Register for meal at bumc.net/thrive

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bumc.net/childrenschoirRegister for adult studies

at bumc.net/thrive

Register for adult studies

at bumc.net/adultstudies

sanctuary 20th anniversary concert with celebration choirWe will mark the 20th Anniversary of worship in the BUMC Sanctuary on October 30th with a concert of gospel music featuring guest artist, Buddy Greene, instrumentalists, singers of our congregation, and a Celebration Choir. Adults wishing to be a part of the Celebration Choir may join Rehearsals on: October 5, 12, 19 .....6 pm ..... Sanctuary Thursday, October 27 .....Dress RehearsalFor information email Shannon Garrett at sgarrett@bumc.net.

a Work in Progress (see thrive! above) Led by Rev. Dr. Jeff Wilson

the lives of Great christians (see thrive! above) Led by Rev. Kaye Harvey

spiritual travels: a study of 3 Provocative Books The Shack, Ragamuffin Gospel, and A Million Miles in a 1000 YearsSundays, through April 22, 5:20 - 7:30 pm. Led by Rick Hotzfeld

a Faithful heart: a Women’s Bible studyTuesdays through November 30, 9:30 - 11:00 am. Led by Judith Bone.

adult studies

October 2 - 8 , 2011the BeAMA Weekly Newsletter of Brentwood United Methodist Church Growing Disciples of Christ Who Know Him, Love Him, and Serve Him

www.bumc.net

THRIVE It’s Wednesday nIght! october 5 –– 5:00 pm meal $6 per person, $24 family maximum

Menu: ham, salad, mac & cheese, green beans, bread, & dessert. Register for the meal by 3 pm, Monday, October 3 online at www.bumc.net/thrive or by email to jwilson@bumc.net.

6:15 - 7:30 pm • Children’s Choirs & Activities • Extra Mile (5th & 6th) • Student Thrive! (7th - 12th) • “The Lives of Great Christians” (All Adults) • A Work in Progress: Real Questions with Real Biblical Answers • MomsInPrayer 6:30 - 7:30 pm C-YA (College & Young Adults)6:45 - 7:30 pm Boundaries (Single Adults) $217:00 - 8:30 pm Adult Chancel Choir

new sermon series Begins october 8/9 “God Lessons from the Great Recession”Our economy is struggling. Expenses rise and incomes shrink or disappear altogether. In the midst of these tough times, what does the Bible have to say about our relationship with money? Find out in Martin’s new four-week sermon series. Come and bring a friend! October 08/09 Don’t Be a Financial Fool October 15/16 Follow God’s Financial Plan October 22/23 Cultivate a Life of Contentment October 29/30 Follow Dr. Green’s Final Prescription

called congregation Final Push!Please join us for our final push on October 3rd, 4th, and 6th from 6:00-8:30 pm in the Sanctuary as we contact the remaining 1000 households of our congrega-tion. We need 100 people to join us in completing this work in Christ’s name! Visit www.bumc.net/called to Register or sign up in the Narthex on Sunday Mornings.

LessonsGod

from theGreat Recession

Harvest Hands is a catalyst for Christ-centered, wholistic community development working alongside our neighbors to further healthy living, education, spiritual formation and economic development in South Nashville.

brentwood united methodist churchstudents7th - 12th Grades

sunday, october 29:45 am 7th - 8th Jr Hi Rm9:45 am High School Options 9th - 12th: • Sunday School • Youth Disciple Bible Study – Room A191 • Topical & Current Events Discuss. – Café • Help Teach Children11 am 7th-12th Sunday School – Jr Hi Rm11 am Connect Team Lunch for visitors, meet in Cafe11 am Safe Sanctuary Tabernacle4:45 pm Café Opens 7th-9th Grade5-6:40 Snack Supper, Worship, Small Groups6:45-7:45 Jubilation Choir 10th-12th Grade5 - 6:10 Sonshine Choir Rehearsal6:15 - 8 Snack Supper, Worship, Small Groupsmonday, october 36:45 am Manfest w/Travis @Dimple’s Deli3:30 pm Volunteer @ Harvest Hands, meet at BUMC tuesday, october 46:30 am Tuesday breakfast club with Lindsay at The Perch4-5 pm Hangtime w/ Nellie @ Chick- Fil-A for 7th - 8th 6:00 pm Odyssey game night, meet hereWednesday, october 53:30 pm meet at BUMC 61st Ave. Tutoring6:30 pm Yth Listening Session with Martin, 7th-12th grades invited.merge retreat 7th-8th graders, October 21-23. Register online or outside the youth office. Registra-tion closes 10/9! Adults needed - contact Neal Wilkinson at nwilkinson@bumc.net!

Youth sunday Planning ministry team, Sunday, October 9 at 11 am

listening sessions Listening sessions are opportunities for Martin to learn more about us as a community and to hear our hopes and dreams for the church.

october 5: 7th - 12th Graders 6:30-7:30 pm in the Youth Choir Room and Young Adults, 7:30-8:30 pm in Room A292. Find a complete list at www.bumc.net.

aarP driver safety Program Thursday, October 6 and Friday, October 7The AARP Driver Safety Program stressing safer automobile driving techniques and tips for adults 50 and over. Held 8 am - 12 noon in Room A291. Limited to 30 participants, cost: $12. Register at www.bumc.net or contact Julie Donley, 324-7254 or jdonley@bumc.net.

red cross Blood drive Sunday, October 9, 7:30 am - 12:30 pmOur goal is 50 units of blood. We had a good turnout at the August 14 drive, with 56 registering to donate. We didn’t make our goal in August, but we had a tremendous improvement from the 35 units donated in June. Good work...but we still need more bodies in the chairs…please find the time to donate on October 9!

it takes two - marriage enrichment Workshop - www.bumc.net/marriageTuesday evenings, 6:30-8:00 pm; October 11 - November 1; A291For couples newly married and eager for more information about Christian marriage or those in a good stable marriage they care about protecting. Led by Dr. John Fite and Caroline Beavers, LPC (BUMC Counseling Center). Childcare available with reservation. Space is limited, register by October 4 by calling Caroline at 615-371-2550.

single adult opportunitiesRegister at www.bumc.net/singles for the following:Positive Parenting (Young children) class Tuesdays, October 4 – 25, 6:30-7:30

pm, Singles Space, Cost: $50. Book club Tuesday, October 11, 6:30-8pm, Singles Space. Selection The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett. Coffee and dessert will be provided. divorce recovery Wednesdays, October 19 – November 23, 6:30-8pm, Singles

Space, Cost: $30. Designed to take you from the complete moments of shock and grief to the process of inner healing and wholeness.

Women’s mini-retreat Saturday, October 22, 9am - 2pm, Haney Hall, Cost: $25. Designed for women addressing topics that relate to their gender. This event will include sessions with speaker, Diane Cunningham, from DALLAS, TX and worship/music led by Jennifer Wilkerson.

meet our new Bishop Everyone is invited to meet Bishop Ben Chamness and his wife, Joye, on October

23, 6-8 p.m. Worship will be held at 6:00 p.m. followed by a reception in Haney Hall.

upcoming activities

Permanent adult sunday school teacher needed for a mid-to-late life very active Singles Class. Contact Judith Bone at jbone@bumc.net or 324-7258.

umW cookbooks “Recipes from the Heart: The ONLY Cookbook You’ll Need” Cookbooks are available in the Outpost for $20 each. They are full of more than 500 favorite recipes of church members. They make great Christmas gifts!

new Bumc orchestraNo matter your experience or skill level, bring your instruments and enjoy playing the music of the church together! Sundays 4:00-4:45 in B163, (next to the Chancel Choir rehearsal room). All youth and adults welcome! Contact Patsy at pwade@bumc.net.

sunday, octcober 2

sunday school9:45 amPreschool - 6th Grade NEW at 11:00 am

Preschool – 3 year olds (by 9/30/11) Room C103

4 year olds (by 9/30/11) thru pre-Kindergarten Room C107

Elementary: Kindergarten – 1st Grade, Room C319

2nd – 6th grade, Room C317

Pre-school Worship (formerly church time) at all three worship services.

nursery 8 am to 12 pm for infants - 3 years

First Grade Worship readiness classes during Sunday school.

childreninfants - 6th Grade

h.i.G.h.W.a.Y. 565th & 6th Grades

sundaY, octoBer 2

sunday schoolMorning Assembly and Praise, 9:45 am. Gym

mileaGe at 5-6 pm

alleluia choir at 6-7 pm (Adult Choir Room)

Visit us on the web at www.bumc.net/children

for more Children’s Ministry information.

Stewardship and Giving information can be found at www.bumc.net/giving.

Gently used Furniture needed We are in need of the following new or gently used office pieces: 1) 4 office chairs, 2) refrigerator, 3) coffee table, 4) side table & 5) desk or floor lamps. Please email Courtney with a description and photos if you or your company has any of these items to donate: courtney@harvesthandscdc.com or call 499-4963.

our offices have moved to 1224 Martin Street (2nd floor of the SNAP Community Center, 2 blocks from Harvest Hands). Our new office phone number is 499-4963.

coaches needed for flag football league (pre-K to 4th) The league runs from October 25-November 19 and is a twice a week, two hour commitment (practices on Tuesday evenings, games on Saturday mornings). Coaches’ clinic on Saturday, October 23. Coaching experience is preferred, but not required. Contact Abby Buter at abby@har-vesthandscdc.com or 499-4963.

harvest hands (www.harvesthandscdc.com)Harvest Hands is a catalyst for Christ-centered, wholistic community development working alongside our neighbors to further healthy living, education, spiritual formation and economic development in South Nashville.

who to contactadult studies/small GrpsJudith Bone, 324-7258jbone@bumc.net

caring ministryKaye Harvey, 373-3663kharvey@bumc.net

children’s ministryEllen Garrett, 577-7261egarrett@bumc.net

mission & outreachJuanita Hobbs, 324-7222jhobbs@bumc.net

single adult ministryShebbie Shields, 324-7240sshields@bumc.net

student ministryTravis Garner, 324-7229tgarner@bumc.net

to Get connectedJeff Wilson, 324-8208jwilson@bumc.net

Worship & musicShannon Garrett, 577-7267sgarrett@bumc.net

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service opportunitiesroom in the inn sunday school class coordinators meeting Sunday, October 9, Rm A393, 8:30 – 9:30 am and 11:00 – 12 noon. The 2011-12 Room In The Inn program, a ministry to homeless men, runs November to March. Each Tuesday night, some Friday nights, and Christmas Eve, a volunteer group (Sunday school Classes, Bible Studies, or other small groups), host an evening of RITI. They go to the Room In The Inn Campus (Nashville) to pick up 14 men for a hot dinner, a warm bed, a hot shower, clean laundry, a hot breakfast, and a sack lunch at BUMC. Contact Scott at scottgardner.us@gmail.com.

Graceworks Food Pantry is in urgent need of items for the FUEL bags (nutritious food for weekends for students on the free/reduced lunch program): (Individual Serving Sizes only) cereals, pudding cups, gelatin cups, 4 oz. canned fruit cups, 8 oz. shelf–sta-ble boxed milk, tuna or chicken with crackers, microwavable individual meals such as macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and meat, snack packs containing cheese. donations bins located in the chapel narthex.

monday Bread delivery for ctsG For over a year, every Monday morning bread is donated by 3 Publix Stores for our Career Transitions Support Group Monday night at-tendees. Volunteers pick up, deliver, and set-up the bread each Monday morning between 7 - 9 am (takes approximately 1 - 2 hours). Volunteers are needed to take one or two Monday’s each month. Contact Mike Davis @ 351-9722 or mdavis2191@comcast.net.

11 am Youth sunday school teachers or substitute teachers needed Please consid-er teaching and mentoring our small group of youth (7th-12th grade) who attend our 11 am youth Sunday school. We will provide the curriculum and training. We can also work with your schedule and availability. Contact Lindsay Brooks if interested at lbrooks@bumc.net.

aa Groups1 pm, Monday-Sunday, BH 1029 am, Monday (For Women Only), BH1028:30 am, Tuesday & Thursday, BH1027 pm, Tuesday & Thursday, BH2017 pm, Friday (For Men Only), BH 10111:30 am, Mon, Wed, Fri, BH1027 pm, Sunday, BH201eating disorders anonymousSundays, 4 pm, Buchanan House 102Contact: Courtney Muse, 594-8552adhd Adult; Spouse WorkshopsContact: Terry Huff, 627-4191alzheimer’s Contact: Barbara Jones, 373-1941 or Ruth Randolph, 385-2323 career transitionsEach Monday, 6:30 pm - Haney HallContact: Richard Ross, 390-7283coda (codependency)Contact: Herberta Grissom, 347-4900,herta2@comcast.netdivorce recoveryContact: Shebbie Shields, 324-7240Grief supportContact: Alive Hospice, 963-4732.loss (Widows, Divorced Women)Contact: Herberta Grissom, 347-4900, ms self help Contact: Sandie Mountz, 376-5395.

GrouPswww.bumc.net/caregroups

sunday morning opportunities

8:30 am Worship9:45 am classes for children, students, and adults9:50 am Worship 11:00 am Worship11:00 am classes for children, students, and adults

saturday eveningopportunities

6:00 pm Worship

trinity churchspring hill campus

meets at spring hill high school

10:00 am Worship

congregational care and caring ministrieswww.bumc.net/support

resourcesadoption support & orphan ministryContact: Charlene Leonard, 221-4041

cancer support: Partners in hope Contact: Jeanetta Fargo, 435-3716ejaefargo@comcast.net

domestic abuseContact: Caroline Beavers, 371-2550.

emergency Financial & Food assistanceContact: Juanita Hobbs, 324-7222, jhobbs@bumc.net

encouragement cards: GracenotesContact: Rachael Melton,roystermelton@yahoo.com

Financial coaching (trained mentors)Contact: Rev. Kaye Harvey, kharvey@bumc.net

home-centered VisitationContact: Rev. Erin Racine,eracine@bumc.net

home health Product assistanceContact: Scottish Rite, 259-3434

home repairs: handy man ministry Contact: 373-3690, x398,handyman@bumc.net

infertility supportContact: Gretchen Voyles,gvoyles98@hotmail.com

memory loss caregiver respite: sunny day clubContact: Katie Anderson, 370-9467

short-term meal assistance: Fishes & loavesContact: Katy Pat Clark, 218-7934,katypclark@gmail.com

spiritual counseling with PastorsContact: Julie Donley, 324-7254, jdonley@bumc.net or Carla Barrios, 373-3663 x252, cbarrios@bumc.net

brentwoodunited methodist church

309 Franklin RoadBrentwood, Tn 37027

615-373-3663www.bumc.net

worship AttendAnce

september 24/25Weekend Total

1,993

August year to date contributions are 95.1% of budget.

For additional details visit the

website at bumc.net/giving2011.

The Pastoral Staff of BUMC visits area hospitals on a regular and rotating basis. Hospitals do not inform the church when its members are admitted. Please let the church know if you (or a family member) are hospitalized by contacting Julie Donley, jdonley@bumc.net, 615-324-7254.

hosPital Visitation at Bumc

stephen ministrySometimes It’s Hard to Ask for Help…If you’re sad or struggling inside, don’t suffer alone. Ask for help. We’ve got a team of Stephen Ministers who are ready to care. To find out more, call Sheryl at 373-3690 ext. 394 or Rev.

Kaye Harvey at 373-3663.

Brentwood united methodist church counseling center

offers services to children, youth &families. Call 376-5910.

It is home to experts in helping families and individuals resolve real life

problems.