The “Weekly Reader” for … 1 April 2018

Lord of Life Lutheran Church * 2480 W Dublin-Granville Rd * Columbus, OH 43235 * (614) 889-2292

Welcome!

How glad we are that you have joined us to celebrate the life-giving resurrection of Jesus. Our

prayer is that whenever you are with us, whether once or every Sunday, you will experience

something of God’s love and grace.

All God's children are welcome here, whatever their age, the color of their skin, the contents of

their wallet, no matter whom they love, how they speak, and whatever their abilities or disabilities;

for in the death and resurrection of Jesus, we all have been reconciled to God. This is the good

news of God ... God loves us all! Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus!

Thank you!

Special thanks to all who have made this Holy week so powerful for us: musicians, choirs,

accompanists, sacristans, ushers, worship leaders, cleaning crew, office staff, pastor. So many

contributions of time and passion have been offered this week that we can’t list them all. But we

can rejoice and be glad!

6:45 am Sunrise Easter Vigil Worship

7:15 am Easter Breakfast (served until 10:30 am)

9:00 am Festival Traditional Worship

10:45 am crossCurrent Worship

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During the season of Easter we will be looking to what

it means to life an Easter life, having a focus on

stewardship. Stewardship is not just about giving

money to the church. It is about using our time, our

spiritual gifts and our financial gifts to the glory of God

in thanksgiving. Going along with these themes, we

will be highlighting various ministries happening at

Lord of Life. With things always growing and changing,

whether you are a long time member or new visitor,

there might be a ministry you never knew we had!

You will find there are many ways to grow and serve at

Lord of Life - some find it a bit overwhelming to navigate. A great starting point is to look

at the ministries that use your spiritual gifts. Spiritual gifts are spoken of specifically in the

Bible, where it says we are each uniquely gifted by the Holy Spirit. Everyone is gifted

differently, and your spiritual gifts might not be the things you are “good” at doing. If you

would like to find out more about your spiritual gifts, go to www.acceptingall.com and take

the Spiritual Gifts Inventory (under “Life at LoL”). Then, either keep an eye on the

featured ministries over the coming weeks or pick up a “How Can I Use My Spiritual

Gifts” booklet located in the kiosk in the Welcome area of the lobby/narthex.

If you want discuss your spiritual gifts and/or ways to get involved, contact Suzanne

Rippel through Realm.

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Many Thanks for Nursery Volunteers

A BIG thank you from our littlest members and

their parents: Thank you to Allie Rubenstein,

Haleigh Depalma, Lauren Van Meter, and Stacey

Biffle-Quimba for serving in the nursery during

Easter. Holy Week ushers believers through the

darkest moments of Jesus' death to the brightest

celebration of His victory over death. Allowing

parents of young children to participate in these

services is MUCH appreciated.

CONGREGATIONAL ELECTIONS IN APRIL!

As per our Bylaws, the election for new council members will be held on April 29th.

The terms of three of the members of the current council will be expiring and they are to be replaced by three new members who will each serve for a three-year term.

As per the bylaws, “Candidates shall be those nominated by the Nominating Committee and any other eligible member of the congregation who has submitted a written nominating petition at least four weeks prior to the election date containing the signatures of the nominee and at least two other voting members of the congregation.”

This is important as, if you want to nominate someone per this process, the submission will need to be to Kevin Lawson by April 1st for consideration.

Additionally, per our bylaws, “Requests for absentee ballots must be received in writing by the president of the congregation no later than two weeks prior to the voting date. Absentee ballots must be received in the church office no later than the Friday before the voting date.” If you need to do an absentee ballot, have your request to Kevin Lawson by April 15th and then return your ballot to the church office by Friday, April 27th.

As per the bylaws, all others will be able to vote as early as 15 minutes prior to the first service until ½ hour after the final service on April 29th.

Please watch for nominee profiles to be available early in April and be sure to vote!

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Sunday Morning Classes

No class today, Easter Sunday, April 1

Next Sunday morning class is April 8, 10:15, Room 211

Class every Sunday morning through April 22

Sunday afternoon workshop

The next Sunday afternoon workshop is April 8, 12:30 – 3:00

Service Opportunity

Fill the Buddy Bags, 10:15, April 29

HE HAS RISEN INDEED! The good news of Easter can and should be celebrated. Thank you to everyone who helped with today's worship. It takes our ENTIRE faith community to make Holy Week and our Easter celebration truly wonderful.

There are no classes on Easter. Classes will resume next week, April 8. We will spend the next several weeks discussing how the resurrection changes our lives in so many wonderful ways!

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April 29 - High Ropes at Camp Mary Orton - Plan to attend 9:00 worship this day! After church we will eat together (bring money for food!) then get to Camp Mary Orton at 12:30 for fun and group building on the high ropes challenge course. We will be back to LoL by 6pm. RSVPs appreciated as soon as possible so we can confirm with the camp.

June 27 - July 1, 2018 - ELCA Youth Gathering, Houston, TX

ONEBody Grow Trip 2018 In case you haven't heard, the ONEBody youth are headed to Houston, TX this summer for the ELCA Youth Gathering! Over the next few months, all of the attendees will be speaking to the congregation about the trip. We are asking members of the congregation to support us in two very important ways. First, we need lots and lots of prayer! Secondly, we need financial support in order to make this happen. We are so grateful that our congregation financially supports our youth every year. If you prefer to give via check, please write "Youth Grow Trip" on the memo line. You can also give on the REALM app. Thank you so much! Questions can be directed to Ally Huntsberger through Realm.

Wonderful Wednesdays are for EVERYONE! Please join us at 5:15 PM this Wednesday for a pizza and salad, choir practice and social activities.

5:15 – 5:45 pm Dinner

6:00 – 6:25 pm: Cherub Choir

Ages 3– Kindergarten, Rm. 309

5:00 – 6:25 pm: Grace Choir

Grades 1-5, Rm. 305

6:25 pm: “5 @ the Font”

5-minute faith community devotion & prayer around Baptismal Font

7:00 – 8:00 pm: Adult Choir

Open to all, Grade 6 – 100 years

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Save the Date: June 11-15

Vacation Bible School - June 11-15 - 9am-12pm It takes a village to guide our young disciples! We need your help with music, large group gatherings, small groups, snacks, sign in/out, publicity, crafts, mission, story-telling, science, set up and tear down, and more! No part is too small, so please consider how you can use your gifts! We'd love to have help of all ages - from those who've completed grade 6 all the way up to our most experienced adults! Thanks to those who have already jumped on board! To sign up, visit cokesburyvbs.com/lordoflife/volunteer/

“Experience the ride of a Lifetime with God!”

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MMM….

The Easter Breakfast!

Our traditional fellowship breakfast will be served from 7:15 am until 10:30 am this morning.

Bring your friends and family and get ready to enjoy:

Pancakes with bacon or sausage

Crescent base egg casserole with no meat

Eggs, cheese, peppers, onion, broccoli

Sausage casserole with shredded hash browns

Eggs, sausage, hash browns, cheese, onion

Breakfast grilled cheese

Waffles, jam, cream cheese and cottage cheese

Stuffed French toast

Cinnamon raisin bread, honey ham, cream cheese

The breakfast is free of charge, but a basket will be out for a free will offering to cover cost.

Any additional proceeds go to support ministries. Thank you for your support and see you at

the breakfast!

COME JAM WITH THE BAND!!

The next jam session with crossCurrent will be April 29 after the 11:15 AM worship. Please join

us for music and fun. If you have an instrument, feel free to bring it and plug in with us!

NOTE: You do not need to be

musically gifted in any way to enjoy

this! Just come enjoy music and

fellowship! We will also be having a food

truck again! The delicious food of

Timmy's Meltdown will be available to

purchase food for lunch (yes, you can

bring that lunch into the sanctuary!) Come join us for fellowship, food and good music!

Questions? Contact Suzanne Rippel through Realm.

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Cooking with Spirit at Faith Mission

Who: You, your family, and friends...All who are called to serve through cooking and

neighborly outreach.

When: Thursday, April 19, 5-8 PM: Join us for preparations and cooking at Lord of Life

Church.

Friday, April 20: Leave from Lord of Life at 3:45 PM or come to Community

Kitchen between 4:45-5:30 PM. We will serve dinner at 6:00 PM, and will be

finished up at the kitchen between 7-7:30 PM.

Where: Faith Mission Community Kitchen 245 N Grant Avenue Columbus, OH It is always a blessing to join with friends and share a home-cooked meal with our

neighbors. We will be preparing Loaded Baked Potato Casserole with Buffalo Chicken, Broccoli Salad, Fresh Bananas, and Chocolate Pumpkin Cake. Please check out the table in the Narthex for a variety of sign up opportunities.

Questions: Amy Seeds

Lauren Van Meter

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Buddy Bags – They’re back and we need your help!

Starting Easter Sunday April 1st through Sunday April 22nd , we will be collecting food and

money for Buddy Bags. Many will remember the collection is for specific food items that can be

sent home with and be prepared by school age children for the weekend. We partner with the

Family Mentor foundation to provide food to these students. Everything we collect whether food

or money will be given to the Family Mentor foundation for this purpose. Last October we

collected enough to fill the Family Mentor truck with food for 350 children for the month, and we

had $1,867 left. We will apply that amount toward our goal this month.

We have lists of food items required, and we can answer other questions at the table in the narthex

on Sundays. We learned from the past collections we can purchase vegetables, and dairy from

Family Mentor sources more economically. Therefore, you will not see those items listed to be

brought in this time. We will package those items in each Buddy Bag, but we will use the money

we collect to purchase them. Money given should be by check and made payable to, Lord of Life,

and have “Buddy Bag” written in the memo line.

Saturday April 28th we will prepare to pack buddy Bags. Sunday April 29th we will fill the

Buddy Bags. Our goal is to support 300 students for a month which will require 1200 Buddy

Bags.

Worthington Resource & Smoky Row Pantry Lord of Life regularly collects and donates items to local food pantries in our community, Smoky Row Pantry and The Worthington Resource Pantry. We collected over 100 pounds of food and personal care items for the months of January and February! We are continuing to collect items this month for the Worthington Resource Pantry and Smoky Row Pantry. Needed items include:

Canned Chicken

Canned Tuna

Cereal

Rice, pasta

Beans of any kind (except green)

Toilet paper

Personal care items such as shampoo, soap, deodorant, etc.

Baby items (diapers, wipes)

Laundry Detergent

Kitchen cleaning items Donations can be placed in the shopping cart in the Narthex. If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Parker or Amy Seeds in Realm.

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY

We meet the first and third Tuesdays of the month in room 309. We welcome men, women, young, and old to join us as we read, reflect and share our thoughts on passages from the Bible using Gather magazine.

In March using the story of The Good Samaritan, we will investigate further multiple meanings in the Bible. From Gather magazine, “The ‘living word’ of scripture speaks to us in unique, profound and meaningful ways-and that’s a good thing.” Learning from our neighbors is so important in our society today. All of us have lessons to learn from those around us.

Christianity is meant to be relational—first, on a vertical axis between ourselves and God and, second, on a horizontal axis between ourselves and those around us. Small group Bible studies move us from being spectators in a weekly church service to active participants in a like-minded community dedicated to spiritual growth.

If you have any questions, contact Cyndee Schoenhoff in Realm.

Christian. It’s Not What You Think. Ask 100 people to define it. You’ll get 100 different answers.

Starting April 8th, we will begin a new DVD Bible study in room 205. According to Andy Stanley, the words used to describe Christians today often bear no resemblance to what Jesus wanted his followers to be known for. In this eight-session DVD Bible Study, Andy explores the truth and fiction behind one of the most famous brands in all of history. ANDY STANLEY is the founder of North Point Ministries, Inc, (NPM). Each Sunday, more than 30,000 people attend one of NPM’s five Atlanta area churches. To learn more and to access free resources visit northpointministries.org.

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For more information, please contact:

Nancy Lentsch 614-562-8851 nlensch@yahoo.com or

Jan Hoffman 614-226-3148 jan@consultjan.com or

Bill Hoffman 614-313-3039 bill@consultjan.com or

Pastor Childs 614-889-2292 pastorchilds@acceptingall.com

Have a Prayer Request?

The ePrayer ministry team is ready to lift your

prayer requests to God. There are two ways to

make a prayer request:

1. Email eprayer@acceptingall.com

2. Go to www.acceptingall.com click on the

“Ministries” page, click on the link for Care

& Prayer

Have a Pastoral Care Need?

Please call Dr. Jim Childs when you or

someone in your family has a new baby or is

hospitalized or in hospice, or in the event of a

death. He may be reached at

pastorchilds@acceptingall.com or

(614) 889-2292, ext. 303

This Week’s Lessons

1st: Acts 10:34-43 Ps: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 2nd: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Gospel: Mark 16:1-8

Next Week’s Lessons

1st: Acts 4:32-35 Ps: Psalm 133 2nd: 1 John 1:1--2:2 Gospel: John 20:19-31

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OUR MISSION

To reach people with

the love of Jesus Christ.

OUR VISION

Lord of Life Lutheran Church is a community of Christ where we experience God's grace, comfort and acceptance through each other. From here, everyone is empowered to share, teach and give what each has received.

OUR VALUES

1. The Gospel calls us to unconditional regard for all people.

2. Prayer is necessary for our relationship with God, one another, and the world.

3. Scripture provides the foundation for our lives of faith.

4. The authority for our ministry is founded in Jesus Christ, the head of the Church which is the Body of Christ on earth. An elected Congregation Council provides administrative authority; our called pastor (s) provides the spiritual authority of the Office of Word and Sacrament Ministry.

5. Each member is uniquely gifted by God for ministry and is expected to mature in discipleship of Jesus Christ.

6. Any ministry based on our Mission, Vision and Core Values is valid for our congregation, and may, at any time, evolve or end.

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Last Sunday’s Spiritual Arithmetic

Worship Attendance: 217 Operating Fund Giving = $5,966

@ Lord of Life Church

Sunday 6:45 AM Sunrise Easter Vigil

7:15 AM Easter Breakfast, Gath Space (served til 10:30)

9:00 AM Traditional Festival Worship

11:15 AM crossCurrent Festival Worship

Mon. 6:45 PM Boy Scout Troop 243, Gath Space

7:00 PM crossCurrent Rehearsal

7:00 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry, Narthex

Tues. 11:30 PM Weekly Staff Meeting

1:00 PM Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study

8:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous*, Rm 309

Weds. 5:15 PM Wonderful Wednesday Dinner

6:00 PM Cherub Choir, Rm 309

6:00 PM Grace Choir, Rehearsal Room

6:25 PM Five @ the Font!

7:00 PM Adult Choir, Rehearsal Room

7:00 PM Mission Team Meeting, Rm 209

Thurs. 8:30 AM NW Cluster Meeting, Fishbowl

11:00 AM Alcoholics Anonymous*, Rm 309

6:30 PM Alliance Choir*, Gath Space

7:00 PM Youth & Family Collaboration

Fri. 8:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous*, Rm 309

Sat. 8:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous*, Rm 309

Sunday 8:00 AM Contemplative Worship

9:00 AM Festival Traditional Worship

10:15 AM Life Passages

10:15 AM ONEBody

10:15 AM Exploring LOL, Rm 309

11:00 AM crossCurrent Worship

12:30 PM Confirmation Workshop