SUNDAY | JANUARY 14, 2018
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 Find your way of connecting with classes or small groups at St. Luke’s at our Connect Here booth this morning in the Gathering Area outside of the Sanctuary or outside of Robertson Chapel. PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on 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 after each 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 RESTLESS CHILD AREA When your child needs a break during worship, enjoy our streamed services at the east end of the Gathering Area or in the Central Passage outside of the Chapel. PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN We provide childcare and Sunday School for newborns through 4th-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. YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th - 8th Grade – Great Hall at 9:30AM. Students break out to the Modge (5th & 6th), Great Hall (7th) and C124 (8th). 9th - 12th Grade – Luke’s Lodge at 9:30AM. Worship and hang out. Come early for games. Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth YOUNG ADULTS Join us for coffee & cookies outside the Chapel after the 9:30 & 11AM services. LEARN MORE For more information on classes and activities, pick up a copy of our Winter/Spring Ministry catalog or visit stlukesumc.com
WORSHIP ORDER Sunday | January 14, 2018
OPENING SONG CALL TO WORSHIP * WORSHIP PRAYER Mindie Moore
ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING | Joshua 10:12-14 Cathy Bryant (9:30AM) Lisa Stebbins (11AM)
MESSAGE
Supernatural – Praying for the Power of God: Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson
* WORSHIP * BENEDICTION
* standing, as able
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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COMMUNION ELEMENTS The Prayer Chapel is available for communion this morning. Please enter through the exterior door just west of the main entrance, on the south side of the building. 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… STARTING POINT | Today • 10:45AM or 12:15PM • C115 Are you new to St. Luke’s? Learn more about us in 30 minutes, and leave with recommended steps to help you find your place within St. Luke’s. Childcare available. ARTIST’S RECEPTION | Today • 10AM to 12:30PM • East Balcony Join Deleath Blomberg as she shares her love of quilting and what can be done with a little thread and fabric! NEW ADULT CLASSES BEGINNING You can join a new class or Bible study this morning! A complete list of classes is located in our Ministry Catalog, including new online classes.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE! Join us for dinner ($5) from 5:30 – 6:15PM in the Great Hall. Children’s choirs and adult classes meet from 6:15 – 7:30PM. Sign up for classes today at stlukesumc.com or stop by a Connect Here booth. Full information is in the Ministry Catalog.
EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP | Jan. 28 • 12:15 – 3:15PM • Luke’s Lodge Hear the story of St. Luke’s and discuss what it means to be a member of this local congregation. Learn the process for formally joining St. Luke’s. Childcare available upon request. Lunch provided. Register at stlukesumc.com.
HIGH SCHOOL SKI RETREAT | February 16 – 18 • Beechpoint Christian Camp, MI The Winter Retreat is being planned and we need to know who wants to shred the slopes! $185 – $230. Price varies if you don’t plan on skiing or if you register early. Bonfires, worship, skiing, tobogganing, free time, gym activities and more! Contact Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc. com for more information.
RETIRING? Congratulations and… are you ready? It’s a major adjustment that you may want to share with others. If you are interested in joining a men’s or women’s group to explore this new phase of life, contact Pastor Eric Burton-Krieger at bke@stlukesumc.com.
NEW BABY MINISTRY Expecting? Please let us know so we can pray for you and offer resources, and let us know when your precious addition arrives so we can celebrate with you! If you are a parent of a young child and are new to St. Luke’s, we would love to share information with you as well. Email Jennifer Ebner at ebnerj@stlukesumc.com.
SERVE… ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE | Wednesdays, Jan. 31 – April 25 • 6:15 – 8PM Join the ENL team and welcome immigrant and refugee families on Wednesday nights. Speaking English helps them in their job search and feeling a part of their community. Teachers, childcare providers and dinner hosts needed. Contact Pastor Jamalyn at williamsonj@ stlukesumc.com. BOOK DRIVE | Through January 28 New and gently used books, for children in grades 1-5, are being collected for Project Transformation in the East and West Passages. Books will be used in a camp library during the summer and kids can take one home at the end of the summer.
SMALL GROUP HOSTS NEEDED Dozens of new small groups will begin for 5 weeks in Lent. Are you friendly and able to facilitate a conversation? Find more details on p. 22 of the Ministry Catalog or contact Rev. Eric Burton Krieger at bke@ stlukesumc.com.
BABY BLANKET MINISTRY Use your talents in 2018 on your own schedule. We need people to knit or crochet baby blankets. Contact Laura Marine at marinel@ stlukesumc.com for more information or to donate yarn.
EMPLOYMENT AT ST. LUKE’S Know of someone who would be a great addition to our staff? We currently have an opening for a part-time (evenings) Facilities Team member. Flexible schedule. Great for a college student. Job description at stlukesumc.com.
JOYS & CONCERNS CONGRATULATIONS Andrew and Lauren Armington on the birth of their son, Otto Dennis Armington
CONDOLENCES Sue and Duane Sinclair on the death of her brother, Clarence Worley Eleanor Dow on the death of her husband, Ed Cheryl and Jim Keating on the death of her step-father William Crosby Family and friends of Toni Pickard Diane Banks and family on the death of her husband Ken
Family and friends of Pat Hall
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