Sunday, June 19th: Breakfast Church

New at Brookmeade! Breakfast Church: Hands-On Worship for All Ages

When: Sunday, June 19, 2016 9:00-10:00 a.m.

What: Breakfast & Hands-On Worship

Who: For all Brookmeade children & youth & adults (ages 2-108). Attention all kids 10 and younger: Bring a parent (or other adult) or two.

Where: Breakfast in Fellowship Hall at 9:00 a.m. We will be finished eating by 9:15 so please be on time!

RSVP by 6/16 to brookmeade@comcast.net so we can plan for everyone.

Questions: Ask Rev. Sharon at revmama@gmail.com. Let’s learn and grow together!

Sat. June 25th: Nashville Pride Festival

Saturday, June 25th is the Nashville Pride Festival. Brookmeade UCC has been a long-time participant in the Nashville Pride Festival. It is very important to show our support for this community of Nashvillians as well as very meaningful to our LBGTQ members to have our presence as a church at this event. Please consider signing up to staff our booth. It is a fun day to be part of the spirit and pride. Set-up would be between 8:30 and 10am. The festival runs from 10am-6pm.  Grab a friend and come staff the table and chat with everyone in Nashville. Tony E. has more information.

Wedns. June 15th: Pride Spirituality Night

Pride Spirituality Night will be held June 15th at 7 pm at Benton Chapel, 411 21st Ave. South. Benton Chapel is on Vanderbilt’s campus. Supporting churches and organizations are asked to have a representative from their community give a 5-10 minute positive presentation that reflects their church or organization’s beliefs and way of being a spiritual community. This may be anyway that would connect and teach people about our church (a talk, song, musical group, guitar, piano, etc.) Anyone in Brookmeade’s community is welcome to participate in the program and we will be there to support you. Contact Annabelle Y. or Ellen S. about participating.

Sun. May 29th: Music Sunday

Sunday, May 29th is our Teacher Appreciation Day to honor all the parents and friends who have taught and mentored the Brookmeade Youth this year. It is also the 5th Sunday of the month – Music Sunday! Our theme for Music Sunday is Gratitude and Thankfulness. If you have any hymn suggestions please send them to the church office by  Wednesday May 25th. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the hallway for those who would like to contribute a special song, poem, reading, dance or any other artistic offering! Please sign up by Sun. May 22nd or you can call the church office no later than Wedns. May 25th if you’d like to participate.

Sun. May 15th: Christian Ed/Parent Meeting

Beyond Sunday School

Calling all parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors and friends of Brookmeade kids! There is a New Thing coming to Brookmeade for kids and the adults to bring them to church. Your Christian Education Team has ventured outside the “Sunday School box” and has been creating a new learning and growing experience for the kids and adults of Brookmeade.
Come and hear more about it!
Sunday, May 15 at Noon at Brookmeade
Child Care provided
RSVP to the church office (615-352-4702) before May 12
Please join us!

Sun. June 12th: Nature Sunday

Photo of a black-eyed susan flower

On Sunday, June 12th, Brookmeade will be holding our Nature Sunday Worship Service at Edwin Warner Park – 10:30 am at Picnic area/Shelter #10. This is a casual day where we will have a short time of worship followed by a picnic-potluck lunch, outdoor games and an optional nature walk. Please bring a dish to share (there is a signup sheet in the fellowship hall), and feel free to bring outdoor sports equipment and games if desired. You may want to bring water shoes for the kids as there is a creek near the shelter. Please bring sunscreen, blankets, camping chairs, hats, etc. The deacons will be providing ice and bottled water. There will not be services at Brookmeade on this day. The park is located off Hwy 100, at the corner of Old Hickory Blvd and Vaughn Road in Bellevue. You can pick up the map and directions to Shelter #10 in the front foyer or follow the links below. Hope to see you all there!

For directions to Edwin Warner Park Shelter #10 from Brookmeade, via Hwy 70 to Hwy 100 to Old Hickory Blvd to Vaughn Road, click HERE.

Map of Edwin Warner Park Shelter #10:

shelter 10 2016 map

Sun. June 5th: The All-In Tour Comes to Brookmeade!

On Sunday, June 5th at 10:30 a.m, Brookmeade’s worship service will be led by Eric Moeller and a group of musicians and participants in the All-In Tour. Eric is a recent United Church of Christ grad of Eden seminary. Eric says, “The All-In Tour seeks to use music to inspire active solidarity with the marginalized, build community, and educate/mobilize for social transformation.” Following the worship service, you will have the opportunity to buy merchandise and donate to the work of the group. Put this on your calendar and join us on June 5th!

Sun. May 22nd: Islam 101 Presentation

Hannah Hafez from the Islamic Center of Nashville will be at Brookmeade UCC to offer a presentation on “Islam 101”. In this divisive time, we aim to deepen our understanding of our Muslim neighbors in Nashville. The presentation will start at 12-noon and last approximately one-hour, including Q&A time. You are welcome to invite friends and neighbors to attend. Ms. Hafez is a student at Belmont University and an outreach-facilitator for the Nashville Islamic Center at 12 South.