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WELCOME! CONNECT HERE Stop by the Connect Here booth outside of the Sanctuary or Chapel for information on small groups, classes and ways to serve. PRAYER CONCERNS Share prayer concerns on the Prayer Request 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. HOSPITALIZED? HAVE A NEW BABY? Call Laura Marine at 317-846-3404 or send an email to stlukescares@ stlukesumc.com, so we can care for you. If you have a medical emergency after hours and need a pastor, call the church office and follow instructions.
CONNECTIONS GIFT & BOOKSTORE HOURS Sunday 8:30AM – 12:30PM; Tuesday & Wednesday, 9:30AM – 1PM RESTLESS CHILD AREA Enjoy our live services at the east end of the Gathering Area or in the Central Passage, if your child needs a break during worship. PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN We provide nursery and Sunday School for newborns through 4thgraders. Register in the East Passage. Activity kits are at the Welcome Center for children in worship. Live-streaming of worship is available for nursing moms in E126. YOUNG ADULTS Join us for coffee & cookies outside the Chapel at 10:30AM or noon. YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th – 8th Grade – Sundays, 9:30AM, Great Hall. After worship and games, classes break out: 5th & 6th in Modge, 7th/Confirmation in GH, 8th in C124. 9th – 12th Grade – Sundays, 9:30AM, Luke’s Lodge. LEARN MORE For more information about activities, pick up a copy of our Winter/ Spring catalog or visit stlukesumc.com.
We’re Glad You’re Here!
Thank you for signing the attendance pad with at least one piece of contact information when it is passed. New guests: learn more about us in our “New Here” brochure in the pew backs and stop at the Welcome Center for a gift. Be sure to join us across from the sanctuary after worship for coffee and donuts.
WORSHIP ORDER Sunday | April 28, 2019 * WORSHIP WELCOME Matt Bays
CONFIRMATION VIDEO PRAYER Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger
ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING SCRIPTURE | Exodus 3:9-12; 4:10-16 Ellen Hostetler (9:30AM) Susanne Baughman (11AM)
MESSAGE | Impact: Say Yes! Mindie Moore
WORSHIP * SENDING OUT * standing, as able
CONNECT… LOST & FOUND | Today Items will be on a table outside the main office today. Unclaimed items will be donated to the upcoming Rummage Sale. NEW SUNDAY CLASSES | Today – June 9 • 10:45AM - noon MOSES in room E213. And REVIVAL: Faith As Wesley Lived It in room C122. Both books by Adam Hamilton and are in the bookstore. All are welcome. No registration needed. 20s-30s GAME NIGHT | Today • 6PM • Books and Brews (Broad Ripple) Meet other St. Luke’s young adults as we get to know each other over board games and good food. Contact Mindie at moorem@stlukesumc. com. UMW RUMMAGE SALE | May 1 – 4 • Great Hall Join in the fun of volunteering or shopping and raise money for missions! Donations large and small may be dropped off at the Great Hall beginning Wednesday from 8AM – 8PM. Shop Friday from 6 – 8PM and Saturday from 8AM – 2PM. Volunteer at https://tinyurl.com/ springrummage. Clean up crew especially needed! LISTENING SESSIONS Have questions about the 2019 special General Conference and what might be next for us? Join us on May 5 (5 – 6:30PM), 7 or 9 (6 – 7:30PM) to hear updates from our congregational leaders and have a chance to ask your questions. Light dinner ($5) offered 30 minutes before. MEN’S MONTHLY BREAKFAST | May 4 • 8 - 9:30AM • Parlor Join this monthly gathering for food and conversation – a great space to learn ways to serve and connect with leaders who are guiding St. Luke’s. No registration needed. BIBLE JOURNALING for SPIRITUAL GROWTH | May 4 – Dec. 7 10AM – noon • Spiritual Life Center A cross between scrapbooking, journaling and Bible study as you explore Scripture. Dig deeper into God’s word and find what speaks to you. Come on the first Saturdays, when you can! SOWER’S PLANT SALE | May 5 • 8:30AM – 12:15PM • West Passage Support the St. Luke’s Sower’s by purchasing plants and perennial starts from local gardens. Other surprises may include tree starts, garden implements and house plants. They will share their gardening knowledge as you shop! POVERTY SIMULATION | May 5 • 3 – 5PM • Fellowship Hall Designed to help you understand living in a low-income family. A simulation – not a game – to become sensitized to realities faced by families. Sign up at stlukesumc.com or contact Andrea at leadforda@ stlukesumc.com with questions.
HUMAN SEXUALITY, THE BIBLE & THE CHURCH | May 8, 15, 23 6:15 – 7:45PM • Great Hall Led by Pastor Rob Fuquay, this class explores controversial Bible passages dealing with human sexuality, looks at historical & cultural understandings of homosexuality and the church, listens to stories from our LGBTQ members and families and provides round table discussion. Dates for this three part class: two Wednesdays and one Thursday. Optional dinner from 5:30-6:15 ($5). No registration needed. 13th – THE DOCUMENTARY | May 10 & 31 • 6:30 – 9PM • Fellowship Hall This movie explores race, justice and mass incarceration in the US and how our prisons are disproportionately filled with African Americans. Sponsored by our UMW. Contact Kathie at kkclemenz@sbcglobal.net with questions. CHURCH TOUR | May 14 • 6:30 – 7:30PM Join others to explore our nooks and crannies and learn a bit of our history. Register at stlukesumc.com. VBS | June 10 - 14 • 9AM – 12PM At Roar Vacation Bible School, kids learn that God is good even when life gets wild! Don’t just hear about God’s love; see it, touch it, sing it, taste it and put it into action. $25/child/$75 max/family. Ages 3 (by 6/10 and potty trained) – rising 4th graders. Early drop-off available. Register at stlukesumc.com.
SERVE… UMW FOOD DRIVE This semi-annual food drive supports local food pantries! Grab a grocery bag in the West Passage and return to one of the wooden bins at either end the West Passage by next Sunday. FEED EVERYONE Consider rescuing food to feed veterans! Drivers needed to pick up food from Trader Joes (2902 W. 86th) on the third Sunday of the month and deliver to Hoosier Veteran’s Assistance Foundation (3731 Station St.). Pick-up truck or large SUV and ability to lift are required. Contact Lori at lochambers@sbcglobal.net for info. JOB OPENINGS We are currently seeking a full-time Digital Content Coordinator and part-time Program Coordinator for Early Year’s Ministry. Apply at stlukesumc.com. SUMMER INTERNSHIPS Apply information learned through college coursework and experience. We have openings in Middle School, High School and Children’s Ministries. Apply at stlukesumc.com.
JOYS & CONCERNS CONGRATULATIONS TO: Kyle & Crystal Hensley & big sister Lena on the birth of Joseph Allen, April 1 Erika Twer & Mitchell Hicks on their marriage April 27 Ryan & Taylor O’Hern on the birth of Eloise Faye, April 22 CONDOLENCES TO: Dave & Theresa Berghoff on the death of his father, Richard Berghoff Tom & Shane Hadley on the death of his father, Steve Hadley Jon & Carol Meeks on the death of her sister, Judith Ray Dan & Christine Wolf on the death of her father, Marion John Bonacorsi
ST. LUKE’S AT WORSHIP
TRADITIONAL | 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM | Sanctuary CONTEMPORARY | 9:30 & 11AM | Chapel CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE | 5PM Third Sunday | Robertson Chapel
COMMUNION The Prayer Chapel is available for communion this morning. Please enter through the exterior door west of the main entrance. If someone in a healthcare facility or homebound would like to receive communion, please notify Mary Katherine at 317-846-3404 or schnitzm@stlukesumc.com.
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. Jevon Caldwell-Gross • Rev. Nicole Caldwell-Gross Rev. Regina Proctor Pastors in Formation: Kevin Davis • Mindie Moore
Located in an underserved area of northwest Indianapolis where 1 out of 5 families is food insecure, CCFP operates much like a grocery store and makes a difference in the lives of more than 1,300 families per month. To donate, text STLUKESUMC to 77977 or be one of the 100 volunteers needed each week. Visit our website at ccfpindy.org for information.