Here’s Your Sign
John 2:13-22
Worship is our ultimate response to the glory of the Triune God.
Click here
to join the service Sunday at 10:30 am.
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Amelia Pritchard wants to remind you to make your palm frond because Mr. Keith has a song in the worship service on Sunday and we can wave our palms and sing Hosanna in our own homes!
Preschoolers: zoom meeting with
Ms. Sylvia on Sundays at 9:15 am
Children: Grades 1-4 zoom meeting with Ms. Judy at 9:45 am and Avenue 56 at 11:30 am on Sundays.
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You can now text your contribution via your phone. Just text the word
“Give”
to 205-289-5619. The first time you text, you will be asked to input a bank account or a credit card number. When complete, you will receive an email confirmation. As always, thank you for your faithfulness.
As of March 31
Receipts to Date - $ 1,467,336
Budget to Date - $1,298,559
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Church-Wide Communion Service
on Maundy Thursday Using ZOOM
Hello church family! Because we have the capability to host up to 500 homes using the Zoom virtual meeting application, we will host a church wide Holy Week event on Thursday, April 9th at 7:00 pm. This special service, led by our pastors, will feature a devotion and celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Because we never have planned a meeting quite like this, there are some things you will need to do to prepare ahead of time.
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We will be hosting two trial runs so you can be confident on how to use the app when we meet on Maundy Thursday. The app looks like the graphic displayed here.
Our first “test run” will be this Sunday evening at 7:00 pm and the final “test run” will be Wednesday, April 8th at 7:00 pm. The link and ID are
https://zoom.us/j/699438635
and
ID: 699 438 635 (This link is the same for the test runs and Maundy Thursday.) Once you click on the link, you will be asked to join the meeting and audio. Make sure you activate your camera. If you do not have a camera on your PC, you can still see and hear but you won't be seen.
Please join the meeting by 6:55 pm.
Some of our Sunday School classes and church committees are currently using this same format to gather together while we are apart, so this is already familiar to them.
The next thing you will need to prepare for our time together is to have “the elements” (bread and cup) ready for you and your family members. Use whatever you have available at home now. Do not make a special trip to the store for this.
I am confident that, although this worship service will be like none we have ever done before, it may be one you will remember for a lifetime. Our God is so good. He has given us everything we need. Let us all come to the virtual table with hearts full of gratitude for what He has done. Many are saying, “God is trying to tell us something in all of this world crisis.” Well, God has been trying to tell us something; Something that started in a manger and ended with an empty tomb. Jesus has ushered in a Kingdom that is now and eternal and we can choose to live in it. If we want to…
Please join us as we commemorate our Lord Jesus during Holy Week with the celebration of Communion.
In Christ,
Keith McLeod
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In order to celebrate "Tomb's Empty" on Easter, we have to first journey to the cross on
Good Friday
We invite you to observe this important day wherever you may find yourself. The worship service takes twenty minutes and walks through the final hours leading up to the crucifiction. Here's how it works:
1.
Identify a time you will worship.
2.
CLICK HERE
to see the video, print the liturgy, or follow on your phones
3.
Play the video on a TV or computer. (Good speakers are recommended!)
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The online Easter Bible study for our families continues with the following schedule:
4/5 Week 3: Crucifixion
4/12 Week 4: Resurrection
4/19 Week 5: Beach Breakfast
4/26 Week 6: Ascension
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How can we help you? Please call if you need anything and we will do our best to help. Let us know your concerns and we will join you in prayer.
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Connected By An Invisible String
Last Wednesday we tried something new for children’s ministry – a ‘remote’ meeting on Zoom that allowed us to see each other’s faces, check in with what was going on in the lives of our children and review the Bible verses that we’ve been learning this semester. I was excited about being able to see the children and hoped that seeing each other would be good for them as well. When the time came for the ‘meeting’ to begin I was pleasantly surprised by the responses that the children had to seeing each other. You would have thought they were all long-lost family members that had not seen each other for many years. The excitement on their faces and in their voices was a sight to behold!
As I watched their reactions (and felt my own at seeing them again) I remembered a little book that I had found several years ago titled “The Invisible String”. In the book, a set of twins are awakened during the night with the sound of thunder and lightning. As they run to their mom for comfort and safety, she tells this story:
Whenever you are anxious or afraid, remember that we are always together no matter what! The children are confused and ask, “How can we be together when you are here and we are there?” The mother responds by holding up her hands about a foot apart and saying, “This is how”. She goes on to tell them about the invisible string. The invisible string is a very special string that is made of love. Even though it can’t be seen with your eyes, you can always feel it deep down inside your heart and you know that you will always be connected to everyone you love. Of course, the children ask who is connected with the invisible string and mom assures them that the string is connected with their friends, their pets, their extended family…(and I would add the string is also connected to God!). The children still need assurance so they ask if the string goes away when someone is mad. Mom comforts them again by reminding them that love is stronger than anger and as long as love is in your heart, the string will always be there. Finally, the children are reassured and realize that, even when they are far away from those they love, the invisible string can keep them connected. They are able to return to their beds and sleep peacefully throughout the storm.
That’s why the children on my Zoom meeting had those joyous expressions in their voices and on their faces – the invisible string was allowing them to stay connected with some of their friends! And that’s what will keep us all together as we continue to practice social distancing. All of us are connected by the invisible string of love – love that starts with the love God has for each of us and continues with the love we have for one another. So stay well; stay safe; hold on to the invisible string, and rest peacefully until this storm is done!
Judy Bryant
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Until further notice, we will abide by increased restrictions and will not gather for any public worship, meeting, or assembly of any kind. We will continue to broadcast at 10:30 am on Sunday mornings, but it would be available later if you want to see it again. Also, it opens the opportunity to hear from multiple members singing, reading, sharing, praying, etc. For now, Ministers and Staff will be working more remotely although some will need to enter the church building for essential on-site operations. Pray for us as we continue to fine tune our effectiveness in serving our Beloved Brookwood Family!
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Please read your emails from us and visit the
church website
regularly to stay informed.
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Brookwood Baptist Church
3449 Overton Road Birmingham, AL 35223
205 967 0441 www.brookwood.org
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