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Announcementsweek of November 25th

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

SUNDAY 25th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship

The Ark, UpStreet1 p.m. TURKEY BOWL, Brodie6 p.m. true high school, student ac-

tivity center-W7 p.m. Service for Healing and

Wholeness, sanctuary-W

MONDAY 26th9:30 a.m. Disciple 3, 9-W7 p.m. Disciple 1, library-W :: Disci-

ple 2, 9-W

TUESDAY 27th9:30 a.m. Morning Bible Study, B-W ::

Disciple 1, 9-W10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, A-W

WEDNESDAY 28th9:30 a.m. Disciple 4, 9-W10 a.m. Bible study, B-W6 p.m. true tween & middle school,

student activity center-W6:30 p.m. Foundations, FMC-W :: Pag-

eant Rehearsal, 9-W7 p.m. Praise & Worship rehearsal,

sanctuary-W

THURSDAY 29th9:30 a.m. MOPS, FMC-W10 a.m. ARCM, library-W6 p.m. Evening Bible Study, library-W

:: Handbell choir, 8-W7 p.m. Worship Choir, 8-W

SATURDAY DEC 1st9 a.m. Pageant Dress Rehearsal,

sanctuary-W9:30 a.m. Family Advent Craft Day:

Gingerbread Houses, FMC-W

SUNDAY 2nd9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship

The Ark, UpStreetIHN BEGINS5:30 p.m. Christmas Pageant, sanctu-

ary-W6 p.m. true high school, student ac-

tivity center-Wcalendar.shpc.orgoffice phone 892.3580office email church@shpc.org

A HEART FOR CHILDREN… at BRODIEWe need folks to care for Preschool children dur-ing Brodie's 11 a.m. worship service. SundaySchool is provided for these children at 9:30, butwe want all of our Brodie Children's Ministryvolunteers also able to worship withtheir families. If you are a 9:30William Cannon worshipper, per-fect! Contact Chris, chris@shpc.org

Join us for a Service for Healingand Wholeness in the sanctuary

TONIGHT, November 25th at 7p.m. A beautiful, contemplativeservice, with opportunities topray and sing, to bring our bro-

kenness before God, and to inviteGod into our healing. Come!

GAME ON TODAY Kickoff at1 p.m. for the Turkey Bowl (youthvs. adults football game). Come tothe BRODIE CAMPUS for the big-gest bowl game of the of the year!

All members of the congrega-tion, friends & family are invitedto join us for this year's Chil-dren's Christmas Pageant onSunday, December 2nd at 5:30p.m. A reception will follow im-mediately after the performance.

All elementary-aged actors should arrive, dressedand ready for "showtime," at 4:15 p.m. for a quickrun-through.

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This is a cookie call-out!We want to give each of our

children's ministry leaders aplate of Christmas cookies

for the time, love and energythey devote to our kids. Our

team is 70 members strong, sowe would love to reach our goal of 70 doz-en! WE STILL NEED 40 DOZEN... anychance you would like to add in a dozenor two to your holiday baking for ourArk, UpStreet and KidStuf teams? If so,contact Pastor Britta at britta@shpc.orgwith the number and flavor of your favor-ite, then simply drop off your creations inthe church office on Thursday, December6th, or Friday, December 7th, for our teamcelebration on December 8th. Thank you!Thank you! Thank you!

● MARY MARTHA CIRCLE nextgathers on Thursday, Dec. 6th, from10:30 a.m. to 12 in the sanctuary for aChristmas luncheon and programprovided by Karen Adams, pianist.Catered by Beth Watson, lunch willbe $8. R.S.V.P. to Diane, 263- 5592

● Join us for FELLOWSHIP LUNCHBUNCH, Christmas Edition, on Sat-urday, December 8th, at Texas Landand Cattle (Stassney and I-35) at 11:30a.m. We'll have a great lunch andChristian fellowship—and maybeLarry and Kim will be able to join us!Reserve your place by phoning AnnieWard at 373-8803 or emailing ron-annie@att.net by Monday, December3rd

● ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN (ARCM) are get-ting together at 10 a.m. on Thursdaysin the library for scripture, prayer,and a short devotional. Bring a friendfor a little Christian hospitality!

it’s PrimeTime! (50± Adult Ministry)

Angel Tree RequestsThe Christmas wish list from Pres-

byterian Children’sHome had a couple

of requests that don'treally meet our criteria for Angel

Tree gifts. Do you have a violin or dress-maker mannequin in gently used condi-tion? Would you be willing to donate it tothe Angel Tree? If so, please contact GayLangston at (512) 607-6516 orgclangston @gmail.com.

Sing! Sing! Sing!Please join the pre-school and elementa-ry-aged children ofthe church as we gath-er at Emeritus Retire-ment Community atBeckett Meadows forsome Christmas carol-

ing and sharing of Christmas cheer. Wewill meet at Emeritus at 3:30pm to sing,visit with the residents, and celebrate theChristmas season. Everyone is invited!

This is a fun, relaxed event that will takeapproximately one hour of your after-noon. We hope to see YOU there!

For more information, please contactChris Gordon at chris@shpc.org

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—Working together to do more than you can do alone

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

Help Manos de Cristo spread the lovein Austin through their Annual TamaleSale! The tamales are a delicious addi-tion to any meal. $12/DOZEN forpork-jalapeño, pork-chicken, &/orbean.PLACE YOUR ORDER by seeing LarenSchiller in the William Cannon narthex,Maria Tissing in the Brodie narthex, oremailing lschiller1@austin.rr.com.Please arrange to pay for your order atthe time it isplaced. Ordersmust be placedby Sunday, De-cember 2nd. Pick-up will be thefollowing week.

Kick off the Christmas season by making agingerbread creation with your family andfriends! We'll be gathering on Saturday,December 1st, any time between 9:30a.m. - 12:30 p.m., to make a mess enmasse! Festive tunes, glue guns, ginger-bread kits and copious decorations! Signup now in the narthex or Family MinistryCenter for the ginger kit of yourchoice—a traditional house, atrain or a miniature village.Don't delay... registrationends Wednesday, November28th! Questions? Pastor Brit-ta: britta@shpc.org or (512)892-3580, ext. 107.

It’s Gingerbread Time!

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Call to Prayer and Fasting at SHPC forthe Church of Central Africa Presbyte-rian (CCAP) TONIGHT November 25th

Presbyterian Church in the USA and Ma-lawi Mission Network is calling SHPC andour other partners to a special time ofprayer and fastingfor our partnersin Malawi, Zim-babwe, andZambia whomake up theChurch of CentralAfrica Presbyterian.

Shepherd of the Hillsjoins this effort in sup-port of our own partner,Manyamula Congregation,and its sisters.

Plan to gather your family TONIGHT topray for our brothers and sisters. Visitwww.shpc.org/prayer-for-ccap for moreabout this faith-deepening opportunitythat knits our family of Christ that muchcloser together.

Calling Our Working, MarriedMen—Glenn Dukes will lead a study of 2nd Corin-thians following the 9:30 service at WilliamCannon each Sunday between New Year’sand Easter. Each week we will read a chap-ter of Ray Stedman’s “Authentic Christian-ity” (www.raystedman.org/authentic-christianity)and discuss how to live as authentic Chris-tians both at work and as the spiritualheads of our households. Ray Stedman isone of the twentieth century's foremostpastors and biblical expositors. His mes-

sage of authentic Christianityis shaping the lives of individ-uals and churches worldwide.“The New Covenant is at itscore Christ in you, the hope ofglory, Jesus expressing hischaracter through his people.The incarnation, God clothedin human flesh, is the inheritance of hispeople. It is Christ in you and you inChrist. With our identity firmly in Christ,we live out an authentic Christianity!” In-terested in joining us? Contact Glenn atgdukes@synopsys.com

It's BACK! 4X4 CouplesDinner GroupThe famous SHPC dinner groups aresigning up for thewinter/spring!What oncewas "Dinners for8" is now "4X4Dinners." If you haven'tparticipated before, or if you haveand can't wait to do it again, nowthrough Dec. 30th is the perfecttime to join the group and experi-ence great food, fun, and fellow-ship.

To sign up (be sure to include your"life stage"—young, mid-life, re-tired) or to ask questions, pleasecontact Susan Klusmann at 301-3561 or rsklusmann@earthlink.net

YOU are exactly the people we'relooking for!

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Tree Planting at John Knox Ranch!Saturday, Dec. 1st from 8:30 a.m. to 5p.m. We'll be planting approximately 200native Texas trees in the open field eastof the Meeting House and along Carper'sCreek as part of JKR's EnvironmentalStewardship efforts. We need some willinghands to help… so bring yourself, your

family, your youth group, or your friends!Lunch, water/lemonade, and snacks willbe provided. There will be tasks for allages & abilities! For more details, includ-ing what tools and materials you mightbring, email kathy@johnknoxranch.com orcall 830-935-4568.

Our guests are coming! And we need YOU!Four IHN families are coming next week, December 2nd — 9th, and we stillneed to fill most of our positions! Consider trying one of the following:

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

Move-in: Sunday 12:30 p.m.Dinner Preparers: 6 to 7:30 p.m.Overnight Host: 8 to 7:15 a.m.Evening Host: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.Weekend Breakfast Servers: Sat 8 to 9 a.m.; Sun

7 to 7:30 a.m.

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

Ever Thought about Becominga Stephen Minister?SHPC will be training another class ofStephen Ministers on Sundays from

6-8:30 p.m., beginning January 20,2013. Stephen Ministers work alongside

our pastors to care, encourage, and provideemotional and spiritual support to peoplewho are going through a difficult time, such

as divorce, grief, hospitalization, unemployment,terminal illness, relocation, chronic illness, or lone-liness. If you have gifts for caring, encouragement,and listening, please begin to prayerfully considerwhether you might want to be part of this excitingministry. If you think you might be interested, talkwith one of our Stephen Leaders Julie Demaree(512-695-1544) or Laurel Calhoun (512-892-5530), orStephen Minister Dinah Strayhorn (512-899-0871).

Crafts Market:Shop For aCauseThe GuatemalanCrafts Market will be com-ing to SHPC for your Christmasshopping. Held on both campus-es, William Cannon and Brodie,on Sundays Dec. 9th and Dec. 16th

before and after 9:30 a.m. and 11a.m. services, the fair-trade itemsare colorful, lovely, and trea-sured by those who receivethem. Support our Guatemalanmission partners while you crossitems off your Christmas list.

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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… Stefan & Pat Haag's daughter Felicia Ferguson-Cox… Nathaniel Miller, son of Fran & Ted Miller… Morales family neighbor Brian Moran… JoseFernandez, friend of Gaston & Junie Broyles and graduate of PPAS… Andrew Figer, son of a friend ofBill Brock... John White, Susan’s husband... Mitch Guile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds... TeddySweredoski, friend of Stan & Jessica Wade... Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell...Temple & Janet Ingram’s daughter Kate Ingram... Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann...Larry Roberman, brother of Lori Whitmire... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Joys— Maria Tissing’s sister, Anna, no active cancer cells in most recent CT scan

Sorrows— Jason Kwak's father passed away peacefully on November 19th, his 75th

birthday

Please pray for—Andrea Gerlach’s mother-in-law, Jan, small cell carcinoma—Ches-ter Wuest, recovering from double knee replacement—Deb Van Dongen, friend of Deb Ballew, family is-sues—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

Don't forget! The holidays bring with them a change to our SundaySchool schedules. Here's what you need to know:●Last Day of ElementaryUpStreet & Preschool ARKSunday School for Fall:

December 16th

● Child Care will be provided for Preschoolchildren on December 23rd and 30th

● Elementary-aged children (K - 5th grade)will join their families in worship on Decem-ber 23rd and 30th

● First Day of Elementary UpStreet & Pre-school ARK Sunday School for Winter: Janu-ary 6th