SUNDAY | APRIL 22, 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, please stop by the Connect Here booth outside of the Sanctuary or outside of Robertson Chapel for information on Small Groups, classes and ways to serve. 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 | April 22, 2018
OPENING SONG CALL TO WORSHIP * WORSHIP PRAYER ANNOUNCEMENTS Kevin Davis
OFFERING SCRIPTURE READING | Matthew 21:28-32 Kurt Schoch (9:30AM) Nathan Montgomery (11AM)
MESSAGE | What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Intentions and Actions
Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger (9:30AM) Rev. Rob Fuquay (11AM)
* WORSHIP * BENEDICTION
* standing, as able
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.
CONNECT…
FINDING MYSELF IN THE STORY OF RACE | Today • 4 – 7PM • Chapel Author Debbie Irving shares insights into her journey and what it is to be white in a culture that thinks race is about being black. Her book can be found in Connections bookstore. Childcare provided, birth – 12 yrs. (Bring sack dinner.) AN OPEN COMMUNITY OF CHRISTIANS Do you know people walking away from church because they couldn’t be who they are? We are OPEN for them! Spread the word about St. Luke’s with a t-shirt (sizes S, L, XL left) that can be found in the main office. CONFIRMATION GIFTS IN CONNECTIONS BOOKSTORE | Today Come browse all the new amazing gifts for all ages and the special confirmation display. WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE Dinner next week is Thai chicken with peanut sauce, rice and broccoli, with cheese pizza for the kids. Dinner ($5) is from 5:30 – 6:15PM in the Great Hall. Children’s choirs and the program on finding ourselves in the story of race, led by Richard Bellaver and Gustanna Moss Chaney, meet from 6:15 – 7:30PM. CHURCH TOUR | April 24 • 6:30 – 7:30PM Join others to explore our facility and learn a bit of our history as well. Childcare available upon request. Register at stlukesumc.com. FAITH & ACTION POVERTY CONFERENCE | April 26 “Push Back Poverty” is a day of workshops, networking and inspiring community action that includes insights from national and local experts highlighting the impact of collaborative efforts to reduce poverty in Indianapolis. Details at https://fasc2018.eventbrite.com. LOST AND FOUND | April 29 All items from the Lost and Found will be on a table just outside the main office next Sunday. Claim items by coming to the office beforehand or checking the table that day. Anything left after the 29th will be donated to the UMW Spring Rummage Sale. UMW RUMMAGE SALE | May 2 - 5 • Great Hall Join in the fun of volunteering or shopping during this event that raises money for local and global missions! Donations large and small may be dropped off at the Great Hall beginning 5/2, from 8AM – 6PM. Shop on 5/4 from 6 – 8PM and 5/5 from 8AM – 2PM. To volunteer, email stlukesrummagesale@gmail.com.
GRADUATION SUNDAY | May 6 • 9:30AM Traditional; 11AM Contemporary Are you graduating High School this year? Let us celebrate your accomplishment! Email Josh at sweeneyj@stlukesumc.com to be included. Deadline: May 2nd. CHANCEL CHOIR CONCERT | May 11 • 7:30 - 9PM • Indiana Landmarks Join us for “A Splendid Alleluia: Choral Celebration with the St. Luke’s Chancel Choir.” The evening consists of this season’s highlights plus additional pieces prepared for their Scandinavian Concert Tour. A bon voyage reception for the choir and Mark Squire will be held following the concert. $10 tickets available in the main office. SUMMER MEET-UPS | June and July We are looking for people who can host a get-together for about 8 - 10 people at an event in your home, a park, or a restaurant this summer. It’s a great way to help our church feel smaller and introduce people to new friends. Interested? Contact Dorothy Eads at eadsd@stlukesumc.com for more information. CAMP LUKE - VBS | June 11 - 15 • 9 - Noon Please join us for a fun-filled week for 3 year olds – 4th graders. Register online today at stlukesumc.com. Early pricing through May 11th ($25 per child; $70 per family). Register today at the east end of the Gathering Area and West Passage. Scholarships available. Contact Patrice at smithp@stlukesumc.com for more info. MAD CAMP | June 11 - 15 • Noon – 5PM If your upcoming 2nd – 5th grader likes to sing and act, then this is the camp for them! We will learn and perform an entire musical in just one week, with the final performance on Friday at 5PM. Register at stlukesumc.com for $50.
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UMW FOOD DRIVE This semi-annual food drive supports local food pantries! Pick up a grocery bag in the West Passage, fill it with items listed and return by the end of the month. OUTREACH MINISTRY PRAYERWALK | April 29 • Noon – 2PM • Great Hall and Community Would you like to pray for our neighbors beyond our building? Join us for a neighborhood prayer walk through various apartment communities, school properties and our food pantry. We will begin with lunch ($5) and move outdoors. Questions? Contact Andrea Leadford at leadforda@stlukesumc. com or sign up at stlukesumc.com (search for “prayerwalk”). HIGH SCHOOL MISSION ROAD TRIP | July 15 - 19 Travel with us down the interstate with different competitions at rest stops and serving people along the way! We’ll serve in Knoxville, Nashville and the Smokey Mountains while partnering with local agencies. Water rafting will be just part of the fun. Sign up at stlukesumc.com or email Josh at sweeneyj@ stlukesumc.com with questions. FONDWA, HAITI MISSION TRIP | Sept. 1 - 8 Join Pastor Jamalyn Peigh Williamson and help build a home for a deserving family. Trip cost is $900 plus airfare. Contact Jamalyn with questions or to reserve your spot at williamsonj@stlukesumc.com.
JOYS & CONCERNS BAPTISMS:
9:30AM Traditional Brady Robert Elmore, son of Eric Elmore and Kate Pelletier Scofield Rinah Peace, son of Edward Peace and Joe Rinah 11AM Contemporary Kayla Rose Pearcy, daughter of Ryan and Jenna Pearcy
CONDOLENCES TO: Jan Buddenbaum and Judy Long on the death of their sister, Joan Adams
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