CELEBRATIONS
SUNDAY MAY 13, 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 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 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 | May 13, 2018
OPENING SONG CALL TO WORSHIP Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson
* WORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING | Ruth 1:15-19a Cathy Bryant (9:30AM) Linda Spaulding (11AM)
MESSAGE | Faith of Our Mothers Rev. David Williamson (9:30AM) Rev. Rob Fuquay (11AM)
* WORSHIP * BENEDICTION
* standing, as able
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 | May 14 • 5:30 – 7PM • N101/102 Come hear exciting reports and lots of new activities being planned! Can’t be at the meeting? Check out ways to engage at stlukesumc.com and search “prayer initiative”, or email prayerinitiative@stlukesumc.com.
CONNECT…
SAYING GOOD-BYE | Today As we say good-bye to Mark Squire today, we encourage you to write him a note of appreciation before you leave this morning. Tables with notecards are located in the Gathering Area and the West Passage. Please let him know how much he will be missed.
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 or to volunteer.
STARTING POINT | May 20 • 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.
SOWERS PLANT SALE | May 20 • West Passage Purchase starts from the Sowers and church members’ gardens all morning. Great selection of perennials, trees, shrubs and garden hardware. Profits support the St. Luke’s Sower’s Garden.
SUMMER MEET-UPS | June 1 – July 22 St. Luke’s feels smaller when you expand who you know. Meet-ups are dinners in people’s homes, outings in parks and gatherings for kids of all ages. For a full list and to sign-up, visit stlukesumc.com/meetups. Questions? Stop by the tables next to the Connect Here Booths.
CONNECTIONS BOOKSTORE Check out the brand new, inspirational gifts for graduations and Mother’s Day. All profits support Outreach ministries; 100% volunteer staff.
CAMP LUKE – VBS | June 11 – 15 • 9 – Noon Join us for a fun-filled week for 3 year olds – 4th graders. Early pricing through May 11th ($25 per child; $75 per family). Register today at the east end of the Gathering Area or West Passage or at stlukesumc.com, or volunteer as a crew
leader, special needs buddy, station leader or more. Scholarships available. Contact Patrice at smithp@stlukesumc.com, Jennifer at ebnerj@stlukesumc. com, or stop by the tables in the Gathering Area or West Passage 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.
MIDDLE SCHOOL MAYHEM | June 25 – 29 • 9AM – 5PM Rising 5th – 8th graders, join us for SURVIVOR MAYHEM as we discuss living our best life with Jesus! $25 for the week (9AM – noon), afternoon sessions can be added for $65. Price increases 6/4. Afternoons include swimming at the Monon Center, volunteering with ministry partners and more! Contact Heather at campbellh@stlukesumc.com for more info; register at stlukesumc.com.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | August 9 & 10 • 9:30AM – 5:30PM You have influence! Join with 400,000 others to learn how to maximize it, right here at St. Luke’s. Get a unique blend of vision, inspiration and practical skills to apply immediately. Register at willowcreek.com/summit and use promo code: 18HSFAMILY for the best price available. Questions? Contact Deleath at blombergd@stlukesumc.com.
STAND FIRM DEVOTIONAL The May devotional for men is now available and free at Java Joe’s outside of Robertson Chapel.
SERVE…
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Serve one Sunday a month at our Connect Here booth and help people get connected at St. Luke’s. Training provided. Contact Susan Fuquay at fuquays@ stlukesumc.com for information.
ROSEBUD MISSION TRIP | June 23 – July 1 Serve Lakota families by providing meals, doing repair projects and sorting clothes at a thrift shop. Be immersed in a new culture and make friends among the Lakota people and other St. Lukers. For information, contact Kathie at kkclemenz@sbcglobal.net.
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.
JOYS & CONCERNS CONDOLENCES TO: Family and friends of Bill Hutchins Family and friends of Phil Walker Bruce and Susan Sherwood on the death of her brother, Don Bare
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 Pastors in Formation: Kevin Davis and Mindie Moore