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| 451 Hogan Road, Nashville TN 37220 phone: 615-832-2897 website: www.crievewoodumc.org |
| Join us for Sunday Worship 9:30 am In Person Indoor Worship and Livestreamed Worship on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CrievewoodUMC/Pastor’s Pen This Sunday, we will move our in-person and simultaneously livestreamed worship service to 9:30 am. The pandemic has brought about many changes in our common church life together – some temporary and some will be more lasting. One of these changes has been moving from two worship services with distinct styles to a single worship service with a blending of the styles from the two services. The Administrative Council met and decided that a good compromise while we have the single worship service would be to gather at a time that was between the two previous times. All this is subject to change down the road as we respond to the world around us, but this Sunday marks the beginning of our change in worship time to 9:30. This Sunday also holds a special significance in my life. It will be the 15,000th day that I’ve been alive. I suppose that 15,000 is simply an arbitrary number, but it feels much more significant to me than – say, for example – my 12,743rd day. I remember when I had my 10,000th day. So much has changed in my life since then. I was in my very first appointment out of seminary. Neither of my kids had been born. It feels like a lifetime ago. As I think back over the past 5,000 days, I recognize so many ways in which I have grown and changed, so much I have learned and experienced. I’d like to think that I have several more sets of 5,000 days ahead of me – at least 3 or 4. But nothing is guaranteed. I guess that’s part of the point of our Lenten sermon series: “Embracing the Uncertain.” As we move into the latter part of Lent, the pandemic continues, and especially in light of Chelsey’s sermon this past Sunday about mortality, I’m aware that life is fleeting. But perhaps it’s the temporary nature of life that makes it such a valuable gift. I hope to use the next 5,000 days to continue to love God and love others, working to make disciples who transform the world into a better place. What are your plans? Pastor John Hill  All are invited to come spend some time at our Lenten prayer stations M-F 8:30am – 4:30pm and Sundays before and after the worship hour. The stations are set up in the main upstairs hallway. Each of the stations include scripture, reflection questions, a creative response, and a prayer all based in our Lenten theme of “embracing the uncertain.” You will likely need 30 minutes to an hour to complete all six stations. Stations of the Cross with words and images are also placed on the wall near the stations. We hope that you will be able to spend some sacred and meaningful time at these prayer stations this Lent! Palm Sunday, March 28 9:30 am – CUMC in person indoor and online worship Maundy Thursday, April 1 6:30 pm – CUMC Holy Thursday worship in person in the sanctuary and online 6:45 pm – St. Mary’s worship outside in the lower parking lot Good Friday, April 2 noon to 3 pm – St. Mary’s in the sanctuary – introspection, readings, and music 6:30 pm – CUMC Tenebrae Service in person in the sanctuary and online Easter Sunday, April 4 6:30 am – CUMC Sunrise Service outside in person only at the Iris Garden. Please bring your own chair. 9:30 am – CUMC Easter worship in person in the sanctuary and online 11:00 am – CUMC Drive-up Communion 2:30 pm – St. Mary’s Easter worship in the sanctuary 4:00 pm – St. Mary’s Easter worship in the sanctuary You are invited to attend any of the above services. Worshipers are also invited to bring fresh flowers on Easter morning to fill the lawn cross near the lower parking lot.  Crievewood Serves:Tusculum Elementary Seeks Readers for Read Across America Week Read Across Tusculum will be happening Tuesday, March 23 – Thursday, March 25, and Tusculum staff members are seeking volunteers to virtually read to a class. Below is a Sign-up Genius link. Please select a day and time block that you are available to read. This will be a 20-30 minute time investment. You can even select a grade level you prefer. If there is a specific time that you’d like to read within a block of time, please specify that in the comments. Ms. Gunn, Tusculum’s Literacy Coach will match you with a teacher and send links so you can join the classroom virtually at the correct time! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A45A5AD28A2F85-readOther Missions Easter Memorials This Easter you may honor loved ones two ways through the memorial Easter offering. Plants which decorate worship may be ordered as a memorial. A second way to honor a loved one would be to simply give a money donation. All flower gifts honoring loved ones and all monetary gifts will be acknowledged. The Easter flower envelopes are available in the narthex if you visit the church, or you may simply send in a request through online giving or through a check sent by regular mail. Please make sure to include the following information: your name, the person’s name that you wish to honor or remember, whether the gift is a monetary or plant donation, and if a plant memorial, how many are being requested. If you give a donation online, you may not be able to provide all that information. Please follow up an online donation with a phone call to the office (615-832-2897) or an email to janbassett@crievewoodumc.org to complete all information. For those who wish to send a check, the church’s address is Crievewood UMC, 451 Hogan Road, Nashville, TN 37220. If you want a plant, the minimum donation is $12.50 per plant. Any Easter memorial money collected this year will be applied to youth and young adult summer mission internships. The deadline to place an order either way is Palm Sunday. Crievewood Serves South End continues their Food Program, and their need for volunteers remains as well. Use this link to sign up to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4daea62daaff2-south.  The Trustees have some projects that need to be completed at church and the parsonage. There is not a tremendous amount of work to do, but if you are so inclined, any assistance would be appreciated. We will be digging up a few dead shrubs, trimming some shrubbery near the narthex and along the walkway beside Fellowship Hall, and mulching beds both at church and the parsonage. Plan on a 9am start so the work can be completed by a reasonable hour. If you have any flower beds at home you intend to thin or have anything you wish to transplant, please talk to Kathryn Buffler.If there are any other projects the church work crew would like to tackle, please feel free to go to it. Something the Trustees have intended to do for years is pressure wash the wooden walkway from Manley down to the parking lot. If anyone has a pressure washer, this would be a great project. Be sure to bring whatever hand tools and work gloves you might think you’ll need.  Mar. 17 – Morgan CortnerMar. 20 – Flo Bennett Mar. 21 – Adam Cromer Mar. 23 – Madison Hussung Mar. 26 – William Freck Mar. 27 – John Justice, Kimberly Levitsan, and Robert Stack Mar. 29 – Maxwell Curry, Olivia Lindholm, and Tessa Stankiewicz If you have a birthday between March 17 and March 30 and it does not appear in the list above, then it is not in our database. We would like to celebrate with you. If your birthday does not appear, please notify the church office at 615-832-2897.  Still looking for more information? Below are links that may help.UM NewsLink to the Prayer ListCUMC Online GivingLive Stream Worship Sundays @ 9:30 a.m. Most gracious God, thank you for all the gifts you have bestowed on Crievewood United Methodist Church over the generations. By your Holy Spirit, grant us the grace that welcomes all of your children. Make us a community that reflects the full diversity of Christ’s body. Help us grow to love one another as You love us. Empower us to reveal Christ through worship and service. In your holy name we pray. Amen.Copyright © 2021 Crievewood United Methodist Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive the Crievewood United Methodist Church Newsletter. Our mailing address is: Crievewood United Methodist Church451 Hogan RoadNashville, Tn 37220 |