11.28.2021
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 Angel Tree serving opportunities.
CONDOLENCES To Brenda Johnson on the death of her father. To Judy Homer on the death of her son, Jack.
CHRISTMAS AT ST. LUKE'S
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 7:30PM (SOLD OUT) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 AT 4PM (SOLD OUT) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 AT 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. Learn more at stlukesumc.com/christmas. JOYSWING JAZZ CHRISTMAS CLASSICS CONCERT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 AT 7PM • ROBERTSON CHAPEL & ONLINE Come ce le brate the se ason at the JoySwing Christmas Classics Conce rt, a jazzy musical tribute to Jesus. The JoySwing Jazz Orchestra will provide a lively setting for praising the coming of the savior. The concert is offered free of charge but a free-will offering in support of St. Luke's charitable partners will be taken. This service will be in-person as well as streamed online at stlukesumc.com/live. LONGEST NIGHT SERVICE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT 7PM • ROBERTSON CHAPEL & ONLINE Navigating the Christmas se ason during grie f can be hard. Join us for a se rvice of hope on the day each year that we have the least hours of sunlight, the longest night. This service symbolizes a move out of the darkness and is for anyone who has had a loss of any kind at any time in their life. Grief is a journey that no one can put an end date on. Le t us be a part of your journe y, your journe y of hope into lightne ss. This service will be in-person as well as streamed online at stlukesumc.com/live. CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES FAMILY SERVICE AT 3PM • ROBERTSON CHAPEL & ONLINE TRADITIONAL CANDLELIGHT AT 5PM, 7PM, 9PM • SANCTUARY & ONLINE CONTEMPORARY CANDLELIGHT @ 5PM, 7PM • ROBERTSON & ONLINE CANDLELIGHT COMMUNION @ 11PM • ROBERTSON CHAPEL & ONLINE Christmas Eve, one of the most special nights of the year, is always a time to worship and re fle ct on the story of Je sus’ birth. This ye ar, we find hope through the music of Christmas and re joice in Christ. Se rvice s are offe re d online and in-pe rson. Due to Covid, we are limiting capacity at all in-person services. Registration will be available beginning December 5 at stlukesumc.com/christmas. SPONSOR A POINSETTIA Sponsor a poinsettia in memory or honor of a loved one, which will be on display in our worship spaces throughout December. The list of dedications will be published to the we bsite . We re que st a donation of $10 to cove r the cost of e ach sponsored poinse ttia. Sponsorships will go through De ce mbe r 23. Visit stlukesumc.com/ christmas to sponsor a poinsettia.
CHRISTMAS OUTREACH ANGEL TREE Every year, we come together to be angels for others by sponsoring and supporting hundreds of children and their families with Christmas gifts and household items. There are three ways you can be an angel: You can sponsor a child by purchasing gifts, volunteer for a gift-wrapping and sorting shift, and you can give a donation to support our Angel Tree mission. Sponsor a child, give or sign up to volunteer at stlukesumc.com/christmas. OPERATION COOKIE DROP Join us on Saturday, December 18 from 9:30-11:30AM in the Fellowship Hall to decorate cookies and deliver them to those you love and want to love on this holiday season. All the supplies you need will be provided; we just need YOU to help us spread the joy. If your family is participating in Angel Tree, this would be a delicious way to add some extra love. Sign up at stlukesumc.com/christmas.
GET CONNECTED 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. 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 donation is requested. Learn more at stlukesumc.com/ events. SPECIAL NEEDS CHRISTMAS LUNCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 • 12PM The Special Needs Ministry will be hosting a pizza luncheon along with cookie decorating and Christmas activities! Join us to celebrate this incredible community of volunteers and families. Gluten-free and dairy-free options will be available. Please note dietary restrictions when prompted in registration so we can accommodate you! Sign-up at stlukesumc.com/christmas. YOUTH ALL NIGHTER DECEMBER 17-18 This awesome event will be a fantastic time for 5th-12th grade students to celebrate the end of finals and the beginning of winter break. There will be worship, teaching, a midnight trampoline park session, wild games, and all sorts of fun ways for students to connect with one another. Sign-up at stlukesumc.com/christmas.
TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Preludes | Praise to the Lord, the Almighty – arr. McChesney The Son of Mary – arr. McChesney Opening Hymn | Opening Hymn - O Come O Come Emmanuel (No. 211; v 1. 2. 6. 7) Advent Litany Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Leader: Advent is a time to be filled with anticipation and hope. ALL: We wait and hope for the One who will bring light to the darkness. Leader: Advent is a time to remember that God’s love extends to all people. ALL: We wait and hope for the One who will bring justice. Leader: Advent is a time to renew our determination. ALL: We wait and hope for the One who will bring righteousness. Leader: Advent is a time to strive for understanding. ALL: We wait and hope for the One who will bring peace. Advent Candle Lighting & Congregational Response Welcome | Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Anthem | Away in A Manger 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 Video Offertory Song | Sussex Carol Scripture - John 1:1-5 & Matthew 2:1-2 | Ellen Hostetler Message | Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Communion Closing Hymn | #216 - Come Thou Long Expected Jesus #206 - I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light Benediction | Rev. Jevon Caldwell-Gross Postlude @STLUKESINDY