Outreach Opportunities WORSHIP 24/7: Watch live broadcasts on www. stlukesumc.com/worship/watch. Purchase worship videos on CD or DVD at www.stlukesumc.com/ worship/sermonarchives, or stop by the Welcome Center to order. Listen to or download sermons on our web site. Find sermon video links by following us on Twitter@stlukesumcindy or liking us on our Facebook page. COMMUNION AVAILABLE EVERY SUNDAY: Communion is offered in the Sanctuary on the first Sunday of each month. The elements are consecrated every Sunday and made available in the Prayer Chapel from 9:15AM-12:30PM. Please enter in silence. PARENTS: Childcare and Sunday School are provided for newborn through 5th grade children. Visit the Information Center in the East Wing to find a classroom. Nursing mothers are always welcome! If you prefer, ask an usher for room E126 where we have rocking chairs and live streaming of the worship service for your comfort. Junior High and High School students gather in Luke’s Lodge (in the Northeast corner of the parking lot) every Sunday at 9:30 and 11AM and 6PM.
(For more details or to register to serve these or any events go to www.stlukesumc.com/outreach) Upcoming Mission Trips: Fondwa, Haiti • February 24-March 1 $900 + plane ticket. Shake off the winter blahs with a heart-warming trip to Fondwa, Haiti, with Pastor Dave Williamson. Alternative Spring Break Trip: Spencer, West Virginia March 23-29 and April 6-12 Cost: $150 + transportation. Enjoy a week in the Appalachian mountains serving at Spring Heights UMC Camp about 6 hours from Indianapolis. The trip would be ideal for families with elementary aged kids through high school. Native American Family Work Project: Rosebud, SD June 15-21 COST: $350 + transportation. Join us as we work and live on the reservation with the Lakota Indians. This is a great family adventure; however, we do recommend the age of children be seven years and older. Registration deadline is February 15. English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes January 22-March 19 • Fellowship Hall • 6-8PM St. Luke’s will offer ESL classes for our neighbors once a week. We will begin with a meal for the entire family (adult students and their children) before transitioning to the class. While parents are learning English, children will receive homework tutoring and enjoy recreation. We are expecting 150 people each week and have many opportunities for volunteer servants. To be a part of this weekly ministry, sign up online or contact Julie Sommers Neuman at jsommersneuman@gmail.com. You may also make a financial donation toward the cost of weekly meals. 2013 End-of-Year Giving Guide In the pew racks, you’ll find an End-of-Year Giving Guide outlining ways in which you can contribute to specific projects or initiatives underway at St. Luke’s and around the globe. Choose a project that you feel led to support and make a tax-deductible donation in 2013. Be sure to indicate the name of the project you’d like to support on your check. St. Luke’s Servant Saturday at Vida Nueva Saturday, January 4 Take part in our new partnership with Vida Nueva UMC at 2801 Washington St. to serve by assisting with projects in and around the church. Vida Nueva serves the inner city and Latino community. Contact Jeff Blacker at jeff_blacker@yahoo.com.
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 • 11 PM
ST. LUKE’S SERVICES: 8:15, 9:30 & 11:00AM, Sanctuary THE GARDEN at Beef & Boards Theatre: 8:15, 9:15 and 10:15AM, Dr. Linda McCoy, Pastor ENTRY.POINT at OAK HILL: 10:30AM, Rev. Stan Abell, Pastor
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CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE: No December service. Next Taizé service will be Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 5PM in the Sanctuary. LATER@ST. LUKE’S: 6:00PM, Robertson Chapel, Dr. Marion Miller, Pastor