Join us on your own schedule for Good Friday meditation on scripture. This service is crafted to be used at your own pace. You can go through the reflections all at once, over the course of the day, or even throughout the entirety of Holy Week. Click here for the packet of meditations.

 

Easter Services,
April 17
Sunrise Service 7am
Traditional 9am
Contemporary 1030am

Friendly Reminder to bring chairs for this outdoor service. The grounds will be wet. Waterproof shoes/boots would be great too!
  

Traditional Easter Service at 9am
If you’d like to join us for the Hallelujah Chorus at the close of our 9am Easter service, we’ll have music for you! It’s a great way to celebrate the resurrection together!

Easter at Linworth has traditionally been a time for kids to worship with their family. To help with the fidgets, kids are encouraged to pick up a special worship bulletin and package that includes activities to keep their minds and fingers busy during the sermon.
The Nursery is available in room 130 for kids 0-3 years of age.

Your Donations are improving the lives of the Laotian people in the following ways:

1.  Books and Tuition for school children
2.  Famine Relief
3.  Water systems for villagers
4.  Church  construction

Your Easter offering will go toward building a church in Na Lair and to build more village water systems. To give to this special Laos Mission Project please click here and find "Easter Offering."

In observance of Easter, the office will be closed on Monday April 18.

We are preparing to offer a "Discover Linworth" class. Are you interested in membership? Are you not ready to join but would like to learn more about our church community? Have you been a member for some time and would just like to refresh your memory and meet new people?
We are meeting April 24 and May 1st at noon in room 210 or on zoom.  Please email Pastor Anna if you are interested.  

United Methodists and Ukraine 
Immense gratitude to you all here at LUMC for your generous donations to help the people of Ukraine.  Linworth has so far donated $3,225 to UMCOR for Ukraine which supports refugees within Ukraine. 
From the UMCOR coordinator for that area of the world - $25,000 has been forwarded to the Ukrainian Treasurer to assist with clergy salaries which have not been paid during this conflict, assist those who have lost their employment, and also to assist in humanitarian assistance in many other ways, including refugee resettlement. Previously, $5000 was sent for the same purpose.
 Click here if you would like to donate to UMCOR. 

CONNECT
Upcoming Events & News

 Next Book Study on Thursdays 
New Bible Study on the Gospel of Luke starting Thursday, April 21
This study is offered in hybrid format - you can join us in room 210 at LUMC or connect through zoom.  We will be journeying through Luke’s Gospel paying attention to themes and asking ourselves what it means to our contemporary communal life of faith together.   Please email Pastor Sara to be added to the emails for this study and receive the zoom link if needed. All are welcome! 

Small Group Resource Guides are Here
Looking for ways to get engaged?  Are you looking to draw your circle wider by attending a small group to connect about faith, life and all points in between?  We have compiled a Small Group Resource Guide of all current LUMC small groups, bible studies and service ministries. Thank you to Katie Ayers who has brought this booklet to life.  You can find a booklet in the back of the worship area.  If you would like a digital copy or would like one sent to you, please reach out to Stephanie.  

 
When a child comes out to his/her/their family, it often raises many questions for both the child and for the family.  For example:

• What does it mean for the family when a child comes out to his/her/their parents?  
• What does it mean for the parents’ relationship to their church? 
• What does it mean for the parents’ own faith? 
• How do parents navigate their own “coming out” after their children have come out to them?
• What does the delay in the General Conference mean for me and my family and our church?

 The sessions are designed to provide a safe space where questions and concerns can be dealt with openly and honestly. 
 These questions are among those that will be addressed in the series of four classes that will be held on Wednesday evenings:
 Wednesdays, April 20, 27, May 4, 11
 This session of the class will be held on Zoom this fall.  The meetings will begin at 7:00 pm and conclude by 8:30 pm. 
 If you want to participate in the class, please email Jim at jwaugh3@mac.com.   Put “Kids Class” in the Subject line.  A few days prior to the class session, you will receive a Zoom invitation from Jim for the sessions.
 The Rev. Jim Waugh, retired pastor in the West Ohio Conference, will lead the group.  Jim and his wife, Carol, have an adult daughter, Lisa, who came out to them several years ago.  Jim just completed a four-year term as the chair of the Parents Reconciling Network Board (a group related to the Reconciling Ministries Network).
 If you have questions or need more information, please feel free to email Jim: jwaugh3@mac.com.

An Opportunity to Honor and to Give to Missions
We are so grateful for all the support the Linworth Church family offers toward sponsoring weekly altar flowers, and bread and water funds for missions.
It is time once again to sign up for the Sundays you would like to sponsor the Bread & Water and/or Altar Flowers for 2022.   Please find information click here or click the button below within this newsletter to sign up for the date and flower or bread / water option that you would like to support financially
Our office will be in touch to confirm sponsored dates.  You can also call the church office to sign up for a particular date. Call us at  614-336-8485 or email Stephanie at office@linworthumc.org.

Connect Cards
Welcome to Linworth!  If you are new to worship or need to update information, we encourage you to fill this out so we can stay connected with you. These blue cards are located at the back of the worship area, ask a Pastor or one of our wonderful ushers or welcome committee volunteer. If you are worshipping with us online, you can email Stephanie.

GROW
Spiritual Journey

Youth Summer Mission Trip
June 12-18
Red Bird Mission, Beverly KY

Youth, (7-12 grade) that would like to serve this summer.
LUMC Youth will be traveling to Red Bird Mission, a United Methodist Mission site that has been providing ministries in the Appalachian Mountains since 1921. This area continues to face chronic poverty, lack of jobs, poor housing, and rugged mountainous terrain, all obstacles to a fuller life for the residents of the area. Red Bird Mission strives to meet education, heath and wellness, community outreach, economic opportunity and housing improvement needs for residents.
We will have the opportunity to meet the people of this region as we partner with Red Bird Mission to complete basic building needs and work in community center Monday-Thursday. Friday we will have a fun day, to be decided by the group, before heading home Saturday.
To Register click here. Registration includes a $50 deposit. Full price of the trip is TBD but scholarships are available. We will also have fundraising opportunities to help defer the cost of the trip.

LOVEboldly exists to empower willing Christians and LGBTQ+ individuals to step towards loving one another more boldly. Full information is available on our website: https://www.loveboldly.net/small-groups.
The basic details are: LGBTQIA+ Christian Small Group
Evening group, every other Tuesday from 7-8:30pm. 
Morning group, every other Tuesday from 10-11:30am.
Parents and Caretakers of LGBTQIA+ Youth and Young Adults Small Group
Second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 8pm
This group will be will be led by our board chair, Rachel Dew, and one of our board members, Paula Unrau. 

SERVE
Get Involved

Kitchen Ministry Teams
Do you have a gift of organizing and would like to be more involved in the church?  The time commitment is minimal but it will be impactful. We hope you will prayerfully consider joining us!  As we begin to utilize the church for more small groups and ministry, we are in need of people to join our Kitchen Ministry Committee as well as the Tidy Kitchen subgroup.  No cooking skills required!  For more details please contact Stephanie.

PRIDE Volunteers Needed
LUMC has the opportunity to show love to the community on June 11 at an event at Bethel International UMC. Please contact Pastor Sara if you would like to learn more about this event and ways to volunteer.

Mark your calendars for the 41st annual Pride March on June 18th in downtown Columbus.  More information coming soon!

Do you enjoy helping behind the scenes? We are looking for people to be a part of our worship service production team.  All skill levels are invited to inquire - we will train you!  We need individuals (or couples) to help with sound, av, and livestream services for weekly worship at 9 am and 1030 am services.  Would you prayerfully consider learning more about this vital ministry?  For more information please contact Brian.