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 find a gift for you at the Welcome Center.
WORSHIP ORDER Sunday | April 7, 2019 WELCOME Matt Bays
* WORSHIP PRAYER Rev. Nicole Caldwell-Gross
ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING SCRIPTURE | John 11:1-45 (selected verses) Tiffany Whisner
MESSAGE | Chance Encounters: The Disappointed Grievers Rev. Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger (9:30AM) Rev. Rob Fuquay (11AM)
COMMUNION * SENDING OUT
* standing, as able
WORSHIP… 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.
STATIONS of the CROSS | April 15 – 19 • 8:30AM – 8PM
Fellowship Hall Meditatively journey through the “stations” of Christ’s last days. 14 interactive stations along with a labyrinth. A printed booklet will be available to guide you through your experience.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Please join us for these special services during Holy Week: Maundy Thursday service, April 18 at 7PM in the Sanctuary. Good Friday services at either noon or 7PM in the Sanctuary. Childcare is available for all services.
EASTER SCHEDULE Be sure to note this adjusted worship schedule for Easter: Sunrise communion service at 6:30AM in the chapel, breakfast in Great Hall at 7AM; traditional worship in the sanctuary at 8, 9:30 and 11:15AM; contemporary worship in the chapel at 9:30 and 11:15AM.
PALM SUNDAY & EASTER PARKING For the next two weeks, our parking traffic flow will be altered for heightened efficiency. All traffic will enter through the main entrance on 86th street and exit through the eastern most 86th street entrance. No traffic will enter through Holliday Dr. Please follow directions of traffic flow volunteers, flash your lights upon entering if you need handicap parking and be patient as we work towards getting you in and out more quickly and safely.
CONNECT… ARTIST’S RECEPTION | Today • 10AM – 12:30PM • East balcony Don’t miss the ink & water color work of Jessica Springman-Hancock.
NEW ADULT CLASS | Today • 10:45 – 11:45AM • Parlor John: The Gospel of Light and Life by Adam Hamilton. Follow the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus in the most spiritual of the four gospels. Book available in Connections bookstore (optional).
CHILDREN’S EASTER CELEBRATION | April 13 • 10AM –
noon • Great Hall Bring your toddler – 4th grader and celebrate Easter! Travel through Holy Week, then celebrate with Vivi the clown, Hedgehog Hannah
and the Easter Bunny. We’ll do a mission project, crafts and egg hunt for each age group! Bring your own Easter basket. Free event but preregistration at stlukesumc.com appreciated!
PLANTS OF THE BIBLE | April 13 • 1 – 3PM • Parlor Join this discussion on Luke, the doctor and user of medicinal herbs for healing, led by Brandt Carter, an herb expert. For more information on our Sowers who care for the St. Luke’s gardens, contact Sue McKee at 317-253-9757 or Nan Schulte at nanogram@att.net.
STARTING POINT | April 14 • 10:45AM or 12:15PM • C115 New to St. Luke’s? Learn more in 30 minutes, and leave with recommended steps to find your place within our church. Childcare available.
8TH GRADE RETREAT | April 26 and 27 • 10 – 11:30AM
Fellowship Hall Hosted by high school ministry to welcome 8th graders as they transition to high school. Games, free time, worship some teaching and time in small groups are all on the schedule. Sign up by April 12 at stlukesumc.com and contact Travis Bannon at bannont@stlukesumc. com with questions.
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 through God sightings. $25 per child/$75 max per family. Ages 3 (by 6/10 and potty trained) – rising 4th graders. Early drop-off available. Register at stlukesumc.com.
SERVE… BLOOD DRIVE | Today • 9AM – 1PM • Blood Mobile at Door 6 Give the lifesaving gift of blood. Drink plenty of water. Come well rested.
WEEKDAY VOLUNTEERS Would you enjoy serving to benefit our youngest St. Lukers? The Prep Squad meets one Wednesday/mo. preparing Sunday materials. The Theme Team transforms our preschool large group space monthly. Contact Jennifer at ebnerj@stlukesumc.com if interested.
UMW FOOD DRIVE This semi-annual food drive supports local food pantries! Pick up a grocery bag in the West Passage and return by the end of the month to one of the wooden bins at either end the West Passage.
JOB OPENING We are currently seeking a full-time Digital Content Coordinator. Applications can be found at stlukesumc.com.
JOYS & CONCERNS CONGRATULATIONS TO: Carlie Jensen and Will Mueller on their marriage April 6
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.
MID-DAY SPIRITUAL PAUSE Through Lent • 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.
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
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