Here's the dates and details of our
upcoming worship services and ministries from now until Christmas Eve.
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50th Annual Live Nativity
Sunday, December 6, 5:30p-7:00pm
Drive Thru
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This year marks AdventELC's 50th annual offering of the Live Nativity! Over the years our methods for presenting the good news to the community has been modified from time to time, but the message has always been the same, "Jesus is the reason for the season." |
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This year due to our sincere desire to keep everyone safe from COVID coupled with our sincere desire to share the good news of the Messiah's birth, we are making a change. We will be presenting the Christmas story in person via drive thru! There will be six stations of volunteers in costumes acting out different parts of the Christmas story. We will ask drivers to tune their car radios in to a specific frequency as we broadcast on a short wave FM transmitter members of AdventELC reading the Christmas story from Luke 2 with Christmas music as well.
Is it different? Yes! Is it faithful? Yes! Is it something that you will want to invited others to? Yes! Is it something we'll need volunteers for? Yes! We estimate that we will need a total of 48 volunteers over two, forty-five minute shifts. If you are interested in volunteering to be a actor or a traffic monitor, please email Matt Pittman at matpitt@yahoo.com for more information.
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The Live Stream Link for this
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Sunday, November 22
Christ the King Sunday
Sunday, November 22, 10:30am
In-person and Online
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On this final Sunday of the church year our gospel is Jesus' great story of judgment. In the end, the faithful are those who served Christ by ministering to those who are poor, hungry, naked, sick, or estranged. In the first reading God is the shepherd who seeks the lost, weak, and injured and feeds them with justice. We gather this day to celebrate the reign of Christ and his victory over death, yet we await the consummation of all things yet to come. Acknowledging Christ as our merciful ruler, we go forth that his reign may be known in our loving words and deeds. |
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Sunday School has not stopped for our elementary children. Our Sunday School theme this year is Faith Stories. For the last two months, lessons have been adapted so parents can lead their children through the stories. This included a lesson plan, a video link, simple activities to do at home and if appropriate, a simple craft (materials included for the craft). These were sent home to the families. For the Advent season, packages of Advent and Christmas activities will be sent to the families the week of Nov. 22nd. In January, the Faith stories will continue. This series is able to be taught at home or in person in our Sunday School classes when we meet again.
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With the fact that we haven't been able to have a potluck here at the church in quite some time, and the Thanksgiving holiday may look different for many of us, we here at AdventELC are asking you to share with the congregation some of your favorite recipes you enjoy this time of year.
Simply fill in the spaces on the form to tell us how to make your delicious dish!
We will publish the recipes in a special E-Herald edition on Sunday, November 22.
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Operation Christmas Child |
This endeavor, sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse, is part of the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind. Operation Christmas Child uses gift-filled shoeboxes to share God’s love in a tangible way with needy children around the world. These shoeboxes are filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies. The Social Concerns Team has collected filled shoeboxes at Advent for a number of years. Understandably, we will not be doing that this year. Instead, we are encouraging members to take advantage of a new option – building a shoebox online! Please see the following for more information: https://build-a-shoebox.samaritanspurse.org/view/de975cab-38a9-4379-85c8-7f385b90806c
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Thanksgiving Eve Worship
Wednesday, November 25, 7:00pm
In-Person and Online
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Plan to join us as we gather together in a spirit of thankfulness at our Thanksgiving Eve Communion Service on Wednesday, November 25, at 7:00pm. |
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In his Proclamation of Thanksgiving on October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln wrote:
"It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens."
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Advent is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 7 at the Chamber Rd. Kroger (our usual spot) from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
We are in need of folks for one hour slots at 11, 12, 1, 2, 3. Please contact Pastor Saunders at 614-632-0428 or
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Blue Christmas
Saturday, December 19, 7:00pm
In-Person only
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Has 2020 left you feeling blue? Yes, blue as in the blues. As in "I am feeling blue." Not everyone is up and cheery for the Christmas holidays. |
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Dealing with the death of a loved one, facing life after divorce or separation, coping with the loss of a job, living with cancer or some other disease that puts a question mark over the future, and a number of other human situations make parties and joviality painful for many people.
We at AdventELC care about you and want to give you a space and a place to feel and to bring your feelings to the very same God who meets us where we are at Christmas. This service is designed to be reflective, healing and hopeful.
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Christmas Eve
Thursday December 24
In-Person and Online
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This year with COVID we are expecting that we will still be allowed to only have 50 people in attendance per worship service.
We want to accommodate as many as we can for those interested in coming for in-person worship for Christmas Eve.
To help us plan, please fill out the poll below.
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Birthday Blessings this Week go to... |
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ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH
3660 KENNY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43220
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