2011/ Oct 30 - Announcements

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Announcementsweek of October 30th

SUNDAY 30th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet

First Communion for Children atthe Lord’s Table

6 p.m. true: High School Ministry,Student Activity Center

MONDAY 31st9:30 a.m. Disciple 2, library7 p.m. Disciple 1, library

TUESDAY 1st10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, A7 p.m. Financial Peace University, B

WEDNESDAY 2nd5:30 p.m. Dinner @ Wednesday Night

Live, narthex6 p.m. true: tween / true: middle

school, Student Activity Center6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Live, FMC7 p.m. Praise & Worship team re-

hearsal, sanctuary

THURSDAY 3rd9:30 a.m. Mothers of Preschoolers, FMC10 a.m. Mary-Martha Circle, B1:15 p.m. Bridge Lessons, 77 p.m. Calvin, FMC :: Cantata Choir, sanc-

tuary7:45 p.m. Worship Choir, sanctuary

SATURDAY 5th8 a.m. Habitat for Humanity house-build

SUNDAY 6th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet5 p.m. Inquirers’ Class, library6 p.m. true: High School Ministry,

Student Activity Center7 p.m. Service for Healing and

Wholeness

office phone 892.3580office email [email protected]

Join us for a Service for Healingand Wholeness in the sanctuaryon November 6th at 7 p.m. Thisservice is beautiful and contem-plative, with opportunities topray and sing, to bring our bro-kenness before God, and to inviteGod into our healing. Come!

Having recently completed theChildren at the Lord’s Tableworkshop, the following children

will be celebrating First Com-munion this morning at the11:00 worship service. Pleaselift them up in prayer on this

joyful occasion!

Gabriel Lucas AardemaSean Patrick AyersLiam Jesse Brinks

Mark Allen BrockNicholas Erik Manire

Stanton Dean StiernbergSamuel Stewart Teeple

Alicia Marie Wade

Please “fallback” onNOVEMBER 6th

Two Houses ... Two Families... AllFaiths! November 5, 2011 ::: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This fall Habitat for Humanity is bringing peopleof all faiths together to build a better Austin. Weinvite you to pick up a hammer on November 5th

and help us create change. Join with us and be apart of ending the cycle of poverty.

Interested? Sign up by contacting Mark Bridges,292-9188 [email protected]

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MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE will meetNovember 3rd at 10 a.m. in port. B.Our lesson will be Chapter 2, “My Ex-perience with Trouble,” from our newstudy, God’s Promises That Keep Us.Laurel Calhoun will lead our discus-sion. ALL WOMEN are invited to joinus for study, coffee, and fellowship!

· “GROAN-UPS” GAMES DAY: Tues-day, November 8th at 10 a.m. in room7. No reservations are needed. Join usfor games, or bring your favorite gameso that we can learn it. For more infor-mation, contact Stefan Haag at 512-288-3479.FELLOWSHIP LUNCH BUNCH: No-vember 12th at noon. Tien Jin ChineseRestaurant (West Tower Village) willreserve a spot for us to enjoy a goodtime, and we hope you will come ifthis is your first time. Reservationswill be given to them November 11th

so call Susan or Clif Martin at 512-892-3029 before then. We look forward toyour reply! Tien Jin Chinese Restau-rant, 4534 Westgate Blvd - #105

· ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN gathers onThurs-days at 10 a.m. in port. B. This weekwe will not meet. Next week’s topic?Psalm 111 and "Prayer That Puts UsIn Our Place," Men, mark your calen-dars and come!

SAM NEWS! (Senior Adult Ministry)

Thank You for Caring!We rejoice in these recentcontributions to the CaringForever Endowment :

The Caring Forever Endowment Fund is apermanent fund that is used to spread Christ's

love in mission and ministry.

· In memory of his mother, Carol Brandt:Ralph & Katy Francis

Interested in becoming part ofSHPC?

The next SHPC Inquirers' Classes willbe held at church on November 6th &13th, beginning at 5 p.m. Visitors wish-ing to join the congregation or consider-ing membership should sign upnow. The Session will receiveclass participants wishing tojoin into church membershiplater in the year. Child-care is available, but res-ervations must be madein advance. To learnmore, please contact thechurch office at 892-3580.

Join Us for Gingerbread!Our most popular family event (last year,we had more than 50 families) will beheld Saturday, December 3rd, from 10a.m. to noon! This day of fellowship forparents and children includes buildinggingerbread houses to mark the start ofthe Christmas season. The more the mer-rier for this "mess en masse"!

To register your family, visit the table inthe narthex or please contact Pastor Brit-ta Dukes at [email protected].

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—Using your imagination to do something unique

Children’s MinistryNursery care is provided in Room 3 for children from birth to 24 months of ageduring the 9:30 & 11 a.m. worship services.

The Ark Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – noon9:30 2 yr. olds — Room 1 3 yr. olds — Room 6 4 yr. olds & pre-K— Room 811 2 yr. olds — Room 1 3 yr. olds - pre-K — Room 6

UpStreet Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. - noon9:30 Kindergarten through 4th grade — Family Ministry Center 5th grade — Portable B11 Kindergarten through 5th grade — Family Ministry Center

Disaster Response at SHPCIt’s been nearly two months, but eventhough it’s not on our front pages, SHPC isstill active in seeing how best to help Cen-tral Texas folk recover from our wildfires.Where you can help today:� adopt a family that’s lost everything� recruit volunteers & manage signups for

helping in Spicewood and/or in Bastrop� attend a weekly meeting, 8:30 a.m. on

Wednesdays in Spicewood� build a website for the Spicewood/ Ped-

ernales LTRC (Long Term RecoveryCommittee)

To sign up for any of these, contact TarySnyder at [email protected] or892-6800. More work-days will be sched-uled as teams moreclearly identify whatneeds to be done.

Christmas Is Coming! Join Us!Wednesdays in November,6:30-7:30 p.m.

Nov. 2 – Pageant Rehearsal

Nov. 9 – KidStuf

Nov. 16 – Pageant Rehearsal

Nov. 30 – Pageant Rehearsal

Saturday, December 3rd

Christmas Pageant Dress Rehearsal 9-10:30 a.m.

Family GingerbreadEvent 10:30-noon

Sunday, December 4th

SHPC Christmas Pag-eant & Reception5:30 p.m.

Sign up at the Chil-dren’s Ministrytable in the narthex today!

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At red/blue we talk about the intersectionbetween public policy and our Christianfaith. In each session we will wrestle withthe biblical texts that undergird each topic.And we do mean wrestle — there are noeasy answers here!In our first class this fall, we will talk abouta foundational discussion that is unspokenin our political discussions—the differencebetween a “right” and a “privilege.” Howwe assign “rights” or “privileges” guides agreat deal of our rhetoric. For instance, ishealth care a right or a privilege? Is publiceducation a right or a privilege? How arewe as Christians to think about rights andprivileges?In our second class we will talk about theboundaries between personal responsibili-ty and community responsibility. Our dis-cussion will center on two seeminglydivergent biblical directives: “feed andclothe the poor” (Matt 25) and “if youdon’t work –you don’t eat” (2 Thes 3:10)In our third class we will talk about publicand private debt. The scriptures speak di-rectly to debt. But does the complexity ofthe capitalist system change the way weshould think about debt?When we come to red/blue, we know thatif there was a simple way to answer thesequestions, we’d have no red/blue! Bringyour faith, bring your brain, come tored/blue — november 2nd, 16th, 30th .

NOW HIRING: UpStreet SmallGroup Leaders!WHO: Fun-loving, kid-friendly individualsinterested in spending some quality timewith the children of SHPC on a regularbasis. People with a heart for childrenencouraged to apply.

No prior teaching experience necessary.All materials provided for volunteers.

WHAT: UpStreet is our dynamic, virtue-driven Elementary Sunday School class at9:30 and 11:00. Each week, you’ll walkkids through a Bible story that shows usthe Character of God while leading activ-ities that help us understand how to liveout this character.

WHEN: Sunday mornings at 9:30 with a1st or 4th grade group; 11:00 with all ag-es. Time commitment includes reviewingand understanding lesson plan; sharing asmall group with another small groupleader; teaching at least two weeks at atime to maintain consistency.

WHERE: Family Ministry Center (FMC)

WHY: Because UpStreet is “where it’sat” on Sunday mornings! Because this isyour opportunity to make a difference inthe life of the church! Because we wantYOU on our team!

For more information, please contactChris Gordon, Director of Children’s Min-istries: [email protected] .

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Provide Prayer Request in SHPC Prayer Chain? Yes / No Publicize in bulletin / newsletter? Yes / NoHave a prayer request during the week? Email [email protected].

Please pray for our leaders and our loved ones in the military…Members of the Armed Forces and all world leaders involved in war zone crises including: TeddySweredoski, friend of Stan & Jessica Wade... Lynda & Robert Wade’s niece’s husband Dan Ireland...E.J. Session, son of Deb Erlanson's co-worker Roberta Floyd... David Lee Stowbridge, son of OscarErlanson's co-worker Robert Stowbridge... Rebekah Frost, neighbor of the Lawrence family... RobertBeardslee, grandson of Bob & Carolyn Beardslee and husband of Jenna... Pattie Lawrence's cousin,Mark Hollahan… Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell... Temple & Janet Ingram’sdaughter Kate Ingram... James Crowder, friend of Tom & Mike McNelley... Christopher Lehmann, sonof Mark Lehmann... Larry Roberman, brother of Lori Whitmire... Eric Huerta, nephew of MichaelMcNelley’s co-workers... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Joys—Mark & Tracy Lord are over-joyed to report that Mathew Dalton ishome safe from Afghanistan—Lynn Tuni-son’s daughter and son-in-law welcomeEvelyn Alyssa Crawley, their second

daughter and baby sister of Anna Rose—Richard &Karla Snell’s second grandson Graham NathanSnell was born to the Snells' son Jonathan and hiswife Megan on October 11th

Sorrows—Dorothy Hines Cochran, mother ofGeorgia Crawley, passed away October 11th

Please pray for—Megan Meier, infant niece ofKaren Thomsen’s co-worker, teratomas on spineand neck—Fran Webb, mother of Carlen Floyd, re-currence of cancer, now in liver and testing to see ifit’s in the bones—Teddy Sweredoski, friend of Stan& Jessica Wade, recently deployed—Karen Cox,health issues—Sheryl Hall’s young friend Alex, se-vere leukemia —Sheryl Hall’s stepmother Liz Hall,cancer in her back—Betty O’Hair, sister of ModenaDailey, amputated leg—Susan Beckman, back athome though still recovering from infection—theGilchrists’ friend, Stan Barnes, upcoming heart sur-

gery—Rosemarie Barnett’s friend, Robert Ellison,lung cancer—David & Marjorie Parmer’s unborngrandchild, due in mid-November, and their sonGrant and his wife Lindsay—Deb Coulter Bueide’sson’s friend Matthew Johnson (age 8), hospitalizedfor complications due to pneumonia & asthma—family and students of Sean Morrison, a thirdgrade teacher at Doss Elementary who passed awayunexpectedly October 9th—D'Anne Woods and herparents, friends of Anne Kirsch, continued healthbattles—Robert Ahr, seriously injured in a motorcy-cle accident—Vic Barnett, hospitalized and recover-ing from stroke—Rosemarie Barnett, concern forVic—the husband of Cindy, a friend of Jack & CarolGilchrist’s daughter, job loss—Lauren Scanlon, afriend of Jack & Carol Gilchrist’s daughter, restoredkidney function and recovering at home—DorothyWynne’s cousin, Kim Compton, still extremely illwith complications from gall bladder surgery—Charis Micek, grandaughter of Connie Trevillion,home recovering from surgery—Austin, the citywhere we’re planted—Pastor Kenneth Muyira andthe congregation of Manyamula PresbyterianChurch—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and hisfamily