Our capital campaign is in full swing in April! Our goal is to raise $4 million by Easter Sunday, April 24. This will enable us to pay off our mortgage and allow Dr. Millard to leave St. Luke’s debt-free when he retires on June 30. Help us achieve this goal by making a pledge before April 24. You may make a pledge online—visit www.stlukesumc.com/getinvolved/giving/capital campaign. Pledge cards are also available in the pews and the main office. All gifts make a difference, no matter their size. Thank you.
APRIL 2011
MONTHLY
COMMUNION HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Expanded MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES: Every Wednesday during Lent, now-April 20. The same service will be offered at Noon and again at 6PM (no evening service on April 20) in Robertson Chapel. Adult Education offers a lunch / discussion at 12:30PM following the Noon service, or if you attend the evening service, stay for discussion afterward in C110.
Enriched HOLY WEEK PRAYER VIGIL Thursday, April 21, 8PM–Good Friday, April 22, 8PM in Fellowship Hall. See page 10 for details. HOLY THURSDAY April 21, 7PM, Sanctuary with communion GOOD FRIDAY April 22, Noon & 7PM, Sanctuary
EASTER, Sunday, April 24
Celebration Services 8:00, 9:30 and 11:15AM, Sanctuary shuttle service provided from Springmill Elementary School SUNRISE SERVICE— 6:30AM, Robertson Chapel (led by St. Luke’s youth) FAMILY FUEL—10:45AM, Great Hall LATER@ST. LUKE’S—6PM
EASTER AT THE GARDEN MAUNDY THURSDAY—7PM, Luke’s Lodge
Purdue Glee Club Concert The men of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club have proudly served as ambassadors of the university with honor and dignity for more than 115 years. Their performance at St. Luke's on Sunday, April 10 at 3PM is sponsored by the Stephen Ministry, and all proceeds will go to support St. Luke's Care Ministries. Tickets are $15/person, $10/student (any student aged 25 or under). Tickets online at www.stlukesumc.com, or may be purchased weekdays during working hours in the Administrative offices as well as on Sundays between services in the West Passage.
The Jesuses I Have Known In Matthew 16 (and in Mark 8 and Luke 9), we find an important conversation between Jesus and his disciples. Jesus begins by asking them who people say that he is. The responses are varied: Some say he's a prophet, some say a teacher, some even say he's Elijah or John the Baptist come back to life. Jesus then asks them: “Who do you say that I am?” Most of them fall silent—only Peter steps forward and proclaims that Jesus is the Messiah, even though not even he fully grasps what that will mean. The question Jesus asked his apostles is an important one for us to consider as well: “Who do you say Jesus is?” If we want to answer Jesus’ question well, we need to sort through our own experiences of Jesus while at the same time acknowledging others’ experience. We need to wrestle with different perspectives on Jesus’ identity while we work to define our own perspective. We need to read not only the passages which confirm our belief in Jesus, but also those stories that challenge and stretch our conceptions.
GOOD FRIDAY—Noon at Beef and Boards EASTER SERVICES
—8:15, 9:15 & 10:15AM at Beef and Boards —10:15AM at The Mansion at Oak Hill
During Lent, we’ll be exploring different perspectives on Jesus. Our hope is that when that question is raised for us, we'll be able to step forward and say not just what others have reported, but how we have experienced him in our lives as well.