King Avenue Digest 10/14/22

October 14, 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • October 14: Young Adults Bonfire - King Avenue Young Adults are getting together for a bonfire! If you're a young adult (post-college - 35ish) join us on Oct. 14, 6-9 pm at Lynd Fruit Farm to hang out around a fire. There'll be s'mores, hot dogs, friends and community. What more could you want? Lynd Fruit Farm - 9851 Morse Road SW, Pataskala, Ohio. If you have any questions, contact Pastor Andy at andy@kingave.org

  • October 15: Youth NERF WARS! C.O.R.E. Youth Group event will have their annual Nerf Wars on Saturday, Oct. 15th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Pizza will be provided. You can bring your own nerf equipment or borrow the King Avenue equipment. We will need some adult volunteers for this event. If you haven't RSVP'd yet, contact Gwen a.s.a.p. at gwendolyn.derosa@gmail.com

  • October 16: Columbus Marathon and Getting to Church - The Columbus Marathon is happening Sunday, October 16. This will make getting to church difficult, but not impossible! Here are tips to get you to church. The easiest solution is to find your way to 315 (north or south). From southbound 315, exit at King/Kinnear (Lennox). From northbound 315, exit at Medical Center Dr/King Ave (OSU Hospital). King Avenue is open from Northwest Blvd to Neil Avenue. Neil Avenue is open from from 3rd to 5th. CLICK TO VIEW DETAILS

  • October 16: Blessing of the Animals - Bring your furry friends to Sunday Worship on Sunday, October 16. Services will be held at 9:00am in Fellowship Hall or 11:00am in the Sanctuary. Pets with fur, feathers, scales, and fins are welcome. We expect this abbreviated service will be noisy and squirmy! You know your pet... If you're not sure how they'll do indoors with others (or on carpet), you are welcome to bring a picture of your pet instead! If you're able, please bring a donation of pet food. We will be donating these offerings to NNEMAP.

  • Centennial Worship Online - Unfortunately the livestream worship didn't work last Sunday for Morning Blend, so a lot of people missed the service - including the WORLD PREMIER of a commissioned Mark Miller anthem sung by the Blenders. Fortunately we have a fantastic video team led by Michael Billups and the service was recorded! The final edited version of last week's Morning Blend service is HERE.

  • Recorded Faith, Identity, and Anti-Racism Panel Discussion - There was a wonderful response to the Faith, Identity, and Anti-Racism panel on October 8. There may have been some folks who wanted to attend this event but couldn't. You're in luck! The video team to the rescue! CLICK HERE to view the recordings (Part I and Part II) of the event.

  • October 23 and October 30: Stewardship Sundays - Mark your calendar for some special Sundays in our church lives together. We will be Celebrating our Stewardship on Sunday, October 23. Pledge cards will be received the following Sunday, October 30. Stay tuned for more information from our King Avenue Stewardship Committee!

  • October 29: New Member Class - Have you been thinking about joining King Avenue Church? Now is the time you've been waiting for! Learn more about King Avenue Church, its history, and its place in the United Methodist Church... and get to know some new friends in the process! The New Member Class is on Saturday, October 29 from 9am - 12pm. Participants will join the church on Sunday, October 30.

  • October 30: Lit Club - Get in on the conversation by reading the month's book, and getting together on Sunday, October 30 at 7:00pm in the Logos Lounge with other King Avenue friends. This month's book is The Radium Girls by Kate Moore. Looking ahead, the group will discuss The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict on Sunday, November 27; People Love Dead Jews by Dora Horn on Sunday, December 18; and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid on Sunday, January 29. All are welcome to join the conversation!

  • October 30: Trunk or Treat! Trunk or Treat will be Oct. 30th after the 11 am worship service. We’ll meet in the parking lot at 12:10 pm for a special guest, snacks, and a parade in the South parking lot. Please dress up or be prepared to wear a costume for the event. If you’d like to participate in the Trunk or Treat event by decorating your trunk and passing out goodies, you may park in the South lot. If you are not participating in Trunk or Treat, please park in the Pennsylvania lot. This is a safety precaution. There will be a sign-up poster at both worship services. Text Ada with any questions: 614-313-8200.

  • November 11 at 7:30pm: Bill Cohen's 1960's Coffeehouse Returns to King Avenue after a 3-year COVID Hiatus - Civil rights sit-ins. Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches. Student Power. Afros. Mini-skirts. Hippies. Riots. Space flights. The generation gap. Those hallmarks of the turbulent 1960’s will be rekindled Friday November 11 at this year’s “Spirit of the ‘60’s Coffeehouse” in the church basement, where it’s been an annual tradition for some 20 years (except when Covid made us cancel it). Bill Cohen will lead a candlelit, musical, year-by-year journey through the era, with live and familiar 1960’s folksongs, “news reports” of sixties happenings, displays of anti-war buttons and posters, and far-out sixties fashions. Plus, Bill will challenge the audience with fun sixties trivia questions. Proceeds from the suggested $15 donations (at the door) will go to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. READ MORE

  • Opportunity to Help Hurricane Victims - As yet another hurricane ravages the Caribbean and southern United States, leaving a trail of destruction and lives destroyed, I am grateful for your compassionate response. It seems impossible that yet another natural disaster has affected so many. Because of this, I am asking for your continued prayers and your financial support of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) U.S. and International Disaster Response Advance funds. UMCOR will continue to partner with annual conferences and other organizations to bring hope and healing to lives and communities. This is a wonderful opportunity for Faith and Works to be joined together. LEARN MORE

  • Are You Interested in a Leadership Role? The Nominations Committee is working to fill leadership roles in our King Avenue ministries. Do you have some skills to contribute? Do you feel led to take the next step in your involvement at King Avenue? Would you like to be considered for a leadership role within one of our church's ministries? Or would you like to learn more? Please contact Pastor Becky (becky@kingave.org) for more information.

  • THANK YOU HISTORY COMMITTEE! Thanks to the Centennial Committee - especially Angela Finney - for our Centennial Contemplations! Read all of the questions and answers at the CENTENNIAL CONTEMPLATIONS PAGE.

CONTINUING NEWS

  • Theme for 2022-23 - Your church staff has chosen a theme for this 2022/23 year, and it is “Home." King Avenue is that for so many, a home that is accepting, loving and empowering. Our desire it to share that sense of home with all whom we encounter, whether they are currently part of congregation or not. You will hear us refer to home in a variety of ways this year as we kick off our fall events for our adults, our children, and youth. We welcome all of you home! We are looking forward to seeing you come back to King Avenue this fall. Welcome Home, dear friends. READ MORE

  • A Centennial Gift for your Home - To help celebrate the Centennial of our church building, the History and Records Committee has created a new King Avenue History Book. The Committee, with generous help from the Huggins Fund, is gifting one history book per household. Look for your copy in Fellowship Hall after Morning Blend Service and in the parlor area before and after the Traditional Service. You can pick up a copy at Sandy and Tom Trinter’s house during the week with advance notice by calling or texting: 614-329-7706. Additional copies of the book will available for sale in the near future.

  • Art Gallery is a King Avenue Museum! Thanks to Kurt Reichert who has been working for weeks on a display to transform the King Avenue Art Gallery into a museum. As part of our Centennial Celebration, there will be 45 posters that will walk visitors through a timeline of our church and building(s). The gallery will officially open on Sunday, September 11 to be part of the Fall Kickoff.

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