2012/ May 13 - Announcements

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Announcementsweek of May 13th

SUNDAY 13th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship

Endowment Sunday9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet IHN begins6 p.m. true: high school, Student Ac-

tivity Center

MONDAY 14th9:30 a.m. Disciple 2, library7 p.m. Disciple 1, library

TUESDAY 15th10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, A11:30 am. Soup to Nuts, FMC

WEDNESDAY 16th5:30 p.m. Dinner @ Wednesday Night

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

school, Student Activity Center6:30 p.m. Kids’ Choice @ WNL, FMC ::

Foundations, 77 p.m. Praise & Worship rehearsal,

sanctuary

THURSDAY 17th10 a.m. ARCM, B :: Prayer Shawl

Group, library12 p.m. Book Group, library7 p.m. Worship Choir, sanctuary

SATURDAY 19th11:30 a.m. Fellowship Lunch Bunch1 p.m. Family Fun Day, John Knox Ranch

SUNDAY 20th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet12 p.m. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING IHN ends6 p.m. true: high school, Student Ac-

tivity CenterJUNE NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

NEW MEETING. DIFFERENTDAY.The Session of Shepherd of theHills calls for a meeting of theCongregation immediately fol-lowing the 11 a.m. service May 20,2012 to vote on our undertaking a constructionloan in order to facilitate changes to the WilliamCannon campus. Please plan to attend this im-portant meeting.

calendar.shpc.orgoffice phone 892.3580office email [email protected]

true high school: from derekFellowship is another great benefit your child willfind when they attend true HighSchool. It’s an opportunity forthem to spend time with friendsand make new friends. It’s asafe place for them to take partin deep discussions of faith, praytogether, as well as have some crazy fun times.True High School meets Sunday evenings from 6:00– 7:30 pm in the youth portable.

Food Trailer Crawl: Thursday, May 24 —Join us to experience some of Austin's Airstreamcuisine! We will carpool from the church to one ormore of South Austin's food trailer parks. Bringmoney to purchase your lunch (generally less than$10). Meet us at SHPC at 11:30 a.m. Return to thechurch after lunch. Yum!

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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 May 13th — 20th,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

Get Zapped! at Club H2OJoin us for this water-based, Bible-focused,

week-long camp for gradu-ating 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.We’ll spend some time

each day learning what Godsays and how He wants us

to live, before we take off tohit some of the best water-

based venues Central Texas has to offer!Parents may volunteer to chaperone.Dates: Monday-Friday, July 16th – 20th

Times: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.Registration: $100 (includes supplies, allentrance fees, and transportation)Scholarships are available.Registration will be web-based this year,and can be done at: clubh2o.event.shpc.orgQuestions? Contact our Director of Chil-dren’s Ministries, Chris Gordon:[email protected]

VBS openings are still available!Some ages have filled, but most of ourclasses still have room! Bring yourchild! Have your child bring a friend!June 4th - 8th, 9 a.m. - noon each dayvbs.event.shpc.org

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· ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN gathers Thurs-days at 10 a.m. in portable B. Current-ly we are discussing topics taken fromJim Cybala's book, Spirit Rising. Markyour calendars and come!

· FELLOWSHIP LUNCH BUNCH nextgathers on Saturday May 19th at 11:30a.m. Destination? Serrano’s at 5030Highway 290 West. Menu? Tex-Mex +other (luncheon low prices). ComeONE, come ALL! but Reservationsplease! Norma Burchard – 394-0131 orFrances Tomlinson – 899-9244.

· GROAN UPS GAME DAY has beencanceled.

it’s PrimeTime! (50± Adult Ministry)

—Proving you can be trusted with what is expected of you

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

Impose order in chaosAND help the choir!Are you an organized self starter whowould like to make a difference in the lifeof the Worship Choir? We are currentlysearching for a new choir librarian!

This person will be in charge of maintain-ing the choir's current library, filing newmusic as it arrives, and keeping each choirmember's folder up to date. If you canspare an hour or two a week and have awilling spirit, we can offer a sense thatyou're making a difference in the life ofour choir!

For more info contact our choir directorZack Uzzle ([email protected])

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

The Caring Forever Endowment Fund is a permanent fund that is used to spread Christ's love inmission and ministry. Your contributions to the Fund are not spent - instead, they are invested and

remain in the Fund forever. Only the investment return is used for awards, so your contributions helpprovide awards year after year after year.

In memory of her grandmother, ElizabethRay: Kim GrubbIn honor of her mother, Marge Reeves:Oscar & Deb ErlansonIn memory of his mother, Sandra LeeErlanson: Oscar & Deb ErlansonIn memory of her grandmother, Gert Reeves:Oscar & Deb ErlansonIn honor of Jinny Thompson: Steve & JaneThompsonIn memory of Catherine Wolff: Steve & JaneThompsonIn honor of mother, Glenna Jaeger: Ken &Sue Frye

· In memory of Virginia Hall and MildredWheeler: Bill & Jane Hall

· In honor of Karen’s mother, Esther Fickert:Scott, Karen, and Shawn McCoy

· In honor of his mother, Jeanne Wilkins:Doug WilkinsIn memory of her mother, May Bray, and inhonor of her precious daughters, LinneaBales and Jamie May: Mary Lynn Sheirer

· In memory of Terri Schindler-Schiavo: Steve& Cathy Beard

· In memory of Pat Franzolino: LouiseFranzolino; Bill & Jane Hall; Ron & TrinkaMiller; Norma Burchard; Jim & MarthaMeador; Steve, Nancy, and Amanda Ziehme;Roy & Linda Koesel; Walter & AntoinetteLambert

· In memory of Jo Ann Kuper: Bill & Jane Hall· In memory of Donna Gruver: Jack & Carol

Gilchrist· In memory of her mother, Dorothy Hines

Cochran: Georgia Crawley

Notes

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Caring Forever 2012 Award Announced!The recipient of the $1,500 Caring Forever 2012 Endowment Fund Award isannounced this morning! Please consider continuing your support for

these annual awards by contributing to the Endowment Fund. Contribution envelopesare located in the Narthex along the office wall.

If you want to make your contribution in honor of your mother or anyone else, justcomplete the form below, fold with your monetary gift*, put it in an envelope, andplace it in the offering plate or in the Endowment mail box. We will send a specialnote to the appropriate person to let them know of your gift. If it's your mother, wewill send her a special Mother's Day card.

Have questions? Just ask an Endowment Committee member (Gaston Broyles, BeamanFloyd, Marilyn Wade, Doug Wilkins, or Deb Erlanson).

Caring Forever 2012 Dedication Form(Please Print)

This contribution is □ in honor of □ in memory of

(This □ is □ is not my mother)Please send an appropriate card to:

Name

Address

This contribution is being made by (please print clearly)Name

Address

*Please write "Endowment" on your check. Thanks!

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Meet, Greet, and EAT!Time to fire up the grill! To mix thesauces and smoke the turkey!

Yep, it's BACK! The Holy Smokes BBQMission Celebration is back! Thisevent is family-friendly and finger-licking good!

Sunday May 27th, you’ll be greeted atworship to wondrous smells of some ofthe best BBQ meats you have ever eat-en! Wait — there’s more! Side dishesto make your mouth water and des-serts sent right from heaven to yourlips. What more could youwant?

What about the kiddos?We will have all sortsof snacks and bounc-ers, fire trucks andactivities to keep thementertained for theentire afternoon (evensome adult jousting -!).

Wait, there’s MORE! Not only will youenjoy the best food SHPC has to offerand not only will you and your kidsplay till you are exhausted and notonly will meet folks from both servicesbut you will also get to meet some ofour MANY mission partners from allover Austin. Be inspired by their sto-ries and join their efforts! A great wayto eat, meet and greet all around thechurch, This is also a great Sunday toinvite a friend or two to show themwhat SHPC is all about! Do not miss it!

DO YOU LOVE TO COOK?Attention all BBQ PIT MASTERS, SIDE-DISH SAVANTS & BAKING KINGS &QUEENS

We need your skills and talents tomake this year’s Holy Smoke BBQ Mis-sion Celebration a hit!

If you love to cook on the BBQ, youare invited create a team (or go solo)and bring your cooking rig & gear onSunday the 27th. We ask all pit mastersto consider cooking enough meat forat least 25 people (much more is much

better). Although this is not aformal BBQ competition, you

can still take home somebragging rights. Con-tact Pastor Mike formore details.

Side dishes… we aregoing to need morethan we can imagine!

Pick a favorite dish youand your family love and please makeit party size!

Desserts ... We know many of you loveto bake, because I love eating all thegreat sweets we find all over the SHPCcampus. This is a chance for you tomake a huge splash with a big dessert!

If you’re thinking — what about me? Idon’t cook, but I still want to help!please contact Pastor [email protected]’s plenty of work that needsplenty of hands!

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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: JoseFernandez… Andrew Figer, son of a friend of Bill Brock... Kevin Robnett, friend of Thure Cannon...John White, Susan’s husband... Mitch Guile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds... Teddy Sweredoski,friend of Stan & Jessica Wade... Lynda & Robert Wade’s niece’s husband Dan Ireland... Tyler Moser,son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell... Temple & Janet Ingram’s daughter Kate Ingram... ChristopherLehmann, son of Mark Lehmann... Larry Roberman, brother of Lori Whitmire... Derek & KristiFisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Joys—Gonzalez Office Products, owned by members Wayne & Pam Gonzalez hasbeen named 2012 Ethics in Business Award, Winner for Small Businesses—PattieLawrence’s cousin, Mark Hollahan, and Pattie’s neighbor, Rebekah Frost, have bothsafely returned from the war zone

Sorrows—Gary Mann’s brother, John Mann, passed away on May 1st—Bill(“Butch”) Berry, husband of Sue, passed away April 26th

Please pray for—Martha Meador’s grandson, Cassidy, upcoming surgery—the family of Jeremy Bar-ta and all those involved in the recent Austin commuter train accident—Sheryl Hall’s oldest son, Shane,travel safety as he goes to his summer job—Sheryl Hall’s youngest son, Jeff, recovering from blood clot re-moval surgery—Nona May’s daughter Becca, traveling to Uganda for a semester of study abroad—JamieMay’s son, Max Roland, traveling to Nicaragua on a mission event from May 14-26—Gaston Broyles, re-covering from surgery—Sally Schilstra, surgery and rehab—Headmistress Ronica Ngulube's 12-year-oldcousin Josephine Mtonga, battling malaria—Helen Turrentine’s sister, Jane Staton, upcoming shoulder re-placement surgery—Lisa Dillard’s nephew, Chris Stone, return of aggressive colon cancer—strength forthe family of Sheryl Hall’s friend Leanne Martin; Leanne’s mother Beverly passed away April 15th—Caro-line Kirsch’s friend, going through really hard times—Phyllis Duke, grandmother of Elizabeth Fisher andmother of Kristi Fisher, recovering from open heart surgery—Austin, the city where we’re planted—PastorKenneth Muyira and the congregation of Manyamula Presbyterian Church—Pastor ChimwemweMhango and his family