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Announcementsweek of December 23rd

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

SUNDAY 23rd9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship

NO SUNDAY SCHOOL. Childcarefor ages 0 - preK is available.

MONDAY 24thCHRISTMAS EVE

The church office is closed untilDecember 26th

4 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Service,William Cannon

5:15 p.m. Candlelit Service (Brodie &William Cannon)

6:45 p.m. Candlelit Communion Ser-vice, William Cannon

8:15 p.m. Candlelit Communion Ser-vice, William Cannon

WEDNESDAY 26th The church office will be open from

9 a.m. until 12 today through Fri-day.

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

NO SUNDAY SCHOOL. Childcarefor ages 0 - preK is available.

MONDAY 31stNEW YEAR’S EVE

The church office is closed Mondayand Tuesday. Normal office hoursresume on Wednesday, January 2nd.

calendar.shpc.orgoffice phone 892.3580office email church@shpc.org

Holiday Worship Services

Christmas Eve – Dec. 24

Christmas Eve Family Service4 p.m. WmCannon

A contemporary service for the whole family. Nurseryand child care for ages 0 to 3 is available.

Candlelit Service at 5:15 p.m.WmCannon & Brodie

This contemporary candlelit worship includes a chil-dren’s message. Nursery and child care for ages 0 to 3 is

available.

Candlelit Communion Serviceat 6:45 & 8:15 p.m. Wm Cannon

Communion will be served during this traditionalcandlelit service.

The Session of Shepherd of the Hillscalls for a meeting of the Congregationimmediately following all worship ser-vices Sunday, January 6, 2013 to electelders and deacons of the Class of 2015,as well as to fill open positions in earlier classes.

Votes will be tallied and results announced afterthe 11 a.m. William Cannon service. Please plan toattend this important meeting.

ELDERS, 2015:Carlen Floyd, Cha-rissa Ellis, BenBoehman, RobJohnson, Elisa

Donnell, Rick Cole2014: Tim Whit-ten

DEACONS 2015:Taylor Houston,

Daisy Bates, MarkSchroeder2014: Sherry Todd2013: Carol Lee

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Did you know youcan…?Review your SHPCgiving history in your pajamas!Our church information system lets youlook at your SHPC giving from any web-browser. Type shpc.infellowship.com into thebrowser’s address bar (or find it from ourwebsite shpc.org: Resources | Financial |Contributions ).You’ll need to create a login if you haven’tbefore — it’ll tell you what to do.Once you log in, click on “Your Giving.”Right there, you can see everything yourhousehold has given the church in 2012!Give it a quick scan to see if you’re in line

with your pledge be-fore the year ends…or download a PDFcopy for your taxfiles!For details about set-ting up a portal ac-

count, read our notes atshpc.org/infellowship-account/

On December 30th, therewill be no Sunday infor-mational pages (‘yellow

pages’).

Yoga returns to SHPC with An Altar in the World In her book An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor teaches that God loves us,including our bodies and it is with our bodies that we are able to serve God in thisworld. Jessica Goulding, E-RYT, (Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher) will strength-

en your bodies while also strengthening your spirits as she teaches youYoga along with meditations based on An Altar in the World. There will be10 sessions starting Feb. 10 and going to May 4 (skipping Spring Breakand Easter). The class will be on Saturday mornings in the FMC. Moredetails will be in January bulletins and the February newsletter. ContactJessica at www.jessgyoga.com or visit her on Facebook at Jess G Yoga.

Calling All Women—stay homemoms, mothers of preschool children, re-

tired women, or women with time toWORSHIP the Lord your God by GROW-ing in your knowledge and understandingof His word. CONNECT with women of

faith, SERVE God's purpose, and INVITE afriend to join you.

Join UsTuesdays mornings beginning Jan. 8th,

9:30-11:30 a.m.at the William Cannon campus for

Women's Morning Bible Study withBeth Moore's James: Mercy Triumphs

All are welcome: Childcare isavailable with pre-registra-

tion.For more information,contact Renée Forsytheat rforsythe6@gmail.com

or 288-4546.

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Fabulous DinnerOpportunities Feb.-MayNow through Dec. 30th, we are sign-ing up for our Feb.-May 4X4 DinnerGroup. We're look-ing for couples(any twoadults—married,single, related ornot—who are willing to host onemonth out of four in their home andbring a dish to the other three). Youwill be assigned to three other "cou-ples" with whom you will sharethese dinners. Ages may be mixedor not, and the assigned host couplefor that month will contact theother three "couples" to set a dateconvenient to your group for thatmonth. Easy! Fun! Fabulous! Signup today! Susan Klusmann at 301-3561 or rsklusmann@earthlink.net

YOU are exactly the people we'relooking for! More details?shpc.org/4x4-dinner-group/

End-of-yearGiving Reminder

If you plan on giving to SHPC andwant it to count towards your 2012

taxes (and pledge), please be sure tohave your gift in the collection onSunday,December 30, or postmarked be-fore midnight December 31, 2012. Giftsafter those dates, even if the check isdated in 2012, will not be included in your2012 end-of-year statement as the IRSconsiders them 2013 gifts. The SHPCchurch office will not be open on Monday,December 31 to receive your gift, but theUSPS will be operating normally. We real-ly appreciate your continuing support.Thank you!

● MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE will meetin WmCannon #B on Jan. 3rd at 10a.m. Laurel Calhoun will lead us inLesson 8. Cookies and coffee for ev-eryone!

it’s PrimeTime! (50± Adult Ministry)

Wimberley Glassworks withPrimeTime: Tuesday, Jan. 22nd

Join the PrimeTime group for an excursionto the Wimberley Glassworks – the south-west's premier handblown glass studio.Our group tour will let us see demonstra-tions of glassware being created, includingwatching a piece made from start to finish.After the tour, we will go to the CypressCreek Cafe on the Wimberley town squarefor lunch. Costs are $2 for the tour plus thecost of your lunch.Carpool from the William Cannon campusat 9:30 am. Return after lunch.Reservations due by Tuesday, January15... sign up January 6 and 13. Contact LizFlynn (512-373-8450) or Charlie Morrison(512-443-4406) for more information.

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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: DavidFloto, son of Carl Floto… Robert Beardslee, grandson of Bob & Carolyn Beardslee… Stefan & PatHaag's daughter Felicia Ferguson-Cox… Nathaniel Miller, son of Fran & Ted Miller… Morales familyneighbor Brian Moran… Jose Fernandez, friend of Gaston & Junie Broyles and graduate of PPAS…Andrew Figer, son of a friend of Bill Brock... 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— John White is safely returned from his year-long deployment to Afghanistan—Sheryl Hall’s son, Shane Andrew Weathers, graduated from Texas State University witha major in psychology—Jason & Ellen Perkey welcomed twin girls, Bethany and Dan-ielle, on December 5th

Please pray for—Gaston Broyles remains hospitalized — all of the children, fami-lies, neighbors and friends of the people killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, includingthe gunman’s family and loved ones—Pat Haag’s friend, Dee Anne, chemotherapy—Tommy & RichardSprotte, health concerns—Jessica Wade’s friend Lillian Ignaszak, recovering from open heart surgery—Li-sa Crawford, broken foot—Harriet Cavness, recovering from knee replacement surgery —Pat Seyfarth,broken arm —Hyde family friends Madhavi & Vikrom Trika, 6th & 7th graders, as they adjust to life withnew guardians in a new state after the sudden death of their mother, Evin—the family of David Baker,cousin of Liz Maxfield & Ross Pumfrey; David passed away December 11th —Marian Bonebrake, recover-ing from foot surgery—Terri Matthews, hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism—Caswell Mhango, fa-ther of Chimwemwe, safe journey home to Mzimba, northern Malawi—Austin, the city where we’replanted—Pastor Alfred Mtonga, his family, and Manyamula CCAP Church—Pastor ChimwemweMhango and his family—Pastor Clement Munthali and his family—Pastor Kenneth Muyila and his fam-ily—Ronica Ngulube

During our Advent and Christmas seasons, we thank our UpStreet art-ists who made the wonderful bulletin cover art: Lindsey M.,Drew S.,

Claire S., Ryan A., Stanton S., and William B.!