10.2.2022
THIS WEEKEND
STARTING POINT TODAY AFTER SERVICES • 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! SOWERS PLANT SALE AFTER SERVICES • WEST PASSAGE Help support the Sowers Garden by purchasing plants that can be planted during the fall and will flourish next spring and summer. Beautiful mums will also be available for fall decorating. ARTIST RECEPTION AFTER SERVICES • EAST GALLERY Meet and talk with artist Elizabeth von der Lohr. She is a practicing interventional cardiologist who came to Indianapolis in 1994 from Germany. She has been painting seriously since 1997 and draws her inspiration from photos she takes in her garden, at Eagle Creek, and on vacations. She now specializes in pastels. DONUTS & COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HALL • BEFORE/AFTER SERVICES After service come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut. Also, be sure to stop buy to purchase popcorn to support the Scouts BSA Troop 56 Popcorn Sales. 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 • STLUKESUMC.COM/STUDENTS 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 Instagramworthy photos! Pumpkins will arrive on Sunday, September 25, and 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) 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 series, based on Micah 6:8, 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. JOIN A GROUP, CLASS, OR BOOK STUDY Are you looking to grow deeper in your faith and understanding of the Bible, receive care in a group setting, or find a community of people who will love and support you? This fall we’re launching 50+ groups, classes, and book studies for those specific purposes! These are places where life transformation happens, and we want you to be a part of it! Visit stlukesumc.com/group-finder to search by day, topic, and class or group type.
CONTEMPLATIVE MONDAYS Start your week off right with these unique ways to connect with God: • Mindful Community | Mondays 4-4:45PM • Yoga | Mondays from 5-6:30PM or 6:30-7:30PM • Spiritual Companionship Group | 2nd Mondays from 6:30-8PM • Taize Contemplative Service | 3rd Mondays from 5:30-6PM • Labyrinth Walks | Various Mondays Learn more and sign up at stlukesumc.com/events. WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER & CLASSES NOW - November 9 from 5:15-6:15PM Join us Wednesday night for dinner, provided by Chef Joseph, and fellowship. It’s only $5 per person! No registration needed, just show up! STARTING POINT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 • 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. REPLANTED CONFERENCE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 FROM 10:30AM-6:30PM - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 FROM 10AM-3PM • ONLINE & IN-PERSON The Replanted Conference is a Christian conference designed for foster and adoptive parents, Safe Family parents, kinship providers, support systems, and professionals basically anyone supporting or caring for children through adoption and foster care. This simulcasted conference is designed to refresh, equip, and inspire our attendees. We offer highly specialized training, amplify the voices of adult adoptees and foster alumni, and seek to support parents like you on your post-placement journey. Lunch will be served both days and is included in the cost of the conference. Register at stlukesumc.com/events. 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. 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 (Union Jacks & BRICS, 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.
JOB OPENINGS
Administrative Assistant for Outreach (FT) Director of Visitation (FT) Preschool Teacher (PT) Childcare Caregiver (PT) Manager of Digital Engagement (FT) Director of Discipleship (FT) Learn more and apply at stlukesumc.com/jobs.
CONDOLENCES
Condolences to Jan Riley on the death of her husband, Keith.
TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Prelude | Wesleyan Ringers Handbell Choir; Rebecca Holt, Director Welcome | Rev. Dr. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Opening Hymn | O Church of God, United #547 Litany for World Communion Sunday | Rev. Mindie Moore LEADER: Today, on World Communion Sunday, we remember that we are one. Today, we celebrate the Spirit of God that moves throughout God’s people across all of creation. ALL: We are one in Christ. LEADER: Today we remember our responsibility to bear with one another in love, to maintain unity by the bond of peace and to be the body of Christ in the world. ALL: We are one body. LEADER: Today we recall that, as members of one body, we can make a difference in a world of people in need of the hope of the love of Christ. Today, we recognize this hope that unites us and sustains us. ALL: We are people of one hope. LEADER: Today we celebrate our unity. We set aside the small things that can divide us and remember that, with God, we can overcome all things. Today we are reminded that only with gentleness and humility can we clearly see God’s plan for us. ALL: We are people of one Lord. LEADER: Today, on World Communion Sunday, we acknowledge that we belong to God and to each other. We share the bread and the cup of Holy Communion. And through our gifts on this special Sunday, we provide scholarships and other opportunities so that people around the world can serve Jesus Christ. ALL: We are people of one God who is above all and through all. Glory to God | The Gloria Patri #70 Announcements Call for Offering | Rev. Mindie Moore Offertory Song | We Are Called | David Haas & Mark Hayes Chancel Choir; Kara Day, Violin; Michael Conley, Piano; Dr. Jeff Rogers, Director Prayer Time and The Lord’s Prayer | Rev. Mindie Moore Scripture Reading | Micah 6:8 & Daniel 4:28-33, 36-27 | Melinda Bundy Message | Rev. Dr. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Communion Prayer Anthem | Ave Verum | W.A. Mozart | Chancel Choir Communion Hymns One Bread, One Body #620 Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast #616 Jesus, United by Thy Grace #561 Benediction | Rev. Dr. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Postlude | Michael Conley, Organist
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