2018_February 4_Contemporary Worship Guide

SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 4, 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

To get connected as we prepare for Lent, please stop by the tables outside of the Sanctuary or outside of Robertson Chapel for information on Grace Imathiu and Lenten Small Groups.

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.

YOUNG ADULTS

Join us for coffee & cookies outside the Chapel after the 9:30 & 11AM services.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING

5th - 8th Grade – Sundays, 9:30 in the Great Hall. Students break out to the Modge (5th & 6th), Great Hall (7th/Confirmation), and C124 (8th); Wednesdays, 6:15-7:45 at Luke’s Lodge.

9th - 12th Grade – Sundays, 9:30 at Luke’s Lodge; Weekly Bible Studies Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth

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 | February 4, 2018

OPENING SONG CALL TO WORSHIP * WORSHIP PRAYER Kevin Davis

ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 8:26-31, 35-39 Star Scout Isaac Ptak (9:30AM) Second Class Will Hamstra (11AM)

MESSAGE Supernatural – Praying for the Power of God:

What’s My Purpose?

Rev. David Williamson (9:30AM) Rev. Rob Fuquay (11AM)

* COMMUNION * BENEDICTION

* standing, as able

WORSHIP SERVICES FEBRUARY 11 Worship services next week will be meeting at their regular times (8:15, 9:30 and 11AM). Services at each hour will be combined in the Sanctuary so that everyone will hear Rev. Grace Imathiu in person! No services will be held in Robertson Chapel.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WORSHIP...

COMMUNION ELEMENTS The Prayer Chapel is available for communion this morning, through the door just west of the main entrance. If you know of someone in a healthcare facility or homebound who would like to receive communion, call Mary Katherine at 317-846-3404.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES | Feb. 14 Join us at noon in Robertson Chapel or 7PM in the Sanctuary as we begin Lent and our sermon series, Faith Expeditions.

CONNECT...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE! Join us for a chicken stir fry and quinoa cabbage salad dinner, and PB&J spread for the little ones ($5) from 5:30 – 6:15PM in the Great Hall.

Children’s choirs and adult classes meet from 6:15 – 7:30PM. PRAYER INITIATIVE | Feb. 7 • 5:45PM • Fellowship Hall Our Prayer Initiative for 2018, led by Sara Cobb, will take prayer to a more intentional level & everyone is invited. Join Sara to hear the background of this initiative, brainstorm ideas and pray for our pastors and church.

COLLEGE PARENT GATHERING | Feb. 8 • 6PM • Rusty Bucket Gather with other parents of college students in a relaxed environment and hear about our upcoming Lenten Small Groups. No RSVP needed.

Contact Mindie Moore at moorem@stlukesumc.com with questions.

STARTING POINT | Feb. 11 • 10:45AM or 12:15PM • C115 New to St. Luke’s? Learn more about us in 30 minutes, and leave with next steps to help you find your place within St. Luke’s. Childcare available.

WEDDING TOUR | Feb. 11 • 12:15PM We will showcase both spaces (the Sanctuary and the Chapel) used for weddings. Meet in the main office to begin the tour. Contact Allison Flickinger at flickingera@stlukesumc.com with questions.

IMMIGRATION 101 | Feb. 16 • 7 – 8:30PM • Fellowship Hall Join Angela Adams, Indy-based immigration attorney and St. Luke’s member, as she shares the experience of clients becoming legal residents.

Some of her clients will be joining her.

HIGH SCHOOL SKI RETREAT | Feb. 16 – 18 Who wants to shred the slopes? Bonfires, worship, skiing, tobogganing, free time and more! $215– $230. Contact Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc. com for more info.

EARLY YEARS DRIVE-IN MOVIE NIGHT | Feb. 17 • 5 – 7:30PM • Fellowship Hall 3-5 year olds will enjoy pizza, games and a drive-in movie for $5! Before arriving, construct and decorate a “car” to sit in during our movie. Register at stlukesumc.com and nominate the movie to be shown. Adults wanting to help can contact Lauren Hacker at hackerl@stlukesumc.com.

MOVIE & MISSIONS | Feb. 17 • 5 – 7:30PM • Clubhouse Kindergarten – 4th graders will enjoy a meal and movie, followed by a service project. Bring a canned good or travel-sized toiletries as your admission ticket. Register at stlukesumc.com and email Lisa Meredith at meredithl@stlukesumc.com with questions.

4TH-6TH GRADE SUPERSTART RETREAT | March 2 & 3 Join national preteen ministries at Trader’s Point Christian Church. Worship, speakers and activities provide the ultimate conference experience. $65; register by 2/25; contact Heather at campbellh@stlukesumc.com for info.

MINISTRY WITH WORKSHOP | March 3 • 9AM – 12PM • Clubhouse Sponsored by the IN Annual Conference and led by Pastor Jamalyn, this free workshop teaches how to create relationships with, not for, underresourced neighbors to create transformation. Register at inumc.org.

8TH GRADE RETREAT | April 28-29 High School leaders are preparing our first ever retreat to ensure 8th graders are ready for high school. Lots of adventures predicted! Contact Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com or register at stlukesumc.com. Early registration through 2/11: $50.

SERVE…

BRIDGES INFORMATION SESSION | Feb. 11 • 12:30 – 1:30PM • C110 Consider encouraging someone who is under-resourced or just needs a second chance. Attend training and meet 4-6 hours/month with someone in our Getting Ahead Program. Contact Andrea at leadforda@stlukesumc.com.

ST. LUKE’S PRAYS FOR OUR COMMUNITY | Wednesdays • 6:30PM • Luke’s Lodge Join this prayer group to investigate and pray for our Feb. Outreach partner: Sierra Leone Health and Education Partners.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESIDENTS’ DAY SERVICE | Feb. 19 • 9AM – 3PM Students will be on service projects around our community. Adults also needed that day. $10/student covers transportation costs. Register at stlukesumc. com; email Heather at campbellh@stlukesumc.com with questions.

EARLY YEARS VOLUNTEERS If you love young children, we would love your help Sunday mornings, leading a short music or story time! Contact Jennifer Ebner at ebnerj@ stlukesumc.com for information.

ROSEBUD MISSION TRIP | June 23 – July 1 Construction, serving meals, working at a thrift shop, holding a VBS and visiting a nursing home are all on the agenda. $350+transportation. For information, contact Kathie Clemenz at kkclemenz@sbcglobal.net.

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT LEADERSHIP TEAM As we host the GLS in August, we are looking for people enthusiastic about the GLS and interested in spreading the word to our community. Contact Deleath Blomberg at blombergd@stlukesumc.com to get involved!

DONATE THE GIFT OF BEAUTY Consider donating a Sanctuary flower arrangement in honor/memory of someone for $100. Floral arrangers will work with you on design. Contact Dawn Fitch at fitchd@stlukesumc.com to schedule a date.

JOYS & CONCERNS CONGRATULATIONS Todd & Monica Morrissey on the birth of their daughter, Vivian Rose Morrissey on January 18 CONDOLENCES Michael and Denise Davidson on the death of his dad, William Davidson Barbara Querry and family on the death of her husband, Ralph Querry

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