A SERVICE OF WORSHIP AND HOLY COMMUNION ENTRANCE * (Please stand as able) WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Please sign and pass the attendance register. If you are visiting and would like to learn more about our church, please provide your email address and we will send you our weekly eNews. MINUTE FOR MUSIC MINISTRY: gathering Jamie Barrack PRELUDE Love Divine, All Loves Excelling arr. Joel Raney * CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsive) / Screen One: In Christ, the God of heaven has made his home on earth. Many: Christ dwells among us and is one with us. One: Highest of all creation, he lives among the least. Many: He journeys with the rejected and welcomes the weary. One: Come now, all who thirst, Many: and drink the water of life. One: Come now, all who hunger, Many: and be filled with good things. One: Come now, all who seek, Many: and be warmed by the fire of love. * HYMN BCH 110 / Screen A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * AFFIRMATION OF FAITH BCH 880 (Responsive) / Screen * RESPONSE BCH 71 / Screen Glory Be to the Father * GREETINGS OF THE PEOPLE Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Visit us online: www.brandermillchurch.org www.facebook.com/brandermillchurch THE BRANDERMILL CHURCH 4500 Millridge Parkway Midlothian, VA 23112 (804) 744-3661 Sunday, September 4: 10:30 AM Worship (SY) 11:45 AM Covenant Review Group (CR) 4:00 PM LFS Dinner Prep (KT) Monday, September 5: Church offices are closed today. Tuesday, September 6: 10:00 AM Ladies AM Bible Fellowship (Class) Wednesday, September 7: 8:00 AM Men’s Bible Study (Class) 9:45 AM Yoga (SY) MEN’S BREAKFAST will kick off on Saturday, September 10th at 8 AM. Our speaker will be Rev. Jim Dunkin who will, among other topics, address men’s ministry. Let’s have a strong showing of men of all ages to welcome Jim to our fellowship. You may sign up on the attendance pads in the sanctuary, on the clipboard outside the church office, or email or call Dawn. THE BRANDERMILL CHURCH 101 — INTERESTED IN JOINING? You are invited to come to the Fellowship Hall immediately following the 10:30 worship service on Sunday, September 11th. Come and hear what God is up to in this wonderful body of Christ and learn how you can join with us in ministry. SEMI-CIRCLE - Ladies, please join us for our first meeting of the fall at the home of Marcia Marsh, 5400 Sunrise Bluff Court, Midlothian 23112 at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 19th. We’ll have a salad and dessert dinner followed by a discussion of Outrageous Grace by Grace Fabian. Join us for fellowship and friendship as we get to know each other better as disciples of TBC! For more information, please email Tricia Bonnes at [email protected] or Marcia Marsh at [email protected]. KAIROS WEEKEND PRAYER SUPPORT - Each KAIROS weekend is undergirded by 24 hour prayer support throughout the whole three days of the weekend. The Weekend for KAIROS #38 at Greensville Correction Center needs some slots in the prayer chain to be filled by volunteers. If so moved to support the 35 KAIROS team members and the 42 prisoner participants, please type in the following link: http://3dayol.org/Vigil/GetVigil.phtml? pvid=12509&commid=2140 and pick a time and date of your convenience. GET CONNECTED through Fellowship LADIES A.M. BIBLE FELLOWSHIP - Learn what scripture says about living the abundant life by studying Paul's letters to the Philippians and Colossians. Tuesdays from 10-11:30 A.M. Aug. 30 - Nov. 22. For more information, contact Dorothy Werkmeister, [email protected] or 306-2216. LADIES P.M. BIBLE FELLOWSHIP - Study the lives of four unnamed women of the bible who were known and loved by God. Also learn about our identity in Christ in this 6-week DVD study, "Anonymous: Discovering the Somebody You Are to God," by Cindi Wood. Tuesdays from 6:30-8 P.M., Sept. 13 - Oct. 18. For more information, contact Dorothy Werkmeister, [email protected] or 306-2216. AN ODD COUPLE, JONAH and RUTH: LESSONS FOR OUR FRACTURED WORLD – All adults are invited to join a new Sunday School class starting September 11. We'll study 2 books from the Old Testament that reveal God's love for all people, including the outsiders. The Book of Jonah uses the character of an outrageous excuse of a prophet to show how we should not exclude others while the Book of Ruth presents a picture of what life would look like if God’s people treated each other with His loving-kindness – insiders and outsiders alike. Steve Begg will lead this class. CHRISTIAN CONVERSATIONS: THE LIFE YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED - In this 6-week video-based study, John Ortberg shows us how to live as Jesus would on a day-to-day basis. We'll work together toward a life filled with new meaning, hope, change and a growing closeness to Christ. Meets in Woodlake on Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m., Sept. 21-Oct. 26. All adults are welcome. For more information, contact Linda Saunders or 804-501-8868. September 4, 2016 16th Sunday after Pentecost 10:30 a.m. GET CONNECTED through Small Groups See a complete list of classes and studies on our website! GET CONNECTED This Week’s Calendar SY - Sanctuary CR - Conference Room MP - Multi-Purpose Room Class - MP Classroom LL - Lower Level YR - Youth Room NSY - Nursery KT - Kitchen Choir - Choir Room Fam. Class - Family Classroom THE BRANDERMILL CHURCH STAFF *To reach these disciples, please email [email protected] SENIOR PASTOR Jim Dunkin* ASSOCIATE PASTOR AND MINISTER OF ADULT DISCIPLESHIP Ed Kross* CONGREGATIONAL CARE CHAPLAIN Charles Hunt* DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRIES Jamie Barrack* ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, ALTERNATIVE Andrew Hamm* OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Dawn Rancka* FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Gina Glick* ACCOMPANIST Tonya Cory* DIRECTOR OF THE PRESCHOOL Debbie Ellison* CUSTODIAN Robert Dunford AUDIO/VISUAL DIRECTORS Mike Rancka / Ben Brooks THE BRANDERMILL CHURCH COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAIR Heather Nghiem [email protected] ADULT MINISTRIES Linda Saunders [email protected] CHILDREN/FAMILY MINISTRIES Heather Nghiem [email protected] CONGREGATIONAL CARE * FACILITIES Ben Handzel [email protected] FELLOWSHIP Jenn Inman [email protected] FINANCE Lee Wallace [email protected] GROUNDS Tom Doyle [email protected] MEMBERSHIP Carol D’Arrigo [email protected] MISSIONS Don Reich [email protected] STAFF PARISH Tom Earle [email protected] STEWARDSIP Karen Harp [email protected] WORSHIP Billy Pritchett [email protected] YOUTH Rich Taylor [email protected] * this position is open - please see Pastor Jim to volunteer Thursday, September 8: 7:00 AM Rotary Meeting (MP) 2:00 PM Knit Wits (CR) 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir (SY) 7:00 PM Disciple Study (CR) 8:30 PM AA (MP) Saturday, September 10: 8:00 AM Men’s Breakfast (MP) Sunday, September 11: New schedule! 8:30 AM Worship (SY) 9:30 AM Sunday School (MP, FH, YR) 10:30 AM Worship (SY) 11:45 AM Covenant Review Group (CR) 11:45 AM TBC 101 (FH) Our new fall schedule begins next Sunday, September 11th! To Uproot and Tear Down, to Build and to Plant