Vine No 5

Volume XVIII

March 15, 2009

Number 5

[ Declaring the Love of Jesus & Sharing His Good News Through our Faith In Motion from the Heart of the City ] A Bimonthly Newsletter THIRST turns 1!

Based on Matthew 5:6, this ministry has seen much growth but has also seen God touch the lives of those who hunger for Him. Page 2

McKendree Church - 523 Church St. - Nashville, TN 37219 Adding to the Flock

God is moving among His people here at McKendree. Continue to pray for the children in our communities that need a church home for salvation, strength, encouragement, and discipleship. Page 2

Happy Birthday!

See who has a birthday in the second half of March... Page 3

McKendree Moments

There are several exciting and important events happening this month at McK! Please take a peek inside this new issue to see what’s going on!

The thrive Book Drive will be THIS Sunday, March 15 after the New Wine & 11:00a services!

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THIRST turns one year old On March 2, 2008 McKendree kicked off THIRST. Based on Matthew 5:6, this ministry has seen much growth but more importantly we have seen God touch the lives of those who hunger for Him Wow, it has been one year - and what an amazing year it has been! We now have a core group of about twenty children and many more that are coming as regular visitors.

Several children have proclaimed their faith this year. We are also expecting a confirmation class of at least ten children to commence in 2009. The best has yet to come Just to show how far we have come we are still growing! - if all of the kids were to We are ever mindful this growth is collectively show up on one not always easy and we still have Sunday, we would have over forty struggles to face. We know that we children! This is a dramatic have been called here to help guide increase from the three to four that these children into God's kingdom, were regularly coming to church in and there is nothing better worth February 2008. Our prayers are fighting for! being answered - Praise God! - Heather Marshall/THIRST Lay Leader

Adding to the Flock Now that the proverbial cat is out of the bag and we are all aware of and excited about Stephen Handy’s call to McKendree, I wanted to share something with all of you.

come up with a list of people we know that do not have Christ in their life and intentionally bring them into our midst. (It was more of a requirement than a challenge)

When we started THIRST, one of As I reflect back on one full year of the things we stated over and over the THIRST ministry thriving in again was that “there are children and stretching this church, I can’t in your neighborhood who are help but get ecstatic about the thirsty.” You know who these future - the future of the children of children are - I also challenge you this church. I challenge you to also to seek them out and bring them be thinking about and praying for here to McKendree. the kids that aren’t even here yet - Folks, it’s time! Not a time to focus but are sure to come. on numbers for numbers sake - but Watch this video on

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In fact, allow yourself to think a time to bring those among you to outside of the box for a moment. where God is moving and shaking! As Jordan Callaway and I met with - Kevin Sparkman Stephen for our weekly meeting on Tuesday (yes, it’s already happening!), he challenged us to the McKendree Vine

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Weekly Bible Readings March 2-8: Gen. 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Rom. 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38

March thrive Volunteers

March 9-15: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Cor. 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 March 16-22: Num. 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Eph. 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 March 23-29: Jer. 31:31-4; Psalm 51:1-12; Heb. 5:5-10; John 12:20-33

March 15-31 Birthdays

15 - Barbara Muncy Lacey Callaway

16 - Steve Hooper 18 - Anna Mueek, Nancy Pennington 19 - Ed Cooper 20 - Cindy Ligon, Tonda Wright 21 - Judith Barlar, Emily Kirby 22 - Jacque Goar 23 - Evan Bourdon 24 - Annie McNair 25 - Connor McGill 27 - Lacey Callaway, Scott Hooper, Al Mance 28 - Bud Kilgrow, Alphonso Mance 29 - Dorothy Winegarner 30 - Janet Benton 31 - Jennifer Kent

22 - Laurie Cooper Gerry Schmutz 29 - Elaine Shelton Susan Elliott Stewart Congdon

March Bus Drivers 15 - Ed Cooper 22 - Mark Hattan 29 - Tie Watkins

UMW News the Vine apologizes for accidentally omitting the UMW News in the last edition - Saturday March 14, Mary Helen Marigza will be leading the study on “Native American Survival” from 9:00aNoon followed by an adda-dish salad luncheon. - There will also be a special guest here to tell us about ministries with the Native American people in the Tennessee Conference. - Mary T. is on the staff in the Conference Office and she is a Native American. ALL United Methodist the McKendree Vine

Women and any others are invited. Lydia Circle will not meet in March. We can pay our pledge to Sharon at the Mission Study. Social Action Project for February (as some circles did not meet in February) and March will be the Nashville Rescue Mission. Items needed for Women and Men are: clothing, toilet articles, and canned goods.

Prayer Concerns Odell Carmack (Somerfield Healthcare, Rm 128) Betty Dawson (St. Thomas - hospice) Nell Spencer (at nephew’s home) Mary Ellis (home) A Special Note... McKendree Family, Thank you very much for the generous outpouring of support and prayer following the recent death of my father. Your cards, hugs, and prayers carried me through a very difficult time. With Love and Gratitude, Cindy Lea Ligon

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Street Teams update Many of you that were able to attend church services last week may have come across some survey’s. These were to gather information about our Street Teams ministry that will be relaunching in the next few weeks. Our Street Teams are McKendree’s door-todoor prayer evangelism groups that simply spend time with those in our community that have special prayer needs. We know that not everyone is called to knock on a stranger’s door, so these survey’s are designed to help the staff find those among us that are

Upcoming Special Events:

interested in supporting this ministry in other ways. We are currently looking for individuals who are interested in visiting residents once they have been initially met by a Team, following up with residents and praying with them over the phone, and people to form prayer groups within the church to pray for requests given by residents in our communities. If you are interested in participating in one of our most dynamic ministries, please contact Kevin Sparkman at the church office today.

The PB&J Party Hip Hop on the Rooftop This is the third year in a row that our rooftop venue The Loft has hosted this event! This happening has not only become one of the most anticipated & highly attended events during GMA Week, fans from all over the southeast come to see one of the biggest Christian hip hop show of the year - right here at McKendree! 4/19 @ 7p Benefit concert for Bethlehem Center - May ’09 We are currently putting plans together to host a benefit concert for the Bethlehem Center of Nashville, a vital ministry that was birthed from this very church years ago! The Nashville Praise Symphony has offered to provide special music and lead in an evening of worship and awareness of this ministry we all at McKendree are responsible for supporting. Please be in prayer about this important special event. More details soon!

Weekly Events & Activities * all events at 523 Church St./Worship Center unless otherwise noted

Wednesday

Sunday

6:00p Program/Bible study

8:30a Prayer Team (McKendree Room)

7:00p Community Groups Bible study (Library Cafe)

9:00a New Wine @ McKendree

Thursday

9:30a THIRST/Youth ministry

11:00a Jubilate choir rehearsal (Choir room)

10:00a Adult Bible Study

Noon Kairos Bible Study (bring a brown bag lunch)

11:00a Worship Service (communion every 1st Sun. ea. month)

4:00p Transient meal (Fellowship Hall)

Monday

Saturday

9:30a Ladies’ home Bible study

9:00a Saturday Morning fitness ministry

(The St. Paul, Hillsboro Rd., Nashville)

(CLC, 520 Commerce St.)

Tuesday

5:00p Mosaic Downtown Fellowship

9:30a Art Group (Rm 304)

(every 2nd Sat. ea. month)

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5:30p Dinner (Fellowship Hall, covered dish every 1st Wed.)

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