Published by Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian ChurchJanuary 2013 Issue 1

Jesus’ Personal TrainingWhen Jesus began his train-

ing program here on earth,he gathered twelve men aroundhim. Over the next three yearshe shared life with these guys —eating together, laughing to-gether, struggling with hardthings together, and learningtogether. Jesus would encoun-ter individuals, but he al-ways called them intocommunity with others. Hemodeled a method oftraining that worked andhis disciples carried it for-ward as they founded theearly church.

Jesus’ training methodwas brilliant. Sure, he

had a great deal of materi-al to communicate. But ifhe had only used lectures totell of God and God’s love, wewould have been less for it.Jesus knew that the things thathe had to say meant very littleunless the hearer took them in,mulled them over, wrestledwith their implications and fi-nally made them their own.That could only happen in com-munity. So Jesus lectured… andthen he walked with others as

they made his teaching theirown. And lives were changed.

At SHPC, Jesus' model is ourmodel. Whenever we study

we do so in community. In com-munity people can wrestle withthe transforming truth of thegospel and the implications that

following Christ has on ourlives. This spring is a good ex-ample. In February we launchAlpha, a program designed tobe a place where someone whohas never really consideredChristian faith can ask ques-tions. In Alpha we eat togetherand talk about the big questionsof life, with a group of peoplecommitted to searching togeth-er.

Our Journey groups, whichwill also begin in February,

are small group gatherings thatwill talk through the scripturethat is being preached on Sun-days. Together we will bestudying the Sermon on theMount, found in Matthew 5-7,and the often-surprising words

of Jesus as he first chal-lenges the status quo, thenturns it upside down.

As we turn the calendarto 2013, I hope you will

look for a way that youcan join Jesus in his train-ing program. If you are notin a group where you areregularly talking aboutscripture and its impact onyour life. I hope you will

join us for a Journey group orfor Alpha. I look forward to theyear ahead and the possibilitiesthat it holds. I’m glad we get toshare it together.

Happy New Year!

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Grow: Adult 1-2, 5-7Grow: Student 3-4Grow: Children 3Campus 5Serve 7-8Invite & Connect 2, 5, 9-10Concerns & Calendar 11

Sermons for January

Jan 6 Matthew 5Message from the Mountain

The Blessed Life

Jan 13 Matthew 5:3Spirit

Jan 20 Matthew 5:4Joy

Jan 27 Matthew 5:5Power

SHPC Staff Guide

Larry Coulter Senior PastorMike Killeen Associate PastorBritta Dukes Associate PastorTed Thulin Associate PastorSherry Smith Adult MinistryChris Gordon Children’s MinistryZack Uzzle Music MinistryBeth Watson Music MinistryPattie Lawrence Director of PreschoolBelva Koerth Office ManagerKimbol Soques Communications

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WANTED: JOURNEY GROUP LEADERS!We are excited to announce the launching of ourJourney Group Ministry in February of 2013. Inthe coming weeks we will be identifying leaderswho will receive training in January. It’s hard toargue the importance of being in a small group.In a friendly, intimate setting, group membersstudy the Bible together and discuss issues andchallenges of life. We pray together & care forone another. Friendships are inevitable.

We are now looking for Journey Group leaders toentrust the responsibility of connecting people

in a meaningful way and to help them grow intheir faith. These responsibilities include: plan-ning & coordinating your Journey Group meet-ing, shepherding the people of your small groupand participating in leader support and training.

KEYS TO WINNINGIf you are interested in being a Journey Groupleader please contact me at ted@shpc.org. Weare confident that God will raise up enoughleaders to offer a wide variety of JourneyGroups on various evenings throughout SouthAustin in the New Year.

Pastor Ted

What is Alpha?Do you have questionsabout Christianity? Ifyou do, then Alpha maybe for you. Alpha giveseveryone the opportu-nity to explore themeaning of life in arelaxed, friendly set-ting.

The Alpha coursewill begin on Febru-ary 10, 2013 andmeet on Sundays for10 weeks, includinga one-day getaway.Sessions begin with ameal, followed by ashort talk and time todiscuss what’s beentaught. Weekly sessionswill run from 6-8:30pmat the SHPC WilliamCannon campus. Child-care will be provided.

During the discussion,everyone is welcome tocontribute their opin-ions and no question is

considered hostile ortoo simple. Some of thequestions we will ex-plore are: “Who is Je-sus?”; “How can wehave faith?”; “Why andhow do I pray?”; “DoesGod heal today?”;“How can I resist evil?”

Who is Alpha for?Alpha is for any-one and peopleattend from allbackgrounds,religions, andviewpoints.They come to

investigate questionsabout the existence ofGod, the purpose oflife, the afterlife, theclaims of Jesus andmore. Some peoplewant to get beyondreligion and find a rela-tionship with God thatreally changes life.Others come for theclose, long-lastingfriendships that are

built during the Alphacourse.

Many guests have neverbeen to church, othersmay have attendedchurch occasionally butfeel they have neverreally understood thebasics of the Christianfaith. Everyone is wel-come.

“…many claim Alphahas changed their livesand appear genuinelyhappier for the experi-ence.”

Alpha is run in 169countries. 19 millionpeople world-wide havetaken the AlphaCourse. Come join usand share in the jour-ney!

Registration will beginin January. For moreinformation, contactGreg Williford atgreg.williford@tpwd.state.tx.us

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR JOURNEY GROUPS:Leader training: January 26 Signups begin: January 27Groups gather: mid-February

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God’s Unusual PassionsJanuary is a month that oftenlives in the shadows of Christ-mas. New Year’s comes andsimply goes away. It is oftenhard to carry on that ChristmasSpirit beyond December 26th. Iknow that I hit “MaximumChristmas Potential” on orabout December 23rd and fromthere on out its a quick free fallto normal life.

So what are we to do in Janu-ary? How are we to continuethe story of God working in ourlives that he started in mangerso long ago? How about we alltake time this month of Januaryto focus on the things that Godseems to be passionate about.

On first glance, you might thinkthat God is passionate about allthings big: Big church, Big gifts,Big message, Big music. But thescriptures tells us another sto-ry. God’s passions are focusedon the small, on the meek, onthe intimate and the deeplypersonal. The first chapter ofthe Gospel of John tells us thatThe Word became flesh andblood, and moved into theneighborhood… . That is person-al and relational. God becamelike us so that we could betterunderstand his message to us.So that we could be better nur-turing relationship. He came tobe with us—with you.

God is passionate for the wid-ow and the children.Over and over again we readabout our God who care forthose who are little small andwithout power in their society.He cares for the often over-looked and uncared for. He sayshe is the defender of the weak.He cares deeply for those who

suffer through oppression andfrom corruption. God is clearlyconnected to the poor and thedown trodden. Religion thatGod our Father accepts as pureand faultless is this:

“to look after orphans and widowsin their distress and to keep one-self from being polluted by theworld.” –James 1:27

So I ask you, and myself—Do your passions line up withany of God’s unusual passions?This January, as you workthrough scriptures on Sundaysand during the week, I inviteyou to join me as we learn howto be passionate about thethings that God is passionateabout. Let us learn to lovethose whom God loves. Let uswork to fix the things that Godsay are broken before we fixthe things we see as broken.Let us together love the thingsand the ways God shows hisLove.

Winter CampsTween RefocusTween Camp 24 hour RefocusEvent. January 18th -19th $45 7p.m.- 6 p.m. This is an over-night at the church like no oth-er. Along with our normal truewackiness, this 24 hours will befilled with minute-to-win-itgames, Late Night Bowling, anda deep and memorable look atour relationship with GodWords. Simply put, this is amaz-ing, memorable and faith-build-ing time for true tweens, not tobe missed. We would love forall our tween students and theirfriends to attend. SIGN UPNOW! at www.iamtrue.org.

The Justice and HungerExperienceFeb 15th -16th A weekendwhere our 7th -12th students willencounter God’s Justice in apowerful, life-changing way.Passions will be ignited to seekthe justice and mercy that Godcalls for around the world.Along with powerful experienc-es and teachings, you will beinvited to enter into a worldwhere justice is broken and canonly be fixed by hands likeyours. You will be educatedabout the reality of injustice inour world and you will deepenyour relationship with God asyou hear how God calls you toact to save lives and bring jus-tice. Sign up online!www.iamtrue.org

High School: Planet Wis-domThis is your generation, yourtime, and your chance tochange your planet. Planet Wis-dom is an amazing Student con-ference put on by YouthSpecialties, the same peoplethat put on the Student Leader-ship Conference we attendedlast summer in California.

This conference is a real para-digm-shifting event, that takesteens from a high school stu-dent's point of view and getsthem looking at their worldfrom God's perspective. ExpectMark Matlock, The Skit Guys,Crystal Kirgiss and The DigitalAge to rock your faith, andspeak to you in new ways. Theconference takes place in Ir-ving, Texas at the Irving BibleChurch. We'll be sleeping on the

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floor of a nearby church, sobring sleeping bags and sleepingpads. We'll meet at the churchon Friday the 22nd at 11 a.m.We will leave no later than 12,so don't be late! High Schoolevent only. $110. Sign up nowonline at www.iamtrue.org

ConfirmationThere is still time to sign up forConfirmation Class 2013. Timeto say yes to what you believe!The 2013 Confirmation Class is

all set to go and it only needsyou to say YES. The following10 weeks will blow your mind aswe recap much of what youalready know and build newchapters into your faith. Wemeet every Sunday at 11 am inthe True Student Lounge. Jan6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, Feb 3rd, Feb10th, 17th, 24th, Mar 3rd, Missiontrip on Mar 8th -10th, and ourfinal meeting on Mar 17th.

Reform is intended for studentsin 8th grade and above. Highschool students can join us atTrue Deep on those same Sun-day nights to get a crash courseand also get confirmed.

True Parent GatheringParenting gets sticky! How doyou build a faith and prioritiesthat will stick in the lives yourkids? Then come to our TrueParent Gathering on MondayJan 14th 7- 8:30 p.m. PastorMike and his student ministryleaders are committed to beingin partnership with you as wehelp guide, nurture and encour-age you and your family. Wewill be working through KaraPowell’s “Sticky Faith” for par-ents. I pray that you will con-sider joining us.

DETERMINATIONDeciding it's worth it to finish what you've started

submitted by Megan Gibbons

In December, the children were busy learningabout the spirit of Christmas. Singing rangthrough the preschool as they practiced fortheir annual Christmas program. Class holidaypajama parties and a visit from Santa kickedoff the Christmas holiday and brought the se-mester to a cheerful close.

For this year’s Angel Tree, the preschool de-cided to have the entire school sponsor twochildren. We are happy that 2 brand new bicy-cles and helmets, new tennis shoes and someclothing made their way to the angels we ad-opted. Thank you to all of the families whosegenerous donations made it possible for thesechildren to have a very bright Christmas.

A HUGE thanksgoes to our parentand student volun-teers who helpedframe our swingarea for safer play-ground during ourDecember workday.Ben Boehman, GregBiles, Tyler Boob,Tim Whitten, Jeffand James Peter-son, Duane Pietsch,and Sam and FaithLawrence, THANKYOU so much fordonating your timeand energy!

We look forward to seeing you all this NewYear!

Children’s Ministry News

The Children’s Ministry team says — come on back to the Ark and UpStreet startingJanuary 6th ! But hold off on mid-week… we’ll see you on Wednesdays for KidStuf andWednesday Night Live starting in February.

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Pilgrim Stories:Updates from Brodiesubmitted by Ruth Ann Widner

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heav-en and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go andmake disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the nameof the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, andteaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.And surely I am with you always, to the very end of theage.” – Matthew 28: 18-20

As someone who came to know Christ well intoadulthood, the idea that I am to “go and

make disciples” was not only daunting, but moreimportantly, something that I intended to putoff until I had more fully developed as a Chris-tian—you know, LATER. MUCH LATER! However,with the growing understanding that this verse isat the very heart of developing as a Christianand is kinda important (it’s known as The GreatCommission after all), I decided to respond toGod’s nudge and sign-up as a Brodie Campus Pil-grim.

Since making the initial commitment, I’vespent a fair amount of time reading scripture

and praying about how to transform myself intoan evangelist, so that I can do my part to fulfillthe Great Commission through God’s work at theBrodie Campus. As a result, I’ve been looking forand finding opportunities to share my faith storywith others, extending invitations to our adultSunday school and worship service, praying formy non-church friends’ hearts to be opened toGod’s love and grace, and being mindful to serveour church in multiple ways. And here’s the big“ah-ha” for me that many of you already know …my efforts to make disciples of others makes mea better disciple – I am becoming that more fullydeveloped Christian.

In the New Year, I encourage you to embracethe Great Commission, as well, and consider

that the entire congregation whether Pilgrims ornot, can help make the Brodie campus a success.Seeing your faces on occasion in our 9:30 Sundayschool or 11:00 contemporary worship service isnot only encouraging to the Pilgrims and cankeep us connected as a church, but will also al-low you to better understand what is happeningat Brodie, so you can share the news with oth-ers. Come see for yourself the amazing workGod is doing!

Start the New Year with All-Pro Dad!Our first two All-Pro Dad breakfastshave been awesome! Gear up with usfor our next one — Saturday, Janu-ary 12th, 8 a.m. to 9, for an All Pro Dads’ break-fast in the Family Ministry Center at the WilliamCannon campus. Joining us this month will bepastor and college football player Brett Millican.

Born and raised just outside of Atlanta, GA,Brett attended the University of Georgia. Therehe received his degree in Finance, served asPresident of the UGA chapter of Fellowship ofChristian Athletes, and was Team Captain andstarting running back for the UGA football team(go Dawgs!). Brett is married to his high schoolsweetheart (a UGA cheerleader) and they have 5children, 3 biological and 2 in the process of be-ing adopted from Ethiopia. Brett currentlyserves as the Associate Pastor at Christ Commu-nity Church in Austin, TX. See you on the 12th!

Calling All Women—stay home moms, mothers of

preschool children, retired women,or women with time to

WORSHIP the Lord your God by GROW-ing in your knowledge and understanding of Hisword. CONNECT with women of faith, SERVEGod's purpose, and INVITE a friend to join you.

Tuesday mornings beginning Jan. 8th,9:30-11:30 a.m.

at the William Cannon campus forWomen's Morning Bible Study with

Beth Moore's James: Mercy Triumphs

All are welcome! Childcare is available with pre-registration. Sign up today at shpc.org/womens-bible-study-tuesday-morning-2013/

Questions? Contact Renée Forsythe atrforsythe6@gmail.com or 288-4546.

Working, Married Men—Our Authentic Christianity study of 2nd

Corinthians begins January 6th follow-ing the 9:30 William Cannon worshipservice. Join Glenn Dukes and otherSHPC men each Sunday between NewYear’s and Easter. Questions? Contact Glenn atgdukes@synopsys.com

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Remember how quiet we werein December? We were storingenergy and momentum for thenew year!

With lots to do and see, find anopportunity to hang out inPrimeTime!

New Year Food TrailerCrawlJoin PrimeTime for lunch as wemake a SECOND trip to samplesome of Austin's best food trail-ers! Meet at the church atnoon on Friday, January 11th.We will carpool from the churchto lunch and back again. Incase of inclement weather (likeif the high temperature for theday drops below 50 or if it EVERrains again), we will try againon Friday, Jan 18th. Reserva-tions not required, but tellingus you are coming will helpwith transportation arrange-ments. Call Lynn Wright at512/288-0188 or emaillywright@austin.rr.com

See you there!

Wimberley Glassworks:Tuesday, January 22nd

Join PrimeTime for an excur-sion to the Wimberley Glass-works – the southwest's premierhandblown glass studio. Ourgroup tour will let us see dem-onstrations of glassware beingcreated, including watching apiece made from start to finish.

After the tour, we will go to theCypress Creek Cafe on the Wim-berley town square for lunch.Costs are $2 for the tour plusthe cost of your lunch. Carpool

from the William Cannon cam-pus at 9:30 am. Return afterlunch. Reservations due byTuesday, January 15... sign upJanuary 6 and 13. Contact LizFlynn (512-373-8450) or CharlieMorrison (512-443-4406) formore information.

Save the Date: March 26th

Join PrimeTime onTuesday, March 26th

for a bus trip toWashington on theBrazos State Histori-cal Site — birthplaceof Texas. Tour Inde-pendence Hall,where representa-tives of Texas settle-ments met to declareindependence fromMexico. Visit the Starof Republic Museumand see the story ofthe inhabitants, explorers andsettlers of Texas. Explore theBarrington Living History Farm,where costumed interpretersconduct themselves as the ear-liest residents of Texas.

This trip on a chartered bus willleave the William Cannon cam-pus at 8 a.m. and return about

6:15 p.m. More details tocome!

Association of RetiredChristian Men (ARCM)The ARCM will reconvene onJanuary 3, 2013 following ashort break for the holidays,and we plan to meet each

Thursday until the summerbreak. As in the past, we willmeet in the library at 10 a.m.for approximately 90 minutes.We will be following Larry'sweekly sermons with furtherresearch and comments fromour group.

For more information, contactRon Miller, 512-892-1862 orRonald.miller1333@sbcglobal.net .

PT groups through January:Start the new year off right

with FELLOWSHIP LUNCHBUNCH! Saturday, January19th at 11:30 a.m., atSpringhill Restaurant, atthe corner of Hwy 620 andHwy 71. They serve a catfishand chicken buffet for$11.50 that includes an ex-

Take to the road with Prime Time

Fellowship Lunch Bunch celebrating Christmas

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tensive salad bar. DonnaCarol Aylor will be our host-ess, so please join us forgood eating and Christianfellowship. For reserva-tions, please contact DonnaCarol at 517-4376 or AnnieWard at 373-8803 or ron-annie@att.net by Monday,January 14th.

MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE willmeet in WmCannon #B onJanuary 3rd at 10 a.m. Lau-rel Calhoun will lead us inLesson 8. Cookies and cof-fee for everyone!

ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN meet everyThursday at 10 a.m. in thelibrary at William Cannon.Join us!

Seventeen SHPC quilters and sewers gathered in October to cre-ate warm and wonderful lap quilts for SHPC homebound mem-

bers. We will be starting this project soon for Christmas2013—join us for “Piece on Earth” on any third Saturday of themonth between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in William Cannon A&B, start-ing January 19th !

Christmas Boxes for Se-niors: Another Year ofHelpingPrimeTime thanks the congre-gation for providing 112 Christ-mas Boxes for Seniors. Mealson Wheels distributed thesegifts to their recipients whohave the least family supportand are unlikely to get muchfor Christmas. 112 of our neigh-bors in Austin had a betterChristmas because of the caringactions of our congregation!

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News from Malawi: UNILIA Earns FullAccreditation – a Time to Celebrate!Full accreditation for the University of Livingsto-nia was a long, arduous nine-year journey.

Laws Campus (College of Education) now has 27resident faculty with impressive credentials.College of Theology (Ekwendeni Campus) hasmade significant progress since 2009 – an inspi-ration to all. The Malawi Government Accredita-tion Team declared UNILIA on the leading edgein higher education in Malawi!

In October 2012 at the Sixth Annual Graduation,Hon. Khumbo Kachali, Vice-president of the Re-public of Malawi, made the formal announce-ment that the University of Livingstonia was nowa fully accredited institution of higher learning.

This is BIG NEWS and there is much rejoicing tobe done by all! But the credit and well-deservedcongratulations go to all of the faculty, staff,students and countless volunteers who haveworked so hard for so many years to reach thislevel of accomplishment, including volunteersfrom Shepherd of the Hills.

The benefits are many, but the main benefac-tors are the graduates of UNILIA whose degreeswill now be fully recognized in Malawi, thus offi-cially opening many government job possibili-ties.

In 2012 the two Colleges graduated a total of 40students, 26 teachers and 14 pastors. Thetheme, “Set Free to Love and Serve,” under-scored the UNILIA mission statement of inspiringand educating students to become ‘principledleaders who will transform society for the Gloryof God.’

Currently, enrollment at the College of Theology(Ekwendeni Campus) is 32. Eighteen are studyingfor the Diploma in Theology while 14 are strivingfor the Bachelor in Theology degree. Enrollmentat Laws Campus is up to 339 students with a pos-sible 100 more arriving in February 2013. Degreeprograms in Education, Environmental Studies,Development Studies, and Human Rights now areoffered at Laws Campus.

For further information contact Tom O’Meara,tom.omeara@sbcglobal.net

Kids Hope CornerWe successfully kicked off thestart of the Kids Hope mentoringprogram with Williams Elementa-ry in October and we are hopingto grow the program. We have 6mentors and 6 prayer partners,each matched with a child. Men-

tors have been meeting with their child everyweek for one hour since the end of October andthey are making a big difference.

We need your help as Williams needs morementors! There are a lot of at-risk kids thatwould benefit from an one-on-one loving rela-tionship. If you have one hour a week to giveto a child, please consider Kids Hope. We willbe holding another mentor training in January,time TBD.

If you don’t have an hour a week, you can jointhe SHPC Kids Hope Leadership Team, which iscurrently made up of the Director, Prayer Part-ner Coordinator (Summer Whitten), and MatchCoordinator (Shannon Shumaker). We would loveto add a Communications Coordinator and anEvents Coordinator.

In addition, Williams has other opportunitiesfor participation that don’t require a one hour aweek commitment. These opportunities are atthe school:

You can look at their website atwww.williamswildcats.org to see ways to getinvolved.

Please also include Kids Hope in your prayers.It will make all the difference for the children,the school, and SHPC. We hope to get as manypeople from SHPC involved in this ministry aspossible.

Please contact Lori at kidshope@shpc.org if youare interested in being a part of this vital minis-try or you want more information about theopen leadership positions. Thanks!

● Community garden - work days throughout the year.● Office work - help relieve their staff of data entry,

copying, etc.● Teacher appreciation at Easter - SHPC is hoping to pro-

vide goodies for the hard working teachers at Easter.● They are also collecting gently used bicycles to give as

an attendance incentive to some of the kids.

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Welcome, New SHPC Members!

Trisha Allgyer bringsher husband Brian, 9-yr-old twin daughtersPeyton & Ryan & her4-yr-old son, Ian

William Cannon Remodeling

Q: What happened to the bell?!

A: We’re working on a design and placementfor a new tower to support the bell. Don’t wor-ry; we’ve neither forgotten nor lost it!

SHPC Valentine’s DinnerOur Valentine’s Dinner is right aroundthe corner! Reserve the evening of

THURSDAY February 14th, starting at6 p.m., for a wonderful dinner with

your wonderful friends at SHPC.

More details will be coming as we getfurther into the new year.

Meet Will, our Brodie worship lead!If you were in one of our contemporary worshiptimes in October or November, you have likely al-ready seen Will Davis— “that blonde guy with theguitar” standing next to Beth. He’s played and sungwith us at both William Cannon and Brodie, but hisresponsibility is to lead our Brodie folks in worshipeach Sunday.

You may not have had a chance to chat with him yet,so consider this your first conversation—

Hi, everyone! I’m thrilled to be leading worship atthe Brodie campus. How did I get here? I learnedhow to play guitar and began leading worship inhigh school. (Yes, I’ve been doing this for a whilenow.) I’m actually a localAustinite — I went toHyde Park BaptistSchool and then when Igraduated, I moved toWaco to attend BaylorUniversity. I got a B.A.in Psychology there. Ienjoy water skiing, snowskiing, and mountaineer-ing— though I’ll be do-ing a lot morewater-skiing than climb-ing here. See you onSundays!

Amanda & Chris Holmes come to SHPC by wayof First Presbyterian church of La Grange, TX.They bring their twin sons, Jimmy & Charlie,

and their daughter Clara.

Chris & Kim Schafer (here with Jessica, 9, andAllison, 11) are delighted to finally be an officialpart of the SHPC family! They write, “We arethrilled to have our girls grow in their relation-ship with Christ at this church. We hope to havemany years here, serving God with our time,talents, and tithes.

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ANNIVERSARIES1 Jan Howard & Molly

Wentworth, Jessica& Ryan Stathos, Mike& Nancy McDonald,Mukamba &MadeleineNgalamulume, Robin& Steve Lenertz,Ronnie & Libby Davis

3 Jan Rollin & DebbieBreed

5 Jan Al & Ruth Olson,Lawrence & GayLangston

8 Jan Buddy & ErnieLopez, Phil & PollyKruczkowski

19 Jan Bill & Bettye Lindsey21 Jan Alex & Candice

Valdes23 Jan Dan & Ramsay

Mudgett, Shae &Kimber Wilkins

25 Jan Jennifer & TerrySims

30 Jan Deb & OscarErlanson

31 Jan Robert & JoyceMcLaughlin

BIRTHDAYS1 Jan Tray Abbott, Bill

Brock, Carol Mize,Brenda Parsons, JoshWhitten

2 Jan Peyton Allgyer, RyanAllgyer, Tyler Boob

3 Jan Mike Berryman, Mi-chael Floto, RiverGinko, Catherine Hil-ton, Jeff Long, RonMiller

4 Jan Ken Frye, AudreyProsser, Lori Sonnier

5 Jan D.J. Breed, SamCole, Trevor Garrett

6 Jan Lindsey Fetty, Debo-rah Rich, LaurenRoberts

7 Jan David Kluckhohn8 Jan Edi Falk, Dick Klus-

mann9 Jan Chase Abbott, Daniel

Gonzales, Niki Love-lace

10 Jan Cody Hackett, Mag-gie McLatcher, BryliePietsch, Robert Vela

11 Jan Ian Allgyer, JulianaCabello, Bill Cham-bers, Owen Manchin,Gary Mann, MeganMeyer

12 Jan Amaya Boehman, JDDavis, AlexandraRamirez, Paul Stein,Julia Wright, JohnYalch

14 Jan Wesley Ballew, CathyBeard, Barbara Whit-lock

15 Jan Krystal Craig, LaurenGray, Rachel Soto,Chris Thompson, Sa-mantha Thompson

16 Jan Cole Hardwick, How-ard Wentworth, Car-en Zysk

17 Jan Abby Aardema, SamAardema, StephenBush, Lisa Simpson

18 Jan Jack Gilchrist, Victo-ria Venditelli, NicoleWynne, Charlie Mor-rison

20 Jan Keith Ashorn, AllieSpink, Kent Strom-berg, Kimber Wilkins

21 Jan Matthew Lineberry22 Jan Jim Black, Garrison

Land, Marie Pearce23 Jan Sarah Morgan, Diana

Simmonds24 Jan Elizabeth Cognetti,

Liz Flynn, TiffanyKapture, JoyKouts, Carissa Milam,Tsheila Ngalamu-

lume, Marie Velli-quette

25 Jan Mike Icenhauer-Ramirez, GriffinKlein, Tino Mendiola,Asa Sphar

26 Jan Gloria Drake, BillTrevillion, RogerWade

27 Jan Grace Buffler, JaneGuernsey, Jacob Lee,Rachel Susen

28 Jan Lisa Crawford, AshleyFranco, ChanceValdes

29 Jan Dan Bjeletich, EricaTaylor, Rita Teague

30 Jan Paky Callahan, EmilyFloto, Warren Hyde,Pattie Lawrence

31 Jan Angela Bell, KimGrubb, Allison Junk-in, John McDaniel

Greg Heidel1824 S Interstate 35Apt 160Austin TX 78704-3608

Mariah Deonarian1401 Saint Edwards DrApt 116Austin TX 78704-6501

Angela & Jim Immitt5801 Rose StHouston TX 77007-5193

Bill & Wilma VanLandingham4409 Gaines Ranch LoopApt 407Austin TX 78736-6530

Bruce Brown8600 Ruddington DrAustin TX 78748-6506

Robert & Joyce McLaughlinPO Box 726Buda TX 78610-0726

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Joys – Captain Andrew Figer has returnedsafely from his deployment in Afganistan—John White is safely returned from his

year-long deployment to Afghanistan—SherylHall’s son, Shane Andrew Weathers, graduatedfrom Texas State University with a major inpsychology—Jason & Ellen Perkey welcomed twin

girls, Bethany and Danielle, on December 5th —December 5th

marked the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the first SHPCbuilding—Michael & Gabriela Glass rejoice in the birth of theirthird child, Sofie Grace, on November 29th

Sorrows – Eleanor, Lisa Crawford’s mother, passed awayNovember 22nd —Lillian Morales, mother of Rich Morales, passedaway November 22nd —Sarah Swanson’s mother passed awayrecentlyPlease pray for— a break in the continued drought inMalawi; maize crops are severely threatened—Sarah Swanson’ssister, stroke—Gaston Broyles remains hospitalized — all of thechildren, families, neighbors and friends of the people killedin the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, including thegunman’s family and loved ones—Pat Haag’s friend, Dee Anne,chemotherapy—Tommy & Richard Sprotte, health concerns—Jessica Wade’s friend Lillian Ignaszak, recovering from openheart surgery—Lisa 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 with new guardians in a newstate after the sudden death of their mother, Evin—the family ofDavid Baker, cousin of Liz Maxfield & Ross Pumfrey; Davidpassed away December 11th —Marian Bonebrake, recoveringfrom foot surgery—Terri Matthews, hospitalized with apulmonary embolism—Caswell Mhango, father of Chimwemwe,safe return to Mzimba, northern Malawi—Maria Tissing’s sister,Anna, additional brain tumors discovered—Steve Gerlach's mom,Jan, daily radiation—Linda Wade’s mother, Christine Dye,recovering from strokes—Glenda Detling’s brother, JustinJones—Jeff Wayman’s sister, Jill, debilitating headaches—Bailey, grandson of Jerry & Glenn Ouzts, facial injury from adog bite—Kathleen Manchin’s friend, Krystin Johnson, cancerhas spread—Bob Beardslee, recent pneumonia—Mal Hunter,seriously ill—Paula Stiernberg, recovering at home aftersurgery—Lisa & Alan Teeple’s sister-in-law, Miriam Lockhart,brain surgery—the Murphy family, whose wife/mother passedaway November 21st of cancer—Judy Schroeder’s father, JimNichols, hip surgery—Congo, where rebels haven taken over—Austin, the city where we’re planted—Pastor Alfred Mtonga, hisfamily, and Manyamula CCAP Church—Pastor ChimwemweMhango and his family—Pastor Kenneth Muyila and his family—Ronica Ngulube

Please pray for members of the Armed Forces, lovedones, and all world leaders involved in war zone crises

including:David Floto, son of Carl Floto… Robert Beardslee,grandson of Bob & Carolyn Beardslee… Stefan & PatHaag's daughter Felicia Ferguson-Cox… NathanielMiller, son of Fran & Ted Miller… Morales familyneighbor Brian Moran… Jose Fernandez, friend ofGaston & Junie Broyles and graduate of PPAS… MitchGuile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds... TeddySweredoski, friend of Stan & Jessica Wade... TylerMoser, son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell...Temple & Janet Ingram’s daughter Kate Ingram...Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann... LarryRoberman, brother of Lori Whitmire... Derek & KristiFisher's nephew, John Fisher...

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

For a complete calendar, including updates to rooms and times,visit calendar.shpc.org

1 Monday Church office closed

3 Thursday10 a.m. Mary-Martha Circle, W-B

6 SundaySUNDAY SCHOOL RESUMES11 .am. REform Confirmation Class beginsAfter worship Congregational Meeting

8 Tuesday1:30 p.m. Book Group, W-97 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry

10 Thursday9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)

12 Saturday8 a.m. All-Pro Dad, W-FMC

13 SundayINSTALLATION OF ELDERS & DEACONS6 p.m. FILO Young Adults, W-9

17 Thursday10 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, W-A

18 Friday7 p.m. REFOCUS: Tween Retreat begins

19 Saturday9 a.m. “Piece on Earth”quilt group, W-A&B11:30 a.m. Fellowship Lunch Bunch

20 SundayFEBRUARY NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

24 Thursday9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)

26 Saturday Journey group leader training

Did you know you can…?Print your giving statement!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 our web-site shpc.org: Resources | Financial | Contribu-tions ).

You’ll need to create a login if you haven’t be-fore — it’ll tell you what to do.

Once you log in, click on “Your Giv-ing.” Right there, you can see ev-erything your household has giventhe church in 2012! Choose “Down-load a PDF copy” for your tax files!

For details about setting up a portal account, read ournotes at shpc.org/infellowship-account/