2018_March 4_Traditional Worship Guide

SUNDAY | MARCH 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 through Lent, please stop by the Connect Here booth outside of the Sanctuary or outside of Robertson Chapel for information on Lenten Small Groups.

PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on Connect 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 4thgrade 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 – 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

LEARN MORE For more information on classes and activities, pick up a copy of our Winter/Spring Ministry catalog or visit stlukesumc.com.

CONTACT US 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 stlukesumc.com | 317-846-3404 | info@stlukesumc.com

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Rob Fuquay • Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Rev. David Williamson • Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson

order of worship S U N D AY, M A R C H 4, 201 8

PRELUDE How Deep the Father’s Love for Us | Stuart Townsend; arr. Peggy Bettcher Prayer | Arnold B. Sherman (9:30 & 11AM) Wesleyan Ringers; Barbara Hobbs, Director

CALL to WORSHIP * PSALM of ASCENT | Psalm 126 Mindie Moore Leader: When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion, People: we were like those who dreamed.

Our mouths were filled with laughter, Our tongues with songs of joy.

L eader:

People:

Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

The Lord has done great things for us, And we are filled with joy.

L eader:

People:

Those who sow in tears Will reap with songs of joy.

They who go out weeping, Carrying seed to sow, Will return with songs of joy, Carrying sheaves with them.

* HYMN Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know | No. 163

* WELCOME and GREETING ONE ANOTHER PREPARATION for PRAYER Jesus, Remember Me | No. 488

PRAYER TIME & THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

* standing, as able

OFFERTORY ANTHEM Prayer | Arnold B. Sherman (8:15AM) Wesleyan Ringers O Praise the Gracious Power | Lloyd Larson (9:30 & 11AM) Chancel Choir

* PRAISE to GOD | Sung to When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below: Praise God above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost; Amen.

* PRAYER of DEDICATION SCRIPTURE | Luke 9:57-62 Lori Thomas (8:15AM) Alan Becker (9:30AM) Ben Lamb (11AM)

MESSAGE | Faith Expeditions: The Reward of Risking Rev. Rob Fuquay (8:15 & 9:30AM) Rev. David Williamson (11AM)

SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION Communion Prayer We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own goodness, but in your unfailing mercy.

We thank you for your presence in this meal and for offering us your unconditional acceptance and love.

We surrender ourselves and our concerns into your loving hands. In Christ’s name, Amen.

HYMNS DURING COMMUNION For God Risk Everything! (sung to TERRA BETA

“This Is My Father’s World”) | Text on screen O God, We Yearn for Safety (sung to FOUNDATION

“The Church’s One Foundation”) | Text on screen Eat This Bread, Drink This Cup | No. 628 Let Us Break Bread Together | No. 618

* BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Adagio | Felix Mendelssohn Charles Manning, organ

joys & concerns CONDOLENCES John and Lynnda Nepsa on the death of his mother, Vincenza Nepsa Family and friends of Frank Thomas Jim Bounnell and family on the death of his wife, Nancy

announcements WORSHIP...

CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ | Third Sunday • 5PM • Chapel COMMUNION ELEMENTS

The Prayer Chapel is available for communion this morning. Please enter through the exterior door just west of the main entrance. If you know of someone in a healthcare facility or homebound who would like to receive communion, please notify Mary Katherine at 317-846-3404 or schnitzm@stlukesumc.com.

MID-DAY SPIRITUAL PAUSE | Through March 29 • 11:45AM • Prayer Chapel Join us for a 15 minute pause in your weekday during Lent. Expect a scripture reading, a meditation and a time of silence.

SIDE-BY-SIDE ORCHESTRA | March 15 (rehearsal) • 7:15 – 9PM • Sanctuary If you are a high school or musically-advanced middle schooler who plays in your school orchestra or is taking lessons, join us to play with the St. Luke’s Orchestra on Sunday, March 18. Music available March 9. Contact Margaret Spilker at spilkerm@stlukesumc.com.

EASTER LILIES

Donate an Easter lily in honor or memory of a loved one for a suggested donation of $10. Listing of dedications available in the office on Easter and donated lilies can be taken home after the 11:15AM service. Donation forms are in the main office or at the Welcome Center.

CONNECT… ARTIST’S RECEPTION | Today • 10AM – 12:30PM • East Balcony

Come see the beautiful photography of our own Joe Phillips this morning and throughout March.

WEDDING TOUR - RESCHEDULED | Today • 12:15PM

We will showcase both spaces (the Sanctuary and the Chapel) used for weddings.

Meet in the main office to begin the tour. Open to anyone planning an upcoming wedding.

CHURCH TOUR | March 6 • 6:30 - 7:30AM • Main office

Join others to explore our facility and learn a bit of our history as well. Childcare available upon request. Register at stlukesumc.com.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE

Dinner next week is a pasta bar with gluten-free options, Caesar salad and garlic bread. Dinner ($5) is from 5:30 – 6:15PM in the Great Hall. Children’s choirs, adult classes and small groups meet from 6:15 – 7:30PM.

REINVENTING CHARITY | March 8 • 6PM • Sanctuary

How effective is your charitable giving? Join us for the 15th annual Thomas H. Lake Lecture featuring Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO of Charity: Water. Free and open to the public, the first 750 people to register will receive a free copy of Scott’s upcoming book. Register at philanthropy.iupui.edu.

STARTING POINT | March 11 • 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.

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING | March 11 • 9 – 11:30AM • Main Office Conference Room Free screenings are offered on the second Sunday of each month. Contact Mary Connors at st.lukeshealthministry@gmail.com with questions.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN SPRING TEA | March 17 • 1-3PM •

Fellowship Hall Bring a friend and join us for an afternoon of fashion, sweets and tea. Donations of body lotion or wash, detergent, Kleenex or toilet paper will be donated to Dove Recovery House for Women. Childcare available - email Becky at volkb@ stlukesumc.com by March 3. Register at stlukesumc.com or in the West Passage this morning.

YOUTH SILENT AUCTION | March 18 • 8:30AM – 1:30PM • Great Hall

This multi-faceted event – Brunch, Silent Auction and Hire-A-Teen – provides financing for three mission trips for our youth. Stop by to eat, bid or buy and know that you support teens doing good work, wherever they go!

EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP | March 18 • 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 joining St. Luke’s. Childcare available upon request. Lunch provided.

CHILDREN’S EASTER CELEBRATION | March 24 • 9 - 11AM • Great Hall

Are you ready for an exciting Easter Celebration for our Children’s Ministry and Local Community? We are hosting a fun Easter Egg Hunt and FREE FAMILY CONCERT WITH YANCY – a popular Christian artist for kids! The fun will take place on March 24 9-11AM. This event is FREE! Tickets will be distributed to each child on Sunday March 11 & 18. For additional tickets to invite a friend, neighbor, or grandchild stop by the children’s welcome area or the church’s main office!

Contact Patrice Smith at smithp@stlukesumc.com with questions.

HIGH SCHOOL ROCK CLIMBING | March 24 • 3 - 5PM • Camptown,

Inc., 7998 Georgetown, Suite 700 High School Night Out is reaching new heights! Meet at Camptown and a guide will show the various climbing options available to us! Bring a friend! $10.

Contact Josh with questions at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com.

SERVE… POVERTY SIMULATION | Today • 12:30 – 3:30PM • Great Hall

Role-play to view poverty from different angles and discuss the potential for change within local communities. Designed to create a broader awareness and help you understand life when resources are short and stress is high.

ST. LUKE’S PRAYS for our COMMUNITY | Wednesdays • 6:30PM • Lodge Join this prayer group to investigate and pray for our March Outreach partner: Fox Hill Elementary School.