2.20.2022
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. NURSING MOTHER’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. DONUTS & COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HALL • 10AM – NOON After service come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut. Stop by our Adult Discipleship table to sign up for a Lenten Group. BAPTISMS Julia Catherine Black Adelaide Rose Sisson Adora Elizabeth Sisson
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Throughout the month of February, we’ll be celebrating Black History Month and we have a ton in store for you. Check out the following to learn more and stay engaged: • Follow us on social media @stlukesindy. • Find blogs, videos, and more resources at stlukesumc.com/antiracist. • Pick up a Celebrate Black History 247365 sticker at the Connection Center before/after service.
YOU BELONG: IN COMMUNITY Check out all the ways you can find community at St. Luke’s!
5•3•1 LEARN MORE AT STLUKESUMC.COM/LENT During Lent, we’ll be focusing on what we call the 5 • 3 • 1 (pray for 5 people, invite 3 people to church or an event, bring 1 with you!) This is important because we want to make sure everyone knows that we are a safe place where they can belong and grow in their faith no matter who they are, what they look like, or who they love. Imagine what could happen if we prayed for 10,000 people, invited 6,000 individuals, and brought another 2,000 to one of our worship experiences, groups, or events? Lives would be transformed! LENTEN GROUPS BEGIN MARCH 6 We want over 800 of you to say yes to being a part of a Lenten group! We know that being in community allows you to grow as a disciple of Jesus, engage deeper in the life of the church, and grow in relationships in a whole new way! Find a group based on life stage, specific day or time, and more at stlukesumc.com/group-finder. MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITE NIGHT: GAME FRENZY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 • 6:30PM • LODGE 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! This fun party will include food, candy, games, and time to hang out with your friends. 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 strongly encouraged but we will always accept walk-ins! Signup at stlukesumc.com/students. FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION MEET-UP SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 • 9AM • COMMUNITY ROOM This event is designed for foster and adoptive parents, Safe Family parents, kinship providers, grandparents, pastors, psychologists, social workers, licensed counselors, marriage and family counselors, nurses, and all those who care for orphaned and vulnerable children. It is a time for you to be physically, emotionally, spiritually refreshed, and inspired. This is not a foster/adoptive recruiting conference. Rather, it is all about supporting people on their post-placement journey. Childcare is provided (please note that on your registration). Please register in advance at stlukesumc.com/events.
HIGH SCHOOL: GAME FRENZY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 • 4PM • LODGE Calling all 9th-12th graders! Come compete in teams and individually for prizes in epic and hilarious competitions. This event is 100% free, so don’t hesitate to sign up. Registration is strongly encouraged, but we will always accept walk-ins! Signup and learn more at stlukesumc.com/students. SERVE SATURDAY SATURDAY, MARCH 12 • 9AM Save the date for Serve Saturdays, our monthly serving opportunities with local Indianapolis partners making a difference in the city. These family-friendly serving events instill the value of serving our community to the young and the young at heart. Register at stlukesumc.com/events. ELDERBERRIES LUNCHEON (55+) TUESDAY, MARCH 15 • 11:30AM Are you 55 or older and looking for community? We invite you to the next Elderberries event on Tuesday, March 15 at 11:30AM in Great Hall. Chef Joseph will be making a delicious lunch (TBD) followed along with music and fun. Don’t forget to wear green! Register at stlukesumc.com/events. INDIANAPOLIS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’S GOSPEL CHOIR SATURDAY, MARCH 19 • 3PM • SANCTUARY The Philharmonic Orchestra’s 22nd annual concert featuring the Symphonic Praise Choir celebrates the enduring legacy of traditional and contemporary gospel music. Purchase tickets in advance at philharmonicindy.org or at the door. This is a great invitational event!
FIND SUPPORT
GRIEFSHARE WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 2 - MAY 25 • 6:15PM • COMMUNITY ROOM Do you dread the lonely days and nights? Feel like your brain is in a fog? Unsure of how you’ll go on? Join us for 13 weeks of GriefShare via Zoom and find help and healing for the hurt of losing a loved one. The cost is $5 which covers the cost of the participant guide. During this class you’ll discover: • Other people understand and have found ways to make it through • Why it won’t always hurt so much • Reasons for hope • Practical tips for coping with the death of a spouse Learn more and register at stlukes.umc/events. NEED PRAYER? Submit your prayer request at stlukesumc.com/prayer.
CONGRATULATIONS To Dan Smith and Jerel Cable on the birth of their grandchild, Jackson Brian Conradt.
TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Prelude | Wondrous Love – arr. Jeff Cranfill | Rock of Ages – arr. Jeff Cranfill St. Luke’s Orchestra; Bob Zehr, Director Welcome | Rev. Mindie Moore Opening Hymn | Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee #89 Affirmation of Faith: A Statement of Faith of the Korean Methodist Church, adapted Rev. Mindie Moore 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 Announcements Baptism Anthem | Love Divine, All Loves Excelling | Mack Wilberg St. Luke’s Orchestra and Chancel Choir; Dr. Jeff Rogers, Director Black History Month Reflection Prayer Time and the Lord’s Prayer | Rev. Mindie Moore Call for Offering Offertory Song | Let There Be Peace on Earth | arr. Mary McDonald St. Luke’s Orchestra and Chancel Choir Scripture | Esther 4 (selected verses) | Charlotte Hunter Message | Rev. Mindie Moore Closing Hymn | Open My Eyes That I May See #454 Benediction | Rev. Mindie Moore
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