2018_April 8_Contemporary Worship Guide

SUNDAY | APRIL 8, 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 and after, please stop by the Connect Here booth outside of the Sanctuary or outside of Robertson Chapel for information on Small Groups, classes and ways to serve.

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 Does your child needs a break during worship? Enjoy our streamed services at the east end of the Gathering Area or in the Central Passage.

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 at 10:30AM or noon.

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 | April 8, 2018

OPENING SONG CALL TO WORSHIP * WORSHIP PRAYER Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson

RECEPTION of NEW MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING | Matthew 5:43-48, Luke 6:27-28

MESSAGE | Responding to Our Enemies Dr. Kent Millard * WORSHIP * BLESSING * standing, as able

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Please help us welcome these new members into the life and ministry of St. Luke’s.

DeeDee Addison​ Kathy Allen Lorene Burkhart Genene Kambs Kellie Earl Leeper Kevin Marshall Pam Marshall

Ifeoma Morrison Jennifer Pierce ​J​an Riley Barbara Schauland Peter Schauland Joe Spaulding Genia Spears-Welch

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WORSHIP...

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.

PRAYER INITIATIVE MEETING | April 9 • 5:30 - 7:30PM • N101/102 Be among the first to learn about our Prayer Initiative’s upcoming activities!

Here are some hints – pray at 1PM each day; Ephesians 3:20-21; exciting programs and more! Contact Sara Cobb, prayerinitiative@stlukesumc.com with questions.

CONNECT…

AN OPEN COMMUNITY OF CHRISTIANS Do you know people who have walked away from church because they couldn’t be who they are? We are OPEN for them! Spread the word about St. Luke’s with a t-shirt, car cling or invite cards found in the Gathering Area of West Passage this morning. These items are free, but a $5 donation will help fund youth mission trips this year. Also, watch for billboards, ads in the Indianapolis Recorder, NUVO and a movie theater in College Park.

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING | Today • 9 – 11:30AM • Main Office Conference Room Free screenings are offered on the second Sunday of each month.

SMALL GROUP LAUNCH | Today • Fellowship Hall If you’re not in a small group yet, this is for you! Stop by the two tables by the Connect Here booths after the 8:15 or 9:30AM services or join us at noon for lunch, to meet group hosts and choose your group. We ask for a 4 week commitment - you’ll discuss each week’s sermon. Contact Dorothy Eads at eadsd@stlukesumc.com with questions.

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 get connected. Childcare available. No registration necessary!

APRIL ADULT CLASSES New classes begin this month: The Prodigal God, Christianity Family’s Tree; Is It Time? (homosexuality) (Adolf Hansen); Prayer (Susan Fuquay); Faith & Current Issues (B. Gallagher, M. Moore). Go to stlukesumc.com or visit the Connect Here booth for more information.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE Dinner next week is Tandoori chicken, Indian rice pilaf, naan, hummus with mixed vegetables and rice pudding. Dinner ($5) is from 5:30 – 6:15PM in the Great Hall.

Children’s choirs and the Cultural IQ program run from 6:15 – 7:30PM. EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP | April 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 formally joining St. Luke’s. Childcare available upon request. Lunch provided. Register at stlukesumc.com.

ENCORE CLASS – CHRISTIANITY’S FAMILY TREE | Sundays, today – May 27 • 10:50AM • Parlor Learn a brief history and the major beliefs of eight Christian denominations.

See the valuable perspective of each through a discussion of this Adam Hamilton book. All are welcome; book in Connections Bookstore.

YOUNG ADULTS AT URBAN CHALKBOARD | April 13 • 5:30 – 7PM This event is for you if you have a small child and are hoping to connect with a small group! Let the kids play while you hang out with parents. Space is limited; reserve your spot at stlukesumc.com or contact Mindie Moore at moorem@stlukesumc.com.

GODSPELL | April 20, 7:30PM and April 21, 2 & 7:30PM • Sanctuary Enjoy this energetic and passionate production that brings the action into our present day, touching on challenges faced in our very own community, all with a wonderful sense of hope! Tickets: $50 VIP reserved seating and $20 general admission are available at stlukesumc.com or the main office.

CAMP LUKE - VBS | June 11 – 15 • 9 – Noon Please join us for a fun-filled week for 3 year olds – 4th graders. Register online today at stlukesumc.com. Early pricing through May 11th ($25 per child; $70 per family). Scholarships available. Contact Patrice at smithp@stlukesumc. com for more info.

SERVE…

ROSEBUD RESERVATION, S.D. TRIP INFORMATIONAL MEETING Today • 12:15PM • E125 Learn more about a mission trip, 6/23 – 7/1, filled with construction, serving meals, working at a Thrift Shop, holding a VBS and visiting a nursing home. $350+transportation. For information, contact Kathie Clemenz at kkclemenz@ sbcglobal.net.

UMW FOOD DRIVE This semi-annual food drive supports local food pantries! Pick up a grocery bag as you leave, fill it with items listed and return by the end of April.

PROJECT TRANSFORMATION BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER | April 19 • 7:30 – 9AM • Great Hall Project Transformation Indiana works with children, college students and churches to support under-served youth in literacy and holistic development.

College students are provided with a meaningful summer experience, develop skills and passions and explore a call to ministry and service. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more! Contact Jennifer Bleeke at bleekej@stlukesumc. com for tickets ($15).

OUTREACH MINISTRY PRAYERWALK | April 29 • Noon – 2PM • Great Hall and Community Would you like to pray for our neighbors beyond the walls of our building? Join us for a neighborhood prayer walk through various apartment communities, school properties and our food pantry. We will begin with lunch ($5) and move outdoors. Questions? Contact Andrea Leadford at leadforda@stlukesumc. com or sign up at stlukesumc.com (search for “prayerwalk”).

FONDWA, HAITI MISSION TRIP | Sept. 1 – 8 Join Pastor Jamalyn Peigh Williamson and help build a home for a deserving family. Trip cost is $900 plus airfare. Contact Jamalyn with questions or to reserve your spot at williamsonj@stlukesumc.com.

JOYS & CONCERNS CONDOLENCES TO: Jim Leffel and family on the death of his wife, Merri Leffel Brad and Mary Davidson on the death of his mother, Diana Vermillion John Wimmer, Jan Blaising and David Blaising-Wimmer on the death of Jan’s mother Nona Blaising Dorothy and Robb Eads on the death of her father, William J. Doggett

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