THIS WEEKEND
DONUTS & COFFEE NORTH INDY - FELLOWSHIP HALL • MIDTOWN GATHERING AREA • BEFORE/AFTER SERVICES Come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut. CONNECTION CENTERS OUTSIDE THE WORSHIP SPACES 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 AREAS NORTH INDY - GATHERING AREA (LEFT OF THE SANCTUARY) & CENTRAL PASSAGE • MIDTOWN – COMING SOON NURSING PERSON’S AREA NORTH INDY - E126 • MIDTOWN - LEFT OF THE GATHERING AREA 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. CONNECTIONS GIFT STORE NORTH INDY • OPEN EVERY SUNDAY • 9AM – NOON & WEDNESDAYS, DECEMBER 9-23 10AM-1PM Our volunteer-run Connections Gift Store is stocked for the holidays! Come shop for Christmas decor. Plus, we have incredible gift options including new gloves, purses, scarves, shawls, and so much more. 50% of all purchases go to support local missions! JUSTICE MINISTRIES NORTH INDY - WEST PASSAGE • AFTER SERVICES Gain a better understanding of racial inequity in Indianapolis. Sign up for Central Indiana Community Foundation’s MVMT10K app. Learn more about this Movement of 10,000 at the Justice Table. JODY DEDON BOOK SIGNING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 • NORTH INDY • AFTER SERVICES Jody L. Dedon’s book, Silent No More, captures the whispers God wanted heard, the truths God wanted every person to know—that God does exist, and that each person matters and is valued more than they know. Within the pages of Silent No More, readers will find the permission to be their fullest, truest selves as they are empowered by the truth—one that can no longer be hidden.
CHRISTMAS AT ST. LUKE’S stlukesumc.com/christmas
SPONSOR A POINSETTIA Sponsor a poinsettia in honor or memory of a loved one. Your dedication will be printed and will be available online for Christmas Eve worship. A donation of $10 per plant is recommended to offset the cost. Sponsor a poinsettia at stlukesumc.com. ANGEL TREE This Christmas, you can help make the holiday special for families in our neighborhood. St. Luke’s has invited 70 Washington Township families and 25 Dove Recovery House mothers to shop at our Angel Tree store on December 17, where they can choose gifts for their children at no cost, and even receive a surprise gift themselves! Angel Tree is also providing gifts for 125 homeless youth at the Outreach, Inc. Christmas party. You can get involved by donating gift items (drop off at church by December 11), helping to sort gifts and set up the Angel Tree store (December 11 and 16), and/or helping families shop or wrap gifts (December 17). Financial donations are also needed to provide all needed items. Our biggest remaining need is gifts for teenaged students, who will receive a $25 Wal-Mart gift card and a portable phone charger. You can sign up to donate these items or make a financial donation to cover their cost. See all the ways to get involved at stlukesumc.com/christmas and look for the Angel Tree information! JOYSWING JAZZ CHRISTMAS CLASSICS CONCERT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 7PM Come celebrate the season at the JoySwing Christmas Classics Concert, a jazzy musical tribute to Jesus. The JoySwing Jazz Orchestra will provide a lively setting for praising the coming of the savior. The concert is offered free of charge but a free-will offering in support of St. Luke’s charitable partners will be taken. The concert is presented as an in-person event and will be livestreamed online. LONGEST NIGHT DECEMBER 18 @ 4PM | ROBERTSON CHAPEL & ONLINE Navigating the Christmas season during a time of grief or loneliness can be hard. Join us for a service of hope. This service symbolizes a move out of the darkness and is for anyone who has had a loss of any kind at any time in their life. Grief is a
journey that no one can put an end date on for another person. Let us be a part of your journey, your journey of hope into lightness. This service will be in-person as well as streamed online at stlukesumc.com/live. CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES North Indy Campus Family Service at 3PM | Sanctuary Traditional Candlelight Service at 5PM, 7PM, 9PM | Sanctuary Contemporary Candlelight at 5PM, 7PM | Robertson Chapel Candlelight Communion at 11PM | Roberson Chapel Midtown Campus Contemporary Candlelight at 5PM, 7PM | Sanctuary Online Family Service at 3PM | Online Traditional Candlelight Service at 5PM, 7PM, 9PM | Online Contemporary Candlelight at 5PM, 7PM | Online Join us as we celebrate the glory of Jesus’ birth together Registration is now open at stlukesumc.com/christmas. When you register, you’ll also receive a Spiritual Assessment Guide and a Family Advent Kit! CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES Sunday, December 25 at 9:30AM, 11AM | Online Only Also streaming on Facebook & YouTube.
CONDOLENCES
Condolences to Mary & Jon King on the death of Mary’s mother, Polly Adams.
BAPTISMS
Walker Andrew Preston Hunter Ashley Preston Geronimo Anthony Delise Kinsley Kathleen Veach