This Sunday begins Holy Week
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The week before Easter, the beginning with the Sunday of the Passion (Palm Sunday) and ending with the Triduum (Maundy Thursday evening through Easter evening). Holy Week has been observed since the middle of the third century. The traditional Holy Week liturgies have their origins in the fourth century in Jerusalem, when pilgrims came to the sites associated with the Passion.
Please do yourself a favor and experience the journey from Palm Sunday to Easter. Take the time, make the journey of Holy Week, and hear the story of our salvation.
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⬇️ This Sunday|This Week
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter that begins the Holy Week. It is the day that we remember and celebrate the day Jesus entered into Jerusalem as Savior and King. As Jesus rode a donkey into the town of Jerusalem a large crowd gathered and laid palm branches and their cloaks across the road, giving Jesus royal treatment. The hundreds of people shouted "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"
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Reading for this Sunday
(click on reading to see passage)
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Palm Sunday
March 25, 8:30 & 11 a.m.
Maundy Thursday
March 29, 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday
March 30, 7:00 p.m.
Easter Egg Hunt
with our H.I.P. (Hands In Puppets) Ministry, crafts, and egg hunt
Kids ages 1-10 welcome.
Saturday, March 31 starting at 11:00 a.m.
EASTER
Worship Services, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Free Will Offering Easter Breakfast, 9:45-10:45 a.m.
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Alexander Saultz was born around 2:30 early Monday morning (3/19/18) at 8lbs 2oz!
He’s amazing, healthy and born into a GREAT family. Congratulations and blessings to Jenny, Andy, and BIG Brother JD!
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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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Food Pantry Team Serves One Last Serving
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The LSS Food Pantries serve people in need by offering a source of nourishment to families who are food insecure. They enable families in
13 counties around Ohio to focus on other important aspects of life, like paying bills or finding employment by removing the immediate concern of hunger in a way that honors clients’ dignity, offers hope and makes nutritious food more readily available to families and individuals who need it.
It's a worthy endeavor. That's why we at Advent ELC have not only supported it with our donations, but also with our hands. For years we have been sending people to the Champion Ave. food pantry to serve on the third Saturday of every month. This past Saturday was the last time our volunteers would serve there as LSS is changing the model of food distribution, utilizing an online ordering system and area pantry distribution sites.
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Change is a part of life and while LSS is making this change to be better stewards of the donations they receive while also striving to enhance client experiences, there was a moment of pause and a tug at the heart strings for those serving for the last time this past Saturday.
A BIG thank you to
Elaine Cooper
who has been a
CHAMPION
of the food pantry ministry at Advent ELC. Thank you to everyone who has spent a Saturday morning/afternoon at the pantry on a regular basis, or just one time.
Jesus said
in Matthew 10:42, “And if, as my representatives, you give even a cup of cold water to a little child, you will surely be rewarded.”
To all our Champion Pantry volunteers, on behalf of all of us in your family of faith, THANK YOU and well done, good and faithful servants.
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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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FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS
Our Confirmation Class talks often about how we can put God's love into action. Two students showed last week that they have learned this lesson well.
About a month ago Caden Layne contacted fellow Confirmation student, Will Rupert, with a favor to ask: Will you play some basketball with me for a good cause? The answer was, "You bet!"
Last Saturday the two teamed up with another friend, Seth Stetz, to give up a Saturday morning and early afternoon to play in a benefit 3x3 basketball tournament called
Hoops for Hope
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The monies raised from the $100 team entry fees, raffles, and concessions went
to raise money to help support a former classmate of Caden's, Josh Brooks, and his family during his fight against leukemia.
Brooks', an 8th grader at Central College Christian Academy, felt tired and ill last October. After a few tests, the diagnosis came back - acute myeloid leukemia.
The toll that cancer takes is certainly physical, but it is also mental, emotional, spiritual and financial. To help with the latter, this tournament was put into action. After the day was done, $2,315 was raised and given to Josh's family to help with the enormous medical bills. It was estimated at the beginning of Josh's treatment, the monthly costs would be around $25,000 a month.
When asked what it meant to play in a tournament with his friends for his friend, Layne said, "It was nice to support [Josh] and at the same time have some fun. It was a good time, with good friends, for a good friend."
Thanks to Caden and Will for coming together to show the love of Christ to others!
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Our Seminary Student Needs Help to go to Israel
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Robert Eller, a first year seminary student at Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University (TLS), has the opportunity of a lifetime to visit the Holy Land in January, 2019 with TLS, led by a renowned and leading Biblical scholar, Dr. Mark Allan Powell.
On this trip Robert would spend two weeks touring Israel, seeing important historical sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, walking in the footsteps of Jesus life from his birth, baptism, years of ministry and ultimately where he died on the cross. In addition, this class trip would teach Robert about the culture there today, as he would get to meet with NGOs doing humanitarian work, and see why the Holy Land remains to be the center of our faith world.
Please consider helping Robert offset the of this trip.
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Confirmation Students & Parents Don't Wait!
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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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Happenings in the Southern Ohio Synod
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Synod Assembly to take place in Lewis Center, Ohio
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WANT TO BE A PART of the
LARGER CHURCH at WORK in the WORLD?
We are looking for Two People to Represent Advent
along with Pastor Layne
The theme for assembly is
Being Church Together: What does the Lord require of us? Our focus scripture is
Micah 6:8.
The
ELCA representative will be Mr. Nick Kiger, Associate Director for Mission Support.
This year, in addition to the inspiring synod-wide worship service, the Synod Assembly will be hosting a series of break-out workshops as well as a fellowship dinner before the worship service at All Saints Lutheran Church in Worthington, Ohio.
Advent will cover the Assembly fees, which also cover your dinner, should you choose to join in. We hope you will!
Each congregation is encouraged to send two lay voting members, in addition to the rostered ministers serving their congregation under call.
For more details and to access the various reports and informational materials for assembly, please visit the Southern Ohio Synod Assembly website at
bit.ly/ELCA-SOSAssembly.
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Upcoming Calendar Events
- April 22 - $25,000 Ministry Fair Giveaway
- June 3 - Music Appreciation Sunday
- June 10 - Congregational Annual Meeting, 9:45a
- July 23 - 27 - Vacation Bible School
- August 12 - Blessing of the Backpacks
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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 on April 14 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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PARISH LIFE
Do you enjoy…
Planning events
Having fun
Being involved
Meeting people
Parish Life Team might be for you! The team is looking for some new people willing to attend one meeting a month (second Monday) and help plan events that take place throughout the church year at Advent. Please contact Beth Pittman (bpmezzo@gmail.com) or Christy Habermehl (christy.habermehl@gmail.com) Please consider this prayerfully!
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Spring Cleaning: Remember the Tag Sale June 15-16
Spring is finally here! As you’re spring cleaning, remember Advent’s Tag Sale will soon be here and you don’t have to wait to donate. We have a storage unit and if you need help, there are volunteers that can even pick up your items. So, don’t be held hostage to your clutter. Wisdom of the Word: Forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead. [Philippians, 3:13]. For information on suggested donations,
click here
. Items we no longer accept,
click here
. Please contact Carl Lahman at (614) 329-8639 or carllahman@gmail.com if you have items to donate or you have questions.
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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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