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St. Luke United Methodist Church seeks to be an open minded church

guiding its members to Live purposefully, to intentionally

Grow in faith and to significantly Serve God and their communities.

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October, 2019

Volume 55, Issue 10

Teen Center Gala Oct. 24...You are invited!

Thursday, October 24, 2019,

at the UNO Scott Conference Center (6450 Pine Street)

6:00-7:00 p.m. - Cocktails and silent auction

7:00 p.m. - Dinner, program and live auction

This is our annual event to raise funds for the Teen Center. Tickets are $100 per person and must be purchased in advance from:

stlukeumc.maestroweb.com

Or you can purchase your tickets by mailing or bringing a check to St. Luke, 11810 Burke Street, Omaha, NE 68154

If you are interested in a corporate sponsorship, contact Abbey Jackson at 402-333-6886 ext. 328 or abbey@stlukeumc.com

If you cannot attend, please consider supporting the Teen Center by making a monetary donation or donating an item for our auction (below are some possible suggestions for auction donations):

Vacation home or time share (trips are popular)

Season tickets (sports, concert, theater, etc.)

Hidden talent (painter, sculptor, cake decorator, seamstress)

Does your business provide a product or service that you could donate?

Are you willing to put together a themed basket?

Do you have autographed sports memorabilia or could you get autographed items from a famous person you know?

Do you have unused gift cards you are willing to donate?

Do you make anything (furniture, pottery, quilts, paintings)?

Gift cards (any denomination) to Omaha stores or restaurants or salons

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Worship Service Times

Sundays at 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Schedule on Sunday mornings

Nursery is available in the Education Wing for infants-age 3 from 8:45-11:30 a.m. Parents may drop off and pick up their infant anytime. Our nursery is staffed with individu-als who have experience caring for our youngest (and very important) attenders!

9:00—First Worship Service Children age 4-Grade 6 start out in the worship ser-

vice. After the children’s sermon (approximately 9:15) children are taken by a designated teacher to Chil-dren’s Music Time in the Education Wing (music time goes till 9:30). In Music Time the children work on songs they will perform on designated Sundays.

Youth Grades 7-12 attend the entire worship service (see details below about Youth Sunday School).

9:30-10:15—Sunday School classes for children in Education Wing Following Children’s Music Time, a designated teacher

will take children to their Sunday School classes. At 10:15 children will be combined into one room for a few minutes to wait for parents to pick up (after the adult Sunday School classes are done at 10:25). Children can be picked up in the Education Wing.

9:45-10:25—Sunday School classes for youth and adults After the first worship service ends Jr. High Youth (Grades 7-8), Sr. High Youth (Grades 9-12), and adults go to their

classes. Youth and adult Sunday School classes end at 10:25.

10:30—Second Worship Service Children age 4-Grade 6 attend the entire worship service with their family. There is no Sunday School during this

worship service, though there will be a children’s sermon.

Youth Grades 7-12 attend the entire worship service.

Sunday, October 6

Rev. Marshall Johnson preaching Communion will be served in both worship services, and the Chancel Choir will sing in the 10:30 service.

Sunday, October 13 Rev. Marshall Johnson preaching

The Chancel Choir will sing in the 10:30 service.

Sunday, October 20 Rev. Marshall Johnson preaching

The Chancel Ringers will perform in the 10:30 service.

Sunday, October 27 Rev. Marshall Johnson preaching

The Chancel Choir will sing in the 10:30 service.

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Boutique Thanks, Boutique Signs & Kitchen Update

THANK YOU to all the adults and youth who helped with the Boutique! With all of us working together, the work was fun and went well. Money raised from this year’s Boutique will go toward the ongoing renovation of the downstairs kitchen.*

NOTE: If you have Boutique signs, please return them to the Church Office by Sunday, October 13.

*This year we completed Phase 2 of the downstairs kitchen renovation. This was the biggest Phase of the multi-year project. The renovations we completed this year were not in our budget. The Boutique money raised helped but did not even come close to covering the $68,000 for Phase 2. Individual donations toward Phase 2 of the kitchen project would be greatly appreciated! Your check payable to St. Luke should be marked “Kitchen Project” on the memo line.

All-St. Luke Bingo Potluck Night Oct. 6

Everyone come join us for a fun, all-church “Bingo-Potluck” evening! It will be a great time for families and friends of all ages.

On Sunday, October 6 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., we will meet in the Great Room. Hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be provided. Everyone is asked to bring a side dish, salad, or sweet to share. Bingo games will be played and prizes awarded!

NOTE: RSVP’s are needed!!!

If you plan to attend, please RSVP so we know how much food to have on hand. RSVP to Sarah at sarah@stlukeumc.com or 402-333-6886 ext. 313.

Child care for children under the age of 4 is available by RSVP only. If you need child care, please RSVP by October 1.

St. Luke Youth & Family Night at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch October 16

All St. Luke youth (Jr. & Sr. High), Mission Kids, and families are invited to join us for a fun evening at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch on Wednesday evening, October 16. Vala’s is a fun, family-oriented event for teens and children—we hope you will join us!

Siblings of youth are welcome if attended by a parent. Cost is $10 per person (payable when you arrive on the 16th).

We have a max of 20 people that we can transport from St. Luke, and those 20 spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are riding with us from St. Luke, meet at St. Luke at 4:45 p.m. (we will return to St. Luke at 9:00 p.m.). If you are meeting us at Vala’s, meet us at 5:30 p.m.

Traditionally St. Luke has been cooler by mid-October so remember to dress appropriately.

We will have someone outside Vala’s entrance with the tickets—everyone should go there first to get and pay for a ticket, then go to our designated Pit Site #26. (If you bought your ticket in advance please still check in with our ticket person so they can direct you to the pit site.)

RSVP required by Sunday, October 13, to Chris at 402-333-6886 ext. 318 or chris@stlukeumc.com. When you RSVP, be sure to indicate whether you will meet the group at Vala’s, or whether you need a ride from St. Luke. (Or you can sign up on the sheet at the back of the Great Room.)

We also need volunteers to help bring food for the evening. Please go to this Sign Up Genius link to sign up to bring food:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084cafac29a3fb6-valas2

Supper Club Sign-Up by October 4

St. Luke’s Supper Club is a fun way to get to know other St. Luke people in a casual setting. Everyone who signs up will be put in groups of six. Your group will commit to have three meals with each other between October 14 and the end of March. Each couple or pair of individuals is encouraged to host a meal in their home (for pairs, just choose one home). When you are the host, you provide the whole meal. If scheduling is too complicated or your home does not accommodate guests, you can meet at a restaurant and the hosting pair buys the first round of drinks and appetizers.

THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION IN GOURMET COOKING OR IMMACULATE HOUSE CLEANING! The goal of these groups is to have a relaxed time of conversation. You can do anything from salmon on the grill to pork and beans and hot dogs, take-out lasagna, or soup. Every meal should be fun and not meant to stress out the hosts.

Each meal should last around 2 hours. This is not an evening of food and entertainment. It is a time of fellowship and conversation with food.

Couples will be kept together, but participants do not need to be part of a couple. (So groups could be three couples or a combination of couples and individuals.)

To sign up by October 4: Email your name(s), email addresses, and phone numbers to Nancy Joekel at njoekel@aol.com, or to Kelley Patton at kellpatt@yahoo.com

For all who sign up, we will all have a kick-off potluck together on Sunday, October 13 at 5:30 p.m. For the potluck, everyone is asked to bring BOTH a main dish and side dish (last names A-L bring salad or vegetable, last names M-Z bring dessert). We will meet in the Great Room—use the west bell tower doors. At the potluck, the groups will be announced and it will be the responsibility of the group members to schedule their meals.

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Coffee Set-Up (Fridays or Saturdays) We need 1-2 volunteers who can come 1-2 times a month, on Friday or Saturday, to get all of the coffee (and related items) set up and ready for Sunday worship.

Greeters (Sunday Mornings) The greeter is the first smile and hello that each person sees as they enter and excels at making St. Luke a welcoming place for our guests and members. You will just work one Sunday a month and one fifth Sunday during the year at the worship service you normally attend (9:00 or 10:30). When you are scheduled, you will receive a reminder postcard in the mail.

Coffee Hosts (Sunday Mornings) Clean up the coffee and donut areas after your worship service. After the 9:00 service volunteers clean up tables around the coffee and donuts, combine donut boxes and throw away empty boxes. After the 10:30 service volunteers empty the coffee pots and rinse them out, combine donut boxes and throw away empty boxes, and wipe down counters and tables. The number of volunteers will determine how often you would be scheduled to serve. When you are scheduled, you will receive a reminder postcard in the mail.

Ushers (Sunday Mornings) We need additional men, women and youth willing to serve on one of our usher teams. Ushers serve at the 10:30 service and typically are scheduled every other week and for holiday

services. This is a job where you get to be one of the smiling faces that people see when entering the sanctuary for worship on Sunday mornings, which is important in making everyone feel welcome. We can also use usher substitutes, so if you don’t think you can do it every other week, you can be one of our subs “on call” on Sundays when one of the regular ushers cannot be there.

Audio-Visual Volunteers (Sunday Mornings) Work in the audio-visual booth one Sunday month at the service you attend. You will work alongside Brian to run the slides and the sound so that we have more than one person trained to run the equipment. When you are scheduled, you will receive a reminder postcard in the mail.

Provide Wednesday Night Suppers Every Wednesday night, supper is provided for the youth from 6:30-7:00 p.m. before they break up into their youth groups. Please consider providing a Wednesday night supper for our youth 1-2 times this school year. On Wednesdays food needs to arrive by 6:00 p.m. so it is ready to serve at 6:30. Typically we plan to feed about 25 youth. Easier meals are welcome and volunteers may pair up with someone else so that you can work together to provide a supper for a Wednesday night.

St. Luke Office We would love to have several volunteers who are willing to work in the office on a regular basis (once a month, once a week, etc.) to help with a variety of office tasks. We can work around your schedule, as long as it is Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

St. Luke Committees We need to find several more individuals for existing committees/teams (Finance Committee, Trustees, Children & Youth Ministry Team, Missions Team and Reconciling Ministries Team) and to help spearhead new ministries/team (fellowship activities, men’s group, women’s group, post high school group, senior adult ministry, hospitality, or any other specialty group).

St. Luke programs are growing! This is a good thing

but it means we need more people volunteering to

serve, so that we are making St. Luke welcoming and

hospitable to everyone who attends and/or visits.

Below are the areas where we currently need more

volunteers. If you are interested or want more

information, contact the Church Office at

churchoffice@stlukeumc.com

Say Yes!

How can you serve

in your church?

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“Love & Logic” Parenting Workshop Oct. 19

Saturday, October 19, 2019 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. St. Luke Great Room

Cost & registration info listed below

St. Luke CDC and St. Luke Family Ministries are coming together to host a Love and Logic workshop at St. Luke. Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, child care worker or teacher, there will be something for everyone to learn. We would love to have you come join us!!

There is no one parenting style guaranteed to help you bring up healthy and happy children; however, “Parenting With Love & Logic” is a parenting method that is considered to be effective in raising happy, healthy and smart kids.

Parenting With Love & Logic is a parenting style where parents learn to control their emotions when disciplining their children or youth. In this parenting style, parents use love and empathy to teach consequences, establish boundaries, build healthy parent-child relationships and love kids unconditionally for who they are and not for what they have achieved.

This parenting style also tends to reduce the number of power struggles and increase positive interactions—it makes it possible for you to raise children who are self-confident, motivated and ready for the real world; allows children to learn to solve their own problems while gaining the confidence they need to face life’s challenges; benefits parents since they learn to establish healthy control without resorting to anger, nagging, threats, or exhausting power struggles; and parents learn to control their emotions which can be helpful when they are faced with a difficult situation at home or even in the workplace.

We are excited to offer this workshop, which will be presented by Karen Gustafson, a certified Love & Logic facilitator.

The workshop is open to everyone, whether or not they are part of St. Luke. The workshop will be held in St. Luke’s Great Room (please use only the west bell tower doors).

To register

Cost is $20 per person or $25 per couple. To register, make your check payable to St. Luke and write “Parenting Class” on the memo line. Mail or bring your check to St. Luke, 11810 Burke Street, Omaha, NE 68154.

Child care will be available for October 19 upon request. If you will need child care, please let us know when you register. Just include a note showing the names and ages of your child(ren) who will need child care during the workshop.

For more information, contact childcare@stlukeumc.com or sarah@stlukeumc.com or go to the link below:

http://www.stlukeumc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-Love-and-Logic-Brochure.pdf

All-Church Fall Clean-Up Day Oct. 26

Show your pride in your church and come help us spruce up the St. Luke property before winter. We want our building and property to be well cared for and inviting from the outside. Our Fall Clean-Up Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 26 from 8:00-11:00 a.m.

There are activities for all, including raking leaves, trimming trees and bushes, tearing out two flower beds (south side) and cleaning out flower beds. Bring your favorite hand and yard tools, including work gloves.

Child care will be provided so that parents can help with Fall Clean-Up Day. If you will need child care, please RSVP by Monday, October 21, to churchoffice@stlukeumc.com

NOTE: If it rains on October 26, we will have the Clean-Up Day for a Saturday in November.

Sunday Morning Coffee & Donut Sponsors Needed

Coffee and donuts are an every Sunday tradition at St. Luke. They are a sign of hospitality to our guests and are the impetus for many friendly conversations. Over the years the offering taken for coffee and donuts has never covered the cost. So we are recruiting 52 families or individuals who will sponsor a Sunday’s worth of coffee and donuts.

Your gift of $150 buys the coffee, donuts, cups, napkins, etc. used on one Sunday morning.

For those who sponsor a Sunday, we will thank you on the Sunday that you sponsor and your gift can be in honor or memory of someone or of a special occasion. And your gift will be tax-deductible.

If you are willing to help, your check, made payable to St. Luke, should be marked “Sunday Donut Host” and should include a note with the following information: 1) Whether you want us to just acknowledge you by name, or if you want it to be in honor or memory of someone or of a special occasion. 2) Preferred date you would like to host between November 3, 2019, and November 30, 2020.

Once we receive your payment, then we will put you on the schedule! Dates are available first-come first-served, based on when payment is received.

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NOTE: On Sundays, we continue to put out the basket for monetary donations. All money in the basket is given to support Together, Inc. (or on occasion a specific St. Luke ministry). For those who enjoy the coffee and donuts, we invite you to make a donation to the basket, which will help support worthwhile ministries.

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Bring Your Mug to Church...Help the

Environment and the Church Budget!

You can help the environment by bringing your own mug to church with you every Sunday. Using your own mug means one fewer Styrofoam cup that will go to the landfill. Even small choices like this can accumulate and make a big impact. A bonus: It also means St. Luke has to buy fewer cups, which will help the St. Luke budget!

We do not have room to store everyone’s mugs, so our intent is that you will bring your mug each time and take it home each time.

Disclaimer: Our coffee and donut area remains a “judgment free zone,” regardless of what you choose to eat and drink or whether you bring your own mug.

Committee Meetings This Month

Below are the committees scheduled to meet this month. Committee meetings are always listed in the monthly Courier.

Trustees—Tues, Oct 8, 5:30 p.m.—Conference Room

RMN Team—Tues, Oct 8, 6:30 p.m.—Great Room

Finance Committee—Tues, Oct 15, 6:00 p.m.—Conference Room

CDC Advisory Board—Thurs, Oct 17, 5:00 p.m.—Conference Room

Staff Parish Committee—Mon, Oct 21, 5:30 p.m.—Pastor Marshall’s office

Administrative Council—Tues, Oct 22, 6:00 p.m.—Great Room...All St. Luke members encouraged to attend!

Last Chance to Submit Info for Veteran’s Day Presentation (Needed by Oct. 15)

Roger Penzotti is in the process of collecting information and pictures for a Veteran’s Day presentation at St. Luke this fall. If you are a veteran or the family member of a veteran, please contact Roger by October 15. If you are a family member or friend of a veteran who has passed away and would like them remembered, please also get their information to Roger by October 15. You can send information to Roger at rpenzotti@aol.com or Roger.Penzotti@conagra.com

If you provided information last year, we will use it again this year. If you have any additions or changes to what you submitted last year, please let Roger know.

This is for any veteran you wish to remember. Honorees do not need to be (or have been) a member of St. Luke.

“Trunk or Treat” on Halloween, Oct. 31!

One way St. Luke reaches out to our community and let them know we are here is our Trunk or Treat on Halloween (Thursday, October 31) in St. Luke’s lower parking lot.

We will have yard signs on our property announcing the event, the grill fired up so we can serve hot dogs, and a big pot of chili to go with it. All we need are a whole lot of trunks open with candy to hand out to kids as they come through. It’s really a lot of fun and want to make this a BIG event.

So you are invited to come with a trunk full of candy!!! Feel free to dress in costume and/or decorate your trunk. If you are unsure about doing this, try teaming up with someone. (Need more ideas? Just google “Trunk or Treat” images.)

We can also use volunteers for making and serving the food.

Please plan to join us on Halloween evening, Thursday, October 31 starting at 5:30 (till about 7:30).

It would be helpful to know who is coming. For details or to volunteer, contact the Church Office at churchoffice@stlukeumc.com

St. Luke United Methodist Women

Women of all ages are invited and welcome to

attend all UMW activities…and feel free to invite

friends!

Dining Out Group

Luncheon on Saturday, October 19 at 11:30 a.m. at Nancy Rydberg’s home (9818 South 175 Circle). For details about this group, contact Elaine Misner at 402-498-8346 or emmisner2@aol.com

Quilting Group

Friday, October 11 from 9:00-3:00, in the home of a member—Each quilter brings a sack lunch and the hostess provides beverages. Interested women are invited—no prior quilting experience necessary. Quilters may work on a group project (donation quilts) or bring their own work. For location or details about this group, call the Church Office at 402-333-6886 ext. 300.

Book Club

The UMW Book Club is open to all women. The books we discuss are chosen by members in the group, and we all enjoy talking about what we have read and how it impacted us. This is a great way to get to know others at St. Luke! We would love to have you come! For details about our next meeting or general information about this book club, contact Suzanne Rood at suzanne.beachbum@gmail.com

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Buy Your Tickets Now for This Performance

Nov. 15

“Exodus: Resettlement in Omaha” Friday, November 15, 2019

7:00 p.m. in St. Luke’s Great Room

Details for purchasing tickets listed below

The In[HEIR]itance Project is a collaborative group who comes into cities with the stated purpose of having authentic conversations and to draw from the wisdom of all of our inherited texts. They work with local individuals to perform a story that is written specifically for that city.

Each performance tells a different story and tells it in a unique way. This is a rare opportunity to see and hear a story that has arisen out of the fabric of the refugee communities in Omaha—based on the book of “Exodus,” the Omaha performance will be titled “Exodus: Resettlement in Omaha.”

St. Luke is happy to be part of the In[HEIR]itance Project this fall!

All individuals are welcome to this performance. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Refugee Artist Fund. There is a limited number of tickets available for the St. Luke performance. Tickets can be purchased ONLY at the link below—tickets are NOT available from the Church Office.

Ticket link:

https://exodusresettlement.bpt.me/

Although the performances are family-friendly, they are probably best understood by children who are middle school or older.

For more information, check out the following web site:

www.inHEIRitance.org

St. Luke Cookbooks Now for Sale

The St. Luke cookbooks have arrived and are available for purchase. Cost is $10 each. Each spiral bound cookbook contains 300 recipes, including quick and easy appetizers, refreshing beverages, family favorites and plenty of sweet treats.

Cookbooks will be available between worship services on Sunday mornings. Your check should be made payable to St. Luke and marked “Cookbooks” on the memo line. These cookbooks would make great gifts, so plan to buy several copies.

Information Center for Parents of Children & Youth...Check It Out Often!

Attention parents! Remember that our Children & Youth Information Center is on the wall by the Missions Corner. This is your “go to” place to see pictures from our children, youth and family events. Even more importantly, it is where you can go to get information about our Children & Youth Ministries, including registration forms and details for upcoming events. We encourage you to stop often to check it out!

Questions about St. Luke Children & Youth Ministries?

For children’s ministries: Contact Sarah Sorensen at sarah@stlukeumc.com

For youth & college-age ministries: Contact Chris Archer at chris@stlukeumc.com

St. Luke

Reconciling

Ministries Team

The Reconciling Ministries team is working to come up with ideas on how to make our church a more welcoming body to its own family members, as well as our city. We encourage anyone wanting to be part of the solution on inclusiveness and acceptance to meet with us on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in St. Luke’s Great Room.

St. Luke’s Weekly Emails

The Church Office sends out a weekly email that contains the upcoming week’s events as well as a few notes about upcoming or current happenings. If you are not yet signed up to receive the weekly email but wish to be on that list, please contact the Church Office at 402-333-6886 ext. 300 or churchoffice@stlukeumc.com

If you received the email in the past but for some reason are not receiving it now, please contact the Church Office so we can try to get you added back to the list.

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St. Luke has started a young adult ministry, reaching out and connecting with those in college or who have chosen other paths post high school. This month you are invited to remember in prayer our young adults who are in some post high school continuing education or career pursuits. They are: Charlotte Carroll Walter Mantler Clarissa Tillman Eddie Carroll Evangeline Mantler Morgan Wilson Bobby Payne Zach Boyd Sydney Wilson Jeremy Boyd Nick Cramer Corina Cramer Blair Kellner Cedrick Gipson

October Youth Adult Ministry Calendar

Oct 16: Vala’s Pumpkin Patch 5:00-9:00 PM (see details elsewhere in this Courier)

Oct 31: Trunk or Treat (see details elsewhere in this Courier) In the next year in this ministry we hope to explore ways for young adults to engage and deepen our faith and connections to one another. We might be doing some of the following things...

Care packages and cards remembering and supporting young people away at college

Possibly doing day trip/college visits to our young people that are within 2-3 hours from Omaha

Seasonal parties (Christmas, end of year, graduations, etc.).

Hosting group fun events (bowling, escape rooms, etc.) and activities for those living and going to school in Omaha

Local service projects

Occasional group dinners and celebrations

Learning and educational events and meetings

I invite our young people ages 18-30 to connect with me so we can have some initial conversations and share thoughts. Also, if you are a person who wants to serve and volunteer to be part of the process of reaching out to our young people, I would like to talk to you as well. You can connect with me Chris Archer, Youth & College Ministries Director, at chris@stlukeumc.com or 402-333-6886 ext. 318.

Advent by Candlelight Sunday, December 8, 2019 5:00 p.m. St. Luke Great Room

Spend some time with friends while celebrating the reason for the season

Contact Arianna in the Church Office to reserve your seat today! 402-333-6886 ext. 300 or churchoffice@stlukeumc.com

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Mission Kids (Grades 3-6)...First Night Will be October 2

Mission Kids is a hands-on program that gives kids (Grades 3-6) the opportunity to serve others and make a difference in their world by doing mission work for our local community. Our first meeting of the school year will be Wednesday, October 2, then we will meet the first Wednesday of every month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room (continue to use only the west bell tower doors when being dropped off or picked up). Additional information is located at the Children & Youth Information Center, or you can contact Sarah Sorensen at 402-333-6886 ext. 313 or sarah@stlukeumc.com

Children’s Sunday School & Sunday Nursery

Infants-Age 3—Nursery care is offered every Sunday year-round from 8:45-11:30 a.m. Our nursery is staffed with individuals who have experience caring for our youngest (and very important) attenders!

Age 4-Grade 6

9:00—Children age 4-Grade 6 start out in the first worship service with their parents.

9:15—After the Children’s Sermon children are taken by a designated teacher to Children’s Music Time in the Education Wing. In Music Time the children work on songs which they will perform on designated Sundays. Music Time runs from 9:15-9:30.

9:30-10:15—Following Music Time a designated teacher will take children to their Sunday School classes. At 10:15 children will be combined into one room for a few minutes to wait for parents to pick up (after the adult Sunday School classes are done at 10:25). Children can be picked up from the Education Wing.

10:30—There is no Sunday School during the second worship service.

Upcoming Events

Oct 2: Mission Kids 5:30-6:30 p.m….”What is mission work?”

Oct 6: Bingo Potluck Family Event 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Oct 16: St. Luke at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch 5:30-9:00 p.m….See details elsewhere in this Courier

Oct 19: Love & Logic Parenting Workshop 10:00-11:30 a.m….See details elsewhere in this Courier

Oct 31: Trunk or Treat 5:30-7:30 p.m. in St. Luke’s lower parking lot

Children to Sing in Both Worship Services Oct. 27

On Sunday, Oct. 27, the children of St. Luke will be singing for us in both worship services. In the 9:00 service, the children will sing during the children’s sermon time. Parents, if you do not usually attend at 10:30, we encourage you to come and sit in the back of the service until after the children have sung, and then you may leave (the children will sing early in the 10:30 service). We look forward to having the children share their music with us!

St. Luke’s Children’s Ministry is for kids from birth through Grade 6, providing a safe place for kids

to start their faith journey and grow closer to God and each other. For more information about

Children’s Ministry, contact Sarah Sorensen at sarah@stlukeumc.com or 402-333-6886 ext. 313.

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For more information about our Youth Ministry, contact

Chris Archer at chris@stlukeumc.com or 402-333-6886 ext. 318.

Check out our Facebook pages:

https:/www.faceook.com/stlukesrhighyouth

https:/www.facebook.com/stlukecrossfire

Chris’s Corner... The secret decoder ring ….Now that Youth Sunday School, Confirmation and Youth Groups have kicked off, you might hear our young people (Gen Z, the genera-tion born between 1996-2010) around church using terms/lingo like some of these below. If you have always wanted to know some of the definitions or even just have a mild curiosity…here ya go. (insert dramatic music) Behold…The.Secret.De-coder.Ring…... You’re welcome!

Basic: If someone is regular, boring or does typical things, they are “basic.” Bop/Banger: If a song is really good or enjoyable, it's a “bop” or a “banger.” Cancelled: If someone does something the internet deems “problematic,” they are “cancelled.” Clout: In social media context, “clout” means having a great social influence or following, being popular or being favored in certain situations. Doggo/Pupper: A Millennial/Gen Z way of saying “dog” and “puppy.” Drip: An outfit; usually refers to a really good one. For example, if you saw an outfit you really like, you'd say “drip.” Drip also refers to being “dripped” in

expensive jewelry and diamonds. G.O.A.T. Greatest Of All Time. For example: “Quart back Tom Brady maybe the GOAT.” Ghosting: Ignoring someone or not replying to their texts, usually after a period of texting, seeing or talking to them consistently. Someone usually ghosts

you if they are not, or no longer are, interested in you. Hella: Many, lots of. For example: “Did you see Nike sent him some free stuffs?” “Yeah, he's got hella clout.” Hype: Making a big deal about something, “hype it up.” Lit: When something is amazing, cool or fun, it's “lit.” Salty: Jealous. So done: Used to express being over something. Also what they say after a good laugh or seeing something so ridiculous, it's funny. Trolling: Refers to someone who is joking about something, specifically trying to press your buttons to which they say, “I'm just trolling.” Woke: Being socially and politically aware; someone who speaks up for social justice and educates themselves on important topics. Someone who chooses

to not be ignorant.

October Youth Group Calendar

Baked Goods Fundraiser October 6 & 13 Join us for our Baked Goods Youth Fundraiser. All proceeds go to help with youth program funding and to assist in sending our young people on their annual mission trip. Baked goods will be bid upon by silent auction on Sundays, October 6 and 13. Youth, make a yummy baked good and help our youth go on their 2020 mission trip. For more information or to sign up to bake an item, contact Chris Archer at chris@stlukeumc.com

Youth Opportunities to Connect, Serve & Learn Sunday mornings (2 opportunities)

Sr. High Sunday School/Grades 9-12: 9:45AM-10:30AM in Marshall’s office. Youth curriculum. Service projects. Relevant life discussions. Jr. High Confirmation/Grades 7-8: 9:45AM-10:30 AM in Chris’s office. Confirmation curriculum. Field trips. Relevant life discussions. Lunches. Men-

tors. Service projects. Wednesday Nights (2 opportunities)

Sr. High Youth Group/Grades 9-12 6:30-8:00PM Jr. High Youth Group/Grades 7-8 6:30-8:00PM

Join us for a combined group dinner with the Jr. and Sr. High starting at 6:30 in the Great Room. At 7:00 we break into our individual age groups. Both Sr. and Jr. High youth will have the opportunity to do fun activities, field trips, service projects, learning sessions, interactive events, guest speakers, fundraisers, etc .

Oct 2: Dinner + youth group 6:30-8:00 PM Oct 6: Youth Sunday School & Confirmation 9:45-10:30 AM Oct 6: Baked goods fundraiser at worship services Oct 9: Dinner + youth group Oct 13: Youth Sunday School & Confirmation Oct 16: Vala’s Pumpkin Patch 5:00-9:00 p.m. (see details in this Courier)

Oct 20: Youth Sunday School & Confirmation Oct 23: Dinner + youth group Oct 27: Youth Sunday School & Confirmation Oct 30: Dinner + youth group Oct 31: Trunk or Treat