King Avenue Digest 3/27/20
By King Avenue Digest | March 27, 2020
KING AVENUE DIGEST 3/27/20
ALL ON-SITE EVENTS at King Avenue Church are CANCELED until further notice.
Our closure includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, and beyond. While King Avenue on-site events are canceled, we will endeavor to stay connected through our KING AVENUE CHURCH ONLINE worship opportunities and Zoom Video Conferencing for meetings, small groups, and faith formation. We look forward to the time when we can worship together again in person!
20/20 VISION CAMPAIGN – Please give by Sunday, April 5
Close the gap! Remember to make an additional donation/pledge to the 20/20 VISION FUND by Sunday, April 5th. You can make your donation on Realm by choosing the 20/20 VISION FUND or by writing 20/20 VISION FUND on your check and pledge envelope by Sunday, April 5th.
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24-Hour Prayer Vigil – April 9 & 10
Pray for the Church and World as Jesus invited his disciples to do. Sign-up to pray for 30 minutes during the Maundy Thursday/Good Friday prayer vigil. Persons who sign up will be emailed prayer helps and will participate by praying from home. Sign up by clicking the link below.
SIGN UP FOR A PRAYER TIME
Holy Week Worship – April 9, 10, 12
We will worship, just not in person. But please do plan to join your faith family for worship Holy Week online at bit.ly/ka-church-online.
Maundy Thursday Worship – April 9 at 7pm (ONLINE)
Good Friday Worship – April 10 at 7pm (ONLINE)
Easter Worship – April 12 at 10am (ONLINE)
Church Gardeners Needed
If you are willing to plant annuals in or weed and tend to a section of the church landscaping this year, please contact the church office, amy@kingave.org, It’s that time of the year!
Prayers and Sympathy
Our prayers and sympathy are with June Bibler and Pam Higgins, on the death of June’s father, Charles Bibler, on March 26th.
Daily Prayer Session
The Upper Room has a daily session of prayer at 10am through Facebook Live that any are welcome to join at https://www.facebook.com/UpperRoomCenter/.
STAFF STILL WORKING
Although church offices are closed and staff is working from home as much as possible, pastors can still be reached by calling the church office and leaving messages. We will receive them from home and will return phone calls.
HOSPITALIZED? STRUGGLING?
As you may know, healthcare facilities, senior living centers, and hospitals are all severely restricting patient visitors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Your pastors may not be able to make hospital visits, but we certainly want to know if / when persons in this faith community become ill and hospitalized so that we can provide spiritual support. Call the church (614) 424-6050, Ext. 102 for Rev. John Keeny and Ext. 101 for Rev. Colleen Ogle.
Virtual Meetings, Small Groups, and Faith Formation
ZOOM is our video/phone conferencing platform. We will be using ZOOM to virtually connect with each other for meetings, small groups, and faith formation classes. When you are part of one of those groups, you will be given information to join a ZOOM meeting. Some of you may be eager to connect with one another "unofficially." Small groups of friends can set up a time to get together, even if it's not an official church group. Think about a virtual way to do your Sunday brunch with friends, or just get families together for a virtual game night.
LEARN HOW
ZOOM Coffee Hour!
We will begin hosting a virtual coffee hour at 11:00 on Sundays through our Zoom Video Conferencing platform. Look for the Meeting ID in your email, grab a cup of coffee, and connect with your faith family... Zoom style!
CANCELED AND POSTPONED EVENTS
- Spring Cantata, Schubert’s Mass in G – POSTPONED
- Upcoming UMW Rummage Collection and Sorting – SUSPENDED
- Next Chapter Chili and Game Night – CANCELED
- AIDS Walk Ohio – Saturday, April 11 – CANCELED
- EGGSTRAVAGANZA 2020 – POSTPONED
Our Mission Statement
"We invite, welcome and honor all people and nurture them to grow in service with Christ."
Our Vision Statement
“We are a community of servants called by God’s reconciling grace to open doors of sanctuary, to create new avenues of ministry, to equip Christians for discipleship, to lead reconciling ministries.”
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