Vol. 23, No. 7

The Evangel Eastwood Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ)

July, 2018

“Shining our light by welcoming all people, building community, and serving God and neighbor.”

Sunday, July 29

1 Service Only at 10:30 AM Covered Dish Lunch Afterwards

Bring a Dish to Share!

Greetings, my friends: It’s often difficult to know just what the Apostle Paul was thinking, but the above verse got me thinking. Paul had credentials. Paul had a good resume. But Paul doesn’t want people impressed because of his name or his resume. He wants them to come to their own conclusions based on what they see for themselves. Does he embody the love of Christ? Is he faithful to the mission of Jesus? Do people hear him speak and feel inspired to find more deeply meaningful things to do with their life? In terms of touting his credentials, Paul simply says: I refrain from it, so that no one may think better of me than what is seen in me or heard from me. Can you imagine a world with no boasting? Can you imagine a world with no slick marketing campaigns, no billboards, no celebrity endorsements? Can you imagine a world in which we are not affected by reputations, hearsay, or gossip? At some level, it might be a little scary. We are SO used to making decisions and value judgments based on what other people think. We pay more attention to paintings and sculptures that critics have baptized as “masterpieces.” We go to see movies that our friends liked. We eat at restaurants that come highly recommended. It might be a little scary to have a world with no second hand knowledge. But still, I’m intrigued. Have you ever met someone for the first time and they’ve said: “I’ve heard so much about you?” Hmm. If it was good, then you worry about living up to your own reputation. And if it wasn’t good, you wonder how much work you’ve got to do to prove yourself. What if we were all trained to make our own judgments, to come to our own conclusions, to base our reactions on what we see and hear for ourselves – not on someone else’s thoughts or experience? Paul, at least in this verse, seems not to want the advantages that can come with a good reputation. See for yourself. Come to your own conclusions. I refrain from [boasting] so that no one may think better of me than what is seen in me or heard from me. Peace & Blessings to you all, Pastor Jay

If I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I will be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think better of me than what is seen in me or heard from me. – 2 Corinthians 12:6

Thoughts from Jay

ATTENDANCE

June 24 9:00 am 53 10:30 am 118 July 1 9:00 am 30 10:30 am 108 July 8 9:00 am 35 10:30 am 78 July 15 9:00 am 43 10:30 am 101 July 22 9:00 am 27 10:30 am 112

Here’s What’s Going On... Mark Your Calendars… August 1 Choir Rehearsal Resumes, 7:00 pm August 2 Theology on Tap, 6:30-8:30 pm August 6 Deacon Training, 6-7:30 pm August 10 Movie on the Lawn, starts at dusk! August 12 Backpack Blessing August 12 Children & Youth Sponsor Training Aug 17 - 18 All-church Retreat at Bethany Hills! August 19 Youth Group & Children’s Activities Kick-Off, 5:00 pm August 20 First Day of School for EC3 Fall Semester August 22 Fellowship Meal, 5:45 pm

Wednesday, August 22 TASTE & SEE! We are excited to share

all about our immersion trip to Memphis & Heifer Ranch at the Stockholder Dinner

at 5:45pm in the Fellowship Hall.

RSVP: http://bit.ly/August22Meal

August 17 & 18

Join us for an all-church retreat at

Bethany Hills Camp

in Kingston Springs, TN.

RSVP: http://bit.ly/BHCRETREAT

Bring a blanket and your friends for free movies on the lawn! Movies start at dusk. We need volunteers to help with set up, conces-sions, and tear down. To assist with any of these, please sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/rIFFO7hNUsvktKMh2!

Volunteers needed to help with fellow-

ship food and beverages between ser-

vices - both set-up prior to transition

from 9 am service to 10:30 am service

(put out coffee, hot water, breakfast

treats, etc.) and clean-up following

10:30 am service (empty pots and

store in Fellowship Hall, put leftover breakfast

treats in Fellowship Hall refrigerator). If you're

interested in helping out, please contact Betsy

Barbour at betsy.barbour@comcast.net or

phone 615-430-4193.

Many thanks to all those who have contributed time and talents to maintenance on the property. It has been my pleasure to serve as chair of the Property Committee. I espe-cially wish to thank Cary Sweat for stepping into this important role. I'm sure he will continue to do out-standing work in leading the team

that does so much to ensure that our buildings and grounds serve the needs of our church and the com-munity, both in East Nashville and beyond.

With gratitude,

Dan Morrison

Eastwood Kids Programs!

Our kids’ programs are gearing up for a new year! Our new Sunday School classes start on August 5! We’ve got a wonderful year planned and I’m so excited for our families at Eastwood!

In case you’re wondering what the difference is between Sunday School and Children’s Worship –

Sunday School is an hour -long program from 9:00-10:00 am that includes a Bible lesson and activities. It’s for all kids ages 3-10. We have two classes for ECC kids; the younger class is for 3-5 year olds and the older class is for kids in grades 1-5. Parents pick up either after their own Sunday School class or after the 9:00 am worship service. Children’s Worship is a shor ter program where we br ing kids ages 3-8 from the 10:30 am worship service after they hear the Children’s Sermon. Those kids have a brief Bible lesson, snack, and playtime until the service is over.

And of course, our wonderful Nursery is open from 8:45 am – 12:00 pm for children ages 6 weeks -2 years. Sometimes when a child turns 3 they’re not quite ready for Sunday School, and that’s okay. We can talk through what’s best for the family and child then and make a plan for their transition. Eastwood kids’ Sunday evening program – our Children’s Choirs - will be star ting on August 19. We’ll be doing lots of singing and playing instruments again this year. We’ll also incorporate some game playing into our hour together! We’ll be singing in the worship services about once a month, which is always a great opportunity for these young musicians to start to serve and be part of the worship in our church community.

We’re also hoping to continue Pastor Jay’s popular spiritual parenting program on some Sunday evenings through the fall. We’ll send out more information about this once they’re planned out!

Here’s the rundown for all of our Eastwood children’s programs:

Sunday mornings: 9:00-10:00 a.m. – Children’s Sunday School (Ages 3-5, Grades 1-5)

10:30 service (after Children’s Sermon) – Children’s Worship (Ages 3-8)

Sunday evenings: 5:00-6:00 p.m. – Preschool Choir and Children’s Choir

More information will be coming to Eastwood parents about particulars on all of our programs for kids this year. If you’re new and would like to be on our email lists, or if you have any questions, please contact Julie Aaron at julie_ecc@bellsouth.net.

Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Romans 12:13

My husband and I serve in Morocco with the Comité d’Entraide Internationale - CEI (International Aid

Committee) of the Evangelical Protestant Church in Morocco, a Global Ministries partner. CEI’s work in-

cludes welcoming, assisting, and accompanying refugees and migrants coming mainly from Sub-Saharan

Africa hoping to pass through to Europe.

Some come because they don’t have enough money to survive where they were living. Many are first-born

males and their family’s well being is on their shoulders. The few women that I have encountered are

mothers, leaving their children in their home country to find a better life for their offspring in Europe. Some

are unaccompanied minors. Some are young women who were raped on their route to what they call Ca-

naan. All are risking their lives for a dream.

As part of our work, we visited a training class in a mechanic’s garage. The name of the garage is “Le Se-

cret du Zanzan” (Zanzan’s Secret). While we watched the work, I asked the owner about the meaning of

the name.

“Zanzan” means coming from afar to another land to establish oneself. He told me the story of two broth-

ers who travelled from Cameroon to the Ivory Coast. They left their land, their country, their families, and

everything they knew to go to a foreign land that would one day be their own. In his eyes, we could see

hope! I didn’t ask any more questions, but I think he was telling his own story. He now teaches others the

basics of mechanics and is investing and infusing life into future generations.

His story was inspiring and relevant to us. My husband and I are from Canada - another country, another

land, another continent, and another culture - yet we arrived here in Morocco and it felt like home.

Emmanuela Loccident and Fritz-Gerald Joseph currently serve with the Evangelical Protestant Church of Morocco. Their appointment is supported by Our Church’s Wider Mission, Disciples Mission Fund, and your special gifts.

July 2018: Zanzan’s Secret

June 2018 Year-to-Date Budget Report

Summary June

Actual June

Budget YTD Actual YTD Budget Annual Budget

Total Income $20,767.54 $21,929.84 $166,385.76 $160,986.51 $361,500.00

Total Expense $37,390.31 $39,370.34 $172,806.98 $180,648.04 $361,500.00

Bottom Line -$16,622.77 -$17,440.50 -$6,421.22 -$19,661.53 $0.00

Continued Prayer Requests for ECC Members: Jere Adams, Anna Bridgers, Jenna Brown, Sandy Burton, Sydney Hinton Cook, Sharon Frech, Taylor Hinton, Grant Houston, Chris & Katie Jardieu, Teresa Madole, Kevin McCormack, Stephen Ministry Class, Michael Witt Continued Prayer Requests for Friends of ECC: The Bills Family, Tom Britt, Elsie Burbank, John Burbank, The Men/Families of CAC, Whitney Davis, Dan Doherty, Dr. Durham, Charity Eden, Atha Ellithorpe, Emmanuel, Evie Gooch Foster, Mary Gardner, Charlotte Glassman, Vivian Gomez, Debbie Graham, Billy Hall, Andrew Henderson, Barbara Holt, Peggy Jackson, Adair Kaiser, Heather Kelley, Carla Lane, Sue Larmoyeux, Rhonda Love, Lucresha, Meaghan Magee, Lula Martin, Elizabeth Maynard, Sybil Moore, Susan Moseley, Mark Nelson, Edouard Affoumou N’Guessan, Sara Parker, Bobby Phillips, Theresa Prochnow, Chuck Rountree, Zina Rutherford, Carol Taft, Benny Walls, Gayle Walls

PRAYER LIST

Thank you, PEACE SERVICE TEAM, for serving during August.

Elders: Bob Frech, Sharon Frech, Julie Howard, Cindy Lovelace

Deacons: Adam Howard, Stacey Satchell, Rae Sovereign

Months Serving: August, December, April

Bates (Taylor & Stephanie, Sidney, Benjamin) Brown (Jenna) Clark (Jordan & Meagan, Ruby) Collier (Lauren) DeVos (Skylar & Suzanne, Elliot) Dingui (Sica & Harmonie, Sica) Ellithorpe (Grace) Frech (Bob & Sharon) Freeman (Dennis) Gaines (Ryan & Molly) Guisler (Kristina, Simeon Page, Francis Page) Howard (Adam & Ann, Lila, Hollis) Howard (Bruce & Julie) Huber (Ryan) Hudson (Peggy) Jardieu (Chris & Katie) Johnson (Liz) Kummer (Steve & Jennifer, Elsa, Greta) Lovelace (Gene & Cindy) Mize (Nikki, Amelia) Nourse (Emily) Nowak (Tim & Jamie, TJ, Jordan) Parker (Lori) Pendley (Justin & Cortney, Liam) Rogers-Perrin (Courtney, Auguste) Satchell (Stacey) Smallwood (Chris & Megan) Sovereign (Rae) + Szczesniak (Diane) Sprigler (Merideth & Joseph, Emma, AJ) Stocks (Earl & Beverly) Taylor (Jeremy & Juanita)

Special thanks to Rae Sovereign(pictured here with Diane

Szczesniak) who is our Lead Deacon this month, coordinating our

worship service and fellowship meal teams.

LECTIONARY READINGS

8/5: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a; Psalm 51:1-12; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 8/12: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 31-33; Psalm 130; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 8/19: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14; Psalm 111; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 8/26: 1 Kings 8:22-30, 41-43; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69

April 2008

9:00 am SCRIPTURE READER

August 5 Hunter Rhodes August 12 Justin Pendley August 19 Ryan Wilkerson August 26 Skylar DeVos

10:30 am SCRIPTURE READER

August 5 Hunter Rhodes August 12 Lauren Collier August 19 Ryan Wilkerson August 26 Liz Johnson

August 2018

The Joy Service Team will be serving.

10:30 am CHILDREN’S MESSAGE August 5 Julie Aaron August 12 Backpack Blessing August 19 Merideth Sprigler August 26 Hunter Rhodes

9:00 am CHILDREN’S MESSAGE August 5 Julie Aaron August 12 Backpack Blessing August 19 Cortney Pendley August 26 Ryan Wilkerson

Ellie & Brad Preslar August 4

Lindsey & Lawson Soward August 4

Jen & Mike Dominguez August 5

Ashley & Grant Edwards August 5

Alicia & Terry Riggans August 14

Elizabeth & Andy Brown August 15

Dawn & Jay Hartley August 15

Ann & Adam Howard August 18

Lauren & Tim Cromer August 21

Jennifer & Steve Kummer August 24

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August

Anniversaries

Teresa Madole August 2 Natalya Rose August 2 Merideth Sprigler August 2 Beverly Stocks August 3 Annalise Watkins August 5 Juanita Taylor August 6 Meagan Clark August 7 Del Dorr August 8 Lauren Collier August 9 Jocelyn Hartley August 10 Mia Fanning August 15 Anne Allen August 15 Stephanie Bates August 17 Lisbeth Jones August 17 Darcy Duncan August 20 Joseph Sprigler August 21 Taylor Hinton August 22 Kurt Schreiber August 22 Bexley Billingslea August 24 Sharon Frech August 25 Earl Stocks August 26 Jami Anderson August 29 Butch Judkins August 29 Minilik Belay August 30 Charles Hudson August 30 Owen Neal August 30 Silas Mathes August 31

Vol. 23, No. 7

The Evangel Eastwood Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ)

July, 2018

The Evangel Eastwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1601 Eastland Avenue Nashville, TN 37206

EASTWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ)

(615) 227-2285 Fax: (615) 228-4901 www.eastwoodchristianchurch.org

e-mail: jay_ecc@bellsouth.net Sunday School-9:00 am Worship-9:00am and 10:30 am

Jay R. Hartley Senior Minister Christy Jo Associate Pastor Julie Aaron Director of Children’s Ministries Wesley King Music Director Ryan Huber Organist Heidi Hoeft Administrative Assistant Marcia Blair Nursery Caregiver Leah Blair Nursery Caregiver