Published by Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian ChurchFebruary 2011 Issue 2

Serve: Mission 3-4Grow: Adult 5-7, 10-11Grow: Student 8Grow: Children 8-9, 13-14Connect & Calendar 2, 12,15

SHPC Staff Guide

Larry Coulter Senior PastorMike Killeen Associate PastorBritta Dukes Associate PastorSherry Smith Adult MinistryKim Arthur Early Childhood MinistryChris Gordon Elementary MinistryZack Uzzle Music MinistryBeth Watson Music MinistryPattie Lawrence Director of PreschoolBelva Koerth Office ManagerGreg Merrell Business ManagerKimbol Soques Communications

Sermons for February

The Heart of a Lover

Feb 21 Corinthians 13:1-4, 13

Love, actually.

Feb 13 1 Corinthians 13Love Is: Patient

Feb 20 1 Corinthians 13Love Is: Kind

Feb 27 1 Corinthians 13Love Is: Not Envious

True Faith

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Am I confident in what I believe?I ask myself that question as I

walk into painful situations. Am Itruly confident as a man of God, towalk into some of life's hardest mo-ments? As I continue to grow in myfaith, I have hit many crises(crisisi?). Some have shaken me andwhat I believe about God to myvery core. From family struggles toprofessional issues , those toughmoments have a way of bringing outtough questions. I remember oneyear when I was asked to presideover no less than 3 chil-dren's funerals. My heartwas being ripped out as Istood beside those smallcoffins. It took all mystrength just to getthrough each one ofthose services withouthaving an emotionalbreakdown. My ques-tions for God were huge.My need for God was just as huge.

I believe that we — incorrectly —build a large portion of our faith

upon our experiences with God. Wehave a moment with God at atcamp or conference, we hear agreat passionate sermon thatspeaks so clearly, a prayer is an-swered in a powerful way and wefeel as if God is right there with us.And when God is with us, we can doanything! Our faith seems deep inthose moments. But how strong arewe when it doesn't feel like God iswith us? When the glow of camp is

gone, when you are not at church,when you have forgotten to pray.... At the same time, when thingsstart going badly we often feelabandoned by God; we feel wecan’t trust God and our faith hasbeen fruitless. We return to trustingin... well, just ourselves.

But True Faith as I read it in theBible is not based on what we

feel today or what is happening tous today. True Faith is simplytrusting in God's promises of graceand mercy to his people. True

Faith simply lives inknowledge of a fewconstant promisesthat God has given tous all. True Faith, asthe writer of He-brews notes, is beingsure of what we hopefor and certain ofwhat we do not see(Hebrews 11:1). The

promises that God makes to us arenot based on our circumstance butupon his desires for us. That is whatI have True Faith in — God's Desires.I know that God loves me, I knowthat God saves me and I know thatGod forgives me. Nothing I can dowill change those things. Not whathappened to me yesterday, happenstoday or will happen tomorrow hasany effect on God's promises.

It is my prayer and hope for mystudents, family and church that

we all develop True Faith that is

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able to stand strong enoughduring those difficult and oftenpainful storms that we all haveto live through. I pray that wewill learn to lean into God'spromises of grace and mercyand his actions of love, re-demption and forgiveness asshown to us in Jesus Christ.True Faith is trusting that Godis who he says he is and Godwill do all he promises.

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As we step boldly from 2010 into the new pathways God will reveal before us in 2011, we, the staffof SHPC, would like to thank you, the congregation, for your help, gifts, and support. We truly loveworking for and with you — thanks!

Gourmet 3 course meal, featuringchili-rubbed pork tenderloin

or herb-grilled chicken

Guest Speaker ~~ EntertainmentRegister after the service or online at

through February 6th

cost $20/personchildcare provided with

advance reservation.

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SUSTAINABILITY & SHPCMISSION IN GUATEMALASustainability underlies our per-sonal lives through commit-ments to family and to God.Sustainability is also a key com-ponent of SHPC’s commitmentto our mission programs. Oncethe church decides that it isimportant to support programsand people in Austin or Africa,then every effort is made tokeep the promise of support going until our goal isreached. That is why the decision to provide a mis-sion commitment (or covenant) should not be and isnot made lightly. And that is why the support of thecongregation is critical to keeping our promises. Dur-ing this time of economic hardship for many, SHPCstrives to communicate the importance of giving our-selves away as it enlists continued support for bothfunding and personal involvement.

As you consider your possible mission involvement in2011, the Guatemala Team would like to make youaware of two important initiatives that we would liketo pursue to sustain our relationship with our part-ners in Guatemala.

•Staff support for the Hogar Miguel Magone Orphan-age in Totonicopan. One of the primary missions of

the orphanage is to preparechildren with life and occupa-tional skills for the time whenthey will be sent back into soci-ety. One of our SHPC membershas provided a $10,000 chal-lenge grant with a goal of sus-taining $300-400 monthly for askilled staff person to be hiredby the orphanage. Ideally, suffi-cient funds would be raised sothat the monthly amount is gen-

erated by interest on the money raised.

•Travel Funding Support. Fundraisers and the SHPCmission budget supports the cost of projects for theSan Bartholome School, Hogar Miguel Magone, andLiving Waters. Travel, food, and lodging are paidfor by the individual travelers. However, some inthe congregation have experienced a desire to be apart of the mission effort, but are unable to affordthe cost – notably air travel, which costs anywherebetween $600 - $800 per person. The mission effortat SHPC is as much about transforming the lives ofour members, as it is about helping our partners inGuatemala. The Guatemala mission effort is lookingfor support to provide one or two scholarships forthose who want to go on one of the trips, but can’tafford to do so.

Your stuff fills their need!The Valentine's Dinner and Silent Auction arecoming up! Have you signed up yet? Have you

gone through all your stuff and submitted thebest of it for Auction? What are you waiting

for? The items you give to auction make it possi-ble for us to fund our home building efforts in

Mexico and other mission efforts in Mexico and inGuatemala.

What can I give to the Auction?Just about anything! If you have a skill or servicethat you do or enjoy, you can put that up for auc-tion. Yard work or even baby sitting! Tutor orcook a meal. You can even ask the places youvisit often if they would like to make a donationto the cause and be listed as a donor. You shouldalso go through all of your stuff and pick the beststuff you are willing to part with and put it up forAuction. You can even auction off your time-shares or parents’ cabin (if they will let you) orrounds of golf. To make a donation of any size,contact Lynn Wright (lywright @austin.rr.com)or Pastor Mike (mike @shpc.org).

...more from our Angel Tree...As we picked up the gifts, we werein awe at how much organiza-tion it took to put these pack-ages all together! And justfilling the van also made usrealize all the many blessingsthat your congregation havebestowed up our families! It wasmind-boggling. We are so grateful— you have made many children very happy.

We are so indebted and thankful for your gen-erosity and time.

Gloria Neunaber, Co-DirectorTrinity Child Development Center

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Our guests are coming!IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network) guests are families with children who, because of a crisis situationin their lives, have lost their homes. The program provides for them to live at Austin area churcheswhile they find housing and get back on their feet.

During the week of March 6th — 13th, four IHN families will live at our church and will be fedand sheltered by volunteers at our church. This is your opportunity to help these familiesthrough this time of crisis. Tasks performed by hosts (SHPC folk and members of Faith Presby-terian Church and Abiding Love Lutheran Church) include:

Young children make excellent hosts, because the guests are mostly young children. Sign up inthe narthex for this volunteer opportunity or contact Stuart McIntire stuart78704 @ yahoo.com/ 788-4455 or Lara Manire 922-3615.

Move-in: Sunday 12:30 – move guests’ belongingsand bedding into rooms and set-up

Breakfast Servers: 5:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.Dinner Preparers: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Overnight Host: 8:00 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.Evening Host: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday Hosts and lunch: several shiftsSupply Donors: all weekTransportation Volunteers and Linen Washers.Move-out: Sunday 6:30 am – load guests’ belongings

on trailer, clean and straighten up church, trans-port guests to Day Center, and take trailer tonext church

Thank you, IHNVolunteers!

Thanks to our volunteers during the week ofDecember 12-19, 2010! You have followedGod's command and shown compassion for ourbrothers and sisters in their time of crisis.May God's blessings be returned to you.

We can’t do it without our GREAT volunteers!If we've missed your name or misspelled it,please let us know and we do apologize. Stu-art McIntire stuart78704@yahoo.com / 788-445.

Thank you! Volunteers-Berry Family, Laura Bost,Slade Cooper, Brady Fami-ly, Brinks Family, JulieDemaree, Greg & GayleGuernsey, Amy & Lily Har-ris, Catherine Hilton, Mar-gi Lark, Kaitlyn & NicholasManire, Fran Miller, MoO'Meara, Becca Smith,Julie Teague, MerijaneVladyka, Jill Weir, StellaWarner, Chester Wuest,Caren Zysk, Laura Gore,Linda Icenhauser-Ramirez,SHPC Foundations Class ::Donors- Raynell Berry,Michael Bullock, Mark C.,

Harriet Canes, CourtneyCooper, Sally Jo Elliott,Georgia & Wayne Crawley,Suzanne Gross, Nancy Mc-Donald, Joanna McMene-my, Margaret Roberts,Diana Simmonds, BeccaSmith, Tommye Sprotte,Lisa Teeple, Jane Thomp-son, Evelina Warren ::Coordinators: Lara Mani-re, Marsha Holt, StuartMcIntire—working withvolunteers from our sup-porting churches FaithPresbyterian, Abiding LoveLutheran, & St.Catherine’s

We did it AGAIN!

Thanks to you all, we made Christmas merrierfor more than 220 kids and families—the largestnumber we've ever supported at SHPC! We be-gan with 400 angels, and by the last weekend ofour project, they were all gone! Day after day,presents flooded into the church office withtheir angels attached. We filled the library, Bel-va's office, Pastor Britta's office and the choirroom! Wow! It was absolutely amazing to witnessyour generosity, love and thoughtfulness! High-lights of the season that we'd like to share:� One member won a $500 gift card at a charity auction

and donated it to us to use for Angel Tree families.

� We had a huge number of helpers this year, deliveringgifts to refugee families and children with an incarcerat-ed parent! Thanks to so many hands, we were able todeliver to the families’ doorsteps, and meet them face-to-face.

� One refugee family called to thank us for the presentswhich she and her family received, but never expected.Her six-year-old daughter received two huge bags ofclothes and was overwhelmed with tears of joy. Momsaid these were the best presents she had ever been giv-en and couldn't express in words how thankful she was.

We know the reason God wants us to show loveto others is because God blesses us to be a bless-ing. True angels live among us, and you gavethem the gift of God’s love this Christmas. It isan honor to be a part of this love-filled commu-nity! Sincerely, Toko Sato, Angel Tree Coordina-tor & Pastor Britta.

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Spring into Pilgrimage!Rev up your spring with a time away — a timededicated to growing closer to God throughfellowship, devotion and learning. Be a partof Pilgrimage #31, February 17-20, 2011 atCamp Buckner, near Marble Falls. (Our ownPastor Britta and Beth Watson are joiningthe staff this time!) Visit the Austin Presbyte-rian Pilgrimage website site for more informa-tion: austinpilgrimage.org -or-contact Pastor Larry orPastor Mike. Or lookfor members on anySunday wearing an"Ask Me about Pilgrimage"button!

400 Years & 1 Billion Copies Adult MinistryThe year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary

of the printing of the King James Bible. Thisspecial version of the Bible in English was theproduct of a "perfect storm" of historical events.It was created at the dawn of the "modernworld" at a time historians refer to as"Jacobethan", which means at the end of theElizabethan Age and the beginning of the Jaco-bean Age, or the early 1600s.

James Stuart was born in 1566 at EdinburghCastle. He became James VI of Scotland when

he was only 13 months old. John Knox, swornenemy of his mother, preached at his corona-tion. By that time, he had already been takenaway from his famous mother, Mary Queen ofScots, because she was Catholic and could not betrusted to raise a Protestant Presbyterian king.So the child king was raised by a committee ofpoliticians and clerics, all trying to use him fortheir own purposes. He did not receive muchlove but he did get the best education possible.

Fast-forward to 1603 when Queen Elizabeth Idies after a glorious reign. Because she died

childless, Mary Queen of Scots, a distant cousin,would have been the next in line. However, Eliz-abeth had already had her beheaded for a trea-sonous plot. And so, somewhat ironically, it wasJames VI of Scotland, son of Elizabeth's enemy,who was next in line to the English throne. Hebecame King James I of England, the first King torule over both England and Scotland. It was in1604 that James decided one official version ofthe Bible in the English language would unite theScots and the English and also the Presbyteriansand the Puritans.

It was a time when religion and culture, churchand state all existed together. This was an au-

ral age when plays, poetry and books were writ-ten to be read aloud in public. About 100scholars at various universities were divided intogroups and set about making the most accurateand most beautiful sounding Bible that theycould. The project was finally published in 1611.While this project was underway, the Englishfirst settled a colony (Jamestown) in America in1607 and Shakespeare wrote his most famousplays.

Today, few of us use the King James Bible fordaily reading or study, preferring modern

versions like the NIV or NRSV. However, for manyof us there are some favorite chapters, such asPsalm 23, which only sound "right" when readfrom the King James Bible.

James' dreams of unification of various factionsdid not occur, but he did give us the most

popular book ever written. After 400 years andwith over 1 billion copies sold, it continues to bea best-seller. I suggest that sometime this yearyou stand and read aloud a favorite chapter ortwo. Don't read to understand the details. Justread to hear the beauty of the language roll offyour tongue. This is part of your heritage as anEnglish-speaking Christian. Be thankful for it.

Psalm 23:1-4 from the King James Bible

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Hemaketh me to lie down in green pastures; heleadeth me beside the still waters. He restorethmy soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righ-teousness for his name's sake. Yea, though Iwalk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil: for thou art with me: thy rodand thy staff they comfort me."

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what are YOU doing on Wednesdays? Adult MinistryWednesday NightLive is BACK inFebruary!Join the community for dinnerat 5:30 p.m., then plug intoone of these great options forgrown-ups! (If you’re not agrown-up, check out our kid-friendly options on page 9.) ALLADULTS WELCOME! You don’thave to bring a kid to joinWednesday Night Live!

WEDNESDAYNIGHT LIVEadult dates are:February 2, 16, 23• March 23, 30 •April 6, 20, 27

Circle around the fire...You are invited to be a part of anew series of Wednesday nightclasses called Fireside Chats:My Job, My Faith. Meeting inthe narthex from 6:30 -7:30 p.m., these fireside chats willexplore the intersection between our faith and our jobs.We'll do this each week by highlighting a different member ofthe congregation—interviewing each about how they mergetheir job and their faith. Watch, in the weeks to come, for alist of speakers. Fireside Chats: My Job, My Faith starts Feb-ruary 16th and runs through the rest of Wednesday Night Live.

WALK IN PRAYERThis prayer group willmeet once a week, off-site, to walk togetherwhile exploring prayer andits effects. Interested?Want more info? ContactTamara Bell. Walk inPrayer BEGINS Feb 16th

and runs throughoutWednesday Night Live.

What are YOUR Spiritual Gifts?Find out by taking a Spiritual Gifts Assessment and attending aONE NIGHT CLASS Pastor Larry will lead on Wednesday, Feb.2nd. You can sign up for the class and pick upyour assessment test in the narthex or at thechurch office. Then join us in the narthex onthe 2nd at 5:30 for a light supper, or just comeat 6:30 for the start of class. You will take theassessment before class and then learn howto interpret the results during the class.Contact sherry @shpc.org with any ques-tions.

Join a Journey Group!Our Journey Groups are a short termcommitment of 8 meetings. Youhave fellowship with a few otherpeople, pray together, and learnsomething. And our next study willbe on Spiritual Gifts! The groupsmeet at various days, times,and places (including Wednes-days!). Be thinking about whatwould be convenient for you. Thensign up for the best option. Groupswill actually start in mid-February.Take what Larry’s teaching from thepulpit a step further! For informa-tion on leading a Journey Group or joining one, contact DickGrance at rg5grance @ sbcglobal.net or Karen Thompson at kar-enthompsen @ yahoo.com.

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Adult Ministry

Mothers of Young ChildrenDevotional

This spring, the Mothers of Young ChildrenDevotional (MYC) will be reading and study-ing the book, Modern Parents, Vintage Val-

ues: Instilling Character in Today's Kids byMelissa Trevathan and Sissy Goff. Our groupmeets Thursday mornings from 9:30-11:30

February 3rd- May 26th (no class March 10th or 17th) in room 7.Childcare is available, though registration is required.

Contact Stephanie Parker at 576-1676 /stephanie@studio12austin .com for more info. Hope to have you join us!!

Women of SHPC — looking fora getaway that deepens yourfaith? The Mission Presby-tery Women’s Spring Gath-ering is now open forregistration! Held at MO-Ranch on March 25-27, thetheme will be WALKINGWITH GOD—HILLS AND VAL-LEYS. The keynote speaker isthe Rev. Sally Anderson. Formore information, visitmissionpw.tripod.com

Paul: Part IIAnalysis and commentaries on Paul's life andwritings are so vast, here are more resourcesin our library focused on Paul:225.9 WIL Paul: the Mind of the Apostles - People

may read Paul's letters and react with, "Who did hethink he was?" or "What was he THINKING when hewrote that?" Follow Paul's psychological life and hisjourney to "invent" Christianity in this interestingbiography.

227 BRA Hard Sayings of Paul - Some things Paultold the early Christians were hard to understand,difficult to accept, or hard to apply. ManfredBrauch identifies 48 strong and firm statements andevaluates their meanings: some need to be placedinto context of the times; some need to beinterpreted differently; and, some should befollowed as clearly written by the letter of the law.

225.9 LIN Lord, who are you? The Story of Paul -When blinded and confronted by God, Saul asked,"Who are you, Lord?" The author challenges us tojourney down our own "road to Damascus,"

pondering this same question andusing Paul's life as an example todiscover the answers.

225.9 BRU Paul, the Apostle of the Heart Set Free -This biography attempts to view Paul's life from a"macro" perspective. The author explores theenvironment and surroundings of the times, andexplains how Paul and his ministry fit into that "bigpicture".

225.92 POL The Apostle: A Life of Paul- Paul wasbombarded with an array of issues facing a diverseaudience. He had to prioritize how, or if he evenneeded/wanted, to address them. Pollockevaluates Paul's attitudes and viewpoints - whatmattered to him and to what he was indifferent -and in doing so reveals kind of person Paul was.

If you have a library card, follow the simpleinstructions posted to check out the book onthe computer. If you don't have a card yet,just sign the book(s) out on the clipboard.

Did you ever wonder what Noah's wife would have thought when he came home and said,"The Lord said I have to build an ark. Oh, and by the way, I hope you like animals!” ?

Well, that's why ICING ON THE CAKE chose Lost Women Of The Bible by CarolynCustis James for our post holiday study. We try to choose the books no one elsewould think about!

Ladies, join us in portable B every Tuesday at 10 a.m. for study and sharing.

For more information, call Mary Lynn Sheirer at 512-394-9585. Or just come!

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Parents! Save these dates for summerfun:Saturday, May 7th — Family Fun Day at Bas-trop State Park, 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

July 25th-29th — Vacation Bible School for 3years old as of February 1, 2011 through 3rd

grade grads

August 8th-12th — Club H2O for students whohave completed 3rd, 4th and 5th grades

STUPH & SUCH FOR EVER*Check out our big dates for StudentMinistry this spring AND summer!

Feb 11-12th MId High 24 Hour Retreat

March 13-18th High School Spring Break Ski Tripto Angel Fire!

April 22nd High School Good Friday Vigil

May 15th Graduation Dinner Event

Middle School Summer Camp

The Great Escape Summer Conference in Gunni-son CO — June 18-24th $535, est.

High School Summer Escape

Student Life Camp at the University of San An-gelo — June 20th- 24th $425, est.

Going-away party forPastor Mike

Last HS group of thesummer! June 26th.Happy sabbatical!

BOY SCOUT NEWSOn January 25th,7 Webelos fromSHPC SponsoredCub Scout Pack395 were award-ed their "Arrow ofLight" and crossed over intoBoy Scouts, in a magnificentand touching celebration atSHPC. The boys who workedhard to complete this achieve-ment, including 2 of SHPC'sown(*), are:Matthew Lineberry*

Brodie Plummer

Spencer Seyfarth*

Elijah Vance

Collin Vauk

William Vega

Anson Wuest

Our 3rd annual gingerbread event was filledwith festive fun, fellowship and fancy creations!

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Children’s Ministry NewsWEDNESDAY NIGHTLIVE IS BACK!We're back for another excitingsemester of fun for the wholefamily on Wednesday nights atSHPC!

For Children:

KidStuf is offered to all K-5thgrade students. This is our za-ny, energy-packed evening ofmusic, dancing, skits and sto-ries. Everything revolves aroundour monthly virtue, and giveschildren a chance to share whatthey learn on Sunday morningswith their parents. The KidStufplayers provide fun, education-al, and memorable experiencesfor the audience. You won'twant to miss it!

KidStuf will take place 6:30-7:15 on the following dates:

February 9 • March 2 • April13 • May 11

KidJaM is offered to all 4year-olds through 4th-graders.We will start our time singing asone big group with Beth andZack, and then split up into twogroups: 4 yrs - 1st grade, and2nd - 4th grade. From here,the younger children will playsome games or do a craft activ-ity, and close the night with aBible story. The older children

will hear a Bible story first, andclose their evening with games.This allows the younger chil-dren a "cool down" time beforegoing home, and the older chil-dren a chance to discuss theBible story and ask any ques-tions they might have in theirown group. It's a great fit forall ages!

KidJaM will take place 6:15 to7:30 on the following dates:

February 2, 16, 23 • March23, 30 • April 6, 20, 27

For Adults:TO BE HELD ONLY ON KidJaMNIGHTS (see dates immediatelyabove)

Interpreting Your SpiritualGifts - 6:30-7:30 - ONE NIGHTONLY: FEBRUARY 2nd

This event will be held by Lar-ry, as a supplement to the ser-mon series.

Foundations - 6:30-7:30 -Room 7

This study group for marriedcouples and families will bereviewing The Prodigal God byThomas Keller through mid-Feb-ruary, with another study to beannounced later in the spring.

Fireside Chats: My Job,My Faith - 6:30-7:30 - narthex(Begins February 16)

Get a glimpse into the lives ofSHPC church members workingin various professions, as theysit down with Larry to discussthe role their faith plays intheir professional lives, and theamazing experiences they'vehad through living out theirfaith on the job. Each weekwill bring a new individual, butthe theme and format will staythe same. Think of it as an epi-sode of "Inside the Actor's Stu-dio," with Larry playing JamesLipton!

Walk In Prayer - 6:30-7:15 -Off-Site (Begins February 16)

This prayer group will meetonce a week, off-site, to walktogether while exploring prayerand its effects. For more infor-mation, please see TamaraBell: bencam @ earthlink.net

Journey Groups: Corinthians- 6:30-7:30 - Rooms 8 or 9

See Sherry Smith for informa-tion on Journey Group possibili-ties during this time.

For Families:Dinner will be held prior toboth KidStuf and KidJaM, start-ing at 5:30. $5/adult; $3/child.

Anyone interested in helpingwith meal set-up can contactBritta for available dates.

Child Care:Available for children up to age5, starting 10 minutes prior tothe start of KidJaM and KidStuf.

KINDNESSshowing others they are valuable by how you treat them

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Senior Momentssubmitted by Pat & Stefan Haag

Refugee Services of Texas speaks atSoup to Nuts February 22

JOIN US FOR SOUP to Nuts on Tuesday, February22nd at 11 a.m. in the FMC — representatives

from Refugee Services of Texas (RST) will behere to fill us in. Our own church leader andelder, Cathy Beard, will talk about how she be-came interested in helping immigrants fromaround the world—and how she ended up on theboard of RST. Christie Wright, who grew up hereat SHPC, will talk about her new role as an RSTstaff member. Amanda Posson, Director of RST,will fill us in on the big picture, as well as show-ing us countries of origin and destination for therefugees. And refugees helped by the agencywill share their experiences here and in the ref-ugee camps. Some will even bring their exam-ples of their handicrafts, which they sell as ahome business.

TIEN JIN CHINESE RESTAURANT will cater the lunchof moo goo gai pan, beef and broccoli, egg

rolls, fried rice and noodles for $7.00 per per-son.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE to bring donations to themeeting, these items are suggested: new un-

derwear for adult males and females and chil-dren; baby articles such as diapers and formula;umbrellas and bus passes.

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR this Soup to Nutsluncheon by contacting Norma Burchard at

394-0131 or Annie or Ron Ward at 373-8803 orron-annie @ att.net by February 17th.

THE SAM SPRING RETREAT, March 22-24, 2011,will again be held at Camp Buckner, near

Marble Falls, Texas. Enjoy fun, fellowship, andbeautiful scenery in the Texas Hill Country. Allsenior adults, working or retired, are invited toattend. The retreat offers an excellent opportu-nity to grow in your Christian faith, to connect

with other seniors who attend SHPC, and to wor-ship as a community of faith. You do not need tobe a member of the church to attend. So bring afriend!

THE COST-$195 FOR A single occupancy room and$145 per person for a double occupancy

room-covers both nights stay in a motel-styleroom near the meeting room, six meals, and allactivities. You may bring snacks to share. Wewill provide transportation for those who havetrouble walking to the dinning hall.

RETREAT BROCHURES WITH REGISTRATION forms areavailable in the narthex. Reserve your spot

with a $50 per person deposit. Final payment isdue by February 18th. Pat Haag (288-3479) andNorma Burchard (394-0131) are the registrationcontacts. Let us know if you need transportationto the retreat or would like to be paired with aroommate. You may also let us know if you havespecial dietary needs that we need to accommo-date.

SAM Groups through February:ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED CHRISTIAN MEN:

We’ll gather February 10th & 24th at 10 a.m.in Portable B. Regardless of your age or sta-tus, you are invited to each and every meet-ing. Read more about us in this newsletter,or contact Ron Miller, 512-892-1862 orronald.miller1333 @ sbcglobal.net, for addi-tional information.

GOLDEN YEARS LUNCH BUNCH: Saturday, Feb-ruary 17th at11:30 at Johnny Carino's, 5601Brodie Lane. Our hostesses are Pauline Beez-ley 442-5633 and Harriet Cavness 261-3496.Please contact Pauline or Harriet by Thurs-day, 15th if you plan to attend. We will needto let Carino's know how many places to set.PERFECT WEATHER FOR ITALIAN FOOD!

GROAN-UPS GAME DAY: Tuesday, February 8th

at 10 a.m. in Room 7. Join us for SpinnerDominoes or the game of your choice. Formore information, contact Stefan Haag at288-3479.

MARY MARTHA CIRCLE will meet Thursday,February 3rd at 10 a.m. in Portable B. Ourlesson is Chapter 13, Judas, the Value of a

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Association of Retired Christian MenThe ARCM meets on the second and fourthThursday of each month at 10 a.m. in Portable Bto read scripture, pray and share commentsabout our Christian lives. For the next severalmonths our conversation will center on dis-cussions of the preceding Sunday's sermon.This may center on our own interpretation ofthe sermon, and it may evolve into our personalfeelings about the teachings of the week. Eachattendee is encouraged to take notes during thesermon and study the scripture and the pastor'sremarks and teachings based on scripture.

No reservations are required to attend ourmeetings, but if you so desire you may contactRon Miller to discuss the meetings at any time —phone 512-892-1862 or ronald.miller1333 @sbcglobal.net. The meetings are open to all ag-es and or work status. In other words, you don'thave to be retired to come and fellowship overcoffee and donuts! See you there, and bring afriend!

Dollar," from our study The Thirteen Apostleswith Lydia Ellison as our leader. ALL WOMENare cordially invited to join us!

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Adult MinistrySome of the participants in thefall oil painting classes decidedto continue to meet on amonthly basis, visiting local sitesto paint outdoors. We began Sat-urday, January 22nd in portable Bat 9 a.m. We painted indoors dur-ing the morning... and on thechurch grounds after lunching outtogether. Later gatherings will

probably be on a weekday, depending on individ-ual schedules. Anyone interested, includingbeginners, is welcome to join; call or e-mailMargaret Nakamura for more information and tolet us know if you’re coming.

Children's Ministry, Senior Adult Ministry (SAM) andthe SHPC Preschool joined together for a day of carol-ing at The Emeritus. Voices were lifted high and good

fun was had by all!

Many of you have asked about ourguitarist during Advent, Donn LeVie.Here’s a bit of background for you!SHPC resident classical guitarist, Donn LeVieJr., just completed the Master’s Certificateprogram in Christian Apologetics from BiolaUniversity. Donn is the author of It’s AllAbout HYMN: Essays on Reclaiming Sacredand Traditional Music for Worship(September 2008), and the soon-to-be-pub-lished Instrumental Influences: Reflectionson the Classical Guitar from theInstrument’s Most Influential Performers andPedagogues (May 2011). Both books have re-ceived rave reviews in the press and fromrecognized experts in each field (sacred mu-sic and classical guitar, respectively).

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Joys – Thure & Shannon Cannon (and Knox) joyfully welcomed a son and brother on January 7th—Jessica(O'Meara) & Ryan Stathos, married January 2nd—Liana Green, successful surgery on December 29th and isfeeling much better—Deb Erlanson's niece, Sgt. Keri Fielder, safely returned to the states from her assignment

in Iraq—Jake Fowler, son of Deb Erlanson, graduated and received his Bachelor’s Degree from TCU on December18th—Claire & Aaron Camp, with big sister Avery, welcomed Madison Elyse to the family on December 26th—RuthOlson’s grandson, Travis Bolton (son of Marion), back in school and doing much better following a car accident

Sorrows – Ralph Peters’ mother, Anna Peters, passed away January 19th—Dan Mudgett's mother, Ardis SloanMudgett, age 93, passed away January 19th—Buddy Lopez' mother, Lucy Lopez, passed away January 4th—Paul Hudspeth’s fatherpassed away December 23rd—Al Addison’s mother passed away December 27th—Laurel Calhoun’s daughter, Janet Gilmore, passedaway December 18th

Please pray for — Bruce Warren's mother, Glenda Warren, pulmonary embolism following heart bypass surgery—JoyEssary, recovering at home—Joan McNab and her family; Joan is terminally ill with cancer, spread throughout her body—a friendand colleague whose uncle was the federal judge killed in Tucson—those impacted by Capital Metro's fare increase—VictorMercado, friend of Chuck & Alma Moore, lung cancer—the Gilchrists’ daughter Lisa—Carol Gilchrist’s friend "Piggy", breastcancer—Carol Gilchrist’s friend Susan, emergency gall bladder surgery—Carol Gilchrist’s friend Carol F., after her husband'sdeath—Marty Benke, friend of Wesley and Deb Ballew, diagnosed with colon cancer—Bill Hall, recovering from pulmonarythrombosis—Gloria Drake’s daughter’s long-time friend, Trish Jenkins, recovering from sudden kidney failure—Leigh BethLairamore, close friend of Sandra & Gary Mann’s daughter Sheryl, expecting a baby and having a life-threatening blood disorder—Austin, the city where we’re planted—the leadership of SHPC as they discern a path for our future—Pastor Kenneth Muyira & thecongregation of Manyamula Presbyterian Church—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and his family

Please pray for members of the Armed Forces, loved ones, and all world leaders involved in war zone crises including:Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell... Mathew Dalton, nephew of Mark & Tracy Lord... Temple &Janet Ingram’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 LoriWhitmire... Eric Huerta, nephew of Michael McNelley’s co-workers... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, JohnFisher...

ANNIVERSARIES J.W. & Marilyn Cook1 Feb Vada & Hollis Boehme3 Feb Allen & Pam Gunter, Sid &

Mary Helen5 Feb Tom & Jan Fiedler6 Feb Doug & Teresa Riffey,

Greg & GayleGuernsey

7 Feb Louis & Brittany Cantu9 Feb Tom & Gena VanOsselaer10 Feb Frances & Ted Miller, Karmen & Jeff

Miller, Gerard & Margey Harrison11 Feb Don & Rita Nowakowski12 Feb Arlan & Sharon Conner24 Feb Bill & Madeline Brock, Mike & Teena

Davis28 Feb Joanna & Ed McMenemy, Gene & Lynn

Wright, James & Jennifer Moore

BIRTHDAYS1 Feb Charles Staton, Jonathan Kluckhohn,

Addy Nichols2 Feb Fran Miller, Ofelia Tabora, Dave

Harrington, Martyn Buffler, JulieWalker

3 Feb Valerie Aman, Stephanie Parker,Nathan Bender4 Feb Mike Henderson, TracyLord, Will Stanka, Kelsey Stromberg5 Feb Nancy McDonald, KarlaSnell, Deborah Wagner, Sue Frye

6 Feb Annie Ward, Kathy Segura,Matt Lopez, Benjamin Spink

7 Feb Jinny Thompson, MatthiasMathaes, Lindsey Morales

8 Feb Paul Kuper, Madeleine Ngalamulume,Abby Sims

9 Feb Jaco Steynberg, Anna Olson, JackSimmons, Claire Kolkhorst, CharlotteMilam

10 Feb Glen Vorwerk, Jack Crump, LindaIcenhauer-Ramirez, Randy Webb,Wendy Saari, Jessica O'MearaStathos, Kat Zuraitis, BrooksGonzales, Travis Saari, Kaitlin Kaiser

11 Feb Hilda Harnden, David Howard,Keivaun Waugh

12 Feb Jennifer McDaniel, Stanley Crawford,Reis Parsons, Jordan Biles

13 Feb Alice Moore, Sam Countess, DerekFisher, Reed Cozart

14 Feb Debbie Breed, Phillip Callahan, KatieFloyd

15 Feb Dustin DeVries, Joey Barrett16 Feb Mark Thompson, Shae Wilkins, Adam

Pellerin, Lily Harris17 Feb Pamela Walsh, Mason Morgan18 Feb Allen David, Charlotte Hanna19 Feb Greg Heidel, John Gillis, Brianna

Baschnagel, Rylan Gillis20 Feb Grady Morris, Brandon Likes, Luke

Ayers21 Feb Ron Ward, Linda Brooke, Calvin Albin22 Feb Ashley Ashbaugh23 Feb Karen Ashorn, Melissa Lutke, Sarah

Gross24 Feb Jim Ayers, Gerry Merits25 Feb Mike Davis, Mike Darden, Kathleen

Manchin, Haley Hyde, SamuelWilliams

26 Feb John White, Camille Gerlach, OliviaWilliams

27 Feb David Breed, Francis Reilly28 Feb Edwin Schiller, Brice Darden29 Feb Wally Pryor, Lynette Gillis

Jessica & Ryan StathosApt. 1128 The Gables2301 S. MOPAC Expy.Austin, Tx 78746-7969Jessica’s email: JessicaStathos @ yahoo.com

Garland (Griff) GriffithEnglewood Estates2603 Jones RoadAustin TX 78745Phone: 892-0030 or 892-7226

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