King Avenue Digest 3/30/24

March 30, 2024

Holy Week Worship Opportunities

  • Maundy Thursday - March 28 at 7pm (Sanctuary)

  • Good Friday - March 29 at 7pm (Sanctuary)

  • Easter Sunday - March 31  at 9am (Fellowship Hall) and 11am (Sanctuary)
    (No Worship Connections or Sunday School on Easter)

 

COMING UP NEXT WEEK... ARE YOU REGISTERED?

  • Tuesdays Beginning April 2: Caring for Creation Class - During the season of Easter we will be hosting a set of 6 classes about climate change and our responsibility to respond as people of faith and part of creation. We will learn how environmental justice contexts to our identity as United Methodists and small changes we can begin to make in our everyday lives. These classes will take place on Tuesdays from 7-8 pm from April 2-May 7. Please RSVP in Realm, and try to attend this whole series. All are welcome! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

  • Tuesdays, April 2 -  May 21: Grief Recovery Group - There will be an 8-week Grief Recovery Group held on Tuesday evenings starting on April 2, 2024, and finishing on May 21, 2024. We will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Infant and Parent Room on the second floor. Registration will be on Realm, but there is no cost for this group. Books will be provided. I hope to see you. CLICK TO REGISTER

  • Wednesdays, Beginning April 3: The Way to Forgiveness Class - Do you need to find forgiveness, or do you need to forgive someone in your life? Led by Bret Baird, "The Way to Forgiveness,” is an eight-week class designed to help individuals learn how to live a forgiven and forgiving life. The small group meets weekly on Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30pm to learn techniques and best practices to embrace a forgiving mindset in daily life with prayer, journaling, and sharing. CLICK TO REGISTER. There will be a handful of books available for participants, but we ask that if you're able to order your own book that you do. CLICK TO ORDER YOUR OWN BOOK. 

  • Thursdays, Beginning April 4: Wrestling with Doubt Class - Have you ever wrestled with doubt? Have you wondered why prayers go unanswered? Or why innocent people suffer? Take a six-week journey through some of these questions with Corey Perry as we use Adam Hamilton's "Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith" to explore the questions that nag at us and serve to deepen our faith. This Zoom class will begin Thursday April 4 from 6:30-7:30, and will continue for 6 weeks. Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email prior to the first class.  CLICK TO REGISTER.  For the Wrestling with Doubt class, we ask that people to buy their own book. CLICK HERE for the Amazon link. If this is a problem, please contact Andy (andy@kingave.org) or Corey Perry (corey.d.perry@gmail.com). There are a limited number of books available for you to use.

*NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS AND QUICKLY-APPROACHING EVENTS* 

  • *NEW* Tuesday, April 9: Retirees to Hanby House - The Hanby House in Westerville serves as a United Methodist Heritage Landmark and is designated as a significant Underground Railroad site.  Join the Retirees Ministry for a guided tour on Tuesday, April 9 at 11AM. Following the tour we will have lunch in the Shoemaker Cottage on the grounds. Bring your own lunch. There is no charge for the tour. The Hanby House does accept donations. Please RSVP to allow us to arrange carpooling as parking on site is limited. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE REALM EVENT.

  • TONIGHT, FRIDAY March 29: Good Friday Worship - King Avenue will be holding a Tenebrae Worship tonight at 7pm in the Sanctuary. Join us in this contemplative service.

  • THIS SUNDAY, March 31: Easter Sunday Worship - All are welcome to celebrate the Risen Lord at both 9am and 11am. Please plan to attend worship together as a family. There will be no Worship Connections or Sunday School, but the nursery will be open.

  • NEXT SATURDAY, April 6: KAYA Murder Mystery Party - King Avenue Young Adults is having a Murder Mystery Party! If you're a young adult (18-35ish) join us on April 6 at 7pm in the Parlor to help us unravel the mystery and solve the crime. 

  • NEXT SUNDAY, April 7: CYFM Worship Sunday - The children and youth of King Avenue are not just the future of our beloved congregation; they are the NOW of our ministry. Join us for normal Communion Worship at 9 am or 11 am and participate as the children and youth lead each part of the worship service. 

  • NEXT SUNDAY,  April 7: Pre-General Conference Delegate Sunday School -  The General Conference of the United Methodist Church begins on April 23. King Avenue UMC is sending two Lay Members to General Conference this year. Bill Brownson and Dione Joseph will share legislative priorities for West Ohio Delegation, and overall hopes for this important General Conference. They will explain the 3 R's—Regionalization, Removal of Exclusionary Language, and Adoption of Revised Social Principles.  Join them at 10am for this important education opportunity. If you can't make it, there will be another opportunity on Sunday, April 14.

KEEP READING FOR THE REST OF OUR CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND NEWS...  

  • Sunday, April 7: CYFM Worship Sunday - The children and youth of King Avenue are not just the future of our beloved congregation; they are the NOW of our ministry. Join us for normal Communion Worship at 9 am or 11 am and participate as the children and youth lead each part of the worship service. 

  • April 11-14: King Avenue Players Production - King Avenue Players invite you to see its spring production of Almost, Maine - a play written by John Cariani comprised of nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town called Almost, Maine.  This series of scenes best compared to A Midwinter’s Dream, but as a romance… a really funny, but sad romance. Performances are April 11,12, 13 at 7:30 and April 14 at 3pm. All performances will be in Fellowship Hall.

  • Sunday, either April 7 or 14: Pre-General Conference Delegate Sunday School -  The General Conference of the United Methodist Church begins on April 23. King Avenue UMC is sending two Lay Members to General Conference this year. Bill Brownson and Dione Joseph will share legislative priorities for West Ohio Delegation, and overall hopes for this important General Conference. They will explain the 3 R's—Regionalization, Removal of Exclusionary Language, and Adoption of Revised Social Principles.  Join them at 10am for this important education opportunity.

  • Sunday, April 14: Guest from All In Community Ministries of West Ohio - All In Community offers experienced speakers who share their own perspective of ministry with justice-involved persons. Justice-involved ministry creation, restorative justice practices, and cultural competency work is included.  All In Community offers a variety of experienced speakers for pulpit supply and events. Each speaker brings their own unique perspective for ministry with justice-involved persons. Our speakers are pastors, lay ministry leaders, and justice-impacted persons, like our Four Friends. Some speaker are available across the conference and others are district-based. Trainers are available for the Healing Communities framework, justice-involved ministry creation, restorative practices, and cultural competency. Farrin Moss lives in the Columbus area and will be joining us at 10am, and she will be speaking in Worship at 11am.  LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL IN COMMUNITY

  • Saturday, April 20: AIDS Walk Ohio, King Ave Rainbow Connections Team - AIDS Walk Ohio will take place in downtown Columbus on April 20, 2024. AIDS Walk Ohio is one of the largest opportunities for the public to give back in this capacity. Over 1,000 people from across the state will come together to raise critical funds for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs. In just the past eight years, AIDS Walk Ohio has raised over $2 million for AIDS service organizations in Ohio, including Equitas Health, who produces the event and is the primary beneficiary. At Equitas Health, funds raised support HIV/AIDS medical care and treatment, HIV prevention (which includes PrEP), and a variety of other services like primary care, behavioral health counseling, and dental care—one of the most unmet needs of those living with HIV. Learn more about Equitas Health. DONATE TO OUR TEAM

  • Saturday, April 20: Visit Seminary Hill Farm - On April 20th from noon until 4pm, we will be going to visit Seminary Hill Farm in Delaware, Ohio. This visit will help us learn more about growing our own food, producing healthy food for all people, and explore our relationship with the land and creation. This is for youth, young adults, and those in the Creation Care classes. However, all are welcome! Please register on Realm. CLICK TO REGISTER

  • Attic Art Treasures - The February/March exhibit in our gallery entitled “Attic Art Treasures” features framed pieces of art/photograph collected from our congregation that have been tucked away somewhere. See these treasures and read the story behind them.  DOWNLOAD THE FLYER

  • NNEMAP Item of the Month for March - Each month, we are going to focus our donations on specific items our community partners. You can bring your donations with you on Sundays. There will be a place to leave them in the back of the worship space. Please donate trash bags, and small bottles of cleaner/disinfectant.

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