Greg Mortenson Presentation—SOLD OUT The best-selling author and humanitarian will speak at St. Luke’s on September 27 at 6:30PM. Unfortunately, tickets to this event are no longer available. Please determine if you have a need for the tickets you currently hold and if you have extras, turn those in to the main office in an envelope addressed to Betty Brandt. In addition, cable TV subscribers in Marion County may view (or record) the live school presentation at Shortridge beginning at 1PM on Monday, September 27 on Bright House ETC Channel 99 or Comcast ETC Channel 20. Bright House subscribers in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock and Hendricks Counties may watch it on Bright House Information Channel 2. The Shortridge event is not open to the public. ••• But you can continue to help support Mortenson’s work of educating girls in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan by participating in the October 2 Pedal for Peace event. See the announcement on page 12.
SEPTEMBER 2010
MONTHLY
COMMUNION T.I.M.E. Goes “Back
to Basics”
Don’t miss our kick-off event on Sunday, September 5! When Jesus was asked what was the most important commandment, he answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (MARK 12:29-31) This fall as many are preparing for back to school, the Together In Ministry Everyday theme is going “Back to Basics—Love God, Love Your Neighbor.” During September, October and November, St. Luke’s will offer many opportunities to help you deepen your personal relationship with God, and many opportunities for you to show love to your neighbor. Offerings including classes such as Bible Basics, Disciple II, Disciple “Lite,” and “What’s Cooking? Food for the Body & Soul”; guest speakers Greg Mortenson and Beth Booram, and the Soup and Speaker Series; discussion groups on Stones into Schools, God’s Renewed Creation: UMC Bishops’ Challenge, and Putting A Face On African Women; service opportunities such as the UMW Food Pantry Collection, the Interfaith Hunger Initiative, Pedal for Peace, and a Habitat for Humanity project; and ongoing activities such as the Monday Meditation Group, Labyrinth Walk, Drum-on Circle, and Taizé Prayer Service. Look for the “Back to Basics” logo throughout this issue for related activities. For more information on these activities, see the detailed announcements in this and upcoming Communion Monthly issues.
NEW!
UMW Fall Food Drive UMW needs your help to fill the shelves of local food pantries during the entire month of September. Due to current economic conditions, there has been a 30% increase in the past two years in Americans relying on food pantries to feed their families. Please help us help fellow Hoosiers by shopping for the pantries this month. Grocery bags with shopping lists attached will be available at the Information Desk all month. This year’s food drive will help support four Indianapolis food pantries: First Baptist Church, Brightwood Community Center, Fletcher Place Community Center and Vida Nueva Hispanic Ministries. Place donations in the collection bins located in the West Passage. Monetary donations are also welcome and may be dropped off in the church office. (For check donations, please write “Food Pantry” on the memo line.) If you have questions regarding the food drive or wish to volunteer to transport food to the pantries during the month of September, contact Elizabeth Keller at 594-9544 or e-mail at jimandlizkeller@sbcglobal.net.
The Track & Family Fuel in Children’s Ministries
There are a lot of exciting changes taking place in September and October in the East Wing – now known as The Track! Even if you don’t have young children, check out all the new information on pages 5 that will be energizing young children and their families here at St. Luke’s.