WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE!!!

http://www.McKendreeNashville.com   That’s right, we have a new spot on the internet!  New format, new features, and new look!  Be sure to check it out!  Our email address is still the same – mckendreeinfo@gmail.com.

 

THIS WEEK AT McKENDREE!

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES  are regularly at 9am and 11am (on Fifth Sundays we have one combined worship service at 10am).  Our September sermon series is “Count Life All Joy!”  By living in a world that is chaotic and confusing, if we are not careful, we can lose our joy for life.  God calls us to celebrate in the midst of the chaos.  This life is filled with uncertainty and uncontrollable situations, but life, the life that God gives us, is filled with the joy of the LORD!  How do we reclaim our joy?  Join us for a time of reclaiming and renewing the joy of the LORD that is already within us.

PROMOTION SUNDAY  This Sunday, September 18 (and also October 2) during the 9am worship service, we will recognize those of our children who are entering Kindergarten this year.  The children will receive a Bible with their name engraved on it.  Beginning school is a big step in our children’s lives and we pray for God’s blessings to be with them!

LIFE GROUP!  Do you belong to a Life Group?   McKendree Church has Life Groups for men, for women, for couples, for mixed men and women, for moms, and even for couponers.  Some groups meet here at the church and others meet in various locations in Nashville and Brentwood.  If you’d like more information about our Life Groups, contact Ruth Baggett in the church office (615-271-2600 or mckendreeinfo@gmail.com).

REFRESH! is our mid-week gathering.  We meet in the first floor chapel each Wednesday, 12:00-12:30pm.  This short time of worship includes prayers, hymns, a message and Holy Communion.  Everyone is invited to attend.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY  Our Adult Bible Study meets at 6pm in the Pastor’s office.  We are in a study from the book Forgiveness: Making Peace with the Past by Douglas Connelly.  The lesson for September 21 is “Forgiving When We Don’t Feel Like It” and the reading assignment is Philemon 1:1-25.  Everyone is welcome to join us!

BAPTISMS  If you are interested in being baptized, please contact Ruth in the church office at 615-271-2600 or mckendreeinfo@gmail.com.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN NEWS  The District Fall Meeting will be on September the 24th at John Wesley UMC at 901 Benton Ave, Nashville.   Registration is from 9-9:30, with Business & Program 9:30-11:30.  Child Care is provided and handicap ramps are available.  The speaker will be Steve Fleming, Director of Bethlehem Center.  Some items to bring for the Center are Band aids, Notebook Paper, Paper towels, Kleenex, Healthy Snacks, toothbrushes & toothpaste.  All our ladies are encouraged to attend.

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UPCOMING EVENTS!

FEAST OF TRUMPETS CELEBRATION, Sunday, October 2, 5-7pm, Christian Life Center Rooftop

We will be holding a Feast of Trumpets Celebration (Rosh Hashana) on the Christian Life Center Rooftop on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 5:00 pm.  There will be a potluck dinner, music provided by a local singing group, teaching on the significance of the feast, Jewish dancing, communion, and lots of fellowship.  Come and learn how this Old Testament feast is a prophetic picture of events to come in the last days.  Bring a covered dish to share.  See sign-up sheets at the front and back tables.  Parking is free in the McKendree Garage (entrance to the Rooftop is on the 5th floor).  Volunteers are needed to help with set-up; contact Andrew Skipper at mckendreeandrew@gmail.com if you can help.  Everyone is welcome!  We invite you to come and bring a friend!

 

INTERFAITH CREATION CARE CONFERENCE, “A Sacred Calling to Care for the Earth”

Saturday, October 1, 8:30-4:00, at Franklin First United Methodist Church

You’re Invited!  The conference “A Sacred Calling to Care for the Earth” will be held Saturday, October 1, 8:30-4:00, with a bird walk beforehand at 7:30am.  The keynote speaker will be Matthew Anderson, Audubon National Vice President on Climate.  His talk is titled: “Called to Hope:  A Story of Faith and Creation Care in the Face of a Changing Climate.”

Activities include workshops; tour of wildlife friendly grounds; and activities for children.  The conference will conclude with a musical for all ages, “The Council of Creatures.”  The cost is $15 for adults; $10 for youth and college/graduate students; $5 for children ages 5 and up; and there is a special family rate.  Registration fee includes lunch.

Register at http://bit.ly/asacredcalling.  Registration deadline is Sept. 28.  For more information, contact conference committee chair, Rev. Paul Slentz, Pastor for Creation Care and Environmental Justice, Nashville District United Methodist Church at pslentz53@gmail.com or Rev. Regina Proctor, Pastor, Franklin First United Methodist Church at 615-794-2734.

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MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES!

SEPTEMBER MISSION FOCUS: Community Care Fellowship  CCF is the only service agency connected to our Church who provides some of the most needed services for some of the same persons we also serve.  Bring one or more of the following items to donate to CCF during the month of September.  Diapers (sizes 4, 5, 6), Neosporin ointment, calamine lotion and multi-vitamins (small bottles).

THANK YOU!  Our United Methodist Women were able to put together 35 health/hygiene kits to be sent to Louisiana as part of the flood relief efforts.  Each kit contained a hand towel, a washcloth, a comb, nail clippers, bath soap, a toothbrush, adhesive bandages, all packed in a one-gallon plastic ziplock bag.  Thank you to everyone who donated items!  Because of continued disaster occurrences around the world, this will be an ongoing project with our UMW group.

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PASTOR’S SERMON  You may hear Pastor Handy’s latest sermon by going to https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mckendree-united-methodist/id962978531?mt=2

FINANCIAL GIFTS  Your financial gifts and donations are always appreciated.  Consider adding McKendree UMC to your bill pay account.  Our address is: 523 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219.  Online giving is always available at http://mckendreenashville.com/give.

You can now text your giving!  Just text the amount you would like to give to 615-375-4049.  The first time you give you will be prompted to visit a secure URL.  Just follow the prompts and enter your information.

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PRAYER CONCERNS  As part of our commitment to caring for all children, we pray for the following schools: Rose Park Math & Science Middle Magnet, Jones Paideria Elementary, Buena Vista Elementary, John Early Middle Magnet, and Hull Jackson Elementary.

HAVE YOU MOVED?  Do you have a new address, phone number or email address?  Did you take out your home phone and just use your cell number?  Please keep the church office informed with your latest information so we can keep you up to date on all the church events!  Thanks for your help!

For more information on McKendree Church events, please pick up a copy of Pastor Stephen’s Weekly Enote and the “What’s Happening” newsletter at the front and back tables.  If you’d like to receive the news by email, please contact Ruth at mckendreeinfo@gmail.com and ask to be put on our email list.  Thank you!

As always, remember God’s will for us is good, we must do the rest!

Pastor Stephen