Broadway Book Club- This Week!
We had a great lunch/organizational meeting about the Book Club. We have decided to try to meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30 although this is the same time as handbells. Unfortunately, we couldn't come up with a better time right now but, hopefully, we will be able to be flexible and include those interested in book club and handbells in the future. We will meet October 17 at 6:30, and Alda Hamrick has graciously offered to have it at her house. Her address is 1438 Aberdeen Dr., Alcoa, TN. Debbie Taylor will be reviewing the book "Same Kind of Different As Me" by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. It's an easy, short read. Any questions, contact Debbie Taylor 310-4373.
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It's this Weekend! There is still a couple of spaces left.
Join your Broadway family for a fun, relaxing weekend in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. This is an unstructured weekend where you can hike to Max Patch, play games, read, sit on the porch and enjoy the views, or whatever you do to relax. Oh, and eat! The cost is the same at $40 per person for the entire weekend! Once we have the list of those going, we will send out meal assignments. Look for more details coming soon. Sign up in the pew pads or email
office@broadwayumc.net
. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Broadway Hikers
This Saturday, October 19, those who aren’t already on the Sterchi Lodge Retreat are joining with them for a 6 mile hike on the Appalachian Trail up to Max Patch (adjacent to the Lodge). This will be a full day excursion (it is a 2 hour drive to get to the Lodge). It is very important that you let us know you are coming so that we can make travel plans.
Click here to reserve your spot.
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Last Wednesday evening 19 people gathered to discuss ideas from the Leadership Institute, held at The Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City Sept 24-27, 2019.
After discussing ideas brought from Leadership Institute, the group felt that Broadway's main focus should be to create safe places for discussions, educate each other on difficult topics and to build relationships. We all come to our understandings through our life experiences. Our hope is to recognize this when we talk with each other. When we build relationships and learn how people come to have their views, we can be more tolerant of our differences. Our hope here at Broadway is to be welcoming to all.
For resources you can use go to
https://broadwayumc.net/next/ On this web page you can find links to advocacy groups like UMC Next, Wesleyan Covenant Association and Reconciling Ministries Network. Also you can find links to read about the different plans being presented at General conference 2020, books, videos from the Leadership Institute 2019 general sessions and how to have difficult conversations.
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Wednesday, October 16
8:30 am - Parents' Day Out
9:00 am - PDO - Ballet
4:30 pm - Kids' Club
6:30 pm - Chancel Choir
Thursday, October 17
8:30 am - Parents' Day Out
10:00 am - UMW Leadership Meeting (402)
1:00 pm - 4H STEM (Fellowship Hall)
6:00 pm - Epworth Bells
Fri. Oct. 18 - Sun. Oct. 20
Sterchi Lodge Retreat
Friday, October 18
11:00 am - Salvation Army Lunch (Fellowship Hall)
Sunday, October 20
9:00 am - Chapel Worship
Sunday School
10:30 am - Sanctuary Worship
Monday, October 21
8:30 am - Parents' Day Out
10:00 am - Knit Wits (Parlor)
5:30 pm - Hispanic Ministry Team (407)
6:00 pm - Girl Scouts (Art Room)
6:30 pm - Boy Scouts (Fellowship Hall)
7:00 pm - Nominations Committee (Pastor)
Tuesday, October 22
8:30 am - Parents' Day Out
5:30 pm - SPR Meeting (407)
6:30 pm - Cub Scouts (Great Room/Fellowship Hall)
Wednesday, October 23
8:30 am - Parents' Day Out
9:00 am - PDO - Ballet (Fellowship Hall)
4:30 pm - Kids' Club
6:30 pm - Chancel Choir
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Missed Sunday's Sermon?
Click the play button below to listen:
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Time to start collecting candy again for the Downtown Spooktacular Event, where the city shuts down the street of Broadway and a couple thousand trick or treaters wander up and down Broadway. This is one of our best events of the year. Along with handing out treats we will hand out water and have our bathrooms open for use. Email
office@broadwayumc.net if you would like to help.
We still need lots of candy! You can leave bags in the church office.
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We know that mental health concerns affect millions of Americans each day. But do you ever consider that it could be your co-worker, your neighbor, even the person in the pew sitting next to you, who might be one of those silently journeying with mental illness, either as a mental health consumer themselves or as a friend or loved one to someone who is? And have you ever wondered what such a journey might be like?
On October 27, following the 10:30 Sanctuary Worship (11:45 a.m.) in the Fellowship Hall, you can hear from Broadway UMC members Joel Bannock and Melanie Hutsell as they share their personal stories about living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in “My Journey with Mental Illness." Lunch will be provided. Please come and find out more—and ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask—about this important health topic. We appreciate you signing up through the church office so that we can make sure we have enough food prepared. Donations will be accepted for the lunch, with any extra funds offered to COMPASSion Counseling Center.
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On Thursday, Nov.7, Broadway UMC Habitat Volunteers will re-build a small porch and steps plus add a ramp for an 87 year-old lady. By now, we have these projects down pat! On Thursday, Scott Dahms , Mary Margaret and Bill Eckhardt, and Bill Ribble will tear away the old structure and block in the new. Friday calls for additional volunteers to begin the building process. By Saturday, the project should be complete and ready for winter weather!! If you have volunteered before, we hope you will come again. If you are new to Habitat, please join us! Along with our work, we always have fun and always have delicious cookies for snacks!!
Project: The project involves building a 5’ x 10’ front porch, a 4 step stairs, and a 32 ft long handicap ramp plus removing the old structure.
Please email
office@broadwayumc.net
if you want to volunteer! Even if you can just make it for a day, we hope you will volunteer!
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Day In Season Finale
will be Tuesday, November 12 with guest speaker, Charles W. Maynard, a Broadway favorite. Charles is an ordained United Methodist minister, storyteller, and author. He has served in the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church for over 40 years. He has authored or co-authored 31 books, including 22 children’s books. He has also written United Methodist Sunday school and devotional literature as well as numerous magazine articles. Charles is known for his telling of traditional Appalachian Mountain tales, stories of American history, and personal narratives of growing up in the Cumberlands of Tennessee. Charles worked as the first executive director of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and was named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the History of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Charles is now serving as an associate pastor at Cokesbury UMC in Knoxville. Charles married his high school sweetheart, Janice, who is a well-known novelist. They have two daughters, and five grandchildren. Charles and Janice enjoy writing, traveling and spending time with their family.
Plan to join us at noon for a pot luck lunch, drinks are provided. This event is open to all ages.
Sign up by contacting the church office no later that Monday, November 11 at noon.
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Sometimes this new age of “instant easy access information” can cause people to feel frustrated and more isolated in today’s society.
If you or someone you know needs assistance with Facebook, our Digital Directory, or accessing our Website to utilize our available resources, please feel free to contact Jennifer McIntyre by emailing her at
jennifer_mcintyre@hotmail.com to make an appointment or drop by her office Tuesday afternoons on the 4
th floor starting Oct 1.
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October 10:30 am
20 - Richard and Barbara Bailey
27 - Gene and Marie Pafford
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October 9:00 am
20 - Debbie Slizewski
27 - Greg Bradley
October 10:30 am
20 - Anita Ward
27 - Jean Hubbs
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The next Food Pantry date
is scheduled for
October 26, 9:00-11:00AM
Your prayers, your gifts, your service
and continued commitment
to this ministry is very much appreciated
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Broadway United Methodist Church
309 East Broadway Avenue
Maryville, TN 37804
(865) 982-6192
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