January 16, 2022 Bulletin

1.16.2022

THIS WEEKEND STARTING POINT TODAY AT 10:45AM & 12:15PM • COMMUNITY ROOM This 30-minute class is great for those new to St. Luke’s. Come gain an orientation to St. Luke’s and leave with recommended next steps to help you find your place within the church. It’s also a great way to meet others who are new and find community!

No need to sign up. See you there!

CONNECTIONS BOOKSTORE OPEN SUNDAYS • 9AM - NOON CONNECTION CENTERS OUTSIDE THE SANCTUARY & ROBERTSON CHAPEL Stop by the Connection Centers to get your questions answered, sign up for groups, serving opportunities, and events, and learn about ways to connect here.

RESTLESS CHILD AREA GATHERING AREA (LEFT OF SANCTUARY) & CENTRAL PASSAGE Enjoy our live services in these spaces if your child needs a break during worship.

NURSING MOTHER’S AREA E126 (EAST PASSAGE) Enjoy our live services in these spaces if you’d like to nurse in private and/or if your child needs a break during worship.

DONUTS & COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HALL • 10AM – NOON After service come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut.

PLEDGES

We are less than $350,000 away from meeting our pledge goal of $4,885,000. If you have not submitted your pledge, please know how important it is in assisting our Finance Committee in finalizing our 2022 budget. To return your pledge you can mail in or drop off the physical card that was mailed to your home, call it in to (317 846-3404, or submit it electronically at stlukesumc.com/give.

CONNECT

DREAMKEEPERS PANEL MONDAY, JANUARY 17 • 11AM • ZOOM Join St. Luke’s United Methodist Church on Monday, January 17 as we honor the legacy and the lessons of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in our second annual DreamKeepers panel discussion. This gathering of justice thought leaders will explore the ways in which King’s call for equity and anti-racism translates to economic, educational, political, and community development initiatives today.

Register at stlukesumc.com/events to sign up and receive the Zoom link.

STARTING POINT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 • 7PM • ONLINE Starting Point is a casual 30-minute class for those new to St. Luke’s. Gain an orientation to St. Luke’s and leave with recommended next steps to help you find your place within the church. It’s also a great way to meet others who are new and find community! Register at stlukesumc.com/nextsteps.

MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT: GAME FRENZY FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 • 6:30PM • THE LODGE Invite Night is an on-campus event with crazy themes open to 5th-8th graders and their friends in the community. We always have snacks, worship, teaching, and shenanigans all evening long! This fun party will include food, candy, games, and time to hang out with your friends. The cost is only $5 but guests are FREE! If you are a guest, just leave the payment section in the registration blank. Registration is strongly encouraged but we will always accept walk-ins! Signup at stlukesumc.com/ students.

HIGH SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT: GAME FRENZY SUNDAY, JANUARY 23 • 4PM • THE LODGE Invite Night is an on-campus event with crazy themes open to 9th-12th graders and their friends in the community. We always have snacks, worship, teaching, and shenanigans all evening long! This fun party will include food, candy, games, and time to hang out with your friends. The cost is only $5 but guests are FREE! If you are a guest, just leave the payment section in the registration blank. Registration is strongly but we will always accept walk-ins! Signup at stlukesumc.com/students.

FREEDOM SCHOOL ORIENTATION MONDAY, JANUARY 24 • 6PM • COMMUNITY ROOM Freedom Schools© are five-week summer programs designed to increase literacy, self-esteem, socio-emotional skills, and a love of learning for children in elementary school. St. Luke’s Freedom School in July will need dozens of volunteers and donors to support 100 scholars from Washington township schools. Register at stlukesumc. com/events.

CONDOLENCES & CONGRATULATIONS

Condolences to the family of Judi Hayden (member) who died on January 1, 2022.

Condolences to Doug Tirmenstein (member) and Joan Metzler on the death of Margaret Metzler who died on December 19, 2021.

Adora Elizabeth Sisson was born on December 22, 2021 to Amanda and Andrew Sisson. Her big sister is Adelaide Sisson.

TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Prelude | St. Luke’s Orchestra; Bob Zehr, Director Welcome | Rev. Rob Fuquay Opening Hymn | Where Charity and Love Prevail #549 v. 1,3,4,6 (Sung to the tune of O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing) World Methodist Social Affirmation | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger LEADER: We believe in God, creator of the world and of all people; ALL: and in Jesus Christ, incarnate among us, who died and rose again; and in the Holy Spirit, present with us to guide, strengthen, and comfort.

LEADER: We rejoice in every sign of God’s Kingdom; ALL: in the upholding of human dignity and community; in every expression of love, justice and reconciliation; in each act of self-giving on behalf of others; in the abundance of God’s gifts entrusted to us that all may have enough; in all responsible use of the earth’s resources.

LEADER: We confess our sin, individual and collective, by silence or action: ALL: through the violation of human dignity based on race, class, age, sex, nation, or faith; through the exploitation of people because of greed and indifference through the misuse of power in personal, communal, national, and international life; through the search for security by those military and economic forces that threaten human existence; through the abuse of technology which endangers the earth and all life upon it.

LEADER: We commit ourselves individually and as a community to the way of Christ ALL: to take up the cross; to seek abundant life for all humanity; to struggle for peace with justice and freedom; to risk ourselves in faith, hope, and love, praying that God’s kingdom may come on earth as it is in heaven. Amen .

Glory to God | The Gloria Patri #70 Anthem | Arise, Shine Out, Your Light Has Come – Brian Wren, arr. Mark Hayes St. Luke’s Orchestra and Chancel Choir; Dr. Jeff Rogers, Director Prayer Time and The Lord’s Prayer | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Announcements Call for Offering | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Responsive Reading | Laura Duvall-Whitson LEADER: This is what we know: God cares for the integrity of creation, wills the healing and wholeness of all life, and weeps at the plunder of earth’s goodness.

ALL: And so shall we.

LEADER: This is what we know: God embraces all hues of humanity, delights in diversity and difference, and favors solidarity that transforms strangers into friends.

ALL: And so shall we.

LEADER: This is what we know: God cries with the masses of starving people, despises the growing disparity between rich and poor, and demands justice for workers in the marketplace.

ALL: And so shall we.

LEADER: This is what we know: God deplores violence in our homes and streets, rebukes the world’s warring madness, humbles the powerful, and lifts up the lowly.

ALL: And so shall we.

LEADER: This is what we know: God brings good news to the poor, proclaims release to the captives, gives sight to the blind and sets the oppressed free.

ALL: And so shall we.

Offertory Song | Welcome to God’s Love – Mark Miller St. Luke’s Orchestra and Chancel Choir Scripture Reading | Debra Peek | Matthew 22:1-14 Message | Rev. Rob Fuquay Closing Hymn | Guide Us to Openness Benediction | Rev. Rob Fuquay Postlude | St. Luke’s Orchestra Subscribe to Pastor Rob’s weekly email and/or our monthly newsletter at stlukesumc.com/subscribe.

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