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McKendree United Methodist Church523 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37219615.271.2600Fax 271.2607

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PAIDNashville, TN

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the VineJUNE 15, 2009McKendree

(ABOVE) PASTOR TOMRESPONDS AT THESEND-OFF ROAST; (R)

JUBILATE CHOIR SINGSHAPPY TRAILS TOTOM & RON

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A packed out FellowshipHall proved to be theperfect setting for sending

off McKendree pastors TomHalliburton and RonPatterson - the right way!

In good fashion - and ingood humor, both Tom andRon were great sports asstaff and church members

lovingly roasted our belovedleaders of the past 4 and 5years respectively.

Roasters included theevenings appointed RoastMaster Mark Hattan, KevinSparkman, Ruth Baggett,Buford Winfrey, AnthonyMangin, and JordanCallaway. Pat Reigle sang a

solo and the Jubilate GospelChoir rounded out thenight musically.

In addition to the jabbinggifts, kind words, and specialprayers were offered as wecelebrated our time inministry with Tom and Ron.They will truly be missed!

Send-off Roast for Tom & Ron

PICTURES FROM THE MCKENDREECHURCH SEND-OFF ROAST OF

PASTORS TOM HALLIBURTON &RON PATTERSON (CREDITS:

STEVE KOHL)

SAVETHEDATE-JUNE28!

VOLUME XVIII J U N 1 5 , 2 0 0 9 NUMBER 11

theMcKendreeVine

PICNICINTHEPARKJUNE28-3 TO 6P.M.

TheGospelaccordingto...TheLoftNASHVILLE

SummerMusic

Series

STARTINGINJULY

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Rev. Stephen Handycomes to McKendree

tephen Emanuel Handy Sr. will be

oming from Pickett Rucker UMC, apiritually filled and faithful growingongregation in Lebanon, TN.In theour years Rev. Handy has been there,he congregation has grown from 40 to

over 200.Rev. Handy graduated from DillardUniversity in New Orleans with a B.A.n Business Administration. He also hasMasters degree in Business

Administration from TSU, and a

Masters degree in Divinity fromVanderbilt University.He worked atUnited Methodist Publishing as aCurriculum Coordinator in the formerGraded Press Division.Soon afterward,e participated in the Management

Training Program.

After leaving the Publishing House,tephen spent the next 15 years atervice Merchandise in the Advertisingnd Marketing area. He was elevated

nto a variety of positions within theorporate structure and reached theanks of Asst. VP of Advertising and

Marketing in 1998.He then decided toeturn to the United Methodist

Publishing House in September 2000 ashe Director of Direct Sales and is nowhe Executive Director of

Congregational Solutions.

But on Sunday, June 28 of this year, Rev.Handy will step down from thosepositions and take on a new challenge becoming the senior pastorhere at McKendree UnitedMethodist Church!

FIRST SUNDAY

STEPHEN HANDYS FIRSTOFFICIAL SUNDAY AT

MCKENDREE IS JUNE 28!

THIS IS A MOMENTOUS

OCCASION IN THE LIFEOF OUR CHURCH!

MEET & GREETRECEPTION BETWEEN 9& 11 SERVICES - PICNIC

IN THE PARK 3-6 P.M.

PICNIC IN THEPARK

SUNDAY, JUNE 28FROM 3 - 6 P.M.

WATKINS PARKNASHVILLE, TN

FREE BBQGAMES FOR KIDS

INVITE YOUR

COMMUNITY!

Rev. Handy is a gifted communicator who is passionate abouthelping people understand the necessity of a relationship with

Jesus Christ. He believes that spreading the gospel andequipping the saints for the ministry of Jesus Christ need to breclaimed within the body of Christ.He has a contagious lovefor all of Gods people regardless of color, creed, orcircumstances.Rev. Handy believes God is doing a newthing (Isaiah 43:19) and that WE are the new thing.

McKendrees current pastor, Rev. Tom Halliburton, is leaving us become the District Superintendent of the CumberlandDistrict.Although we are sad to lose Pastor Tom, we welcomePastor Stephen Handy to McKendree. We especially lookforward to meeting his wife Shelleyand their three children,Detra Janay,Stephen Emanuel Jr. and Noah James

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June Birthdays:15 Ben Moore, Gerry Schmutz16 Melissa Venable17 Jenni Kriner18 Devin Ousley19 Gabriel Bedne, Annie Petty19 Billie Turpen20 Florence Muncy, AnnRoberts, ADale Spiers

25Sarah Beth Bell, Roland White27Darryl Sheaks29Marilyn Crow, Joseph Hattan,Debbie Hutton30Shelly Miller, ChristopherMurphy, Avery Underwood

theMcKendreeVineWeekly Bible Readings

Jun 1-7: Isa 6:1-8; Ps 29; Rom8:12-17; John 3:1-17

Jun 8-14: 1 Sam 15:34-16:33;Ps 20 or Ps 72; 2 Cor 6:6-10(11-13), 14-17; Mark 4:26-34

Jun 15-21: 1 Sam 17:(1a,4-11, 19-23), 32-49; Ps 9:9-20;2 Cor 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41

Jun 22-28: 2 Sam 1:1, 17-27;Ps 130; 2 Cor 8:7-15; Mark5:21-43

Prayer RequestsMary Ellis (home)Genell Price (knee surgery on 6/11)Bill Foster (St. Thomas 449)Owen Hodges (home)

MemorialsMcKendree has received gifts in memory of:Bob Barr from Robert H. Lewis, Jr., Sally &

John Simpkins, and Ruth ElliottElizabeth Maneyfrom Dannie JarvisFred Lindsleybrother of Elizabeth Sellick,from Jeanette Richey and Barbara & JackNorman. Mr. Lindsley died on May 9, 2009

Deaths

Our prayers and sympathy are with thefamily and friends ofMary ElizabethFutrell who died June 9, 2009. She was

the mother of Alf Futrell.

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More pics from the Roast :

Bus Schedule:

June 14 - Tie WatkinsJune 21 - Andrew Skipper

June 28 - Ed Cooper

The Gospelaccording to. . .The LoftNASHVILLESummer Music

Series

This summer our rooftop venue will behosting a live concert series featuringdifferent genres of music with the firsttheme being The Gospel Accordingto...JAZZ. Details are still comingtogether but we wanted to make youaware that this first concert will be sometime in the month of July. Please contactthe church office for more informationor if you would like to volunteer to helpThe Loft with hosting these concerts.

Sunday MorningHelp Needed!

We desperately need volunteersto help run the MediaShout

program that provides visual aid

for both Sunday services. Pleasecall Kevin Sparkman at the

church todayif youreinterested in being a part of this

vibrant ministry! 615.271.2600

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WeeklyEvents&A

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