1.2.2022
THIS WEEKEND CONNECTIONS BOOKSTORE OPEN SUNDAYS • 9AM - NOON CONNECTION CENTERS OUTSIDE THE SANCTUARY & ROBERTSON CHAPEL 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 AREA GATHERING AREA (LEFT OF SANCTUARY) & CENTRAL PASSAGE Enjoy our live services in these spaces if your child needs a break during worship. DONUTS & COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HALL • 10AM – NOON After service come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut.
PLEDGES
We are close to our pledge goal of $4,885,000. If you have not submitted your pledge, please know how important it is in assisting our Finance Committee in finalizing our 2022 budget. To return your pledge you can mail in or drop off the physical card that was mailed to your home, call it in to (317) 846-3404, or submit it electronically at stlukesumc.com/give.
CONDOLENCES To Pam Black (staff member) on the death of her mother, Shirley Andrews.
CONNECT
GROUPS & CLASSES BEGINNING IN JANUARY • IN-PERSON & ONLINE We have a lot happening around St. Luke’s in the new year and we’d love for you to join us. Check out our new and improved Group Finder at stlukesumc.com/ group-finder to search by day, topic, and class or group type. You’ll see that we have something for everyone. So no matter your age, life stage, church experience, or interest, we have you covered! Here’s a sneak preview of what we have coming up: CLASSES GROUPS Community Yoga Black Authors Book Club Exploring Religion and Mysticism Brian McLaren hosts Learning Friends in Faith How to See Podcast Healing Under Grief Support (HUGS) DivorceCare Lenten Small Groups God Talk Mindful Community Gospel Music 101 New Earth Book Study Great Books Christians Love to New Perspectives Read & Discuss “On Being” Sunday Discussion Group GriefShare Pastor’s Book Study Immersion Bible Study: Ezekiel/ Richard Rohr’s Meditation Daniel Discussion Group Lifelong Learners Single Parents Group Intro to the Bible Studio 3 Art Ministry Making Sense of the Bible Sunrise Book Study Open Circle Thursday Women’s Book Study Steps: A Faith Journey Tuesday Women’s Spiritual Book Study Subversive Witness Young Adults Gathering The God Nobody Knows The Walk White Too Long WINTER SUMMIT SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 • 9AM • IN-PERSON & ONLINE We’re excited to invite you to our annual Winter Leadership Summit. This year, we’ll be looking ahead five years out to see what’s in store for St. Luke’s and how you can be involved. This year’s event will be both in-person and online, and we do ask that you register in advance at stlukesumc.com/events. DREAMKEEPERS PANEL MONDAY, JANUARY 17 • 11AM • ZOOM Join St. Luke’s United Methodist Church on Monday, January 17 as we honor the legacy and the lessons of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in our second annual DreamKeepers panel discussion. This gathering of justice thought leaders will explore the ways in which King’s call for equity and anti-racism translates to economic, educational, political, and community development initiatives today. Register at stlukesumc.com/events to sign up and receive the Zoom link.
YOUNG ADULTS GATHERING THURSDAY, JANUARY 20 • 7M • DOUGHNUTS AND DRAGONS Join up with other Young Adults from St. Luke’s and the Indy community to have fun, make new connections, and enjoy some yummy donuts. This month we’ll be hosting a very important conversation about Covid and grief. Rev. Regina Proctor will be here to answer questions and present helpful information during this time. You do not need to register. We encourage you to bring a friend! MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT: GAME FRENZY FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 • 6:30PM • THE LODGE Invite Night is an on-campus event with crazy themes open to 5th-8th graders and their friends in the community. We always have snacks, worship, teaching, and shenanigans all evening long! This fun party will include food, candy, games, and time to hang out with your friends. The cost is only $5 but guests are FREE! If you are a guest, just leave the payment section in the registration blank. Registration is strongly encouraged but we will always accept walk-ins! Signup at stlukesumc.com/students. HIGH SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT: GAME FRENZY SUNDAY, JANUARY 23 • 5PM • THE LODGE Invite Night is an on-campus event with crazy themes open to 9th-12th graders and their friends in the community. We always have snacks, worship, teaching, and shenanigans all evening long! This fun party will include food, candy, games, and time to hang out with your friends. The cost is only $5 but guests are FREE! If you are a guest, just leave the payment section in the registration blank. Registration is strongly but we will always accept walk-ins! Signup at stlukesumc.com/students.
FIND SUPPORT
DIVORCECARE MONDAY, JANUARY 10 - APRIL 11 • 6:30-8PM ROOM • N101/102 While divorce is always hard, many are facing additional obstacles that make this season of life all the more difficult. St. Luke’s wants you to know that you are not alone. The class runs a total of 12 weeks. We offer DivorceCare with no registration fee. The only fee is your purchase of the workbook which is $20 plus shipping. You can order it by contacting DivorceCare directly at (800) 489-7778 or going to their website. We do offer scholarships for the workbook, so please reach out if there is a need. Also, you can contact our pastoral care team through our emotional health hotline at (317) 643-2293. You can call this number if you would simply like a prayer or to receive pastoral support. Signup at stlukesumc.com/group-finder. NEED PRAYER? Submit your prayer request at stlukesumc.com/prayer.
TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Prelude
Welcome | Rev. Mindie Moore Opening Hymn | #117 O God our Help in Ages Past | v 1, 4, 5, 6 New Year’s Litany God, in the past year LEADER: In the past year we were tested and tried. We experienced joys and pains And now we look forward into a new year, Knowing that not everything will be easy ALL - In all we do, help us put you in the center. LEADER Help us to live this year with intention With compassion With inclusion and kindness toward all (including ourselves) With purpose With gratitude. ALL - In all we do, help us put you in the center. LEADER - And whatever storms we must navigate Whatever roads we must travel Be present with us. Speak to us of your mercy; Speak to us of your love, That we may in turn show your hope and love to all we encounter and in all we do this new year ALL - In all we do, help us put you in the center. Amen Glory To God Anthem | We Gather for Communion Prayer Time and the Lord’s Prayer | Dr. Regina Proctor 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 Call for Offering Offertory Song | Sherry Dubois, soloist Scripture Reading Message | Rev. Mindie Moore Communion | #451 - Be Thou My Vision | #395 - Take Time to Be Holy Benediction Postlude
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