King Avenue Digest 4/11/20

By King Avenue Digest |  April 11, 2020

KING AVENUE DIGEST 4/11/20


On-Site Events at King Avenue Church remain 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! 

Easter Worship – Sunday, April 12
Please join your faith family for Easter worship online at bit.ly/ka-church-online. Bring friends and family by sharing our online link with them. Help share the joy of our Risen Lord by posting some pictures of your family in their Easter best, or perhaps capturing the springtime beauty of the flowers in your yard. We'd love to "see" you! Be sure to tag King Avenue in your social media posts.

Reflect with Pastor John
Read the weekly posts in John Keeny's blog, Pastor John's Musings. You can get to all of these reflections by visiting the podcast page on the website.
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Our Condolences
Our condolences to the family and friends of Kermit Ball who died on Wednesday, April 1.


Next Chapter (formerly Young Adults) Happy Hour – Wednesday, April 15
Next Chapter is having a Zoom Happy Hour on Wednesday, April 15 beginning at 6pm. Check Realm for Meeting information, or contact Beth Collier.


Spectrum Meet Up – Thursday, April 16
Join your Spectrum friends for a meet-up on Thursday, April 16 from 7-8pm on Zoom. Check Realm for Meeting information, or contact Gina Minot.


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!


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


Absentee Voting – Please remember! Absentee voting in the Ohio primary election is going on now through April 28, 2020. For more information on how you can vote by absentee ballot, visit your county Board of Elections website. Franklin County people... If you don't have a printer, you can also request an absentee ballot via the phone system. Call 614-525-3100 and follow the prompts. 

Avoid Scammers – COVID-19 Government Stimulus Checks
As the Coronavirus takes a growing toll on people’s pocketbooks, the government will soon be sending money by check or direct deposit to many of us. While the final details are still being worked out,
there are a few really important things to know.

  • The government will not ask you to pay anything up front to get this money. No fees. No charges. No nothing.
  • The government will not call to ask for your Social Security number, bank account, or credit card number. Anyone who does is a scammer.
  • If you have filed your taxes for 2019 or 2018, the Government will use this information to determine your eligibility for the Relief Stimulus Package. 


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/.

The King Avenue Staff is 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.

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.” 

 


STAY IN THE LOOP
Like us on Facebook at King Avenue UMC  
Follow us on Twitter at @kingaveumc  
Join the Twitter chat at #KAChurchChat 
King Avenue CHURCH ONLINE at bit.ly/ka-church-online

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