Bellevue Presbyterian Church Events
April 20th
Easter Sunday 10:30am
Sermon: John 20:1-18
“Seeing with Easter Eyes”
A blog post by Christian educator Wendy Claire Barry provides words that she shared with the children of her church. We hope they are helpful and bless you in this Holy Good Easter Season.
We call Good Friday ‘good’ because we are an Easter people. Even in the name we give it, we can’t look at this day alone for the terrible thing that happened, that Jesus whom we love died on the cross. We look all the way to Sunday when Jesus who died on the cross rose again. All the same, we don’t skip over this terrible thing, that Jesus whom we love died on a dark day when soldiers shamed him, nearly all his friends left his side, and he wasn’t even sure that God was with him.
We tell the story of what happened that day because it is important, it’s necessary: Jesus was afraid, he suffered, he died… and God turned his fear, his suffering, and his dying into hope, wholeness, and new life.
We tell our story, our Christian story, repeatedly because it tells us the truth: not that there is no darkness, but that “light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” Remembering that gives us comfort and makes us bold, it helps us encourage others and find goodness in the most difficult of days. We are an Easter people because we have been to the cross and the grave and we know the promise God makes to us in Jesus: God’s power and grace can transform anything, God’s love is stronger than the cross, stronger than death itself. God will wipe away every tear from our eyes and make all things new.
We are open to receive any potential new members. New Member Joining Sunday is April 27th. If you are interested, see Pastor Scott ([email protected] or 678-485-4350).
MAY 23, 2025
FREE End-of-School-Year Youth Rally for ALL Middle School & High School Youth
BELLEVUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NASHVILLE
May 23, 2025
Youth Rally from 6:30-10 pm
Optlonal Lock-In from 10 pm-6 am
Kicking Off the Rally will be a Christian Acoustic Concert
by Gotee Recording Artist
Ryan Stevenson
Featuring His 8 TOP TEN CCM Hits!
Free Pizza Party
Fun and Games
Including:
Dodge Ball, Pickleball, 3 on 3 Basketball Under the Lights, Board Games, Mixed Martial Arts, Energizers, Worship, Late Night Movie, Sleep!
Please register ASAP that your church (or family) is coming to [email protected] and provide approximate numbers by May 1st. Any questions, call 615-646-1666.
The Outreach Mission Team is providing the following opportunities for each member to become involved more in the church and in the community:
We welcome everyone to share in this ministry with the annual Easter offering. We celebrate the ending of the Lenten journey of prayer and offering awareness for those who made One Great Hour of Sharing part of their Lent. We’re glad to be a part of this effort to multiply our efforts throughout the world. This ministry supports efforts to relieve hunger through the Presbyterian Hunger Program, promotes development through the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People, and assists in areas that have experienced disaster through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. All three programs work in different ways to serve individuals and communities in need. From initial disaster response to ongoing community development, their work fits together to provide people with safety, sustenance, and hope. The Easter offering is PCUSA wide.
APRIL’S MOST NEEDED
The Food Bank is requesting cans of the following: beef stew; black-eye peas, green beans, carrots, corn and green peas, chicken, corned beef hash, chili, cranberry sauce, evaporated milk, mixed vegetables, vegetables, pasta, SPAM, salmon, yams, pumpkin, pasta sauce, fruit, and white potatoes. or a gift card to Aldi or Kroger.
Thanking everyone who continues to support this ministry.
NUEVE VIDA FOOD PROJECT
Bellevue Presbyterian Church is providing four people each Tuesday night in May to help Nueva Vida with loading grocery carts for the needy in the Glencliff area of Nashville. The Nueva Vida is sponsored by the Middle Tennessee Presbytery. It is wonderful work because you will be packing grocery carts with enough food to last two weeks for families in the area.
We ask that volunteers arrive by 5PM (allow for terrible traffic). The receiving families start lining up at 4 PM. and it goes very quickly once the doors open. End time is usually between 7:30 PM and 8 PM. They are located behind the Glencliif Presbyterian Church at 416 East Thompson Ln., Nashville, TN 37211.
Let Beth Derrick know which night you can help. (615.308.8404; [email protected])
Learn more about Nueva Vida Food Project here.
Spring is here – we think. None the less, RITI is over for the 2024-2025 winter. Thank you to all who shared in this ministry with transportation, food, laundry, supplies, staying the night, and all the myriad of other things that make our participation in the RITI a successful ministry partnership! We’ll have opportunities for people to try serving again or for the first time in the 2025-26 winter.
The Congregational Life Team is providing these additional opportunities for the church to be community. We hope you’ll join in activities when you can.
CHURCHWIDE RETREAT
OCT 31 – NOV 2, 2025
Save the Date for our annual Nacome Retreat. It will be the weekend of 10/31 – 11/2/25. More information coming in the next few weeks.”
April 27, 2025
A congregational lunch will be held in the Fellowship Hall immediately following worship. Plan now to stay and enjoy food and fellowship and to welcome our new members.
We have two lunch groups that each meet once a month at various restaurants here in the Bellevue area. They meet the second Tuesday and Thursday of each month.
On April 10th, the Thursday Lunch Group enjoyed The Brew House. You can see in the above picture that it was a lively bunch. They reported back that the catfish was as delicious as the quesadillas.
The Tuesday Lunch Group equally enjoyed their time that week at Dalt’s.
Information will be coming soon for the May lunches.
April 23, 2025
Charlie Tygard will lead us in a Trivia Competition! Dinner will be Whitt’s BBQ and we are asking for an $8.00 donation. Dinner starts at 5:30 and the games begin at 6:00. Contact George Zubulake ([email protected]) with questions. See you then!
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For additional information please call the Church Office and speak with Mary Lou at 615 646-1666.