11.14.2021
THIS WEEKEND
CONNECTIONS BOOKSTORE OPEN SUNDAYS • 9AM - NOON *Come get a jump on your holiday shopping and enjoy some special holiday treats at Connections on November 30 from 4 to 8PM. Plus, your shopping will support our community benevolence fund! 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 Outreach Table to learn more and sign up for Thanksgiving serving opportunities. SOWERS GARDEN GIFT SALE WEST PASSAGE • 9:30AM – NOON Stop by the Sower’s Garden gift table in the west passage today before or after service to purchase something for the holidays or for your home.
CONDOLENCES
Rev. Mike Reed on the death of his wife, Jacquie Reed. Barbara Hoster on the death of her husband, George Hoster, Jr.
THANKSGIVING SERVING
Thanksgiving is a time to share God’s abundance with others. Join St. Luke’s on Thursday, November 25 as we deliver meals to those in need this Thanksgiving season. Volunteers are needed to carve turkeys, prepare sides, pack meals, deliver them to homes or serve them at Cathedral Kitchen. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/ events.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS Joyous Song Unending FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 AT 4PM & 7:30PM St. Luke’s Christmas Concerts are a favorite tradition for thousands of St. Lukers and their friends. The concerts feature our 140+ member Chancel choir, the St. Luke’s Orchestra, New Song women’s chorus, Contemporary Worship Singers, Wesleyan Ringers handbell choir, Children’s choirs, pipe organ, and special guests, Carmel High School choirs. Come enjoy a moving Christmas Concert that is fun for all ages! This is a free event, but registration is required due to capacity limitations. The concerts are offered in-person and online. If you register today, you’ll also receive 5 FREE EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS SONGS you can download! Learn more at stlukesumc.com/christmas. If your child(ren) would like to perform in the concert, weekend services, and/or Christmas Eve services, contact karen.alessandrini@stlukesumc.com for details.
GET CONNECTED
EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 • 12:15PM 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, 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. Walk-ins are welcome! Signup at stlukesumc.com/events. MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT: PJS & PANCAKES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 • 6:30PM 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! Come enjoy movies, fort contests, fresh popcorn, nailpainting, pillow fights, and a pancake bar. Dress in your favorite PJs and bring some fort-building supplies! It’s just $5, and guests are free! Signup at stlukesumc.com/ students.
GRATITUDE BRUNCH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21 • 10AM As a way to say thank you for your generosity, we’re hosting a gratitude lunch for those who have submitted a pledge for 2022. Chef Joseph will be cooking up all your favorites including egg casserole, meat and cheese, and veggie, sliced ham with cherry sauce, hash brown potato casserole, fresh fruit, coffee cake, and waffles. We hope this will be a joyous occasion as we head into Thanksgiving. Registration is not required. CHRISTMAS DECORATING SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21 • 11AM – 5PM Join us in decorating our worship spaces and gathering areas for the Christmas season. We need lots of people to help with preparing our church to celebrate Christmas. Spend the afternoon or a couple of hours working alongside our experienced crew, and watch our spaces transform into a Christmas wonderland. We will begin after worship on Sunday, November 21, and will wrap up by 5PM (but we welcome you for any amount of time you can offer). This is a great event for families too! Contact dawn.fitch@stlukesumc.com for more information or to sign up! HIGH SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT: TED TALKS & CAMPFIRES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21 • 4PM Have you ever watched a TED talk and thought, “I could do that”? Well, we have the perfect event for you. Prepare any hilarious or fun topic to share with your friends at this night for presentations and laughter. Don’t like public speaking? We need crowd members! And make sure to stay for a campfire with s’mores. 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 encouraged, but we will always accept walk-ins! Signup at stlukesumc.com/students. ELDERBERRIES (55+) CHRISTMAS PARTY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 • 11:30AM Join us for a fun-filled Christmas party! We’ll gather for a fun meal (menu is TBD) all made by Chef Joesph. This event is only $5 per person, and you can register at stlukesumc.com/events, or call the office at 317-846-3404. Feel free to invite guests, and we look forward to seeing you! CHARGE CONFERENCE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 • NOON The Charge Conference takes place annually to approve nominees for leadership roles, establish salaries for pastors, and review accomplishments in ministry for the past year. Open to the congregation. Lunch will be served beginning at 12PM in Fellowship Hall. The program begins at 12:45PM in Robertson Chapel. Registration is required for lunch and a $5.00 donation is requested. Learn more at stlukesumc.com/ events.
TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Prelude | Michael Conley, piano
Welcome and Recognition of Veterans | Rev. Rob Fuquay Opening Hymn | For the Beauty of the Earth #98 – v. 1, 4, 6 Affirmation of Faith: A Statement of Faith of the Korean Methodist Church, adapted Dr. Jevon Caldwell-Gross 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.
Glory to God | The Gloria Patri #70 Anthem | The Majesty and Glory of Your Name – Tom Fettke & Linda Lee Johnson Chancel Choir; Dr. Jeff Rogers, Director; string quartet; percussion Prayer Time and the Lord’s Prayer | Dr. Jevon Caldwell-Gross 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 | Make My Life a Song of Praise – Mark Patterson Chancel Choir; strong quartet; percussion Doxology #95 and Prayer of Dedication Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:10-15 | Bill Meyers Message | Rev. Rob Fuquay Stewardship Commitment Year-in-Review Video Commitment Hymns: Take My Life, and Let It Be #399 Here I Am, Lord #593 Benediction | Rev. Rob Fuquay Postlude | Michael Conley, organ
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