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This Week In the Life of the Parish

July 31-August 7, 2016

The Church Calendar can be accessed on the

St. Matthew’s Website:

http://stmattsaustin.org/About/resources.html

Evening Prayer Daily at 6:00 pm

in the Cauley Bell Tower Chapel

Summer Faith Story Series—Missionpalooza Reflection from Travis

Our scriptural motto for Missionpalooza this year was “Here I am, Lord,” from Isaiah 6. As this year’s program leader, I focused on the idea of call. In my evening messages, I talked about the ways in which God calls us and about the gifts that God calls out of us. We explored prayer techniques in order to discern “where my great love meets the world’s great need.”

Serving in the San Marcos/Wimberley areas, our groups carried-out various carpentry jobs for flood victims—demolishing, framing, and painting houses. So, in a way, our work paralleled that of Jesus’ in his own first vocation as a carpenter’s son. Drawing on the story in Luke 2, when Jesus stays behind in the temple, I talked about how we become awakened to God’s call when we feel enkindled by encountering God in meaningful and surprising ways.

Jesus, I remarked, must have grown up thinking he would enter his father’s trade of carpentry; but then something “came alive” in him when he encountered the temple leaders teaching and discussing theology and scripture. That discovery impact-ed his own growth and formation—and ultimately blossomed into his ministry of preaching, teaching, and healing.

Scripture tells us Jesus “grew in wisdom and stature; and in favor with God and others”—and that was our prayer as leaders for these youth encountering Christ in one another and in those they served.

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Summer Soul Series July 2016

Sundays, after the 10:30 am sanctuary service

Join us for great music!

Submitted by Jean Fuller

July 31—Erin Ivey

Songstress Erin Ivey is a great friend to St. Matthew’s and to Soul of a Musician, working with Merrill to get this missional series started. Erin’s lovely voice and talent are well-regarded through-out the music industry; we are honored as she joins us for our final Summer Soul Series concert. You’re invited to stay and harken as her voice fills our sacred space and lifts us up in love.

“If music be the food

of [God’s] love,

play on”

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Our Healing Service and Celebration of Holy Women and Holy Men

Join Merrill this week (August 1) as we celebrate George Freeman Bragg Jr, an African American Historian and then next week (August 8), Christian will explore the life of Laurence, Deacon and Martyr of Rome. Submitted by Christian Hawley

Blessed Relief (Buddhist/Christian) Book Study

We’ve had a fantastic response to this offering and we’re looking forward to continuing on Wednesday, August 10, at 6:30 pm in room B-14. It’s not too late to order your copy of the book and join us, however we do ask that you RSVP to Fr. Christian (chawley@stmattsaustin.org) so we know how many meditation seats to set up. For those of you who already have your books, please finish them by Wednesday. Namaste. Submitted by Christian Hawley

August Turquoise Table Lunch

Please join us at Galaxy Cafe on Friday, August 5, at 11:30 am, for our monthly turquoise table lunch. We have had a great turnout the past three months and are really excited about this opportunity to dine and connect with other members and also make ourselves available for conversations with people out in our community. If you plan to join us, please RSVP to mandy.hubbard@yahoo.com so I know how many tables to reserve. Submitted by Mandy Hubbard

Choir returns Sunday, August 7!

After a brief summer hiatus, the Parish Choir will be returning to the Sanctuary Service beginning August 7! This is the per-fect time for anyone interested in trying out the choir, or former members, to join us for a trial period during the month of August. For more information, please contact Jean Fuller (jean@stmattsaustin.org) or Eric Johnson (eric@stmattsaustin.org). Submitted by Jean Fuller

All Women of St. Matthew’s Join Us! August 4, 6:30 pm

Summer is starting to come to a close. It is time for an ECW Gathering! ECW stands for Episcopal Church Women—if you are female and a part of the church, you are a member!!

Our gathering will be Thursday, August 4, at 6:30 pm at the Harts’ home: 11120 Callanish Park Dr., 78750. Join us for snacks and assorted beverages. Feel free to bring a special treat to share, if you like! Please RSVP to our hostess Ann Hart at ann-hart@austin.rr.com so we can plan the appropriate amount of refreshments; if you forget to RSVP or plans change and you can come, please just come. We would love to have you! Submitted by Ann Hart

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Kitchen News

On Thursday, July 14, the health department inspected the kitchen. We got a 100 score! A copy of the report is in the kitchen. A perfect score like this is the result of dedication and hard work on part of each group serving a ministry that uses the kitchen. Thank you!

Kitchen instruction classes are available. The class schedule (typically the second Sunday of the month) is:

August 14 An introduction to (1) Kitchen Safety—physical safety, food safety, and health department concerns; (2) Equipment—how to use it and clean it; and (3) Cleaning the room and closing.

September 11 (1) An overview of storage areas; and (2) Food production and food storage, which includes basic knife skills, cooking techniques, and food storage guidelines.

Classes meet noon-1:30 pm in the kitchen. There will be time for questions and answers after each session. Submitted by Chris Schumacher, Business Manager

Registration Now Open

R2F (Roots to Fruit) Summer Day Camp

August 16, 17, 18, 2:00 – 5:00 pm

Children and youth are heartily encouraged to join Travis and Susan for three days of for-mation and fellowship. Roots to Fruit is an organic vision of spiritual growth and Christian service for children and youth grades K-12.

This August, the Family Ministry Team is offering a 3-day formation program for children to explore the many branches of the church. Each day we will focus on a particular limb of our faith community (Tuesday: Scripture and Sacra-ment; Wednesday: Music; Thursday: Ministry).

Anyone interested in attending, please contact Susan Goodman (sgoodman@stmattsaustin.org). We hope that you can join in this exciting opportunity to grow and serve! Submitted by Travis Helms

F2W (Fruit to Wine) Summer Night Camp

While the children and youth deepen their relationship with the church during the day, we invite youth, young adults, parents, grandparents, and pretty much anyone this side of glory to join us to do the same in the evening. If you’ve been looking for a way to get more involved or perhaps just want to try something new, check out our offerings below.

Wednesday, August 17, 6:00-7:00 pm Greeter Training: Join our Greeter leadership team at 5:00 pm at Galaxy Cafe for a little food, fellowship, and information session. Then, starting at 6:00 pm in the sanctuary, participate in training that will allow you to be a greeter for our 10:30 sanctuary service. This is a great, low-commitment, high-reward way to know more people in our parish and serve God in our shared worship. All ages welcome! For more information or questions contact Fr. Christian at chawley@stmattsaustin.org

Thursday, August 18, 6:00-8:00 pm Acolyte and Family Service Host Training: Starting at 5:00 pm in B-18, the family ministry staff will provide a meal and lively conversation to all those interested in serving as an acolyte or a family service host. Then at 6:00 pm acolytes will head upstairs to work on their craft, while family service hosts will head over to Huffman Hall to learn how to make that space ready for worship on Sundays. For more information or with questions, contact Susan Goodman at sgoodman@stmattsaustin.org

Submitted by Christian Hawley

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Unabashedly Episcopalian

The Bishop of Texas, Andy Doyle will be joining us for St. Matthew’s Day on Sept 25. In prepara-tion for his visit and all of the associated baptisms, confirmations, and receptions, we will be study-ing his book, Unabashedly Episcopalian, which introduces and celebrates our tradition. If you are an adult interested in being baptized, confirmed, or received into the Episcopal Church, please contact Fr Christian immediately so he can get you a copy of the book and help you navigate the process of your choice. This is going to be an especially joyous day, so if you’ve been considering officially becoming part of our family, now’s a great time! Submitted by Christian Hawley

Senior Warden’s State of the Parish Address

Dear Parish Family:

As your senior warden, from time to time I’ll offer up a word on the health of our parish. I want you to know that as of July, our parish is strong and healthy in every way. Our Sunday attendance is trending upward (surprisingly so in the summer), while our ministries and outreach programs are flourishing and diversifying. In the coming weeks, I’ll be speaking with you regarding many exciting opportunities on the horizon for our church community. For now, please know that your vestry is working hard to formulate targeted objectives for the next six, twelve, and eighteen months. We want to capture your ideas and feedback as we do this strategic planning, so please be on the lookout for some surveys this fall. In the meantime, if you have ideas or feedback you’d like to share, please grab one of our vestry members, including our newest member, Matt Thompson, who will be serving out the remainder of Sandra Bravo’s term. Matt and his family have brought a lot to our parish, and we look forward to this entrepreneur and former senior warden sharing a lot of wisdom and creativity with our leadership team. So introduce yourself to Matt and then let him know your thoughts on how we can make St. Matthew’s even better.

I also want you to know that as we end our second quarter of the year, our financial position is good. We are within budget, however we know that our costs in the second half of the year will increase. This means it is critical that each member or family make every effort to keep your pledge current, or if you haven’t made a pledge, to consider investing in our communal life this summer. It is important that we finish this year on a solid financial footing and not start 2017 in the red. There is a pledge card in the seat back in front of you when you are at church. Please do not hesitate to contact our business manager Chris Schumacher at chris@stmattsaustin.org if you need more information. You can also go to our website, www.stmattsaustin.org and click the “Give Online” button to make a donation. Our ministry planning depends on our pledging horizon, so please help us on both fronts and continue to invest your time, talent, treasure, and voice in our life together.

Thanks for all you do to make St. Matthew’s such a wonderful community,

Doug O’Connell Senior Warden

Holy Meals on Wheels

So far this summer we’ve run, paddled, and hiked—now it’s time for a Eucharist on a bike. Okay, maybe not on a bike, but we are going to go for a bike ride and then celebrate the Eucharist. We’ll meet at Govalle Park to ride the Walnut Creek Hike and Bike trail on Saturday, August 20, at 5:42 pm. The Walnut Creek trail is a bikes- and pedestrian-only paved path along Boggy Creek and Walnut Creek on the east side of Austin. Therefore, people of all ages, and bikes of all kinds are welcome. Some of us might ride 3 miles, others 23, but we’ll rally back at the park at 7:00 pm for the Lord’s Supper. Friends from St. James and St. Michael’s will be joining us, so come on out for some Episcopal camaraderie too. If you have any questions, contact Fr. Christian at chawley@stmattsaustin.org. Submitted by Christian Hawley

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Safeguarding God’s Children Training Dates Available

Anyone who works with children in the Diocese of Texas is required to take the Safeguarding God’s Children training. We make it easy for our parishioners by offering it here on our lovely campus. We encourage our parishioners to take the training so that we can keep our campus as safe as possible. Please contact Chris Schumacher (Business Manager) at chris@stmattsaustin.org to sign up for this class. We have one summer date left (the certification lasts for 5 years):

Tuesday, August 16, 6:00-9:00 pm, Youth Center

Submitted by Susan Goodman

Feeding the less fortunate part of St. Matt’s outreach

As part of the church’s efforts to support Caritas Food Pantries, St. Matthew’s parishioners are asked to donate a non-perishable food item each week to Sunday service.

If you’d like to bring something, this week’s main needs are: fresh fruit; canned items such as chicken and ham, spaghetti sauce, mixed vegetables, beets, fruit cocktail and pineapple; cold cereals; dry beans (pinto, northern, black); and Hamburger Helper-type meals, although other appropriate items that aren’t on the list would be welcome too. At the moment the pantries have plenty of canned tuna.

Please be sure that donated food items are not in glass containers nor past their expiration date as they have to be thrown away. Caritas collection baskets are in the Sanctuary Commons and in Huffman Hall. Young St. Matt’s parishioners help out each week by taking one of the baskets up to the altar to be blessed.

If you weren’t able to bring an item this week and would like to contribute a $1:00 or more, there is a Caritas money box near the collection baskets in the Sanctuary Commons. The proceeds are used to purchase food.

Thank you for your support. Submitted by: Jane Baxter Lynn

Habitat for Humanity—Save the Date

St Matthew’s will once again be participating in Austin’s All Faith’s Build. Our work Saturdays this year will be September 17 and October 15, with the dedication on November 19. We will also be providing lunch for the entire work crew on Sep-tember 17. More to come on the family we’re helping and how to sign up, but for now keep those dates open on your calen-dar to help us build a better Austin. Submitted by Christian Hawley

Getting to Know The Right Reverend Andy Doyle, Bishop of Texas

Leading up to the bishop’s visit, we’ll occasionally feature pieces by Andy about his vision for the diocese and the future mission of the Episcopal Church as well as links to some of his other writings. Recently, Andy wrote a response to the police shootings in Dallas, “By the Waters of Babylon We Lay Down and Weep: Thoughts on Dallas, America, and A Way For-ward.” We invite you to click on the link and read this moving reflection, if you haven’t yet. Submitted by Christine Havens

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Rector Leads Trip to Holy Land in Lent 2017

Friends, I have been surveying members of the parish about their interest in traveling to the Holy Land and am encouraged enough by the response to invite anyone interested in learning about the trip to contact me at merrill@stmattsaustin.org.

The dates of the trip are March 3 – 14, 2017. Submitted by Merrill Wade

Family Ministry News

Family Service Dates: July 31 in Huffman Hall August 7 unless otherwise August 14 indicated August 21 Backpack Sunday, Combined Service, Sanctuary

With utter honesty, I will tell you that this week of mission was one of the most amazing, and spiritually vitalizing, of my entire life. The camaraderie and personal growth shared by these young disciples felt palpable. I attribute this connection and community to a number of factors. Most basically, the quality of the facilities (and the daily meals!) that the San Marcos Academy, a Baptist preparatory school, graciously offered us was astounding. Secondly, since our teams worked continuously on specific sites throughout the week, we were able to see the net impact of our work—both physically, in the actual struc-ture and emotionally, in the responses of the homeowners. Lastly, this year, the Missionpalooza leadership team implemented a no cellphone policy. Rather than logging in and “checking out” during free time, the participants this year spent more time forging friendships with one another. This was a strong testament, for me personally, of the growth that disciples of all ages can undergo when we free ourselves from distraction and concentrate together on the work and vision of building God’s Kingdom. Submitted by Travis Helms

(Continued from page 1)Summer Faith Stories—Missionpalooza

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Colorful Prayers: Open to ALL ages

Summer is beginning to wind down, but you still have a couple of weeks to join us for some relaxation and a chance to reset. Colorful Prayers continues on Tuesdays through August 9 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. All supplies are provided—painting, coloring, clay work, tissue paper, etc. You are certainly invited to bring you own creative materials as well. We will gather in B-17. Invite a friend, neighbor, or loved one. Questions? Please contact Susan Goodman at sgoodman@stmattsaustin.org. Submitted by Susan Goodman

Summer Movies with a Message on Tuesdays from 2:00 – 4:00 pm in the Youth Center.

8/2 A Bug’s Life: bullies and how to deal with them

8/9 Monsters, Inc.: friendship, greed, fear

8/16 NO MOVIE: R2F Day Camp

Youth Ministry News

July/August Youth Events—What a summer! After the amazingness of VBS and Missionpalooza, youth ministry programming is on hiatus for a few weeks. We are very excited about two amazing formation opportunities, and invited you to consider join us in the following:

August 16-18 Roots to Fruit Camp Youth are heartily encouraged to join Travis and Susan for three days of formation and fellowship. See the article on page 2 for details.

September 25 Confirmation Opportunity with Bishop Doyle on St. Matthew’s Day. Confirmation is our rite of passage as Christians, and an opportunity to learn more fully what life in Christ involves. All youth, grades 6-12, who are interested in learning more about taking on a more mature engagement with their faith, are warmly invited to attend our con-firmation classes this fall.

Travis will hold two classes for new youth confirmands on the two Saturdays preceding the Bishop’s Visit—tentatively set for September 3, and September 10, noon-3:00 pm in the Youth Center (with a possible make-up date on Saturday, 9/24). Please contact Travis (travis@stmattsaustin.org) for more information or to sign up. If you have scheduling restraints, we will do our best to accommodate!

Questions or for more info, email Travis at travis@stmattsaustin.org. Submitted by Travis Helms

Legos, Legos, Legos and MORE Legos!

The Family Ministry Team will be introducing a new engaging style of curricu-lum, using Legos, in the fall. We will need LOTS and LOTS of Legos to help support the program. We are excited and look forward to a super fun and crea-tive way to discover stories from the Bible. If you have any Legos stored away at your home, please consider donating them to our program. . .we would be thrilled with any shape or size! For more information, please contact Susan Goodman, Family Minister at sgoodman@stmattsaustin.org. Thank you, in advance! Submitted by Susan Goodman

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1 Asher Bagshaw Michele Beasley John Yearwood

2 Marcia Bailey Elisabeth Carol Lily Hobbs Patti Shannon Trevor von Wupperfeld

3 Abbey Amato Shelby Bursk Daniel Gilmore Don Janysek Steve White

4 Connor O'Brien Kevin Taylor

5 Adrian Bean Glenda Brown Carolyn Meihaus Becky Paricio Carol Touchstone

6 Cameron Bean Trenton Bean Mary Cocke Blake Denton Lynn Durrenberger Bill Field Jennifer Pugh

7 Victoria Alocer Samantha Beasley Sue Ann Bunner Emma Carrier Richard Gresham Liz Johnson

8 Celeste Banister Kristin Braun Drew Dodson Grant McCollum Nadia Paricio

9 Mike Ard Rober Wasmuth

10 Lou Galie Erika Leakey

11 Travis Helms David Jedlicka

12 Grace Garrett Kloe Garrett Robert Myers Patrick Wade

13 Will Kirkgard Alexandra Le

14 Doug O'Connell

16 Nicholas Brocato Cara West Christine Havens

19 Nicholas Bursk John O'Quin Abby Rindfuss

20 Sue McDonald Larry Nichols

21 Scarlett McMullen Bud Payne

23 Victoria O'Brien Arch Robinson Steve Ryder Anne Webster

24 Pat Naeve Carol Ekerdt Susan Goodman Ann Hart

25 Karen Baker Ruby Reavis

26 Diane Bennett Fr. Robert Bonnington Sean Cary James Darby Fr. Christian Hawley Crystal Wade

27 Mary Lou Henshaw Laura Nieman

28 Reed Dady Jamie Flores Ross Garrett Dell Marcoux Keith Minwell Alexandria Satterfield

29 Thomas Brocato Jason Goode Jeanne Langston

30 John Strange

31 Ben Wilcox

August Birthdays

Birthdays will be published in the last Weekly Word prior to the upcoming birthdays. If we have missed anybody, our apologies. Please contact Mickie or Margaret in the office with updates/corrections. Thank you!

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In Our Prayers July 31--August 7, 2016 This list is read aloud at daily Evening Prayer (6 pm, Charlotte Cauley Gray Bell Tower Chapel)

and is included on the Intercessory Prayer Network.

Clergy: Justin of Canterbury; Archbishop; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Andy, Dena, and Jeff, our Bishops; Merrill, Christian, Chuck, Jerry, Jim, Dorothy, and Margaret, our clergy; and Carrie, our seminarian.

Lay Leadership: the Staff, the Wardens, Treasurer and Vestry, the Endowment Committee and the Memorial Garden Committee, and all the other commissions and councils of the Vestry of St. Matthew’s.

Our Outreach Partners and Ministries: Kairos, Habitat for Humanity, El Buen Samaritano, Good Faith Ministry, MPAC, Job Support, Care for the Caregiver, Heifer Project, Casa Marianella, Caritas, Capital Area Food Bank, Trinity Center, Wom-en’s Story Book Project, Hope House, Honduras Good Works, Interfaith Action of Central Texas (IACT), Prayer Shawl Ministry, Threads of Love, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Daughters of the King, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Community of Hope, and the Episcopal Veterans Fellowship.

Our men and women in the Armed Forces and others who serve our country at home and overseas.

Our brothers and sisters in Christ who are actively being persecuted for your name, and all of God’s children who know suffering at the hands of war, disease, natural disaster, injustice, and oppression. Remembering especially the churches in Syria, Egypt, and Iraq, and the people of Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the Holy Land; the people of Syria, France, and all those around the world affected by terrorism and violence, especially the people of South Sudan; we pray for the people of Minneapolis, Baton Rouge, and Dallas, and all people and communities affected by racial violence.

The students, families and staff of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School and other schools and seminaries: General Theological Seminary and Seminary of the Southwest.

Those on our prayer list:

Tom Hudson Alex Acosta Jane Bray Barbara Borden Larry Nichols

Glen Ellis Colette Torres Mike Wilson Sue DuMond Dorothy Keys

Howard Murphy Jeffrey Seiler Virgie Seiler Nancy Richards Suzanne Strocko

Katelyn David & Charliss James & Glenda John Cobb Bill & Doris

Bill & Earlyne Julie & family Neva Warren Bob Frank Gabriel

Lexi Woody Ledenham Justin Reed Maureen Davis Laurie Brown

Allen Butler Lane family Janice Mouton Jamal Kendall Jane Frances Rabil

Kiana Burgess Camilla Garrett Annie Milo Nimori Dale Van Horn

Steans family Bill Kjellstrand the Nazro family the Cloudt family Eric Simmons

Gail Bartolerio Dary Zardeskas Bob McCraine Greg Butcho Melinda Cardenas

Mark Dorsett Bonnie Mueller Louise Waddill

Rev. Dorothy Robinson Mark Clifton & family Hutchinson family & friends

Mike & Melissa Stokes Jim & Martha Funderburgh the Von Wupperfeld family

Jamie McGillicuddy Nancy & Joe Satterfield Caroline Cook & family

Patti Shannon & the Zepf family Alison Street & family Nelson/Eshelman families

family of Mike Wilson Laura Myers-Doughty Laurie Wells Matson

Those who have died:

The Rev. Phil Nazro, husband of Lucy

James Cloudt

Jimmy Street, son of Alison

Sean & Brodie Copeland

Sgt. Craig Hutchinson

Altar Flowers Dedications

Altar flowers are given to the glory of God.

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THE CHURCH OFFERS NURTURING AND EXPERIENCED CHILDCARE EVERY SUNDAY MORNING

8:30 - 11:30 am in Huffman Nursery for children 0-4 years old

Personal prayer teams are available during communion at the 10:30 service in the sanctuary. We have a prayer station on the west side in the gallery. All prayer requests and discussions are completely confidential.

Home delivery of communion is available if you are unable to come to church and would like Holy Communion brought to you on Sunday, please call the church office at 512-345-8314.

If you are unable to walk to the altar for holy communion today, please notify an usher and the communion elements will be brought to you where you are seated.

BE IN THE KNOW about parish events and news! You can subscribe to the St. Matthew’s email list by visiting our website at www.stmattsaustin.org and clicking the “Subscribe” button on our homepage.

All submissions, including prayer requests, for the Weekly Word must be received by the church office by Wednesday at noon in order to appear in the upcoming Sunday’s edition. Please send Weekly Word articles to Christine at chavens@stmattsaustin.org or word@stmattsaustin.org;

prayer requests, send to Mickie at office@stmattsaustin.org

Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

If we can assist you in any way, please contact the Church Office.

Rector: The Rev. Merrill Wade

Associate Rector: The Rev. Christian Hawley

Rector Emeritus: The Rev. Charles Huffman

Assisting Clergy: The Rev. Jerry Chapman, The Rev. Dorothy Robinson, The Rev. Jim Williams, The Rev. Margaret Waters

Director of Music/Organist: Ms. Jean Farris Fuller

Choral Director: Eric Johnson

Family Minister: Susan Goodman

Youth Minister: Travis Helms

Children’s Minister: Gloria Bankler

Seniors’ Minister: Lucy Boyea

Our Vestry: Senior Warden, Doug O’Connell; Junior Warden, Lisa Ottenbacher; Lise Harding; Debbie Simons; Jim Michael; Janice Watkins; Charlie Smith; Alison Street; Matt Thompson; Alexis Bagshaw; Becky Casares; Lisa Hobbs; Barbara Haynes; Mark Strickland; Anne Webster; Treasurer, Jack Robertson

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church 8134 Mesa Drive Austin, TX 78759

Telephone (512) 345-8314 FAX (512) 346-2085 www.stmattsaustin.org Follow us: Facebook: St Matt’s Austin Twitter: @StMattsAustin

ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under

Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a concealed

handgun.

Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a person licensed

under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a handgun

that is carried openly.

July 24, 2016 Sermon 10:30 am Sanctuary Service The Youth Missioners and Travis Helms

http://tinyurl.com/MissionpaloozaReflections

Readings for Sunday, August 7: Genesis 15:1-6

Psalm 33:12-22 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Luke 12:32-40

Sunday, July 24: 8:00 am HE I, 35; 10:30 am HE II Eucharist Combined Service, Sanctuary, 314; 2:00 pm Brookdale, 22; 5:15 pm Contemplative HE, 7; Total: 378

Wednesday, July 27: 7:00 am HE II, 7; Noon Service of Public Healing, 6; Total: 13

Vestry Persons of the Month for July: Barbara Haynes & Lisa Hobbs

Vestry Persons of the Month for August: Charlie Smith & Alexis Bagshaw