Joys & Concerns
LIVE NATIVITY | December 10 • 2 & 4PM • Sanctuary
Mary Helen Keim on her 100th birthday
Enjoy this musical story of Jesus’ birth, complete with the appearance of live animals (including a camel!). Don’t forget to come early for our Christmas Village, from 1:30–5PM where families can explore different Christmas traditions & symbols through fun, hands-on activities. There are many traditions, but only one story!
Announcements
OUTREACH INC. CHRISTMAS PARTY | December 13
CONDOLENCES Lorraine Vollnogle and family on the death of her husband Jim
CONGRATULATIONS
Visit the Christmas tree in the Gathering Area and learn how to purchase gifts for a family or youth who will be joining us in the Great Hall on December 18 to do their Christmas shopping. You will receive an ornament to place on the Christmas tree to represent the individual(s) you are supporting.
1–9PM • Englewood Church, 57 North Rural St, Indy This dinner for homeless youth is a great celebration with over 160 people attending. Hosted by St. Luke’s, we are looking for a group of St. Luker’s to volunteer in several ways – delivery of food, set-up, decorating and kitchen support during the meal. Volunteer at stlukesumc.com and search for “Outreach Inc. Christmas Party”.
ADULT ADVENT STUDIES
FONDWA, HAITI MISSION TRIP | January 28–February 4
ANGEL TREE MINISTRY | Today
Three new adult Advent classes, meeting on Sundays and Wednesday mornings, are beginning today (Growing in Faith – Because of Bethlehem, E213, 10:30AM), next Sunday (Encore Book Study – Not a Silent Night, Parlor, 10:45AM) and November 30 (Pastor’s Book Study – Purpose of Christmas, Parlor, 10AM). Books can be purchased in the bookstore.
DECK THE HALLS – DONATE A POINSETTIA! stlukesumc.com Help fill our worship spaces and hallways with vibrant color! For only $10 you can extend visual hospitality to all who join us through the holiday season. Donations may be made in honor or memory of loved one, and order cards can be found at the Welcome Center or the main office. A complete list of donors will be published before Christmas and donors may take a poinsettia following the final Christmas Eve service.
Join Pastor David Williamson to work at the St. Antoine School and possibly build a home with Haitian carpenters for a local family. As always, we will take time to play with and love the children at the Fatima Orphanage and have coffee with neighbors. The cost of $900 includes accommodations, incountry travel, meals & insurance. Contact Dave Williamson at williamsond@stlukesumc.com for more information.
EMPLOYMENT AT ST. LUKE’S | stlukesumc.com Looking for a great place to work or know of someone who would be a great addition to the St. Luke’s staff? We currently have an opening for a High School Associate and a part-time Facilities Staff Member.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS – CHRISTMAS JOY: ALLELUIA! | December 2, 7:30PM and December 3, 4PM • Sanctuary Kick off your Christmas season with singers, instrumentalists and dancers who will present a wide variety of Christmas music and carols, both old and new, at this year’s Candlelight Christmas Concerts. No admission; a free-will offering will benefit Crooked Creek Food Pantry. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family to experience St. Luke’s!
ST. LUKE’S CHARGE CONFERENCE | December 4 • 12:30PM • Fellowship Hall Pastor Rob Fuquay will present the annual “State of the Church” report; lay leadership and candidates for ministry for 2017 will be approved.
COLLEGE PARENT GATHERING | December 6 • 6PM • Big Lug Canteen Join us for food, drinks and a time to connect with other parents who have students in college!
St. Luke’s at Worship TRADITIONAL 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM • Sanctuary
CONTEMPORARY 11AM • Robertson Chapel
CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE 5PM • 3rd Sunday • Robertson Chapel
COMMUNION ELEMENTS are available in the Prayer Chapel between services.
CONTACT US 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 stlukesumc.com • 317-846-3404 info@stlukesumc.com
Sunday | November 27, 2016
Welcome! We’re Glad You’re Here!
Welcome!
Worship Order Sunday, November 27, 2016
WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
First Sunday of Advent: Purple
Thank you for registering your attendance. Please pass the attendance folder along your pew. New guests will learn more about us in our “New Here” brochure in the attendance folder and find a gift just for you at the Welcome Center.
PRELUDE
I Wonder As I Wander | Appalachian Carol, arr. Jack Schrader (9:30 & 11AM) O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | arr. Timothy Johnson; Carol Dennis, Flute
PRAYER CONCERNS
Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger
Share prayer concerns on the prayer cards in your pew pockets and place them in the offering plate – or find the “Prayer Request” link at stlukesumc.com. Pastors are available for prayer following each worship service.
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN We provide childcare and Sunday School for newborns through 4th-grade children. Register all children in the East Passage. Activity kits are at the Welcome Center for children who remain in worship. Room 126 is equipped for nursing moms, including live streaming of worship.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th - 6th Grade – 9:30 & 11AM @ The Modge 7th - 12th Grade – 9:30AM @ Luke’s Lodge; Worship and hang out. Come early for games. Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth
YOUNG ADULTS Join us by the stained glass in the Narthex for coffee at 10:30AM or for milk and cookies outside Robertson Chapel following the 11AM Contemporary Service.
LEARN MORE Pick up a copy of our fall Ministry Catalog, visit stlukesumc.com, subscribe to our e-newsletters, or scan this QR Code for more information.
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS ENTRANCE
Sing We Now of Christmas | Traditional French Carol * LITANY
Based on Isaiah 40:3 Leader: A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, People: Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Leader: As we worship today, let us prepare to welcome God’s dramatic work in our midst, People: in our hearts, in our community, and in all of creation. All: Let us worship God.
* GATHERING HYMN
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | No. 211, sts. 1, 2, 5, 6
* LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH
Leader: Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; the one who follows me will not walk in darkness but have the light of life.” We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ. Leader: Come, Lord Jesus, our light and our salvation. People: Let us walk in the light of the Lord. * SONG OF ADVENT
* GREETING ONE ANOTHER
ANTHEM
Prepare the Way of the Lord | arr. Lloyd Larson; Patrick Pauloski, Gary Dyer, Vocalists
SCRIPTURE | Isaiah 40:1-5 Gustanna Moss Chaney (8:15AM) Lori Thomas (9:30AM) Leanne Jackson (11AM) MESSAGE | Christmas Traditions: Wreath the Directions Rev. Rob Fuquay PRAYER TIME AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
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.
OFFERTORY
I Wonder As I Wander | Appalachian Carol, arr. Jack Schrader; Carol Dennis, Flute (8:15AM) The Dream Isaiah Saw | Glenn Rudolph; Chancel Choir; Jeff Nearpass, Percussion (9:30 & 11AM)
* PRAISE TO GOD | Sung to VENI EMMANUEL
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION Great Thanksgiving Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Pastor: …And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: People: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Pastor: …And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith. People: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Pastor: …Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father (God), now and for ever. People: Amen.
HYMNS DURING COMMUNION
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus | No. 196 Comfort, Comfort O My People | Words on Screen Here, O My Lord, I See Thee | No. 623 - Sung to “Abide with Me”
BENEDICTION POSTLUDE
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence | Edward Bairstow; Charles Manning, Organ
People, Look East | No. 202, st. 1
* standing, as able
Welcome!
Worship Order Sunday, November 27, 2016
WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
First Sunday of Advent: Purple
Thank you for registering your attendance. Please pass the attendance folder along your pew. New guests will learn more about us in our “New Here” brochure in the attendance folder and find a gift just for you at the Welcome Center.
PRELUDE
I Wonder As I Wander | Appalachian Carol, arr. Jack Schrader (9:30 & 11AM) O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | arr. Timothy Johnson; Carol Dennis, Flute
PRAYER CONCERNS
Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger
Share prayer concerns on the prayer cards in your pew pockets and place them in the offering plate – or find the “Prayer Request” link at stlukesumc.com. Pastors are available for prayer following each worship service.
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN We provide childcare and Sunday School for newborns through 4th-grade children. Register all children in the East Passage. Activity kits are at the Welcome Center for children who remain in worship. Room 126 is equipped for nursing moms, including live streaming of worship.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5th - 6th Grade – 9:30 & 11AM @ The Modge 7th - 12th Grade – 9:30AM @ Luke’s Lodge; Worship and hang out. Come early for games. Find more at stlukesumc.com/connect/youth
YOUNG ADULTS Join us by the stained glass in the Narthex for coffee at 10:30AM or for milk and cookies outside Robertson Chapel following the 11AM Contemporary Service.
LEARN MORE Pick up a copy of our fall Ministry Catalog, visit stlukesumc.com, subscribe to our e-newsletters, or scan this QR Code for more information.
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS ENTRANCE
Sing We Now of Christmas | Traditional French Carol * LITANY
Based on Isaiah 40:3 Leader: A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, People: Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Leader: As we worship today, let us prepare to welcome God’s dramatic work in our midst, People: in our hearts, in our community, and in all of creation. All: Let us worship God.
* GATHERING HYMN
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | No. 211, sts. 1, 2, 5, 6
* LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH
Leader: Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; the one who follows me will not walk in darkness but have the light of life.” We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ. Leader: Come, Lord Jesus, our light and our salvation. People: Let us walk in the light of the Lord. * SONG OF ADVENT
* GREETING ONE ANOTHER
ANTHEM
Prepare the Way of the Lord | arr. Lloyd Larson; Patrick Pauloski, Gary Dyer, Vocalists
SCRIPTURE | Isaiah 40:1-5 Gustanna Moss Chaney (8:15AM) Lori Thomas (9:30AM) Leanne Jackson (11AM) MESSAGE | Christmas Traditions: Wreath the Directions Rev. Rob Fuquay PRAYER TIME AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
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.
OFFERTORY
I Wonder As I Wander | Appalachian Carol, arr. Jack Schrader; Carol Dennis, Flute (8:15AM) The Dream Isaiah Saw | Glenn Rudolph; Chancel Choir; Jeff Nearpass, Percussion (9:30 & 11AM)
* PRAISE TO GOD | Sung to VENI EMMANUEL
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION Great Thanksgiving Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Pastor: …And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: People: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Pastor: …And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith. People: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Pastor: …Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father (God), now and for ever. People: Amen.
HYMNS DURING COMMUNION
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus | No. 196 Comfort, Comfort O My People | Words on Screen Here, O My Lord, I See Thee | No. 623 - Sung to “Abide with Me”
BENEDICTION POSTLUDE
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence | Edward Bairstow; Charles Manning, Organ
People, Look East | No. 202, st. 1
* standing, as able
Joys & Concerns
LIVE NATIVITY | December 10 • 2 & 4PM • Sanctuary
Mary Helen Keim on her 100th birthday
Enjoy this musical story of Jesus’ birth, complete with the appearance of live animals (including a camel!). Don’t forget to come early for our Christmas Village, from 1:30–5PM where families can explore different Christmas traditions & symbols through fun, hands-on activities. There are many traditions, but only one story!
Announcements
OUTREACH INC. CHRISTMAS PARTY | December 13
CONDOLENCES Lorraine Vollnogle and family on the death of her husband Jim
CONGRATULATIONS
Visit the Christmas tree in the Gathering Area and learn how to purchase gifts for a family or youth who will be joining us in the Great Hall on December 18 to do their Christmas shopping. You will receive an ornament to place on the Christmas tree to represent the individual(s) you are supporting.
1–9PM • Englewood Church, 57 North Rural St, Indy This dinner for homeless youth is a great celebration with over 160 people attending. Hosted by St. Luke’s, we are looking for a group of St. Luker’s to volunteer in several ways – delivery of food, set-up, decorating and kitchen support during the meal. Volunteer at stlukesumc.com and search for “Outreach Inc. Christmas Party”.
ADULT ADVENT STUDIES
FONDWA, HAITI MISSION TRIP | January 28–February 4
ANGEL TREE MINISTRY | Today
Three new adult Advent classes, meeting on Sundays and Wednesday mornings, are beginning today (Growing in Faith – Because of Bethlehem, E213, 10:30AM), next Sunday (Encore Book Study – Not a Silent Night, Parlor, 10:45AM) and November 30 (Pastor’s Book Study – Purpose of Christmas, Parlor, 10AM). Books can be purchased in the bookstore.
DECK THE HALLS – DONATE A POINSETTIA! stlukesumc.com Help fill our worship spaces and hallways with vibrant color! For only $10 you can extend visual hospitality to all who join us through the holiday season. Donations may be made in honor or memory of loved one, and order cards can be found at the Welcome Center or the main office. A complete list of donors will be published before Christmas and donors may take a poinsettia following the final Christmas Eve service.
Join Pastor David Williamson to work at the St. Antoine School and possibly build a home with Haitian carpenters for a local family. As always, we will take time to play with and love the children at the Fatima Orphanage and have coffee with neighbors. The cost of $900 includes accommodations, incountry travel, meals & insurance. Contact Dave Williamson at williamsond@stlukesumc.com for more information.
EMPLOYMENT AT ST. LUKE’S | stlukesumc.com Looking for a great place to work or know of someone who would be a great addition to the St. Luke’s staff? We currently have an opening for a High School Associate and a part-time Facilities Staff Member.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS – CHRISTMAS JOY: ALLELUIA! | December 2, 7:30PM and December 3, 4PM • Sanctuary Kick off your Christmas season with singers, instrumentalists and dancers who will present a wide variety of Christmas music and carols, both old and new, at this year’s Candlelight Christmas Concerts. No admission; a free-will offering will benefit Crooked Creek Food Pantry. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family to experience St. Luke’s!
ST. LUKE’S CHARGE CONFERENCE | December 4 • 12:30PM • Fellowship Hall Pastor Rob Fuquay will present the annual “State of the Church” report; lay leadership and candidates for ministry for 2017 will be approved.
COLLEGE PARENT GATHERING | December 6 • 6PM • Big Lug Canteen Join us for food, drinks and a time to connect with other parents who have students in college!
St. Luke’s at Worship TRADITIONAL 8:15, 9:30 & 11AM • Sanctuary
CONTEMPORARY 11AM • Robertson Chapel
CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE 5PM • 3rd Sunday • Robertson Chapel
COMMUNION ELEMENTS are available in the Prayer Chapel between services.
CONTACT US 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 stlukesumc.com • 317-846-3404 info@stlukesumc.com
Sunday | November 27, 2016
Welcome! We’re Glad You’re Here!