2011/ Sept 4 - Announcements

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Announcementsweek of September 4th

SUNDAY 4th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet6 p.m. true: High School Ministry,

Student Activity Center

MONDAY 5thThe church office will be closed for Labor

Day.

TUESDAY 6th10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, port. A6 p.m. true: tween / true: middle

school, Student Activity Center7 p.m. Praise & Worship team re-

hearsal, sanctuary

WEDNESDAY 7th5:30 p.m. Dinner @ Wednesday Night

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

school, Student Activity Center6:30 p.m. OPEN HOUSE for Wednesday

Night Live! FMC :: Foundations, rm. 77 p.m. Praise & Worship team re-

hearsal, sanctuary

THURSDAY 8th9:30 a.m. MOPS, FMC10 a.m. ARCM, port. B1:15 p.m. Bridge Lessons, rm. 77 p.m. Book Group, rm. 7 :: Worship

Choir, sanctuary

FRIDAY 9th Foundations retreat departs

SUNDAY 11th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet IHN BEGINS Foundations retreat returns5:30 p.m FILO, library6 p.m. true: High School Ministry,

Student Activity Center

office phone 892.3580office email [email protected]

Please join us for our OPENHOUSE in the Family Minis-try Center on Wednesday,September 7th from 6:30-7:30p.m. to meet our UpStreetleadership teams, as well as tofind out more about how yourelementary-age kiddos can getinvolved with one of the following:

“Children at the Lord’s Table” – learning moreabout the sacraments

Drama ::: Choir ::: Chimes ::: KidStuf Dance TeamWondering how to squeeze dinner in beforehand?No worries… a catered meal and fellowship withother families is available in the narthex from 5:30-6:15 p.m. Mark your calendar now to let Chef Bethcook for you and your family before this OpenHouse event!

Don’t miss out on what Wednesdaynights have to offer this fall!

Filo def. noun 1. "friend" in Greek 2. Youngadult fellowship and faith group at Shepherd of theHills

Join us every 2nd Sunday for a studyseries and every 4th Sundayfor a fellowship or serviceevent. Study meets in

the church library at5:30 p.m. Service andfellowship locationsand times TBA. Checkus out on Facebook!

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Bat Watching Cruise on LadyBird Lake :: Friday, September 23rd

6:00 p.m.BATS EMERGE LIKE Ablack cloud and spread outacross Austin in search of in-sects. Enjoy a unique view of thebats leaving from the riveron a cruise boat.JOIN SAM FOR A sunsetcruise on Lady Bird Lake to seethe largest urban bat colony in NorthAmerica. One million bats come out fromunder the Congress street bridge each eve-ning at sunset.COSTS ARE $10 FOR seniors and $12 foradults (includes $ 2 gratuity). We willleave from the church at 6 p.m. and car-pool to the cruise dock. We must arrive ½hour before the cruise and the cruise willtake about an hour. Paid parking is avail-able at the Hyatt Regency Austin for $ 2.00per hour. Exact timing will be availableone week before the cruise.SAM WILL BE ACCEPTING checks forreservations TODAY and September 11th

in the narthex. Contact Gay or LawrenceLangston at 512-607-6516 with questions orfor more information.

WALLS ARE COMING DOWNALL OVER AUSTIN......starting next week! Other churchesparticipating with us include: Agape Chris-tian Ministries - Austin :: Austin Christian Fellow-ship :: Austin Power House Church :: Austin StoneCommunity Church :: Bannockburn Baptist Church:: Brentwood Oaks Church of Christ :: ChristChurch :: Crossroads Community Church :: FirstEvangelical Free Church :: The Fellowship GatewayChurch :: Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church :: GladTidings of Austin :: Hill Country Bible Church NW:: Hill Country Bible Church Pflugerville :: HopeChapel :: Hope Mission Church :: Life Church Aus-tin :: LifePoint Church :: North Hills CommunityChurch :: Park Hills Baptist Church :: PromiseLandWest :: Point of Grace Church :: Real Life Austin ::Red River Church :: Southwest Hills CommunityChurch :: Verbo Church :: Wells Branch Communi-ty Church :: Woodlawn Baptist Church

· FELLOWSHIP LUNCH BUNCH:Come have lunch with us at Red Lob-ster, 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Septem-ber 17th. Reserve your spot with Gay& Lawrence Langston at 512-607-6516.

· ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN gathers everyThursday at 10 a.m. in port. B. Thismonth at ARCM:September 8 Contrasting Islam and Christi-anity, led by Jim AbercrombieSeptember 22 The Naming of Walls: discuss-

SAM NEWS! (Senior Adult Ministry)

ing Sunday’s sermon, led by Faries McDanielSeptember 29 Breaking Through Walls: discuss-ing Sunday’s sermon, led by Faries McDanielMen, mark your calendars and plan toattend these events!

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MomSense: Bold * Loving * Sensi-ble - equips moms to embrace theirmothering instincts and develop theirown parenting style while navigatingthrough the myriad of daily mom de-

cisions. Most women wonder:How do I decide what to do when I really don't know whatto do? — Should I trust my intuition? — With so muchavailable information, how do I discern what's best? —What are the most important family values?

Developing a mothering strategy is somewhat like play-ing a game - and this year's theme is appropriately gamerelated. Have fun being a mom!Have more fun being a mom & join SHPC Mothers OfPreSchoolers! MOPS will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.most 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from Septem-ber through May—starting Sept. 8th! Invite a friend tojoin us too. You will be welcomed, accepted and inspiredto reach your full potential. Contact Kim Schafer (512)699-9199 [email protected] or Suzie Bridges (512) 299-1858 [email protected] to register.

—Discovering something new so you can be better at whatever you do

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

Hear ye! Hear ye!Help for the hearing im-pairedDid you know that SHPChas hearing assist devicesthat will make the servicesound crystal clear? Nowyou will be able to hearevery word as if it wasspoken directly to you.Please see our sound techsin the Sound Room.

Cell phone etiquettePlease remember to si-lence your cell phone dur-ing the worship service.And remember—unless youare texting God, those textmessages can probablywait tillthe ser-vice isover.

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Our guests arecoming!

IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network)guests are families with children who,because of a crisis situation in theirlives, have lost their homes. The pro-gram provides for them to live at Austinarea churches while they find housingand get back on their feet.During the week of September 11th —18th, four IHN families will live at ourchurch and will be fed and shelteredby volunteers at our church. This isyour opportunity to help these fami-lies through this time of crisis. Tasksperformed by hosts (SHPC folk andmembers of Faith PresbyterianChurch and Abiding Love LutheranChurch) include:

Young children make excellent hosts,because the guests are mostly youngchildren. Sign up in the narthex forthis volunteer opportunity or contactStuart McIntire stuart78704 @yahoo.com / 788-4455 or Lara Manire922-3615.

Move-in: Sunday 12:30Dinner Preparers:

6:00 p.m. to 7:30p.m.

Overnight Host: 8:00p.m. to 7:15 a.m.

Evening Host: 5:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Weekend BreakfastServers: Sat 8:00a.m. to 9:00 a.m.;Sun 7:00 a.m to7:30 a.m.

Saturday Hosts andlunch: severalshifts

Supply Donors: allweek

Transportation Volun-teers and LinenWashers.

Move-out: Sunday6:30 am

Sing! Sing! Sing!If you can carry a tune or play an instru-ment and would like to share your skillswith our children, we've got a variety ofopportunities in Children's Ministry! Forexample... you can occasionally lead mu-sic at 9:30 or 11:00 UpStreet (our Sundayschool program), you can join the KidStufband and perform the 2nd Wednesday ofevery month or you can facilitate a small

group at our Wednesday NightLive program. If any of

these interest you andyou'd like to find out

more, please contactPastor Britta at

[email protected] or 892-3580, ext. 107.

Get on board the Ark!The Ark, our Sunday school program forages 2 through pre-K, still has a few vol-unteer opportunities available. If youwould like to join one of our teachingteams, substitute on occasion,help with hallway deco-rations, greet familiesat our hospitality tableor prepare supplyboxes for the teach-ers, please contactPastor Britta [email protected] or892-3580, ext. 107.

It’s 3rd Grade Bible Time!Bibles will be presented to all3rd graders on Sunday, Sep-tember 18th at the 9:30 worshipservice. If you have a 3rd grad-er— or know one!—you won’twant to miss this special day.

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Our Sun-day schoolpro-gramcontin-ues to grow,so we'relooking for more peo-ple to join our team andinvest in the lives of our children! Up-Street is a dynamic curriculum based on36 virtues that are learned on a 3-yearschedule. Each week, we gather in smallgroups for opening activities; move toLarge Group where we watch the BibleStory played out through storytelling orvideo; and then return to small groups forsome wrap-up activities and prayer. Ifyou are interested in being a shepherd (asmall group leader for 6-8 children) at ei-

ther our 9:30 or 11:00 Up-Street program, please

contact Chris Gordon [email protected] or 892-

3580, ext.113. We haveopenings

with every age groupand are also looking

for substitutes who canstep in when a current

shepherd needs a Sunday off. We providethe lesson plan, training and all necessarymaterials. You are responsible for print-ing off the lesson plan and bringing lots oflove for the kiddos!

Rev. Larry Coulterinvites you to join him

on a brief journeythrough Calvin's Institutes

John Calvin's Institutes of the ChristianReligion stands among the greatest worksof Christian theology and Western litera-ture. The Institutes have molded thechurch's understanding of Christian doc-trine for generations and has had untoldinfluence in the devel-opment of Westernthought in both thereligious and civil are-nas.

Calvin's stated desireis to give the readerthe necessary back-ground to read andaccurately handle thegreat doctrines andpromises of the Bible. He understooddoctrine to be more than theory, butsomething to mold our understanding ofGod, ourselves and the world in which welive. The Institutes, and our study, willloosely follow the outline of the Apostle'sCreed.

Starts: Thurs., Sept. 15When: 7:00-8:30 p.m.Where: Room 7Other info: Running until Dec. 8, therewill be a total of 10 classes. Class will notmeet on Sept. 22, Oct. 13, or Nov. 24.There will be class handouts of portionsof the Institutes as needed so it is notrequired to have your own copy.

RSVP to [email protected] to let usknow you will attend.

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Bethany United Methodist Church10010 Anderson Mill Rd.Austin, TX 78750512.258.601Sept. 11 - 18, 2011bethany-umc.org/stepintoafrica

1. The World Vision Experience focus-es on children: AIDS is devastatingcommunities around the world, andchildren are suffering the most.

2. The Experience focuses on Africa,where nearly 12 million childrenhave lost one or both parents toAIDS (worldwide total as of 2008 ismore than 15 million).

3. It’s an interactive experience: WorldVision provides an opportunity tosee, hear, and experience in a person-al way the greatest humanitarian cri-sis of our time— AIDS.

4. The Experience allows visitors towalk through an African village andexperience the lives of childrenwhose families have been devastatedby AIDS. Despite overwhelming trag-edy, these children still have hope.

5. You can take action to put chil-dren first. World Vision will showyou how.

Can you survive thejourney of a child?An unforget table journey that willchallenge every thing you thought youknew about the AIDS crisisParental discretion advised

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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: Lynda &Robert Wade’s niece’s husband Dan Ireland... E.J. Session, son of Deb Erlanson's co-worker RobertaFloyd... David Lee Stowbridge, son of Oscar Erlanson's co-worker Robert Stowbridge... RebekahFrost, neighbor of the Lawrence family... Robert Beardslee, grandson of Bob & Carolyn Beardslee andhusband of Jenna... Pattie Lawrence's cousin, Mark Hollahan… Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee &Greg Merrell... Mathew Dalton, nephew of Mark & Tracy Lord... Temple & Janet Ingram’s daughterKate Ingram... James Crowder, friend of Tom & Mike McNelley... Christopher Lehmann, son of MarkLehmann... Larry Roberman, brother of Lori Whitmire... Eric Huerta, nephew of Michael McNelley’sco-workers... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Joys—Stacey Reynolds rejoices with Kim & Mitch Guile on the birth of their first son,Jacob; Stacey is Kim’s godmother

Sorrows—The Rev. Dr. Ned Hollandsworth, interim pastor of SHPC before Larry’s ar-rival, passed away August 28th of Alzheimer’s-related problems—Mary Aversa’s father-in-law and Alex Aversa’s grandfather, Peter , passed away August 22nd—

Please pray for—Sally Schilstra, being put on insulin—Nancy Gay, sister of Chester Wuest, malig-nant abdominal mass—Elizabeth Fisher’s brother, Luke Fisher, concussion and a badly-sprained neck—Ken Seiler, recovering from colon surgery—Ken Kaiser, father of Marisa Stromberg, recovering from sur-gery to clear a carotid artery—Charlie Balke, recovering from gallbladder surgery—Vyvyan Lucas and herfamily; Vyvyan's oldest son is in the hospital on life support —Warren Weinstein, uncle of one of CarolMize's friends, kidnapped in Pakistan—Gloria Alonzo, after the loss of her mother—Janna, daughter of Al-ice Anna, as Janna, mother of 2, battles leukemia—Parker Peterson, the newborn baby of Jeff Peterson'scousin, Lindsey Jackson, delivered 2½ months early—Lindsey Jackson, complications of pregnancy—Rose-marie Barnett’s friend Travis Budlong, recovering from hip surgery—Austin, the city where we’re plant-ed—SHPC and St. John’s Presbyterian as we discern how best to help expand God’s kingdom in SouthwestAustin—Pastor Kenneth Muyira and the congregation of Manyamula Presbyterian Church—PastorChimwemwe Mhango and his family