Joys & Concerns
ST. LUKE’S TOUR | January 11 • 6:30- 7:30PM
CONDOLENCES
Do you know where all the secret nooks and crannies are in
William and Elizabeth Murphy and family on the death of her
our building? Are you aware of some of the more interesting
father, Senator Larry Borst
facts of our history? Whether you’re new to St. Luke’s or
Mark and Denise Taylor and family on the death of her sister,
you’ve been around for a while, meet at the main office and
Carla Finchum
join with others to explore our facilities and learn more! Mary
Announcements
Katherine Schnitz will be our guide and childcare is available
SUNDAY NURSERY VOLUNTEERS Rockers, crawlers and walkers – Oh my! Our nursery area is growing and we need extra hands to rock and play with these
upon request. Register at stlukesumc.com.
NAPLES, FL - HABITAT FOR HUMANITY January 17 - 20
sweet little ones. If you’re interested in supporting parents
Come swing a hammer at the Collier County building project,
through this all-important ministry through a minimum
where we will be building a house for a low income family.
commitment of one worship service per month, contact
The only cost for participation will be a freewill donation;
Natalie Kennedy at kennedyn@stlukesumc.com. She’d love
participants need to provide their own transportation.
to hear from YOU!
Contact Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson at williamsonj@
MAKING CHANGES STICK | January 8-February 5 Our next sermon series will inspire you to respond to God’s leadings for a new start in 2017. Be sure to join us on the
stlukesumc.com for information.
ST. OLAF CHOIR CONCERT | January 23 • 7:30PM • Sanctuary
January 8 kick-off and receive a Making Changes Stick Kit that
This renowned choir has set the standard for a cappella
includes a daily journal. Many classes will also be available to
choral excellence since its founding in 1912. Incorporating
start your year off on the right foot!
a diversity of voices and cultural traditions, this ensemble
NEW YOUTH HANDBELL CHOIR | January 8 • 4-5:15PM • 211
is bringing its artistry to St. Luke’s on its 2017 tour. Tickets are available online at stolaf.edu/tickets or by calling 800363-5487.
4th – 8th graders are invited to visit and join this new musical group. No experience necessary. Contact Gay Talbert at talbertg@stlukesumc.com with questions!
STARTING POINT | January 8 • 10:45-11:15AM and 12:15
CHILI AND MAC & CHEESE COOK-OFF | January 29 • 10AM-1:30PM • Great Hall The Children’s Choirs will be sponsoring the best of St. Luke’s chefs! Bring a crockpot of your secret recipe or come taste
– 12:45PM • N101
all the wonderful entries! This fundraiser ($5 per person,
For those new to St Luke’s, gain an orientation to St. Luke’s,
$20 maximum per family)will provide a wonderful warming
meet key leaders and leave with recommended next steps
Sunday and rumor has it that there will be some serenading!
to help you find your place within the congregation. Preregistration is helpful at stlukesumc.com, but walk-ins
Sunday | January 1, 2017
EMPLOYMENT AT ST. LUKE’S | stlukesumc.com
are always welcome. Light refreshments available, as is
Looking for a great place to work or know of someone who
childcare upon request.
would be a great addition to the St. Luke’s staff? We currently have an opening for a part-time Facilities Staff Member and a Church Management Systems Administrator.
Welcome! We’re Glad You’re Here!
Welcome! WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE! Thank you for registering your attendance. Please pass the attendance folder along your pew. New guests will learn more about us in our “New Here” brochure in the attendance folder and find a gift just for you at the Welcome Center.
CONNECT HERE To find your way of connecting with classes or small groups at St. Luke’s, stop by our Connect Here booths this morning in the Gathering Area outside of the Sanctuary or in the West passage outside of Robertson Chapel.
PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on the prayer cards in your pew pockets and place them in the offering plate – or find the “Prayer Request” link at stlukesumc.com. Pastors are available for prayer following each worship service.
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.
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN We provide childcare and Sunday School for newborns through 4th-grade children. Register all children in the East Passage. Activity kits are at the Welcome Center for children who remain in worship. Room 126 is equipped for nursing moms, including live streaming of worship.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th - 6th Grade – 9:30 & 11AM @ The Modge 7th - 12th Grade – 9:30AM @ Luke’s Lodge; Worship and hang out. Come early for games. Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth
Worship Order Sunday, January 1, 2017
OFFERING
PRELUDE
The Old Year Now Hath Passed Away | J.S. Bach In Thee Is Gladness | J.S. Bach Charles Manning, Organ
ENTRANCE GATHERING * GREETING | Psalm 90:1-2
Rev. Kim King Leader: Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. People: From everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
* HYMN
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee | No. 89
* OPENING PRAYER
Creative God, you make all things new in heaven and on earth. We come to you in a new year with new desires and old fears, new decisions and old controversies, new dreams and old weaknesses. Because you are a God of hope, we know that you create all the possibilities of the future. Because you are a God of love, we know that you accept all the mistakes of the past. Because you are the God of our faith, we enter your gates with thanksgiving and praise, we come into your presence with gladness and a joyful noise, and we serve and bless you. Amen. * GLORY TO GOD | No. 70 * GREETING ONE ANOTHER
PROCLAMATION PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
LEARN MORE
SCRIPTURE LESSON | 2 Kings 23:1-3
Pick up a copy of our winter/spring Ministry Catalog, visit stlukesumc.com or subscribe to our e-newsletters for more information.
Ben Lamb
MESSAGE | Covenant vs. Resolutions Rev. David Williamson
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
A New Song | Diane Bish New Year’s Choir
HYMNS DURING COMMUNION
I Come With Joy | No. 617 In Thee is Gladness | No. 169
* PRAISE TO GOD | No. 95 *
Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine | No. 606 (This hymn text was written by Charles Wesley for the Covenant Service.) Eat This Bread | No. 628
PRAYER OF DEDICATION WESLEY’S COVENANT SERVICE INVITATION
Leader: God requires that you rid yourself of every idol in your life. People: O God, I confess that in turning against your will I have turned my love toward the world. From the bottom of my heart, I renounce every idol in my life and repent of all known sin. In your power I will watch for any temptation that will lead me away from you.
*
BENEDICTION POSTLUDE
The Coventry Carol | arr. Charles Manning
Leader: God, the Father of all mercies, is faithful to cleanse us from our sins and restore us to Christ’s image. Through Jesus Christ, God offers to be your God again, if you allow him to be. People: Jesus, I accept you as the truth, the way, and the life. All your laws are holy, just, and good. I accept them as the rule for my words, thoughts, and actions, promising I will strive to order my whole life around your direction. Leader: Let us commit ourselves to Christ as his servants. Christ has many services to be done, some are easy and honorable, others are more difficult and disgraceful. Some are suitable to our inclinations and interests, others are contrary to both. In some we may please Christ and please ourselves. But then there are other works where we cannot please Christ except by denying ourselves. People: I am not my own. I am yours alone. Make me into what you will. Rank me with those you will. Put me to use for you. Put me to suffering for you. Let me be employed for you. Let me be laid aside for you. Let me be lifted high for you. Let me be brought low for you. Let me be full or let me be empty. Let me have all things or let me have nothing. With a willing heart, I freely give everything to your pleasure and disposal. From this day forward, you will be my God, and I will be your servant. Through your grace I promise that neither life nor death will separate me from you. May this covenant that I have made here on earth be ratified in heaven. Amen.
St. Luke’s at Worship TRADITIONAL 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM • Sanctuary
CONTEMPORARY 9:30 & 11AM • Robertson Chapel
CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE 5PM • 3rd Sunday • Robertson Chapel
COMMUNION ELEMENTS are available in the Prayer Chapel between services.
CONTACT US 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 stlukesumc.com • 317-846-3404 info@stlukesumc.com
* standing, as able
Welcome! WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE! Thank you for registering your attendance. Please pass the attendance folder along your pew. New guests will learn more about us in our “New Here” brochure in the attendance folder and find a gift just for you at the Welcome Center.
CONNECT HERE To find your way of connecting with classes or small groups at St. Luke’s, stop by our Connect Here booths this morning in the Gathering Area outside of the Sanctuary or in the West passage outside of Robertson Chapel.
PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on the prayer cards in your pew pockets and place them in the offering plate – or find the “Prayer Request” link at stlukesumc.com. Pastors are available for prayer following each worship service.
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.
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN We provide childcare and Sunday School for newborns through 4th-grade children. Register all children in the East Passage. Activity kits are at the Welcome Center for children who remain in worship. Room 126 is equipped for nursing moms, including live streaming of worship.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th - 6th Grade – 9:30 & 11AM @ The Modge 7th - 12th Grade – 9:30AM @ Luke’s Lodge; Worship and hang out. Come early for games. Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth
Worship Order Sunday, January 1, 2017
OFFERING
PRELUDE
The Old Year Now Hath Passed Away | J.S. Bach In Thee Is Gladness | J.S. Bach Charles Manning, Organ
ENTRANCE GATHERING * GREETING | Psalm 90:1-2
Rev. Kim King Leader: Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. People: From everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
* HYMN
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee | No. 89
* OPENING PRAYER
Creative God, you make all things new in heaven and on earth. We come to you in a new year with new desires and old fears, new decisions and old controversies, new dreams and old weaknesses. Because you are a God of hope, we know that you create all the possibilities of the future. Because you are a God of love, we know that you accept all the mistakes of the past. Because you are the God of our faith, we enter your gates with thanksgiving and praise, we come into your presence with gladness and a joyful noise, and we serve and bless you. Amen. * GLORY TO GOD | No. 70 * GREETING ONE ANOTHER
PROCLAMATION PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
LEARN MORE
SCRIPTURE LESSON | 2 Kings 23:1-3
Pick up a copy of our winter/spring Ministry Catalog, visit stlukesumc.com or subscribe to our e-newsletters for more information.
Ben Lamb
MESSAGE | Covenant vs. Resolutions Rev. David Williamson
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
A New Song | Diane Bish New Year’s Choir
HYMNS DURING COMMUNION
I Come With Joy | No. 617 In Thee is Gladness | No. 169
* PRAISE TO GOD | No. 95 *
Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine | No. 606 (This hymn text was written by Charles Wesley for the Covenant Service.) Eat This Bread | No. 628
PRAYER OF DEDICATION WESLEY’S COVENANT SERVICE INVITATION
Leader: God requires that you rid yourself of every idol in your life. People: O God, I confess that in turning against your will I have turned my love toward the world. From the bottom of my heart, I renounce every idol in my life and repent of all known sin. In your power I will watch for any temptation that will lead me away from you.
*
BENEDICTION POSTLUDE
The Coventry Carol | arr. Charles Manning
Leader: God, the Father of all mercies, is faithful to cleanse us from our sins and restore us to Christ’s image. Through Jesus Christ, God offers to be your God again, if you allow him to be. People: Jesus, I accept you as the truth, the way, and the life. All your laws are holy, just, and good. I accept them as the rule for my words, thoughts, and actions, promising I will strive to order my whole life around your direction. Leader: Let us commit ourselves to Christ as his servants. Christ has many services to be done, some are easy and honorable, others are more difficult and disgraceful. Some are suitable to our inclinations and interests, others are contrary to both. In some we may please Christ and please ourselves. But then there are other works where we cannot please Christ except by denying ourselves. People: I am not my own. I am yours alone. Make me into what you will. Rank me with those you will. Put me to use for you. Put me to suffering for you. Let me be employed for you. Let me be laid aside for you. Let me be lifted high for you. Let me be brought low for you. Let me be full or let me be empty. Let me have all things or let me have nothing. With a willing heart, I freely give everything to your pleasure and disposal. From this day forward, you will be my God, and I will be your servant. Through your grace I promise that neither life nor death will separate me from you. May this covenant that I have made here on earth be ratified in heaven. Amen.
St. Luke’s at Worship TRADITIONAL 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM • Sanctuary
CONTEMPORARY 9:30 & 11AM • Robertson Chapel
CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE 5PM • 3rd Sunday • Robertson Chapel
COMMUNION ELEMENTS are available in the Prayer Chapel between services.
CONTACT US 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 stlukesumc.com • 317-846-3404 info@stlukesumc.com
* standing, as able
Joys & Concerns
ST. LUKE’S TOUR | January 11 • 6:30- 7:30PM
CONDOLENCES
Do you know where all the secret nooks and crannies are in
William and Elizabeth Murphy and family on the death of her
our building? Are you aware of some of the more interesting
father, Senator Larry Borst
facts of our history? Whether you’re new to St. Luke’s or
Mark and Denise Taylor and family on the death of her sister,
you’ve been around for a while, meet at the main office and
Carla Finchum
join with others to explore our facilities and learn more! Mary
Announcements
Katherine Schnitz will be our guide and childcare is available
SUNDAY NURSERY VOLUNTEERS Rockers, crawlers and walkers – Oh my! Our nursery area is growing and we need extra hands to rock and play with these
upon request. Register at stlukesumc.com.
NAPLES, FL - HABITAT FOR HUMANITY January 17 - 20
sweet little ones. If you’re interested in supporting parents
Come swing a hammer at the Collier County building project,
through this all-important ministry through a minimum
where we will be building a house for a low income family.
commitment of one worship service per month, contact
The only cost for participation will be a freewill donation;
Natalie Kennedy at kennedyn@stlukesumc.com. She’d love
participants need to provide their own transportation.
to hear from YOU!
Contact Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson at williamsonj@
MAKING CHANGES STICK | January 8-February 5 Our next sermon series will inspire you to respond to God’s leadings for a new start in 2017. Be sure to join us on the
stlukesumc.com for information.
ST. OLAF CHOIR CONCERT | January 23 • 7:30PM • Sanctuary
January 8 kick-off and receive a Making Changes Stick Kit that
This renowned choir has set the standard for a cappella
includes a daily journal. Many classes will also be available to
choral excellence since its founding in 1912. Incorporating
start your year off on the right foot!
a diversity of voices and cultural traditions, this ensemble
NEW YOUTH HANDBELL CHOIR | January 8 • 4-5:15PM • 211
is bringing its artistry to St. Luke’s on its 2017 tour. Tickets are available online at stolaf.edu/tickets or by calling 800363-5487.
4th – 8th graders are invited to visit and join this new musical group. No experience necessary. Contact Gay Talbert at talbertg@stlukesumc.com with questions!
STARTING POINT | January 8 • 10:45-11:15AM and 12:15
CHILI AND MAC & CHEESE COOK-OFF | January 29 • 10AM-1:30PM • Great Hall The Children’s Choirs will be sponsoring the best of St. Luke’s chefs! Bring a crockpot of your secret recipe or come taste
– 12:45PM • N101
all the wonderful entries! This fundraiser ($5 per person,
For those new to St Luke’s, gain an orientation to St. Luke’s,
$20 maximum per family)will provide a wonderful warming
meet key leaders and leave with recommended next steps
Sunday and rumor has it that there will be some serenading!
to help you find your place within the congregation. Preregistration is helpful at stlukesumc.com, but walk-ins
Sunday | January 1, 2017
EMPLOYMENT AT ST. LUKE’S | stlukesumc.com
are always welcome. Light refreshments available, as is
Looking for a great place to work or know of someone who
childcare upon request.
would be a great addition to the St. Luke’s staff? We currently have an opening for a part-time Facilities Staff Member and a Church Management Systems Administrator.
Welcome! We’re Glad You’re Here!