Sunday | September 3, 2017
WELCOME! WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE! Thank you for registering your attendance. Please pass the attendance folder along your pew. New guests will learn more about us in our “New Here” brochure in the attendance folder and find a gift just for you at the Welcome Center.
CONNECT HERE To find your way of connecting with classes or small groups at St. Luke’s, stop by our Connect Here booth this morning in the Gathering Area outside of the Sanctuary or in the West Passage outside of Robertson Chapel.
PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on the prayer cards in your pew pockets and place them in the offering plate – or find the “Prayer Request” link at stlukesumc.com. Pastors are available for prayer following each worship service.
CARING FOR ST. LUKE’S If you are hospitalized, we want to know and care for you. Please call Laura Marine at 317-846-3404 or send an email to stlukescares@ stlukesumc.com.
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN We provide childcare and Sunday School for newborns through 3rd-grade children. Register all children in the East Passage. Activity kits are at the Welcome Center for children who remain in worship. Room 126 is equipped for nursing moms, including live streaming of worship.
YOUNG ADULTS Join us for coffee and cookies outside Robertson Chapel following the 9:30 & 11AM services.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th - 8th Grade – Great Hall at 9:30. Students break out to the Modge (5th&6th), Great Hall (7th) and C124 (8th). 9th - 12th Grade – 9:30AM @ Luke’s Lodge; Worship and hang out. Come early for games. Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth
LEARN MORE For more information on classes and other activities, pick up a copy of our Fall Ministry catalog; visit stlukesumc.com or subscribe to our e-newsletters.
WORSHIP ORDER Sunday | September 3, 2017 OPENING SONG Pride (In the Name of Love) | U2
* WELCOME Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson
* WORSHIP In Your Presence | Mack Brock, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, London Gatch, Wade Joye & Jane Williams Te Amo | Israel Houghton and Ricardo Sanchez
ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR OFFERING/PRAYER One Sound, One Voice | Ernest Vaughn
SCRIPTURE READING Matthew 20: 1-16 | Ellen Hostetler (9:30AM) Numbers 12: 1-3, 9-13 | Matthew Russell (11AM)
MESSAGE You First| Rev. David Williamson (9:30AM) Soular Eclipse | Rev. Rob Fuquay (11AM)
COMMUNION * WORSHIP Jesus at the Center | Israel Houghton, Micah Massey & Adam Ranney I Need You to Survive | Hezekiah Walker No Longer Slaves | Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser
* BENEDICTION POSTLUDE * standing, as able
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WORSHIP...
COMMUNION ELEMENTS
If you know of someone in a healthcare facility or homebound who would like to receive communion please notify Mary Katherine at 846-3404 or schnitzm@ stlukesumc.com.
CONNECT… FALL CATALOG / ADULT CLASSES / SMALL GROUPS SIGNUP
Pick up you red fall Catalog TODAY as you exit worship. Information about all classes/groups and activities for fall are included. Stop by the Adult Discipleship table in the gathering area or outside of Robertson with questions. Or, fill out your bulletin insert and drop it in the offering plate today!
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE
Dinner will be in the Great Hall from 5:30 – 6:15PM, no reservations needed. Suggested donation of $5 per person, $20 max per family. Adult classes run from 6:15 – 7:30PM with childcare and children’s programming at the same time.
GRIEFSHARE | September 6 – November 29 • 6:15 – 7:30PM • C115
This 13 week faith-based program is for anyone who has lost a loved one. $20. Contact Mary Katherine at schnitzm@stlukesumc.com for more information.
CHURCH TOUR | September 7 • 6:30 – 7:30PM • Main Office
Did you know that St Luke’s has a small prayer chapel? Do you know the meaning of the various stained glass windows in the building? Join others to explore our facility and learn a bit of our history as well. Childcare available upon request. Register at stlukesumc.com or contact Debra Peek at peekd@ stlukesumc.com.
PAINTING BY NUMBERS | September 7 • 7 – 8:30PM • $20
This is YOUR chance to invest in the next generation…or to share in the wisdom and friendship that comes from women in different stages of life! Come to Wine & Canvas (3969 E. 82nd Street) prepared to paint and connect…and bring a snack to share! Contact Mindie at moorem@stlukesumc.com with questions.
GOLF FUNDRAISER - CROOKED CREEK FOOD PANTRY |
September 9 • Pebble Brook Golf Club Support CCFP by swinging a club! Registration and lunch begin at noon with a shot-gun start at 1:30PM. Foursome fees: $500. Stop by the West Passage for more information on this event or how you can support the food pantry in other ways. Deadline for registration is today!
STARTING POINT | September 10 • 10:45AM or 12:15PM • C115
For those new to St. Luke’s, gain an orientation to our church and leave with recommended next steps to help you find your place within St. Luke’s. Childcare available upon request.
DIVORCE CARE & DIVORCE CARE FOR KIDS (DC4K) |
September 11 – December 4 • 6 – 7:30PM See fall catalog or stlukesumc.com for complete details and to register.
HIGH SCHOOLERS OF DIVORCE SMALL GROUP | Sept. 10
- Nov. 26 • 5 – 6:30PM • Luke’s Lodge When parents go through a divorce, it’s tough on everyone. This group gives students a space to bring up joys, frustrations and questions. We’ll share a meal every week and check in. Contact Josh Sweeney at sweeneyj@stlukesumc. com with questions.
MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL RETREAT | September 22 & 23 • Lodge
New kind of retreat for our 5th – 8th graders! Grades will be broken out into separate areas for sleeping and come together for games and worship. Saturday we will head to Eagle Creek, indoor water parks and other fun! $70. Sign up at stlukesumc.com.
CARRIE NEWCOMER & PARKER PALMER | Oct. 6 • 8PM • Sanctuary
This concert, What We Need is Here: Hope, Hard Times and the Human Possibility, is designed to encourage a new kind of conversation – one that bridges our divides and restores civic community. Tickets by 9/17 - $25, after 9/17 - $30; available in the main office or at stlukesumc.com.
SERVE… HURRICANE HARVEY RESPONSE
Looking for a way to help after the disaster in Texas? Join 299 other St. Lukers in assembling a flood bucket by filling it with the items listed! Buckets can be picked up this morning in the Gathering Area or the West Passage and returned by 9/17. Donations may be placed in the offering basket with “Hurricane Relief” on the memo line.
TRUSTED MENTORS
If you would like to be a part of the solution to decreasing offender recidivism, consider becoming a Trusted Mentor! Through support and accountability, you can help an ex-offender reintegrate successfully. Contact Andrea at leadforda@ stlukesumc.com. Training begins 9/11.
SIMPLY GIVE CAMPAIGN | Now through Sept. 27
Shop at Meijer on Pike Plaza and purchase a $10 donation card at checkout; it will be matched and converted to a Meijer-only gift card donated directly to Crooked Creek Food Pantry. Donations may also be left at the Outreach table in the West Passage or in the offering basket, with “Simply Give” on the memo line.
HOMELESS OUTREACH
Support a new outreach, providing new socks and underwear to homeless in Indy at Roberts Park UMC. Donations of all sizes are needed and can be dropped off at the Communications Center off of the main office in the box labeled “Roberts Park Donations”.
CPR TRAINING | September 9 • 9AM – 12PM • N103/104
Have you learned the “new” CPR? Everyone is welcome, whether you need a refresher or have never been trained. To register, contact Mary Connors at st.lukeshealthministry@gmail.com.
NEED A BABY FIX?
Our nursery is looking for people who want to spend a few hours a month with St. Luke’s babies. If this sounds like something you’d love, there are openings for volunteers and paid caregivers. Contact Natalie Kennedy at kennedyn@ stlukesumc.com.
EMPLOYMENT AT ST. LUKE’S | stlukesumc.com
We currently have openings for an Administrative Assistant in Children’s Mininstry, a Birth–4 year-old Ministry Specialist, and a Children’s & Family Director of Ministries. Send resume to Nancy Lange at langen@stlukesumc.com.
ST. LUKE’S AT WORSHIP TRADITIONAL | 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM Sanctuary CONTEMPORARY | 9:30 & 11AM Robertson Chapel CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE | 5PM Third Sunday • Robertson Chapel
CONTACT US 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 stlukesumc.com • 317-846-3404 info@stlukesumc.com Rev. Rob Fuquay Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Rev. David Williamson Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson