2018_May_13_Traditional Worship Guide

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.

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, M AY 13 , 2 0 1 8

PRELUDE Come, Christians Join to Sing | Dan Goeller Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | Camp Kirkland St. Luke’s Orchestra; Robert Zehr, Director

WELCOME and INVOCATION Rev. Rob Fuquay (8:15 & 9:30AM) Rev. David Williamson (11AM) * HYMN Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | No. 139 * LITANY for MOTHER’S DAY Courtney Livesay, Gustanna Moss Chaney, Terri Coe Leader: Mothers come in many different forms, and today we celebrate them all!

All: Thank God for mothers!

Leader: Everyone here is either a son or a daughter.

All: Thank God for my mother!

Leader: For those women who have joined God in Heaven and whom we miss dearly here on earth.

All: Thank God for the mothers of the past.

Leader: For every woman who is working day and night to raise her children right now.

All: Thank God for the mothers of today.

Leader: For all the women who are expecting, but aren’t quite mothers yet!

All: Thank God for the soon-to-be-mothers.

Leader: For the women who took in others’ children through adoption and foster care.

All: Thank God for the mothers with hearts so big.

Leader: For those women who have lost a child to death and must carry on.

All: Thank God for the mothers who are so strong.

Leader: For all the women who have desperately wanted to have children of their own, but chose instead to mother everyone else.

All: Thank God for the mothers in spirit.

All: We thank you, Lord, for the women who have influenced our lives in so many ways. We pray that we will honor them in everything we do. Amen.

* HYMN Motherhood, Sublime, Eternal | Words on screen * GREETING ONE ANOTHER Kevin Davis

* standing, as able

ANTHEM Great and Glorious | Franz Joseph Haydn Chancel Choir & St. Luke’s Orchestra

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 OFFERTORY How Great Thou Art | arr. Dan Forrest New Song, Chancel Choir; Rebecca Edie, Piano; St. Luke’s Orchestra * 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 | Ruth 1:15 – 19a Patricia Waller (8:15AM) Nora Perkins (9:30AM) Gustanna Moss Chaney (11AM)

MESSAGE | Faith of Our Mothers Rev. Rob Fuquay (8:15 & 9:30AM) Rev. David Williamson (11AM) * CLOSING HYMN Faith of Our Mothers | Words on screen (8:15 & 9:30AM) How Can We Name a Love | No. 111 (11AM) * BENEDICTION * CHORAL RESPONSE Benediction | Mack Wilberg

POSTLUDE Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | arr. Camp Kirkland St. Luke’s Orchestra

joys & concerns ALTAR FLOWERS:

The altar flowers are given this morning in honor of the Worship & the Arts Ministry ensembles, for the blessing they are to our services of worship.

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

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.

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.