Time Changes This Weekend! Set your clocks forward!
It may feel like Winter, but Spring is coming!
McKENDREE MINISTRIES!
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES are regularly at 9am and 11am. (On Fifth Sundays we have one combined worship service at 10am.) Our Lenten sermon series is “Restored: Finding Redemption in Our Mess!”
How many times do we find ourselves as humans in a royal mess? Do we ever wonder if there is any hope of redemption? The good news is simply this, whenever God is involved there is always an opportunity for redemption and ultimately restoration. What in your life needs some restoring? During this Lenten Season, let’s journey with Jesus to the cross and discover how and where God is redeeming our mess.
ENCOUNTER MINISTRIES
METROCENTER Each Sunday at 12:30pm, McKendree Church has an alternative worship service for those who feel “church” isn’t for them. This service meets at the United Methodist Publishing House, 2222 Rosa Parks Blvd.
EDGEHILL The Encounter@Edgehill meets the first Sunday of each month at 4:30pm at Edgehill Café, 1201 Villa Place. In risky, vulnerable small group conversations around tables we seek to confront issues of privilege, racism, and classism that divide us, and to hear the call to God’s beloved community.
Everyone is welcome to attend one or both of our Encounter services. For more information on either of our Encounter Ministries, you may contact Rick Quinn at mckendreerick@gmail.com.
REFRESH! is our mid-week gathering. We meet in the first floor chapel each Wednesday, 12:00-12:30pm. Our worship includes prayers, music, a message and Holy Communion. Everyone is invited to attend.
NEXT STEPS! Do you want to know more about McKendree Church – our history, and our ministries? Want to be more connected? Whether you’re new to McKendree or have been part of the church family for a long time, we welcome you to join us for conversation in Fellowship Hall, Sunday, March 26, following the 9am service. You’ll have an opportunity to learn more about the ministry and vision of McKendree Church, meet our leaders and take a tour of the church, and find a place to connect! If you’d like to join us, please RSVP to Ruth Baggett at mckendreeinfo@gmail.com or 615-271-2600.
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GROUP MINISTRIES!
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY We are beginning a Bible Study (for Lent and a few weeks beyond) from the book, He Chose the Nails, by Max Lucado. We meet in Pastor Stephen’s office at 6pm, and everyone is welcome to join us!
LIFE GROUPS We invite and encourage everyone to be a part of a Life Group! We have Life Groups for men, women, mixed adults and a bilingual (Spanish/English) Life Group. Some groups meet at McKendree Church, others meet in coffee shops or homes in the Nashville area. We have morning groups, and groups that meet in the afternoon and some in the evenings. Contact Rick Quinn for more information on any of our McKendree Life Groups (mckendreerick@gmail.com).
WALKING MEDITATION LIFE GROUP FORMING Throughout the history of Christian spirituality, there has been a connection between the simple movement of walking in nature and our spiritual journey. Under the facilitation of Erik von Nieda, a new walking meditation life group is forming to meditatively walk together, share and dwell on scripture, and lift one another up in our spiritual journey. The group meets at the Warner Park Nature Center porch, near Old Hickory Blvd on Hwy 100 at 1pm on Fridays. For more information or to get involved, contact Erik at ebvn56@gmail.com.
DIVORCED CARE MINISTRY Rev. Karasheila Jackson is starting a Divorce Care Support Group Ministry at The United Methodist Publishing House, 2222 Rosa L. Parks Blvd in Metro Center. The meetings will be on Wednesdays, from 6:00-7:30pm. This session of Divorce Care Ministry began on March 8, and will be for 13 weeks. The session enrollment will be open through March 15 and enrollment is limited to 10 people. The cost is $25.
The purpose of the Divorce Care Support Group is to help people begin to heal from the pain of divorce or separation. We strive to do this in a warm, caring environment designed to help them face their challenges and move toward rebuilding their lives after one of the most painful and stressful experiences that people go through.
If you are interested in being part of this group, please contact Ruth Baggett in the church office (615-271-2600, mckendreeinfo@gmail.com).
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OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES!
UMCOR Special Offering on March 26 It’s that time again! Giving time! Sunday, March 26 is UMCOR SUNDAY (formerly known as “One Great Hour of Sharing”). We give to help alleviate human suffering when disasters happen, in the U.S. or around the world. United Methodist Committee on Relief is one of the first relief agencies to be there at a disaster and the last to leave. Our gifts bring hope. Praise God that in 2016 we gave over $800 for UMCOR Sunday. Let’s do it again!
The response of UMCOR isn’t something “they” do, it’s something “we” do.
— Evangelism/Missions/Social Justice Team
HIKE2HEAL WALK TO BENEFIT RAISE THE ROOF ACADEMY IN UGANDA, APRIL 22
The 5th Annual Hike2Heal Walk will be on Saturday, April 22, at Edwin Warner Park. This is a 5K walk/run/hike, with proceeds to benefit healthcare for the students at Raise the Roof Academy in Uganda. All ages and abilities are able to participate. In addition to the walk, there will be a dog show, kid’s zone, music and prizes. Registration fee is $35.
Raise the Roof Academy now has over 700 children! The school is located in an area without reliable medical care. The nearest clinic is a 3 hour walk. The most affected people in the villages are women, children, and the elderly. The most prevalent illnesses include maternal related care, malaria, respiratory infections, skin infections, HIV/AIDS and more. This 5K benefit will allow healthcare to be provided in the form of immunizations, antimalarial treatment, and preventative treatment for the students and staff of the school.
If you’d like to participate, but can’t make it that day, you can sign up as a Virtual Runner. Registration for Virtual Runners is $30, and 100% of your registration goes to the medical clinic to bring better health to the children of RTRA! For more information contact 615-686-9085, www.raisetheroofacademy.org or info@raisetheroofacademy.org. To register for the walk, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Nashville/Hike2Heal.
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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
McKENDREE GIVING 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 https://mckendreenashville.com/give. Also, you can 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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As always, remember God’s will for us is good, we must do the rest!
Pastor Stephen
McKendree UMC 