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Announcementsweek of July 14th

Rooms are at our William Cannon campus (W) orour Brodie campus (B).

SUNDAY 14th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship, K- all agesHigh School Fun in the Son departs5:30 p.m. Tuscany Class, B-W6 p.m. Operation Screwtape, Student

Ministry Center-W

TUESDAY 16th1:30 p.m. Book Group, 9-W7 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, B-W

WEDNESDAY 17th10 a.m. Search the Scriptures, li-

brary-W

THURSDAY 18th10 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, B-W

SATURDAY 20thFamily Fun Day in Round Rock

SUNDAY 21st9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship, K- all ages

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

4 x 4 Dinner Groups Are Returning!Four couples,four weeks,fabulous foodand fun fel-lowship arewhat 4 x 4dinner groupsare all about.Participatingcouples will be assigned a group in August, thenbeginning in September, groups will meet once amonth for four consecutive months to share a mealtogether. Each couple hosts and prepares the en-tree and beverages one time then brings a sidedish to each of the other three meals. This adults-only event is a wonderful opportunity for you andyour significant-other to create deep relationshipswith other couples in the church!

Search the Sunday scriptures,Wednesday mornings10 a.m. until 11 a.m.Each Wednesday, LarryCoulter leads a class on theupcoming scripture that willbe studied in worship. Whata great way to explore moredeeply the Sermon on theMount and its implications forour lives! We hope you willjoin us.

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Our guests are coming!IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network) guests are families with children who, be-cause of a crisis situation in their lives, have lost their homes. The program pro-vides for them to live at Austin area churches while they find housing and get

back on their feet.During the week of August 11th - 18th, four IHN families will live at our church andwill be fed and sheltered by volunteers at our church. This is your opportunity tohelp these families through this time of crisis. Tasks performed by hosts (SHPCfolk and members of Faith Presbyterian Church and Abiding Love Lutheran Church)include:

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

Writing Her Next Chapter…Well, the cliché exists for a reason. It seems like all I did wasturn around, yet more than eight years have passed since Ifirst became SHPC's communications person. I have truly en-joyed showing you the wonderful things you do together asyou live out Christ's great commandment and His great com-mission. But all things belong in their own season, and for mea season of new adventures is beginning!

While I'm no longer going to serve with and for you on staff,I'm not actually going anywhere. The Soqueses have beenpart of the SHPC family for over seventeen years, and we plan to be here for manymore. So I'm looking forward to continuing to worship, grow, connect, serve and prac-tice inviting with you some more. All God's blessings!

-Kimbol Soques

Prepare

toPrep

are to Are you ready to Explore God?

Learn more at www.exploregod.com, and join the conversationby “liking” Explore God on Facebook.

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—Lending a hand to someone else

Summertime Children’s MinistryNursery care for children starting at 6 weeks

Early Childhood care 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 4 4 yr. olds & pre-K— Room 611 2 yr. olds — Room 3 3 yr. olds — Room 3 4 yr. olds & pre-K— Room 4

Brodie campus9:30 3 yr. olds through pre-K— portable

William Cannon campus to 23 months of age9:30 & 11 nursery

Brodie campus to 35 months of age9:30 & 11 nursery

I’m Just Happy to be HereThe path God has in mind for us isn’t typically marked out with abrightly lit neon arrow flashing the words, “Walk This Way!” Latethis spring, however, as I learned that I was facing a layoff froma job I loved, I began to wonder, “Should I be trying to move mycareer in the direction of ministry support?” I had barely begunpraying on that when Larry called me to discuss a potential op-portunity at Shepherd of the Hills. And there it was. My neon ar-row.

Needless to say, I am thrilled to have been chosen to serve you as SHPC’s new BusinessManager and Director of Communications. My very talented predecessors, Greg Mer-rell and Kimbol Soques, have been working closely with me to transition the jobs theyhave cultivated over the years with such passion, and I am immensely grateful fortheir support and energy.

SHPC has been part of the life of my family (myself and my daughter, Alex) for the last11 years. We worship at the Brodie Campus, and I volunteer with True Student Minis-tries, where Alex is deepening her faith with her middle school peers. God is good!

-Mary Aversa

Follow SHPCAustin on YouTube! Find weekly sermons and more atwww.youtube.com/shpcaustin — subscribe to the channel and get auto-matic notifications of new videos.

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Notes

Ever wondered whatJesus was doing outthere in the desert?What is meditation,anyway? How am Isupposed to meditatewhen my mind is sonoisy?How can a meditationpractice bring me closerto God and Jesus?Explore answers tothese questions byjoining fellow churchmembers out at the

290 property this summer for three eve-nings of meditation and reflection led bySHPC's Jessica Goulding.

From 6 to 7 p.m. there will be a led groupmeditation, giving you tools and experi-ence in making space for God's voice. Be-forehand, and from 7 to 8 p.m., thelabyrinth and grounds will be available forfurther quiet reflection.Register for one, two, or three sessions:One session $12, two sessions $20, threesessions $24 — meditation.event.shpc.orgChildcare is also available if reservation ismade with your registration. Cost is$2/child/session, with a maximum of$5/session.Contact Jessica with questions:Jessica@jessgyoga.com

3rd Sunday Meditations —July 21, August 186-8pm at SHPC 290 property

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It’s time for Manos de Cristo’s Back to School program, which distributes backpacks,school supplies and clothing to Austin children living in poverty.

Sign up today for Preparation Week where you can help prepare donations of clothingand school supplies for distribution later. Sign up online atmanosdecristo.org/2013BTSVolunteerOpportunities.html.

Preparation week is Monday – Friday, July 22 – 26. Monday through Thursday shiftsare 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and Friday shifts are from 9:00a.m. - 12:00 pm and 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m

Manos de Cristo is also looking for volunteers with special skills to sign up early. Ifyou are interested in any of the following, please email llombardi@manosdecristo.org.

For more information, visit manosdecristo.org/2013BTSVolunteerOpportunities.html.

● FELLOWSHIP LUNCH BUNCH July Adult Fellowship Lunch Bunch is Saturday,July 20th at 11:30 a.m. at Santa Rita Cantina, on West Slaughter in Escarpment Vil-lage just north of Circle C. We'll have a great lunch and Christian fellowship. Re-serve your place by phoning Mary MacAllister at 512-288-6362 or emailingmary@macallister.net.

● Please join us for a tour of The LBJ Library on July 24th. You may visit the web-site at (www.lbjlibrary.org) to preview what our Docent will guide us through inour 2 hour tour! We'll have lunch at a near-by restaurant afterwards. Reservationsare due by July 21st, and only 30 spaces are available.

Make reservations by calling 512-366-5313 or email bwhitlocktx@aol.com● ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED CHRISTIAN MEN meet every Thursday at 10

a.m. in the library at William Cannon. Join us!

● Bilingual skills

● Registration

● Data entry

● Photography

● Videography

it’s PrimeTime! (50± Adult Ministry)

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Provide Prayer Request in SHPC Prayer Chain? Yes / No Publicize in bulletin / newsletter? Yes / NoInterested in a call from a Stephen Minister? Yes / No

Have 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: DonnLeVie’s son-in-law, Michael Evans… David Floto, son of Carl Floto & Ruth Ann Widner… JohnFisher, nephew of Derek & Kristi Fisher… Brian Moran, friend of the Morales family… JoseFernandez, friend of Gaston & Junie Broyles and graduate of PPAS… John White, husband of SusanWhite… Mitch Guile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds… Teddy Sweredoski, friend of Stan &Jessica Wade… Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell… Kate Ingram, daughter ofTemple & Janet Ingram… Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann…. Larry Roberman, brotherof Lori Whitmire…

Our Stephen Ministers provide confidential one-on-one Christian care during difficult times.To get in touch with our Stephen Ministry team, email stephenministry@shpc.org

Joys —Cara Jane Mitchell, born July 4th, granddaughter of Greg & Dee Merrell. Mom &Dad Lindsay and Will Mitchell and big sister Bethany are celebrating her arrival.

Sorrows —Joan Roof, mother of Ramsay Mudgett, passed away on July 6th.

Please pray for—Susan Klusmann’s daughter, Mindy Henderson, recovering from a seri-ous injury — Amy Robinson’s daughter, Janice Sue Stone, having heart surgery — BarbaraWhitlock, recovering from injuries — Kari Stephenson, friend of Sid & Mary McAllister, undergoing can-cer treatment — Helen Turrentine, recovering from surgery — Karen Thompsen’s father, Ralph Robert-son, in hospice care —Laurel Calhoun, recovering from surgery — Annie, friend of Carol & Louis Mize, incritical condition — Alice Lineberry’s father-in-law, Charles Lineberry, hospitalized — Christie Wright’sfriend Andrea’s baby, Samuel, home from the hospital — Austin, the city where we’re planted—Pastor Al-fred 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