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.
CONTACT US 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 stlukesumc.com | 317-846-3404 | info@stlukesumc.com
PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Rob Fuquay • Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger • Rev. Jevon CaldwellGross • Rev. Nicole Caldwell-Gross • Rev. Regina Proctor Pastors in Formation: Kevin Davis
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.
order of worship S U N D AY, A P R I L 7, 2 0 19
PRELUDE Praise Him! Praise Him! | arr. Douglas E. Wagner Wesleyan Ringers; Rebecca Holt, Director
WELCOME and INVOCATION Rev. Rob Fuquay (8:15 & 9:30AM) Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger (11AM)
* HYMN How Great Thou Art | No. 77:1,3,4
* CALL TO CONFESSION Mindie Moore Prayer of Confession People: Lord we confess our brokenness and defects to you. Like a car in need of alignment, we drive on causing further wear and tear on our souls and bodies. We need repair, not just rest. We need forgiveness of sin, not just sympathy for our faults. So hear us as we admit to you where we have missed the mark and fallen short… Silence Words of Assurance Leader: Hear this good news: “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make you white as snow,” says the Lord. In the name of Jesus Christ you are forgiven. People: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Amen.
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* GLORY to GOD The Gloria Patri | No. 70
* GREETING ONE ANOTHER BAPTISM (11AM) ANTHEM Jesus Paid it All | arr. Kingsmore Dr. Jeff Rogers (8:15AM) Chancel Choir (9:30 & 11AM)
PRAYER TIME & THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERTORY Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) | arr. Linda R. Lamb Wesleyan Ringers
* PRAISE to GOD | No. 95 * PRAYER of DEDICATION SCRIPTURE READING | John 11:1-45 (selected verses) Samantha Lewis
MESSAGE | Chance Encounters: The Disappointed Grievers Rev. Rob Fuquay (8:15 & 9:30AM) Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger (11AM)
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION Communion Prayer We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own goodness, but in your unfailing mercy. We thank you for your presence in this meal and for offering us your unconditional acceptance and love. We surrender ourselves and our concerns into your loving hands. In Christ’s name, Amen. 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.
HYMNS DURING COMMUNION * BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Chorus in C Minor | George Blake (8:15AM) Judy Williams, organ Improvisation on “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” (9:30 & 11AM) Michael Conley, organ * standing, as able
joys & concerns CONGRATULATIONS TO: Carlie Jensen and Will Mueller on their marriage April 6
TODAY’S BAPTISM: Louisa Grace Burk, daughter of Michael and Lindsey Burk (11AM)
announcements WORSHIP... CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE | Third Sunday • 5PM • Chapel COMMUNION The Prayer Chapel is available for communion this morning. Enter through the exterior door west of door #1. 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.
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 AND 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 intricate ink and 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 pre-registration 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 about us 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.