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Belle Meade United Methodist Church december 12, 2012The Spire
2012 Christmas Dinner ForCommunity Care Fellowship
Belle Meade UMC will prepare and serve Christmas dinner for Community Care Fellowship, our homeless shelter, on Friday, December 21st. The Missions Committee will coordinate and organize the meal, but WE NEED YOUR HELP! CCF is located in East Nashville, just off Shelby Avenue at 511 South 8th Street.
There are many ways you can help:
• You can donate money. We will buy some meal items in bulk. • You can cook a turkey. We need 11 fifteen pound turkeys. Carved turkeys may be delivered on
Thursday, December 20th between 1:00 - 4:00 pm or Friday December 21st by 9:00 am.• You can bake a homemade pie(s). We need 25 chocolate and 25 apple pies. Pies may be deliv-
ered to the church on Thursday, December 20th or brought to the church before 9:00 am on Friday, December 21st.
• Five people are needed to help prepare the food at BMUMC from 1:00 - 4:00 pm on Thursday, December 20th.
• Six people are needed on Friday, December 21st from 8:30 - 9:30 am to help with final prepara-tion and heating of food to be taken to CCF.
• Four vehicles are needed to meet at the church by 9:00 am to transport the food to Community Care Fellowship on Friday, December 21st.
• We need 9 people to help serve dinner from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm on Friday, December 21st. • And last but not least, we need 6 people to help clean up at CCF from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm on
Friday, December 21st.
Volunteer sign up forms listing all these areas of need can be found throughout the church. Questions: Monk Baird: 269-9519, [email protected] or Kristin Harney:715-4872, [email protected].
ONLY ONE SERVICE THIS SUNDAY10:30 am Belle Meade Festival of Carols
Children, youth, adult and handbell choirs, soloists, instrumentalists, and dancers from the Grace Dance Company lead in our annual Festival of Carols.
Please join us for this wonderful Belle Meade Church family event!
Wednesday Night Supper ScheduleThere will be no Wednesday Night Suppers or programming December 19th or 26th or January 2nd.. We will resume January 9th.
Breakfast with SantaJoin us Saturday, December 15th, from 9:00 - 10:30 am for a pancake breakfast, fellowship with friends and family, and a visit with Santa. Bring your camera for pictures. There is no charge for breakfast but donations accepted.
All Church CarolingThis Sunday night December 16th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm we will go Christmas caroling to share the love of Christ with every-one we meet. Everyone is invited to join us - children, adults, and youth. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall and then car-pool in smaller groups around west Nashville. You don’t have to be a great singer or even a good singer. We’ll provide the song sheets and directions - all you have to provide is yourself ! Don’t miss this special evening with your church family. If you are will-ing to be a Christmas caroling leader (to lead the carpool for your small group), please let Jeff McCormick know at 678-9082 or [email protected].
Youth Serve with Last Minute Toy Store On Thursday December 20th, the youth will serve with Last Minute Toy Store, www.lastminutetoystore.com. We will meet at the church at 11:00 am and will return by 5:30 pm. We will be helping people shop, carry bags to people’s cars, tie Christmas trees to the tops of cars, and anything we can do to serve oth-ers. It will definitely be a fun-filled day of loving and serving others. Youth who want to come should tell Jeff McCormick. We will also need an adult or two to join us. Call or email Jeff at 678-9082 or [email protected].
Aluminum Can RecyclingAvailable at ChurchYou may be aware that newspaper and magazine recycle bins are available at the church. But, did you know you can recycle your aluminum cans also? The recycle depository for aluminum cans is the blue trailer next to the dumpster at the far side of the fel-lowship hall.
This is a project of the Oxford Sunday school class and the pro-ceeds go to class missions: primarily Community Care Fellowship, Bethlehem Center, and the Pastor’s Benevolence Fund. Please bring your aluminum cans and support these worthy causes.
Marj Moore, Ocie Clark and Noreen Fossick These ladies represented Belle Meade at the Church Women United Christmas Gathering this past Friday, December 7th. Looking good ladies!
Church Offices Holiday HoursThe church’s offices will be closed on December 24th, December 25th, and December 26th. Abbre-viated office hours on December 27th and 28th will be 9:00 am to noon. The offices will also be closed on December 31st, January 1st and Janu-ary 2nd. The offices will re-open at 8:00 am on Thursday, January 3rd.
End of the year gifts can be turned in up to January 4 as long as they are dated 12/31/12.
Prayer Concerns
The church prayer list cannot be included on our website due to privacy issues.
You can find the list in the church bulletin
or in the e-mail newsletter.If you would like
to receive the newsletter by e-mail please contact
the church office at 352-6210 or sign up at the church website,
www.bellemeadeumc.org, under the newsletter and events page.
MemorialsGifts were made to the Music Fund in memory of Julian Gibbs by Doris Solesby, Charles and Mary McCallen, Bar-bara Potter, and Fran Stannard.
Gifts were made to the Memorial Fund in memory of Joe Gillepsie by Yulanda and Marshall Brown, Betty and John McAlister, Douglas Henry, and Barbara Potter.
A gift was made to the Missions Fund in memory of Rogers Buntin by the Ephesians 4:15 Sunday School Class.
In HonorA gift was made to the church in honor of Rev. Kristin Clark-Banks by Ed and Jeanne Poole.
Experience Handel’s Messiahby the Nashville SymphonyJoin us for an evening of outstanding music as the Nashville Symphony and Chorus present Handel’s Messiah at The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Thursday, December 20th. Reservations include dinner, travel on the church bus, and a ticket to the concert all for $50. This event is open to all members of our church. Call the church to make reserva-tions, sign up at the front desk in the admin lobby, or for more information contact Betty Willis: 352-9233.
Pledge CardsThanks to all who have turned in pledge cards. If you have not turned in your pledge card, please do so as soon as possible. Additional pledge cards are available in the pew racks. Cards may be placed in the offering plate or mailed to the church.
Thank YouI would like to thank the family of Belle Meade United Methodist Church for the cards, calls, prayers and caring concern you have shown Lem and me at this time in our lives. You have blessed us. Thanks and bless each of you. Marge Tanksley
R.O.M.E.O. (Retired Old Men Eating Out)We hope you will join us for a morning of fellowship at 8:00 am on Friday, December 21st at the Bellevue Shoney’s. All are welcome! Contact Charles McCallen at 646-1406 if you’d like more information.
CongratulationsTo Dee & Michael O’Bannon upon the arrival of granddaughter, Amelia Grace Rogers on December 5th.
NONPROFIT ORGU.S. Postage PAIDNashville, TNPermit No. 1002
121 Davidson Road, Nashville, TN 37205www.bellemeadeumc.org(615) 352 - 6210
Belle Meade United Methodist Church
Worship This SundayNo 8:30 Worship Service in the Chapel
8:45 am - Holy Communion in the SanctuaryA 15-minute time of communion with prayers and liturgy.
Combined Worship of Annual Festival of Carols at 10:30 am in the Sanctuary
9:15 am - 10:15 am Sunday School for all ages
ADVENT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 9:00 - 10:30 am Breakfast with Santa in the Fellowship Hall
ONLY ONE SERVICE This SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1610:30 am Belle Meade Festival of Carols
Children, youth, adult and handbell choirs, soloists, instrumentalists, and dancers from the Grace Dance Company lead in our annual Festival of Carols.
6:00 pm All Church Caroling
CHRISTMAS EVE 3:00 pm Children’s and Family service (30 minutes)7:00 pm Candlelight Service with Holy Communion11:00 pm Candlelight Service with Holy Communion
Music by choirs and instrumentalists begins 30 minutes prior to the 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm services.
The Spire Schedule for DecemberWe will publish 1 more Spire this year on December 19th. There will be no Spire the week of December 25th. We will publish The Spire again on January 4, 2012 and then resume our regular weekly schedule beginning the second week of January 2013.
