December 18, 2022 Bulletin

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 Ground your justice work in contemplation. Take advantage of a Taize service on December 19, Silence on Sundays every Sunday morning, Mindfulness on Mondays at 4PM, and Labyrinth Walk on New Year’s Eve. Handout with details available.

SILENCE ON SUNDAYS EVERY SUNDAY IN DECEMBER FROM 10:30-11AM NORTH INDY - W120 This Advent, we invite you to make room for silence on Sunday morning, so that our hearts may be opened for the birthing of Christ within. Communion elements will also be available to you in this sacred space. There is no need to register, just show up!

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 Thank you to all of you who made Angel Tree such a big success this year. Because of your generosity, hundreds of families will be able to enjoy a very Merry Christmas!

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

CLASSES, GROUPS, & BOOK STUDIES

See individual descriptions for class and group times, locations, and length at stlukesumc.com/groups.

Pastor’s Book Study | Wednesdays starting January 11 with Pastor Rob leading a study on “Faith After Doubt” at 10AM | North Indy & Online Steps | Wednesdays, January 11 - February 15 at 6:30PM | North Indy & Zoom Evicted: Poverty & Profit in the American City | Wednesdays, January 11-25 at 6:30PM | North Indy Open Circle | Sundays, January 8 at 11AM | North Indy & Zoom DivorceCare | Mondays, January 9 – April 10 at 6:30PM | In-Person Artist’s Way | Wednesdays, January 11 – April 5 at 6PM | North Indy John Wesley and Methodism | Thursdays, January 11 at 6:30PM | North Indy Silent No More-Jody Dedon | Thursdays, January 12 – February 16 at 6:15PM | Online The Ladder to the Light: Indigenous Elder’s Meditations on Hope & Courage | Thursdays, January 12 – February 16 at 6:30PM | North Indy Women Leaders in Business and Faith Retreat | Saturday, January 21 from 9AM-12PM | North Indy

Midtown Campus Contemporary Candlelight at 5PM, 7PM | Sanctuary

Start With Hello-Mindie Moore | Tuesdays, January 24 – February 7 at 6:30PM | Midtown

Online Family Service at 3PM | Online Traditional Candlelight Service at 5PM, 7PM, 9PM | Online Contemporary Candlelight at 5PM, 7PM | Online

The Chosen-Diane Banks | Wednesdays, January 25 – March 8 at 6PM | Norh Indy

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!

Lenten Small Groups | Begin February 26 | North Indy, Midtown, Online

CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES Sunday, December 25 at 9:30AM, 11AM | Online Only Also streaming on Facebook & YouTube.

Condolences to the friends and family of Nancy Hunt.

GriefShare | Wednesdays, February 2 – May 24 from 3:30-6:15PM | North Indy

CONDOLENCES

Condolences to Cathy Crafton and family on the death of Cathy’s husband, Jim Crafton.

GET CONNECTED!

TAIZE WORSHIP MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 FROM 5:30-6PM • NORTH INDY - N103/104 & ZOOM Taize worship is for those who are looking for a peaceful, quiet service in the midst of a busy, noisy holiday season. Come for a half hour of chants, scripture, prayer, silence, and lighting of candles. We do ask that you register in advance at stlukesumc.com/events.

WINTER SUMMIT SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 AT 8AM • NORTH INDY & ONLINE Imagine if we all saw the possibility God sees in us. We’d have a lot to offer and achieve things that feel impossible. God has big dreams for us as a church and for you as a leader. So, we’ve set-aside this time to remind ourselves of that. To hear your ideas, to share ours, and look at how God is moving in the year ahead, we’d be honored if you’d join us.

Please register at stlukesumc.com/events.

HIGH SCHOOL SKI TRIP FEBRUARY 3-5 BEECHPOINT CHRISTIAN CAMP/BITTERSWEET SKI RESORT, MI This winter retreat is an awesome opportunity to have fun and grow deeper together. We’ll spend the weekend skiing, snowboarding, hanging out, and having fun! Learn more and sign up at stlukesumc.com/students.

2023 STUDENT MINISTRY DOMESTIC TRIP JULY 9-14, 2023 St. Luke’s middle and high school students will be serving the community by working with partners First Congregational UCC has established. This will likely include a mixture of physical and social service activities. The evenings will involve services, opportunities to share what we’ve been learning, and fun adventures. Full details can be found at stlukesumc.com/students.

2023 HIGH SCHOOL BELIZE MISSION TRIP JULY 8-14, 2023 St. Luke’s High School students will be serving through Praying Pelicans Missions (PPM), a well-respected missions organization that has partnered with and developed relationships in this community for many years. Through the local church there, we will have the opportunity to serve those in need in various ways--physical projects, relational ministry, and everything in between. Full details can be found at stlukesumc.com/students.

BAPTISMS Addison Black Benjamin Black William Black Graham Mowrey Wesley Mowrey

TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Preludes | St. Luke’s Orchestra; Bob Zehr, Director Entry of Light | Acolytes – Mia and Ella Alessandrini Advent Candle Lighting | The Kouns Family Reader: Advent is a time to celebrate God’s love.

All: God’s love is pure.

Reader: We celebrate by loving our neighbors as ourselves.

All: God’s love is everlasting.

Reader: We celebrate by loving the Lord our God with all our hearts.

All: God’s love is all-powerful.

Reader: We celebrate by spreading God’s love to a world in need.

All: God’s love is freely given to all.

Opening Hymn | Emmanuel/Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus Medley Welcome | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Anthem | Not That Far from Bethlehem New Song; Kathrine Kouns, Director; St. Luke’s Orchestra Prayer Time and The Lord’s Prayer | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Announcements Call for Offering | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Offertory | O Little Town of Bethlehem | arr. Dan Forrest Steve Harris, soprano saxophone; Chancel Choir, Dr. Jeff Rogers, Director; St. Luke’s Orchestra Scripture Reading | Matthew Kennedy Monologue | Rev. Rob Fuquay Song of Response | What If Closing Hymn | What Child Is This? #219 Benediction Postlude | St. Luke’s Orchestra

12.18.2022

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