NEWS YOU CAN USE Second Annual Fall Festival
Today, October 27 • 5-7PM • In and around St. Luke’s. Since we can’t cheer for the Colts today, come cheer for St. Luke’s and the community at the Fall Festival! There will be inflatables, trunk or treating in the parking lot and carnival games and prize booths lining the halls. Enjoy a spaghetti dinner catered by Noodles & Co. while you are here and browse the Silent Auction. Dinner tickets are $8/adults $5/children.
Welcome to This Morning's Organist
St. Luke’s welcomes Jacob Taylor as guest organist this morning. Mr. Taylor is a master’s degree student in organ performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
Last Call for Pumpkins
Last chance to buy the perfect pumpkin for your fall decorations or jack-o-lanterns! Youth will be selling pumpkins today until 6:30PM and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 4-6:30PM. Suggested donations accepted and appreciated. The youth thank you for support!
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 at beth.edwardsgoff@yahoo.com or 625-2395 for more information or to volunteer.
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.
Exploring Membership Class
Two Tuesdays: October 29 and November 5 • 6:30-8PM OR Sunday, November 17 • Noon-3PM • Luke’s Lodge. Join Pastor Rob Fuquay and others for a fun time learning the vision, ministry and values of St. Luke’s, a brief overview of the history of St. Luke’s and United Methodism. Discuss what it means to be a member of St. Luke’s as we look closely at what it means to Seek, Celebrate, Live, and Share the love of God for all creation. Childcare is available upon request. Contact Sylvia Forbes at forbess@stlukesumc.com or 846-3404 x343 or register online.
Open Labyrinth Walk for All Saints’ Day
Friday, November 1 • 5-7PM • Fellowship Hall Honor your loved ones on All Saints’ Day by prayerfully
OCTOBER 27, 2013 walking our indoor canvas labyrinth. Opportunities for special prayers, live music and lots of candles will help you take some quiet time to remember and reflect. A Host/Hostess will greet you, introduce you to this contemplative practice and answer questions. A walk usually takes about ½ hour. Also mark your calendar for a Special Advent Walk on December 13, 5-7PM and a New Year’s Eve Walk, December, 31, 6-8PM, both in Fellowship Hall.
Clark Kellogg Event
Saturday, November 2 • 9:30AM • Robertson Chapel Clark Kellogg, basketball analyst for CBS sports, and former Indiana Pacer, will share reflections on his life and faith in his speech, “Journey of a Lifetime.” Stephen Ministry is sponsoring this event. An offering will be collected.
Angela Brown Concert
Saturday, November 2 • 7:30PM • Sanctuary The St. Luke’s Worship and Outreach ministries along with the Inter-Faith Hunger Initiative are hosting renown soprano Angela Brown in concert. Ticket proceeds will benefit the work being done to end hunger in Indianapolis and feed 3000 children in a region of southwest Kenya. Tickets are $20/adults, $12/students and are available at stlukesumc.com or by calling the church office. Patron tickets are $60/person and include priority seating and admission to a patron-only reception after the concert.
All Saints’ Service
Sunday, November 3 • 6PM • Robertson Chapel A service to honor those saints who have gone before us, especially beloved family and friends. There will be a special remembrance of losses of this past year, Holy Communion, candle lighting, and beautiful music.
UMW Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, November 9 • 9AM-4PM Grab a friend and spend some time shopping. There are over 130 vendors that sell high quality handmade items like gift items, jewelry, clothing, holiday decorations, wooden toys, furniture, pottery and artwork. It is one of the largest Holiday Bazaars in the area. You will have to get those yummy cinnamon rolls! The baked goods and lunch are out of this world! Best of all the admission is FREE! VOLUNEERS NEEDED: SET UP – November 8, 9AM6PM EVENT-Saturday, November 10, 7AM-5PM. If you like to help please contact; Debbie Stevens at 317-334-9576 or email dstevens11@indy.rr.com. BAKE DAY VOLUNTEERS: November 9, starts at 8AM in the Great Hall Kitchen. Please come and volunteer to prepare and bake pies for however long you want to stay. No experience necessary-it is a really fun day! Please contact Elizabeth Keller at 317-5949544 or email jimandlizkeller@sbcglobal.net.
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
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.
STEWARDSHIP SERIES
Find and Give Hope October 27:
transforming the world into a compassionate, just, inclusive, Christ-like community.
November 3: November 10:
And... Where Will You Serve?
And... How Will You Share Hope? And... What Will You Give?
CLERGY APPRECIATION:
“The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.” 1 Timothy 5:17, NIV Worldwide, the month of October has been set aside as Clergy Appreciation Month. You are invited to take some time during the next week to reflect on how blessed we are to have the pastors who serve St. Luke’s, and to share your gratitude with our pastors in person or in writing.
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