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Volume 20Number 5June 2010
McKendree United Methodist Church523 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219615.271.2600Fax 271.2607
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Non-Profit Org.U.S. PostagePAID Nashville, TNPermit No. 2855
McKendree immediately responds tothe Nashville flood disaster in earlyMay by gathering and organizingitems for those in need.
It’s Summer-time at McKendree!
Welcome to Summer atMcKendree 2010!
God has many exciting things instore for the fellowship at McKendreeUMC Nashville this summer!One of the more excitingelements is the chance to host andbe involved with a variety of missionalopportunities this summer:We will be hosting junior highand senior high students from allover the country as they participatein
YouthWorks
mission projects aroundthe city of Nashville. We have beenidentified around the TN ConferenceUMC as a church that exhibits
radicalhospitality
- let’s exercise this attributeat the next level this summer! Pleasego to www.YouthWorks.com for moreinformation.We will also once again behosting
The Bethlehem Center
for their summer programming in2010. This year, the “
Slammin’Jammin’ City Camp”
features an 8-week camp for students grades 5-8that will be stimulating, motivating,and educational. We will be invitingthese students from June 7-July 30 tothe CLC at McKendree. Please visitwww.BethlehemCenters.org for moreinformation.
Vacation Bible School
for kidsages 3 - 6th grade will behappening at McKendree everyWednesday night from June 30-July28. Please call the church for moreinformation about how to be involvedwith VBS!Our Thread Youth will bemeeting on Wednesday nightsfrom 6-8p during the summer monthsbeginning on Wednesday, June 2. Aswe welcome our summer youth intern
Austin Jones
, many new and excitingthings will be in store for our youth thissummer! Come check out ThreadYouth - NOW on Wednesdays!
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From The Prayer Board
(located in office - as of 6/2/10)-Margaret Hodges (Skyline Rm. 412)-Edna Blanton, Ruby Mai Farrar’s sister-in-law (Alive Hospice)-Jerry Freeman, father of Vicki Freeman (surgery - Summit Hosp.)-Nancy Frisbey (Vandy-Stallworth rehab., Rm. 3214B)-Cody Richardson (NHC Hendersonville, Rm. 206)-Owen Hodges (home)-Maebelle Johnson (at daughter’s home, with hospice care)
Memorials
McKendree has received gifts in memory of:
Ruth Miller
from a friend
Ruth Willis
from the Martha Estes class, Georgie Ayers, BarbaraHogan, and Helen Skelly
Deaths
Our love and sympathy go out to the family and friends of
VioletWoodson,
who died May 16. Violet had been a member ofMcKendree Church for 16 years, and had moved to NorthCarolina to be with her family. She was a sweet, gentle womanand will be greatly missed.Our love and sympathy go out to
Nicole
and
Kyle Lambelet
andfamily. Nicole’s grandmother died last week.
JUNE Birthdays1-Alf Futrell, Mary Lowe-Hentges, Jackie Richards2-Irene Pass3-Steve Miller4-Lisa Barr5-David Gleaves, AlyssaMerkel6-Bobby Barr, SuzannahDickens7-Ashleigh McClary, AshleySholtes9-Bryan Zeigler11-Viriginia Gamble,Kathleen Mance, JohnnieStockard12-Brian Elliott13-Joanne Futrell, LouiseHardaway14-Jo Ann Greer15-Ben Moore, GerrySchmutz16-Melissa Venable17-Jenni Kriner18-Devin Ousley19-Annie Petty, Billie Turpen20-Jamesen Alexander,Florence Muncy, AnnRoberts, A'Dale Spiers25-Sarah Beth Bell, LeeBrock, Roland White27-Darryl Sheaks29-Marilyn Crow, JosephHattan, DebbieHutton30-Shelly Miller,Christopher Murphy,Avery Underwood
“Building bridges of hope throughthe love of Jesus Christ!”
Summer at McKendree 2010
McKendree will be hosting the
School of CongregationalDevelopment
at our main campus from Thursday, July 29 toMonday, August 2. For Sunday, August 1 we will once again cometogether to engage in a special combined worship service at 10:00a.
What is the School of Congregational Development?
In the 1980s theGeneral Board of Discipleship and the General Board of GlobalMinistries created a training experience for new church start pastors.In the last ten years, SCD has blossomed to include training for Bishops, District Superintendents, Conference Staff, pastors, andchurch teams from existing congregations who desire to learn how tocreate and develop disciple-growing congregations.It is an honor to be asked to host this critical event in our TNConference, plan on attending Sunday, August 1 at 10a!
The Loft Nashville stage
Since theflooding eventof May 2010we have notrescheduledthe “WorshipUnder The Stars” event thatwas originally planned for arainy May 16 evening. Inaddition to a Sunday nightworship service, that event wasalso going to be anopportunity to raise funds for anew stage for The Loft.The original wooden stage thathas served the Rooftop Gardenand The Loft for the past 20years has finally reached theend of its faithful life!Because of more importantfunding and supply raisingneeds in our area, we aren’tgoing to hold a benefit concertor fund raiser for a new stageany time soon. We did,however, want to get the wordout about this need in caseanyone might be willing todonate funds or wood for thecause.We desire to increase theusage of The Loft as soon aspossible. Also, the YouthWorksmissions groups staying at our facility throughout the summer will be using The Loft weekly for worship services and events.
Weekly Bible ReadingsMay 31 - June 6
1 Kings 17:8-24Psalm 146Galatians 1:11-24Luke 7:11-17
June 7 - June 13
1 Kings 17:8-24Psalm 146Galatians 1:11-24Luke 7:11-17
June 14 - June 20
1 Kings 19:1-15aPsalm 42Galatians 3:23-29Luke 8:26-39
June 21 - June 27
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20Galatians 5:1, 13-25Luke 9:51-62
June 28 - July 4
2 Kings 5:1-14Psalm 30Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16Luke 10:1-11, 16-20Try this helpful resource:www.gbod.org/worship
Living out of Matthew 25:36Many of you know DanielMejillia, a young man who isa part of the McKendreefamily. He is currentlyincarcerated. As you knowwe are called to follow Jesusin visiting those in prison.Although Daniel cannotreceive visits from everyoneat McKendree, he canreceive letters from anyone.If you feel so led, pleasesend letters of prayer andencouragement to:Daniel MejilliaOCA/ 0401800CCA/Metro Davidson CountyDetention Center5115 Harding PlaceNashville TN 37211- Submitted by Tony Peterson2
Upcoming church group meetings
McKendree Staff meetings: Tue., June 16 at1:00p; Tue., June 30 at 1:00p (main campus)for: all McKendree staff and anyonethat wants to sit in!UMW Hannah Circle: Thu., June 10 at 6:30p(location TBA)for: women a part of or interested inbeing a part of the UMWStaff Parish: Mon., June 14 at 6:00p (ArchivesRoom)for: those on the SPRC CommitteeUMW Lydia Circle: Tue., June 15 at 10:30a(Martha Estes Room)for: women a part of or interested inbeing a part of the UMWUMW Susannah Wesley Circle: Sat., June 19 at10:00a (R. Daws home)for: women a part of or interested inbeing a part of the UMWLeadership Council: Sat., June 19 at 10:00a(Fellowship Hall)for: those on Leadership Council team
Music Ministry News
- The Jubilate Gospel Choir will be havinglunch at the McKendree Towers on June 10and giving a special concert afterwards.Please contact Anthony Mangin for anydetails (email:mckendreeanthony@gmail.com)
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There will be no Chancel Choir or Jubilateduring the summer months.
Sunshine Group News
The Sunshine Group will be going to 5 ChefsRestaurant at the Garrett House in Portland,TN for lunch on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Pleasemeet at the Crieve Hall Church of Christparking lot on Trousdale Road at 10:00.Lunch will be on your own. Bus expense willbe just $5.00 per person. Please let MaryAlice Miles know if you plan to go on this trip(contact: 615.292.3814).
A Letter from Room In The Inn
Great things are happening at Room In TheInn! Our new downtown facility is nearingcompletion, and we expect to move in on July 1! Our expanded programs will serve alarger number of people. The new buildingfeatures a dayroom that canaccommodate more than 200 individuals,13 adult education classrooms, and 38affordable housing units. Throughout the summer, we will update our volunteers andfriends about the move. Thank you for your continuing support of Room In The Inn, andplease pray for us as we enter a new phasein our ministry.
- Mary Wilder, director We encourage you to start thinking aboutthe possibility of opening up our Room InThe Inn facility YEAR-ROUND! It’s awonderful thing to be able to help those onthe streets during severe cold weather, buttheir needs continue after the month ofMarch and on into the summer. We areasking for your prayers and also your feedback on this potential ministryopportunity. Thank you!
Meet Our Summer Youth Intern
We are excited toannounce that we haveinvited
Austin Jones
to jointhe staff team atMcKendree in thecapacity of summer youthintern! Austin is a senior Music Business major atBelmont University and willbe leading all youthactivities at McKendree this summer. Austinis an energetic and passionate follower ofChrist, loves working with youth, and willhelp to take our student ministry to the nextlevel! If you don’t know Austin, introduceyourself to him today! (email:mckendreeaustin@gmail.com)
McKendree Children & Youth
Thread Youth:
SNACK ATTACK! We needindividuals, families, Bible Study classes,small groups to donate and bring food for Thread Youth activities on Wednesdaynights. These “dinners” can be light innature, but need to be complete with amain course, a side, and drinks. Pleasecontact Austin Jones at the church officefor more information (email:mckendreeaustin@gmail.com).
The youth will be embarkingon another FUNdraiser for the upcomingsummer:1) each will be selling candy bars for $1/ea.with funds going towards expenses for theYouthWorks Mission Experience (detailed inlast month’s newsletter)2) they will also be selling aloe vera plantsto raise funds in continual support oftransforming the 2nd floor of the CLC into amulti-purpose/youth activity areaIf you would like to purchase a candy bar or aloe plant, please see Karen Hattan or grab one of our youth as they whizz by youin church!
Special Offering for Camera Repair
In March, United MethodistCommunications donated aused, lightly damagedprofessional video camerato McKendree. In workingorder, this equipment willgreatly enhance some of our existingcommunication components. It will alsogive us the tools to successfully produceeffective media that can be broadcastbeyond our community in mediums likevideo podcasts and virtual church.If you would like to give to McKendree tothis special cause, please note anydonations for “New Video Camera.”
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