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Announcementsweek of January 20th

Rooms are at our William Cannon cam-pus (W) or our Brodie campus (B).

SUNDAY 20th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship

The Ark, UpStreetCONGREGATIONAL MEETING

9:30 a.m. true Faith10:45 a.m. Authentic Christianity,

lib-W11 a.m.RE:form confirmation class,

student activity center-W6 p.m. true high school, s.a.c.-WFEBRUARY NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

MONDAY 21st9:30 a.m. Disciple 3, library-W7 p.m. Disciple 1, library-W :: Disci-

ple 2, C-W

TUESDAY 22nd9:30 a.m. Morning Bible Study, 9-W ::

Disciple 1, FMC-W :: WimberlyGlassworks Trip

10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, A-W1:30 p.m. Book Group, lib-W

WEDNESDAY 23rd9:30 a.m. Disciple 4, library-W6 p.m. true tween & middle school,

student activity center-W7 p.m. Praise & Worship rehearsal,

sanctuary-W

THURSDAY 24th9:30 a.m. MOPS, FMC-W10 a.m. ARCM, library-W6 p.m. Handbell choir, sanctuary-W7 p.m. Worship Choir, sanctuary-W

SATURDAY 26th9 a.m. Piece on Earth Quilting, W-AB

SUNDAY 27th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship

The Ark, UpStreet9:30 a.m. true Faith10:45 a.m. Authentic Christianity,

lib-W11 a.m.RE:form confirmation class,

student activity center-W6 p.m. true high school, s.a.c.-W

calendar.shpc.orgoffice phone 892.3580office email church@shpc.org

NEW DATE: The Session of Shepherdof the Hills calls for a meeting of theCongregation immediately followingall worship services TODAY, JANU-ARY 20, 2013 to elect elders and deacons of theClass of 2015, as well as to fill open positions inearlier classes.

Votes will be tallied and results announced afterthe 11 a.m. William Cannon service. Please plan toattend this important meeting.

ELDERS, 2015:Carlen Floyd, Cha-rissa Ellis, BenBoehman, RobJohnson, Elisa

Donnell, Rick Cole2014: Tim Whit-ten

DEACONS 2015:Taylor Houston,

Daisy Bates, MarkSchroeder2014: Sherry Todd2013: Carol Lee

February is Guatemala Trip Sign-up Month!We will be available in the narthex all four Sundaysin February for you to learn more about the Guate-mala Mission Trips. Our schedule is:

· June 20-27. First Living Water Trip. Water system instal-lation in Palistinia, Guatemala.

· July 2 -July 9. Second Living Water Trip. Water systemmaintenance and vacation bible school in El Eden and atthe San Bartolome School in San Andres Itzapa.

· July 25-August 1. Trip to Orphanage Hogar Miguel Ma-gone and the San Batholome School in San Andres Itzapa.

We’re encouraging high school youth to be a partof the June Living Waters trip. If you’re in thatcategory and want to learn more, please contactMichael Killeen at mike@shpc.org.

Now is the time to start thinking about your sum-mer 2013 mission plans. We hope that you willprayerfully consider joining the Guatemala Missioneffort.

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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 Sarah Swanson’s mother:Barbara McCollum

· In memory of Gay Langston’s mother:Barbara McCollum

· In loving memory of Marg Sue's parents, Dr.& Mrs. Wagnon: Mike & Marg Sue Owen

· In memory of Steven Riddle: Liz Flynn· In memory of her dad, Esso Essary: Beth

Everett· In memory of Mal Hunter: Stefan & Pat

Haag, Tommy & Stella Warner

WANTED: JOURNEY GROUP LEADERS!We are looking for Journey Group leaders to entrust the responsibility ofconnecting people in a meaningful way and helping them grow in theirfaith during winter/spring 2013. Curious? Interested? Contact Pastor Ted,ted@shpc.org.

Quilt Day at SHPC — NEW DATE“Piece on Earth" quilters will meet onSaturday, January 26th from 9a-4p inPortables A and B at William Cannoninstead of the originally scheduled time aweek earlier.

Bring your sewing tools, a sewingmachine if you have one, and a"brown bag lunch.” We havesome donated fabrics thatwe are using, but feel freeto also bring your own.Questions? Ask LynnWright (512.288.0188) orDee Merrell (512.829.4352)

The 7th annual "AFuture and AHope Adoptionand Foster Care

Conference"will be Feb-

ruary 9,2013, at

Grace Covenant Church in Austin. Thisconference has served around a 1000singles and couples exploring or in theprocess of an adoption or foster train-ing, and adoptive or foster familieslooking for continuing education. Weare excited to announce the 2013 con-ference will include a session trackbased on Karyn Purvis' Connected Childstrategies for families who alreadyhave children in their homes. Makeplans to attend and bring somefriends.

Register atwww.AFutureAndAHopeAustin.org .

● ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN meet everyThursday at 10 a.m. in the library atWilliam Cannon. Join us!

it’s PrimeTime! (50± Adult Ministry)

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—Deciding it's worth it to finish what you've started

Children’s MinistryNursery care for children from 6 weeks to 24 months of age

The Ark Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – noonWilliam Cannon campus

9:30 2 yr. olds — Room 2 3 yr. olds — Room 1 4 yr. olds & pre-K— Room 611 2 yr. olds — Room 2 3 yr. olds — Room 1 4 yr. olds & pre-K— Room 6

Brodie campus9:30 3 yr. olds through pre-K— portable

UpStreet Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. - noonWilliam Cannon campus

9:30 Kinder thru 3rd grade — Family Ministry Center 4th & 5th grade — Portable A&B11 Kinder thru 5th grade — Portable B

Brodie campus9:30 Kinder thru 5th grade — large classroom

William Cannon campus9:30 & 11 Room 7

Brodie campus9:30 portable

Join Manos de Cristo in recognizing 25years of service in the community an theexcitement of their expansion into the fu-ture as they shoot for the stars.

February 8, 2013Hyatt Regency Austin

Doors open at 7 p.m. Dinner at 7:30 p.m.with a live auction to follow.Visit www.manosdecristo.org today to re-serve your spot.

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● Walk with Jesus on his final day.● Sit beside him at the Last Supper.● Pray with him in Gethsemane.● Follow him to the cross.● Desert him. Deny him.● Experience the Resurrection.The Foundations Class (mostly par-ents of grade school & mid-highkids) meets Wednesday nights from6:30-7:30 in William Cannon room 9.

The first half of the Springsemester we will study The 24Hours That Changed theWorld by Adam Hamilton.Childcare is available at nocost for children ages pre-school- 4th grade. Founda-tions does not meet onKidStuf nights. Contact SuzieBridges at

suziebrdgs@gmail.com to get on the emailinfo list.

Kids Hope is celebratingtheir volunteers on Janu-ary 30th and we want youto join us! We will be hav-ing a friendly potluck dinnerat 6 p.m. for all the volun-teers and we’d love for youto join us, ask questions,and get involved!

We are looking for morevolunteers to grow our

team, so if you are interested and can’tmake it to our potluck, please email LoriWhitmire at KidsHope@shpc.org to findout how to get involved.

Our next mentor training will be held onFebruary 10th from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Con-tact Lori if you are interested.

Other ways you can get involved withKids Hope:

Williams Elementary is looking for a fewgently used/new bikes to use for theirattendance incentive.

Jan. 23rd at 7 p.m. - Community meetingat Williams

Jan 25th at 6 p.m. - Williams Talent Show

Jan 26th 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Williams’ Gar-den work day (please bring shovels, rakes,hand tools, paper bags, gloves, etc.)

Get ready to have funand learn about PCHASin a whole new way!

The 2013 PCHAS Am-bassador retreat is right around the cor-ner— February 15 -16, from 2 p.m. to 2p.m. Not yet an ambassador but thinkingabout becoming one? This is a great eventfor you as well.

As one of SHPC’s Ambassadors to Presby-terian Children’s Homes and Services,your hotel and on-campus food will becovered. This event is worth the drive and

time off from work. Itis a great time to seeour large campuses,meet the kids, learnmore in depth about

the program and meet ambassadorsthroughout Texas. The kids on the campusreally enjoy sharing their “home” with ourgreat supporters. You will leave inspiredand ready to share the great work ofPCHAS with your church.

RSVP to Tiffany Ritter,tiffany.ritter@pchas.org, by January 31.

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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: DavidFloto, son of Carl & Ruth Ann… Robert Beardslee, grandson of Bob & Carolyn Beardslee… Stefan &Pat Haag's daughter Felicia Ferguson-Cox… Nathaniel Miller, son of Fran & Ted Miller… Moralesfamily neighbor Brian Moran… Jose Fernandez, friend of Gaston & Junie Broyles and graduate ofPPAS… Mitch Guile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds... Teddy Sweredoski, friend of Stan & JessicaWade... Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell... Temple & Janet Ingram’s daughter KateIngram... Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann... Larry Roberman, brother of Lori Whitmire...Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Sorrows—Jack Lord, father of Mark Lord, passed away January 12th

Please pray for—Dick Klusmann, recovering from hip surgery—the family of An-dy Flax, Jessica Wade’s friend who recently passed —Lisa & Alan Teeple’s sister-in-law,Miriam Lockhart, gall bladder removal and surgery to treat breast cancer—Helen Carr,mother of Pat Seyfarth, peace in coping with the unexpected death of her younger sister—

Bill Brock’s friend, David Allen, leg surgery for melanoma—the Manns’ dear friend's daughter, BeckyTaylor, recovering well from brain tumor—James Edwards, health issues—Martha Meador’s nephew,Richard Steele; a tree fell on him—Martha Meador’s brother, Dick Steele, melanoma—Abby Brady’s step-mother, on the death of her sister January 4th —Karen Thompsen’s brother, Jack Robertson, her 17-year-oldniece Fiona, and Karen’s sister-in-law, Shauna Morris, after the January 2nd death of Shauna’s father, FrankMorris—Austin, the city where we’re planted—Pastor Alfred Mtonga, his family, and Manyamula CCAPChurch—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and his family—Pastor Clement Munthali and his family—PastorKenneth Muyila and his family—Ronica Ngulube