SUNDAY | APRIL 15, 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, 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 15, 2018
OPENING SONG CALL TO WORSHIP * WORSHIP PRAYER Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger
BAPTISMS (11AM) ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 6:1-7 Gustanna Moss-Chaney (9:30AM) Jaquan Cotton (11AM)
MESSAGE | What’s Love Got to Do With It?
The Tangle of Privilege
Rev. Rob Fuquay (9:30AM) Rev. David Williamson (11AM)
* 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. 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.
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ARTIST’S RECEPTION | Today • 9AM – 12:15PM • East Balcony Meet artist Jeff Hagen and learn more about his work with budding young artists in Appalachia and how you can support the arts with under-served students!
AN OPEN COMMUNITY OF CHRISTIANS Do you know people walking 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 (sizes S – XL left) or invite cards found in the 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 at Studio Movie Grill in College Park.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE Dinner next week is Lasagna, Italian salad, breadsticks and chocolate éclair cups. Dinner ($5) is from 5:30 – 6:15PM in the Great Hall. From 6:15 – 7:30PM, children’s choirs will meet and Andrea Leadford will speak on what it’s like to have “The Talk” with her son after we watch an episode of black•ish.
EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP | April 18 and 25 • 6:15 – 7:30PM • 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. Register at stlukesumc.com. ENCORE CLASS – CHRISTIANITY’S FAMILY TREE | 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. 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, the main office or today in the West Passage. FINDING MYSELF in the STORY of RACE | April 22 • 4 – 7PM • Great Hall Author Debbie Irving shares insights into her journey and what it is to be white in a culture that thinks race is about being black. Her book can be found in Connections bookstore. Tickets available this morning at the Connect Here booth, $10. Credit cards accepted.
CHURCH TOUR | April 24 • 6:30 – 7:30PM Join others to explore our facility and learn a bit of our history as well. Childcare available upon request. Register at stlukesumc.com.
UMW RUMMAGE SALE | May 4 - 5 • 4 – 7PM • Great Hall Join in the fun of volunteering or shopping during this event that raises money for local and global missions! Donations large and small may be dropped off at the Great Hall beginning 5/2. Shopping begins at 6PM on 5/4. GRADUATION SUNDAY | May 6 Are you graduating High School this year? Let us celebrate your accomplishment! Email Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com to be included. Deadline: May 2nd.
CHANCEL CHOIR CONCERT | May 11 • 7:30 – 9PM • Indiana Landmarks Join us for a concert, A Splendid Alleluia: Choral Celebration with the St. Luke’s Chancel Choir. The evening consists of this season’s highlights plus additional pieces prepared for their Scandinavian Concert Tour. A bon voyage reception for the choir and Mark Squire will be held following the concert. $10 tickets available in the main office starting 4/16.
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.
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UMW FOOD DRIVE This semi-annual food drive supports local food pantries! Pick up a grocery bag in the West Passage, fill it with items listed and return by the end of the month.
PROJECT TRANSFORMATION BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER | April 19 • 7:30 – 9AMPM • Great Hall Project Transformation Indiana works with children, college students and churches to support under-served youth. College students are provided with a meaningful summer experience, develop skills and explore a call to ministry and service. Come 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 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 BAPTISMS: 9:30AM Traditional Connor James Flannagan, son of Kevin and Katie Flannagan Emma Marie Mazeika, daughter of Jason and Lindsey Mazeika 11AM Contemporary Clara Grace Naylor, daughter of Sam and Renee Naylor Riley Kuykendall, daughter of Amanda Lathrem and Fabian Kuykendall Amanda Lathrem (being baptized along with daughter) CONDOLENCES TO: Chuck and Linda Boehlke on the death of her mother, Grace Parker Roger and Susan Frick on the death of his step-mother, Pauline Frick Family and friends of Wilbur Harrer Family and friends of Carol Wainscott CONGRATULATIONS TO: Frank and Erica Klene on the birth of their son, Colton James, on March 30 Jonas and Nicole Young on the birth of their son, Thaddeus Michael, on March 31
ST. LUKE’S AT WORSHIP TRADITIONAL | 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM Sanctuary CONTEMPORARY | 9:30 & 11AM Robertson Chapel CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE | 5PM Today • 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