We hope to see you Sunday!
Please make remember to "SPRING AHEAD" your clocks and to bring in your spare change for our two Compassion International sponsored students.
(details below)
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⬇️ This Sunday | This Week
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4
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Sunday in Lent
The fourth of the Old Testament promises providing a baptismal lens this Lent is the promise God makes to Moses: those who look on the bronze serpent will live. In today's gospel Jesus says he will be lifted up on the cross like the serpent, so that those who look to him in faith will live. When we receive the sign of the cross in baptism, that cross becomes the sign we can look to in faith, for healing, for restored relationship to God, for hope when we are dying.
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Readings for this Sunday
(click on reading to see passage)
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If you ordered books from our Reformation Book Sale back in October, please go to our Church Office during the week or the Fellowship Hall on Sunday to pick up your books.
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Time and Change Sunday is THIS Sunday
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Bring your loose CHANGE to church and help CHANGE a life.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ calls us to look at our neighbor, our community, our State, country, and the world. It is that last one that this ministry focuses on.
Advent Lutheran Church sponsors two African children through Compassion International. One child is from Uganda and the other is from Burkina Faso.
It costs $928 per year to sponsor these two children.
Our support provides life-changing opportunities such as:
- an opportunity to attend or stay in school
- medical care, which often saves lives
- nourishing food
- mentoring and a safe environment through a local evangelical church
- and most important, opportunities to hear the gospel.
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MEET SOUAÏBOU and JACKQUILINE
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This is Souaïbou Coulibaly.
He is from Burkina Faso.
Christian Activities
Bible Class
Family Duties
Running Errands
Washing Clothes
Hobbies and Sport
Listening to Bible Stories
Playing Games
Group Games
Soccer or Football
Schooling
- School Performance: Average
- Formal Education Level: Secondary
- Grade Level: Secondary School 3
- Grade Level US: 9th
Favorite School Subjects:
History
Science
Social Studies
Planned Completion Date:6/20/2024
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This is Jackquiline Namwanje.
She is from Uganda.
Christian Activities
Sunday School/Church
Family Duties
Carries Water
Child Care
Cleaning
Gathers Firewood
Kitchen Help
Making Beds
Running Errands
Teaching Others
Washing Clothes
Gardening/Farming
Buying/Selling in Market
Hobbies and Sport
Dancing and / or Drama
Doing Arts & Crafts
Going on Field Trips / Excursions
Learning New Vocational Skills
Listening to Bible Stories
Playing Games
Snack / Meal Time
Spending Time with Friends
Ball Games
Group Games
Jacks
Jump Rope
Play House
Reading
Rolling a hoop
Running
Singing
Story Telling
Walking
Schooling
- School Performance: Average
- Formal Education Level: Primary
- Grade Level: Primary 6
- Grade Level US: 6th
Favorite School Subjects:
Math
Planned Completion Date:1/1/2025
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Go-Getter's Outing is TONIGHT!
The Go-Getter's will be attending the Fish Fry at
St. Michael Church located at 5750 N. High Street in Worthington on Friday, March 9 at
6:00 p.m. Contact Marilyn or Mike Knilans at 614-457-6020
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ELCA YOUTH GATHERING Envelope Challenge
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The due date is
THIS SUNDAY
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Wednesdays in Lent
Lenten Soup Suppers continue through March 21, 2018.
Supper begins at 6:30 p.m. and Worship begins at 7:15 p.m.
Bring a soup to share!
Sign-ups are in the Narthex.
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The season of Lent is a perfect time to make sure your path matches God's direction. For more information about our Midweek Lenten series as well as our Soup Suppers,
click here.
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We are Christians on a mission, even in the season of Lent. But how do we go about being God's people at home and in the world?
The
short,
daily devotions in this booklet highlight the concepts of being sent, demonstrating faith in action, and being mission-minded each day of Lent. Suggested activities are associated with preparing our hearts, souls and minds to reflect on the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ and his mission for us.
Pick up your FREE copy of this booklet the next time you are in the Narthex at church!
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Join us for a time of faith and fellowship as we dive into the Bible and apply its teachings to our lives in the
Adult Study. We meet each Sunday in the Fellowship Hall from 9:45am - 10:45am. All adults are welcome!
We are just beginning a series entitled:
Final Words From the Cross. It is a discussion-and-video based group study that explores the seven statements that Jesus spoke from the cross and the meaning of Jesus’ dying words for our lives today. This study coincides with the six weeks of the season of Lent.
- Session 4 (3/11): “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
- Session 5 (3/18): “I Thirst”
- Session 6 (3/25): “It Is Finished ”. . . “Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit”
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Calendar Items to be Aware of
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- Now through March 21
- Weekly Wednesday Soup Supper & Service, 6:30p & 7:15p
- Holy Week services
- Palm Sunday, Mar. 25
- Maundy Thursday, Mar. 29, 7p
- Good Friday, Mar. 30, 7p
- March 31 - Easter Egg Hunt, 11:00a
- April 1 - Easter! 8:30 & 11a w/breakfast at 9:45a
- June 15 & 16 - Tag Sale - 9:00a
- Vacation Bible School - July 23 - 27
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We have a network of people at Advent who are committed to praying to God on behalf of others in need by lifting up specific requests, concerns, and emergency situations.
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Confirmation Students & Parents Don't Wait!
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Advent's Congregation Connect
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In this section we hope to feature stories about members of our congregation who are reaching milestones or have something special to share.
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Morgan Harrison Makes a Memorable Difference
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Morgan
, a
Senior
at
Upper Arlington High School
, entitled her capstone project a,
“Volley to Remember.”
The
Senior Capstone Project
is designed to be the culmination of the student's experience at UAHS and is an opportunity for students to explore their various interests, passions, and curiosities, while showcasing academic skills and community engagement.
For her project, Morgan chose to serve by volunteering at the Alzheimer’s Association, then she created a beach volleyball fundraiser to raise money to give back to Alzheimer’s Association, so they can use the money to help spread awareness of the disease.
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Happenings in the Southern Ohio Synod
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Capital University installs New Campus Pastor
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Following a national search, Capital University, in cooperation with the Southern Ohio Synod Bishop’s office, has called and installed Rev. Andrew Tucker as its University Pastor.
Pastor Tucker was installed during a campus-wide Eucharistic worship service on March 7 in Gloria Dei located in the seminary part of campus.
Our very own Pastor Layne served on the call committee.
An Ohio native, Tucker said Capital’s mission resonates deeply with his personal mission to “support others as they discern, develop and enact their identity.”
“I care deeply about the growth of people in God’s image,” he said. “Such development will come through dialogue with others, celebration and stewardship of our God-given resources, and, ultimately, through the embrace of our vocational identities in service to our local and global communities.”
Please join us in celebrational prayer as we lift up Pastor Tucker, Capital University, and Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University!
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Synod Retreat
Connects High School
and College Students
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March 2-4, 2018
Camp Kern, Oregonia, Ohio
Last weekend 5 youth and 2 adults from Advent attended the Southern Ohio Synod's
High School Connect
at YMCA's Camp Kern. The theme for the weekend was Connections.
Youth from all over the Southern Ohio Synod and college students from
Jacob's Porch
(Ohio State), Capital, Wittenberg, and
The Edge
(Univ. of Cincinnati) and their respective leaders helped guide the high schoolers through exploring the story of the Woman at the Well.
In our church reflection time we discussed how to reach the kids that might be alone, searching, or struggling; how to reach the marginalized. We were challenged to be like trees and connect!
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Lutheran Men in Mission
The Lutheran Men in Mission are inviting the men at Advent to attend a bold and new way to gather. The LMM will host a six mantalk sessions from six talented speakers. Ideas to impact your soul and ministry.
The event will be held at All Saints Lutheran Church, 6770 North High Street, Worthington Ohio. The event will start at noon. There is no cost for the event, but an RSVP is expected. For more information e-mail David Drumm at dadrumm@yahoo.com
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Pastoral Emergency
Should you have an emergency and need pastoral care
contact the church office at 614-451-3639.
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