O CTOBER 2018 Friday, October 26 Saturday, October 27 9am to 3:00pm 9am to 1:30pm INSIDE THIS ISSUE Preaching Schedule 2 October Special Offering 2 Issue 1 Discussion 3 FairTrade 3 NNEMAP 3 Bulletin Boards 3 Children, Youth & Family 4 Food Bank Fundraiser 5 Grad Chat 5 Faith Formation 6-7 Lit Club 7 Art Gallery 8 PROCEEDS BENEFIT LOCAL, NATIONAL & WO RLD MISSIONS COLLECTABLES HOLIDAY SEWING MATERIAL CLOTHING PLANTS SEWING NOTIONS ELECTRONICS HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FURNITURE BAKED GOODS CHRISTMAS DÉCOR CRAFT STAMPS TOYS JEWLRY & MUCH MORE!
PAGE 2 October 2018 OCTOBER PREACHING SCHEDULE October 7 World Communion John Keeny Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21* October 21 John Keeny Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14* October 14 Colleen Ogle Psalm 131 Philemon 1:4-21* October 28 Pledge Sunday John Keeny Philippians 4:1-9 Luke 7:36-8:3* *preaching text October Special Offering Sunday, October 7 On World Communion Sunday, we gather together and celebrate the God-given potential in all of us! Through the years, countless gifted people have been marginalized because of ethnicity, financial hardship or other biases. Please make checks payable to King Avenue UMC and indicate World Communion in the memo line. Envelopes, inserted in both services bulletins, will be available for your use.
CARILLON PAGE 3 GET INFORMED Discussion on Statewide Issue 1 Monday, October 8, 7-8 pm in the Chapel Discussion on Issue 1: To Reduce Penalties for Crimes of Obtaining, Possessing, and Using Illegal Drugs There is only one statewide issue on the Ohio ballot this year. King Avenue UMC member and Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard A. Frye will offer some perspectives about its potential impact. There will be time for questions, comments, and dialogue. FAIRTRADE COFFEE & CHOCOLATE Q: What is Fairtrade? Please reference the hallway bulletin boards for current events. Additional information is on our beautiful website kingave.org! A: With Fairtrade you have the power to change the world every day. With simple shopping choices you can get farmers a better deal. And that means they can make their own decisions, control their future and lead the dignified life everyone deserves. NNEMAP This is a mission of King Avenue Church that supports just wages for laborers. On sale the 2nd Sunday of each month before/ after the 11:00 service. Payment may now be made at the kiosks! Our 9th annual Harmony For Hunger concert will be at King Ave. this year on Friday, November 16th at 7:30. Help us kickoff our 50th anniversary! 50 years of feeding body, mind and spirit!
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CARILLON PAGE 5 MID OHIO FOOD BANK BENEFIT Folk Music Coffeehouse Recalls 1960 s Struggles Civil rights sit-ins. Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches. Student Power. Afros. Mini-skirts. Hippies. Riots. Space flights. The generation gap. Those hallmarks of the turbulent 1960 s will be rekindled Friday November 2 at 7:30 p.m. at this year s annual Spirit of the 60 s Coffeehouse, a tradition here at King Avenue Methodist Church for about 20 years now. Bill Cohen will lead a candlelit, musical, yearby-year journey through the era, with live and familiar 1960 s folksongs, news reports of sixties happenings, displays of anti-war buttons and posters, and far-out sixties fashions. Plus, Bill will also challenge the audience with sixties trivia questions. Proceeds from the suggested $10 donations (at the door) will go to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Refreshments will be available at no extra charge. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall, but get there early for a good seat! The program is suitable for ADULTS and MATURE TEENS. For more information, call Bill at (614) 263-3851 or e-mail BillCohen@columbus.rr.com GRAD CHAT YOU ARE INVITED to SECOND SUNDAY GRAD CHAT... Meet grad students Share a meal No prep/pressure ALL are welcome Every 2nd Sunday Monthly, noon-1:30pm
PAGE 6 October 2018 FAITH FORMATION Book Study: If the Church Were Christian Retired United Methodist Pastor, Mike Mahoney, will lead a 10 week study beginning Wednesday October 10th from 7 to 8:30 PM. It is based on the book If The Church Were Christian: Rediscovering the Values of Jesus by Philip Gulley. Some of the topics discussed will be Reconciliation Would Be Valued Over Judgment, Gracious Behavior Would Be More Important Than Right Belief, and This Life Would Be More Important Than The Afterlife. You can register for this class on REALM and the book can be purchased from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Special Class Opportunity October 7, 10am United Methodism at the Crosroads: LGBTQ Inclusion in the future of our denomination. As many people know, the Special Conference called by the United Methodist Council of Bishops to consider the recommendations of the Commission on The Way Forward will be held in February of 2019. This class will provide information about the options that will be presented, and possible outcomes. There will be time for questions and answers and will be led by the pastors. Five Marks of a Methodist Adult Sunday School Class How can you tell if someone is a Methodist? No, this isn t a joke. John Wesley believed that a person could spot a Methodist based on these five characteristics. Join us Sundays 10am in the Chapel to learn what they are and how to live them out. October 14 - November 18. No book or signup required.
CARILLON PAGE 7 FAITH FORMATION (continued) Faith Dive Join us in this ongoing group at 10:00 Sunday mornings in the Logos Lounge (L1) where we discuss how Christian discipleship confronts and gives meaning to our place in this world and what is that world?! Currently, we explore the question of Who is My Neighbor? through the lens of immigration, and will continue through the experiences of disability and ability. Join our group on Realm to get updates. LIT CLUB Sunday October 28 7pm in the Logos Lounge All are welcome! A blackly comic take on prison life -New York Times Book excerpt: The trouble with San Francisco was that I could never have a future in that city, only a past.
PAGE 8 October 2018 ART GALLERY Neighbors Paintings by Eric Mize Now through October 28 Vision Statement We are a community of servants called by God s reconciling grace to open doors of sanctuary, to create new avenues of ministry, to equip Christians for discipleship, to lead reconciling ministries. Worship Services 9am Morning Blend in the Fellowship Hall 11am Traditional Service in the Sanctuary Sunday School 10am Godly Play (Ages 4-Grade 5) 10am Youth Sunday School (Grade 6-12) 10am Adult Sunday School Senior Pastor Associate Pastor Pastor Emeritus Director of Children, Youth & Family Ministries Director of Children & Youth Education Director of Music Organist Carilloneur Office Manager Building Manager Finance Manager Stewardship Secretary Director of Online Communications Sunday Hospitality Coordinator Director of Campus Ministry Director of Support Services Rev. John Keeny Rev. Colleen Ogle Dr. Leonard Confar Erin Kendall Gwendolyn DeRosa Chris McManus Andrew Willis Jeffrey Wyckoff Amy Ashburn Bill Meadows Cyndi Colburn Charlene Dubin Rhonda Luetje Marlene Wagonrod Jeff Furry Allen Price