CELEBRATIONS
SUNDAY APRIL 29, 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.
ALTAR FLOWERS If you would like to honor someone with altar flowers ($100 donation), please contact Dawn at fitchd@stlukesumc.com.
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 need 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 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 at 10:30AM or noon.
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, A P R I L 29, 2018
PRELUDE The Hornpipe (from Water Music) | G.F. Handel Charles Manning, Pianist
WELCOME and PRAYER OF INVOCATION Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Alex Cutsinger (8:15AM) Noah Montgomery (9:30AM) Anthony Leadford (11AM)
* HYMN Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing | No. 400
* AFFIRMATION of FAITH A Statement of Faith of the Korean Methodist Church, adpt. L eader: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true church, apostolic and universal, whose holy faith let us now declare: People: We believe in the one God, maker and ruler of all things, the source of all goodness and beauty, all truth and love. We believe in Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, our teacher, example, and Redeemer, the Savior of the world. We believe in the Holy Spirit, God present with us for guidance, for comfort, and for strength. We believe in the forgiveness of sins, in the life of love and prayer, and in grace equal to every need. We believe in the Word of God contained in the Old and New Testaments as the sufficient rule both of faith and of practice. We believe in the Church as the fellowship, for worship and for service, of all who are united to the living Lord. We believe in the kingdom of God as the divine rule in human society, in the final triumph of righteousness, and in the life everlasting. Amen.
* GLORY to GOD | No. 70 * GREETING of ONE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS 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.
* standing, as able
OFFERTORY Take My Life | Chris Tomlin (8:15AM) Norwegian Alleluia | Kim André Arnesen (9:30 & 11AM) Chancel Choir
* PRAISE to GOD | No. 95 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 | Genesis 28:10-17 Kennedi Leeper (8:15AM) Ella Frauhiger (9:30AM) Morgan Lawson (11AM)
MESSAGE | Have Something to Come Back To Rev. Rob Fuquay
HYMN Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me | No. 361, st. 1
SERVICE OF CONFIRMATION Rob Fuquay, Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger, Heather Campbell Congregation’s Welcome to the Confirmands We rejoice to recognize you as members of Christ’s holy church, and bid you welcome to St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. With you we renew our vows to uphold it by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, and our service. With God’s help we will so order our lives after the example of Christ that, surrounded by steadfast love, you may be established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal.
* CLOSING HYMN Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me | No. 361, st. 2, 3, 4
* BENEDICTION POSTLUDE The Air (from Water Music) | G.F. Handel Charles Manning, Organist
Please keep the following people in your prayers as they head to Haiti for a mission trip: Deleath Blomberg Natalie Harris Nancy Lange Chris Mernitz
April Rector Marsha Reynolds Chris Smith Jamalyn Peigh Williamson
joys & concerns ALTAR FLOWERS: Given in loving memory of Ralph J. Wooden, Jr. by his daughter, Jennifer Cole.
CONDOLENCES TO: Virginia Metsker on the death of her brother, Scott Wilkins Jerry Blythe and family on the death of his wife, Maggie Blythe Fran, Cheryl & April Wyatt on the death of his sister, Francina Wyatt-Ball
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.
CONNECT… LOST AND FOUND | Today All items from the Lost and Found are on a table just outside the main office. Anything left after today will be donated to the UMW Rummage Sale.
UMW RUMMAGE SALE | May 2 – 5 • 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, from 8AM – 6PM. Shop on 5/4 from 6 – 8PM and 5/5 from 8AM – 2PM. To volunteer, email stlukesrummagesale@gmail.com.
MENTAL HEALTH 101 | May 2 • 6:30 – 8:30PM • Fellowship Hall This discussion, led by Kimble Richardson, MS, LCSW continues our effort to address issues related to gun violence and will be especially helpful for all business owners and people in supervisory positions. Q and A will follow. MEN’S MONTHLY BREAKFAST | May 5 • 8 – 9:30AM • Parlor Join this monthly gathering of men for breakfast, a devotional and conversation on living with purpose today. No registration needed.
GRADUATION SUNDAY | May 6 • 9:30 Traditional & 11AM Contemporary
services Are you graduating High School this year? Let us celebrate your accomplishment! Email Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com to be included. Deadline: May 2nd.
HIGH SCHOOL NIGHT OUT | May 6 • 4 – 6PM • Top Golf We will be sending out the seniors in style. We will meet at Top Golf in Fishers and head to our bays, eat and have a great time! $35 includes food, drinks and 2 hours of golf. Register at stlukesumc.com. Contact Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com with questions.
CHANCEL CHOIR CONCERT | May 11 • 7:30 – 9PM • Indiana Landmarks Join us for “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.
EARLY YEARS OBSTACLE COURSE | May 19 • 10AM – noon • Great Hall Bring your 2 – 5 year olds to our first ever obstacle course! Children will enjoy romping and running through an exciting course with a Bible theme. Contact Jennifer Ebner at ebnerj@stlukesumc.com with questions.
SUMMER MEET-UPS | June and July We are looking for people to host a get-together for 8 – 10 people in your home, a park or a restaurant this summer. It’s a great way to help our church feel smaller and introduce people to new friends. Interested? Contact Dorothy Eads at eadsd@stlukesumc.com for more information.
CAMP LUKE – VBS | June 11 – 15 • 9 – Noon Please join us for a fun-filled week for 3 year olds – 4th graders. Early pricing through May 11th ($25 per child; $70 per family). Register today at the east end of the Gathering Area and West Passage or at stlukesumc.com, or sign up to volunteer as a crew leader, special needs buddy, station leader or more. Scholarships available. Contact Patrice at smithp@ stlukesumc.com for more info.
MAD CAMP | June 11 – 15 • Noon – 5PM If your upcoming 2nd – 5th grader likes to sing and act, then this is the camp for them! We will learn and perform an entire musical in just one week, with the final performance on Friday at 5PM. Register at stlukesumc.com for $50.
SERVE… BLOOD DRIVE IN MEMORY OF MIKE WASHBURN | Today • 9AM –
1PM • Great Hall Every 2 seconds someone in Indiana needs blood. 580 donors are needed every day to supply 67 Indiana hospitals. Help us fill the need today, in memory of St. Luker Mike Washburn.
OUTREACH MINISTRY PRAYERWALK | Today • Noon – 2PM • Great Hall
and Community Would you like to pray for our neighbors beyond our building? Join us for a prayer walk through various apartment communities, school properties and our food pantry. We will begin with lunch ($5) in the Great Hall and receive training and directions, then go to various locations to pray. No reservation needed.
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 May 6.
FUQUAY SCHOLARSHIP A critical challenge facing seminary students is financing their education. Last year this scholarship was created through Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and we hope it will continue to grow. To contribute, please send a check to the seminary at 2121 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201 and designate that it be applied to the Robert E. Fuquay Scholarship.
HIGH SCHOOL MISSION ROAD TRIP | July 15 – 19 Travel with us down the interstate with different competitions at rest stops and serving people along the way! We’ll serve in Knoxville, Nashville and the Smokey Mountains while partnering with local agencies. Water rafting will be just part of the fun. Sign up at stlukesumc.com or email Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com with questions.
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.