Thursday, August 24, 2006

Grief Center at Alive Hospice and Brentwood United Methodist Church Announce Support Group Partnership

Nashville, TN—The Grief Center at Alive Hospice and Brentwood United Methodist Church are proud to announce a new partnership, which brings Alive Hospice grief support groups to the church’s campus. The first eight-week support group to be held at the church will be on Thursday evenings from September 14 through November 2 from 5:30-7:00 PM. The group is not loss-specific. It is open to any griever who has lost a loved one within the past two years. There is no fee, but space is limited. Pre-registration by phone is required. For registration or for more information, contact The Grief Center at Alive Hospice at 963-4732.

“We are delighted to form this partnership with Alive Hospice. Brentwood United Methodist Church continually looks for ways to meet community needs and when we realized there was a need for grief support services in the Brentwood area, we identified Alive Hospice as a natural partner to help us meet this need,” said Reverend Kaye Harvey, Pastor of Congregational Care. “I believe this partnership between two highly respected organizations will do so much for the Brentwood and Williamson County communities. Alive Hospice’s Grief Center counselors are experts in their field. It is exciting to know that we will have a presence at Brentwood United Methodist Church,” said Edie Rimas, Chief Operating Officer for Alive Hospice.

In addition to the support group offered at Brentwood United Methodist Church, The Grief Center at Alive Hospice will offer its regular Fall eight-week support groups at the Alive Hospice location on 1718 Patterson Street in Nashville. Support groups for bereaved spouses will meet on Mondays, September 11 through October 30, 10:00-11:30 a.m. and 5:30-7:00 p.m., and for general grief on Tuesdays, September 12 through October 31, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

The Grief Center at Alive Hospice is open to everyone in the Middle Tennessee community, both hospice and non-hospice families. The support groups are appropriate for anyone who has lost a loved one in the past two years. To register, please call (615) 963-4732.

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Alive Hospice provides loving care to people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives.

Brentwood UMC . . .Touching hearts and transferring lives through making disciples through inviting, worshiping, discipling, serving, healing, and equipping.

Thursday, August 17, 2006

“Reflections of Peace” with the Brass Roots Trio, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, September 14, 2006, 7:00 p.m.

On Thursday, September 14, 2006, 7:00 p.m., St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Murfreesboro, will present “Reflections of Peace,” a Spirit-filled concert of music and word with the Brass Roots Trio.

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church is located at 1267 N. Rutherford Boulevard, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. For information about the concert and how to get to St. Mark’s UMC phone 615-893-3455.

The Brass Roots Trio
Pianist Rosetta Senkus Bacon, trumpeter Travis Heath, and French horn player/tenor Douglas Lundeen have brought together their musical experiences “to make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” They honor God with their music in a ministry that reaches beyond musical style or a certain religion to inspire and touch the hearts of the listeners.

The Brass Roots Trio has created a series of “Jazz Vespers” programs that have moved audiences around the world. A cross between concert and service, these uplifting and inspirational programs combine jazz arrangements of hymns and spirituals sprinkled with a few classical and baroque works along with readings from scripture and poetry.

With performances at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, the Crystal Cathedral in California, Bath Abbey, Bristol Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral in England, Oxford University, Cultural Centers of Taipei, St. Moritz and Kaunus, Banff Center in Canada, the Kennedy Center, Avery Fisher Hall, with major symphony orchestras, and on Broadway, members of the BRASS ROOTS TRIO have dazzled audiences around the globe.

Pianist Rosetta Senkus Bacon has performed extensively throughout North America, Europe and Asia with concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Taipei County Cultural Center in Taiwan, St. Moritz Cultural Center in Switzerland, and Kaunus Philharmonic Hall in Lithuania. A frequent guest at international festivals, Rosetta has served on faculties and performed at “The International Summer Chamber Music Festival” in Taiwan, and “The International School of Performing Arts” in Bucks County, PA where she accompanied Master Classes of Metropolitan Opera stars Sherrill Milnes and Gilda Cruz-Roma. She concertized with Metropolitan Opera soprano Judith Raskin and the internationally acclaimed Lithuanian clarinetist Algirdas Budrys. In a lighter vein she was one of the duo-pianists in “Side By Side By Sondheim” starring Arlene Francis and Hermione Gingold. A native of West Virginia, Rosetta graduated from West Virginia University and received a Masters Degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York.

Since winning first prize in the International Trumpet Guild solo competition in 1995, Travis Heath has elicited rave reviews on performances from the concert stage and at jazz venues. His dazzling playing of Baroque masterpieces on the piccolo trumpet and the mellow sounds of his jazz improvisations has won him acclaim from audiences young and old. Travis played for the dedication of the PNC Symphony Hall in Fukui, Japan, has been a recitalist at the Banff Centre in Banff, Canada, and has performed at Carnegie Hall, NJ PAC, B.B. King’s, and the Guinness Jazz Festival in Cork, Ireland. He was a member of the brass ensembles Tapestry Brass and Crescendo and has toured and recorded with the contemporary ensemble TRUTH and the American Rhapsody Orchestra. In addition, he has performed with the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Ray Charles, Arturo Sandoval, and the Moody Blues. A native of Vero Beach, FL, Travis holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University.

Alongside his studies on the French horn, Douglas Lundeen began his musical training in opera in Manhattan, coaching with Metropolitan Opera assistant conductor Frank Basilice. It was maestro Basilice, whose father had been principal horn of the Met orchestra under Toscanini, who encouraged Doug to pursue a horn-playing career while he waited for his voice to mature. An engagement as Principal Horn with the Orquesta Naçional de Costa Rica began what has turned into a 35-year career as a hornist. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber player and orchestral musician on the modern horn, Doug is also one of the leading players in North America on the valveless natural horn. Since winning first prize for solo natural horn in the 1987 American Horn Competition, he has played principal horn in period instrument orchestras in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Montréal, Boston, and Washington, D.C., and has recordings on the Sony, Koch, Titanic, Hyperion, and Musical Heritage Society Labels. On the modern horn, Doug has played principal horn with orchestras in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, in Philadelphia with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, on Broadway with “Jekyll and Hyde” and “Aida,” and he is currently Principal Horn of the Princeton Symphony. In addition he has performed at the Mostly Mozart Festival in NY, the Gustav Mahler Festival in Paris, The Montreal Bach Festival, Thomaskirche in Leipzig, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and the Palao de la Musica in Valencia, Spain. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Cincinnati Conservatory and is Associate Professor of Horn at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.

The Primitive Quartet in Concert, St. Zion United Methodist Church, August 27, 2006, 3:00 p.m.

The Primitive Quartet In Concert
Sunday, August 27th, 3PM
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church
Highway 48 in Cunningham
(19 miles North of Dickson)
Free Admission
A Love Offering Will Be Received
For more information, call Phillip Chambers
931-387-3331

The Primitives
The Primitives are one of the most popular Bluegrass Gospel Groups of all time. This is a rare Middle Tennessee appearance for them. They only come through this way about once every year or so and we were fortunate to get them this year. For more information about The Primitives, you can log onto www.primitivequartet.com

Gospel Revival at Riverside United Methodist Church, August 27-30, 2006

Reverend Jim Gardner will be preaching a Gospel Revival at Riverside UMC Sunday through Wednesday, August 27 – 30, at 7 p.m. The Revival will begin with a potluck supper Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Jim Gardner is pastor at Lawrenceburg First UMC, former pastor at Craft Memorial UMC from 2002-2006 and St. Luke-Bigbyville from 1986-1992

Jim’s theme for the week will be “A Theological Foundation for Discipleship,” and his sermons will be entitled:
Sunday - “The God of Unsearchable Richness”
Monday - “Under the Shadow of Sin”
Tuesday - “Grace from the Cross”
Wednesday - “Our Sacred Calling”

Special music will be presented by:
Sunday - Joey Shouse
Monday - The Riverside Chancel Choir
Tuesday - Vicky Keith
Wednesday - New Wine Singers.

Riverside UMC will appreciate your sharing this information with your congregation through your newsletter or in other ways.

Rev. Gary L. Wedgewood
Pastor, Riverside UMC

Jim’s theme for the week will be “A Theological Foundation for Discipleship,” and his sermons will be entitled:
Sunday - “The God of Unsearchable Richness”
Monday - “Under the Shadow of Sin”
Tuesday - “Grace from the Cross”
Wednesday - “Our Sacred Calling”

Special music will be presented by:
Sunday - Joey Shouse
Monday - The Riverside Chancel Choir
Tuesday - Vicky Keith
Wednesday - New Wine Singers.

Riverside UMC will appreciate your sharing this information with your congregation through your newsletter or in other ways.

Rev. Gary L. Wedgewood
Pastor, Riverside UMC

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 AT 5:30 p.m. "OLD TESTAMENT REWIND" is coming to FOREST HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

The Old Testament can be quite a challenge, even for the most scholarly Bible reader. The creation of the universe, the Garden of Eden, God's love and wrath, the wars, the conflicts, the flood, the exodus, the kings, the judges, the Promised Land and the Chosen People; and that just scratches the surface. It can be hard to read and harder to follow.

Fear Not! The Drama Ministry at Forest Hills United Methodist Church is here to help.

On Sunday, August 27th, beginning at 5:30, enjoy a great dinner followed by a show that will present the Old Testament like you've never seen it before. See the real Eve, Abraham, Noah, Joshua, and Solomon. Experience the parting of the Red Sea and the Land of Milk & Honey. How did that Serpent really deceive Eve? Why did those early Israelites have so much trouble following god's Word? These and many other questions will be answered in an entertaining manner that will be enjoyed whether you're 6 years old and just starting to learn about the bible, or 96 years old and think you've seen it all.
Trust us, you haven't.

There is limited seating for this event.

Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased by calling 373-313, or by visiting the Church Office at 1250 Old Hickory Blvd in Brentwood

This event will sellout so it's important to buy your tickets now so you don't get shut out.100% of the proceeds will go toward Victoria Bowman's "Serving Christ in Kazakhstan" mission.

Wonderful cause ..... good fellowship ...... great meal ...... unique show. The Old Testament at it's Best!!!!! Don't Miss it.

Sunday, August 27, 5:30 Dinner; 6:30 Show.

You give us 30 Minutes - We'll give you The Old Testament!!

Such a Deal.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Bellshire Untied Methodist Church old fashioned "Brush Arbor" meeting September 8, 9, and 10

Bellshire United Methodist Church will have an old fashioned "Brush Arbor" meeting Friday, Saturday and Sunday September 8,9,10, 2006. Each evening a musical concert will begin at 6;30 p.m. to be followed by congregational singing and evangelistic preaching by Reverend Michael Potts at 7:00 p.m. Musical groups will be the Music City Boys, Erickson Family and Ernie Rowell and friends, including Becky Smith. The tabernacle is built on the grounds at 1201 Westchester Dr., two blocks south of Old Hickory Blvd and two blocks west of Dickerson Rd.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

United Methodist Faith Nights on the Cumberland, September

September 11 and 14, 2006
Cruise on the scenic Cumberland River while you stroll the outer decks and enjoy Gospel entertainment found throughout the boat. You will see the spectacular river view of downtown Nashville skyline. This is an excellent opportunity for a church group to come together for a unique group experience and bond those relationships that are so important for a church group.

Enjoy southern Nights Buffet
Tossed salad with assorted toppings and choice of dressings
Pasta salad and Potato Salad
Southern Style Chicken Tenders
Pulled Pork / Wildhorse Sweet Sauce
Steamed veggies / White bean and Ham Soup
Fresh baked rolls with butter
Dessert, Iced Tea and Coffee

Adults $35.00 inclusive per person #_____
Children ages 4 – 11yrs. $20.00 inclusive per person #_____
Children age 3yrs. And under free #____

Date attending: 9/11/06 or 9/14/06 (please circle date)

Name _________________________

Address________________________________
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Phone # _______________________

Payment Method
Checks are preferred. Credit cards will be accepted
Type of credit card (please circle): Visa MasterCard American Express Discover

Credit Card #_________________________________Exp. Date__________

Signature___________________________

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Registration forms must be returned Glencliff United Methodist Church by August 31, 2006. Glencliff United Methodist Church reserves the right to cancel any cruise due to lack of minimum attendance. In event of cancellation, all participants will be contacted prior to the cruise. To register, mail registration form and payment to Glencliff United Methodist Church, 2901 Glencliff Road, Nashville, TN 37211.
Any musical groups who would like to help out with the music for the evening are encouraged to let Glencliff UMC know so we can work out the details.

Bellshire United Methodist Church barbecue and silent auction, August 26

Bellshire United Methodist Church is having their Annual Barbecue on Saturday, August 26! We will have a Silent Auction (including some special autographed items!), Craft Booths, Bake Sale, Pantry and delicious BBQ cooked on-site! Meals with either BBQ or a 1/2 chicken, white beans, slaw, cornbread, pie and tea will be $6.50. Children's plate will be $3.00. Family Meal Deal (serves 4) will be $12.50 and include either 1 lb. BBQ or 1 whole chicken with slaw, beans and bread.

Bellshire United Methodist Church is located at 1201 Westchester Dr., off Dickerson Rd. near the Old Hickory Blvd. intersection. (Turn by Tractor Supply Company!)

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Universal Worship Celebration Inter-faith Service, Smithville First United Methodist Church, August 29, 2006, 7:00 p.m.

Universal Worship Celebration

The Universal Worship Celebration is so named because it aims to promote the unity of religious ideals, and to give an opportunity to those belonging to different religions to worship together.

The Universal Worship is not another church to be included among the variety of existing churches - it is a celebration and an opportunity for those belonging to different religions to worship together to pay respect to the great ones who have come from time to time to help humanity. The different scriptures of those who have taught wisdom are read as part of the service.

On a central table are placed the scriptures of these religions: Christian, Hebrew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist. Along with these texts are candles which will be lit. As the candles are lighted we all give thanks and offer respect to all the different teachers, religions, and scriptures. They teach us that there is one light and many lamps. It is not the lamps which should first be taken to the mind; it is the light which should first be taken to the heart.

Universal Worship Celebration Inter-faith Service

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 , 7:00 p.m.
Smithville First United Methodist Church

Author Jonathan Richard Cring featured in readings from his novel, "I'm the legend of the son of man"--Smithville First UMC, August 16th, 7:15 p.m.

I’M the legend of the son of man

On Wednesday, August 16th, the First United Methodist Church of Smithville is pleased to welcome author Jonathan Richard Cring and concert oboist, Janet Clazzy, for a performance at 7:15 p.m., featuring readings from the novel I'm the legend of the son of man, the life of Jesus showcased in a first person account. The forty-seven minute presentation will include an intimate journey into the heart and mission of Christ, complemented by original music.

The public is invited to an evening of inspiration speckled with humor and pathos. For more information, please call (615) 597-4961.