JOYS & CONCERNS
Advent Opportunities
ANGEL TREE - THANK YOU! | Great Hall • Today
LONGEST NIGHT SERVICE | Mon., Dec. 21 • 6PM*
Today St. Luke’s will brighten Christmas for 73 families (403 individuals) through our Angel Tree shopping experience. Stop by the Great Hall to see the St. Luke’s “department store,” which opens for “business” this afternoon. In this season of God’s Gift of Love, we thank you for your willingness to support this ministry to our neighbors.
On this longest night of the year, we celebrate the hope Christ offers in the midst of darkness. Join us in Robertson Chapel for a service that makes room for the sadness that sometimes accompanies the holiday season.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES | Kitchen & Chapel Renovation of the Great Hall Kitchen continues, with completion expected by Mar. 1. Meanwhile, construction continues on Robertson Chapel. To participate in financing this project, contact Nancy Lange, langen@stlukesumc. com, or visit stlukesumc.com/give. Gifts made online or postmarked on or before Dec. 31 are eligible for tax deductions in 2015.
NEWS NEW YEAR’S EVE LABYRINTH | Dec. 31 • 5 - 7PM St. Luke’s hosts an open labyrinth walk in Fellowship Hall for reflection and gratitude. Enter front church doors only.
THURSDAY CONNECTION | Weekly • 9:30 - 10:45AM
CHRISTMAS EVE EVE | Dec. 23 7PM*† | Contemporary | Robertson Chapel | Rev. David Williamson preaching
CHRISTMAS EVE | Dec. 24 3PM* | Family Service | Sanctuary | Led by Rev. David Williamson 5PM*† | Contemporary | Robertson Chapel | Rev. David Williamson preaching 5,* 7,* & 9PM | Traditional | Sanctuary | Rev. Rob Fuquay preaching 11PM† | Traditional | Robertson Chapel | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger preaching * free childcare | † communion served
Join us for Candlelight Christmas Eve services, beginning on Dec. 23 with our “Christmas Eve Eve” Contemporary Worship service. Whether you seek a child-friendly service, or you look forward to a reflective, late night service of worship – or something in between – we invite you to find the worship that will restore your sense of wonder in this holy season.
Join us in the Parlor for women’s classes, Thursday mornings, Jan. 14 - Feb. 11. Details: stlukesumc.com.
DISCIPLE I FAST TRACK | Various Days & Times Join a 12-week course of study through the New Testament. Register at stlukesumc.com by Jan. 5.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES St. Luke’s seeks an Associate Director of Outreach Ministries and an Assistant Worship Producer. See job postings at stlukesumc.com.
Sunday | Dec. 20, 2015
St. Luke’s at Worship St. Luke’s building and main office will be closed Dec. 25 & 26, Dec. 29-31 & Jan. 1. TRADITIONAL
8 & 9:15AM • Sanctuary 11AM • Robertson Chapel CONTEMPORARY
11AM • Sanctuary THE GARDEN
8:45 & 10AM • Beef & Boards Theatre CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE
5PM • TODAY • Sanctuary LATER @ ST. LUKE’S
6PM • Robertson Chapel
Welcome! We’re Glad You’re Here!