King Avenue Digest 4/18/20
By King Avenue Digest | April 18, 2020
KING AVENUE DIGEST 4/18/20
On-Site Events at King Avenue Church remain CANCELED until further notice.
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!
Planning for our Return to Church
Looking ahead… We do not know yet when we will re-open for in-person worship services, but the staff is working on plans to do so safely when it is permitted. We do know that asking persons to wear cloth masks is likely to be part of the plan. We will need cloth masks to distribute. If you are able to help provide these, please respond through the welcome card on our Church Online site, or CLICK HERE.
Community Contemplations – Monday, April 20 at 7pm
This Monday (4/20) at 7pm, we will be hosting a Zoom meeting for people to contemplate together upon the questions below. We will be taking advantage of the Breakout Room feature in Zoom to divide the larger group into smaller ones, then come back together as a whole group. Meeting ID: 861 1807 8732
- What have you noticed this week that has been significant?
- How is the "new normal" a way to accept that things will never be what they were but that they can become something else with a different kind of beauty and value?
- How will the presence of God help you live into the new normal?
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.
READ LATEST MUSING
Church Gardeners Needed
If you are able to plant and care for a portion of King Avenue UMC’s landscaping, please contact Office Manager Amy Ashburn, amy@kingave.org, to sign-up and be assigned a plot. Thank you for helping keep our church beautiful.
Graduate Recognition
We plan to honor graduating seniors from high school, undergraduate or graduate/professional programs. If you are graduating, and have not been contacted already, please email colleen@kingave.org so we can celebrate this significant event with you.
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.
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.
"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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