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pholding Our Church

w Members amp Childdication back cover

Growing Disciplesof Christ by

Seeking GodSharing Love andServing Others

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Core Values

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n This Edition

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A ew weeks ago David Brookswrote an article in the New Yorkimes titled How to Fix Politics inwhich he said ldquoItrsquos increasingly clearthat the roots o political dysunctionlie deep in society I therersquos trulygoing to be improvement there has to

be improvement in the social contextpolitics is embedded inrdquo Brooks is on to something hereWe get the politics we deserve Our culture has becomemore polarized more hostile more earul and morehateul Why Tere are many theories and reasonsIt could be the lack o community and authentic socialinteraction ndash read Robert Putnamrsquos book Bowling Alone It could be the bombardment o inormation in thedigital age ndash people will now say things on a screen theywould never have the nerve o saying in person It couldbe that politics has become a spectator sport anotherorm o entertainment in a culture obsessed with realityV It might simply be the act that ear and anxiety ison the rise in the twenty-first century Whatever it issomething needs to be fixed Tere are too many goodpeople who are disappointed and disillusioned with thispresidential race regardless o party affiliation I wouldargue that growing individualism leading to a sense oloneliness and isolation is also at the heart o the problemBrooks says ldquoTe individualist turn has accumulated adownside By 2005 47 percent o Americans reportedthat they knew none or just a ew o their neighbors by

name Terersquos been a sharp rise in the number o peopwho report that they have no close riends to confide inLoneliness breeds ear When politics becomes baseon ear hostility hatred and envy the more importan virtues disappear Tings like sacrifice communitpublic service bridge building the common good anpatriotism begin to go by the wayside Perhaps th

greatest threat to our country does not come rom thoutside rom ISIS or war weary reugees seeking a saplace to raise their children but rom the inside ndash thbehavior o the American people and our leaders we expect civility and respect in our politics then wmust first show it ourselves I we expect the gridlocto stop in Washington then we must understand thcompromise is part o the deal I we expect moderatto have a chance at ever winning elections then we muunderstand that the world is not just black and whitTere is a lot o grey Who knows what the rest o thyear will hold It probably will not be pretty and many us are already weary But something must change in thway we go about this process Something must changin the way we relate to each other Tere is too much stake Civility decency and our childrenrsquos uture comto mind

Blessings

Fixing Our Politics by Clay Stauffer

It is that glorious time o year onceagainhellipSpring in ennessee with thebeauty o Godrsquos creation blooming atevery turn end-o-school preparationsProms graduations Motherrsquos Day(hint to children and husbands - May8th) and the anticipation o Summer inour every thought And speaking o

Summer this serves as a gentle reminder that our CampProgram at Bethany Hills (located approximately 25 miles

West o Nashville in Kingston Springs) begins in onemonth It is time to register

Here is the schedule or 2016June 5-11 CYF Conerence (completed grades 9-12)June 12-15 Discovery (completed grades 2-3)June 16-18 Firsters (completed Kindergarten and 1st)July 3-9 Eighters (completed grade 8)July 10-15 Chi Rho (completed grades 6-7)July 17-21 Junior (completed grades 4-5)July 24-27 Hope (Offered as a ministry to Nashvillersquosinner-city youth ages 5-12)

Te updated ennessee Regional website providedetailed inormation about all o these camp sessionand is set up or online registration Te ollowing linwill take you directly to the Bethany Hills page

httpwwwccdctnorgbethany-hillsI encourage all Woodmont amilies to consider one o

several o these camping programs Our congregatiohas been deeply involved at Bethany Hills or decadeand many o our young people trace their call to ministrdirectly to their camp experiences

Also i yoursquod be interested and willing to serve as counselor or any o these camping sessions I woulwelcome the opportunity to speak with you We aralways seeking mature adults (18 years o age and aboveto spend a week or a ew days nurturing our childreand youth My contact inormation is below

xo - Tom Schuylerthomschuylergmailcom6156180820

1Lyric by DuBose Heyward Music by George Gershwin

ldquoSummertime and the livinrsquo is easyhelliprdquo 1

by Tom Schuyler



May has always beenone o my avorite monthsand not just because itrsquos mybirthday Not only is thewarm spring weather nowhere to stay but also thisseason o graduations andsummer breaks reminds

us o the natural changingseasons o lie Tis yearndash in the midst o so manypersonal changes ndash thereminder that God is with

us in all seasons o lie is perhaps more important thanever We read in Ecclesiastes 3 the reassuring words thatldquoFor everything there is a season and a time or everymatter under heaven a time to be born and a time to diea time to plant and a time to pluck up what is plantedhellip atime to seek and a time to lose a time to keep and a timeto throw away a time to tear and a time to sew a time tokeep silence and a time to speak a time to love and a timeto hate a time or war and a time or peacerdquo Whicheverseason we find ourselves in the scripture reminds us thatGod is there with us walking through both the highestmountains and the deepest valleys

It has been an amazing journey to watch the students inour youth group grow up throughout so many seasons otheir lie Itrsquos hard to believe how much they have grownup though the students who are graduating rom highschool this year were just in 3rd grade when I startedhere at Woodmont Over these many years I have been

so privileged to witness the ups and downs o lie with somany o them When I was exhausted and waking upway too early in Guatemala the youth were there withsmiling aces ready to make new riends I I got stuck ona question about interpreting scripture they helped me seeit in a new way during one o our uesday morning Bible

studies o say the least the seasons o lie have sharpenethese students with wisdom courage and strength or thecoming days ndash truly a lasting inspiration to me In theown way each o our youth live out Paulrsquos instructions ta young minister ldquoLet no one despise your youth but sthe believers an example in speech and conduct in lovin aith in purityrdquo (1 imothy 412) Regardless o whseason o lie you are in ndash young or old rich or poor joyu

or grie-stricken ndash my hope and prayer or each person our community is to remember the bold and courageouzest or lie that our young people model or the rest o u(which still exists somewhere deep down inside each ono us)

On May 15 the youth will be ront and center leadinour worship services or Youth Sunday Our themthis year is ldquoForever Young rusting in Godrsquos Love oa Lietimerdquo Te students have been working hard omore than a month to write prayers design the bulletinlearn music serve offering and communion and cramoving sermons Regardless o what words they wspeak however they have already modeled a love or Goand passion or community that will serve as a powerreminder o the good that can come out o trusting iGodrsquos love or a lietime I hope you will join us or YoutSunday on May 15 as we celebrate the spirit o our studenand summon the lietime o Godrsquos love that exists withieach o us Until then I offer these words o blessing roma great American poet

May you grow up to be righteousMay you grow up to be true

May you always know the truth

And see the lights surrounding youMay you always be courageousStand upright and be strong

May you stayhellip forever young

Woodmontrsquos annual MothDay Bake Sale is this Sundin the Gathering Hall betwemorning services Traditionathe funds raised by the ssupport youth mission tripsGuatemala and provide for tneeds of Guatemalans throuUnboundorg Please bayummy treats for the sale adeliver them to the upstawarming kitchen by noon May 7th We will receive prand artfully package your go

for sale (staffed by our youth) on Sunday SIGN UP AT httpbitlymdbakesale QuestioContact Selena Guilfoy sguilfoy07gmailcom or Virginia Dinker vbdinkgmailcom

Forever Young Trusting in Godrsquos Love for a Lifetime by rey Flowers



Happy May Birthdays 1Bryan ShafferWilliam TowerySteve Wilson2Brian Waller3

Nick CollinsAndrew Dovan4Bill HockridgeJane MainJim Sheridan5Eliza KolakowskiHarrison LoweRiley Macon6Josh Allen7Selena Guilfoy

8James GiompolettiAlice Reynolds9Ralph BorcheltAllen McDowell10

Laura Beth BrownBarbie HowellEmily PaisleyRollin PiercyHannah ShortSuttle Towery11Katie DovanAaron DurbinEllie Sargent12Peggy BurrahmMark ChristofersenTim CooperChristy Crider

Christy Hermann13Laura PrestigeNikki Schmutz14Cade ClaytonKate Cropp

John RamseyTruett SmithRob Webb15Mary Hayes GreerChris Harwell16Josephine DurbinDavid DyerPaul HardinLisa McGintyAndra MoranTav ShafferBailey ToddFred Turner

17Brad Wills18Ann Walker GreenleeMary Keith19

Josh AndersonDave ArnholtWade JoynerJudith StroupPatricia Taylor20Anna Kate Soares21Pete KyneMolly Underwood22Richard BeckMargaret HowellBill Southwick

23Kim DrakeSuzanne JohnsonMary Margaret Mc-

Donough24Landon BrownDon HartJim MainRebecca Mathias

Ella Organ25Mora Ann BassSusan Hammonds-WhiteRobert M LigonDavid Sartor26Darryl GlascockCary GrahamCampbell LeachPhillip Piercy27George BrownTaylor CoughlinJordan Cropp

Harrison JacksonCaleb McLean28Rip ClaytonAdelynn LoweAbby McLeanDan RuddShepley SmithLia Baker Southwick29

Patrick HowellTate Rogers30Shane DouglasTrey FlowersRobert HendrickDara HoweJeanne RoadyMonty Steele31William Billington IVJeff CobbleHalle JohnsonLeigh Sinks

GEMS (G)reet (E)at (M)eet and (S)ocializeTuesday May 24 2016 bull Noon - Room 105 - Catered Meal - $800

ProgramDeb and Steve LaForge hellip who are these people

You see their faces and hear their namesThey are always asking for your time your service your help your donations

But who are they what do they do and how do they do it Come hear their story(Donrsquot forget A Door Prize will be given away Must be present to win)

MenuBBQ Sliders bull Baked Beans bull Potato Salad bull Ice Cream Bar

All are welcome If you wish to attend please make your reservation by Friday May 20 by calling thechurch office (615-297-8563) or by emailing Mackenziewoodmontccorg

TO BENEFIT OUR ROOM IN THE INN PROGRAMSunday May 22 2016 bull Woodmont Christian Church

Fill bags with gently-used clothing shoes housewares linens toys amp media (CDs DVDs videos books) When you arrive at the Sunday morningservice leave your full bags behind the trunk of your car for ThriftSmart to pick up Through your donations we support ThriftSmartrsquos mission anfund four locally-based ministries making an impact here and abroad We also earn ThriftSmart gift cards that help us fill our clothing closet for RoomIn The Inn ndash $1 for every 10 lbs donatedThriftSmart has two stores1) Nashville - 4890 Nolensville Pike - Nashville TN 37211 - 61583382002) Franklin - 454 Downs Blvd - Franklin TN 37064 - 6154728915

Visit httpbitlythriftsmartflyer to download the event flyer that includes a 50 off coupon to Thriftsmart



Childrenrsquos Moment during 930 am Worship

Fellowship Dinner

Clay and Clayton - Helping ldquoRunrdquo the Church

Beautiful Child Dedication - David ldquoPorterrdquo Campany

Chancel Flowers

String Quartet

Connection Reception



Next Weekrsquos CalendarMotherrsquos Day - Sunday May 8930 amp 1100 am Worship Services Sanctuary

Sunday School Classes1030 am Motherrsquos Day Bake Sale Gathering Hall515 pm Te Bridge Worship Drowota Hall615 pm Youth Group Youth Wing

Te Bridge Soup and SaladMonday May 9400 pm Geezers Mens Group Boardroom600 pm Circle 5 Room 105uesday May 10900 am Womenrsquos Prayer Group Campbell-Stone1030 am Circle 2 amp 3 at WCC Circles 1 4 amp 6 Away Wednesday May 11615 am Mens Small Group Room 100700 am Menrsquos Bible Study Room 105

Younger Mens Bible Study Boardroom630 pm Choir Practice Choir RoomTursday May 12Library Workday Morgan Scott Mission rip (May 12 - 15)

Prayers or Our Church Family In the HospitalCarol Parsons CentennialRhuel Patterson Ann Lutherrsquos father Gainesville GA

Continuing ConcernsBarrett SuttonPautienus Family Kay Butterworth Richland PlaceJim Holmstrom Bill Heynersquos Step-fatherDonnie Norman WoodcrestDonnie McAbee Donovanrsquos fatherLuAnn BrentNolan Eubanks great grandson of Betty Brent and great

nephew of Michael and LuAnn BrentWill KeimClay Perry son of Diane and im Perry grandson of Betty

and Bill Johnson Seattle

Gary Jones father of Pam GroomMartha Hobby Ben CherryPenny StellingJohn Devoe father of Elisa ClarkMilitary oby Logsdon friend of John and Sallye Galloway Middle EaCongratulations toKirtley and Lanie Whittington on the birth of their sonWilks Duval Whittington Born on 4272016 Everyone ishappy and healthy

Te Elders of Woodmont Ask Tat You Join Tem inPrayer forbull All Mothers who nurture their amiliesbull eachers and students finishing another school yearbull Te Preschool Departmentbull Victims o the storms and floodingbull Guidance or our graduates

Leadership WoodmontTe 2015-2016 class o Leadership Woodmont has concluded their year o spiritual discernment and exploration wa retreat at Evins Mills Each member developed an individual ministry plan they will implement in the coming weeListening or and seeking Godrsquos call ormed the oundation on which the plans were built Seeking sharing and serviare embodied in the actions they plan to take We celebrate the dedication this class has shown to this weekly commitmsince early September and are grateul or the gifs they will share as they put actions to the plans they have made

Leadership Woodmont 2015-2016 Spring Retreat at Evins Mill in Smithville N (l-r) Chip Hooper Sara Kate Hooper Aaron Durbin Laura Stephan Emily Carpenter Pam Groom Jill Fuller Cari

McDonald Fran Stewart(leader) Steve Smith (leader) Adam Sloan Becca Robinson and Katie Johnson



REGISTRATION FOR VACATIONBIBLE SCHOOL IS NOW OPEN

ldquoSurf Shack Catch the Wave of Godrsquos Amazing Lo takes place from Tuesday June 21 to Friday June

Each day from 9 AM to 12 PM your child will learn to move follow carshare - all in praise of God Vacation Bible School is a ldquopeak experiencerdquosummer and your child will not want to miss it Vacation Bible Schoolpossible without lots of volunteer help Folks are needed to play gamessongs tell stories serve snacks and more

TO REGISTER FOR VBS wwwbitlyvbs2016child

TO REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER AT VBS

wwwbitlyvbs2016volunteer

YOUTH SUNDAY is may 15th 2016S983141983150983145983151983154

HELPMotherrsquos Day Bake Sale Bakers Needed

contact selena guilfoy at sguilfoy07gmailcomHow sweet it is

BETHANY HILLS SUMMER CAMPSRegistration OPEN at wwwccdctnorgevent-registration-1

Woodmont has always been proud to provide scholarships to help families afford to seour children and youth to Bethany Hills and other youth group functions In recent years have asked families to ldquoopt inrdquo to the 50 ldquocampershiprdquo rather than automatically providithem for everyone across the board This small change has allowed us to expand availascholarships and provide additional assistance to families who otherwise wouldnrsquot be ato send their children to camp and other youth group tripsactivities We will gladly provscholarships to anyone who would like financial assistance with no questions asked thouwe invite those who are able to pay the full rate to do so If you would like to requesfinancial-needs campership you may talk to the Youth Ministry staff or simply use tfollowing scholarship code on the online camp registration form 502016 Schedule Ju

5-11 CYF Conference (completed grades 9-12) July 3-9 Eighters (completed grade 8) J10-15 Chi Rho (completed grades 6-7)



Welcome New MembersSunday May 1st 2016

Joey amp Linda Stephens

Justin amp Elizabeth Mooneyhan

Alexis Junia (1) amp Ryan Waggoner

Lewis Family Renee Katherine (8 mos)Charlotte (4) Russell amp Dorothy (2)

Child Dedication Sunday May 1st 20David ldquoPorterrdquo Campany

son of Port amp Brooks Campany

By Our Presence and Our Gifs Deacons Serving May 8 2016Elders Servin

May 8 2016

Date Sun School otal Atd Operating Communion Prep Peggy Burrahm

Service Coordinator930 am - Jerry Johnson 1100 am - Robin Heyne

Video CameraPhotos930 am - Jonathan Farmer 1100 am - Charlie Brinkley

930 am

Anne-Marie Farand

Mart Sesler

1100 amDonovan McAb

andJohn Hobby

515 pmMary Kiger

April 10 344 781 $44318April 17 332 785 $44221

April 24 352 885 $24511

May 1 353 844 $63168

Worship Services May 8 2016

930 amp 1100 amDr Clay Stauffer Preaching

Series ldquoMatters o the HeartrdquoSermon ldquoMatters o the Heart Stress amp Angerrdquo

Scripture Matthew 521-26

515 pm bull Te Bridge WorshipJustin Gung Preaching

930 amom Dovan

Shane DouglasMeredithHollomon

Heather DouglasRandy DrinnonMike McConnell

Laura StephanChris Smith

1100 amSandra Kyne

Patricia aylorJosephine Durbin

Aaron DurbinBarbara Sullivan

Nick ForlidasDon Hart

Robbie Quinn

515 pmJay Everett

Rebecca EverettSara Kate HooperAndrew Chelton

Stephanie Chelton

Dr C Roy Stauffer Minister of Adult Education amp Church LifeRev Justin Gung Minister of Children amp Congregational Care

Farrell Mason Minister of Family Life amp Pastoral CareAndra Moran amp Stephen Daniel King Creative Directors Te Bridge

Rev rey Flowers Minister of Youth amp Te Bridge

Michael Graham Director of Music Ministry Tom Schuyler Director of College Young Adults Missions amp Outrea

Mary Clare Pyron Parish Nurse Katie Sheridan Gossage Assistant Youth Ministry Director

allu Schuyler Quinn Director Te Nashville Food Project

Dr Clay Stauffer Senior Minister

Chris Beck Business Administrator Sara deBettencourt Communications Director

Mandy Barton Brown Executive Assistant

Martha Duff Director of Preschool MacKenzie Baldwin Administrative Assistant

Sam Marsh Property amp Housekeeping Manager

Ministerial Staff Serving Woodmont

Support Staff Serving Woodmont

The Campany Family with Clay Stauffer

David ldquoPorterrdquo Campany



A ew weeks ago David Brookswrote an article in the New Yorkimes titled How to Fix Politics inwhich he said ldquoItrsquos increasingly clearthat the roots o political dysunctionlie deep in society I therersquos trulygoing to be improvement there has to

be improvement in the social contextpolitics is embedded inrdquo Brooks is on to something hereWe get the politics we deserve Our culture has becomemore polarized more hostile more earul and morehateul Why Tere are many theories and reasonsIt could be the lack o community and authentic socialinteraction ndash read Robert Putnamrsquos book Bowling Alone It could be the bombardment o inormation in thedigital age ndash people will now say things on a screen theywould never have the nerve o saying in person It couldbe that politics has become a spectator sport anotherorm o entertainment in a culture obsessed with realityV It might simply be the act that ear and anxiety ison the rise in the twenty-first century Whatever it issomething needs to be fixed Tere are too many goodpeople who are disappointed and disillusioned with thispresidential race regardless o party affiliation I wouldargue that growing individualism leading to a sense oloneliness and isolation is also at the heart o the problemBrooks says ldquoTe individualist turn has accumulated adownside By 2005 47 percent o Americans reportedthat they knew none or just a ew o their neighbors by

name Terersquos been a sharp rise in the number o peopwho report that they have no close riends to confide inLoneliness breeds ear When politics becomes baseon ear hostility hatred and envy the more importan virtues disappear Tings like sacrifice communitpublic service bridge building the common good anpatriotism begin to go by the wayside Perhaps th

greatest threat to our country does not come rom thoutside rom ISIS or war weary reugees seeking a saplace to raise their children but rom the inside ndash thbehavior o the American people and our leaders we expect civility and respect in our politics then wmust first show it ourselves I we expect the gridlocto stop in Washington then we must understand thcompromise is part o the deal I we expect moderatto have a chance at ever winning elections then we muunderstand that the world is not just black and whitTere is a lot o grey Who knows what the rest o thyear will hold It probably will not be pretty and many us are already weary But something must change in thway we go about this process Something must changin the way we relate to each other Tere is too much stake Civility decency and our childrenrsquos uture comto mind

Blessings

Fixing Our Politics by Clay Stauffer

It is that glorious time o year onceagainhellipSpring in ennessee with thebeauty o Godrsquos creation blooming atevery turn end-o-school preparationsProms graduations Motherrsquos Day(hint to children and husbands - May8th) and the anticipation o Summer inour every thought And speaking o

Summer this serves as a gentle reminder that our CampProgram at Bethany Hills (located approximately 25 miles

West o Nashville in Kingston Springs) begins in onemonth It is time to register

Here is the schedule or 2016June 5-11 CYF Conerence (completed grades 9-12)June 12-15 Discovery (completed grades 2-3)June 16-18 Firsters (completed Kindergarten and 1st)July 3-9 Eighters (completed grade 8)July 10-15 Chi Rho (completed grades 6-7)July 17-21 Junior (completed grades 4-5)July 24-27 Hope (Offered as a ministry to Nashvillersquosinner-city youth ages 5-12)

Te updated ennessee Regional website providedetailed inormation about all o these camp sessionand is set up or online registration Te ollowing linwill take you directly to the Bethany Hills page

httpwwwccdctnorgbethany-hillsI encourage all Woodmont amilies to consider one o

several o these camping programs Our congregatiohas been deeply involved at Bethany Hills or decadeand many o our young people trace their call to ministrdirectly to their camp experiences

Also i yoursquod be interested and willing to serve as counselor or any o these camping sessions I woulwelcome the opportunity to speak with you We aralways seeking mature adults (18 years o age and aboveto spend a week or a ew days nurturing our childreand youth My contact inormation is below

xo - Tom Schuylerthomschuylergmailcom6156180820

1Lyric by DuBose Heyward Music by George Gershwin

ldquoSummertime and the livinrsquo is easyhelliprdquo 1

by Tom Schuyler













































Fellowship Dinner



Chancel Flowers

String Quartet









































May 8 2016




930 am

Anne-Marie Farand

Mart Sesler

1100 amDonovan McAb

andJohn Hobby

515 pmMary Kiger

April 10 344 781 $44318April 17 332 785 $44221

April 24 352 885 $24511

May 1 353 844 $63168






930 amom Dovan




1100 amSandra Kyne




Robbie Quinn

515 pmJay Everett


Stephanie Chelton




























































Fellowship Dinner



Chancel Flowers

String Quartet









































May 8 2016




930 am

Anne-Marie Farand

Mart Sesler

1100 amDonovan McAb

andJohn Hobby

515 pmMary Kiger

April 10 344 781 $44318April 17 332 785 $44221

April 24 352 885 $24511

May 1 353 844 $63168






930 amom Dovan




1100 amSandra Kyne




Robbie Quinn

515 pmJay Everett


Stephanie Chelton























































May 8 2016




930 am

Anne-Marie Farand

Mart Sesler

1100 amDonovan McAb

andJohn Hobby

515 pmMary Kiger

April 10 344 781 $44318April 17 332 785 $44221

April 24 352 885 $24511

May 1 353 844 $63168






930 amom Dovan




1100 amSandra Kyne




Robbie Quinn

515 pmJay Everett


Stephanie Chelton
















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