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Sat. Sept. 16th: Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk

When you walk in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss. Thanks to WalkersContinue reading “Sat. Sept. 16th: Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk”

Accepting Donations for Community Baby Shower through Aug. 20th

Jobs Plus Nashville (JPN) in partnership with Taking a Leap Forward (TALF), is preparing for our It Takes a Village…Community Baby Shower. JPN is a community-based jobs training program serving the residents of Sudekum Apartments and Napier Place housing developments. TALF is a ROSS-Social Services grant for Napier Place residents in hopes of helping themContinue reading “Accepting Donations for Community Baby Shower through Aug. 20th”

Brookmeade Seeks Supervisor Pastor

Brookmeade Congregational Church UCC in Nashville is seeking a 10-hr/wk pastor whose responsibilities will include supervising two Vanderbilt Divinity School students: a 20-hr/wk Student Pastor and a 10-hr/wk Field Placement Intern. Other responsibilities within this shared innovative ministerial model include pastoral care, monthly preaching, visioning, coordination, and work with Brookmeade’s Council and its ministry teams.Continue reading “Brookmeade Seeks Supervisor Pastor”

Photography Exhibit: Japan 1945

In September 1945, Joe O’Donnell was a 23 year old Marine Crops photographer in Japan, then under American occupation. His orders were to document the aftermath of U.S. bombing raids in Japanese cities, including not only Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but also cities such as Sasebo, one of more than 60 Japanese cities firebombed before theContinue reading “Photography Exhibit: Japan 1945”

Sat. Apr. 29th: David Buttrick Memorial Service

David Buttrick Memorial Service Dear Brookmeaders ~ We received news Saturday that David Buttrick died early Saturday morning. He spent the last couple of days of his life peacefully at Alive Hospice surrounded by family and visited by dear friends. David was a beloved member of our congregation and a bigger-than-life force in the manyContinue reading “Sat. Apr. 29th: David Buttrick Memorial Service”

Sat. May 27th: Upper Room UCC Potluck

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 GuestContinue reading “Sat. May 27th: Upper Room UCC Potluck”

Sun. April 30th and May 7th: Class on “The Righteous Mind”

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 thisContinue reading “Sun. April 30th and May 7th: Class on “The Righteous Mind””