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PRAYER
03.19.2023
THIS WEEKEND
DONUTS & COFFEE
NORTH INDY - FELLOWSHIP HALL • MIDTOWN - GATHERING AREA • BEFORE/AFTER SERVICES
Come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut.
CONNECTION CENTERS
OUTSIDE THE WORSHIP SPACES
Stop by the Connection Centers to get your questions answered, sign up for groups, serving opportunities, and events, and learn about ways to connect here.
RESTLESS CHILD AREAS
NORTH INDY - GATHERING AREA (LEFT OF THE SANCTUARY) & CENTRAL PASSAGE • MIDTOWN – COMING SOON
NURSING PARENT AREA
NORTH INDY - E126 • MIDTOWN - LEFT OF THE GATHERING AREA
Enjoy our live services in these spaces if you’d like to nurse in private and/or if your child needs a break during worship.
CONNECTIONS GIFT STORE
NORTH INDY • OPEN SUNDAYS • 9AM – NOON
Our volunteer-run Connections Gift Store is stocked with great gifts for you and your loved ones. 50% of all purchases go to support local missions!
JUSTICE MINISTRIES
NORTH INDY - WEST PASSAGE • AFTER SERVICES
Find out what the Methodist Church is doing to help Ukrainians who have fled their homes. Informational videos available at www.umc. org/en/content/the-recap-episode-3. Stop by the Justice Table every Sunday morning.
SILENCE ON SUNDAY
NORTH INDY – PRAYER CHAPEL
Pause for silence and communion in this sacred space.
YOUTH STOCK SALES
NORTH INDY - GATHERING AREA & WEST PASSAGE
Invest in Student Ministries by donating directly to those going on mission trips! By supporting these students, you’ll be helping them on their journey to becoming disciples of Jesus. This year’s goal is to raise $18,500 with donor incentives that are based on level of donation, details at the Stock Sales table outside your worship space. Donations can be made at stlukesumc.com/stocksales.
STARTING POINT
TODAY • NORTH INDY - C115
MIDTOWN – CONFERENCE ROOM • AFTER SERVICES
Are you new(er) to St. Luke’s? Come meet new people, learn more about the church, and discover ways you can get involved.
LENT & EASTER
We are excited to see you during the Lenten season, all culminating with Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday! We do ask that you save your seat for the Easter service you plan to attend so that we do not exceed capacity and can avoid turning anyone away. Please visit stlukesumc.com/easter to save your seat!
Palm Sunday | April 2 at 9:30 & 11AM • North Indy & Online Midtown at 11AM
Maundy Thursday | April 6 at 7PM • North Indy, Midtown, and Online
Good Friday | April 7 at Noon & 7PM • North Indy and Online
Easter at NORTH INDY | April 9 at 7AM, 9:30AM and 11:15AM
Sunrise Service in Robertson Chapel at 7AM
Traditional in the Sanctuary & online at 9:30AM and 11:15AM
Contemporary in Robertson Chapel & online at 9:30AM and 11:15AM (Children’s programming available)
EASTER at MIDTOWN | April 9 at 9:30AM and 11:15AM
Contemporary in Sanctuary (Nursery care available).
EASTER BRUNCH
APRIL 9 | NORTH INDY - GREAT HALL - ALL ARE WELCOME
Join us for Easter brunch at one of the three serving times: 8AM10AM, 10:30AM-11:45AM, or 12PM-1PM. We ask that you please make a reservation in advance. Chef Joseph will be preparing a delicious variety of food and even kid-friendly items! A free will offering will be taken. Reserve your spot here: stlukesumc.com/easter.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
MARCH 27 – APRIL 7 • NORTH INDY & MIDTOWN
We invite you to do as pilgrims for centuries have done when unable to visit Jerusalem to walk the final footsteps of Jesus. The journey will be open during regular church hours and is appropriate for individuals, families, adult and youth classes, small groups, and we even have experiences for small children. Printed booklets and a QR code for use of your phone will be available.
EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA
SATURDAY, APRIL 1 • 9AM-12PM • NORTH INDY & MIDTOWN
Are you ready for this year’s Easter Eggstravaganza? We are! And we are so excited you and your family will be joining us at either our North Indy or Midtown Campus! So many activities will be offered, and you can expect things like bounce houses, a train to the Easter Bunny photo booth, storytelling, crafts, games, an egg hunt for the little ones (0-4 years), a raffle, and lots of fun, prizes, and treats! Sign up at stlukesumc. com/kids.
LILY DEDICATIONS ONLINE
Dedicate a lily in honor of or in memory of a loved one this Easter. The dedication will be available in a printed and online format. Lilies will decorate both worship spaces on Easter morning. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/lillies
CONNECT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER & CLASSES
WEDNESDAYS FROM 5:15-6:15PM
Join us Wednesday night for dinner, provided by Chef Joseph, and fellowship. It’s only $6 per person. No registration is needed; just show up!
MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT - 80S ARCADE
MARCH 24 FROM 6:30-9:30PM • NORTH INDY - LODGE
Calling all 5th-8th grade students! Join us for our March 2023 Invite Night! This month’s theme is 80s Arcade. Come dressed in your best 80s gear, rock out to some sweet arcade games, and prepare for fodgeball (fog+dodgeball). Signup at stlukesumc.com/students.
HIGH SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT - 80S ARCADE
MARCH 26 FROM 1-3PM • NORTH INDY - LODGE
Calling all 9th-12th grade students! Join us for our March 2023 Invite Night! This month’s theme is 80s Arcade. Come dressed in your best 80s gear, rock out to some sweet arcade games, and prepare for fodgeball (fog+dodgeball). Signup at stlukesumc.com/students.
KIDS VBS
JUNE 12-16 • NORTH INDY
Whether they’re preschool or elementary aged, kids will move to follow Jesus Here, There, and Everywhere with this engaging, hands-on Vacation Bible School program. Kids will enjoy lessons, games, crafts, snacks, serving opportunities, and more! Scholarships are available. $50 full day/$150 max, $25 for half day/$75 max and scholarships are available. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/kids.
CULTIVATE & CONTRIBUTE
PARENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS/STUDENTS GROUP
APRIL 16 FROM 12:30-2PM | NORTH INDY
We are never meant to walk life’s journey alone. Joys and challenges often come to us in unexpected ways, and we want to walk with you through all the ups, downs, and in-betweens. This group is for parents and caretakers of kids, youth, and adults with special needs. Please register at stlukesumc.com/specialneeds.
DEMENTIA FRIENDS INDIANA
SATURDAY, APRIL 22 AT 10AM • ZOOM
The Dementia Friends Workshop seeks to build awareness of and break down stigmas surrounding various forms of dementia and implement practical changes that make life easier to navigate for those with dementia and their loved ones. The goal is to help everyone in a community understand, reduce the stigma, and make life easier for those with dementia and their caregivers. This event is limited to 12 participants. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/events.
EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP CLASS
APRIL 23 AT 12:15 • NORTH INDY
The Exploring Membership Class will help you learn more about the United Methodist Church and the process for formally joining St. Luke’s. Here you’ll learn more about who we are, our beliefs, and our mission. You’ll also get to hear the story of our church and discuss what it means to be a member of this local congregation through serving, growing in your faith journey, moving toward generosity, and more. We will provide lunch and childcare is available. Please note childcare needs on the registration form.
CHANGE THE WORLD
TAKE A TREE, PLANT A TREE
APRIL 1 FROM 9:30AM-11:30AM
NORTH INDY – INSIDE DOOR 6
A great way to get an early start on your spring planting! We’ll have 200 tulip trees and Norway Spruce seedlings for pick-up on a firstcome, first-served basis. Planting instructions and an information sheet will be provided. Trees positively affect us, our communities, and our world. Sponsored by Creation Care Ministry. Donations appreciated.
TEEN RESPONDERS
APRIL 16 FROM 2-4:30PM • NORTH INDY
Teen Responders is hosting the third Teen Mental Health Crisis Response Workshop, designed to help teens have the tools, skills, and resources to care for their own mental health and respond to their peers in crisis. An adult workshop will happen simultaneously to help adults be empowered to care well for the mental health of the teens in their lives. The workshop is interactive and informative, and each teen participant will leave with a Mental Health Response Kit filled with small items to help them care for their own mental health as well. Signup at stlukesumc.com/events.
HUNGER SYMPOSIUM
APRIL 30 FROM 1:30-4:30PM • NORTH INDY
Did you know that people in Central Indiana go hungry? How is this possible, and how do we end it? St. Luke’s will be hosting our first Hunger Symposium to help us learn the truth about food insecurity in our city and what can be done about it. The Symposium will start at 1:30PM and an optional vegetarian luncheon sponsored by Creation Care Ministry to highlight the impact of climate change on the global food source will be available ($10) in Great Hall starting at 12:15PM. Sign up to attend at stlukesumc.com/events .
CONDOLENCES
Condolences to the friends and family of Naomi Anderson (member) who died on March 9, 2023.TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP
Prelude
Lenten Meditation | Ben Lamb
Opening Hymn | My Hope is Built on Nothing Less #368
Prayer of Confession and Assurance | Rev. Dr. Regina Proctor
Sung Response | Kyrie Eleison
Welcome | Rev. Rob Fuquay
Anthem | And Can It Be?
Prayer Time & The Lord’s Prayer | Rev. Dr. Regina Proctor
Announcements
Call for Offering | Rev. Dr. Regina Proctor
Offertory | When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Scripture Reading | Mark 8:34-38 | Debra Peek
Message | Rev. Rob Fuquay
Confirmation
Closing Hymn | Take Up Thy Cross #415
Benediction | Rev. Rob Fuquay
Postlude
CONFIRMATION
NORTH INDY | TRADITIONAL, 9:30
Jenny Nicoletti, Kendall Whitmire, Charlie Barnes, Claire Becher, Blake
Brauer, Drake Coellner, Ava Davis, Adeline Duncan, Caitlin Elizabeth
Edwards, Kailyn Paige Houchens, Josh Jankowski, Juliette Miller, Rachel
Morgan, Justin Scales, Olivia Lynn Stokely, Henry Winings
NORTH INDY | CONTEMPORARY, 9:30
Taylor Kamp, Andrew Veatch, Sydney Veatch, Micah David Whitt, Michaela Rose Whitt
NORTH INDY | CONTEMPORARY, 11AM
Charles Russell, Jackson Strutz, Sadie Wheeler, Troy Clemmer, Julia Day, Sam Hamstra, Wilson Gordon Miller, Eli Rabinowitch, Emily Smith,
MIDTOWN | CONTEMPORARY, 11AM
Leah Kiefer
(Italicized indicates Baptism)
