Joys & Concerns CONDOLENCES
Jeff & Claudia Trefz on the death of his brother, Jim Trefz Barbara Blakley and family on the death of her husband, Mike John Fuller on the death of his father Charles Higginbotham
NEW MEMBERS
8:15AM Karen Minton 9:30AM Ronda Hurst Steve Hurst Brad Meador Elyce Meador 11AM - TRADITIONAL Nilene Schurig 11AM - CONTEMPORARY Gary Ainsworth Sandy Ainsworth
Myles Minton John Morrical Karen Morrical Bob Nice Janet Phillips
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE | Wednesdays • 5:30-7:45PM WNL has successfully launched and there is lots of activity in the building on Wednesday nights! Join us for dinner in the Great Hall at 5:30PM (no charge – but a free-will offering is appreciated) and then head to a class or children’s choir at 6:15PM. Many classes still have openings and two new classes will begin Oct. 19: For the Bible Tells Me So and Parenting Beyond Your Capacity.
LUNCH WITH THE PASTORS | October 16 •
12:15-1:30PM • Luke’s Lodge Are you a newcomer to St. Luke’s, ready to learn more about this church? You’re invited to meet St. Luke’s pastors and get some of your questions answered. Sign up at stlukesumc.com and join us for lunch and a time of getting acquainted!
RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL | October 21 • 7:30PM and Lori Charleston Jessica Small
Announcements LATER@ST. LUKE’S CELEBRATION | Today • 6PM
Robertson Chapel Please join us as we celebrate 17 years of Later@St. Luke’s this evening. Dr. Marion Miller will be back with us to share the final message of this ministry.
BLOOD DRIVE | Today • 9AM - 1PM • Great Hall Every 2 seconds, someone in Indiana needs blood; 580 donors are needed daily! By donating, you can help to save 3 people. No appointment needed; please bring a picture ID and a list of medications you take.
October 22 • 4PM • Sanctuary This fully staged production includes St. Luke’s members as well as Indianapolis talent in the cast, and highlights three ethnic groups that converge dramatically while addressing important issues we are still discussing today: poverty, immigration and racial inequality. Premium and general seating tickets are available online (stlukesumc.com), in the Gathering Area outside of the sanctuary or from the main office during the week.
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 openings for a High School Associate, a Hospitality Coordinator and an Administrative Assistant for Adult Discipleship on our team.
UMW FOOD DRIVE | Today Grab a grocery bag from a table in the West Passage today and return them filled with the suggested items listed on each bag. Bags can be returned before the end of October to the bins located at either end of the West Passage and will be donated to several local food pantries.
THE CITY GURU TABLE | Today
St. Luke’s at Worship TRADITIONAL
City Gurus are on hand to help create accounts, add profile pictures, change account setting or any other tech support. Find us in the West Passage this morning.
8:15, 9:30 & 11AM • Sanctuary
CLERGY APPRECIATION MONTH | October
11AM • Robertson Chapel
October is Clergy Appreciation month! Outside the Sanctuary and Chapel you will find baskets of notecards this morning. If you would like to send a note to one of the pastors letting them know how much you appreciate their ministry at St. Luke’s, please feel free to take a card with you or fill out this morning and leave in the basket provided.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT COOKING CREW Do you have the gift of cooking and love to prepare and share great food? Join the Kitchen Team as they prepare & serve delicious meals for the Wednesday Night Live dinners. Great fun, great fellowship & GREAT FOOD! Sign up by emailing Carol Helmus at helmusc@stlukesumc.com.
Sunday | October 9, 2016
CONTEMPORARY CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE 5PM • 3rd Sunday • Sanctuary
LATER @ ST. LUKE’S 6PM • 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
Welcome! We’re Glad You’re Here!
Welcome!
Worship Order
Methodist Church. With you, we affirm our faith in God through Jesus Christ and vow to support this congregation by our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.
Sunday, October 9, 2016 WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE! 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.
PRAYER CONCERNS
PRELUDE
The Bell Symphony | Henry Purcell Charles Manning, Organ Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger
Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace) | Giovanni da Palestrina; Joyful Sound; Charles Manning, Director and Jubilation; Cindy Schwein, Director (8:15AM) Psalm 57 | John C. Tebay; Chancel Choir (9:30 & 11AM)
INTROIT
PRAYER TIME AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
WELCOME & PRAYER OF INVOCATION
* OPENING HYMN
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
A Statement of Faith of the
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
This is the Day (Psalm 118:24) | Gary Alan Smith; Chancel Choir (9:30 & 11AM)
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.
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.
ANTHEM
Lavish Love, Abundant Beauty | Words on screen
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Korean Methodist Church, adpt. 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.
YOUNG ADULTS
We believe in the Holy Spirit, God present with us for guidance, for comfort, and for strength.
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.
We believe in the forgiveness of sins, in the life of love and prayer, and in grace equal to every need.
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.
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 * GREETING ONE ANOTHER
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS
Congregation’s Response: Welcome into the membership of St. Luke’s United
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERTORY
Fairest Lord Jesus | Jan Sanborn; Mark Squire, Vocalist (8:15AM) Let There Be Peace on Earth | Sy Miller & Jill Jackson; Marie Butz, Chancel Choir, Congregation (9:30 & 11AM) * PRAISE TO GOD | No. 94 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power up-lifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! * OFFERTORY PRAYER
SCRIPTURE | Genesis 50:15-21 NRSV Marti Hunsucker (8:15AM) Leanne Jackson (9:30AM) Mike Elkin (11AM) MESSAGE HTLZ “How to Forgive Those Who Hurt Us” Rev. Rob Fuquay (8:15 & 9:30AM) Rev. David Williamson (11AM) * CLOSING HYMN
Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive | No. 390 Sung to Amazing Grace
DID YOU KNOW?
… that if you are interested in speaking with your Hispanic neighbors, St. Luke’s can help? Join us for
a Spanish class where the emphasis is on learning to converse on common topics of interest. The class meets on Tuesdays at 7PM in room E213. Contact David Clapp at clappd@wabash.edu with questions.
… that we are now serving almost 200 people at our Wednesday Night Live program? And almost half of those people are from our community and are enrolled in our ENL and Getting Ahead programs! If you love being in the kitchen and feeding others, this just might be the perfect way for you to join us on Wednesday nights! Contact Carol Helmus at helmusc@stlukesumc.com to volunteer.
… that you can add your picture and select your contact information preferences on The City
app? Once you have joined, be sure to update your preferences and join the groups that you are interested in, so that you get the information you’re looking for.
… that with a just a few hours of your time, you could learn to save a life? St. Luke’s is hosting a CPR
Training session on November 5 in rooms N101/102. The cost is $20 and registration can be made at st.lukeshealthministry@gmail.com by October 28.
… that we’re always looking for help taking photographs of St. Luke’s activities? If you have a talent for taking great shots, we’d love to add you to our list of volunteer photographers. Email Deleath Blomberg at blombergd@stlukesumc.com or call her at 846-3404, x328.
… that offering envelopes are available in bundles of 12 or 52? If you’re interested, just stop by the Welcome Center (outside of the Sanctuary) this morning, and our Welcome Hosts will be happy to help!
… that St. Luke’s collects all of our corrugated cardboard, bottles and cans for recycling every
week? Unfortunately we can’t accept things from members or the community since this service is an expense to our budget, but you can feel good knowing that we are doing our part for the community within our walls!
* BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
O Blessed Jesus (Op. 122, No. 2) | Johannes Brahms Charles Manning, Organ * standing, as able
Welcome!
Worship Order
Methodist Church. With you, we affirm our faith in God through Jesus Christ and vow to support this congregation by our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.
Sunday, October 9, 2016 WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE! 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.
PRAYER CONCERNS
PRELUDE
The Bell Symphony | Henry Purcell Charles Manning, Organ Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger
Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace) | Giovanni da Palestrina; Joyful Sound; Charles Manning, Director and Jubilation; Cindy Schwein, Director (8:15AM) Psalm 57 | John C. Tebay; Chancel Choir (9:30 & 11AM)
INTROIT
PRAYER TIME AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
WELCOME & PRAYER OF INVOCATION
* OPENING HYMN
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
A Statement of Faith of the
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
This is the Day (Psalm 118:24) | Gary Alan Smith; Chancel Choir (9:30 & 11AM)
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.
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.
ANTHEM
Lavish Love, Abundant Beauty | Words on screen
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Korean Methodist Church, adpt. 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.
YOUNG ADULTS
We believe in the Holy Spirit, God present with us for guidance, for comfort, and for strength.
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.
We believe in the forgiveness of sins, in the life of love and prayer, and in grace equal to every need.
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.
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 * GREETING ONE ANOTHER
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS
Congregation’s Response: Welcome into the membership of St. Luke’s United
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERTORY
Fairest Lord Jesus | Jan Sanborn; Mark Squire, Vocalist (8:15AM) Let There Be Peace on Earth | Sy Miller & Jill Jackson; Marie Butz, Chancel Choir, Congregation (9:30 & 11AM) * PRAISE TO GOD | No. 94 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power up-lifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! * OFFERTORY PRAYER
SCRIPTURE | Genesis 50:15-21 NRSV Marti Hunsucker (8:15AM) Leanne Jackson (9:30AM) Mike Elkin (11AM) MESSAGE HTLZ “How to Forgive Those Who Hurt Us” Rev. Rob Fuquay (8:15 & 9:30AM) Rev. David Williamson (11AM) * CLOSING HYMN
Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive | No. 390 Sung to Amazing Grace
DID YOU KNOW?
… that if you are interested in speaking with your Hispanic neighbors, St. Luke’s can help? Join us for
a Spanish class where the emphasis is on learning to converse on common topics of interest. The class meets on Tuesdays at 7PM in room E213. Contact David Clapp at clappd@wabash.edu with questions.
… that we are now serving almost 200 people at our Wednesday Night Live program? And almost half of those people are from our community and are enrolled in our ENL and Getting Ahead programs! If you love being in the kitchen and feeding others, this just might be the perfect way for you to join us on Wednesday nights! Contact Carol Helmus at helmusc@stlukesumc.com to volunteer.
… that you can add your picture and select your contact information preferences on The City
app? Once you have joined, be sure to update your preferences and join the groups that you are interested in, so that you get the information you’re looking for.
… that with a just a few hours of your time, you could learn to save a life? St. Luke’s is hosting a CPR
Training session on November 5 in rooms N101/102. The cost is $20 and registration can be made at st.lukeshealthministry@gmail.com by October 28.
… that we’re always looking for help taking photographs of St. Luke’s activities? If you have a talent for taking great shots, we’d love to add you to our list of volunteer photographers. Email Deleath Blomberg at blombergd@stlukesumc.com or call her at 846-3404, x328.
… that offering envelopes are available in bundles of 12 or 52? If you’re interested, just stop by the Welcome Center (outside of the Sanctuary) this morning, and our Welcome Hosts will be happy to help!
… that St. Luke’s collects all of our corrugated cardboard, bottles and cans for recycling every
week? Unfortunately we can’t accept things from members or the community since this service is an expense to our budget, but you can feel good knowing that we are doing our part for the community within our walls!
* BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
O Blessed Jesus (Op. 122, No. 2) | Johannes Brahms Charles Manning, Organ * standing, as able
Joys & Concerns CONDOLENCES
Jeff & Claudia Trefz on the death of his brother, Jim Trefz Barbara Blakley and family on the death of her husband, Mike John Fuller on the death of his father Charles Higginbotham
NEW MEMBERS
8:15AM Karen Minton 9:30AM Ronda Hurst Steve Hurst Brad Meador Elyce Meador 11AM - TRADITIONAL Nilene Schurig 11AM - CONTEMPORARY Gary Ainsworth Sandy Ainsworth
Myles Minton John Morrical Karen Morrical Bob Nice Janet Phillips
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE | Wednesdays • 5:30-7:45PM WNL has successfully launched and there is lots of activity in the building on Wednesday nights! Join us for dinner in the Great Hall at 5:30PM (no charge – but a free-will offering is appreciated) and then head to a class or children’s choir at 6:15PM. Many classes still have openings and two new classes will begin Oct. 19: For the Bible Tells Me So and Parenting Beyond Your Capacity.
LUNCH WITH THE PASTORS | October 16 •
12:15-1:30PM • Luke’s Lodge Are you a newcomer to St. Luke’s, ready to learn more about this church? You’re invited to meet St. Luke’s pastors and get some of your questions answered. Sign up at stlukesumc.com and join us for lunch and a time of getting acquainted!
RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL | October 21 • 7:30PM and Lori Charleston Jessica Small
Announcements LATER@ST. LUKE’S CELEBRATION | Today • 6PM
Robertson Chapel Please join us as we celebrate 17 years of Later@St. Luke’s this evening. Dr. Marion Miller will be back with us to share the final message of this ministry.
BLOOD DRIVE | Today • 9AM - 1PM • Great Hall Every 2 seconds, someone in Indiana needs blood; 580 donors are needed daily! By donating, you can help to save 3 people. No appointment needed; please bring a picture ID and a list of medications you take.
October 22 • 4PM • Sanctuary This fully staged production includes St. Luke’s members as well as Indianapolis talent in the cast, and highlights three ethnic groups that converge dramatically while addressing important issues we are still discussing today: poverty, immigration and racial inequality. Premium and general seating tickets are available online (stlukesumc.com), in the Gathering Area outside of the sanctuary or from the main office during the week.
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 openings for a High School Associate, a Hospitality Coordinator and an Administrative Assistant for Adult Discipleship on our team.
UMW FOOD DRIVE | Today Grab a grocery bag from a table in the West Passage today and return them filled with the suggested items listed on each bag. Bags can be returned before the end of October to the bins located at either end of the West Passage and will be donated to several local food pantries.
THE CITY GURU TABLE | Today
St. Luke’s at Worship TRADITIONAL
City Gurus are on hand to help create accounts, add profile pictures, change account setting or any other tech support. Find us in the West Passage this morning.
8:15, 9:30 & 11AM • Sanctuary
CLERGY APPRECIATION MONTH | October
11AM • Robertson Chapel
October is Clergy Appreciation month! Outside the Sanctuary and Chapel you will find baskets of notecards this morning. If you would like to send a note to one of the pastors letting them know how much you appreciate their ministry at St. Luke’s, please feel free to take a card with you or fill out this morning and leave in the basket provided.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT COOKING CREW Do you have the gift of cooking and love to prepare and share great food? Join the Kitchen Team as they prepare & serve delicious meals for the Wednesday Night Live dinners. Great fun, great fellowship & GREAT FOOD! Sign up by emailing Carol Helmus at helmusc@stlukesumc.com.
Sunday | October 9, 2016
CONTEMPORARY CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE 5PM • 3rd Sunday • Sanctuary
LATER @ ST. LUKE’S 6PM • 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
Welcome! We’re Glad You’re Here!