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Belle Meade United Methodist Church February 6, 2013The
Spire
Here’s Love ConcertThis Sunday, February 10 at 5:00 pm
In honor of Valentine’s Day we present our annual concert
celebrating all kinds of love.... romantic, friendship, and
religious.
Join us for a wonderful hour of all kinds of musicby the Adult
and Youth Choirs, Belle Meade soloists,
and special guests cellist Kirsten Cassel Greer and singer
Lawrence Thomison.
And for our older adults... A complimentary dinner in your honor
following the concert
with our youth serving as table hosts.
Welcome to Our Newest MembersRemember to check out the ‘New
Member Boards’
located in the Narthex and administrative lobby near the
elevator.
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Stumbling into What God Wants By Jeff McCormickSeveral weeks ago
I shared during worship about our Guatemala mission trip. This
year’s mission trip is July 13 - 20th. At that time I asked for
your prayers and your financial support for construction supplies.
First and foremost, thank you for your response! We received $900
to help with construction supplies and your prayers are being felt.
Please continue to pray for the mission team, our work, the people
we will meet, and for God to guide us.
This church has a strong history of summer mission trips. Many
would call this our youth’s identity. Others would say that these
summer mission trips are when youth have most often experienced the
life changing grace of Jesus Christ. Each summer we travel both
internationally and within the U.S. Our international trip has been
designed for mature high school students. For years we took these
trips with a mission organization and trav-eled to Mexico and
Guatemala. Although adults traveled with us, the focus has been our
high school students. Last year’s trip participants consisted of
equal parts high school students, college students, and adults of
all ages. In reality, we are an inter-generational trip and that
has been a huge blessing. When parents and other adults serve on
these mission trips, they are teaching our youth an invaluable
lesson. Their honesty, vulnerabil-ity, and willingness to be
stretched physically and spiritually connect them and teach them to
fully trust in God.
A couple of years ago, as we traveled to Guatemala to serve, God
started to build a relationship between many in our church and
Mayra and Vinico Garcia who began and run the Kairos school in
Guatemala. Since then, we have grown in this relationship and will
again serve this year with the Kairos school. This is invaluable to
us. It helps us to know the needs of the community and build
relationships with children and youth in the school. Each year we
can see how God is working in their lives.
We may have stumbled into exactly what God intended for us - to
build a life changing, deep relationship with children and a
community in Guatemala and to build an inter-generational trip
whose identity is Belle Meade UMC - not just the youth of our
church. Many of you who have been interested in learning more have
contact-ed me and I encourage anyone else to do the same -
[email protected] and 615-678-9082. Maybe God is calling you
to live a life of compassion and be moved in new spiritual,
physical, or emotional ways. Peace, Jeff
LENT 2013 February 12 - Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper 5:00 to
6:15 pm
February 13 - Ash Wednesday Worship 6:15 pm
February 17 - First Sunday in Lent (Guest Choir: Sanderson High
School, Raleigh, NC)
Each Wednesday in Lent: All classes meet; also offered is
VESPERS at 6:15 pm in the Chapel
March 28 - Maundy Thursday Worship 7:00 pm
March 29 - Good Friday Worship 7:00 pm A Service of Scripture
and Music with choir, soloists, instrumentalists,
and members of the Grace Dance Company
March 31 Easter Sunday - Identical worship in the Sanctuary at
8:30 and 10:30 am
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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.
Wednesday Night TogetherThe menu for February 13th is: pot
roast; roasted potatoes and veggies;creamed spinach; green salad;
rolls; dessert; and kid’s table. Supper is served from 5:00 - 6:15
pm. Come anytime and fill your plate full of good ole Southern
style food. Adults/ children 12 and older - $8, children ages 4 -
11 -$4.
Pictorial Directory UpdateThe new pictorial directories are
here! They are being distributed on Sunday mornings in the Narthex
prior to the 10:30 worship and on Wednesday nights before supper
outside White Chapel. Those who had their pictures made will
receive a free directory. Extra cop-ies have been ordered and can
be purchased for $5.
Belle Meade Book Club - Lenten SelectionOur next book discussion
begins Tuesday, Febru-ary 12th at 12:30. We will meet for an hour
in the Library to discuss “Can You Drink the Cup?” by Henri
Nou-wen. Feel free to bring your lunch with you. Sign up at the
front desk or by emailing Rev. Kristin Clark-Banks at
[email protected]. (Participants purchase their own books.)
For our first session please read through Part 1 Hold-ing the
Cup.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake SupperJoin us for a pancake supper on
Tuesday, February 12th. Sup-per will be served from 5:00 - 6:15 pm.
(There is no charge for the meal.) Shrove Tuesday is the day before
the beginning of Lent. Historically it is a celebration before the
disciplines of Lent begin.
Ash Wednesday Worship, February 13th, 6:15 pmBegin the season of
Lent with this holy service of worship. Meditation by Gabe Horton
and Imposition of Ashes.
Date Change for February J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth) LunchPlease
make a note that the J.O.Y. lunch will be on Thursday, February
14th. We will have a special Valentine program. To make a
reservation, sign up at the front desk or call the church office at
352-6210 by Monday, February 11th.
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, Februray 15th at
the Bellevue Shoney’s. All are welcome! Contact Charles McCallen at
646-1406 if you’d like more information.
Food Needed for Visiting Choir Sunday, February 17thOur church
is hosting the Sanderson High School of Raleigh North Carolina in
worship on Sunday, February 17th. We will also provide lunch for
the choir. If you can provide a veg-etable or salad (church
provides meat and dessert), please let Mark Acker know at either
[email protected] or 352-6210.
Disciple Bible Study Invitation You are invited to join the
8-week study called Invitation to Romans. The class will meet on
Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm in Room 123, starting February
12th.
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Worship This Sunday, February 38:30 am - Worship in the
Chapel
Sermon: Tom GildemeisterMusic by BMUMC acoustic ensemble
8:45 am - Holy Communion in the SanctuaryA 15-minute time of
communion with prayers and liturgy.
10:30 am - Worship in the SanctuarySermon: Tom Gildemeister
Music: Belle Meade Choir and Instrumentalists9:15 am - 10:15 am
Sunday School for all ages
Join Our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)Registration for
the Spring and Summer CSA deliveries is now available. Deliveries
will begin the first Sunday in May and will con-tinue weekly
through October. Once again, Belle Meade United Methodist Church
will be a delivery location on Sundays from 11:15 am - 11:45 am. To
sign up or receive more information, please visit
www.avalon-acres.com. The registration form can be found at:
http://avalon-acres.com/2013_Spring_Summer_CSA_editable.pdf.
Community Supported Agriculture is a way to connect directly
with local farms and receive a weekly basket of farm fresh foods -
from field to table! When you join a CSA, in a sense, you are
buying a share of the farm. Although you select the quantity, you
receive pro-duce based on the season. CSAs provide a wonderful
variety of the finest locally grown, farm fresh, naturally raised
fruits, vegetables, herbs, free-range eggs, pastured chicken,
turkey, free-range Piedmontese beef, heirloom pork and grass-fed
lamb. You can tailor your selection to fit your needs. You have the
option of purchasing vegetables only, meat only or a combination of
both. There is also an assortment of other items available such as
bread, pasta, honey and more! All produce is fresh-picked, washed
and promptly delivered in order to ensure maximum freshness,
ripeness and flavor. All of our poultry and meat products are
traditionally raised in their natural environments on lush green
pastures without the use of antibiotics, hormones or preservatives.
Our produce is pesticide free, where at all possible.
Youth Winter Retreat The youth winter retreat will be February
16-17 at Hillmont Retreat Center. All youth 6th - 12th
grade are encouraged to come and invite a friend to join them!
It is a weekend of rest, relaxation, games, worship, a bonfire, and
smores! It should a great weekend. To sign up, turn in a MAC form
(Medical, Activity, and Conduct form), a retreat permission form,
and $40. The cost covers your lodging, meals, and all the supplies.
Forms can be found outside Jeff McCormick’s office or via email.
Questions or need the forms? Email [email protected] to ask
for them.
