We are grateful for the beauty of Middle Tennessee's Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center, and more for all the ways Christian faith is nurtured there. We celebrate our students who have been attending this weekend the regional youth retreat of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Tennessee, including Clare, Miles, Sarah and Molly.
We give thanks today for all the saints of Christ's church, especially those who have influenced our Vine Street Christian Church community.
We celebrate Erik Cole, who grew up in this church and is the son of Pat & Ed Cole. Erik was appointed this week by Mayor Megan Barry to be the director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and Empowerment. Congratulations, Erik!
We celebrate, too, Dr. Jim Crenshaw as Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University honored Jim last week with a Distinguished Alumni Award. Congratulations, Jim!
Andra Moran, a former Vine Street staff member and longtime friend of this congregation, shares news that she and her husband Stephen are expecting a baby girl in early March. They ask for our prayers and we share in their joy!
We offer prayers of healing for Hope Hodnett as she deals with knee problems.
Bill Cannon’s mother, Shirley Cannon, died on Thursday, following a long illness. A gathering to celebrate Shirley’s life was today in Shelbyville. We pray for peace for Bill, Debra and all who love Shirley.
The Rev. Dennis Clark and his wife Cathy visited Vine Street Sunday from Oklahoma. Rev. Clark asks that we keep in our prayers his mother, Aileen Clark, who is in the hospital locally recovering from a massive stroke.
Anne Fairfield shares that her son and caregiver Mark Daugherty is in the hospital with a blood clot in his leg and lung. She asks for prayers for Mark, that he will be able to relax and to be aware of God’s presence. We pray, too, for Anne’s continuing peace.
James Thomas Trump was born on Monday, October 12. He weighed 6lb. 14oz. and measured 1'6". Emily and Mikeal are James's happy parents, and Henry is the very proud big brother. Welcome, James, and congratulations to the Trump family!
We offer prayers for the family of Kaki Friskics-Warren, a friend of Vine Street. Her mother Ava James died this week. Services will be Saturday in Midland, Texas.
Vine Street Christian Church had the privilege Sunday morning of celebrating World Communion Sunday with our sister congregation, Nouvelle Alliance. We are grateful for the spirit of unity and peace we receive from Christ, and we pray we will carry this spirit into the world for all.
Tom McAninch, a Vine Street friend and former choir member, has returned home from the hospital where he was receiving care for pneumonia. Tom welcomes our prayers as he continues to recover.
Phoebe Binkley expresses gratitude for all the ways the Vine Street Christian Church community has supported her these past few weeks. She is home now, continuing to feel better.
Joyce Crowell and her family invite you to join them as they celebrate the life of Joe Crowell tomorrow, Sept. 29, from 3-7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall at Vine Street Christian Church. Joe died on Saturday morning. Friends are invited to stop by the church to share a hug or a story or two. A funeral is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1 in Enka, North Carolina.
Elizabeth Knowles-Bagwell, a longtime friend of Vine Street, is in the hospital for heart-related care. Her husband, Tom, asks for our prayers.
Today during worship, Vine Street Christian Church commissioned its elders serving during the 2015-16 church program year. As they pray for each of us, please share prayers on behalf of: Julia Keith (chair), Linda Edwards, Sara Tarpley, Larry Adams, Bob Lyons, Charlie Biter, Kathy Zamata, Stephen Moseley, Ed Cole, Camille Biter, Jack Wallace, Julia Callaway, Rachel Dixon and Martha Bishop. We are grateful for these women and men, along with all of our church leaders.
Joe Crowell died on Saturday morning. Please keep in your prayers his wife, Joyce, along with their family and friends. Arrangements are not yet finalized. However, Vine Street Christian Church will host a memorial reception, tentatively set for Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29. Details, once they are available, will be shared Monday by email. Or, you may contact the church office at 615/269-5614 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for more information.
Ruth Skinner has been discharged from the hospital to Richland Place for rehab. We pray she will continue to gain strength and to feel more like herself again.
Please keep in your prayers the friends and family of Dot Carney, who died Wednesday. She had been living at Woodcrest at Blakeford in Green Hills. Arrangements are being made through Marshall Donnelly Combs Funeral Home.
Ruth Skinner has been in the hospital this week. We're grateful she is improving and will likely have an opportunity to transfer by the weekend to a rehab facility for further care. She says she's grateful for our prayers.
Phoebe Binkley shares two pieces of news. First, she has been discharged from the hospital and is now at Richland Place for some physical therapy. She’s feeling better and is grateful for all the support she’s received these last few days.
Next, Phoebe is proud to share that her grandson Adrian Binkley won his division of the 2015 Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival. Adrian, a high school student in Madison, Wisconsin, has played at Vine Street a number of times. The competition was near Hartford, Connecticut on Sept. 12. Congratulations, Adrian!
Julia Callaway shares she is home following a hospital stay this week. She expresses gratitude, too, for the support she has received from church participants and friends.
Our thanks to everyone for all prayers that help to care for the joys and concerns of our Vine Street community!
Julia Callaway was hospitalized for additional tests after experiencing an episode of atrial fibrillation. Please keep her in your prayers.
We’ve learned Hollie Johnson’s mother Ruth Johnson died on Aug. 31. Please keep this family in your prayers as they adjust to this loss. You can read a little more about Ruth here. If you need Hollie’s address so that you can drop a card or note into the mail, please contact Kaye in the church office (615/269-5614; kaye@vinestreet.org).