Communion Service Chapel | 11PM
Christmas Eve
WELCOME! WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE Thank you for registering your attendance. Please fill out the insert in your bulletin and place it in the offering basket. New guests will find a gift just for you at the Welcome Center.
PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on the prayer cards in your pew pockets and place in the offering basket or find the “Prayer Request” link at stlukesumc.com.
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN Activity bags are available for K-4th grade children at the Welcome Centers. Room 126 is equipped for nursing moms, including live streaming of worship. A cry area is located down the hall from Robertson Chapel with toys and a live stream of our service.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING (SUNDAYS) 5th - 6th Grade – 9:30 & 11AM @ The Modge 7th - 12th Grade – 9:30AM @ Luke’s Lodge Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth Programming resumes Jan. 6th.
YOUNG ADULTS (SUNDAYS) Join us for coffee and cookies outside Robertson Chapel following the 9:30 & 11AM services. We will not be meeting Dec. 30th. See you Jan. 6.
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.
POINSETTIAS Thank you to everyone who donated poinsettias in honor of or in memory of a loved one. A listing of the donors can be found today at the Welcome Center. You are encouraged to take one home after the service!
WORSHIP ORDER Christmas Eve | 11PM | December 24, 2018 PRELUDE Improvisation on “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” Michael Conley, Piano
PROCESSION of LIGHT O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Ken Knowles, vocalist; Rev. Regina Proctor, candle bearer
WELCOME Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross
* HYMN O Come, All Ye Faithful | No. 234; vs. 1, 2, 4 & 6
* CHRISTMAS CREED Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, Who did through his son come down on Christmas Day. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, Announced by the angels, worshipped by the shepherds, And adored by the wisemen. He lived to suffer, die and raise again that we might be free from sin, from death, and the power of evil. I believe in the Holy Spirit, who has brought me to faith in the Christ of Christmas. Through this Spirit I am ever led to lay before the feet of Christ the treasures of my love, and live under him as my King. I look to the manger as the place where God has fulfilled his Christmas love. I will follow his star and seek to serve him as my Lord, Both now and forever more. Amen.
* CHORUS of RESPONSE O Come, All Ye Faithful | Refrain
LIGHTING of the ADVENT WREATH Come Lord Jesus | Joel Raney | Ken Knowles, vocalist PJ and Heather Kenison Congregational Refrain: Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our sins and fears release us; let us find our rest in thee.
* standing, as able
ANTHEM O Holy Night | Adolphe Adam Ken Knowles, vocalist
PRAYER TIME and THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERTORY ANTHEM
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | Traditional setting Michael Conley, piano
SCRIPTURE | Luke 2:8-20 Becky Sondgeroth
* CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Joy to the World | No. 246, sts. 1, 4
MESSAGE Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross
SACRAMENT of COMMUNION & CANDLE LIGHTING Away in a Manger | No. 217, sts. 1, 2 The First Noel | No. 245 O Little Town of Bethlehem | No. 230, sts. 1, 3 What Child Is This? | No. 219 * Silent Night, Holy Night | Words on screen When lighting your candle, tip the unlit candle to the lighted candle of your neighbor – this minimizes the chance of hot wax dripping.
* BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Silent Night | Traditional setting Michael Conley, piano
ANNOUNCEMENTS CHRISTMAS MORNING BROADCAST Channel 8, WISH TV, will be broadcasting the 2017 Candlelight Christmas concert tomorrow morning at 8AM. Enjoy!
ST LUKE’S HOLIDAY CLOSURE | Dec. 25 – 29, Dec. 31 & Jan. 1 The church building will be closed beginning Christmas Day through January 1. We will be open on Sunday, Dec. 30, for our regular worship schedule.
ADULT CLASSES AND SMALL GROUPS Kick off the New Year by joining a new class or small group! Many are off to a fresh start in January. For full information, stop by the Welcome Center or grab a new winter/spring catalog before you leave the building tonight.
NEW YEAR’S EVE LABYRINTH WALK | December 31 • 6 – 8PM • Fellowship Hall Take 30 minutes to review 2018 and prepare for 2019. Walking the labyrinth is the perfect way to slow down and reflect. If you are new to labyrinth walking, a brief introduction is provided. Please enter through Door #1.
PILGRIMAGE TO MONTGOMERY, AL | March 13 – 16, 2019 The focus of this pilgrimage is a visit to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice (the Lynching Memorial) and the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration. To register (limited to 35) and to learn more, email Bob Zehr at rdzehr@traveltoremember.net.
WESLEY TOUR OF ENGLAND | June 18 – 27, 2019 Join Rob and Susan Fuquay on a tour of John Wesley’s England next summer. Rob will give lectures and lead worship at many of the sites. We will also visit other highlights in England. For more information, email Bob Zehr at rdzehr@traveltoremember.net.
JANUARY SERMON SERIES
SUNDAY WORSHIP TRADITIONAL 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM • Sanctuary CONTEMPORARY 9:30 & 11AM • Chapel CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE 5PM • 3rd Sunday • Chapel