October 16, 2022 Bulletin by St. Luke's UMC

10.16.2022

THIS WEEKEND

DONUTS & COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HALL • BEFORE/AFTER SERVICES After service, come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut. JUSTICE MINISTRIES WEST PASSAGE • AFTER SERVICES Stop by to learn about what is going on at St. Luke’s in the areas of Racial Justice, Creation Care, ending gun violence, homelessness and eviction, voting rights, Prison Ministry, Interfaith Relationships, LGBTQIA+ Ministry, and more. 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 AREAS GATHERING AREA (LEFT OF THE SANCTUARY) & CENTRAL PASSAGE NURSING PERSON’S AREA E126 (EAST PASSAGE) 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 OPEN SUNDAYS • 9AM – NOON You can support our local community by shopping at Connections! The store is run by volunteers, and the profits fund St. Luke’s Outreach Ministry partners.

YOUTH PUMPKIN FUNDRAISER

OCTOBER 2022 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 ethically sourced by the Navajo Nation. All proceeds fund youth mission trips and activities, and this year’s goal is to raise $25,000. There’s even a spot to take Instagram-worthy photos! Pumpkins will be available throughout October as supplies last. There will be plenty of great options that are sure to go quickly, so don’t forget to pick up a few of your choice while they are available! Stop by on weekdays from 4-7PM or weekends from 9AM-7PM and get your pumpkin today. If you’re not interested in a pumpkin but still want to donate to support Youth Ministries, visit stlukesumc.com/pumpkins.

COOL WEATHER COLLECTIONS

Throughout October and November, we’ll be collecting items for our ministry partners! • Warm blankets (new & gently used) for Shepherd Community • Non-perishable lunch-sized snacks (chips, cookies, crackers) for Fletcher Place • Fuzzy socks or throw blankets (new) for Outreach Inc. You can drop off these items on Sundays before or after services or Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM in the collection bins located in the West Passage. Thank you in advance for your donations!

BE JUST. KIND. HUMBLE.

This is the last weekend of our series, based on Micah 6:8, which speaks to the drain, frustration, and discouragement so many people feel as a result of the political climate in our country, regardless of what political side you’re on! In a time when the UMC has been taking a beating nationally, we want to come together to promote ways we can be a source of hope for the world when we typically get more divided as a nation. Sign up for the daily devotion, find resources, or get a BE Just. Kind. Humble. window cling at stlukesumc.com/be.

GET CONNECTED!

FUNERAL PLANNING CLASS OCTOBER 19 FROM 12-1PM • NORTH INDY CAMPUS Death is inevitable for all of us. One of the most loving things any of us can do is to make our funeral plans and wishes known to those who remain after we are gone. Talking about death and funerals is difficult for many of us. By planning ahead, our loved ones will not be left with unanswered questions in the midst of dealing with their own grief and sorrow. Creating a plan for our funeral is one of the greatest gifts any of us can give to our loved ones. Register at stlukesumc.com/events. ESTATE PLANNING EVENT OCTOBER 20 FROM 6 – 7PM • NORTH INDY CAMPUS A couple of weeks from now (October 17-23) is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, and we would like to support you in preparing an estate plan that reflects your values. Between now and October 20, begin thinking about what values are most important to you and how they can be supported through your estate plan. If you have questions or would like more information on how to do so, call David Heetland, Pastor of Planned Giving and Stewardship, at 317.399.6202 or David.Heetland@stlukesumc.com. If you’d like to sign up for the Estate Planning event, visit stlukesumc.com/events.

ST. LUKE’S MIDTOWN FALL FESTIVAL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 FROM 2-5PM • MIDTOWN CAMPUS Join us at the St. Luke’s Midtown Fall Festival on Saturday, October 22 from 2-5PM at the newest St. Luke’s Campus (located at 6185 Guilford Ave.). Come for a fun day filled with pumpkin painting, candy trails, a bounce house obstacle course, food trucks, a photo booth, live music (starting at 3PM), Ashley’s Music Circle (from 4-5PM), and we’ll even have a raffle for a chance to win a family membership to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum! Plus, if you register in advance, you’ll get an extra raffle ticket. Costumes are highly encouraged. We can’t wait to see you there! Sign up at stlukesumc.com/midtown. OCTOBER 2022 INVITE NIGHT - ISCREAM FOR MEME-O-WEEN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 • 6:30-9:30PM • NORTH INDY - LODGE Calling all 5th-8th grade students! Join us for our October 2022 Invite Night - iScream for Meme-O-Ween! Dress up as your favorite meme, pun, or joke, and join us for a night of spooky fun. We will also have a hayride, pumpkin painting, an ice cream bar, and more. Best individual and group costumes will win prizes, so be creative! Register at stlukesumc.com/students. OCTOBER HIGH SCHOOL EVENT - HALLOWEEN HEIST SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 • 4-6PM • NORTH INDY - LODGE If you’re in 9th-12th grade, join us for our October high school event - Halloween Heist! As a night of mystery, intrigue, and general tom-foolery, Halloween Heist is one of our favorite yearly traditions. Touch up that monster make-up, don your best cloak, and plan to be puzzled by this year’s mystery. Register at stlukesumc.com/students. EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 AT 12:15PM • NORTH INDY CAMPUS & ONLINE 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 to be an affirming community of Christians helping people find and give hope through Jesus Christ – regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or socioeconomic background. 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. The class runs from 12:15 2:45PM. If you’re attending in person, we will provide lunch, and childcare is available. If you’re attending online, join us at 12:40PM on Zoom (please note in the questions that you’re joining online we will send you the link after you register). Learn more and sign up at stlukesumc.com/nextsteps. STARTING POINT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 • 7PM • ONLINE 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! Sign up at stlukesumc.com/nextsteps. TEEN RESPONDERS NOVEMBER 6 FROM 2-4:30PM • NORTH INDY Teen Responders is hosting our second Teen Mental Health Crisis Response Workshop! This FREE workshop is designed to help teens (grades 7-12) have the tools, skills, and resources to care well for their own mental health and respond to their peers in crisis. We also have an adult workshop, which helps 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. Register in advance at teenresponders.com.

TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Prelude | St. Luke’s Orchestra; Bob Zehr, Director

Welcome and Call to Worship | Rev. Rob Fuquay LEADER: We are here Lord, your people, your Church, gathering together in your presence. ALL: Make yourself known to us through our worship, our prayer, and Your Word. LEADER: Through our hymns and songs, our prayers and meditations, and the joining of our lives in fellowship, we worship you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ALL: Enfold us in your love, and empower our worship that your name might be glorified in this place and in our lives. Opening Hymn | The Church’s One Foundation #546 Affirmation of Faith: A Statement of Faith of the Korean Methodist Church, adapted Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Leader: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true church, apostolic and universal, whose holy faith let us now declare:

All: We believe in the one God, maker and ruler of all things, the source of all goodness and beauty, all truth and love. We believe in Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, our teacher, example, and Redeemer, the Savior of the world. We believe in the Holy Spirit, God present with us for guidance, for comfort, and for strength. We believe in the forgiveness of sins, in the life of love and prayer, and in grace equal to every need. We believe in the Word of God contained in the Old and New Testaments as the sufficient rule both of faith and of practice. We believe in the Church as the fellowship, for worship and for service, of all who are united to the living Lord. We believe in the kingdom of God as the divine rule in human society, in the final triumph of righteousness, and in the life everlasting. Amen.

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