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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
ADVENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT SERVICE IN THE PRESS: The regular Wednesday night meal will be served at the usual time of 5:00 – 6:00pm before the Advent Wednesday Night service in The Press at 6:30pm tomorrow (December 16). Reservations are needed for the meal; you may make a reservation on-line by clicking HERE or by calling the church office at 255-1289 by 10:00am on Wednesday morning. Those who don’t participate in the meal may arrive any time before 6:30pm; coffee and iced tea will be available for all.
FIRST LADIES CONNECT - DECEMBER GATHERING
NEXT Thursday, December 17 at 6:30pm CHRISTMAS COOKIE EXCHANGE
Take this evening to slow down from the hustle and bustle of the season, and join the ladies in your area for a fun evening filled with cookies and Christmas cheer!
Please RSVP to your hostess so she will know how many ladies plan to attend. Then, bake up a batch of your favorite holiday cookies! Bring 5 packages of ½ dozen cookies to exchange, and another ½ dozen to share that evening. (Total: 3 dozen) Beverages will be provided.
For a list of hostesses and their addresses, click HERE.
For more information, please contact Tara Stieber
 
10:00AM - SUNDAY SCHOOL/BIBLE STUDY
10:00AM - HAITIAN WORSHIP - HERITAGE CHAPEL
 10:00AM - AFRICAN WORSHIP - WISE CHAPEL
11:00AM- THE BRANCH SERVICE
5:30PM - Jazz Alliance, Santa and Friends!
Bring your favorite Christmas treat to share following the concert as we meeting with Santa and some special friends!
5:30PM - EMMAUS FELLOWSHIP (Fellowship Hall)
CELEBRATE AND WORSHIP!
Advent is a fabulous season of the year for BOTH Worship and Fellowship! We need to celebrate the arrival of Jesus Christ, God in the Flesh, who came to dwell among us. And we've been doing BOTH at NFCN!
 I calculated today, that since the 30th of November, through the 19th of December, Karen and/or I will have been to 17 special Christmas fellowship events as part of NFCN! On top of that, add another 3 events with family/friends outside of the church and around 10 special worship or service events. All in 20 days. That, my friends, is quite a schedule of Worship and Celebration!
  
But we wouldn't trade ONE of them! We wouldn't try and get out of any of them! Every time we gather for worship or fellowship we come away better than we arrived. Spiritually and every other way. I've found it true across the years, and this year is no exception.
That said, for many people the pace of this season for so many becomes their pain of a different kind. Some tend to isolate themselves, feeling "left out" of the joy because of family realities or physical pain or other issues. Some just don't share the excitement or joy of what's going on for very personal reasons. And some don't worship because they just don't believe, or have fallen away from belief.
To all this season, REJOICE - THE CHRIST HAS COME! Lift up your heads - GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN US! LISTEN - in Worship - because God has broken His silence and come to dwell with His people! Whether through the song of a child on the platform, the meaningful conversation with a fellow believer at a Sunday School class Party or the sheer joy of tasting someone's home-made chocolate Christmas great, relish it. It's all part of the joy of Christmas.
Last night, we arrived home after yet another wonderful event, to find a package had been delivered from a faithful NFCN church member to our home. It was a meaningful, thoughtful and personal gift, obviously thought-out and carefully selected for my wife and myself, having clearly picked up something in a conversation apparently that we might desire or need. My heart was quickly warmed with appreciation to realize someone cared about us like that. It nearly brought tears to my eyes, not because of any extravagance, but because of the personal focus of it. Just for us. Just another part of the season - let's all do that!
We've got a few more days left. Don't miss the moments of THIS SUNDAY, both morning and evening. Of CHRISTMAS EVE at 5:00 PM. And spend some quiet time in personal worship as well. Tis the season. Don't let it pass!
Pastor Ulmet
A WOODLAND STREET CHRISTMAS - JOIN US FOR ONE OR ALL OF THESE SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVENTS!
Sunday, December 20
9:00am The Celebration Service and "Hooray For Baby Jesus" - Advent worship service and a brief Christmas presentation of the NFCN Preschoolers
11:00am The Branch Service and "Hooray For Baby Jesus" - "Our Coming Savior" Advent Week 4
5:30pm The Jazz Alliance in Concert! featuring Santa and Friends - A Nashville Big Band in concert with special guest! Refreshments and family pictures to follow.
Thursday, December 24th
5:00pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - Join us to celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ by singing carols, taking communion and receiving prayer with families.
Sunday, December 27th
10:00am Christmas Service - Join us to celebrate the coming of the Messiah with one combined worship experience. JOY TO THE WORLD! (No Sunday School This Day)
Sunday, January 3, 2015
9:00am - Celebration Worship
10:00am - Mingle in the Middle - We are joining together on this Sunday for a special fellowship time we are calling "Mingle in the Middle" between the two worship services. Coffee will be provided in the Woodland Street Mall. All Sunday School classes are asked to bring snacks to share as you do for a regular Sunday School morning and a little extra! You may drop your treats off any time after 8:30am near the Coffee Cafe. Click here to request more information.
11:00am The Branch
FINANCIAL PEACE – If improving your financial situation and stewardship is one of your new year resolutions, take advantage of upcoming Financial Peace classes being offered here at NFCN. Register online at websites - click below; see Pastor Bruce Oldham if you have questions.
NFCN NIGHT AT THE PREDATORS
Saturday, January 16, 2016 the Predators take on the Minnesota Wild at 7:00pm. Tickets are $30 a piece and a very limited number are available. Click HERE to get your tickets now.
SINGLE ADULTS
Read the latest edition of The Bridge - the newsletter of NFCN Single Adult Ministry HERE.
 AMAZONSMILE
The holidays are approaching and as you are shopping for gifts, please remember that when you shop through amazonsmile, you can support Nashville First Church of the Nazarene. Click HERE to learn more.
 Sunday School Classes and Small Groups ---The Room in the Inn dates are being scheduled quickly so please contact Pastor Bob Milburn now to select the date your group will volunteer for Room in the Inn or for more information.
Here are the dates scheduled and available as of Monday this week:
OPEN dates --- Dec. 17, Dec. 31, Feb. 4, Mar. 10, Mar. 24
 URBAN MINISTRIES
Colder weather is coming. Donations of winter coats, hats, gloves, and blankets can be left in the Emmaus barrels located in the foyer. The need for toiletries and new socks and underwear continues year round.
RIGHTNOW MEDIA - A GIFT FOR YOU
Nashville First Church of the Nazarene has a gift for you. You may have received an email about this and we hope you are already taking advantage of RightNow Media! We want to give you access to a huge, steaming, on-line, access-on-any-device library of over 10,000 video Bible studies, leadership videos, kids shows and more. To sum it up — it’s like the Netflix of Bible study videos. You will have FREE access to thousands of video resources to help you with parenting, marriage, discipleship and more. It includes content for all ages and stages of life, and all of your family members are invited to set up their own accounts as well.
Click here: RightNow Media to start your account now.
 BASKETBALL
Basketball is just around the corner!! If you are interested in coaching, assistant coaching, or volunteering in any other way please contact Chris Hines
LOVEBOOKS
In middle-income neighborhoods, the ratio of books per child is 13 to 1, in low-income neighborhoods , the ratio is 1 age-appropriate book for every 300 children.
LoveBooks is a new ministry, developed by First Church volunteers, that distributes books to disadvantaged kids ages 0-18. If you are interested in donating books, money, or volunteering, contact Eric or Wendy Jans at 615-478-7146 or email. Visit LoveBooks on-line: here.
NAZARTS: Offering lessons in: Piano, Voice, Guitar, Drums, Woodwinds - for ALL AGES
Dance and Art: Classes are forming.
Contact Sandy Blackman for more information.
GIVE TO OUR YOUTH WHEN YOU SHOP AT KROGER and AMAZON!
 If you live in Tennessee and shop at Kroger, you can donate to our Youth Group every time you shop by scanning your Kroger Plus card at check out! It doesn't cost you anything; all you have to do is register your Kroger Plus Card and choose First Church of the Nazarene (NPO #35793) as your charity of choice. You can also donate to First Church when you purchase through Amazon.com at no cost to you. Click here and log-in with your existing account or create a new account; Amazon will remember your selection with every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com and give a donation of .5% of the price of eligible purchases.
COUNSELING REFERRAL MINISTRY
Everyone struggles. Sometimes it helps to talk about it. Did you know that Nashville First Church of the Nazarene offers resources to connect you to caring Christian counselors? All of the counselors are part of our church and ministry. Did you know that the cost may be reduced or fully covered by our Life Ministries? To see the list of counselors and how to contact them, click here.
"THE REAL LIFE" - NFCN's televised service on Cable Channel 19 in Davidson County (Public Access television - NECAT), times are:
Monday - 12:00pm
Tuesday - 7:30am and 6:30pm
Wednesday - 7:00pm
Friday - 10:30am
Saturday - 10:00am
Sunday - 4:30pm
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December 16 - Advent Wednesday Nights in The Press
December 20 - Pre-School Presentation in - 9:00am and 11:00am
- Jazz Alliance, Santa and Friends - 5:30pm
December 24 - Christmas Eve Service - 5:00pm
December 27 - One Combined Christmas Service at 10:00am
January 3 - 9:00am Celebration Worship
- Mingle in the Middle fellowship time at 10:00am
- 11:00am Branch Worship
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