The e-messenger. Broad Street United Methodist Church December 18, 2013

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1 The e-messenger Broad Street United Methodist Church December 18, 2013 Calling all singers, choir members, praise team singers, N*Light*N alumni, etc. You are invited to sing with the Christmas Eve Choir for our three Candlelight/Communion Services in the Broad Street Sanctuary. The choir will sing On Christmas Night, arranged by Walter Pelz, for SATB choir and handbells. We will also lead the congregation in singing Christmas carols for the hymns, during Communion, and during the candlelighting. Rehearsals and services are scheduled as follows: Thursday, December 19 immediately after Connections Praise Team, 8:00pm in Triplett Hall Monday, December 23 at 5:15pm, before the 6:00pm service. Tuesday, December 24 at 4:15pm, before the 5:00pm service Tuesday, December 24 at 10:15pm, before the 11:00pm service. If you can attend one or two of these rehearsals and services, please come and sing with us! To sign up, send an to Ann McCarley and Yvette Mehling invite you to join them on Tuesday, December 31 at 4:30pm to circle the church block in prayer. The goal is to take steps of faith as we pray for church and community in preparation for Circle the block in prayer once or several times it s completely up to you. Everyone is invited - whether you circle the block on your feet, using a walker, wheelchair, stroller, or wagon. Bring your bottled water, hot chocolate or coffee. But most of all, bring There will be three services in the BSUMC Sanctuary for Christmas Eve Candlelight and Holy Communion. Monday, December 23 at 6:00pm and Tuesday, December 24 at 5:00pm we will have the annual Blessing of the Babies, and present each child born since last Christmas with a special gift. Tuesday, December 24 at 11:00pm will be the traditional carol service that ends at midnight with the ringing of Handbells, welcoming the birth of the Christ Child. All three services will include the singing of carols, ringing of handbells, celebration of communion, and lighting the candles. Come and celebrate Christmas at Broad Street! Sunday evening sessions will begin on January 5 at 6:00pm. McKay, Sweeny and Wills families will provide light dinner that evening. Our Final Retreat will be held at Johnston Woods on January Retreat forms and fees are now due. Please turn in to Mary Ketchersid as soon as possible.

2 Let's grow stronger in Christ in Join the Evening Women's Bible Study for Angela Thomas' new study, STRONGER: Finding Hope in Fragile Places. We will begin on January 7th-February 18. We meet Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30pm at Ann McCarley's home, 3878 Jill St. NE. Reserve your book by calling Ann at , or text at or at It is only 7 weeks and a great way to start off the year!! There are lots of open dates to sign up for Sanctuary Altar Flowers in If you would like to give flowers in honor of or in memory of someone, please call the church office at , or stop by the Worship rack in the hallway. A sign-up sheet is available there. Broad Street United Methodist Church 155 Central Ave NW Cleveland, TN Phone: Fax: broadumc@bsumc.org 10:45 Service on WOOP 99.9 FM SMALL GROUP Studies at the Melting Pot beginning in January, 2014 The following new classes will be offered: *Christianity and Islam by Ron Kerr The 13-week study in Christianity and Islam, the world s two largest religions, will compare and contrast the religions in a way that brings greater understanding of each. One of the most common comments from students who have taken the course is that they learned a lot about Islam and just about as much about their own faith! THIS STUDY will be offered at TWO DIFFERENT TIMES: Tuesdays 8:30-10:15 am (beginning January 7 th ) OR Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 am (beginning January 8 th ) *Financial Peace Thursdays, 6:15-7:45 pm, January 23- March 20 *The Gospel of Matthew by Justo Gonzalez, (a combined Spanish and English class) Thursdays, 6:15-7:45 pm, January 23-March 20 CONTACT David Ketchersid at or bdketch@bsumc.org to register or for more information. Yes, SUMMER is coming! Maybe you re ready and maybe you re not but the warm days of summer will be here before you know it! Just in case you are making plans now, here is the Wonders in the Woods schedule for Our theme this year is Get Real Finding Your True Self in Jesus! Counselor Booster Camp June (first time counselors) Tadpoles June (rising 2 nd and 3 rd graders) CIT June (rising 7 th graders and up) Wolverines June (rising 4 th -6 th graders) Faith Adventure (NEW) July 6-10 (rising 8 th -12 th ) Dragonflies July (Unity rising 3 rd -4th graders) Woodchucks July (Unity rising 5 th -6 th graders) Worship Through Attendance: We re on the Web Bsumc.org Johnstonwoods.org Unityctr.org December :30 Sanctuary 150 8:45 LW/LS :45 Sanctuary :45 Connections 232 Sunday School 209 Worship Through Giving: December 15 $29, Weekly Budget Need: $22,850.00

3 The Red Hat ladies enjoyed their Christmas lunch and gift swap on Monday. The photos tell the story. We missed you!

4 The Wednesday night program, G.P.S. will take a break on Wednesday, December 25 and January 1, but will kick back off for the New Year on Wednesday, January 8 with dinner at 5:00pm and a Showcase at 6:00pm highlighting the 2014 Winter Studies. New classes and Bible studies will begin the following week on January 15. Women s Tuesday Morning Bible Study kicks off on Tuesday, January 14, 9:00-10:30am with a New Study. Wednesday, December 18 6:00am Minor Prophet / Melting Pot 11:15am Lunch Bunch / Parlor 5:00pm GPS 6:30pm Living Water Praise Team / Fealty 7:30pm Chancel Choir Thursday, December 19 9:00am CLC 1:00pm CLC Christmas Program / TH 6:30pm Connections Praise Team / TH Friday, December 20 3:30pm DAWN Youth Group Caroling and Christmas Party Saturday, December 21 Sunday, December 22 4th Sunday of Advent 7:45am Wesley Choir 8:30am Sanctuary Worship 8:45am LW/LS Worship 10:45am Sanctuary Worship 10:45am Connections Worship Monday, December 23 6:00pm Christmas Eve Eve Service / Sanctuary 6:00pm Eating Disorder Support Group / Fealty 7:00pm Boy Scout Troop #10 / Scout House Tuesday, December 24 Christmas Eve 5:00pm Christmas Eve Service / Sanctuary 11:00pm Christmas Eve Service / Sanctuary Join the ladies of all ages on Tuesday Mornings for a Bible Study by Jennifer Rothschild. Fingerprints of God- Recognizing God s touch on your Life exposes the wonder of God's touch upon our lives. Discover that when you experience God's touch, you will recognize six things: honor, intimacy, shelter, guidance, redemption, and refinement. And just like clay in the skilled hands of a potter, God's touch molds us and shapes us from glory to glory. The Seven Week study begins on Tuesday, January 14 th. Student Books are $10. Contact Casey Graves for more information, casey@bsumc.org Wednesday, December 25 Christmas Day Thursday, December 26 Friday, December 27 Saturday, December 28

5 CHRISTMAS TOYS for Honduras project. Our church in Morazan plans to give toys and food to 200 or more children during Christmas. They do this yearly with our help. If you would like to help, send a donation to the church marked Honduras toys. Water Distribution More and more clean water is flowing in our communities in Honduras. Because of this we need your help to help pay the people that work in the area, cleaning bottles, delivering water, and getting the word out. This is a good problem to have. Checks can be sent to the church office. February 2014 Mission Team Meeting Sunday, January 5, at 4:00pm, the Honduras Mission Team will meet at Bill & Jackie s house to finalize plans for the upcoming trip. Come with questions, concerns, excitement. We will go over plans and details for the trip and what we will be doing. You will get your team t-shirt and itinerary. RSVP to Needs for Mission Trip Bring items for the mission trip: used t-shirts, motel-size soaps, reading glasses, new toothbrushes, school supplies (no paper). Items will be distributed in Honduras. Adult Ministries Update Tuesday, December 31 10:30am, MARK THIS NEW YEAR S EVE party down NOW. Start with Bingo (bring some prizes), fun, hats and horns for celebrating. Lunch, devotional. This is a great way to end the year and begin another. This is also a Cleveland District event. RSVP to or January 13, :30am, District Adult Council meeting at Broad Street January 20 11:00am, Red Hats meet at Jenkins (Spring Creek). Dutch treat. January 30 11:00am, Meet at the church for Quilt Show at the Museum, and lunch. RSVP to February 7 9:00am, Depart for Tellus Museum in Cartersville. RSVP to March 1 District event at Keith Memorial UMC in Athens. Guest speaker, Dr. Richard Gentzler, retired from Board of Discipleship. The topic is Aging and Ministry. Entertainment by Rev. Charles Maynard and Mrs. Beth Green. Pick up a brochure in the Adult Ministries rack in the hallway. April Jubilation 2014 brochures will be available soon. This is a Conference event that is so much fun. Venue is Marriott Meadowview in Kingsport, TN. Watch for details or talk to Jackie,

6 ...a wonderful evening with Unity families celebrating the birth of Jesus and experiencing LOVE, LIGHT and JOY as God s community at Unity Center. Thank you to all who helped make this possible! HOLY FAMILY EVE...