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3 rd Sunday in Lent

The third covenant in this year’s Lenten readings is the central one of Israel’s history: the gift of the law to those God freed from slavery. The ten commandments are one of the chief parts of Luther’s catechism, a core piece of baptismal instruction. They begin with the statement that because God alone has freed us from the powers that oppressed us, we are to let nothing else claim first place in our lives. When Jesus throws the merchants out of the temple, he is defending the worship of God alone and rejecting the ways commerce and profit-making can become our gods.
Readings (click on reading to see passage)
Calendar Items to be Aware of
  • Now through March 21
  • Weekly Wednesday Soup Supper & Service, 6:30p & 7:15p

  • March 11 - Time & Change

  • Holy Week services 
  • Palm Sunday, Mar. 25 
  • Maundy Thursday, Mar. 29, 7p 
  • Good Friday, Mar. 30, 7p

  • March 31 - Easter Egg Hunt, 11:00 a

  • April 1 - Easter! 8:30 & 11a w/breakfast at 9:45a

  • June 15 & 16 - Tag Sale - 9:00a

  • Vacation Bible School - July 23 - 27
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.
It was once said,
"If you do not change direction,
you may end up where you are heading."

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.
Lenten Discipleship
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!
Go-Getter's Outing

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
Confirmation Students & Parents Don't Wait!
Sign up for Summer Confirmation Camp at LMC today and get an EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Get more details HERE.
ELCA YOUTH GATHERING Envelope Challenge
Have you seen this in the Narthex? 
At the Mardi Gras Pancake Supper Advent's youth kicked off this fundraiser and have decorated these sets of envelopes numbered from $1-$60. The challege is to take an envelope with the dollar amount of your choice and bring it back filled with that amount.  

If all of these envelopes are taken and returned with the amounts, Advent's youth will raise $3660 which would put us very near to our goal for the ELCA Youth Gathering!

Please make checks payable to Advent Lutheran Church and put Envelope Challenge on the Memo line. Turn in date is March 11.

Thank you in advance for taking an envelope and supporting Advent's youth going to the ELCA Youth Gathering!
Time and Change Sunday is March 11
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.
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Advent Lutheran Church sponsors two African children through Compassion International. One child is from Uganda and the other is from Burkina Faso.
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It costs $928 per year to sponsor these two children.
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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.

MEET SOUAÏBOU and JACKQUILINE

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
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
Have a Prayer Request?
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. 
If you have such a request, please feel free to Email a prayer request to: prayers@adventelc.org
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 3 (3/4): “Behold Your Son...Behold Your Mother” 
  • 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”
Birthday Blessings
Pastoral Emergency
Should you have an emergency and need pastoral care
contact the church office at 614-451-3639.
January Financials
Links of Interest
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