2014 August - The Shepherd's Watch Newsletter

INSIDETrue Student Ministries ....2Children & Family Ministries ..........................4Adult Ministry ...................5Connect, Concerns & Calendar .........................6Subscribe to this newsletter online at tinyurl.com/shpc-nl

Staff GuideLarry Coulter ... Senior PastorMike Killeen ......Assoc PastorBritta Dukes ......Assoc PastorTed Thulin ..........Assoc PastorSherry Smith .....Adult MinistryChris Gordon ........ Children’s Ministry

Beth Watson .....Music MinistryZack Uzzle ..........Music MinistryJosh Coulter ......Music MinistryPattie Lawrence ......Preschool DirectorBelva Koerth ...........Office MgrMary Aversa...Communication/ Business Director

One church, two locationsWilliam Cannon Campus:5226 W. William Cannon Dr.Brodie Campus:12420 Hewitt Lane

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August 2014 Issue 8

The Shepherd’s Watch

Life Groups New Name & New Vision for Small GroupsComing this Fall!

At Shepherd of the Hills, we believe God does great things in the context of relationships. As we seek to create a small group culture here at SHPC, we will implement Life Groups beginning in September.

These Life Groups will be an important part of our discipleship path. Life Groups will be small groups of people who meet regularly in homes to read God's Word together, listen for God's leading together, share life's burdens, joys, and concerns together and serve others in the community together.

Life Groups MISSION & VISION MISSION: To be a life-giving church as we live out Christ’s Great Commandment & Great Commission by building disciples of Christ. Simply stated, to love God and to love others. VISION: To see every person who comes through the doors of SHPC connected to a healthy Life Group.

All Life Groups will focus on balancing SHPC’s 5 core Biblical purposes: Connect, Grow, Invite, Worship & Serve. We want individuals to experience these 5 Biblical purposes in the context of a small group so, ultimately, they become part of each individual’s daily life.

Life Groups will begin in September with sign-ups starting on Sunday August 24th. Life Groups will start meeting together in various homes throughout South Austin beginning the week of September 14th. The 1st Session will be a 6-week study. At the end of the six weeks you and your group will have the option to continue together by taking on new studies & deepening your relationships with one another.

We hope that you will begin praying now about joining a Life Group in September! If you have any questions about the upcoming Life Groups, please contact Pastor Ted at [email protected].

August SermonsAugust 3

The Company We Keep1 Kings 11:4 August 10

What’s Your Body Telling You? Proverbs 3:8

August 17 Lessons From The Song: Romantic Love

Song Of Solomon August 24

Finishing Well 1 Kings 3, 11

August 31 Family Camp

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TRUE STUDENT MINISTRIESThe Greatest Escape! 30 Great Middle Schoolers, 4 Great Volunteers, 1 Great Week

In June, we took our Middle school students on a week-long adventure, traveling all the way to Western State University in Gunnison, Colorado. The sky was bluer, the air was cooler (and at 9000 ft above sea level, considerably thinner), and God was at work in big ways.

We joined five hundred other middle school students and leaders from churches all over the nation for a life-changing week. Many kids made first time commitments to our God and now know him as a God who loves them more than they could possibly understand or imagine. That first time commitment is an enormous step for a student to take, and it was a true honor to get to be with them for this experience.

While at camp, we made tons of friends, we danced like crazy and we worshiped like people in love with Jesus.

Our big highlight was white water rafting like true professionals. This trip was full of adventure at every turn.

We will never forget our amazing Dairy Queen experience in Dalhart. We will never forget the many emergency potty stops. We will never forget that night when we all shared deeply with each other and built up our trust in one another. We will never forget how God moved in our lives when we took the time to give Him space then simply listen for His word.

Each day started with a quiet time with God. The kids would read

and study scripture, answer a few questions and pray for the rest of the

day. It was amazing

watching our kids taking the time to retreat from the camp’s energy and re-encounter God on a very contemplative level.

By far, this is our favorite trip for our tween and middle school students, and not just because it is such a fun adventure. Over and over again when we ask kids why they love the Great Escape so much, they begin to talk about their faith. They recognize that during those nine days and nights, they focused their hearts and minds on their relationship with God.

A huge thank you goes out to our incredible volunteer team who gave of their time and money to make this trip possible. We are so very grateful to Elisa Donnell, Matthew Willis, Katie Beth Willis and Cindy Bashnagel for their commitment to our ministry through this amazing trip. Camps like the Great Escape are not possible without people who give so much to make sure the students in True can know Jesus deeply and personally.

Right now, more than 30 members of the Shepherd of the Hills family, including several youth, are in Guatemala sharing God’s love through service at the San Bartolome School, Hogar

(orphanage) and other locations where they will help provide clean drinking water and education through Living Waters

for the World. Please keep our travelers, the friends they will serve, and their spiritual journey your prayers!

Praying for Our Guatemala Team

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True Student Ministries Needs Leaders!We’re looking for adult leaders for our Middle School ministries. If you’re

interested or want to explore the opportunity and talk about what our middle school leaders do, please contact Pastor Mike Killeen.

We need many, many leaders to commit to our vibrant and still growing ministry, so please be praying for God to provide those leaders as well as how He might use you in the lives of our students!

[email protected] | 512.892.3580


CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Preschool HappeningsSummer 2014 – this is the first year SHPC Preschool

has offered summer camps! Our camps turned out GREAT, and we are thrilled we’ve been able to have so many campers in our program.

We offered 5 camps this summer, including Gardening, Transportation, Circus, Oceans and Camping. And each day has its own theme, too: Messy Monday, Tasting Tuesday, Water Wednesday, Theater Thursday and Fun Science Friday. The campers did lots of painting, tasted fun snacks, played with sprinklers, put on plays and experimented with different materials. We even have a new garden on the playground! Many thanks to the families who signed up for the camp weeks – we had a blast!!

Many thanks from SHPC preschool summer campers and staff to Erica and Sam Taylor, otherwise known as Lucky the Clown, for volunteering at our circus camp. The campers really enjoyed the face painting and balloon animals! ! We appreciate you very much!

We are now gearing up for our 28th school year. We are welcoming a few new staff members – stop by and say hello.

~Pattie Lawrence, Preschool Director

Say YES! to the Next Generation

Have you been thinking about sharing a little more on Sunday mornings? Do you long for more music and movement activities? Do you wish you could create with Play-dough/play freeze dance/run relay races/FILL-IN-THE-BLANK-WITH-FUN every week? We've got a spot open for you!

Join one of our Children's Ministry teams this August and learn more about Playing for Keeps. We want to make sure that each child at SHPC has a kind and loving adult to speak into his/her life at all of the stages of development. We need team members who can't wait to WONDER with our Preschoolers, and who are ready for a journey of DISCOVERY with our Elementary kiddos. We want every group of 8-12 kids to have their own Small Group leader at every level to create an even stronger influence…and we need YOU to make that happen!

We have all sorts of opportunities for all sorts of folks: from behind-the-scenes, to building the scenes, to leading a small group every Sunday morning. Please visit the Children's Ministry table at either campus for specifics on opportunities, or talk with Chris Gordon about what skills you would like to share. [email protected]

Register Today!Registration for Family Camp closes on August 4th.

This is sure to be a memorable weekend filled with worship time, play time, and relaxation together, and we pray that your family will take part!

Visit www.shpc.org/family-camp for full information, pricing and registration.


ADULT MINISTRYADULT MINISTRYMen’s Book Club

The SHPC Men’s Book Club will meet on Thursday, September 4th, on the Wm Cannon Campus in Room 9. Please join us as we discuss Stephen Cox’s American Christianity: The Continuing Revolution. According to the publisher, “Cox demonstrates that American Christianity must be seen not as a sociological phenomenon but as the ever-changing story of individual people seeking their own connections with God, constantly reinventing their religion, making it more volatile, more colorful, and more fascinating.”

The Singing Waiters of Cedar Park

The Singing Waiters of Cedar Park is a gospel singing group dedicated to bringing back the classic gospel hymns we use to sing as children. We will have a grand time listening to (and probably singing along with) these hymns. After the music, we will enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by our own Beth Watson. Come and bring a friend! The date is Tuesday, August 19th, at 11:30 AM. For reservations contact Jeanette or Gordon Box at (512) 2807751 and [email protected]

"D-Day, Normandy 1944"Bob Bullock Museum IMAX

June 6, 1944 the largest Allied operation of WWII began in Normandy, France, yet few know in detail exactly why and how this region became the most important location in the world. Exploring history, military strategy, science technology and human values, the film educates and appeals to all. We will meet at the SHPC on Tuesday, August 5th at 10 AM to car pool to the Museum. After the movie, we can have lunch at the Museum or a local restaurant of your choice. For reservations call or email Mary Helen MacAllister at (512) 288-6362 and [email protected].

Piece on Earth Quilters

Put August 23rd on your calendar for our next quilt workday! Remember, we always meet on the 4th Saturday (not the last Saturday).

If you would like to see what we do and where we meet, feel free to drop in and visit even if you cannot stay. We meet at the Valli and Kim Quilt Shop in Dripping Springs from 10:15 until 3. For more information, please contact Dee Merrell 512-829-4352 or [email protected].

Adult Ministries Preview - Fall 2014Some room placements or times may vary. Please contact the leader to sign up and for more information on correct start dates for fall and how to obtain class materials.SUNDAY Men’s Bible Study 10:45-noon Library - (Glenn Dukes) [email protected] MONDAY Jesus in the Gospels: 9:30 – 11:30AM Rm 8 – (Linda Icenhauer-Ramirez & Sherry

Smith) [email protected] starts Sept 8 Jesus in the Gospels: 7 – 9 p.m. Rm 8 – (Kimbol Soques & Sherry Smith) sherry@

shpc.org starts Sept 8 Disciple 4: 7 – 9 p.m. Rm 9 – (Mike McDonald) [email protected]

starts Sept 8TUESDAY Women’s Bible Study 9:30 – 11:30 Port B - (Nancy Herlin) [email protected] Women’s Book Group: 3rd Tues. 1:30 – 3:30 Rm 9 – (Thelma Morris) [email protected] Icing on the Cake (Retired Women’s Bible Study): 10 – 11:30 Rm 9 - (Nita Snyder)

[email protected] Soup to Nuts Speaker Luncheons: 3rd Tues. of Aug, Nov, Feb, May in FMC 11

a.m. - 1 p.m., [email protected] MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers): 9:30 – 11:30 alternating weeks FMC ARCM (Association of Retired Christian Men): 10 – 11:30 Library – (Ron Miller)

[email protected] Mary-Martha Circle: 1st Thurs. 10 – 11:30 Port B – Sept to May (Diane O’Leary)

[email protected] starts Sept 4 Men’s Book Group: 1st Thurs. 7-8:30 p.m. Rm 9 (Stefan Haag) shaag@austin,rr.

com starts Sept 4SATURDAY Yoga (Tentative) –9:30AM FMC (Jessica Goulding) [email protected]

*****There will also be various Life Groups formed to meet in homes at a variety of

days and times. Contact Pastor Ted Thulin at [email protected]

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Anniversaries and BirthdaysANNIVERSARIESAug 02 Danny & Suzanne GrossAug 03 Dan & Sam BrinksAug 04 Mark & Judy SchroederAug 06 Rick & Beth Ann ColeAug 07 Matt & Erika FletcherAug 10 Bruce & Judy Litteaur, Grady & Thelma MorrisAug 13 David & Linda Wheeler, Tary & Nita SnyderAug 15 Al & Jai Leigh Addison, Derek & Kristi Fisher, Ken &

Sue FryeAug 16 Bill & Nan GoodmanAug 17 Chris & Rachael Huntley, Eddie & Stacey ReynoldsAug 18 Rory & Muffie PetersonAug 19 Gail & Marc Padovani, Thure & Shannon CannonAug 20 Sarah & Matt NaperAug 21 Gary & Sandra Mann, Paul & Temple Hudspeth,

Ron & Trinka MillerAug 23 Mike & Mindy Henderson, Paul & Tracy KuperAug 25 B.G. & Shirley Henry, Scott & Marty StarkjohannAug 26 Aaron & Claire CampAug 27 Charlie BalkeAug 28 Mike & Cynthia VandeGardeAug 30 Louis & Carol MizeAug 31 Layde & Ralph Philips

SILVER ANNIVERSARIES Aug 26 Barry & Kathy Kalda

BIRTHDAYSAug 01 C.M. Heinrich, Caroline Kirsch, Tom O’Meara,

Rick Smith, Stanton StiernbergAug 02 Brooks Hurley, Marilyn Jennings, Rita Nowakowski,

Dave Parmer, Ashley Royer, Jody WrightAug 03 Jackson Baker, Keria Folkers, Steve Gerlach,Aug 05 David Bender, Alissa StarkjohannAug 06 Wade Carnes, Annette Chambers, Riley Coven,

Karen McCoy, Brian Saari, Trish ScoginAug 07 Kathleen Abbott, Tommy Joe Ashbaugh, Joshua

Bettridge, Stuart Golliher, Dave Harnden, Lynn Kelley, Marie Kluckhohn, Liz Maxfield, Rich Morales, Ben Newcome, Cameron Rais, Farrah

Stowe, Zach StricklandAug 08 Brian Allgyer, Yogi Behr, Cooper Boob, Bruce

Broslat, Leah Johnson, Kathy Lewis, Sydney Stalbaum, Madeleine Thielemans

Aug 09 David Eklund, Mike VandeGarde, Meredith Warren,

Aug 10 Charlie ThielemansAug 11 Erika Fletcher, Chris Gordon, Edward Reynolds,

Rick SmithAug 12 Marg Sue Owen, Andrew Saul, Alex Soques,

Gregory WadeAug 13 Judy Behr, Bill Davis, Steve Wagner, Tyler WinglerAug 14 Jim Abercrombie, Robby Ivey, Marc Kirsch,

Christina MillerAug 15 Mark Bridges, Luke Fisher, Kevin Greathouse,

Sara Jensen, Marisa StrombergAug 16 Havia Goulding, Kristin Hauck, Phil Kruczkowski,

Carly Ray, Lucas WrightAug 17 Mark Hanna, Katherine RamirezAug 18 Mark Cognetti, Diana Gill, Dick Grance, Danny

Gross, Heaven Gunter, Marsha Holt, Mary Hopkins, Kim Sellers, Christine Simmons, Sarah Swanson, Graham Williford, Leslye Womack

Aug 19 Danny Harp, Liz Icenhauer-Ramirez, Barry Kalda, Dana Manuel, Aidan Torres

Aug 20 Hannah Berry, Claire Camp, Josh Coulter, Carol Cunningham, Beaman Floyd, Pam Gonzalez, Erin Lugo, Sandi Moehlman, Hanz Wasserburger

Aug 21 Michelle Batte, Maria Forsythe, Abby Hanna, Gail Padovani, Joy Schiller, Jimmy Simmonds

Aug 22 Alex Balke, Mark NiederhauserAug 23 Doug Budd, Clay Collins, Chris Lucas-Melanson,

Lee Ann Merrifield, Sherri WilliamsAug 24 Rod Hines, Mike McNelleyAug 25 Chesley Carr, Lisa Dillard, Charissa Ellis, Lauren

Gabbart,Aug 26 Pat Low, David NachmanAug 27 Kevin Howard, Claudia Lauber, Layde PhilipsAug 28 Will Petty, Kyle Stromberg, Joshua TeagueAug 29 Debbie Budd, Jackson Lord, Joyce Lucas, Jason

Moehlman, Miranda Reeves, Darren Stalbaum, Sam Taylor, Savannah Wallace, Dana Wilkes

Aug 30 Kyle Busse, Sean GolliherAug 31 Alex Aversa, Blanche Hunter, Shane Widner

Joys—Rick & Sherry Todd Smith’s granddaughter, Adeline, who was born 3 months early, is home after almost 4 months in the NICU at St. David’s—Lauren Rogers, husband Jon-Michael, and super-excited big brother Graeham welcomed baby Phoebe on Saturday, July 12th—Trinka Miller thanks all who have prayed for her continued healing as she deals with neck brace and the wait to determine the degree of success of her cervical spine surgery

Sorrows—Gertrude Galloway, mother of Shayne Reeves & grandmother of Morgan Reeves, passed away July 17th—Dan Bjeletich passed away July 11th

Please pray for—Morgan Reeves, recovering following dog attack—The family of John Elton Petty, high school friend of Temple Ingram, lost while shark diving—Michael Ham, in 7th month battling severe infection—Barbara Tyler Mullins, friend of Marilyn Jennings, cancer—Claudia Lauber’s mother, hospitalized—Modena Dailey’s son, Darin, in ICU—Sarah Stranahan’s lifelong friend, Libby Woodruff, terminal cancer—comfort and strength needed for family and friends of Chris Saucedo—Patrick Messer, friend of Harrison King (The Mann’s grandson), surgery following diving accident—Gary Mann’s friend, Kenny King, health concerns—Sue Lagerquist’s son-in-law, Airman Mason Jenkins, deployed to Qatar—Tom & Mike McNelley’s son, Chris, extended travel oversees—Mark Schroeder, continued prayers for improving health—Madeline & Bill Brock’s daughter Marian Brock, recovering from surgery—Mary Lynn Scheirer & Chester Wuest, both recovering from recent medical procedures—Connie Schroeder’s dad, Jim Bennett, released from hospital and recovering—Austin, the city where we’re planted—Pastor Alfred Mtonga, his family, and Manyamula CCAP Church—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and his family—Pastor Clement Munthali and his family—Pastor Kenneth Muyila and his family—Ronica Ngulube


Please add to your prayers...

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: Airman Mason Jenkins, son-in-law of Sue Lagerquist...David Floto, son of Carl Floto & Ruth Ann Widner… John Fisher, nephew of Derek & Kristi Fisher… Jose Fernandez, friend of Gaston & Junie Broyles and graduate of PPAS… Mitch Guile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds… Teddy Sweredoski, friend of Stan & Jessica Wade… Kate Ingram, daughter of Temple & Janet Ingram… Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann…. Larry Roberman, brother of Lori Whitmire…

3 Sunday GUATEMALA MISSION TEAM RETURNS IHN GUESTS ARRIVE4 Monday LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR FAMILY CAMP 9 a.m. Preschool Camp: Continuing

through Friday, 8/8 9 a.m. Club H2O, Continuing through

Friday, 8/85 Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Icing On the Cake, offsite 10 a.m. PrimeTime D-Day Movie, meet

at W-parking lot6 Wednesday 8 p.m. First Wednesday Worship &

Prayer, B-Deck7 Thursday 10 a.m. Association of Retired Christian Men

(ACRM), W-Library10 Sunday IHN GUESTS MOVE OUT11 Monday WC BUILDING USE LIMITED-FLOOR CLEANING16 Saturday 8:30 a.m. Reveal Survey Report, W-FMC17 Sunday 6 p.m. Life Groups Host Training, B-Deck19Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Icing On the Cake, offsite 11:30 a.m. Soup to Nuts, W-FMC 7 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, W-A21 Thursday 10 a.m. Association of Retired Christian Men

(ACRM), W-Library 10 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, W-A 1:30 p.m. Women’s Book Club, W-823 Saturday Presbyterian Women’s Meeting, B-Deck 10:15 a.m. Piece on Earth Quilters, offsite25 Monday School Year Begins for AISD22 Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Icing On the Cake, offsite 30 Saturday CAMP CAPERS FAMILY CAMP BEGINS9/1 Monday CAMP CAPERS FAMILY CAMP ENDS

SHPC August Calendar HighlightsRooms are at our William Cannon Campus (W) or

Brodie Campus (B). For complete calendar, including updates to

rooms and times, visit calendar.shpc.org.

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