2012/ Feb 5 - Announcements

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Announcementsweek of February 5th

SUNDAY 5th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet, Confir-

mation Class12:30 Classic Movie at the FMC SHPC Elder/Deacon Retreat ends6 p.m. true: High School Ministry,

Student Activity Center

MONDAY 6th9:30 a.m. Disciple 2, library7 p.m. Leadership Meeting, FMC :: Disci-

ple 1, library

TUESDAY 7th10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, A7 p.m. Leadership Meeting, FMC

WEDNESDAY 8th5:30 p.m. Dinner @ Wednesday Night

Live6 p.m. true: tween / true: middle

school, Student Activity Center6:30 p.m. KidStuf!, FMC7 p.m. Praise & Worship team re-

hearsal, sanctuary

THURSDAY 9th9:30 a.m. Mothers of Preschoolers, FMC10 a.m. ARCM, B12 Leadership Meeting, FMC7 p.m. Leadership Meeting, FMC :: Wor-

ship Choir, sanctuary :: Book Group, 7

SUNDAY 5th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet, Confir-

mation Class5:30 p.m. FILO (young adults)6 p.m. VALENTINE’S DINNER :: true:

High School Ministry, Student Ac-tivity Center

office phone 892.3580office email [email protected]

SHPC Valentine’s DinnerNEXT SUNDAY!

Our Valentine’s Dinner is right around thecorner! Reserve the evening of Sunday Feb-ruary 12th, starting at 6 p.m., for a wonder-

ful dinner with your wonderful friends atSHPC.

For $20 per person, you will be enter-tained, amused, and exceptionally well-fedas you chat with friends old and new. Reser-vations must be paid for in advance as seat-

ing is limited.

Our menu? Catered again by the lovely BethWatson and the Our Lady of the Lunch team,

we will be serving:pecan crusted chicken with champagne creamreduction sauce or roasted sirloin :: buttered

new potatoes :: fresh vegetable medley :: saladof mixed baby greens with grape tomatoes,shredded Parmesan, and pesto vinaigrette ::

homemade bread :: assorted desserts

Free childcare will be available for childrenthrough 5th grade, with prior reservation.

Register in the narthex today —or—valentine.event.shpc.org

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On the Road Again!Check out future.shpc.org to see Larry's

latest video blog.

Guatemala Mission Sign-ups in FebruarySignups for the Guatemala Mission trips this summerwill be conducted Sundays in February. Two trips aredefinitely scheduled for June 20-27 and July 26-August 2.We are also soliciting interest for two new trips, one forHigh School youth and one dedicated to the San Bartho-lome School in San Andres Itzapa. Stop by our booth inthe narthex and learn more.

Our Praise for the Past, Faith for the Future Campaign islaunching February 5th and running through the weekendof March 4th. In the next couple of weeks, there will beopportunities for families in our church who would liketo make their financial commitment to the Campaign inadvance of the rest of the congregation. The meetingswill be held in the Family Ministry Center (FMC) at thefollowing times.

� Monday, February 6 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.� Tuesday, February 7 from 6:30 – 8 p.m.� Thursday, February 9 from noon – 1:30 p.m.� Thursday February 9 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Childcare will be provided for each meeting.

If you would like to participate in this opportunity,please email us at [email protected] or call Belva atthe church office, 892-3580. If you will need childcare,tell us how many children and their ages.

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 till the service isover.

Pleasetake amomentto fill aname tag

out (or bring yours fromhome). This is a great wayfor you to meet someonenew and make people feelwelcome. Thanks!

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—Letting someone know you see how valuable they really are

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

· GROAN-UPS GAME DAY: Tuesday,February 14th at 10:00 a.m. in room 7.Join us for Spinner Dominoes or agame of your choice. For more infor-mation, contact Stefan Haag at 288-3479.

· Join with the FELLOWSHIP LUNCHBUNCH 11:30 a.m. February 18th atRed Lobster Restaurant. Please makeyour reservation by contacting Ron orTrinka Miller no later than February16th, phone 512-892-1862 [email protected] .

· ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN will gather Thurs-day at 10 a.m. in portable B. Men,mark your calendars and come!

it’s PrimeTime! (50± Adult Ministry)Soup to NutsFebruary 21st, 11 a.m.,Family Ministry Center (FMC).Celebrate Mardi Gras at SHPC! Join us fora performance by magician John Maverickand a "Fat Tuesday" Cajun luncheon ofchicken and sausagegumbo and Kings Cakeprepared by Our Ladyof the Lunch, BethWatson. Cost is $7.00per person. Reserveyour place by phoningPat Haag (512) 288-3479 or Norma Bur-chard (512) 394-0131by February 17th.

The owner of the small goldcross expresses heartfeltthanks to the person whoturned it in to the churchoffice so that she could

reclaim it!

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In just one week, bike riders from SHPCwill participate in the RIDE FOR REFUGE,benefiting Austin area refugees by raisingmoney for an emergency fund to act as asafety net for the most vulnerable. To seewho's riding, cheer them on by making adonation in their honor or by just jotting anote of encouragement visitwww.rideforrefuge.org/partner/rstaustin andclick on "TEAM SHPC" ! Questions? Con-tact Christie Wright at 923-0126 [email protected].

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, astronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9

An adoption & foster care conference, “AFuture and a Hope,” will be held on Febru-ary 11th at Bannockburn Baptist Church.The cost is $10 per single or $15 per couple.Childcare will be provided but space islimited. Register atafutureandahopeaustin.org .The conference is sponsored “by a networkof church adoption ministries in the Austincommunity.”

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 February 19th —26th, 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

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Notes

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 Steven G. Riddle: Lawrence &Gay Langston, Terry & Cyndi Gramling

Pilgrimage is a long-es-tablished program of spiritu-al renewal intended to

strengthen the local churchthrough the development of

Christian disciples and leaders. Join theranks of over 80 SHPC folks who haveattended as a way to WORSHIP, GROW,CONNECT, SERVE, and INVITE!

WHEN: from 5 p.m. March 1st to 3 p.m.March 4th

WHERE: Camp Buckner retreat facility,Marble Falls, Texas

COST: $175.00 (accommodations and allmeals) - scholarships available

For more info:www.austinpresbyterianpilgrimage.org

Ruth Ann Widner 512-740-2379 /[email protected]

Carl Floto 512-484-2444 /[email protected]

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This section is for you to let us know of requests for prayer. Please tear here and place in thecollection plate.

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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: JohnWhite, Susan’s husband... Mitch Guile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds... Teddy Sweredoski, friendof Stan & Jessica Wade... Lynda & Robert Wade’s niece’s husband Dan Ireland... E.J. Session, son ofDeb Erlanson's co-worker Roberta Floyd... David Lee Stowbridge, son of Oscar Erlanson's co-workerRobert Stowbridge... Rebekah Frost, neighbor of the Lawrence family... Pattie Lawrence's cousin,Mark Hollahan… Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell... Temple & Janet Ingram’sdaughter Kate Ingram... Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann... Larry Roberman, brother ofLori Whitmire... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Joys—Carol & James Lee and older sister Evie welcomed Jacob Lee on January 27th—Dr.Alan Combs retired on January 15, 2012 after almost 42 years with UT College of Pharma-cy—Tom O'Meara received the David H. Walter Community Excellence Award from theAustin Bar Association

Sorrows—Nancy Bowman, mother of Clift Bowman, passed away January 18th

Please pray for—Tom O’Meara, teaching for 8 weeks at the University of Livingstonia in Malawi—Vic Barnett, still at a rehab facility—Garland “Griff” Griffith, recovering from surgery to repair a brokenhip—Lisa Simpson, broken arm—Linda Williams, recent medical testing—Cameron Montez, student ofLindsay Starkjohann, brain tumors—Bill Ellison, recovering from surgery to repair a broken leg—Kim Ar-thur’s father, massive heart attack—Josh Budd, surgery for brain issues—Modena Dailey, recovering fromsinus surgery—Stacey Reynolds' mother, Jane Hatfield, invasive breast cancer—Susan Parker, sister ofDon Nowakowski & Rita, chemotherapy—the mom of Cinnamon Barton, the preschool's music & move-ment teacher; mom has congestive heart failure and fluid build-up in her lungs —Steve, massive heart at-tack; he is 38, a member of office manager Belva Koerth's congregation and recently married toMandy—Sandy Gable’s father, Bob Gable, approaching the end of his life—Austin, the city where we’replanted—Pastor Kenneth Muyira and the congregation of Manyamula Presbyterian Church—PastorChimwemwe Mhango and his family