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CAMP FAMILY | BEACH CAMP | SUMMER STORYTELLING SERIES | WONDERS DAY CAMP | HOUSE TOUR

JUNE/JULY 2016

Welcome to Broad Street United Methodist Church! We hope that you will join our Christain community

through worship, service, discipleship, and prayer. The Monthly Messenger is a resource for members of the Broad Street United Methodist Church family to be aware of opportunities for worship, growth, and service.

There are a number of ministries for you to get involved in that will help transform the world and renew the church here at Broad Street. Please know that you are welcome and invited to participate in any program and/or ministries of this congregation. Everyone is welcome.

To learn more about the other ministries and opportunities available at Broad Street United Methodist Church, please visit our website at bsumc.org or visit the church office.

Randy MartinLead Pastor

William “Skip” WhiteAssociate Pastor

CONTENTSCHILDREN’S MINISTRY

DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY

UNITY CENTER MINISTRY

PASTOR’S LETTER

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Sundays:8:30am - Traditional Worship in Sanctuary8:45am - Living Water, Living Spirit in Triplett Hall9:30am - Sunday School 10:45am - Traditional Worship in Sanctuary10:45am - Contemporary Worship in Triplett Hall

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YOUTH MINISTRY

The Wesley and Chancel choirs will continue to meet every Sunday and will lead worship for our sanctuary services throughout the summer. Considering joining a Sanctuary Choir? Please send me an e-mail! ([email protected]). We welcome new members! We also need soloists, both vocal and instrumental, for the summer months.

Wednesday Night Chancel Choir rehearsals will be held biweekly at 7:20 pm in the choir room. We will rehearse June 1, June 15, June 29, July 13, and July 27

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MISSIONSMINISTRY

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CHILDREN’SMINISTRY

Jessica SuhDirector of Children’[email protected]

This year, our Vacation Bible School (VBS) will look a little different! It’ll have the same fun and exciting lessons, but we are adding a more relationship-oriented aspect to our format with dinner for the kids and a family event on the last day. We are also hosting our Bible School in the evening so that more parents can be part of the disciple team to help transform our kids’ lives.

Sunday 7/17 - kick-off (9:30 am - 10:30 am) Monday 7/18 - Wednesday 7/20 (5:30 pm - 8:30 pm)

WHO: Rising K– 2nd gradersWHEN: Tuesday, July 5 – Friday, July 8 9 am – 1 pmWHERE: Johnston Woods Hurt Lodge (298 Brymer Creek Rd. McDonald)COST: $60/child. Bring a packed lunch. Mid-morning snack is provided.

It’s back! Camp Family is a fun way for our church families and guests to stay connected during the summer. Load up your family June 22nd and join us out at Johnston Woods for a cookout, a kickball tournament, and the return of the highly competitive “Bake-Off!” We will wrap up VBS in July with a fun family night and Kona Ice. In August, join us as we “Top off the Summer” at the Everley’s pool! A $5 donation per family is requested for each event. Hope to see all of you this summer.

CAMP FAMILY 2016

JUNE: Kickball, Bake-Off, and CookoutRSVP by June 19, 2016 ($5 donation per family suggested)JULY: Broad Street Bible School (FREE)AUGUST: Pizza, Pool Party, and Top Off Your Summer ice cream sundaesRSVP by August 10, 2016Ice cream provided; bring a topping to share$5 donation per family suggested

Dates & Times can be found at bsumc.org

*For directions, more information, or to R.S.V.P., please contact Kathy Hill ([email protected]) or Kendal Jenne ([email protected])


YOUTHMINISTRY

Adam ReussDirector of

Youth Ministries

[email protected]

For Rising 7th-9th Graders

Be at Broad Street at 7 AM on Friday morning, July 8th. Leaving at 7:15AM. Eat breakfast before you come...we won’t be eating lunch until around 11:30 am.

We are staying at Laguna Beach Christian Retreat in Panama City Beach, FL. To check out the camp for yourself go to www.CHRISTIANCAMP.com.

We will have daily sessions from a great speaker and worship led by The Morning Watch. We will play beach games everyday and spend time growing in our relationship with God and with each other! Make this summer EPIC and join us!

Monday morning we will have our morning devotion then head home.

TOTAL PRICE IS ONLY $175…this includes everything!

For each friend who doesn’t go to Broad Street that you get to sign up, BOTH of your names will be entered to win a PAC SUN gift card & Tank top!

PLEASE TURN PERMISSION FORM IN TO ADAM OR BROAD STREET’S OFFICE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH.

Scholarships are available if needed…please talk to Adam.

Youth Assembly - June 27-July 1$175 if you register before June 5th. (Broad Street scholarships any student who wants to go with $75)Each assembly is a week of discipleship featuring awesome worship, awesome people and one awesome God. It’s joining together with others your age to learn, grow, and laugh. It’s waking up and worshiping through word and song. It’s coming to an event and leaving with a “family.” It’s an opportunity to open up, to get real, to focus. It’s a chance to shift your thoughts, your actions, and your life from things of this world to the heart of Jesus. After all, true worship takes place when all people within a community seek the presence of God and are accepting of each other. That’s the biggest part of Assembly. GO TO www.BROADSTYOUTH.org/forms to fill out your waiver and turn it in to Adam in the church office by June 5th. Parent(s) will be responsible for getting students to Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens, TN.

House Tour :: Summer Adventure We’re taking the House Tour to a whole new level this year! Each Wednesday night during the summer we will meet at a different location, eat dinner together, and then split up middle and high school into small groups for discipleship. Some weeks we’ll be at someone’s home going swimming and other weeks we’ll go on an adventure outside.

June 8th :: Davis’ House (121 Knollwood Ct. NW 37311) 6pm

OLDER ADULT MINISTRY

Jeni LeeDirector of

Discipleship Ministries

[email protected]

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DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY

RED HATS- will not meet June, July, August

The Cleveland District has been selected for one of the Margaret Loving Older Adult Grants for programming for 2017. Our next event will be September 19 at the Westwood Baptist Pavilion.Flyers are in the hall rack.

Upcoming Training Days:Wed, June 1 @ 5:30pmSun, June 5 @ NoonWed, June 8 @ 5:30pmSun, June 12 @ Noon

All training will take place in the Parlor.

Summer StorytellingSeries:

Join us for lunch at 11:15am each Wednesday to hear stories from around the globe told by Broad Street UMC members. Highlighted schedule to the right, more details can be found at bsumc.org.

UNITYCENTERMINISTRY

Co-Directors of Unity Center

[email protected]@bsumc.org

Mary & David Ketchersid


Summer Day Camps are about to begin! Volunteers are needed in the mornings to assist with programming. If you can help, please contact Mary Reynolds at 478-1661 or [email protected] day camp schedule is as follows:June 6-9, 9:30 am - 1 pm “Bees, Butterflies and Beautiful Blooms” (Nature Day Camp) for Rising 1st-6th gradersJune 13-16, 9:30 am - 1 pm “Building Things is Awesome” for Rising 3rd-6th gradersJune 20-23, 9:30 am - 1 pm “Let’s Discover Cleveland” for Rising 1st-6th graders

Unity Summer InternWe are happy to welcome Allyson Fadel as our 2016 Unity Center Summer Intern. Allyson has completed her freshman year at Lee University and is a Special Needs Education Major. She is from Columbia, South Carolina and brings many gifts to share with us. (Pictured left)

We also welcome Albian, (pictured right) who will be doing an exploratory internship with experiences at Unity Center, Wonders in the Woods and even a little grant writing. Albian is from Cleveland and will begin her freshman year at Lee University this fall. Albian attends First United Methodist Church and has a heart for missions. She presently is directing a weekly program at the Salvation Army every Saturday.

The school year has ended…CLEANING OUT CLOSETS and DRAWERS??We are beginning to collect clothing at Unity Center for our Back to School Bonanza that will be held in August. We especially need gently used clothing for preschoolers through high school students. During the month of June day camps (June 6-23), items can be brought to Unity Center. Please call ahead to make sure there is someone onsite (478-1661). After June 23 , there will be several weeks of tent camping when it will be hard to reach someone at Unity Center. You may also bring items to the church.

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We are excited to welcome two interns who will be assisting in the Wonders in the Woods ministry this summer: Melissa Goncalves and Victor Barbosa. (Pictured below).

Victor has grown up through the Wonders in the Woods program starting as a camper in 4th grade. He has just completed his freshman year at Lee University and is a Mathematics major. Melissa will begin her fourth year at Tennessee Tech University and is a General Musical Education major with an emphasis on voice. She was a Senior Director at Wonders a few years ago and we are happy to wel-come her back in this capacity.

The summer fun is about to begin. Camp letters have been mailed out and final payments and medical consent forms are due. If you have ques-tions or need any information, please contact Mary Ketchersid at [email protected].

Here is the link to forms and other information: http://bsumc.org/wonders

GROCERY SHOPPERS NEEDED for CAMPS! Please contact Hilda Sullilvan or Mary Ketchersid ([email protected]) and let us know if you can help! Actually, this is a fun service project!

MISSIONSMINISTRY

Helping Hands- large ramp build completed but it took 3 work days. Thanks to all who helped. If you desire to help with future projects, contact Bill Johnson, [email protected] or the church. Honduras clean water installation location for February 2017 is being finalized this week. Be in prayer for those making the plans in Honduras. Be in prayer about serving with the mission team February 11-18, 2017.

PASTOR’S LETTER


On Wednesday, June 8, Holston Annual Conference will end with Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor setting the pastoral appointments for the next year. At that time, Skip White and I will be appointed to Broad Street UMC for our fifth year. We feel privileged to serve God at Broad Street UMC. When we first came here, we identified six areas that would serve as our leadership focus: 1. Discerning God’s Vision for future ministry and mission 2. Allowing God to unify us in Mission 3. Becoming passionate about worship 4. Living lives of Christian Hospitality (Invite, Welcome, Inform, Connect) 5. Identify, recruit, train and connect New Leaders 6. Committing to growth in Financial Discipleship As we begin our fifth year, these areas are still our leadership focus. As a congregation, we have made strides in all six areas. For that, we celebrate! However, there is much more that needs to be done and has to be done for us to be totally faithful to God’s calling upon our lives to “EMPOWER ALL PEOPLE TO BECOME DEEPLY COMMITTED CHRISTIANS BY OFFERING HELP, HOPE, AND HEALING IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.” Let us pray for ourselves and each other as we allow God to use us and the resources God has given us to CHANGE LIVES, TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITY, AND PUT OUR FAITH INTO

ACTION!

Sharing the journey with you,

Randy

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