Sunday | September 24, 2017
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 booth 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 3rd-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.
YOUNG ADULTS Join us for coffee and cookies outside Robertson Chapel following the 9:30 & 11AM services.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th - 8th Grade – Great Hall at 9:30. Students break out to the Modge (5th&6th), Great Hall (7th) and C124 (8th). 9th - 12th Grade – 9:30AM @ Luke’s Lodge; Worship and hang out. Come early for games. Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth
LEARN MORE For more information on classes and other activities, pick up a copy of our Fall Ministry catalog; visit stlukesumc.com or subscribe to our e-newsletters.
WORSHIP ORDER Sunday | September 24, 2017 OPENING SONG * WELCOME * WORSHIP PRAYER Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger
ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL for OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING John 1: 14, 16-18; Romans 1: 16-17 Cathy Bryant (9:30AM) Ellen Hostetler (11AM)
MESSAGE | [re]FORM: Sin Boldly Rev. David Williamson (9:30AM) Rev. Rob Fuquay (11AM) * WORSHIP * BENEDICTION
* standing, as able
Congratulations St. Luke’s...
for receiving the designation of Best-of-the-Best for the 2017 Global Leadership Summit host sites (top 5% of all sites)! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers for making it happen. We couldn’t have done it without you!
If you haven’t signed up for next year’s GLS, it’s not too late to get in on the best pricing offered. Until October 24, St. Lukers can register for $79 and also receive the audio link for the 2017 sessions. Register at willowcreek.com/events/leadership with priority code 18HSFAMILY, and we’ll see you next August 9 & 10.
ANNOUNCEMENTS WORSHIP... COMMUNION ELEMENTS The Prayer Chapel is available for communion this morning. Please enter through the exterior door just west of the main entrance, on the south side of the building. If you know of someone in a healthcare facility or homebound who would like to receive communion, please notify Mary Katherine at 846-3404 or schnitzm@stlukesumc.com.
CONNECT… WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE Dinner will be in the Great Hall from 5:30 – 6:15PM, no reservations needed. Suggested donation of $5 per person, $20 max per family. Adult classes run from 6:15 – 7:30PM with childcare and children’s programming at the same time.
SCREENAGERS | October 2 • 6:30 – 8:15PM • Robertson Chapel This award-winning documentary explores struggles over social media, video games and internet addiction. Gain surprising insights and learn solutions on how to empower kids to best navigate the digital world. Seating is limited. Register online at stlukesumc.com.
CARRIE NEWCOMER AND PARKER PALMER | October 6 • 8PM • Sanctuary This concert, What We Need is Here: Hope, Hard Times and the Human Possibility, is designed to encourage a new kind of conversation – one that bridges our divides and helps restore civic community. Tickets are $30 and are available in the West Passage this morning or the main office or at stlukesumc.com. Gary Walters will accompany Carrie.
MEN’S MONTHLY BREAKFAST | October 7 • 8 – 9:30AM • Parlor Join a monthly gathering of leaders for food and conversation. Each month includes breakfast, a devotional and conversation on living with purpose today! No registration needed.
STARTING POINT | October 8 • 10:45AM or 12:15PM • C115 For those new to St. Luke’s, gain an orientation to our church
in 30 minutes and leave with recommended next steps to help you find your place within St. Luke’s. Childcare available upon request.
MOXIE MATTERS TOUR | October 27 • 2 and 7PM Jen Hatmaker and Nichole Nordeman will make you laugh and cry and remind you that every part of your journey leads to a bigger, beautiful story. Discount tickets are available at itickets. com with discount password MMHOST, for $24. Limited number available.
SERVE… HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | October 12 – November 18 Join the effort to build a new home for Kinyatta and her three children in the Crooked Creek area. Shifts are available Friday – Sunday, with the home dedication on November 18. Sign up is available today in the West Passage and please be sure to leave your hand print. Or you can sign up at stlukesumc.com.
FALL LAY SERVANT SCHOOL | November 4 • 8AM – 3PM • North UMC Interested in polishing your speaking, teaching or leading skills? Consider attending this District-led day that will increase your leadership and service effectiveness. The $23 fee includes lunch and childcare if needed. Contact Lisa Timmerman at lisa. timmerman@inumc.org with questions or for help getting registered.
FONDWA TRIP | November 11 - 18 Join Pastor Jamalyn on this relational trip to Haiti, where you will work side-by-side with Haitian workers to build a home and a cottage at the orphanage, and also take school photos. Contact her at williamsonj@stlukesumc.com with questions or to reserve your spot on the trip.
EMPLOYMENT AT ST. LUKE’S Looking for a great place to work or know of someone who would be a great addition to our staff? We currently have openings for a half-time Administrative Assistant in Children’s Ministry, a Children’s and Family Director of Ministries and a half-time Preteen Ministry Associate Director. Job descriptions can be found at stlukesumc.com.
JOYS & CONCERNS CONGRATULATIONS TO: Alicia Ramer & Andrew Anderson on their marriage September 16 Emma Knight & Michael Haas on their marriage September 23
CONDOLENCES TO: Nancy Keller on the death of her brother, Dr. Dennis W. Conard
ST. LUKE’S AT WORSHIP TRADITIONAL | 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM Sanctuary CONTEMPORARY | 9:30 & 11AM Robertson Chapel CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE | 5PM Third Sunday • Robertson Chapel
CONTACT US 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 stlukesumc.com • 317-846-3404 info@stlukesumc.com Rev. Rob Fuquay Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Rev. David Williamson Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson