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WORSHIP 8:15 am

9:45 am

11:05am

SUNDAY SCHOOL

9:30 am

Pick up at 10:45

11:00 am

Pick up at 12:05

New Sunday Morning Schedule begins August 10!

aug 9/10

New Sermon Series Begins “With,” based on the Gospel of John, by senior pastor Dr. Davis Chappell

Promotion Weekend for children and youth

aug 17

Adult Small Group Launch 9:30 or 11:00 am. Having community is a key step to growing in your faith. 10 new small groups will launch this August and hope you’ll join us. Visit bumc.net/small groups or contact Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger at eburtonkrieger@bumc.net.

aug 24

Sunday evening activitiesbegin for children, youth &adults

sept 10

“Embody” Bible-based study begins

Wednesday evening activities begin for children & youth

aug 3

Empowered: A Gathering for Leaders 4 pm, Sanctuary. Empowered is BUMC’s annual worship, vision casting, and training event for small

group leaders, Sunday School teachers, and Bible Study leaders of children, youth, and adults as well as elected lay leaders in the Church. Childcare is available with your registration: www.bumc.net/empowered. Contact Leslie at lwood@bumc.net.

Church-wide picnic Details to come, but you can count on good things to eat and lots of fun for the whole family!

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Welcome Allison Gossett! Allison is our new Benevolence Coordinator and Consultant. Her position was generously funded by a grant from the BUMC Foundation. Over the next year, Allison will spend time meeting with people in need and administering the Sower’s Fund as well as meeting and researching with community organizations about how we might partner with them to address the root causes of poverty.

STUDENTS7th - 12th Grades

Sonshine Tour Home Concert Help us welcome home our senior high Sonshine Youth Choir from tour at a concert on Sunday, July 27 at 7 pm in the Sanctuary. Choir tours are important events in the lives of our youth and God works through the power of teenagers singing. Come as they share the love of Jesus through music and word.

Fall 2014 Disciple Bible Study Classes Now Open for Registration Disciple Bible Study is an intensive, disciplined Bible study. Groups of 12-14 participants are led by 1-2 facilitators and meet weekly for 2.5 hours for 34 weeks. Disciple I, the prerequisite for all other Disciple Bible Studies, covers the entire Biblical story. Subsequent studies take Disciple graduates deeper into selected portions of Scripture. Go to bumc.net/disciple (info) or bumc.net/register (registration). Contact Judith at jbone@bumc.net.

Red Cross Blood Drive - August 10, 7:30 - 12:30 pmTWO buses will be available! To reduce the number of deferred donors (our goal is 40 units), increase your intake of iron-rich foods to reduce the chance of being deferred due to a low hemoglobin level. Questions? Call Brenda Duncan 373-5637.

Single Adult MinistryQuestions? Concerns? Call 324-7256 or email mmcinnis@bumc.net.Boundaries Class Wednesdays, August 13 - October 8, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, B152-A. Cost: $21. Register at www.bumc.net/SinglesCalendar.Divorce Recovery Class Wednesdays, August 13 – September 17, 6:30-8:00 pm, B153-A. Class is open to the public. Complimentary childcare is available.Cost: $30, Register at www.bumc.net/SinglesCalendar.Yoga - Tuesdays, 6:00 – 7:15 pm in The Singles Space.The class is free, and donations benefit the Fisher House. All are welcome.

Where’s the timeline? You may have noticed that the BUMC historical timeline has been removed from the wall near the elevator in the narthex. We’re excited to share that it will be part of a new archival and historical display that is being planned for the Turner Discipleship building. It is being carefully stored until plans are final for the historical display.

Sunday, July 209:45 am Sunday School 7th - 12th – Tabernacle 10th - 12th Church NowTuesday, July 229:30 am Devo at Chick-Fil-A with Neal, across from BUMCWednesday, July 237-9 pm Last Summer Bowling a Tusculum LanesSaturday, July 26Sonshine Tour returns!Sonshine Home ConcertSunday, July 27 at 7 pm in the SanctuarySummer Meet Me AtsThroughout the summer the youth staff encourages youth to “Meet us At” various places around town to bowl, play Frisbee, eat lunch, etc. Find out where on Twitter @BUMCSM, Instagram @BUMCSM, Facebook @BUMC Student Ministry.Church Now this Fall If you will be in the 10th-12th grade and interested in serving in preschool, elementary school, Highway 56, or Middle School (11th and 12th only) Sunday School this coming year, please talk to Adam Jones! ajones@bumc.net 11:00 Youth Sunday School Are you interested in an 11:00 Youth Sunday School class this coming school year for your 7th-12th grader? Are you interested in helping teach/lead 11:00 Youth Sunday School? If yes, please contact Rosanne Schenck at rschenck@bumc.net. End of Summer Youth Tailgate, Games, and Night of Worship Wed.July 30, 5-7 pm for youth and our adult youth leaders(small group leaders, Sunday school teachers, and Bible study leaders)

Serve Students and Children this Fall

Connect to Our Rising College Freshmen Very soon our recent high school gradu-ates will be heading off to college, and we’re looking for volunteers to help us sup-port them along the way. Barnabas Friends are asked to send monthly notes to the students throughout the school year, and keep them in continual prayer. If you are interested in “adopting” a new freshman contact Heather Dubuque at 615-300-7893 or Heather@LillianNannyAgency.com.

Serve our youngest disciples through leading Sunday School Our Children’s Ministry is currently looking for volunteers to join a team of teachers to lead an Elementary or Preschool Sunday School class beginning this fall. We welcome adult volunteers of all ages and stages! Time commitment: 1 or 2 Sundays a month, depending on the age/grade level. Contact Megan Teegarden mteegarden@bumc.net

Serve and Shepherd our Youth (7th-12th Grades) by Becoming a Youth Small Group Leader We have several small group leader openings for HEROES like YOU! Fill out the interest form found at www.bumc.net/SGLeader and email Lee Lowry, Student Small Group Minister at llowry@bumc.net. This is truly a special and exciting way to invest in the lives of our youth!

Serve Students and Children this Fall

Adult Studies/Small Grps Judith Bone, 324-7258 jbone@bumc.net

Caring Ministry Laura Brantley, 373-3663 lbrantley@bumc.net

Children’s Ministry Ellen Garrett, 577-7261 egarrett@bumc.net

Mission & Outreach David Ssebulime, 324-7222, dssebulime@bumc.net

Single Adult Ministry Shebbie Shields, 324-7240 sshields@bumc.net

Student Ministry Lindsay Brooks, 324-8212 lbrooks@bumc.net

To Get Connected Jeff Wilson, 324-8208 jwilson@bumc.net

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

Communications Carol Bumbalough, 324-7220 cbumbalough@bumc.net

people to contact

Missions & OutreachFor more info on all missions call David Ssebulime at 342-8222

Christmas in July: Back to School Supplies We are off to a great start to reach our goal of 650 supply bags for 650 students in our surrounding area by August 3rd! Please stop by one of our three trees located in the narthex, outside the chapel, and in the lobby to pick up an ornament and the coordinating supply list. Completed supply bags, once labeled, can be returned to the church and placed in the red bins near the trees. For more information, contact Rebekah Scott at rscott@bumc.net or Teresa Weber at weber37027@comcast.net .

61st Ave UMC Summer Program Project Transformation We need only 2 more reading volunteers to work alongside 61st Ave. UMC and

Project Transformation on July 21st. To volunteer contact Jackie Shields at docshields@comcast.net or Rebekah Scott at rscott@bumc.net.

International Mission Trips We have spots remaining for Haiti, Honduras, and South Africa and need to finalize

our teams. Registration for all trips is available online at www.bumc.net/mission-trips. If you have any interest in an international mission trip, contact Rebekah Scott at rscott@bumc.net or visit the webpage to learn more about what the teams will be doing in each country.

Harvest Hands (www.harvesthandscdc.com)

Support Harvest Hands at The Nashville Sounds July 26thThrough the month of July, Harvest Hands is the Nashville Sounds’ Charity of the Month. All ticket sales for the July 26th game purchased through the link found at our website: www.harvesthandscdc.com, will benefit Harvest Hands! At the July 26th game the Sounds players will be wearing a jersey designed by us and each jersey will be auctioned off during the game. The winners of each jersey will have a chance to meet the players and receive the jersey right from them after the game! This is a fun opportunity for you, your family, friends, Sunday School class or coworkers to have a great time and support Harvest Hands!

Snacks and Juice Boxes NeededWe are looking for individuals, families or Sunday School classes to donate snacks and juice boxes for our Summer Program. Snacks needed include: fruit snacks, granola bars, goldfish, teddy grahams, peanut butter crackers and 100 calorie packs. Juice boxes must be 100% juice. Snack sponsorships of $100 are also welcome. Donations are needed on an ongoing basis. Please contact Abby at abby@harvesthandscdc.com or 615.499.4963 if you’re able to donate.

Sunday, July 20Nursery 8am to 12pm for infants - 3 years.Sunday Morning OpportunitiesGodly Play will not meet today but will resume on Promotion Sunday, Aug. 10.8:30 am Worship9:45 am Sunday school for Adults & Children9:50 am Awakening Worship11:00 am Worship

Parents of 3 Year Olds If your child will be 3 by 8/15, please contact Lori at lstamper@bumc.net, if you would like for them to be added to a Sunday school roll for promotion Sunday, August 10.

Barefoot Republic DayCamp, July 21-25We are excited to announce that BUMC will be hosting this special Day Camp for those who com-pleted Kindergarten through the 5th Grade. Campers will participate in Bible Study and worship, as well as specialty classes in athletics, performing arts and visual arts. Registration limited to 100 campers. Register at barefootrepublic.org.

CHILDRENInfants - 6th Grade

H.I.G.H.W.A.Y. 565th & 6th Grades

Sunday, July 20

Sunday School 9:45 am - GYM

Bridge Retreat August 1 – 3; For current 4th, 5th, and 6th GradersAugust 1: Picnic at ZooAugust 2: Camp Cedar CrestAugust 3: Camp Cedar Crest for those just completed 6th Grade

Registration ends July 23rdMore information and registration:bumc.net/highway56

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, Monday - Friday BH102Adult ADHD/ADD Support Group1st & 3rd Mondays, 6:30 pm, A392Contact: Terry Huff, 627-4191Adult ADHD/ADD Spouse WorkshopsContact: Terry Huff, 627-4191Al-AnonTuesdays, 7 pm, Buchanan House 102Contact: Ken M., 579-4272 Alzheimer’s Contact: Barbara Jones, 373-1941 or Sue Dill, 970-8393 Career TransitionsEach Monday, 6:30 pm - Haney HallContact: Hal Hassall, 972-5119CoDAEach Thursday, 6:30 pm - BH 102Contact: Tom B., 308-1041Divorce RecoveryContact: Shebbie Shields, 324-7240

Grief SupportContact: Alive Hospice, 963-4732.Rev. Laura Brantley, lbrantley@bumc.netMS Self HelpContact: Sandie Mountz, 376-5395.

GROUPS

Saturday Evening6:00 pm

Casual Tradition-al Worship in the

Chapel

Sunday Morning 8:30 am

Traditional/Blended Worship with

Youth Choir

9:45 amClasses for Children, Students, and Adults

9:50 amContemporary Worship with

Worship Band

11:00 amTraditional Worship

with Adult Chancel Choir

11:00 amClasses for

Children & Adults

CARING MINISTRIES is for all persons in our community. If you are in need of pastoral care, please contact Julie Donley at 615-324-7254. Emergency, after hours Pastor-On-Call: 615-969-3086

Spiritual Counseling with Pastors Contact: Julie Donley, 324-7254, jdonley@bumc.net or Carla Barrios, 373-3663, x252, cbarrios@bumc.net

Adoption Support & Orphan MinistryContact: Stephanie Walton, 891-2690

Cancer Support: Partners in Hope Contact: Jeanetta Fargo, 339-4415ejaefargo@comcast.net

Domestic AbuseContact: Caroline Beavers, 371-2550.

Email 24/7 Intercessory Prayer TeamContact: Bill Fleenor, bfleenor@outlook.com

Emergency Financial & Food AssistanceContact: Allison Gossett, 373-3663, ext. 255, agossett@bumc.net

Encouragement Cards: GraceNotesContact: Erin Racine,eracine@bumc.net

Financial CoachingContact: Rev. Laura Brantley, lbrantley@bumc.net

Home-centered VisitationContact: Rev. Allison Fasig,afasig@bumc.net

Home Health Product AssistanceContact: Scottish Rite, 259-3434

Home Repairs: Handy Man MinistryContact: 373-3690, ext. 398handyman@bumc.net

Infertility SupportContact: Gretchen Voyles,gvoyles98@hotmail.com

Memory Loss Caregiver Respite: Sunny Day ClubContact: Katie Anderson, 370-9467

Patient Advocate MinistryContact: Dottie Campbell, 414-5955dcampbell@bumc.net

Short-term Meals: Fishes & LoavesContact: Katie Winsteadkatie_winstead@yahoo.com

BrentwoodUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

309 Franklin RoadBrentwood, Tn 37027

615-373-3663www.bumc.net

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

A Great Way You Can Help a Hurting Friend…Tell them about Stephen

Ministers! Our trained Stephen Ministers can provide them with the focused care, encouragement, and support they need to make it through the crisis. Call Sheryl at 373-3690 ext.394 or Rev. Allison Fasig at 373-3663. Stephen Ministers are also available each Sunday between worship services if you need someone to listen.

Brentwood United Methodist Church Counseling Center

for children, youth & families. www.bumc.net/counselingcenter

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

3011 Longford DriveSpring Hill, TN 37174

Sundays

9:00 am Traditional Worship

10:30 am Contemporary Worship

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