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| 451 Hogan Road, Nashville TN 37220 phone: 615-832-2897 website: www.crievewoodumc.org |
 Christmas is just around the corner.Don’t miss these opportunities. Youth Fundraiser The last day to pre-order is Sunday, December 13th. The Crievewood United Methodist Church Youth Group is selling smoked hams (10-12 lbs) and smoked turkeys (12-15 lbs) for $60 each! The meat will be hickory smoked by Firehouse Barbecue and delivered to the church hot and ready for you to pick up and eat, refrigerate, or freeze on Sunday, December 20th. Pre-orders and pre-pay only, please. You may order online by using the online order forms titled “CUMC Youth Fundraiser: HAM” or “CUMC Youth Fundraiser: TURKEY.” Or you may mail a check to the church with “Youth Missions Fundraiser” and write your selection of “ham” or “turkey” in the memo line. You may pick up your pre-ordered meat in the Crievewood UMC parking lot on Sunday, December 20th from 1-2 p.m. No refunds will be offered if you’re unable to pick up your meat. Not a meat eater? Live out of town but still want to support the CUMC youth AND folks in need? We are pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Nashville Food Project, you may choose to make a meat donation to folks in need! You may purchase meat for the Nashville Food Project by using the online order form titled “CUMC Youth BBQ Fundraiser DONATE” below, or mail a check to the church with “Youth Missions Fundraiser DONATE” in the memo line. ORDER A HAM:https://onrealm.org/CrievewoodUMC/give/HamFundraiser ORDER A TURKEY: https://onrealm.org/CrievewoodUMC/give/TurkeyFundraiser DONATE meat to the Nashville Food Project: https://onrealm.org/CrievewoodUMC/give/BBQdonate Christmas Memorials The last day to order is Sunday, December 13. Continuing in the Crievewood tradition, you will be able to honor a loved one this Christmas by donating a Christmas memorial. As in the past either a plant or monetary memorial can be made, and either way, all memorial donations will be acknowledged in the bulletin on Christmas Eve. Money received through the monetary memorials this year will be applied to the Crievewood Serves missions. Flower envelopes will be available in the narthex and can be be filled out and used to order a plant memorial or to place a monetary memorial. At the top of the envelopes there is a line stamped “Plant YES NO”. Please remember to circle which option you are selecting. If you are purchasing a memorial plant, the minimum donation is $12.50 per plant. Any amount of money may be given for a monetary memorial. Since the pandemic has prevented many members from comfortably entering the church building, you may also mail your gift to the church in your own envelope or donate online. If you are donating online, select the Miscellaneous option and write “Christmas Memorial” in the memo block. However, there may not be enough space to enter all the needed information electronically, so an email follow up containing the the name of the person that you wish to honor and the options you want may be necessary. Send that email to janbassett@crievewoodumc.org. If you use your own envelope, please include a note with your name, the name of the person you wish to honor, whether the gift is a memorial or honorarium, and whether or not you want a plant, and write “Christmas Memorial” on the memo line of your check. UMW Cookbook Fundraiser Preorder your cookbook(s) by Friday, December 11th. The Crievewood UMW is offering for your holiday gift giving a copy of Sue Bean’s cookbook, These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things. The Bean family has generously agreed to allow the UMW to duplicate this cookbook as a fundraiser. The cost per cookbook is $10.00, and in order to have enough copies on hand, we will need to have you preorder. Please contact Laura Benson, lauracbenson@aol.com or Mary Bryan, bryanmarym@yahoo.com to make sure you will receive your copies in a timely manner. The UMW will be happy to deliver your orders to your home or make arrangements for pick up at our church. Thank you for your support for such a worthy cause. Pastor’s Pen As we walk through the Advent season of waiting and preparation together and approach Christmas, I wanted to share about all the worship opportunities that Crievewood will be providing during this holy time of year. Of course, things will look different than they have in the past, but we hope that these offerings will help us all to still experience the wonder of this season.On Sunday mornings, we will continue with our worship series called “The Characters of Christmas” on Facebook Live at 10:45 each week. This Sunday, we’ll talk about Mary, and the following Sunday will focus on the shepherds.If the weather is nice and above 45 degrees, we will also offer outdoor worship at 9:30 am on Sunday mornings. Watch Facebook for updates.This Sunday, December 13, at 5:00 pm we will gather outside in the parking lot for about 30 minutes of Christmas caroling. We also hope to share some of your Christmas memories that you can submit here. We will cancel if there is rain but not for cold temperatures. All are welcome, so please invite friends to join us for a fun and festive event!On Sunday, December 20, at 6:30 pm we will share a Blue Christmas/Service of the Longest Night on Facebook Live. This service is designed to create space for the pain, sorrow, heaviness, and darkness that many of us experience this time of year and provide a way to offer it to God in worship. On Christmas Eve, the sanctuary will be open during certain hours of the day between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm for individuals to come in, light a candle, and spend some time reflecting with Christmas music playing in the background. We will limit the number of people in the sanctuary to 10 at a time. Per our COVID Guidelines, masks and social distancing will be required.At 5:00 pm on Christmas Eve, we plan to have a short gathering in the parking lot to share the light of Christ with one another and to sing “Silent Night” and perhaps another carol or two.At 5:30 pm on Christmas Eve, we will share our Christmas Eve service on Facebook Live.I hope you’ll make plans to join us for as many of these opportunities as you can. For the health and safety of everyone at all of the outdoor gatherings, we do require that you wear a mask, maintain a distance of 6 feet from anyone not in your household, and provide your own seating. May we each know the deep love and meaning of the Incarnation during this season. Pastor John Hill  Giving Tree The CUMC Missions Team has set up the Methodist Mission Giving Tree in the church narthex! Operating similar to an angel tree, the Methodist Mission Giving Tree will give you the opportunity to choose a Methodist Mission to support through a financial gift by picking out an ornament from the Giving Tree. Each ornament will have a description of a specific Methodist Mission from around the world to tell you a bit about the organization and the amazing ministry they provide. Gifts may be made online through umcmission.org. Instructions for how to do this will be provided when you choose an ornament from the tree. Feel free to stop by the church weekdays during office hours to select an ornament from the Methodist Mission Giving Tree! The tree will remain in the narthex through January 1st.  Join us this Sunday, December 13, at 5:00 p.m. for 30 minutes of familiar carols and stories. The caroling will be outside, so please gather in the parking lot. Bring your own seating if you want it, observe COVID distancing, and dress for the weather. We’ll sing the known verses of about seven carols. Christmas MemoriesPlease pause during this busy holiday season to ponder just what makes Christmas special to you and share a few sentences about your favorite Christmas memory. All members of the Crievewood family are encouraged to send their special Christmas story, perception, or insight regardless of their age. Since many of us will not see each other this Christmas season to greet each other or to speak in person, the staff would like to incorporate your special memories and thoughts into some of our Advent events and publications. To share your story use the link below. https://redcap.link/cumc  For many the Christmas season is a time of sadness rather than joy. If this year has brought a period of loneliness, grief, fear, or pain, this service offers a safe place to take those worries and problems to the Lord so that you might receive comfort and peace. All are always welcome to share their burdens with the Lord.Project ThriveCrievewood, along with 17 other area churches, has partnered with the Center for Healthy Churches out of Belmont University to participate in Project Thrive, which has been funded in large part by a grant from the Lilly Foundation.This five-year initiative is designed to create opportunities for our church to reflect on our strengths and ministry focus, our unique context, and specific thriving traits. The beginning stages of the initiative were disrupted by the pandemic, but much work has continued behind the scenes. In 2021, we will have a series of 3 congregation-wide conversations to talk about the past, present, and future of Crievewood. Our Thrive Team will host these conversations, listen intently, and then work together to form an action plan and strategies to help our church thrive in the 21st century. The first of these conversations will be on Sunday, January 10, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.We want as many members of the Crievewood family to participate as possible from youth group age on up. We value your input, your stories, and your relationship with Crievewood and want to take as many perspectives into consideration as possible. We are asking everyone to usethis form to RSVP with yes, no, or maybe for the conversation and to let us know via the same form if you need any help connecting via Zoom.  Thank You The family of Wanda Lou Bumpus extend heartfelt appreciation for all that the membership of and staff of Crievewood United Methodist Church did to support and love our mother not only during her illnesses but, more importantly, through her life journey. She cherished her worship and time with you, her studies with you, her friendships with you; her Charter Membership in CUMC was valued beyond words. We thank you, Lynne, Julie and Buddy Thank you and Merry Christmas! A big THANK YOU for all of the prayers, calls, cards and goodies given by our Crievewood family. Church Lives Matter. All Lives Matter! Praise be to God! John Jetton  Working on the CUMC Family Advent ProjectsOther NotesChild Care Positions Available It may seem like this is an ongoing request, but it is new, and we could really use your help in finding the right people to fill the two openings below. Please share this with your friends, family, and any local college students you may know who are virtual schooling from home right now. Also, please pray we find the right fit for our program. Applicants must be 18 years old. Preschool lead teacher-3 year olds. Afternoon teacher in the school-age program. For more information, details, or to send a resume, please contact director@crievewoodumc.org or Sharon at 615-834-7255. Staff VacationsStaff members will be taking any remaining 2020 vacation days this month, so the full staff may not be working on some December days. Staff members who are present will cover the church needs, but they may be called to various church locations during the day. If you need access to the church and you do not have a pass key, please call the church first to insure someone is in the office area to let you in. Apartment NeededWe have a single, male church member who has qualified for a Section 8 housing voucher and is looking for a place to live that is near to Crievewood. His family is wondering if anyone at the church might have a garage apartment or connection with housing that would consider taking section 8 vouchers, allowing him to have a safe, independent apartment. The property owner would need to register with the city as a landlord to receive fair market value for the rental. Please contact Rev. John Hill if you are interested. Beware of ScammingSeveral members have called the staff reporting that someone who is pretending to be Pastor John is asking CUMC members to respond to an urgent need. This is not from John. One give away is that this request is from a Yahoo account. John does not use Yahoo. Please do not respond if you get this email.  Dec. 11 – Jim Bryan and Dorothy ShumateDec. 12 – Spencer Hardison Dec. 13 – Pat Long and Mary Ruth Sellick Dec. 14 – Norma Foster Dec. 15 – Esi Fenih, Chris Justice, and Jim Ratcliffe Dec. 17 – Jennifer Bizwell Dec. 18 – Betty Berry and Barbara Brezzel Dec. 22 – Sharon Ferrell and Mike Milligan If you have a birthday between December 9 and December 22 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 @ 10:45 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 © 2020 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 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? 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