Published by Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian ChurchJuly 2010 Issue 7

Serve: Mission 1-3, 9, 11, 14Worship: 2-3, 5-6, 9Grow: Student 7-8Grow: Children 9-10Grow: Adult 4, 12-15Connect & Calendar 2, 6, 16-17

SHPC Staff Guide

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

Sermons for July

July 4Jesus, Son of GodMatthew 16:13-20

July 11 Matthew 27:32-61

The Hour of Darkness

July 18 Matthew 28:1-15

The ResurrectionThe Story, Chapter 23

July 25 25 Acts 2:1-39New Beginnings

More Than Words

Christ Centered, Biblically Fo-cused & Mission Oriented. Did

you know those three statementsare at the core of all we do here atSHPC? They are great goals for us asa church, and powerful goals for usas individuals. Take a moment andread them again.

Christ Centered, Biblically Focused& Mission Oriented.

They are deep and powerfulwords. These words have been

the framework on which we mea-sure all that we do here at SHPC.Are we helping people becomemore Christ Centered, BiblicallyFocused & Mission Oriented? Areyou becoming more Christ Cen-tered, more Biblically Focused &more Mission Oriented? Those arehard questions, I know. It is oftendifficult to reflect on our own spiri-tual progress. When we begin to askourselves these questions regularly,we see where might need to grow abit.

For what it’s worth, we all needto grow a bit, so please do not

feel bad if when you answered, yousaid, “I’m not very Christ Centered,Biblically Focused & Mission Orient-ed. Truthfully? I am Self-Centered,Biblically-Resistant and MissionAvoidant.” So you are in good com-pany. So how do we become ChristCentered, Biblically Focused & Mis-sion Oriented—and make them morethan just words on our website andour letterhead? Pray, then move.

Pray then move? Let me makethis as simple as I can. Pray that

God would make you and your heartmore like Christ, then move. Re-member, the word “Christian” is aword that means “Christ-follower,”and was coined by people from out-side the early church. Movingmeans doing something, anything,just not staying where you are. Asyou move with God working on yourheart, you might see the world in adifferent way. You might be urgedto act in a different way.

So how about—pray then move,Biblically Focused. Pray that

God would make your reading ofScripture today relevant to whatyou are experiencing in your life.Move now. Grab your Bible, focusyour eyes, move to a comfortableplace and read! If you are new toreading the Bible, I recommendreading some of the more popularportions of scripture. I’d start witha Gospel like Matthew, Mark, Lukeor John just to get the story of Je-sus back in my life. If you want tostart with an Old Testament book,dig into Proverbs or Psalms.

Or how about—Mission Oriented,pray then move. Pray that God

would provide opportunities whereyou can serve, using your gifts andtalents. Then move and do some-thing, from random acts of kindnessin your neighborhood to serving in asoup kitchen downtown. Do some-thing. I believe that we all are de-

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signed by God and called byGod to serve. So move now andserve with that Christ-likeheart, with a mind focused onthe scriptures, and hands thatare serving those in need.

In Christ,

IT’S A DATE! Summer Worship2010 @ SHPCJoin us this summer as we celebrate inworship, in fellowship, and in service.

On July 11th:Join us for brunch following both services

On July 25th: Kite Flying!Come make —and fly!— a kite to celebratethe winds of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

On August 8th: Sunday of Service!We are going to live out our call to be mission oriented! We willmake lunches and deploy teams of kids & grownups followingboth services to mission projects all over town. Help SHPCmake a difference in Austin! See you in worship this summer!

There are several things thatare new this summer at SHPCthat I wanted to make sure youdidn’t miss. First, worship is alittle different this summer.Instead of having Sunday Schoolfor our elementary kids, wehave invited our kids into wor-ship with us. We have changedhow we communicate and madesure that the elements of wor-ship are illustrated with plays,video and creative songs. Ourhope is that your children willlearn the flow and the purposeof worship—and that you willhave a message that you togeth-er can talk about throughout theweek.

Second, in order to facilitatethe delivery of the video andmusic, we have completed theinstallation of our permanentprojectors. This will save agreat deal of wear and tear onthe technology and the technol-ogy team that make Sundayshappen. If you have a skill—orwant to learn a skill—in technol-ogy, the tech team is looking formore folks. Contact Pastor Mikeat mike @ shpc.org if you areinterested.

Third, the session approved atits June meeting a part-timebusiness manager position.This role is designed to help liftsome of the administrative, fa-cility and financial responsibili-

ties from the ordained staff. For2010 the position is unfunded;we hope to fund it in the 2011budget. In the meantime, GregMerrell is stepping into the posi-tion this year. Greg has beenvery helpful in making our com-puters run together efficientlyand he will do a great job as thebusiness manager this year.

Fourth, the session has receivedthe master plan report and thefirst phase projections for fu-ture facilities. While workingon this, the session has also es-tablished a multi-site commit-tee that is looking at alternateways to help us realize ourdream of sharing Christ with thebroader community. In August,I will roll out some of thedreams and plans for our futureat SHPC.

I hope this summer you are ableto rest and be restored. As westudy the New Testament inworship, you will notice thatwhenever Jesus was pushinghard in his ministry he madetime to get away from the

crowds and pray. In 2010 it iseasy to not build into our livesJesus’ wisdom. Technology con-nects us to a 24/7 world anddown-time is a dream ratherthan a reality. For Jesus, thatwas not an option. He under-stood what it meant to be hu-man and the fact that we needto live with margin in our lives.He not only understood it—helived it.

This summer offers a great op-portunity to readjust your pat-terns and priorities. To buildtime into your life to reflect,laugh, think, dream and pray. Itstarts with your calendar. Graba highlighter and mark sometimes that are yours to restore.Then stick with them. If you aretype A, and all time must have apurpose, simply think of them asappointments, appointmentswhere you will meet a God whorestores and refreshes.

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Beach Reading? Adult MinistryIt’s been a couple of years since we suggested

some summer reading. Back in April it soundedlike a great idea for this year. So for the Julyissue I tried to catch the staff and find out whatthey’re reading as they scattered for the sum-mer. Britta said she’s reading something, butshe doesn’t want to talk about it until she findsout how it ends. Kim said, “Books? You meanpeople get to sit down?” Mike called over hisshoulder, “Crazy Love! It’s da bomb!,” as hesprinted out the door.

So here are the “summer” books we collected,organized by topic. We hope you try them

out!

Christian LifeCrazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God,by Francis Chan

This summer Mike Killeen is encouraging ourhigh school students to read this fast-paced,thought-provoking book. Chan digs into whatGod teaches us through the Bible, challengingour habits, our assumptions, and our practic-es. With online video clips that build onChan's message, Crazy Love is an engagingway to renew and deepen your faith. MK/KS

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, by DonaldMiller

Donald Miller, who also wrote Blue Like Jazz,has written another exploration of himself,his world, and God. This time Miller tackles"story"—The Story, the screenplay for "BlueLike Jazz: the movie," and his own story.What if a good life needs to have the sameelements as a good story? Read and find out!KS

TheologyThe Reason for God: Belief in God in an Age ofSkepticism, by Timothy Keller

Timothy Keller is worth discovering this sum-mer. We are reading his book Prodigal Godfor the men’s backpacking trip. LC

God Is Great, God Is Good: Why Believing in GodIs Reasonable and Responsible, by William LaneCraig and Chad Meister, editors

A response to Richard Dawkins’ and Christo-pher Hitchens’ attacks on Christianity. Time-ly! LC

NovelsHome: A Novel, by Marilynne Robinson

The follow up to the Pulitzer prize-winningnovel Gilead. (Read it first!) Home takes thestory further into the complexities of life andshows there unexpected grace and hope. LC(ed. note: Home is one of the librarian’s rec-ommended books this month. Coincidence?)

The ChurchWho Stole My Church?: What to Do When theChurch You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century,by Gordon MacDonald

The last 20 years have seen an accelerationin changes in the American Christian church,its worship and its engagement in the world.McDonald writes in story form and helps usunderstand and negotiate the changes. LC

No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come-as-You-Are Culture in the Church, by John Burke

John is the pastor of Gateway Church inNorth Austin (they have a south location aswell). John lays out the task of creating aninviting church culture in a changing world.Our pastoral staff read this together in thespring and it sparked great conversations. LC

It's Not Too Late! Sign-up continues for Disciple Classes!Classes run Sept-May for 2 hours each week. Disciple 1 should be taken first, but the upper levelsmay be taken in any order. Click on the Disciple link at members.shpc.org/ adult/ to get moredetail on specific Disciple classes and times. Come join us this fall!

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(a.k.a. Sherry’s summer books!)

There is no required readingbefore taking any of the Disci-ple courses. However, for thoseof you who love to read, thefollowing are some books youmay want to consider. Many ofthem are available in our SHPCLibrary. They are listed accord-ing to the particular focus ofeach level. However, any of thebooks actually relate in someway to all of the Disciple class-es.

Disciple 1The Disciple Story: The Trans-forming Power of Scripture byNancy Kruh with forward byRichard Wilke (The incredible storyof how the Disciple program was de-veloped.)

Reading Scripture as the Wordof God (Second Edition) byGeorge Martin

Oxford Bible Atlas (Fourth Edi-tion) edited by Adrian Curtis(This book is so much more thanmaps! It contains well written infor-

mation on the how and why of archae-ology in the Holy Land and on thedifferent historical ages. And this edi-tion contains beautiful color pic-tures.)

Violent Sands by Sean Young(Also a librarian’s selection, this storyis set in the time shortly after Jesuswhen Christianity was still a growingsect within Judaism. It is an adven-ture and love story about a Zealotfighting against the Romans.)

Teaching the Bible to Adultsand Youth by Dick Murray (This isgreat for leaders but is also very help-ful for any student of the Bible. Itteaches you various creative methodsfor digging into scripture.)

Disciple 2Keeping the Sabbath Wholly byMarva J. Dawn (Learn very practi-cal and specific tips on how you cankeep the Sabbath special for you andyour family.)

Abraham by Bruce Feiler (Threemajor religions trace their lineageback to Abraham but have very differ-ent ideas about who he was and whatwe learn from him.)

Walking the Bible: A Journey byLand through the Five Books of

Moses by Bruce Feiler (This is atravel odyssey of one man's spiritualjourney through the greatest storiesever told.)

Disciple 3Thus Says the Lord: The Mes-sage of the Prophets by JamesM. Ward

In the Steps of the Apostle Paulby F. F. Bruce (Large "coffee table"style book with beautiful pictures andinformation on the cities Paul visit-ed.)

Paul and His Letters (SecondEdition) by Leander E. Keck

Disciple 4The Message: The Old Testa-ment Wisdom Books in Contem-porary Language by Eugene H.Peterson

The Gospel and Letters of John(IBT series) by R. Alan Culpep-per

Revelation (Westminster BibleCompanion Series) by CatherineGunsalus Gonzalez and Justo L.Gonzalez

Adult MinistrySummer reading with a purpose

LEAD WHERE YOU ARE

THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT is about stir-ring up and calling out the VERY BEST in leaders.

Pastors, teachers, business leaders, law enforce-ment officials, politicians, musicians, athletes,and others are answering the call and choosingto lead where they are to make a lasting differ-ence. Striving to be effective leaders, they arethe agents of transformation. They call outwhat’s wrong, set goals, launch initiatives, moti-vate, challenge, and move people to get on thesolution side of solving our worst problems.

On August 5-6, 2010, over 60,000 leaders willgather for The Global Leadership Summit,broadcast live at Westlake Hills PresbyterianChurch via satellite from the Willow Creek cam-pus near Chicago to more than 225 satellite sitesacross North America.

Far more than an annual training seminar, TheGlobal Leadership Summit has become a galva-nizing event in this worldwide leadership move-ment. Leaders representing an amazingdiversity of races, cultures, ethnicities, lan-guages, and denominations are coming togetherto develop their unique leadership gift.

Speakers for 2010 include: Bill Hybels, Jim Collins,T.D. Jakes, Jack Welch (videocast), Andy Stanley, Chris-tine Caine, Tony Dungy, Zhao Xiao, Ph.D., Blake Mycosk-ie, Terri Kelly (videocast), Daniel H. Pink, AdamHamilton, Jeff Manion.

TAKE THE NEXT STEP: Contact the church of-fice, church @ shpc.org, to find out how to reg-ister.

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Adult Ministry

SHPC's

Summer 2010 Film Fest!

Wed. Jul 14 & Fri. Jul 23

This classic film capturesthe essence of modernJewish life, the foundingof Israel, assimilation andconflicting family values.

Wed. Jul 28 & Fri. Aug 13

Auschwitz prisoners holdcourt placing God on trialas they explore the univer-sal question of human suf-fering.

Wed. Jun 30 & Fri. Jul 9

Not your Mama’s Moses! Anedgy new script chal-lenges the viewer’s precon-ceptions of this greatbiblical hero.

Don’t forget about....

Church Book Club ReadsDid you know that the church has a book groupthat meets the second Thursday of each monthat 7 p.m.? Do you want to experience asample of what they have read in the past?Members of the church book group havedonated copies of recent selections to thechurch library. These include:FIC PIC Jodi Picoult addresses

religious/moral/ethical decisions in many of hernovels. In this provocative one, Keeping Faith, aseven-year-old girl with no religious backgroundstarts to hear divine voices, recite biblical passages,and develop stigmata. What does it all mean? Readit and decide.

FIC ROB Home, a sequel to Gilead, tells of awayward son who returns home to be with his agingfather, a Presbyterian minister. Woven into thecomplex family relationships are questions oftheology and daily practice. The book occurs withinthe context of the 60's, when freedom marches arebeginning in the South. It's a good read.

FIC STO The Help, by Kathryn Stockett—Beprepared to meet three unforgettable women.Skeeter, a recent Ole Miss graduate, returns homewith a degree but her mother won't be happy untilthere is a ring of her finger. Aibileen works as a

black maid/nanny taking care of herseventeenth white child, whilesuffering with a broken heart fromthe loss of her own son. Minny alsoworks as a black maid, but can't mind her tongue.These women come together for a clandestineproject that will put them all at risk. To find outwhy, check it out and enjoy.

FIC YOU Violent Sands by Sean Young is a rarenovel that captures the imagination and transportsyou to another time, another way of life and makesit real. After watching Roman soldiers murder hisfather, Barabbas, a warrior zealot and swornprotector of the scroll, has become a broken man.His quest for vengeance and Roman blood, his lovefor a peace-loving woman, and his commitment tothe mysterious scroll pull him in vastly differentdirections. Is he killed or remade? You'll need toread this book to find out.

If these selections sound interesting and youwant to find out more about our book group orjust find a good read, please come by thelibrary between services... or call MargaretNakamura 301-2602 or Annie Ward 373-8803.

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Pioneer Days Adult Ministry"It was fitting that God, for whom and throughwhom all things exist, in bringing many childrento glory, should make the pioneer of their salva-tion perfect through sufferings." Hebrews 2:10NRSV

"It makes good sense that the God who got ev-erything started and keeps everything going nowcompletes the work by making the Salvation Pio-neer perfect through suffering as he leads allthese people to glory." Hebrews 2:10 The Mes-sage

Once, when I was leading a class in a study ofthe book of Hebrews, we came across a

verse that lead to quite a bit of controversy anddiscussion due to the variety of translations wehad in our various Bibles. The general idea inscripture is that Jesus as a human being goesthrough suffering and death in order to be thesacrifice for our sins and then through his resur-rection prepares a place for us in eternity.

The discussion arose because class membersnoticed that the person reading the scripture

aloud had a different translation version thanthem. Jesus was called various things other thanpioneer, including captain, author, and perfectleader. Most people are tied to the idea of apioneer as someone in buckskins and a coon captraveling west in a covered wagon. Some classmembers did not like Jesus being called a pio-neer. Those used to the King James versionmuch preferred the word "captain," whichsounded much more important and less dustyand trail-weary. I must admit that "pioneer" atfirst sounded a little strange to me too. I wasrather partial to the word "author," used in theNew International Version. That sounded very

intellectual. However, the more we dug intowhat the scripture was trying to express, themore I grew to love the idea of Jesus Christ as apioneer.

pi·o·neer [pahy-uh-neer]–noun1. a person who is among those who firstenter or settle a region, thus opening it foroccupation by others. 2. one who is first oramong the earliest in any field of inquiry,enterprise, or progress–verb (used with object)to be the first to open or prepare a way–adjectivebeing the earliest, original, first of a particu-lar kind

Now the descriptiveness of the word "pioneer"has become very meaningful to me. Jesus,

though God's eternal Son, came to earth in hu-man form. He got dusty, dirty, and tired. Hesuffered all sorts of verbal and physical abuseand was eventually executed. Amazingly, it wasthrough that process, all according to His Fa-ther's will, that he then became the pioneer ofour salvation. He has now gone on ahead to pre-pare a place for us.

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe inGod, believe also in me. In my Father's housethere are many dwelling places. If it were notso, would I have told you that I go to prepare aplace for you? And if I go and prepare a placefor you, I will come again and will take you tomyself, so that where I am, there you may bealso." John 14:1-3 NRSV

Prepare to Explore!

During the summer, some-times things may seem a

little quiet when you stop bythe church. Most classes don'tcontinue during the summer.Various staff members are off

on vacations. It could seem likenothing much is going on.

However, July is actually themonth when much of the

following year gets planned.Larry is deciding on and workingon his fall sermon series, Britta

is setting plans for new thingsin Family Ministry, and Mike iscreating more amazing Stu-dent Ministry. Meanwhile, I'mworking with all of them andwith my group of Adult Minis-try leaders to plan classes for

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fall and the budget for 2011.This is the time when curricu-lum gets picked and leadersget trained.

I hope you will be prayingabout where the Spirit may

be leading you this fall. Whatnew areas are you ready toexplore? It may be time foryou to jump in to Disciple Bi-ble Study or find out aboutjoining a fall Journey Group.Maybe this is the year you'll be

really adventurous and plan ongoing on one of our adult orfamily retreats. You can learnabout the Life of Paul in a newTuesday night class. You canstretch your body and soul thenext time Jessica leads a yogaclass. You can go on excitingadventures with The Brother-herd. You can join your spouseon some Great Dates. Manythings are in the works.

I hope you will look forwardto the August/September

issue of the newsletter inwhich all will be revealed. Ihope there will be somethingoffered that makes you wantto explore God's Word furtheras you walk the road of disci-pleship. Meanwhile, "happytrails" this summer!

Contact Sherry at sherry @shpc.org with class suggestionsor questions.

Computer “Support Group” in the Making —Do you need help with a specific computer problem? Or would you like to learnto send email, use Facebook™, or post your favorite photos?

Do you have the ability to help a SHPC member solve a computer problem orlearn a new skill?

Adult Ministry would like to form a group that would help with the "glitches" andquestions that come up with normal computer use. If you have some ideas, please give me acall — Laurel Calhoun 892-5530 or salcalhoun @ sbcglobal.net

SAM’s heading out again...

PLEASE JOIN US AS we visit the Walter Cronkiteexhibit at the LBJ Library on Friday, July

23rd. We will meet at SHPC at 9 a.m. to carpool. The exhibit is free and reviews the lifeand career of Walter Cronkite. His broadcastscovered virtually every major news story of thelast half of the twentieth century. The exhibitbrings Cronkite's personal and professional expe-riences to life, featuring never-before-seenitems from the Briscoe Center's collections.Afterwards, enjoy the fellowship of other SAMmembers in the Under The Oaks Café for lunch.We anticipate that lunch should cost between$5.00 to $10.00.

SAM Groups in July:ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED CHRISTIAN MEN: July

8th & 22nd at 10 a.m. in Portable B. No res-ervation needed. Join us for Christian fellow-ship and stimulating conversation. Questions?Contact Faries McDaniel, 892-9464.

GOLDEN YEARS LUNCH BUNCH: Saturday, July10th, at 11:30 a.m. at Jack Allen’s Kitchen,7720 Highway 71 West. (The Sonic Drive-Inshares the entrance with Jack Allen’s—besure to turn in there!) Join us at another newplace in the neighborhood for a great brunchor lunch and Christian fellowship. Reserveyour place by phoning Jim Black at 892-2982or Frances Tomlinson at 899-9244 by Thurs-day, July 8th.

GROAN-UPS GAME DAY: third Tuesday, July20th, in room 7 at 10 a.m. Because IHN willbe visiting on July 13th, we'll meet one weeklater than usual. Join us for spinner dominoesor a game of your choice.

MARY MARTHA CIRCLE will not meet again untilSeptember 2nd.

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Children’s Ministry News

Children's Ministry has a zilliondifferent ways you can get in-volved this coming fall! Take alook at some of these opportu-nities and let us know if youwant to know more about howyou can join the team!

Nursery care - help lookafter our babies during bothSunday services and special oc-casions such as Christmas andEaster when we need extrastaff on hand. Training is pro-vided.

Sunday school teacherfor 2s, 3s and 4s inThe Ark— Easy-to-use lessonplans and all resources providedso you can walk in and have ablast with the class! We needvolunteers for both the 9:30and 11:00 hour.

UpStreet shepherds—small group leaders for our 9:30elementary program. Trainingand all materials provided.9-month commitment requiredto give kids continuity in theirsmall groups. If weekly seems a

bit too much, consider pairingup with a friend to split thetime (ie. every other week, orone-month-on/one-month-off,etc.)

Other UpStreet needs—We have lots of opportunitiesfor storytellers, musicians,singers, and media techni-cians. Sign up for the Sundaysthat work for your schedule,and we'll provide you with thescript and instructions, as wellas any necessary costumes andprops. Give it a try— we prom-ise you'll love every minute!

Elementary Sundayschool teachers for our11:00 Live B.I.G. pro-gram— This elementary pro-gram is one-room style andincludes all Kindergarten-5thgrade students together. Weschedule 2-3 leaders a week towork together with the group.Training, lesson plans and allnecessary materials are provid-ed.

KidStuf — Our team is inneed of more actors, media andsound technicians, as well asstage designers, musicians,singers, choreographers, stagehands and hospitality. We per-form on the 2nd Wednesday ofeach month from 6:30-7:15 andpractice on Sunday afternoonsfrom 4:30-5:30. Come have ablast with our cast!

Wednesday Night Liveleaders— Help kick off thisnew 6-week ministry that willtake place Wednesday eveningsfrom 6:15-7:30 from Septemberto November. We're in need offun folks to lead team-buildinggames, leaders to help withScripture study and musicianswilling to share their talentswith the kids.

Hospitality Team— Helpwelcome visitors and share in-formation with parents as theybring their kiddos to Sundayschool. We need both a 9:30and 11:00 team. Any help youcan give is appreciated, so noregular commitment necessary.

Leader for Mothers ofYoung Children Devo-tional— We're in need of afacilitator for this fall's sessionthat occurs Thursday morningsfrom 9:30-11:30a.m. Responsi-bilities include leading weeklydiscussion on the selected read-ing, providing fellowship andsupport for the participants andcommunicating weekly prayerrequests to the group. Childcare provided.

2010 Christmas Pag-eant— we need a director,co-directors to help partici-pants with their lines, stagehands, set designers, costumecoordinators, and a hospitality

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team to provide refresh-ments after the program onDecember 5th.

Fellowship Fun— Joinour fellowship team to helpwith planning, set-up andclean-up for family gamenights and other specialevents.

Prep team— Because weprovide all materials for ourteachers and small groupleaders, we need helpers tofill the boxes with the nec-essary resources each week(and clean out the unusedones from the previousweek). This role is flexiblein terms of day and time.

Want more info on any ofthe above? Call Pastor Brit-ta at 892-3580, ext. 107 oremail britta @ shpc.org.

You may also contact KimArthur about any of thenursery/preschool positionsat kim @ shpc.org or ChrisGordon about any of theelementary roles at chris @shpc.org.

Bears and books... An unexpectedly quiet moment in the 2-year-old class this spring

FELLOWSHIP BRIDGE GROUPwill play the second Friday inJuly— the 9th— at 7 p.m. in

Room 7. Our hosts will be Tra-vis & Lorna Budlong. Pleasecall Virginia McNutt at 288-

7187 or Martha Meador at 288-3341 by Tuesday, July 6th if

you would like to play.

The Story ReadingList: JulyThe following is a reading guideoutlining the chapters that will beused in worship the next Sunday.Follow along and join us as God’sstory unfolds.

Readings for the week, beginningwith SundayJuly

4 Chapter 25 Jesus, Son of God11 Chapter 26 The Hour of Darkness18 Chapter 27 The Resurrection25 Chapter 28 New Beginnings

Hi! I'm Abbey Patterson andI'm the new summer internhere atSHPC. Iwasraised inLaw-rence,Kansasand livedthereuntil Iwent tocollege in Liberty, Missouri atWilliam Jewell College. There Igot my Bachelor of Arts in Reli-gion and was involved with vo-cal music. During and aftercollege I worked in the YouthDepartment as a variety of rolesfor 2.5 years before coming toAustin for seminary. I have beenin Austin, now, for three yearsbut will be leaving in August. Iwill be going back to Lawrenceto start a College Ministry andYoung Adult program with Law-rence First Presbyterian Churchand the University of Kansas. Iam really excited to be herethis summer to learn from eachof you and be a part of yourcommunity in Christ.

Blessings & Peace, Abbey

On August 14th we are havinganother all-church workday.Please plan on joining us at 9a.m. to help get our facility

ready to go for fall!

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Not pictured here: Abbey Patterson

Erika Sanders is a first-grade teacher at BudaElementary. She’s ex-cited to be at SHPC,and excited to be apart of the young adultclass, FILO!

Christine McLean moved 3years ago from L.A. to Austin

with her husband Jeff andchildren Cassidy (6) and Cart-er (3). She’s excited they’ve

found a home at SHPC.

Susan Fields’ greatesthobby is flower garden-ing, and “since we’refinally settled, I can putdown roots! We’re gladto be back in Texas.”

Welcome, New SHPC Members!

Temple & JanetIngram movedfrom El Paso sev-eral years ago.Temple is anattorney, andJanet a retiredportrait photog-rapher. Theyhave 3 grownchildren & 2grandsons.

Claire & Aaron Camp have a1-year-old daughter, Averyand are expecting anotherchild in December.

Jim Abercrombieis looking forwardto being an activemember of SHPC.He enjoys outdoorsports, and has awide range of oth-er hobbies, includ-ing traveling.

Katie Beth Lane worked atMO-Ranch for nearly 2 yearsafter college, and moved toAustin 6 months ago to workat UT. She’s really looking for-ward to getting “plugged in”at SHPC!

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Joys – John Pflug was ordained and installed as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Winnsboro, TX on June27th—William Gill, son of Diana Gill, has recovered from his cardiac event and is doing well—Brittany & JohnPflug welcome a daughter, Emma Elizabeth, born June 1st—Max Roland graduated from Bowie HS on June 3rd

and will study at UTSA in the fall—Cindy Baschnagel’s friend Michelle Pierpoint received an all-clear on hermelanoma—Jason & Amanda Hill (and Miriam) are delighted to announce the birth of their son and brother, TrumanPritchard Hill, on May 20th

Sorrows – Britta Dukes’ grandmother passed away June 19th—Roy, boyfriend of Tammy Boehman’s mother,Teresa Havlick, passed away June 22nd after being on life support for 2 days after drowning—Mary Johnston Payne, mother of JimPayne, passed away on June 17th—Mimi Aleks, grandmother of Pam Gonzalez, passed away June 13th—The Rev. Linda Reinhardtdied at home May 27th of complications from cancer; Linda’s ministry, The Jeremiah Project, touched many other people nation-wide suffering from multiple chemical sensitivities—Jennifer McDaniel’s father passed away May 22nd—Clint Davis, nephew of SallySchilstra, passed away unexpectedly on May 24th

Please pray for — healing for Ralph Philips’ knee —peace and comfort for Teresa Havlick, for Roy's family, and forwisdom in determining the best interests of Roy’s young children—parole this year for Brenda Gonzales’ brother, Arlo Lopez, as hehas truly repented—Gene Lunsford, Lynn Wright’s father, under hospice care—Ruth Olson, recovering from surgery for a broken hipfrom a fall—Diana Gill’s daughter-in-law Stephanie Gill, peace, comfort and relief from stress—Pat Haag, recovering at home frombroken cheekbone following a fall—Gloria Drake, recovering from double pneumonia—Sheryl Hall’s husband Michael, on the mend—Sheryl Hall’s oldest son Shane, working in Iowa for the summer—Elizabeth Eckstein, worsening MS— Jack & Carol Gilchrist’s familyfriends, Col. Eric Wesley and family; he left for Afghanistan in early June—Mal Hunter, continued recovery—Bill Brock's mom,Charlotte Webb, several strokes since January and currently hospitalized for tests—Ron Olmstead, dear friend of the Drake family,hospitalized in serious condition because of a tick bite—T-Bob Reinhardt—Melissa Lutke’s 90-year-old mother, hospitalized fortreatment of a broken hip she suffered in a fall—Fred Hoefer, friend of J.W. Cook, serious back problems—Tom & Mike McNelley’sfriend James Crowder, US Marine, deployed to Afghanistan in May—our friends and mission colleagues in Reynosa, Mexico—theleadership of SHPC as they discern a path for our future—Master Plan Committee as they move through the next phase—PastorKenneth Muyira & the congregation 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:James Crowder, friend of Tom & Mike McNelley... Eric Wesley, Jack & Carol Gilchrist’s friend... BenjaminRogers, brother-in-law of Candice & Alex Valdes... Susan White’s friend Karen-Marie Hyland... Larry Roberman,brother of Lori Whitmire... Marco Vasquez, friend of Thure & Shannon Cannon... Darrel Debbish, father of friendof Meredith Warren... Keri Reeves and Jim Reeves, niece and nephew of Deb Erlanson... Eric Huerta, nephew ofMichael McNelley’s co-workers... Brian Lugo, grandson of Joy Essary and son of Jennifer Sims... Derek & KristiFisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Crayons for SalePlease Help Manos!

This year, our goal is to provide2,000 crayon boxes

We will sell crayons for $1 per boxat the church this year.

Please come and buy some in thenarthex after each service

or donate money to buy crayons.

For over twenty years, Manos deCristo has been promoting the im-portance of academic success, and

they have been helping at-riskchildren to prepare for school

through their Back-to-School (BTS)program. During the first two

weeks of every August, Manosholds BTS and distributes a back-pack with school supplies and twonew school outfits, including socks

and underwear, to thousands ofchildren entering Pre-K through 5th

grade.

Volunteer OpportunitiesMonday – Friday, July 26 – 30

9 a.m. -12 p.m.

Monday – Friday, August 2 – 6and August 9 – 13

8 a.m. -12 p.m. or 1 p.m. -3 p.m.

Contact infoToko Sato: SHPCManos @

gmail.com

Attention! Parents of 5th- 8th

grade students! I invite youto come and hear all abouteverything we have plannedfor our middle school minis-try. It is going to be a greatyear and we want to partnerwith you in the spiritual for-mation or your student.

August 25th. 6-7 p.m. forparents of 5th & 6th -graders,7-8 p.m. for parents of 7th &8th grade stu-dents. Can’twait to seeyou there!

Our guests are coming July 11th—18th... you can still sign up!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.

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ANNIVERSARIESJULY Saadat Moaddeb & Mansour Sharif1 Jul Carol & Larry Cunningham, Cathy &

Steve Beard, Bill & Charissa Ellis3 Jul Anne & Marc Kirsch, Sherry & Dave

Smith, Joyce Davis & Mike Hagye, Jeff& Allison Gerold

4 Jul Mary & Pete Aversa5 Jul Alan & Lisa Teeple, Eric & Kathleen

Manchin6 Jul Rhonda & Joel Cabello16 Jul Rusty Ray & Jodie Dunbar-Ray,

Clinton & Michelle Batte18 Jul Chris & Christine Gordon19 Jul Mark & Michelle Thompson, Chuck &

Alma Moore20 Jul Deborah Rich & Robert Vela, Dave &

Jenn Folkers22 Jul Dick & Gayle Grance, Jeff & Kerry

Long, Steve & DeAnne Pearson, Ron &Kim Sellers

24 Jul Troy & Holly Spink26 Jul Jim & Martha Meador, Bill & Jane

Hall, Chuck & Terri Courtney, Jason &Marcey French

27 Jul Bill & Connie Trevillion, Greg &Rhonda Biles

31 Jul Richard & Margaret Nakamura, Marisa& Kent Stromberg

AUGUST Pam & Jim Immitt1 Aug David & Jennifer McDaniel, David &

Erika Bockelman2 Aug Danny & Suzanne Gross4 Aug Mark & Judy Schroeder6 Aug Rick & Beth Ann Cole7 Aug Jason & Amanda Hill10 Aug Grady & Thelma Morris, Bruce & Judy

Litteaur12 Aug Sam & Linda Jones13 Aug David & Linda Wheeler15 Aug Ken & Sue Frye, Al & Jai Addison,

Derek & Kristi Fisher16 Aug Bill & Nan Goodman17 Aug Ed & Stacey Reynolds, Chris &

Rachael Huntley18 Aug Muffie & Rory Peterson19 Aug Gail & Marc Padovani, Thure &

Shannon Cannon21 Aug Bob & Lee Ann Merrifield, Ron &

Trinka Miller, Gary & Sandra Mann,Paul & Temple Hudspeth

23 Aug Mike & Mindy Henderson, Tracy &Paul Kuper Jr.

24 Aug Peter & Ruth Budic25 Aug Bernard & Shirley Henry, Scott &

Marty Starkjohann26 Aug Barry & Kathy Kalda, Aaron & Claire

Camp27 Aug Charlie & Amy Balke28 Aug Mike & Cynthia VandeGarde30 Aug Louis & Carol Mize31 Aug Layde & Ralph Philips

SILVER ANNIVERSARIES3 Aug Dan & Sandra Brinks

GOLD ANNIVERSARIES13 Aug Tary & Nita Snyder19 Aug Porky & Pat Haberman

BIRTHDAYSJULY

1 Jul Darla Thompson, Kimbol Soques,Brianna Womack, Gretchen Bode

2 Jul Clare Branson, Kim Coulter, DrewChalberg

3 Jul Ben Sorrell, Mary Aversa, SuzanneGross, Liz Boyce, Kristen May, LaurenMay, Sam Benner, Olivia Warren

4 Jul Alan Combs, Tony Ginko, MariaNgalamulume

5 Jul Margaret Roberts, Marian Bonebrake,Lisa Teeple, Madison Taylor, SethBates

6 Jul Curtis Cline, Laura Towler, Josh Budd7 Jul Rhonda Cabello, Megan Hauck,

Lindsey Teague8 Jul Dick Moore, Todd Thompson9 Jul Maryellen Albertson, Rory Peterson,

Cynthia VandeGarde, Jamie Courtney,Nate Goulding, Madison Young

10 Jul Terri Courtney, Tish Pietsch,Courtney Hackett

11 Jul Don Barrett, Wayne Gonzalez, KarenCox, Wade Pellerin, Jacob Natale,David Howard

12 Jul Jeff Peterson, Dylan MacAllister,Emily Bell, Miriam Hill

13 Jul Linda Hargrove, Becki Breed, JasonAddison

14 Jul Bailey Folsom, Windsor Hall, LukeBuffler

15 Jul Laurel Calhoun, Bruce Litteaur, OscarErlanson, Joe Tracy, Sarah Golliher,Grace Henderson, Braelyn Stowe

16 Jul Jack Floyd, Gary Gibbs, KennethLauber, Karen Greathouse, TamaraBell, Katie Bonnin

17 Jul Steve Riddle, Sue Lagerquist, BrendaGonzales, David Erps, Julia Domicoli,Zachary Erps

18 Jul Anita Savage, Allen Gunter, MikeBrady, Tommie Bates, Andrea Macera

19 Jul Baker Petty, Aidan Garcia, MollieHicks

20 Jul Margaret Fetty, Carlen Floyd, DavidHauck, Molly Wentworth

21 Jul Bobbye Barker, Gabriela Proctor,Adrienne Voskamp, Livie Nachman,Andrew Schroeder

22 Jul Judy Litteaur, Amadeo Andrade23 Jul Gene Shamburger, George Simpson,

Joanna Farwell, Mindy Henderson24 Jul Bill Lindsey, Sybil Brady, Chester

Wuest, Joyce Stewart, DavidMcDaniel, Gena VanOsselaer, StanWade, Jon-Marc Garcia, JamesMcDaniel

25 Jul Al Lepley, Ronnie Davis, \AbbeyHamilton

26 Jul Jessica Meyer27 Jul Greg Merrell, Ernie Lopez, Cameron

Bell28 Jul Jim Garrett, Mary Cognetti, Matt

Fletcher29 Jul Bill Ellison, Julie Countess, Mark Lord,

Abby Brady, Nicholas Blacklock, JasonLandry

30 Jul Tom McNelley, Chris Morgan, KristyRuiz

31 Jul Susan Fields, Alan Teeple, LaurenLaird, Abby Wheeler

AUGUST1 Aug Tom O'Meara, Caroline Kirsch, C.M.

Heinrich2 Aug Nancy Peyton, David Parmer, Rita

Nowakowski, Jerry Junkin, AshleyRoyer, Brooks Hurley

3 Aug Steve Gerlach, Keria Folkers4 Aug Jeff Benner5 Aug David Bender, Alissa Starkjohann6 Aug Karen McCoy, Bryan Philips, Brian

Saari, Annette Chambers, WadeCarnes

7 Aug Marie Kluckhohn, Dave Harnden, LizMaxfield, Lynn Kelley, KathleenAbbott, Rich Morales, JoshuaBettridge, Farrah Stowe, ZachStrickland, Ben Newcome, Tommy JoeAshbaugh, Cameron Rais, StuartGolliher

8 Aug Yogi Behr, Kathy Lewis, LeahJohnson, Madeleine Thielemans,Sydney Stalbaum

9 Aug Louella Walker, Mike VandeGarde,Meredith Warren

10 Aug Bob Merrifield, Charlie Thielemans11 Aug Rick Smith, Christopher Gordon, Erika

Sanders12 Aug Karen Wheeler, Alex Soques, Gregory

Wade, Andrew Saul13 Aug Bill Davis, Judy Behr, Steve Wagner,

Stuart Davis14 Aug Carol Brandt, Jim Abercrombie, Marc

Kirsch, Christina Miller, Robby Ivey,Matt Morgan, Jordan Flynn

15 Aug Marisa Stromberg, Mark Bridges, KevinGreathouse, Luke Fisher

16 Aug Ross Pumfrey, Phil Kruczkowski,Albert Gonzales, Carly Ray, LucasWright, Spencer Seyfarth, KristinHauck, Havia Goulding

17 Aug Mark Hanna, Sue Cozart, KatherineRamirez

18 Aug Diana Gill, Marsha Holt, MaryHopkins, Kimberly Sellers, MarkCognetti, Leslye Womack, DickGrance, Sarah Swanson, Danny Gross,Christine Simmons, Heaven Gunter,Graham Williford

19 Aug Stephanie Junkin, Barry Kalda, DanaManuel, Liz Icenhauer-Ramirez, AidanTorres

20 Aug Sandi Moehlman, Carol Cunningham,Pamela Gonzalez, Beaman Floyd,Glenn Carnes, Claire Camp, JoshCoulter, John Kennamer, Erin Lugo,Alex Powers, Hannah Berry

21 Aug Joy Schiller, Gail Padovani, JimmySimmonds, Michelle Batte, AbbyHanna, Maria Forsythe, AidanBerryman

22 Aug Jonathan Snell, Michael Benner, AlexBalke, Cameron French

23 Aug Lee Ann Merrifield, Doug Budd, ClayCollins, Michelle Thompson, ZachKnox

24 Aug Rod Hines, Mike McNelley, AlecBockelman

25 Aug Jenn Folkers, Charissa Ellis, LaurenGabbart

26 Aug Pat Low, David Nachman27 Aug Bill Kemp, Claudia Lauber, Layde

Philips, Kevin Howard28 Aug Bruce Roberson, Will Petty, Joshua

Teague, Raleigh Berryman, BenjaminArthur, Kyle Stromberg

29 Aug Joyce Lucas, Sam Taylor, DebbieBudd, Darren Stalbaum, Dana Wilkes,Jason Moehlman, Miranda Reeves,Jackson Lord, Savannah Wallace

30 Aug Sean Golliher, Kyle Busse31 Aug Blanche Hunter, Porky Haberman,

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