10.10.2021
THIS WEEKEND
STARTING POINT TODAY AT 10:45AM & 12:15PM • COMMUNITY ROOM This 30-minute class is great for those new to St. Luke’s. Come gain an orientation to St. Luke’s and leave with recommended next steps to help you find your place within the church. It’s also a great way to meet others who are new and find community! No need to sign up. See you there! 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 After service come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut. Stop by the Orange Ribbon Project table in FH or the table on the island by door #1 to claim two orange ribbons in memory of a 2021 gun homicide victim. You’ll write the person’s name on both ribbons. Then one ribbon will go home with you to pray for the family and friends of the victim, and the other ribbon will be tied on a tree outside of door #1.
PUMPKIN PATCH
St. Luke’s Youth hosts a Pumpkin Patch each year in the southwest corner of the parking lot. Our patch features a wide variety of pumpkins and gourds. All proceeds fund youth mission trips and activities. There’s even a spot to take Instagram-worthy photos! Stop by on weekdays from 4-7PM or weekends from 9AM-7PM and get your pumpkin today!
GET CONNECTED
JOYSWING JAZZ ORCHESTRA OCTOBER 10 • 6PM • ROBERTSON CHAPEL It’s time to put our joy back in swing! Come enjoy JoySwing Jazz Orchestra as 18 highly trained instrumentalists and vocalists create a Big Band experience unique to today’s modern jazz clubs. St. Luke’s own Katy Gentry McCord is a featured vocalist and Jim Butz directs the JoySwing Jazz Orchestra. You don’t want to miss this night of joy and jazz! No registration is needed; just show up! Donations made at this event will go to support The Freedom School. THE WELL UNFILTERED PODCAST BEGINS OCTOBER 12 There are a million podcasts, but this one is for YOU. This is for the women who don’t have it all together. This is for the women who love God but still cuss a little. This is for the women who learn from the faith stories of other women. This is for you. Meet us at The Well Unfiltered and connect to God and each other. Learn more and listen at thewellunfiltered.com. SOWERS GARDEN PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 • 1-3PM • N101/102 This is open to anyone with an interest in the topic or our group. Phyllis Grzeskowiak of the Broad Ripple Garden Club will tell us about the Blue Star Memorial Garden that they established at the fire station near 106th and College and their plans for another one in Carmel. No need to register; just show up. ELDERBERRIES HALLOWEEN EVENT (55+) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 • 6PM • TENT Join us for a Halloween themed costume party! We’ll gather for a fun meal which includes meatloaf, baked potatoes, green beans, and slaw, all made by Chef Joesph. This event is only $5 per person, and you can register online at stlukesumc.com/ events, or call the office at 317-846-3404. MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT: HALLOWEEN HEIST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 • 6:30PM • THE LODGE Get ready for a heist! This Invite Night is for 5th-8th graders and their friends. Come enjoy snacks, worship, teaching, and shenanigans all evening long! This fall party will include food, candy, games, and time to hang out with your friends. And as with any Halloween party, costumes are encouraged. 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 requested but we will always accept walk-ins! Signup at stlukesumc. com/students.
SERVE SATURDAY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 • 9AM Serve Saturday is back! Outreach partners with Changing Footprints. The mission of Changing Footprints is to collect new and gently used shoes for distribution to homeless, disaster-stricken, or underprivileged people locally, nationally, and internationally regardless of race, religion, gender, or ethnicity. Volunteers will sort, pack, and prepare shoes for shipping here and around the world. Volunteers of all ages are invited to join us as we serve together! To learn more about Changing Footprints, visit changingfootprints.org. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/events.
FIND SUPPORT SUPPORT GROUPS
Are you looking for support groups on topics like grief, cancer, depression, infancy loss, single parenting, and more? See a quick list of what we have to offer: • DivorceCare • Stephen Ministry • Caregiver Support • Cancer Support • Single Parenting • Grief Support • Military Ministry Support • Chronic Pain Support Visit stlukesumc.com/group-finder to sign up for and get details about a group that will walk alongside you and care for you in your greatest time of need. NEED PRAYER? Submit your prayer request at stlukesumc.com/prayer.
CONDOLENCES
We celebrate the life of David Glen Owen (1936-2021). He was the Associate Pastor of St. Luke’s from 1982 to 1990. The public celebration of David’s life will be October 10 at 1:30PM at North United Methodist Church, 3808 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208. The celebration will also be livestreamed here. Condolences to the family and friends of Harlene Swanson. Condolences to Lisa Ranck on the death of her father, Don Ranck. Condolences to Mara-Le Quarles and Beth Quarles on the death of their husband and father, Merrill Quarles.
TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Prelude | Michael Conley Welcome | Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Leader: We gather around God’s table with Christians throughout the world All: We all are the People of God! Leader: Though we differ in languages, customs, and traditions All: We are brothers and sisters in Christ! Leader: For there is one Lord, one faith, and one baptism All: We are One in God’s Spirit! Leader: We are one and together we remember our Lord Jesus All: We are the Church! Leader: Come, let us worship the God of our Salvation! Opening Hymn | #426 Behold a Broken World We Pray (v 1, 4, 5, 6: Tune of O For A Thousand Tongues)
World Methodist Social Affirmation | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger LEADER: We believe in God, creator of the world and of all people; and in Jesus Christ, incarnate among us, who died and rose again; and in the Holy Spirit, present with us to guide, strengthen, and comfort. ALL: We believe; God, help our unbelief. LEADER: We rejoice in every sign of God’s Kingdom; in the upholding of human dignity and community; in every expression of love, justice and reconciliation; in each act of self-giving on behalf of others; in the abundance of God’s gifts entrusted to us that all may have enough; in all responsible use of the earth’s resources. ALL: Glory be to God on high; and on earth, be peace. LEADER:We confess our sin, individual and collective, by silence or action: through the violation of human dignity based on race, class, age, sex, nation, or faith; through the exploitation of people because of greed and indifference through the misuse of power in personal, communal, national, and international life; through the search for security by those military and economic forces that threaten human existence; through the abuse of technology which endangers the earth and all life upon it. ALL: Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy. LEADER: We commit ourselves individually and as a community to the way of Christ: to take up the cross; to seek abundant life for all humanity; to struggle for peace with justice and freedom; to risk ourselves in faith, hope, and love, praying that God’s kingdom may come. ALL: The kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. Amen. Glory to God | The Gloria Patri #70 Anthem | Distant Land – John Rutter | Chancel Choir - Dr. Jeff Rogers, Director Prayer Time and the Lord’s Prayer | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger 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 | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Offertory Song | Author of Justice – Lloyd Larson | Chancel Choir Scripture Reading | Revelation 21 | Ben Lamb Message | Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Litany for Justice | Kory Bickel LEADER: Moses, Nehemiah, Jesus and many other leaders in the stories of scripture gave people hope through their courage to see a better future. ALL: Use our eyes to help bring your kingdom here on earth. LEADER: Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, and many other leaders throughout history gave people hope through their courage to speak against injustice. ALL; Lord, use our voices to help bring your kingdom here on earth. LEADER: Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously said, “The church is only the church when it exists for others.” He wrote those words while in a Nazi prison, because he believed in the possibilities of the beloved community. ALL: Lord, use our church to help bring your kingdom here on earth. LEADER: We don’t have to write books from prison or be martyred for our faith in order to address injustice in its many forms. Because we are the church and we find our purpose as we serve and advocate for others. ALL: God, give us the courage to see a better future, a voice that calls out injustice, and a church that exists for others. May our words be followed by our actions, so that your light, oh God, might shine bright in the world. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen. Closing Hymn | For the Healing of the Nations #428 Benediction | Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Postlude | Michael Conley, organ
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