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Announcementsweek of April 10th

SUNDAY 10th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, Faithwalk11 a.m. The Ark, Live B.I.G.4 p.m. Guatemala team, port. B5 p.m. GUNGOR true carpool departs5:30 p.m. Inquirers’ Class, library

MONDAY 11th7 p.m. Disciple 1, library

TUESDAY 12th8 a.m. Painted Churches trip10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, port B. ::

Groan-Ups Game Day, rm. 77 p.m. Prayer Shawl group, rm. 7

WEDNESDAY 13th5:30 p.m. DINNER @ WEDNESDAY NIGHT

LIVE! narthex6:15 p.m. true: 5th - 8th grade student

ministry, Student Activity Center6:30 p.m. KidStuf!, FMC :: Wednesday

Evening Bible Study (WEBS), library7 p.m. Handbell Choir, rm 5 :: Praise &

Worship team, sanctuary

THURSDAY 14th9:30 a.m. Disciple 1, FMC :: MYC Devo-

tional, rm. 7 :: Disciple 2, library10 a.m. ARCM, port. B7 p.m. Book Group, port. B :: Disciple 4,

library :: Worship Choir, sanctuary

SATURDAY 9thGolden Years Lunch Bunch6 p.m. Great Date #7

SUNDAY 17thPALM SUNDAY9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, Faithwalk11 a.m. The Ark, Live B.I.G.5:30 p.m. Inquirers’ Class, library6 p.m. true: High School Ministry,

Student LoungeMAY NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

office phone 892.3580office email church@shpc.org

Join us this Easter Season for the celebration ofChrist's Resurrection.

Palm Sunday April 17th, 9:30 & 11 a.m.

Maundy Thursday April 21st, 7:30 p.m.

We will celebrate communion together as weremember the events of the last night ofJesus' life.

Easter Sunday April 24th, 8:00, 9:00, 10:15 and11:30 a.m.

We celebrate Christ's resurrection with mu-sic and song.

We look forward to seeing you there!

WHAT: Mel Gibson's The Passion of theChrist Film Presentation & DiscussionWHEN: Good Friday, April 22, 2011 from 6 - 9 p.m.)WHERE: SHPC Family Ministry CenterFOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO RSVP:www.SignUpGenius.com/go/passion1 (or contactCarlFloto 512-484-2444 / chfloto@yahoo.com )

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Foundations Easter EggHunt & Potluck BrunchAre you a family with youngchildren at SHPC? Would youlike an informal way to meetother families with youngchildren at SHPC? Do youlike to eat and your kids likeEaster Egg Hunts? Come joinus at the Kupers’ home off 71 just pastthe Y. Each family is asked to bring a dishto share for our Easter Potluck Brunch. Ev-eryone will eat, the adults will enjoy thefellowship, and the children will love theEaster Egg Hunt! Mark your calendar forPalm Sunday, April 17th, starting at 12:30p.m. E-mail Tracy Kuper atkupers@austin.rr.com or call her at 512-914-1202 so she can send you the details.

Garage Sale Success!With your help, we raised over $3100 forthe school house in Africa! It took over120 hours of work from 36 volunteers, plusthe loads and loads of boxes of donationsfrom both church members and the com-munity. Thanks for all your time, talent,items, strong arms, and prayers. A specialthanks to the ABS group that made andsold breakfast tacos!

The Challenge is On!FILO: Young AdultGroup is challeng-ing other mem-bers of SHPC toturn out to helpwith painting, elec-trical work, plumb-ing, and installing tilein the flooded homes inRound Rock from Hurri-cane Hermine. Thenext trip is scheduledfor Saturday, April30th . Sign up in the narthex or callTary Snyder at 512-892-6800 or email:tsnyder@snyderhomes.com. Updated tripdetails can be found at:www.snyderhomes.com/DisasterResponse.

GOOD NEWS, BOOKLOVERSIn a continuing effort to offermore fellowship, a daytimeSHPC Book Club is forming!It will meet monthly on 3rd

Thursday mornings, be-ginning April 21st, at 11:30 a.m. to1 p.m. We’ll use the same book selec-tions as the evening book club. Our firstmeeting location will be in the library atSHPC. Please bring a bag lunch. Pleasecontact Thelma Morris (301-1676,gramorr@aol.com ) or Annie Ward (373-8803, annie-ron@att.net ) if you’d liketo join us. If you email, please put BookClub as the subject. Child care will notbe available.

Moved lately?If you’ve changed yourcontact info—mailing ad-dress, phone number,email address—pleaselet us know!

church@shpc.org

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JUMP Into Club H2ODates: August 8-12, 2011Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily

Where: FMCWho: 4th & 5th graders

Price: $100, transport & ticketsJoin us in August for Club H2O,

where we will JUMP! into some excitingadventures with Paul and spend part ofeach day visiting a local, favorite swim-min' hole. Good times will be had by all aswe dig deeper and learn more about thisamazing man, the places he visited, andthe lives he changed through his faith.Check our web page if you’re curiousabout our location possibilities—our crackteam searches for a great balance of acces-sible and FUN for our Club H2O-ers!Club H2O is limited to 50 campers. Regis-tration for 4th and 5th graders is now

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.Kindergarten — Room 7 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th grade — Family Ministry Center

5th grade — Portable ALive B.I.G. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - noon

All students Kindergarten through 5th grade — Family Ministry Center

—putting others first by giving up what you think you deserve

wednesday 6:30 p.m. FMCopen—sign up at

or in the FMC. Beginning May 1st, 3rd grad-ers may register for any remaining avail-ability.Questions? Contact Pastor Britta (britta@shpc.org ) or Chris Gordon (chris@shpc.org )

members.shpc.org/children/events/clubh20.php

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Caring Forever 2011

The Caring Forever Endowment Fund award keeps growing, thanks to yoursupport. It is a real blessing to be able to provide meaningful monetary

support for someone who is answering God's call. On Mother's Day, Sunday May 8th,the recipient(s) of this year's award will be announced. Between now and then,please consider continuing your support for these annual awards by contributing toCaring Forever 2011.

If you want to make your contribution in honor of your mother or anyone else, justcomplete the form below and we will send a special note to the appropriate person tolet them know of your gift. If it's your mother, we will send her a special Mother's Daycard.

Have questions? Just ask an Endowment Committee member (Gaston Broyles, Beaman

Caring Forever 2011 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 write "Endowment" on your check. Thanks!

Thank You for Caring!We rejoice in these recent contributions to the Caring Forever Endowment :

The Caring Forever Endowment Fund is a permanent fund that is used to spread Christ's love inmission and ministry.

· In memory of Terri Schindler Schiavo: the Beard Family

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Caring Forever Endowment Fund

Want To Give Someone $1,500?Time's Running Out!!

submitted by Deb Erlanson, Endowment Committee

CARING FOREVER 2011 AWARD NOMINATION FORMI nominate the following for the Caring Forever 2011 award:

I believe the award is deserved for the following reasons:

Submitted by: _____________________________ Telephone Number _________________Nominees cannot be a member of SHPC and must use the award for mission or education for a near-term project or an on-going project that needs additional funding. The award is not to be used as a rewardfor past projects or actions. A Task Force appointed by the Session will review nominations and make arecommendation to the Session which will then make the final decision.

Do you know a person or organization that could use $1,500 for a special mission or ed-ucation project? If so, act fast because this is now the time to nominate them for the$1,500 Caring Forever 2011 Endowment Fund Award.It's easy - just use the nomination form below. Put your completed form in the box orenvelope near the Caring Forever Endowment Fund tree sign in the narthex, or in theEndowment Fund mail box in the church office. Just be sure to do it by Sunday, April17th so the Task Force appointed by the Session will be able to consider your nomination.Caring Forever awards come only from the earnings of the Endowment Fund or fromspecial "angel gifts" when the earnings need a little lift. The principal of the Fund - yourcontributions - are never spent. They stay in the Fund, continuing to earn even more tobe used for awards in years to come.Have questions? Just ask an Endowment Committee member (Gaston Broyles, BeamanFloyd, Marilyn Wade, Doug Wilkins, or Deb Erlanson).

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· GROAN-UPS GAME DAY: Tues-day, April 12th at 10 am in Room 7.Join us for spinner Dominoes or agame of your choice. For more infor-mation, contact Stefan Haag at 288-3479.

· A SPECIAL GOLDEN YEARSLUNCH BUNCH: Saturday, APRIL16, 2011 we will meet at DianeO'Leary's lake house in Lake Buchan-an Village, Tow, Texas. We'll meet atthe church at 10 a.m. to car pool, forthose needing transportation. Ham-burgers with all the fixings, potatosalad, dessert, and drinks will be pro-vided for $5.00 per person. Pleasejoin us for a great lunch and Christianfellowship. You are encouraged tobring your fishing pole and camera!Reserve your place by phoning DianeO'Leary at 263-5592 or Annie Ward at373-8803 by Thursday, April 14th.

· ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN will gather April14th at 10 a.m. in Portable B. Regard-less of your age or status, you are in-vited to each and every meeting.Questions? Contact Ron Miller, 512-892-1862 orronald.miller1333@sbcglobal.net.

SAM NEWS!(Senior Adult Ministry)

Upcoming Seminar at CentralPres: The Choices We MakePaula D'Arcy, a writer, retreat leader, andconference and seminar speaker, will beleading a workshop titled The Choices WeMake at Central Presbyterian Church onApril 30th from 9 A.M. to 2 p.m.The choices we make become the story ofour lives, yet so many of our choices aremade from fear – not awareness. We sel-dom challenge or question the very thingsthat must be questioned. How can I digdeep for the courage to ask the real ques-tions and make more empowering choices?The workshop is open to both men andwomen.

Paula is the author of nine books, includ-ing Gift of the Red Bird and Waking Up toThis Day. Her life is spent largely on theroad leading seminars and retreats. A for-mer psychotherapist, she speaks andwrites from her own experience aboutspirituality and the transformation of pain.Her non-profit, Red Bird Foundation, atRedBirdFoundation.com , has sponsoredtwo international gatherings of women(Womenspeak) dedicated to peace andworld change.

To register: Mail or bring the registrationform at www.cpcaustin.org to the churchwith payment (cash, check, or PayPal).

Lunch will be catered by The Red-HeadedChef. (You must register by April 28th forlunch to beincluded.)Childcare willbe provided –please let usknow yourneeds.

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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 prayers@shpc.org.

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: RobertBeardslee, grandson of Bob & Carolyn Beardslee and husband of Jenna... Pattie Lawrence's cousin,Mark Hollahan… Jason Mills, son-in-law of Junie Ledbetter & Gaston Broyles... Tyler Moser, son of afriend of Dee & Greg Merrell... Mathew Dalton, nephew of Mark & Tracy Lord... Temple & JanetIngram’s daughter Kate Ingram... James Crowder, friend of Tom & Mike McNelley... Eric Wesley,Jack & Carol Gilchrist’s friend... Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann... Larry Roberman,brother of Lori Whitmire... Eric Huerta, nephew of Michael McNelley’s co-workers... Derek & KristiFisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Joys—Georgia Crawley’s sister-in-law’s nephew, Kevin Knutson, releasedfrom the hospital—Derek King Addison,son of Emily & Jason Addison, was bornMarch 14th; grandparents are Al & Jai

Leigh Addison and Sue Lagerquist & Derek Green

Sorrows—Bethany Gonzales' father, and Brooks &Kendall’s grandfather, Ross Chiles, died peacefully onMarch 26th

Please pray for—Krista Kilbane’s friend, Nor-ma Chapa, and her family, on the accidental death of her21-year-old son, Ryan Tschatschula—Victor Letbetter,son-in-law of Jim & Martha Meador, recovering from sur-gery—Bruce & Maryellen Albertson’s friend, Lisa Hud-son-Castilleja, recovering from brain surgery, and herhusband, Charlie—Bruce & Maryellen Albertson’s friendDon Crawford, undergoing radiation following surgery toremove a malignant tumor on an ear—the family, friends,and classmates of Jesse Hunt, a junior at Dripping SpringsHigh School who died of a self-inflicted gunshot woundApril 1st—Sandra Mann, psoriatic arthritis, an extremelypainful condition—Anna Littrell and Joy Kouts' sister, PatMaxwell, terminal cancer—Deanne Pearson’s mother,Catherine Thedford, lung infection—Martha Rowland,mother of Pat Haag, now receiving hospice care—Sally

Schilstra’s uncle, James Howell, recovering from skin can-cer surgery—Clift Bowman, recovering from splenectomyto treat low platelets—Angela Peterson's friend’s mom, theRev. Kathy Treviño, lung surgery results do not look posi-tive—Krista Kilbane, health issues—Sherry Rasmus’mother, Peg Gray, broken bone(s) in her foot—Lisa Craw-ford’s mother, Eleanor Lipscomb, undergoing medical test-ing—Roz Seiler, recovering from outpatient surgery —KenSeiler, healing—Ruth Olson, two simultaneous upcomingsurgeries—Sarah Kessler, Scott Windham’s cousin, under-going chemo for ovarian cancer—Marjorie Windham,Scott Windham’s grandmother, hospitalized for mini-stroke —Alicia Bollem Harsh, Jonathan & Amy Slaugh-ter’s cousin, recovering from spinal surgery—family &friends of Pastor Jesse Essinger and Angus McPhail attheir deaths—Kristi Brasher, friend of Amy Slaughter, pre-mature labor with twins—Dee Merrell’s friend TerreWalker, double mastectomy——teachers, administrators,librarians, and school staff in Central Texas—Austin, thecity where we re planted—the leadership of SHPC as theydiscern a path for our future—Pastor Kenneth Muyira andthe congregation of Manyamula Presbyterian Church—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and his family