Christmas Eve 2018 Contemporary Worship guide_5 & 7PM

Contemporary Service Chapel | 5 & 7PM

Christmas Eve

WELCOME! WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE Thank you for registering your attendance. Please fill out the insert in your bulletin and place it in the offering basket.

New guests will find a gift just for you at the Welcome Center.

PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on the prayer cards in your pew pockets and place in the offering basket or find the “Prayer Request” link at stlukesumc.com.

PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN Nursery provided birth through Pre-K for 3, 5, & 7PM (E124 & E125). Follow signs. Activity bags are available for K-4th grade children at the Welcome Centers. Room 126 is equipped for nursing moms, including live streaming of worship. Cry areas are located to the left of the Sanctuary and down the hall from Robertson Chapel with toys and a live stream of our services.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING (SUNDAYS) 5th - 6th Grade – 9:30 & 11AM @ The Modge 7th - 12th Grade – 9:30AM @ Luke’s Lodge Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth Programming resumes Jan. 6th.

YOUNG ADULTS (SUNDAYS) Join us for coffee and cookies outside Robertson Chapel following the 9:30 & 11AM services. We will not be meeting Dec. 30th. See you Jan. 6.

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.

POINSETTIAS Thank you to everyone who donated poinsettias in honor of or in memory of a loved one. A listing of the donors can be found today at the Welcome Center.

WORSHIP ORDER Christmas Eve | 5 & 7PM | December 24, 2018 ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING The Wineland Family – Cathi, Abbie, Allie and Rob; sister Cyndi and father Mitch (5PM) The Bryant family – Myrtle, Cathy, Cole and Noah (7PM)

* WORSHIP PRAYER Rev. Nicole Caldwell-Gross (5PM) Kevin Davis (7PM)

OFFERING/ANNOUNCEMENTS SCRIPTURE | Luke 2:8-20 Kurt Schoch (5PM) Nate Montgomery (7PM)

MESSAGE | Fearless: God Welcomes You Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross

* WORSHIP & CANDLELIGHTING When lighting your candle, tip the unlit candle to the lighted candle of your neighbor – this minimizes the chance of hot wax dripping.

* standing, as able

ANNOUNCEMENTS CHRISTMAS MORNING BROADCAST Channel 8, WISH TV, will be broadcasting the 2017 Candlelight Christmas concert tomorrow morning at 8AM. Enjoy!

ST LUKE’S HOLIDAY CLOSURE | Dec. 25 – 29, Dec. 31 & Jan. 1 The church building will be closed beginning Christmas Day through January 1. We will be open on Sunday, Dec. 30, for our regular worship schedule.

ADULT CLASSES AND SMALL GROUPS Kick off the New Year by joining a new class or small group! Many are off to a fresh start in January. For full information, stop by the Welcome Center or grab a new winter/spring catalog before you leave the building tonight.

NEW YEAR’S EVE LABYRINTH WALK | December 31 • 6 – 8PM • Fellowship Hall Take 30 minutes to review 2018 and prepare for 2019.

Walking the labyrinth is the perfect way to slow down and reflect. If you are new to labyrinth walking, a brief introduction is provided. Please enter through Door #1.

PILGRIMAGE TO MONTGOMERY, AL | March 13 – 16, 2019 The focus of this pilgrimage is a visit to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice (the Lynching Memorial) and the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration. To register (limited to 35) and see complete itinerary, visit traveltoremember.net.

WESLEY TOUR OF ENGLAND | June 18 – 27, 2019 Join Rob and Susan Fuquay on a tour of John Wesley’s England next summer. Rob will give lectures and lead worship at many of the sites. We will also visit other highlights in England. For more information, visit traveltoremember.net.

JANUARY SERMON SERIES

SUNDAY WORSHIP TRADITIONAL 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM • Sanctuary CONTEMPORARY 9:30 & 11AM • Chapel CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE 5PM • 3rd Sunday • Chapel