The Strengthen the Church (STC) Offering reflects the shared commitment of people across the United Church of Christ to cooperatively build up the UCC. Conferences and the national setting equally share the gifts given by members and friends through their local congregations. The funds raised support leadership development, new churches, youth ministry, and innovation in existing congregations. By your generosity to this offering, you build up the Body of Christ.
As God calls our congregations to be the church in new ways, your generosity will plant new churches, awaken new ideas in existing churches and develop the spiritual life in our youth and young adults.
Brookmeade will collect the STC offering on Sunday, June 8th. You can send a check to the office, bring a check on Sunday, or donate online via Tithe.ly, choosing “STC Offering” in the drop-down menu.
Our next trip to the Project CURE Warehouse (2309 Clifton Ave, 37209) is scheduled for Saturday, June 7th from 9:30 am – 11:30 am. We will be sorting medical supplies. Newcomers are very welcome (no prior training is needed to participate)! Please RSVP to the church office ASAP if you plan to attend. Thanks and see you there!
First Sundays of the month we collect our COW (“Contribute Our Wealth”) Offering. Monetary donations are split between Second Harvest of Middle TN and Heifer International. You can also bring canned goods on Sunday morning to donate to Second Harvest. Please designate your check for COW Offering or if you give online you can choose COW offering on the drop-down menu on Tithe.ly. Thank you for supporting these important organizations and helping Brookmeade fight hunger!
Thanks to everyone who participated in our small group conversations! The leaders of the small groups are compiling a report to be presented to the congregation in a mini-retreat this Sunday, June 1st following worship. Join us for a potluck and large group meeting that will include big group discussions, brainstorming, and could include breaking off into small groups. The session this Sunday will be over no later than 2 pm. Thank you for your prayerful participation in this sacred work!
Seeking: Ideas, planners, organizers, and creative types! Let’s make this year’s Pride booth fantastic! If you can help plan and organize, or even just have ideas, the Pride booth needs you! Contact the church office. Plus, signups for working the Pride Booth coming soon! Save the dates: June 28th and 29th.
“As Mother’s Day approaches, we know that all our moms deserve much more financial, emotional, and physical support. Children are blessings, who model for us what it means to follow Jesus and help all of us see Christ’s love for the world.
Yet Congress is currently considering cutting the funding it provides for children and new parents. Cutting this funding would reduce assistance that helps children in families with low incomes get enough to eat, see a doctor when they are sick, and meet their basic needs and thrive. This assistance is essential for our children’s health and wellbeing.
Moms deserve to not have to worry about if they will be able to afford their child’s healthcare, or if they will be able to provide them with a filling meal. Yet in one of the richest countries in the world, our Congress is making these cuts to programs supporting children to fund tax cuts for billionaires. Tell Congress NO MORE sacrificing our moms and kids to line the pockets of the rich.” – UCC
The family of Cliff Ball invites you to a memorial service honoring his Life (December 4, 1952 – February 11, 2025), to be held at Brookmeade on Sunday, May 18th at 2 pm. Click HERE to read Cliff’s full obituary.
We are holding a CPR training class Sat. 5/24 at 1 pm. The CPR & First Aid Anywhere class will help you learn the lifesaving skills of adult and child CPR, how to use an AED, and how to help an adult or a child during choking-related emergencies. It also covers basic first aid skills to help a victim in the first few minutes before EMS arrives. Please note: successful completion of CPR & First Aid Anywhere training does not result in an AHA course completion card. You will gain valuable knowledge and hands-on practice.Please contact the church office to reserve your spot in this class, as space is limited! The cost is $35 (scholarships available). Thank you!
This is an invitation to participate in our Re-visioning Process beginning this Sunday, May 4th. Rev. Kim Wood will be joining us for worship Sunday morning, and then following worship, we will share together in a Potluck Lunch and a mini-retreat to begin the work of our visioning process to give us some direction and structure for our future ministry together. Please consider giving your time, energy, and thoughtfulness to this process.
Following the mini-retreat, we will gather in small groups to have discussions that will lead to our materials for our future ministries. Each group will decide when it is best to meet for their group. We will have three meetings in four weeks.
Then June 1st we will gather again as a large group to receive a report and offer some brainstorming for the work we produce from this part of the process.
Finally, Sunday, June 8th, we will celebrate Pentecost with what God has provided, and prepare to commit to digging into the work that follows.
Whatever you can offer to the process will be a blessing to Brookmeade’s future ministry. We look forward to seeing you there and to your commitment to our future together. You do not need to be a member to participate in the conversation. All are welcome at the table!
Brookmeade Congregational Church UCC Re-Visioning Process – Schedule of Events
May 4th – Potluck Lunch and Mini-retreat to kick off our Visioning Process – following worship until 2 pm: This is the big event, y’all come and discuss who God is leading us to become as a church. We need YOU, all of you, to come and participate in these conversations. This is your chance to share, to listen, to observe, to discern, and to hope about Brookmeade’s future ministry. The week of May 4th, we will train small group leaders and divide participants into small groups for three weeks of discussion.
May 11th – Small groups begin
May 18th – Small groups continue
Between May 18 and June 1 – small group leaders meet with leadership, compile information, analyze with Kim, start to lay out possibilities
May 25th – Memorial Day weekend – no programming
June 1st – Potluck Lunch – Large group: report of findings and some brainstorming
The week of June 1st, the Writing group will create a final draft from our June 1 session
June 8th – Pentecost Sunday, Big Celebration of God’s new vision – Covenant into a new model/structure
Thank you for your prayerful consideration of participation.
First Sundays of the month we collect our COW (“Contribute Our Wealth”) Offering. Monetary donations are split between Second Harvest of Middle TN and Heifer International. You can also bring canned goods on Sunday morning to donate to Second Harvest. Please designate your check for COW Offering or if you give online you can choose COW offering on the drop-down menu on Tithe.ly. Thank you for supporting these important organizations and helping Brookmeade fight hunger!
brookmeadeucc.org 