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UMW Food Drive
Month of October • Wooden Bins in West Passage. Collections benefit local food pantries. Monetary donations are also appreciated and can be placed in the offering basket. Please indicate “Food Pantry” on the memo line or envelope. Contact Beth Edwards-Goff (beth.edwardsgoff@yahoo.com or 625-2395) for more information or to volunteer.
Fish for Hope
October 10 • 4:30-8:30PM/Great Hall. The United Methodist Men invite you to the 5th annual Fish Fry Dinner. Meal includes all you can eat fish and chicken, plus sides and drink. Dessert sold separately. All proceeds go toward a new home for a deserving family in Haiti. Advance tickets available in West Passage or online for $10/adult or $6/child. Tickets increase to $12/adult and $7/child at the door.
Pumpkin Patch
Month of October • front parking lot. Visit the Youth Ministry Pumpkin Patch and select the perfect pumpkin – all shapes and sizes available. Youth will be on site every weekday afternoon and all day Saturday and Sunday through the end of the month. Sale proceeds help students participate in 2014 mission trips. Youth can sign up to work the patch online at stlukesumc.com/ministries/youth
Dinner and a Movie: “For the Bible Tells Me So”
October 19 • 6PM • Fellowship Hall • ReachOut, the Spiritual Life Center, and the Garden are co-sponsoring this event. The film takes an interesting look at what the bible really says about homosexuality. The dinner is catered and a freewill offering will be accepted. Register by October 16 either online or by contacting Sylvia Forbes (forbess@stlukesumc.com)
Conversation on Homosexuality: “This I Know”
4 Sundays starting October 20 • 11AM • Spiritual Life Center. Join evangelical leader Brian McLaren, renowned Jesus scholar Marcus Borg, and others in a video-driven, 4week study designed to meet you where you are in your understanding of this divisive issue. This study will provide a safe space for meaningful conversation, provide tools to respond constructively, and offer guidance through the example of Christ’s inclusive love. It is a companion study to the documentary, “For the Bible Tells Me So.” Susan Fuquay and members from the ReachOut group will facilitate. Register at www.stlukesumc.com/getinvolved/classes and click on Adult Education Childcare available upon request. Contact Susan Fuquay (fuquays@stlukesumc.com) for more information.
Men’s Spousal Support
Thursdays from 1-2PM • Luke’s Lodge. An informal meeting for husbands whose spouses have died recently or years ago. You’re invited to share in conversation, common feelings and experiences. It’s okay to just come and listen. Contact Bob Shive at 317-253-8184.
OCTOBER 6, 2013
2013 Soup and Speaker Series
4 Thursdays, October 10-31 • NOON-1:15PM • Fellowship Hall. All are welcome to come at noon for a simple lunch and time of fellowship followed by a different speaker each week. For a listing of speakers and topics, visit www.stlukesumc.com. No fee, but donations for lunch are appreciated. Contact Betty Brandt (brandtb@stlukesumc.com) for more information.
A Disciple’s Path
6 Wednesdays: October 9-November 20 (skipping November 6) • 7-8:30PM • E213. Grow in your understanding of God’s love and grace and learn more about the beliefs and spiritual practices of Christians. Are you curious about spiritual practices – what they are and how we can begin to incorporate them into our daily faith-living? Would you like to know how to become engaged in ministry that brings transformation in your life, the lives of others, and the world?
Knowing God
6 Sundays: October 6-November 10 • 11AM-NOON • E212. Learn the basics of how to study the Bible, discuss ethics and our Christian response to life's decisions and discuss the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Class guide and daily devotional available in the church bookstore. Please pre-register at stlukesumc.com/getinvolved/classes and click on Adult Education.
Outreach of the Month—Kissy UMC Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone
At the Kissy UMC hospital in Sierra Leone, the municipal water system is rationed. No water at least four days a week is a reality at the 100 bed general hospital. St. Luke’s October Outreach project is addressing this need. With other partners, we hope to raise $50,000 to provide a drilled well for the compound, new piping between buildings, increased storage for outage time and repair and replacement of plumbing throughout the hospital. You can donate to this cause by noting “Kissy Hospital” in the memo line of your check and dropping it in the offering basket. Thank you for your support.
UMW Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, November 9 • 9AM-4PM. One of the largest Holiday Bazaars in the area, the UMW Holiday Bazaar features over 130 vendors of gift items, jewelry, clothing, holiday decorations, wooden toys, furniture, pottery and artwork. The admission is FREE and the baked goods and lunch are out of this world! To volunteer for this event, contact Debbie Stevens at 317-334-9576 or dstevens11@indy.rr.com.
St. Luke’s is an
open community of Christians gathering to seek, celebrate, live and share the love of God for all creation. We envision being transformed by God and
transforming the world into a compassionate,
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 OAK HILL: 10:30AM, Rev. Stan Abell, Pastor
CONTEMPLATIVE TAIZÉ SERVICE: 5:00PM, Sanctuary. Rev. Marsha Hutchinson, Pastor. Third Sunday of the month LATER@ST. LUKE’S: 6:00PM, Robertson Chapel. Dr. Marion Miller, Pastor.
WORSHIP 24/7: Our morning worship services are Web broadcast live in real time at www.stlukesumc.com/worship/watch. The entire service is available for purchase on CD and DVD; you may order specific services at www.stlukesumc.com/worship/sermonarchives, or stop by the Welcome Center this morning for an order envelope. You may also listen to or download sermons at www.stlukesumc.com. A link to the sermon video is also available by following us on @stlukesumcindy on Twitter.
WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY Today we celebrate World Communion Sunday, one of the six church-wide Special Sundays of The United Methodist Church. It is a celebration of the unity of the worldwide church through Christ. Today we join Christians in congregations around the world by participating in the sacrament of holy communion.
Find and Give Hope STEWARDSHIP SERIES: October 13-November 10
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