SUNDAY | MARCH 18, 2018
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 get connected through Lent, please stop by the Connect Here booth outside of the Sanctuary or outside of Robertson Chapel for information on Small Groups. PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on Connect 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 after each 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. RESTLESS CHILD AREA Does your child needs a break during worship? Enjoy our streamed services at the east end of the Gathering Area or in the Central Passage. 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 & cookies outside the Chapel at 10:30AM or noon. YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th - 8th Grade – Sundays, 9:30 in the Great Hall. Students break out to the Modge (5th & 6th), Great Hall (7th/ Confirmation), and C124 (8th); Wednesdays, 6:15-7:45 at Luke’s Lodge. 9th - 12th Grade – Sundays, 9:30 at Luke’s Lodge; Weekly Bible Studies Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth LEARN MORE For more information on classes and activities, pick up a copy of our Winter/Spring Ministry catalog or visit stlukesumc.com.
WORSHIP ORDER Sunday | March 18, 2018
OPENING SONG CALL TO WORSHIP * WORSHIP BAPTISM (11AM) ANNOUNCEMENTS PRAYER Mindie Moore
OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING | Matthew 20:20-28 Ellen Hostetler (9:30AM) Susanne Baughman (11AM)
MESSAGE Faith Expeditions: The Art of Climbing Down Rev. David Williamson (9:30AM) Rev. Rob Fuquay (11AM)
* WORSHIP * BENEDICTION
* standing, as able
Easter Sunday
Sunrise/Communion | Chapel 6:30AM | Breakfast follows Traditional | Sanctuary 8, 9:30 & 11:15AM Contemporary | Chapel 9:30 & 11:15AM Please consider parking at Spring Mill Elementary School (8250 Spring Mill Road) and taking the shuttle, for door-to-door service, 6:45AM – 1:15PM!
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. If you know of someone in a healthcare facility or homebound who would like to receive communion, please notify Mary Katherine at 317-846-3404 or schnitzm@ stlukesumc.com.
MID-DAY SPIRITUAL PAUSE | Through March 29 • 11:45AM •
Prayer Chapel Join us for a 15 minute pause in your weekday during Lent. Expect a scripture reading, a meditation and a time of silence.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS | March 26 - 30 • 9AM – 8PM •
Fellowship Hall Meditatively journey through the “stations” of Christ’s last days. 14 interactive stations will be set up, along with a labyrinth. A printed booklet will be available to guide you through your experience.
EASTER LILIES
Donate an Easter lily in honor/memory of a loved one for a suggested donation of $10. Listing of dedications available in the office on Easter and donated lilies can be taken home after the 11:15AM service. Donation forms are in the main office or at the Welcome Centers.
CONNECT…
YOUTH SILENT AUCTION & BRUNCH | Today • 8:30AM –
1:30PM • Great Hall This is the largest youth fundraiser and supports three mission trips this year. Lots of baskets and special items, like a Brad Stevens autographed basketball are available this morning, A full waffle bar with all the fixin’s will fill you up as you head out for the day, too! So be sure to stop by this morning to support good teens doing good work!
EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP | Today • 12:15 – 3:15PM • Lodge
Hear the story of St. Luke’s and discuss what it means to be a member of this local congregation. Learn the process for joining St. Luke’s. Childcare available. Lunch provided.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE
Dinner next week is chili (vegetarian and meaty), tossed salad and corn bread. Dinner ($5) is from 5:30 – 6:15PM in the Great Hall. Children’s choirs, adult classes and small groups meet from 6:15 – 7:30PM.
20s/30s NIGHT OUT | March 23 • 7 – 9PM • Punch Bowl Social, 120
S. Meridian St. Unwind from your week with St. Luke’s Young Adults! A great way to connect before new small groups launch in April. Contact Mindie Moore at moorem@stlukesumc.com for more info.
CHILDREN’S EASTER CELEBRATION | March 24 • 9 – 11AM
Yancy, an award-winning Christian musician, will be joining us for a high energy, family-friendly concert at our annual East Egg Hunt, as we celebrate Christ’s resurrection! Visit YancyNotNancy.com to learn more about her ministry. No registration; no fee. Contact Patrice Smith at smithp@ stlukesumc.com with questions.
HIGH SCHOOL ROCK CLIMBING | March 24 • 3 – 5PM • Camptown, Inc., 7998 Georgetown, Suite 700 High School Night Out is reaching new heights! Meet at Camptown and a guide will show the various climbing options available to us! $10. Bring a friend! Contact Josh with questions at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com.
MIDDLE SCHOOL MAYHEM | June 25 - 29 • 9AM – 5PM
Rising 5th – 8th graders join us for SURVIVOR MAYHEM as we discuss living our best life with Jesus! $25 for the week (9AM – noon), afternoon sessions can be added for $65. Price increases 6/4. Afternoons include swimming at the Monon Center, volunteering with ministry partners and more! Contact Heather Campbell at campbellh@stlukesumc.com for more info; register at stlukesumc.com.
SOFTBALL THROUGH ST. LUKE’S
Looking to channel your competitive spirit and connect with others? We’re hoping to field 2 slow pitch softball teams. Sunday nights beginning April 8th and a weeknight beginning the week of March 25th. Co-ed and men’s team. Contact Nate Montgomery if interested at n8withan8@gmail.com.
PRE-SCHOOL REGISTRATION
Registration is open for next school year for children 10 months – age 5 by 9/1/18. A play-based program, promoting development of language, imagination, selfexpression, problem solving and emotional growth. Paperwork is at stlukesumc. com or in the preschool office. Email Laurie Highsmith at highsmithl@ stlukesumc.com with questions or to schedule a tour.
SERVE… ST. LUKE’S PRAYER INITIATIVE | March 19 • 5:30 – 7PM •
N101/102 Join us tomorrow night as we pray together, prioritize ideas and choose ways to volunteer. We will conclude with a prayer walk through the Sanctuary, Chapel, children’s wing and church offices. Contact Sara Cobb with questions at sbcobb@indy.rr.com.
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES RALLY SUPPORT | March 23 • 6 – 8:30PM • Great Hall Let’s support our St. Luke’s youth the night before they attend the rally downtown with a meal together (6 – 7PM - $5). Watch a video, hear firsthand remarks from students and statements from a variety of speakers. Show our youth you applaud their efforts!
ROSEBUD MISSION TRIP | June 23 – July 1
Construction, serving meals, working at a Thrift Shop, holding a VBS and visiting a nursing home are all on the agenda. $350+transportation. For information, contact Kathie Clemenz at kkclemenz@sbcglobal.net.
JOYS & CONCERNS BAPTISMS:
9:30AM Traditional Carter Regan Crouse, son of Charlie and Carla Crouse Lucy Elizabeth James, daughter of Will and Ellie James 11AM Traditional Lucas Brady Fisher, son of Kristi Fisher 11AM Contemporary Theodore Michael Wilson, son of Shane and Jenn Wilson
CONDOLENCES TO: Friends and family of Dr. James Roche
CONGRATULATIONS TO: Parents, Jeff and Erin Black, and grandparents Dick and Brenta Clem on the adoption of Cole Louise Black
ST. LUKE’S AT WORSHIP TRADITIONAL | 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM Sanctuary CONTEMPORARY | 9:30 & 11AM Robertson Chapel CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE | 5PM Today • 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