Happenings - Growing in 2019

August 29, 2019

This Week in Worship

This coming Sunday is the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost. Please be with us as we worship God in spirit and in truth.  Click here to preview the text we will be using in worship for this Sunday.

Click here to check out the new worship leadership listing as of September 2019.

This Week in Worship Leadership

Acolyte:  Craig Grogan

Crucifer:  Samantha Trotter

Lector:  David Hall

Assisting Minister:  Brennan Pollock

Ushers/Greeters:  Nicole Pennell and Brent Trotter

Altar Guild:  Marcella Trotter

New Worship Leadership

We have updated our worship leadership schedule as we have some new volunteers for many of the positions.  This is VERY exciting in the life of a church as the more people are involved in worship leadership, the stronger our sense of community is together.  Click here to check out the new schedule and be sure and mark your calendars accordingly if you are on the list for a specific Sunday.  And be sure and welcome our new leaders and thank them for their service to our church.

New Setting of Amazing Grace

We will begin using a new worship guide on September 8 and included in that will be a new musical setting of the text of Amazing Grace.  We will be using it as the Hymn of Praise for the coming months.  It is based on a choral setting that Pastor Joel composed and we wanted to give you a chance to practice it before we begin using it!  Click here to download the new worship guide and click here for an audio setting to listen to and sing along with.  The string sounds are the melody.

Council Meeting September 8

Our next Council meeting will be on September 8 following worship.  If you are on Council please plan to be wtih us as we continue our good work on behalf of the church.

Shrink! Summer Reading Assingmnet

We want to recommend a book for reading this summer in preparation for some continued conversations about what small churches do well and how we can play our part in the kingdom of God in East Nashville.  The book is entitled Shrink: Faithful Ministry in a Church-Growth Culture.  I have linked it to the Amazon page but you can get it from all the major booksellers.  While it is aimed at pastors, I think it promotes a healthy view of why small churches are crucial to the work of God in the world and is an excellent challenge to us to be all we can be when it comes to doing ministry regardless of our size.  Join in the reading and we look forward to our conversations together!

Children's Choir

Rehearsals are after worship on each Sunday afternoon except the Sundays when they lead in worship.  If you have interested children or know of any in the neighborhood, please encourage them to come and join in the fun!  Please contact Lauren for the official rehearsal schedule each month as the calendar is subject to change.