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Stephen Handy will look further intothe real meaning of the AdventSeason through his Decembersermon series “What Do You WantFor Christmas?” Sundays, 9 & 11aVolume 19Number 19December 2009
McKendree United Methodist Church523 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219615.271.2600Fax 271.2607
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McKendree Christmas Baskets
An opportunity to meet theimmediate needs of families inour own community
It was obvious that more needed tobe done, but as the McKendree staffwas finishing their weekly meeting thispast Tuesday, it was clear that“something more” needed to be away to further pour into the lives offamilies in our own community.This Christmas season, we as a churchare going to be providing
McKendreeChristmas Baskets
to fifteen families inneed within our midst. Between nowand December 13 we will havecollection bins placed all over thechurch campus. We are asking theMcKendree community to donatenon-perishable food items.The
McKendree United Methodist Men
 has also donated their time to thiseffort and will be putting together ateam to pack and deliver the basketson the evening of December 13following our annual Christmasprogram. If any men would like tohelp with this process, please contactRodney Diggs(rodney@mckendreetoday.com).Acceptable and suggested items toplace in the collection bins are:- boxes of name-brand breakfastcereals- breakfast bars or granola bars- cans of soup or Ravioli- Ramen Noodles- peanut butter - jelly- macaroni & cheese- spaghetti noodles- spaghetti sauce- bags of dried beans- bags of rice- cans of chicken or tuna (no Spam or potted meat)- cans of vegetables- cans of fruit- mayonnaise- boxes or bags of raisins-boxes of crackersThank you, McKendree, for beingsuch a generous and loving family.May the Lord bless you this Christmasseason! 
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Wed. Night dinner menus:1st:
covered dish
2nd:
casseroles
3rd:
sandwiches
4th:
lasagna
5th:
(if applicable) bring your own(please RSVP by Tuesday - donationsaccepted 2-4th Wednesdays)
Memorials
McKendree has received a gift in memory of
Nancy Binkley
 from James and Nancy Pulley.
Wednesday Night Dinner issues
Since inviting the Room In The Inn guests to the FellowshipHall this season, we have been having issues with theWed. Night Dinner event. Mostly, these are lying with nothaving enough food to accommodate the inclusion ofthe 14 extra hungry men.The other issue is getting the men to the church at anearlier time. The church staff is working with Campus for Human Development on getting this to happen as soonas possible.To resolve this, we must first collectively have the mindsetas a church that from November through March the RITIdinner and Wed. Night Dinner is ONE event. Second,please note that there is now a suggested donation of$5.00 per person for Wed. Night Dinner. Full participation inthis by everyone who is able to donate is highlyencouraged.Lastly, the following options have been put into placeand will be implemented as soon as possible for participation in Wed. Night Dinner:1)Volunteer to prepare Wed. Night Dinner (currentlyaround 75 guests including the RITI guests).2)Wed. Night Dinner sponsorship - $80 (this willsupplement the RITI guest’s meal)3)Volunteer to prepare one of four portions of the Wed.Night Dinner (main course, side dish, salad, or dessert -for 75 guests)
Ingrid McIntyre
has volunteered to coordinate the Wed.Night Dinner event at McKendree. If you ever wish tovolunteer to prepare a portion of the Wed. Night meal,(continued on Page 2)
December Birthdays1 – David Thompson2 – Keith Scantlin3 – Marjorie Wanninger4 – Ron Patterson5 – Steve Farner7 – Robert Moore8 – Bill Maul, Wanda Taylor10 – Kenny Greer11 – Kevin Sparkman12 – Clay Cooper13 – Violet Woodson14 – Patty Hurley15 – Mary Carol Mitchell16 – Leslie Moore Garcia17 – Payton GhaffariDannie Jarvis, KendraLeake18 – Sharon Work 19– J.P. Blanchette, Willodene Brodrick,Imogene Brown, Tina Dunn, Helen Hicks20 – Jennifer Mumby21 – Myrtle Ingerson, Kathy Maul22 – Billie Greer23 – Leslie Bradley24 – Jackie Cavnar25 – Robert Greer28 – Troy Sikes29 – Sarita Crawford, Gunner Garcia30 – John Baker, Jesse Hardaway,Nancy Lucas31 – Lisa DowlingFrom The Prayer Board
(located in office - as of12/3)- April Anderson, baby boy Daniel (Baptist 7331)- Charles Shelton, nephew of Edith Woosley(cancer)- Georgie Ayers, home- Diane Blackburn- J.P. Blanchette, home- Debbie Mangrum, home- Mary Ellis, homeOur love and sympathy to the friends of
NancyBinkley
who died November 8.Our love and sympathy to the family and friends of
Autrey Vannata
who died November 27.
 
His wife,Jo Von Harris Vannata, was secretary atMcKendree Church in the 1980's.
 
Weekly Bible ReadingsNov. 30 - Dec. 4
Malachi 3:1-4Luke 1:68-79Phil. 1:3-11Luke 3:1-6
Dec. 7 - Dec. 11
Zephaniah 3:14-20Isaiah 12:2-6Philippians 4:4-7Luke 3:7-18
Dec. 14 - Dec. 18
Micah 5:2-5aLuke 1:47-55Hebrews 10:5-10Luke 1:39-45
Dec. 21 - Dec. 25
1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26Psalm 148Colossians 3:12-17Luke 2:41-52
Advent on the Street
The first few days of Adventon the Street have been funand fruitful! The 5th & 6thgrade choir director from FRA(whose choirs performed onthe steps of McKendree onDec. 1) said of theexperience - “Awesome!”We want this experience tocontinue to be awesome forall involved. Our immediateneeds are cookies, cookies,and MORE cookies! We havefour more Advent on theStreet dates upcoming (Dec.8, 10, 15, and 17). Pleasebring your baked or storebought cookies - bagged intwo’s - to church and placethem in the Christmas-wrapped box under theministry sign-up table in themain foyer. Thank you &Merry Christmas!2(Wed. Night Dinner - cont.)
plan to prepare the full meal, or anyother questions about Wed. Night Dinner please contact her atingrid.mcintyre@gmail.com.
 
We will continue to work with Campus for Human Development to make sure webegin picking up our guests at 5:00p sothey can join us for dinner on time.Until this happens, consider waiting towelcome our guests with open arms or even serve them their food in theFellowship Hall when they arrive. Thiswould be an excellent way to mirror thelove of Christ and what He has done for us to those who not only need toexperience it...but to those who are truly
looking
for it and
expecting
it!
Holiday Festival (children’s outreach)
McKendree Church is sponsoring achildren’s outreach program onSaturday, December 12 at the HolidayMobile Village mobile home park in EastNashville. Andrew Skipper, one ofMcKendree’s many servants, has builtthis program from the ground up and haseverything in place for a successfulevent for the Kingdom.The only element currently missing for thisevent is YOU! If one of the following fallswithin your gifting, strongly consider volunteering your time to this greatoutreach:- Set-up/Tear-down- Leading games- Serving food- Puppeteers-Participating in skits-(please see the ministry sign-up table inthe main foyer for more details)Holiday Mobile Village201 Grizzard, Nashville, TNSaturday, December 12, 200911:00a to 3:00p(set-up 10a)
The Chrismon Tree
Traditionally, our church hasdisplayed a Chrismon Tree inthe Worship Center during theAdvent season. What is aChrismon? Chrismon’s areChristmas tree decorationsthat teach the word of God.
 
Chrismon is a combination of two words:Christ and monogram. Thus the Chrismontree bears specific symbols or monograms about our Savior andsymbolizes the purity, perfection,majesty, and glory of the Son of God.Originated in the 1950’s by the LutheranChurch, many congregations likeMcKendree began displaying treesadorned with delicate, homemade,gold and white ornaments. Sadly,McKendree’s Chrismon collection hasaged poorly. The once beautifulcollection is tattered and torn and readyfor retirement.This advent season we are delighted todisplay an evergreen tree (representingeternal life) in the lobby of our church.Our Youth are creating delicate paper Chrismon’s, representing Christ’s life, toadorn the tree. Our hope is to have anew, more elaborate, Chrismoncollection ready to display next year, butwhat a wonderful opportunity this year’sneed presents to our youth – a chanceto learn more about and to share thelove of Christ!We still need help! Donation of white or clear tree lights and volunteers to assistthe youth with this special lesson.Additionally, we need a team of lovingand creative people to take on the task of creating a new Chrismon collectionfor future years. If you are able to help,please contact Karen Hattan atkaren@mckendreetoday.com or call615.271.2600.
United Methodist Menouting
McKendree UMC's UnitedMethodist Men aresponsoring a road trip to seethe
Memphis Grizzlies
playthe
San Antonio Spurs
onSaturday, January 16th. Cost: $95.00(includes round trip bus & Plaza 4 LevelSeating). Bus will leave from the parkinglot of Lowe's in West Nashville, 7034Charlotte Pike at 1:00p. A non-refundable deposit of $45.00 is due byFriday, Dec. 11, 2009 and the balanceon Thursday, January 7, 2010. Pleasesend a check or money order:McKendree UMMen, 523 Church Street,Nashville,TN. 37219.
Prayer & Care Partner orientation
If you are currently or wish to be a partof the Prayer & Care Partners ministry atMcKendree there will be an infogathering and orientation meeting onSaturday, December 5 at 11:00a in theFirst Floor Chapel.
Celebration Choir
McKendree’s first Celebration Choir rehearsal will be Saturday, December 5at 10:00a in the Worship Center. TheCelebration Choir is open to anyonewho is interested in singing! Also, ifyou’re an instrumentalist, there areopportunities to play though this newmusical ministry. Contact AnthonyMangin(anthony@mckendreetoday.com).
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