st: Finding Grace in the Desert – a Lenten Study
Wednesdays at noon at Brookmeade UCC, starting Wed. March 1st.
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.
Starting Sun. Feb. 26th: Unearthing Subversive Imagination – a Lenten Study
Unearthing Subversive Imagination: A Lenten Journey for Adults and Youth
Sundays from 9:15-10:15 a.m., Beginning Sunday, Feb. 26
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.
To be part of this experience:
- Sign up on the sheet in Fellowship Hall
- Pay $10.00 for book (cash or check made out to Brookmeade)
- You will be contacted about something to do before the first session on Feb. 26
Questions? Contact the church office by phone (615-352-4702) or email (brookmeade@comcast.net)
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