April 26, 2020

Streaming License Number: 20160536  Copyright License: 2880734   We will meet again this Sunday through an online worship experience through Facebook Live at 10:45 a.m.  You can access this service at https://www.facebook.com/CrievewoodUMC/

The flowers on the altar in the sanctuary today are given by the Bean Family in gratitude and in honor of Kathryn Buffler who has been perpetuating the spirit of Sue Bean by spreading the fingerprint of her love of neighbor and her love of daffodils throughout the Crieve Hall community.

Prayer List   Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Crievewood UMC:   https://crievewoodumc.org/prayer-list/ (password protected) Crievewood Prayer 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.

Worship Order   Instrumental Music:  Caleb Dinger Words of Welcome:  Peter van Eys Pouring of Water Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19:  Hailee Hunt-Hawkins Opening Prayer                                                                  Songs:  10,00 Reasons and My Hope Is Built            Acts 2:14a, 36-41:  Chelsey Hedglin  Invitation to Confession   Prayer of Confession Kyrie Words of Assurance                                                          Song: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus    Luke 24:13-31:  Patti van Eys                                                                         Sermon:  Peter van Eys Song:  On the Journey to Emmaus  Prayers of Intercession: Chelsey Hedglin Lord’s Prayer Invitation to Offer Tithes and Gifts: Peter van Eys https://onrealm.org/CrievewoodUMC/Give Song: Leaning on the Everlasting Arms Benediction

Accessing  Hymns   10,000 Reasons     https://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+to+10+000+reasons&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS752US752&oq=lyrics+to+10%2C000+Reasons&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l7.20197j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8   My Hope Is Built   https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Solid_Rock/   Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Turn you eyes upon Jesus Look full in His wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace On the Journey to Emmaus These lyrics are copyrighted and cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. The song has four verses, and no chorus. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Leaning_on_the_Everlasting_Arms/

Accessing Scripture Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19   http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=454661273 Acts 2:14a, 36-41 http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=454661788 Luke 24:13-31  http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=454661876

We hope that you have a good week. Look after your neighbors and let us know if there is any way we can help.

April 19, 2020 Streaming License Number: 20160536  Copyright License: 2880734   We will meet again this Sunday through an online worship experience through Facebook Live at 10:45 a.m.  You can access this service at https://www.facebook.com/CrievewoodUMC/

Prayer List   Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia Crievewood UMC:   https://crievewoodumc.org/prayer-list/ (password required) Crievewood Prayer 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.

Accessing  Hymns   Easter People, Raise Your Voice     https://www.traditionalhymns.org/Praise/lyrics/EasterPeopleRaiseYourVoices.php   Refiner’s Fire   https://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+to+Refiner%3Bs+fire&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS752US752&oq=lyrics+to+Refiner%3Bs+fire&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l4.10491j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 He Lives https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/503 Without Seeing You https://www.paroles-musique.com/eng/David_Haas-Without_Seeing_You-lyrics,p016947145 Thine Be the Glory  https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Thine_Is_the_Glory/ (refrain sung after each verse)

Accessing Scripture Psalm 16:5-11   http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=454060978 1 Peter 1:3-9 http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=454061056 John 20:19-31    http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=454061143

Worship Order   Instrumental Music:  Caleb Dinger Words of Welcome:  Chelsey Hedglin Pouring of Water Psalm 16:5-11:  Hailee Hunt-Hawkins Opening Prayer                                                                  Songs:  Easter People, Raise Your Voice and Refiner’s Fire            1 Peter 1:3-9:  Chelsey Hedglin  Invitation to Confession   Prayer of Confession Kyrie Words of Assurance                                                          Song: He Lives    John 20:19-31:  Patti van Eys                                                                         Sermon:  Peter van Eys Song:  Without Seeing You Prayers of Intercession: Chelsey Hedglin Lord’s Prayer Invitation to contribute: Peter van Eys https://onrealm.org/CrievewoodUMC/Give Song: Thine Be the Glory Benediction

April 15, 2020

Pastor’s Pen

Empty Tomb
 

All four Gospels record that women went to the tomb, where Jesus’ body had been placed, early on the first day of the week. Mark tells us the women go there to anoint his body with spices, presumably because that did not happen when Joseph of Arimathea took the body of Jesus from the cross, wrapped it in a linen cloth, laid it in a tomb, and rolled a stone against the door to secure it. The women were eyewitnesses to the actions of Joseph (Mk 15:46-47).

The Gospel of Mark is the oldest one, and with each subsequent written account of that “third day” the story becomes more expansive. However, there is at least one other common thread in all four (besides women being the first to learn of the resurrection); an empty tomb.

The synoptic Gospels tell us that a young man, an angel, or two men inform the women that “he is not here”. In the Gospel of John, Mary Magdalene comes to that conclusion on her own.  Whether it is because of the missing body or the unexpected encounters, reactions across the four Gospels range from alarmed to fearful to perplexed to weeping. We the reader can understand that an empty tomb is not a convincing argument for the resurrection.

In the Synoptic Gospels the women are also told that “he has been raised” or “he has risen”; the Gospel of John resolves with Mary Magdalene experiencing an intimate moment with the resurrected Jesus. The women, and through their report the disciples, come to learn that the resurrection has taken place.

I think the empty tomb, whether as the initial backdrop or as evidence of something going on or as the place where the resurrection of Jesus is announced, caught my attention this year in ways it had not before. Because of the global pandemic, an empty sanctuary provided the backdrop for our Easter Sunday livestreamed worship service. Empty sanctuaries are evidence that something unusual is going on and, at least this year, were the context from which many proclaimed the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

It was a much different experience offering the traditional Easter Sunday responsive greeting:  Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Where I have previously heard the response of the congregation surround me I received the echo of my own voice; not the same. Yet, I was so profoundly grateful to worship virtually with the Crievewood congregation and Christians all around the world. Thanks be to God.

Starting with an empty tomb the world came to know the news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The world learned the amazing power of life over death, of love over hate, of grace over sin. Let us now prepare ourselves for the good news and fresh message that God will bring to life out of empty churches!

Peter van Eys

Crievewood UMC Child Care

Our child care is still open serving “essential workers”.  The kids that are here wanted to share their art work with the Crievewood/Crieve Hall community. It’s just our way of spreading JOY not germs!!

Also if you’ve noticed stuffed animals in the windows of the church. The kids made a scavenger hunt and sent the clues out to the families that aren’t coming. Just another way we are staying in touch without touching!!

Sharon  Ferrell

Missions

TP Sunday
Crievewood will resume our mission to Community Care Fellowship to provide toilet paper for the facility through TP Sundays. The COVID-19 virus has interrupted our normal method of Sunday collection, but we will adapt and collect rolls the first Sunday of the month in which we are able to gather together.  And in the meantime, if you see toilet paper on store shelves, buy one for yourself and one for CCF!


Project Transformation
If you enjoy reading and are willing to spend some time with children who struggle with the skill, please consider becoming a Project Transformation volunteer.  Project Transformation runs a summer program in multiple Nashville locations to help children improve in their literacy, social-emotional, and spiritual development, and that program will be desperately needed this year. Crievewood is a Project Transformation partner and is scheduled to work at Antioch UMC this June 2-4 (Tuesday through Thursday).  Please save these dates and look for more information that will follow in future newsletters.


Nashvile Rescue Mission
The Rescue Mission is seeing an uptick in persons needing help due to unemployment and natural disasters at the same time they are trying to incorporate social distancing practices because of the COVID-19 virus.  They need more space, money, and supplies. If you would like to help, check out their website at https://nashvillerescuemission.org/ways-to-give/gifts-in-kind/

First Quarter Statements   Continuing efforts to save money, we will email first quarter statements rather than mail them using one of the features of our Realm database. Please monitor your email as you should receive your statement by April 30th. But we need your help! We know that when we converted to the Realm software, Realm automatically designated a primary email address for anyone who had an email listed in the database. If the church only had one email address for you, everything should be fine.  But if the office had more than one email address listed in the old database, Realm may not have chosen as primary the same email address as you most commonly use. So if you don’t receive your statement by April 30th, or if you receive it at an email address you don’t usually open, please let Jan know so that she may correct the database.

Other Notes   CHNA’s farmers’ market is scheduled to begin at Crievewood in May and continue each Thursday throughout the summer.  The start and character of the market, however, will be affected somewhat by virus procedures. Please watch the newsletter for updates. The Tennessee Annual Conference has been rescheduled on September 18th and 19th at Brentwood UMC with the theme By Faith.   Currently Pastor Peter can be contacted at the church office throughout the week, but the rest of the church staff is working from home through the end of April unless it is absolutely necessary to be in the church building. During this time please contact Jan Bassett through the church’s Comcast email at administrator@crievewoodumc.comcastbiz.net or by her home landline phone at 615-371-8476.

April 12, 2020

Prayer List   Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine Cumberland River District:  Thrive New Church Plant, Tucker’s Crossroads UMC, Westland UMC Crievewood UMC:   https://crievewoodumc.org/prayer-list/ (a password is necessary) Crievewood Prayer 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.

Accessing  Hymns   Christ the Lord Is Risen Today     https://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh302.sht   The Easter Celebration   http://www.carolynshymns.com/this_easter_celebration.html (Tune:The Church’s One Foundation) Because He Lives (Amen) https://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+to+Because+he+Lives+(Amen)&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS752US752&oq=lyrics+to+Because+he+Lives+(Amen)&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l6.18309j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Up from the Grave He Arose https://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh322.sht

Accessing Scripture 1 Corinthians 15:1-4    http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=453537497 Colossians 3:1-4 http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=453537558 Mathew 28:1-10  http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=453537925

Worship Order   Instrumental Music:  Caleb Dinger Words of Welcome:  Chelsey Hedglin Pouring of Water Instrumental Medley by Paige Dinger, trumpet,and Caleb Dinger, piano: Christ Is Risen/Christ the Lord Is Risen Today 1 Corinthians 15:1-4:  Hailee Hunt-Hawkins Opening Prayer                                                                  Song:  Christ the Lord Is Risen Today            Colossians 3:1-4:  Chelsey Hedglin  Invitation to Confession   Prayer of Confession Kyrie Words of Assurance                                                          Song: The Easter Celebration    Matthew 28:1-10:  Patti van Eys                                                                         Sermon:  Peter van Eys Song:  Because He Lives (Amen)  Prayers of Intercession: Chelsey Hedglin Lord’s Prayer Invitation to Offer Tithes and Gifts: Peter van Eys https://onrealm.org/CrievewoodUMC/Give Song: Up from the Grave He Arose Benediction

Easter Memorials

GIVEN IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
William J. Stanfield, by Kay Stanfield, children, and grandchildren 
Thomas A. Turner, by Martha Turner 
Alvis Boone, by Ed and Andrea (Boone) Kosanke 
Billy Boone by Ed and Andrea (Boone) Kosanke 
Dot Boone, by Ed and Andrea (Boone) Kosanke 
Buzzy Boone, by Ed and Andrea (Boone) Kosanke 
Toni White, by Ed and Andrea (Boone) Kosanke 
Sue Bean, by Ed and Andrea (Boone) Kosanke 
Ethyl and Harmon Hodge, by Fan and Mike Milligan
Evelyn Claire and Robert C. Kimbrough, Sr., by Calvin Kimbrough
Betsy Hinds and Sue Bean, two amazing ladies in our lives,
with love, by Betsy, Chuck, and Addie Bean
Ruth Snell, by Judy Simpson
 
   
GIVEN IN HONOR OF:
Pastor Peter and Patti van Eys in love and appreciation of their many
     years of dedicated service, by a Christian friend
Charlotte Swor, in appreciation for her service and sharing her talents,
     by a Christian friend 
Linda Booth and Jane Pinkston, for their dedicated leadership of the
     Fellowship Forum Sunday School Class, by a Christian friend 
Jan Bassett, for her dedicated service and love, by a Christian friend  
Jim, Carla, Allie, and Jayce Arnette, with love,
by Betsy, Chuck, and Addie Bean
John, Jamie, Patrick, Mary Hannah, Job and Ivie Dooley, with love,
     by Betsy, Chuck, and Addie Bean
David Bean, with love, by Betsy, Chuck, and Addie Bean
Bessie Mitchell, by Connie Snell
Judy Simpson, by Connie Snell

April 10, 2020

Streaming License Number: 20160536  Copyright License: 2880734   You can access an online Good Friday worship experience through Facebook Live at 6:30 p.m. at  https://www.facebook.com/CrievewoodUMC/

Prayer List Crievewood UMC:   https://crievewoodumc.org/prayer-list/ (Password Protected) Crievewood Prayer 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.

Accessing  Hymns      Go to Dark Gethsemane     Go to dark Gethsemane, ye that feel the tempter’s power; your Redeemer’s conflict see, watch with him one bitter hour, Turn not from his griefs away; learn of Jesus Christ to pray.   Ah, Holy Jesus   Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended, That we to judge thee have in hate pretended? By foes derided, by thine own rejected, O most afflicted! Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee? Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee! ‘Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee; I crucified thee.   What Wondrous Love Is This  What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, what wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, to bear the dreadful curse for my soul.  What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, what wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of life to lay aside his crown for my soul, for my soul, to lay aside his crown for my soul. Were You There Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?

Accessing Scripture Readings from John 18:1-19:42 http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=453528897

Worship Order   Greeting:  Peter van Eys Song (vocalist, Caleb Dinger):  Hallelujah (Easter Version) Prayer:  Peter van Eys Passion of Jesus Christ Readings 1, 2, and 3:  Patti van Eys                                                                  Song:  Go to Dark Gethsemane (verse 1) Readings 4, 5, and 6:  Hailee Hunt-Hawkins                                                 Song:  Ah, Holy Jesus (verses 1 and 2)  Readings 7, 8, 9, and 10:  Peter van Eys Song:  What Wondrous Love Is this (verses 1 and 2) Readings 11, 12, 13, and 14:  Patti van Eys Song:  Were You There (verses 1 and 2) Readings 15 and 16:  Chelsey Hedglin Chimes                   Song (vocalist, Caleb Dinger):   O Christ     Silence       Relight the Christ Candle Song (vocalists, Patti van Eys and Hailee Hunt-Hawkins):    O Sacred Head Now Wounded Dismissal:  Chelsey Hedglin