February 7, 2021
WHO WE ARE MEANT TO BE
announcements WORSHIP…
LENT GROUPS James Bryan Smith’s book The Good and Beautiful Life will be the blueprint for our Lenten season this year. We’ll learn from Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount, be transformed through spiritual practices, and do this in community through groups. All Lenten Small Groups will be meeting via Zoom. Leaders will provide you with the information prior to the first meeting. If you register for a Lenten Small Group by February 10, you will receive a Lent at Home Kit to bring to the group and worship experiences throughout Lent. Learn more and sign up at stlukesumc.com/lent.
GROW in your faith… ANCHORPOINT Looking to grow in your faith and connect with pastors in a new way? Join us for AnchorPoint! Our Sunday morning Bible Study is streamed each week at 8:45AM, 12:15, 3:15, and 6:15PM and is led by various pastors. Join us on the Watch Live page of our website. DIVORCE CARE Mondays, Now – April 6 • 6:30PM • Zoom While divorce is always hard, many are facing additional obstacles due to the pandemic that makes this season of life all the more difficult. St. Luke’s wants you to know that you are not alone. We welcome you to our online DivorceCare. This meets via Zoom and has no registration fee. The only fee is your purchase of the workbook (the cost is $15 plus shipping) where you pay DivorceCare directly. You can order by contacting DivorceCare directly by calling 1-800-489-7778. We offer scholarships for the workbook, so please reach out if there is a need. If you would like to receive prayer or pastoral care, contact our emotional health hotline at (317) 643-2293. Sign up for DivorceCare at stlukesumc.com/events. Outreach Hotline: Our Benevolence Hotline can be reached Monday – Friday at 317-749-2129 or at outreach@stlukesumc.com.
CLASS - ENDING GUN VIOLENCE IN INDIANAPOLIS Today • 11AM • Zoom As the number of gun related incidents grows, St. Luke’s is hosting meetings of concerned persons from Indianapolis churches to learn about solutions and take those ideas to the larger community, elected officials, IMPD, and other groups. Alex Slabosky from Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation and Anthony Beverly from Stop the Violence will share a targeted program idea that has worked in other cities. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/group-finder. CLASS - BE THE BRIDGE Sundays, Feb 7, 21, & 28 • 6-7:30PM • Zoom As our antiracist commitment continues in the Central District, we will begin a new study around the book Be The Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation. The sessions will be via Zoom and will convene during Black History Month. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/group-finder. STARTING POINT | Wednesday, February 10 • 7PM • Zoom Starting Point is a casual conversation for those new to St. Luke’s. Gain an orientation to St. Luke’s and leave with recommended next steps to help you find your place within the church. This is a 30-minute class. After you register for the session of your choice, you’ll be sent a link to join a zoom meeting. Register at stlukesumc.com/events. CLASS - NORA NEIGHBORHOOD AMBASSADORS ADVOCATE FOR RESIDENTS OF LAKESIDE ARMS Sunday, Feb 14 • 11AM • Zoom A coalition of northside churches including St. Luke’s, 1st Baptist, 2nd Presbyterian, Faith Church, and Church at the Crossing formed this organization to speak into the deplorable conditions of Burmese/Hispanic neighbors at the apartments at 91st & College. Hear Claire Holba from Patchwork Indy describe the unlivable conditions and the responses the Ambassadors are getting from elected officials and government agencies. Sign up at stlukesumc. com/group-finder. Emotional and Spiritual Care Hotline: If you would like to speak with someone from our Care Team, please call 317-643-2293 between 8:30AM and 5PM, Monday – Friday.
ASH WEDNESDAY Wednesday, Feb 17 • 7PM • Online Services • 12 & 7PM Drive-Up Imposition of Ashes • 8-9AM, 1-2PM, 5-6PM Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Ash Wednesday emphasizes two themes: our sinfulness before God and our human mortality. The imposition of ashes, a long-standing practice in Lenten worship (in the form of a cross on the forehead), signifies mortality and repentance and represents purification and sorrow for sins. We invite you to use the ashes from your Lent-at-Home kit to impose ashes at home or stop by the church to have a pastor impose the ashes at a drive-through station. Learn more at stlukesumc.com/lent. LEADING LENT AT HOME Saturday, Feb 20 • 9:30-10AM • Zoom We want to help parents lead their families in their spiritual development! And, engaging with the Spiritual Practices we will be highlighting each week in worship is a simple way to start. Join this 30-minute Zoom as members of our Parent Engagement Team give practical ways to live out these practices in your family. Pre-Register to receive Zoom link and email Pastor Mindie with questions. Sign up here: stlukesumc.com/lent. EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP Tuesday, Feb 23 • 7PM • Zoom The Exploring Membership Class will help you learn more about the United Methodist Church and the process for formally joining St. Luke’s. Here you’ll learn more about who we are, our beliefs, and our mission to be an open community of Christians helping people find and give hope through Jesus Christ – regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, or socioeconomic background. You’ll also get to hear the story of our church and discuss what it means to be a member of this local congregation through serving, growing in your faith journey, moving toward generosity, and more. Participants will have the opportunity to join the church at the end of the class if they choose. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/events.
SUPPORT GROUPS Are you looking for support groups on topics like grief, cancer, depression, infancy loss, single parenting, and more? Visit stlukesumc.com/group-finder to find a group that will walk alongside you and care for you in your greatest time of need. NEED PRAYER? | Wednesdays • 11AM – 1PM • Sanctuary Are you in need of prayer? Join us weekly on Wednesdays so we can pray over you! Can’t make it in-person, we’d still love to receive your prayer requests. Visit my.stlukesumc.com/ Prayer to submit yours.
GO in service to others… EDUCATION & YOUTH PROGRAMS We are connecting with local partners and churches all over the city to provide opportunities for volunteers to connect with kids and youth to help them excel in their education. Learn more at stlukesumc.com/outreach. • Unite Indy • East 10th United Methodist Children & Youth Center • Lion Catcher: Tutoring and Mentoring • Project Transformation • Indianapolis Center for Children & Families Inc. FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAMS Support those in our local community who are suffering from food insecurity and ease the burden of low to moderateincome individuals who struggle with life’s basic needs. Learn more at stlukesumc.com/outreach. • Crooked Creek • Feed Every One • Fletcher Place HOUSING & STABILITY Let’s work to eliminate homelessness and housing insecurity in Greater Indianapolis by partnering with other organizations and addressing immediate and long-term needs. Learn more at stlukesumc.com/outreach. • Outreach Inc • Family Promise • Servants at Work • Habitat for Humanity • Son Foundation Hospitality House