Join Us Tonight for
Good Friday Service at 7:00 p.m. as we continue our journey to the empty tomb
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The Resurrection of Our Lord

Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter that begins Christ is Risen!!! No Foolin'!!! Today is Easter and it just happens to fall on April Fool’s Day this year. Paul Lutter makes the connection: “Through his death and resurrection for us, Jesus Christ is God’s foolish power on the loose among us. Our strength is toppled by his weakness. Our wisdom is toppled by his foolishness. And we are never the same again. We are made new. We are turned upside down for the sake of Christ, who dies and is raised from death for us. We are given new identities. Marked with the cross of this foolish Christ and sealed by the Holy Spirit in the waters of baptism, we are made fools for Christ” (“Foolish Power,” Living Lutheran, April 1, 2011).
Readings for this Sunday
(click on reading to see passage)

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.

Easter Egg Hunt
The annual Easter Egg Hunt & Celebration at Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church will be:
Saturday, March 31, 2018 
11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

The Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt is open to all children aged 1 to 5th Grade. Each child should bring a basket or bag for collecting treats. We will meet in the fellowship hall for celebration activities prior to the egg hunt. These activities should conclude by noon.
Congratulations!
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!
Birthday Blessings
⬇️ Ministry Matters ⬇️
Food Pantry Team Serves One Last Serving
by Pastor Aaron Layne
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.
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.
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
Advent Connects
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 . 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!

For the Columbus Dispatch story on Josh, click here.
If you feel led to help or learn more about the situation, please click here.
Our Seminary Student Needs Help to go to Israel
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.
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.
In this section we hope to feature stories about members of our congregation who are reaching milestones or have something special to share.
If you have such a story, please let either Pastor Layne or Mary know!
Happenings in the Southern Ohio Synod
Synod Assembly to take place in Lewis Center, Ohio
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 Southern Ohio Synod Assembly happens once every two years and will take place on June 1-2, 2018 at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center at 100 Green Meadows Drive South in Lewis Center, Ohio.

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.
⬇️ Coming Soon ⬇️
Upcoming Calendar Events

  • April 22 - $25,000 Ministry Fair Giveaway

  • June 3 - Music Appreciation Sunday

  • June 10 - Congregational Annual Meeting, 9:45a


  • June 15 & 16 - Tag Sale

  • July 23 - 27 - Vacation Bible School

  • August 12 - Blessing of the Backpacks

  • September 9 - Rally Day
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.
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 or Christy Habermehl. Please consider this prayerfully!
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 if you have items to donate or you have questions. 
Pastoral Emergency
Should you have an emergency and need pastoral care
contact the church office at 614-451-3639.
February Financials
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