SUNDAY | DECEMBER 3, 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 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.
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 at 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 | December 3, 2017 PRELUDE LIGHTING of the ADVENT WREATH Vence, Kaylee, and Madeline Vida (9:30AM) Chris, Bethany, Caleb and Liam Garrity (11AM)
* WORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson
PRAYER OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING | Luke 1:5-17 NRSV Susan Loomis (9:30AM) Ellen Hostetler (11AM)
MESSAGE | On the Way to Christmas: A Place of Waiting Rev. David Williamson (9:30AM) Rev. Rob Fuquay (11AM) COMMUNION Gluten Free elements are located at the center aisle. Raise your hand if you need an usher to bring elements to you during Communion.
* BENEDICTION
* standing, as able
GIVING UPDATE Our stewardship campaign has raised $3,306,263 so far, which puts us at 74% to our goal. With $1,153,737 still needed, we hope you will consider submitting your pledge to the main office this week.
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 8463404 or schnitzm@stlukesumc.com.
LONGEST NIGHT SERVICE | December 21 • 7PM • Chapel Rev. David Williamson will lead a special service on this longest day of dark hours. From that day forward it gets a little lighter each day. Join us as we reflect together on the hope Christ brings to us all.
CONNECT… CHARGE CONFERENCE | Today • 12:30 – 2PM • Fellowship Hall Join us for this annual church meeting. BOOK SIGNING | Today • Outside of Connections bookstore St. Luke’s Theologian-in-Residence, Adolf Hansen, has published a book titled Is It Time? Helping Laity and Clergy Discuss Homosexuality One Question at a Time. Books are available for$15 Connections bookstore; Adolf will be signing books at the bookstore entrance. ARTISTS’ EXHIBIT Celebrate the past year at St. Luke’s with photos and memorabilia in the East Balcony. The work of many volunteer and staff photographers will be on display as we highlight this year in ministry.
ADULT ADVENT CLASSES Looking for a short-term class? Not a Silent Night, by Adam Hamilton– Sundays, 11/26 – 12/17, 9:45AM, N101/102. Delight in the Light by Jacquie Reed, Sundays in Dec., 10:45AM, Parlor; or Wednesdays, 11/29 – 12/20, 12PM, N103/104. Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent with Eric Burton-Krieger, Wednesdays, 11/29 – 12/13, 10AM, Parlor. All Earth is Waiting, Good News for God’s Creation today & 12/3, 11AM, N103/104. More about Adult classes at the Connect Here booths.
UMW CHRISTMAS DINNER | December 4 • 6:30PM • Great Hall Women, celebrate UMW’s 2017 mission work with this free dinner and music by Belle Musique! Sign up today in the West Passage or at stlukesumc.com. Email Becky at volkb@stlukesumc.com for childcare. Donations of baby diapers, wipes and adult Depends will support local ministries.
LIVE NATIVITY | December 9 • 2 & 4PM • Sanctuary Join us to celebrate the birth of Jesus with this reenactment of the journey to Bethlehem, with live animals. This musical celebration is fun for the whole family!
STARTING POINT | December 10 • 10:45AM or 12:15PM • C115 Are you new to St. Luke’s? Come and learn more about us in 30 minutes, leaving with recommended next steps to help you find your place within St. Luke’s. Childcare available upon request.
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESSIVE DINNER | December 16 • 6 – 10PM • Luke’s Lodge High schoolers, join us for this annual event! We’re adding tacky sweater contest this year, so dig deep in your closet! Register at stlukesumc.com. Contact Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com for more information.
CHRISTMAS CLASSICS CONCERT & DESSERT BUFFET | December 20 • 7PM • Great Hall “Swing” in the season with Christmas classics! JoySwing Jazz Orchestra, vocalists from our Contemporary Worship Team and the Honors Choir from Raymond Park Middle School will take us down memory lane as we share clips from favorite holiday movies. Buffet opens at 7PM, concert at 7:30PM; join us for great music, sweet treats and seasonal fellowship! MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER OVERNIGHTER | December 22/23 • 7:30PM – 7:30AM • Luke’s Lodge 5th-8th graders – bring your friends and celebrate finals being over. Worship, teaching, jump session at SkyZone and baking cookies at 3AM. Cost is $30 for everything. Register at stlukesumc.com.
NEW YEARS’S EVE LABYRINTH WALK | December 31 • 6 – 8PM • C115 Take 30 minutes to review 2017 and prepare for 2018. Walking the labyrinth is the perfect way to slow down and contemplate. If you are new to labyrinth walking, brief introduction is provided. Please enter through Door #1.
SERVE… ANGEL TREE MINISTRY Visit the Christmas tree in the Gathering Area and West Passage to learn how to purchase gifts for a family or youth who will join us December 17 for Christmas shopping. You will receive an ornament to place on the tree to represent the individual(s) you are supporting.
DECK the HALLS – DONATE a POINSETTIA! | stlukesumc.com Fill our worship and hallways with vibrant color! For $10, extend hospitality to everyone through the holiday season. Make a donation in honor or memory of a loved one by 12/14; order cards can be found at the Welcome Centers or the main office. A donor list will be published 12/17 and donors may take a poinsettia following the final Christmas Eve service.
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 Preteen Ministry Associate Director, part-time Elementary Ministry Associate and part-time facilities team member. Job descriptions at stlukesumc.com.
JOYS & CONCERNS CONGRATULATIONS TO: Nancy Newman and Anita Sloat on their marriage, December 2 Charlie and Carla Crouse on the birth of their son, Carter Regan Crouse Ty and Erin Smith on the birth of their son, Emerson Thomas Smith
CONDOLENCES TO: Lann and Marsha Thompson on the death of his sister Julie Archibald Rayford and Janet Crenshaw on the death of his father, Johnnie Crenshaw Linda Mainer on the death of her husband, Lou Mainer Roger and Susan Frick and Melanie and Bob Walker & family on the death of Susan’s brother, Bill Sneddon
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