Published by Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian ChurchJune 2013 Issue 6

There is a sad truth that welive with but rarely talk

about… our world is broken.

It is clear everywhere we look.There is brokenness all around

us. From compromised values inthe work place to to little lieswe tell ourselves to make usfeel better about not actuallydoing anything about anything.Brokenness abounds.

One of the core truths in ourstudent ministry is “I exist

every day to demonstrate God’slove to a broken world.” It is atough statement because itbegs for us as God’s people totake action every single day. Itcalls us to be repairers of bro-kenness, to be the heralds ofGod’s plan to restore the world.What make this especiallytough is that much of the worlddoes not see its own broken-ness, so it sees no need for res-toration.

We have recently partneredwith two mission agencies

that directly interact in placeswhere the world is severelybroken. The first is the AustinDisaster Relief Network.ADRN’s vision is to serve Christby establishing a church net-

work in the Greater Austin areathat will meet the emotional,physical and spiritual needs ofthose affected by disaster (Luke10:25-37). They accomplish thisby building a communicationinfrastructure that enables andempowers the Body of Christ(the churches of Austin) to or-ganize, mobilize, connect, pre-pare, train and respond quicklyin the event of a disaster, greator small. They believe they canbe an asset to the Body ofChrist by helping it effectivelyand efficiently focus on thepeople affected by tragedy. Byworking together, they believelives will be transformed in thename of Jesus Christ. ADRN ishard at work responding to ex-plosion in West as well as orga-nizing aid for those who lost somuch in the recent tornados.To be part of SHPC’s effortswithin ADRN, please contact BillBrock.

Love146 deals with a darkbrokenness that is hard for

me to write about. Love146 iscommitted to ending humantrafficking and slavery. Yes,both are still going on righthere in the United States.About 50,000 persons are traf-

ficked into the U.S. each year,with a large number of thesebeing children. It is estimatedthat at least 27 million are cur-rently enslaved around theworld. The sale of children forunthinkable purposes is stillgrowing and must be foughtagainst. The sad truth is that,within the first 48 hours of be-ing a runaway on the streets, 1in 3 children are lured intoprostitution. Love146 under-stands that every one of thosetrapped in this broken worldhave a value to God. They needto be cared for; they need tobe rescued. Slavery is still oneof the darkest stories on ourplanet. But for Love146, thehope of abolition is a reality.Love146 believes in helpinggrow the abolition movementwhile providing effective,thoughtful solutions to thisdeep brokenness. We believe inthe power of love and its abilityto affect sustainable change.For more information pleasevisit love146.org .

"Justice at its best is lovecorrecting everything that

stands against love." —MartinLuther King Jr

From Broken to Restored

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Serve 1-5Grow: Adult 6-9Grow: Student 10Grow: Children 11-12Brodie 13Connect, Concerns & Calen-

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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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Sermons for June & July

The Red-Letter Life

June 2 Matthew 6:1-4Creating a Generous Spirit

June 9 Matthew 6:5-8“Your father knows what

you need…”

June 16 Matthew 6:9-15The Lord’s Prayer

June 23 Matthew 6:14-15Forgiveness

June 30 Matthew 6:16Letting Go ofEntanglements

July 7 Matthew 6:19-21Treasures in Heaven

July 14 Matthew 6:22-24Money

July 21 Matthew 6:25-34Worry

July 28 Matthew 7:1-6Judging

God is doing something amazingin Austin, Texas. Over 260 Aus-

tin churches have signed on topreach this fall on 7 importantquestions. Questions like "Does lifehave purpose?" and "If God is loving,why is there evil in the world?" Theinitiative is called Explore God andit is designed to give the averageChristian a starting place for havinga spiritual conversation with theirfriends at work and in their neigh-borhoods.

Let’s back up. As we grow inChrist we develop a natural de-

sire to share our faith with others.But most us feel incredibly uncom-fortable talking openly about spiri-tual things. We have no problemcalling a friend when we've found anew barbecue place or a new wayto get a juice stain out of clothing.

But a conversation about God—that's intimidating.

Explore God will give tools tohelp ease the intimidation and

start a discussion about God that isnatural and life-giving. Over thenext few months you will hear agreat deal about Explore God. Fornow, I encourage you to do twothings. First, pray that God will useExplore God to make a major im-pact on the city of Austin. Second,check out the Explore God websiteat exploreGod.com. God is doingamazing things in Austin, Texas. Iam thankful that we get to be apart of it together.

September 8 –October 20,2013

Lemonade Anyone?Deborah Ballew for Stephen Ministry

It’s been said when life hands youlemons – make lemonade! Soundseasy right? Wrong! Life is messy andwe all find ourselves in a time ofmessiness wondering if anyonecares. YES THEY DO!

In June, SHPC will commission 17Stephen Ministers. Stephen Ministryis a ministry of presence. StephenMinisters receive 50 hrs of trainingon dealing with all the “lemons” oflife: illness, divorce, job loss, deathand more. A Stephen Minister cancome along side you to help youthrough the messy time, and one ofthe core values of this ministry isconfidentiality— no one will everknow who’s receiving care or why.We are here because we care.

When I walked into myfirst training class back inJanuary I wondered what Iwas doing there andwhy. Now my ques-tions have been an-swered threefold. First, thistraining helped me to understandsome of the lemons in my life andenabled me to grow in my faith.Second, I have had the joy and priv-ilege to be taught by leaders whosewisdom, compassion and spiritfilled the room week after week.Third, it is a blessing to be sur-rounded by 16 unique, talented andloving individuals who will soon em-bark on a journey to serve this con-gregation as Stephen Ministers.

Want to know more about StephenMinistry? Contact the church officeat 512-892-3580.

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The mission committee thanks everyone who vol-unteered and helped make this year's Holy SmokeBar-B-Q and Mission Fair a fantastic success. Itcouldn't have happened without you! Thank you!

may 19th 2013

families serving together, learning the fine art of missional serviceConsider joining a host of families on June 13th -16th as we travel to Corpus Christi and work along-side our mission partners Rescue Mission 911 and The Corpus Christi Area Food Bank. We havetons of work for small and large hands alike!

This is a mission trip designed with families like yours in mind. Your son/daughter will be watchingas you model what it is to serve — and you will watch them as they learn how to serve even when itis a bit difficult. Our accommodations are nice and air-conditioned, food is tasty and the fellow-ship we have during our off-hours is HILARIOUS. Interested? Sign up in the narthex of the church atthe Love in Motion table.

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Thank you, IHN Volunteers!Thanks to our volunteers during the week of May 5-12, 2013! You have followed God'scommand and shown compassion for our brothers and sisters in their time of crisis. May

God's blessings be returned to you.

We can’t do it without our GREAT volunteers! If we've missed your name or misspelled it, pleaselet us know and we do apologize. Lara Manire IHN.SHPC@yahoo.com / 922-3615.

Thank you to Natalie & Valerie Aman; Jody Barrett; Raynell Barry; Katy, Greg, & Greyson Bourgeois; Tammy Boeh-man; Alison Boob; Michael Bullock; Betty Burks; Todd, Lucas, & Ben Calvin; Kristie Cantu; Harriet Cavness; JulieDemaree; Mike Devlin; Britta Dukes; Mark & Peggy Fetzer; Sue Frye; Andrea Gerlach; Carol Gilcrest; Laura Gore;Don & Karen Greathouse; Phyllis Greene; Greg Guernsey; Pat Haag; Jane Hall; Julie Henderson; Taylor Houston;Robin Huettel; Linda Icenhauer-Ramirez; Pattie Lawrence; Heather Maclaren; Nicholas & Kaitlyn Manire; GaryMann; Liz Maxfield; Kristen May; Margo Mellon; Sandy Nason; Diane O'Leary; Mo O'Meara; Karen Peterson; SusanSanders; Chris, Kim, Allison, & Jessica Schafer; Kathy, Sam, Clair, & Sebastian Segura; Anne Streit; Ruby & AurelieSulter; Lisa Teeple; Becca Thompson; Jane Thompson; Merijayne Vladyka; Caren Zysk —working with volunteersfrom our supporting churches Faith Presbyterian, Abiding Love Lutheran, & St. Catherine’s

Caring Forever EndowmentAward Recipient 2013: OpenArmsLast year, the recipients of our annualaward were a missionary couple work-ing in Honduras’ Miskito region. Thisyear we’ve come back to Austin, toOpen Arms. Founded by Leslie Beasleyand Lacey Strake in 2010, Open Armsfocuses on employing refugee women inthis clothing business, including in man-agement, sales, and product develop-ment roles. Women from Sudan,Bhutan/Nepal, the Congo, Iraq, Burmaor other countries around the world, whohave fled horrific conditions at home, are mak-ing a new home in Austin with the help of OpenArms.

Open Arms is an unusual choice for our annualaward in that it is a social enterprise — a busi-ness established with the objective of providingjob training and education. It’s a business, how-ever, that matches the goals of our endowmentaward. It has the goal of both providing trainingin job skills and business management, and edu-cation in English. By combining ESL and enrich-ment classes on an as-needed basis withfamily-friendly hours, Open Arms provides refu-gees a living wage at the same time that it of-fers a pathway to self-sufficiency andintegration into a new country. Not only that,but the products are great: Open Arms uses onlyrecycled goods and clothes (mostly recycled t-

shirts) to sew and make the final product. Theirproducts are sold around town — including atWhole Earth and Whole Foods — and online attheopenarmsshop.com.

We at SHPC have many connections Open Armsand the mission it serves. Many members of ourcongregation are active in refugee services, andin February of 2011 one of Open Arms’ workersfrom Bhutan, Tila Ruby, came and spoke to ourPrimeTime group about her life in the refugeecamp, as well as what she has learned here andis able to accomplish now by working in the USand in this organization. We have even held at-shirt drive for Open Arms! They are a greatorganization with a great mission, and we aredelighted to have them as our 2013 grant recipi-ent.

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Each June, as we wind down our year of programming, we take a moment to focus someattention on the folks who SERVE to help us GROW as a congregation. We couldn’t beeffective in spreading God’s kingdom without relying on each other’s help to get usthere. We are deeply grateful for all the adult small group leaders, study facilitators,Disciple leaders with their 9-month commitment, PrimeTime Council members, and oth-er helping hands in Adult Ministry. But as seriously as we take our responsibility to growas adult disciples, we take our ORANGE responsibility even more seriously…

“He grew in wisdomand stature, and infavor with God, andman.” – Luke 2:52

This is how the Bibledescribes Jesus as hegrew up. These teamsof dedicated volunteersworked to help thechildren in our Cradle-to-College ministries(on two campuses!)grow and learn in thesame way. Some ofthese folks haveworked with the samegroup of children forseveral years (!). Theseindividuals make up theheart of our programs,and we are so thankfulfor their commitmentand the investmentsthey are making in thelives of the children atSHPC.

2012-2013 Early Child-hood Ministries volun-teers are:

PRESCHOOL SUNDAYSCHOOL (ARK) TEACH-ERS & NURSERY CAREPaul & Ruth Stein, Bill &Connie Trevillion, AngelaPeterson, Caren Zysk, Kris-ten May, Tracy Kuper, theValdes family, Andie Krucz-kowski, Abby Bourgeois, DeeMerrell, Jo Anna McMene-my, the Berry Family, theLawrence Family, Rebeka

Arredondo, Jordan Chopra,Megan Hanrahan

Brodie ARK Team – CarolLee, Carol Midboe, DaisyBates

Preschool Supply Prep –Rhonda & Jordan Biles

2012-2013 ElementaryMinistries volunteersare:

WILLIAM CANNON UP-STREET TEAMSUpStreet Supply Prep –Polly Kruczkowski

Kindergarten – Suzie Bridg-es, Taylor Houston

1st Grade – Becca Thomp-son, Karen Hughes

2nd Grade – Duane Pietsch,Mark & Judy Schroeder,Mark Bridges

3rd Grade – Jennifer Bull-ock, Sara Jensen, Kathy Se-gura, Diana Simmonds,Marisa Stromberg

4th Grade – Mary Carnes,Dana Wilkes

5th Grade – Lisa Crawford,Kathy Lewis, Myrna Lewis

11:00 UpStreet – Mike &Jenny McLatcher, Paula Sti-ernberg

11:00 UpStreet Support -Emily and Adam Bell, Andyand Bobby Watson

Large Group WorshipTeamHost – Steve Crawford

Worship Leader – WendyUzzle

Tech Support – WarrenHyde

BRODIE UPSTREETTEAMSKindergarten – 2nd Grade– DeAnne Rais and Sam Law-rence

3rd – 5th Grade – Rich &Laura Morales

Substitutes – Merijane Vla-dyka, Jamie May

Large Group WorshipTeamHost – Carl Floto

Worship Leaders – SummerWhitten, Charissa Ellis

Brodie Supply Transport –Pattie Lawrence, Tara Thu-lin

SUNDAY GREETINGTEAMSAmanda Hyde, CourtneySmith, Andrea Gerlach,Stephanie Parker, JenniferFranco, Kim Schafer

KIDSTUF PLAYERSRob Johnson, Jeff Whitmire,Steve Crawford, Dana Wil-kes, Dale Shumaker, DuanePietsch, Tom O’Leary, De-nise Berry, Mike Berryman,Suzie Bridges, Warren Hyde,Wes Ballew, Todd Calvin,Dave Wilson, Beth Watson,Leah Johnson, Warren Hyde

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT/HOLIDAY CREWSOlivia Brady, Sherry & Rob-ert Rasmus, Debbi Toh, Lau-ra Morales, Amanda Holmes,Victoria Venditelli, Gina

Bogitch, Carol Gilchrist,Sara Jensen, Kim Schafer,Judy Schroeder, Tracy Ku-per

2012-2013 true StudentMinistries volunteersare:

MIDDLE- & HIGHSCHOOL — Amber Wier,Lizzy Fisher, Reilly Frazier,Mike Devlin, JonathanSlaughter, Becca Heavner,Luke Ayers, Jim Ayers, Mad-eline Brock, Wes Ballew,Sue Lagerquist, JonathanHinds, Dalton Kieffer, NoahKilleen, Madi Lee, Elisa Don-nell, Andrea Gerlach, DerekFisher, Pattie Lawrence,Mary Aversa, Chris Schafer

COLLEGE MINISTRY –Carlen Floyd, Courtney Coo-per, Susan White

When you see thesefolks around church,please THANK them fortheir time and service!

signed, ORANGE Minis-try Staff: Britta Dukes –Associate Pastor, Families &Children . Chris Gordon –Director, Children’s Minis-tries . Jenny McLatcher –Program Assistant & DesignCoordinator . MichaelKilleen – Associate Pastor,Mission & Student Ministry .Wes Armstrong – StudentMinistry Intern

Volunteers Bring Blessings to Our Ministry

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Becoming a Disciplefrom Glenda Detling

About this time last year I was a frequent visi-tor at Shepherd of the Hills. Life's events overthe previous few years had left me emotionallyand spiritually depleted. I was definitely insearch of a way to re-energize myself and mybelief-system. At some point in that spring Inoticed an ad for the Inquirers class, and decid-ed it was time to make a commitment to thisvibrant and energetic congregation. I joinedthe congregation in June, 2012. Almost at thesame time I read a piece about the Discipleclasses coming up in the fall. I felt a verystrong pull to commit to a study group and re-ally try to gain some understanding of this bookof which I had read only very small incrementswith only rudimentary understanding of what itcan mean to my life in Jesus Christ.

I was in a class with seven other people, plusour teacher, Bob Beardslee. I understood fromthe start that we would be reading most of theBible (Geneses to Revelation) over a period of 9months. Early in the study, I decided to useearly morning time to do my reading. I havefound that to be a time of prayer and medita-tion, as well. To have a time that is uninter-rupted by other events of the day has beenvery helpful.

As I began my reading I recognized many of thechapters and verses that I had read all throughmy life; but this time I read these verses withina much larger context than I ever had in thepast. The study manual organizes the readings,often pairing verses from one book with thoseof another to provide insight into the mysteryand majesty of God and the response of man-kind. In some lessons we read huge swaths ofhistory that lead us to understand how this

MORE of our stories!

I am so excited about the response we had thisyear to our request for story submissions about

Adult Ministry. Last month was our annual news-letter focus on Adult Ministry and we had somany stories turned in about our classes andevents that we couldn't fit them all in! So this

month, please read some more stories and see ifit sounds like there is group that seems right foryou.

Blessings,

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Living Yoga, Living Faithfrom Jessica Goulding (JessG)

Back in February 2013, 15 disciples of Christcame together for the first time for a Christianyoga class based on the book An Altar in theWorld, by Barbara Brown Taylor. Some studentshad never done yoga, many had done some yo-ga, and a few even teach yoga. As we jour-neyed together through the twelve practices ofbringing worship into even the most mundaneparts of our lives, each of us grew in our under-standing of God's presence in our day in everymoment. The key is to be aware of and makespace for that presence. We recognized howseldom we stop and listen. We remembered towalk this earth with purpose. We journaledand confronted some uncomfortable and evenpainful parts of our lives. And we accepted ourbodies as the perfect vehicle for all of it. Welaughed as we fell out of poses, groaned as ourbodies held on, squealed with delight over oldpains vanishing, and cried with release of long-held emotions. Our little group in the FMC be-came a family. Here is what they said:"My life is crazy-busy. My days — and the days of myfamily— are filled with school, work, volunteering,sports, tutoring, work travel, true, and family andfriends. It is incredibly easy to lose track of who I am,what I believe and how I want to live my life. I amgrateful for Jessica's yoga practice, and that she hasshared it with the SHPC community. An Altar in theWorld has provided me with a framework to focus onGod's gifts in my life, and sharing these gifts with oth-ers. While I haven't been able to make many of the class-es due to my travel schedule, the ones that I have madehave brought me great peace and inspiration. I amgrateful to SHPC for offering this to our community."—Deb

"It has been a blessing and joy to bring my faith and yogapractice together in the class Jess led through the bookAn Altar in the World each week. She connected God to

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Summer Study Options

great history relates to us and our relationshipwith God, as well as our responsibility to live asdisciples to Him. For me, this study enabled meto see the "big picture" that has eluded me inprevious Bible study classes. As particular vers-es are used in our worship services, I feel adeeper understanding of the passages because Ican tie it into a much larger context than I couldbefore.

The study manual always focuses on how themessage relates to us and our discipleship. We

discuss the human con-dition that is the focusof each lesson, and thenhow we can respond as

disciples. I have never thought of myself as adisciple. This class has opened doors for me toconsider how to direct my efforts in life to be abetter servant of God. This was the message ofJesus Christ. He spread the word of the Lord andtaught us all to love one another. It is so simple,when I see the words written, and yet, it is sovery profound to take in…

Even before I finished with Disciple 1, I alreadymade a commitment to myself that I will takeDisciple 2, 3, and 4 in the coming years. Thankyou, Bob, for your insightful and patient leader-ship in this class.

I can see the“big picture.”

Search the Sunday scriptures,Wednesday mornings 10 a.m. until 11a.m.Each Wednesday, LarryCoulter leads a class on theupcoming scripture that willbe studied in worship. What agreat way to explore moredeeply the Sermon on theMount and its implications forour lives! We hope you will join us… thoughNOT on June 19th, 26th, or July 3rd. We’re tak-ing a brief break then.

3rd Sunday MeditationsJune 16, July 21, August 18.6-8pm at SHPC 290 propertyEver wondered what Jesus was doingout there in the desert?

What is meditation, anyway? How amI supposed to meditate when my mindis so noisy? How can a meditationpractice bring me closer to God andJesus?

Explore answers to these questions byjoining fellow church members out atthe 290 property this summer forthree evenings of meditation and re-flection led by SHPC's Jessica Gould-ing.

From 6 to 7 pm there will be a ledgroup meditation, giving you toolsand experience in making space forGod's voice. Beforehand, and from 7to 8 p.m., the labyrinth and groundswill be available for further quiet re-flection.

Register for one, two, or three ses-sions: One session $12, two sessions$20, three sessions $24meditation.event.shpc.org

Childcare is also available if reserva-tion is made with your registration.Cost is $2/child/session, with a maxi-mum of $5/session.Contact Jessica with questions:Jessica@jessgyoga.com

MARRIAGE: THE CLASS Wednesday eve-nings June 5th - 26th from 6:30 p.m.- 8, William Cannon A&B. Using thecompanion book to our May sermon se-ries, The Meaning of Marriage by TimothyKeller, Pastor Larry will dig into what itmeans to be Christian — and married.Come, bring your friends, have a terrific time!

You can order the book from any online book-seller — order throughastore.amazon.com/shpcaustin-20 to donate4% of your order price to SHPC — or buy it atany local bookstore.

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Disciple UpdateIt is Disciple Bible Study endingand beginning time. We havejust had five classes “graduate”in May and now we are planningthe classes for next fall. Wewill be offering all four levelsagain this year.Ready to register? Visitdisciple.event.shpc.org to signup and reserve your text. Con-tact sherry@shpc.org or call thechurch office if you would rath-er be on the “interested” list.Currently, we have enough in-terest for these five classes:

● Disciple 1: Becom-ing DisciplesThrough BibleStudy (a Bible over-view) 34 weeks —Monday evening 7-9pm - starts withorientation on Aug.26

● Disciple 2: Into the Word,Into the World (Genesis, Exo-dus, Luke, Acts) 32 weeks —Wednesday morning 9:30-

11:30 am – starts withorientation on Sept 4-OR- Monday evening7-9 pm – starts withorientation on Sept 9

● Disciple 3: Remember WhoYou Are (Prophets, Letters ofPaul) 32 weeks — Mondayevening 7-9 pm – starts withorientation on Sept 9

● Disciple 4: Under the Tree ofLife (Psalms, Proverbs, John,Revelation) 32 weeks —Mon-day morning 9:30-11:30 pm -starts with orientation onSept 9

Pilgrimage, Fall 2013Strengthen your faith and build re-lationships within your church com-munity by participating in the

upcoming Pilgrimage weekend.Speakers, discussion, worship, fellow-

ship, music, and laughter! Almost 100 SHPCworshippers have attended one of the Pilgrim-age weekends over the last few years… formany, it was transforming, and for most, it re-newed them to WORSHIP, GROW, CONNECT,SERVE, and INVITE!WHEN: 5 p.m. Thursday, September 19 - 5 p.m.Sunday , September 22WHERE: Camp Buckner in Marble FallsCOST: $175.00 (accommodations and all meals)- scholarships availableMORE INFO? austinpresbyterianpilgrimage.orgCarl Floto 512-484-2444 / chfloto@yahoo.com

“Can you hear me now?” This well-used ques-tion could also serve as a subtitle for our currentwomen’s Bible study—Discerning the Voice ofGod. How do we recognize when God speaks,and do we truly hear? That’s what the 9:30 a.m.Tuesday morning women’s group is seeking todiscover.

We’re a group of women, young with babies,grandmas, and in-betweens, who share a desireto know God and His Word. We have grown not

only in our faith, but also inour love and caring for eachother.

Our current Bible study end-ed on May 7th, but there willbe more to come. Read

your newsletter for futurecourse announcements.There is a chair waitingfor you. Please join us!

Women’s Bible Study (Tuesday Mornings)

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the earth to God our corestrength." —Layde

“My heart desires ‘thePeace that passes all under-standing.’ This year I madea conscious decision towholeheartedly pursue thatpeace by actively strength-ening my own mind-bodyconnection and integratinga practice of yoga and med-itation into my life, withthe belief that many east-ern practices understandthe need to connect themind and the body whenexercising both. But here'sthe thing. I'm not a particu-larly athletic person. I lovehiking and walks and beingoutside, but I didn't know if

I would like ‘an exerciseclass.’ Ever since my mas-tectomy I've known thatyoga’s stretching and holis-tic approach would help toheal both my mind and mybody. But I was reluctant tojoin a class with a focussolely on the physicality ofyoga. I wanted to learn thepractice. When I heardabout Jess' class and thebook, An Altar in the World,I just knew that learningyoga with an emphasis onChristian faith and recog-nizing the holy in every-thing would be the perfectintroduction for me, to theworld of yoga. And I wasright.”

"I've learned more about thestrength of my body and my

spirit during Jess' class thanI ever would have imagined.

The class was a perfect in-troduction to yoga and to

the ideas in An Altar in theWorld. The ideas in both

have helped me to transi-tion calmly into a new role

at work, without fear, open.The theme of ‘making

space’ comes up over andover again now in my life -

space for new people, spacein my body where I couldn't

stretch, and now I can,space for patience with mychildren, space for growth,

and space for peace." —Emi-ly

"The physical practice ofyoga with Jess G. is alwaysamazing as she truly has agift from God as a yoga in-

structor. To be able to takeher class in a Christian set-ting with Christian-basedprinciples guiding the physi-cal practice has taken it upa notch to also be a time ofworship in my weeklyschedule. What a blessing!"—Tammy

I know I took from thisexperience as much asthe students. Keepyour eye out for moresessions in the future.Join our family andlearn to know yourbody and its connectionto your spirit as Goddoes. I hope to see youon the mat somedaysoon!

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still more stories… and PrimeTime

We Want Your Ideas!On July 10th, the PrimeTimeCouncil will be meeting toschedule events for next fallthrough spring. Please let usknow what new ideas you haveas well as what favorite activi-ties you would like to have re-peated. Here are some recentphotos to help your memory!

PT groups through June:FELLOWSHIP LUNCHBUNCH at 11:30 a.m. onJune 15th will be at Mi-mi's Cafe, 12613 GalleriaCircle, which is locatedin the Galleria ShoppingCenter on Bee Caves. Lun-cheon reservations may bemade to Glenn or Jerry

Ouzts at 512-777-2652 orjaowgo@sbcglobal.net. Res-ervation deadline is June13th.

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

MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE is onhiatus until September. Seeyou then!

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sPARENT STUFFSTUDENT STUFFCAMP STUFFSTUFF STUFF A different kind of study is coming for our summer true students. Along

with Wes' Wild Wednesdays in August and the Summer Movie Club wewant you to know about Operation Screwtape… a deep look at C.S. Lew-is' master work called the The Screwtape Letters. Please Join JonathanSlaughter and member of the true Team as we read and discuss what isgoing on here! Plus we be meeting at a local FRO-YO shop so you can geta snack and do some studying. Look for Operation Screwtape on Sundaynights in July.

JULY TRUE: OPERATION SCREWTAPE

A special congratula-tions to the High Schoolclass of 2013. We sharein your celebration asyou move into collegeand adult life. Pleasebe praying for themthis summer.

Anna Floyd :: MichaelFloto :: Andy Watson ::

Loma Bates :: MyrnaLewis :: Celine Pado-vani :: Noah Killeen ::Elizabeth Cognetti ::

Sean Conlee :: SchuylerFaker :: Miranda Beard

:: Lauren Shafford

SUMMER MOVIE CLUB: NEW RELEASESJust because it’s summer doesn’t mean there’s nothing going on for stu-dents! Along with Wes' Wild Wednesdays in August and OperationScrewtape in July, we have the true Summer Movie Club forstudents and families. At the true Summer Movie Club weattend as many of the big summer movies as possible, andwe will laugh, cry, get scared and watch in awe at the amaz-ing digital artistry. After each film, we hang out for abit and discuss what we liked and didn't like aboutthe film. Then it gets fun. We ask: where can youfind the story of faith in this film? What are theteachable moments you take away? TSMC is ablast! I hope to see you at the movies of yourchoosing.

A few of our upcoming movies are

● After Earth — Saturday May 29th 1:40 showing, Barton Creek Mall

● Turbo — Saturday July 20th 11:40 am showing, Barton Creek Mall

● The Wolverine — Saturday July 27th 11:40 am showing, Barton CreekMall

Be looking for info on the following movies on our true Student MinistryFacebook Page!

Monster U :: Man of Steel :: Despicable me 2 :: Epic :: PacificRim :: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

SUMMER FUN AT JOHNKNOX RANCHThe first John Knox Ranch Sum-mer Camp happened in thesummer of 1963, and theyhaven't looked back since. Lo-cated in the heart of the Hillcountry, John Knox Ranch is aunique and beautiful camp andretreat center. Covering 300

acres, JKR lies on the banks ofthe Blanco river, six miles awayfrom Wimberley.

The Ranch boasts its own arte-sian, spring fed Blue Hole, sur-rounded by limestone cliffs.The Blue Hole feeds lovelyCarpers Creek which windsamong pecan, walnut, and bald

cypress trees until it meets theBlanco.

This summer, JKR offers daycamp programs for ages 4through 11, residential campopportunities for 3rd through9th-graders, and Leaders In De-velopment opportunities forhigh-school students.johnknoxranch.com

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STEWARDSHIPTaking care of what you have because it all belongs to God

Children’s Ministry News

FAMILY FUN DAY! Join us on Sat-urday, July 20th, for some FUN, FUN,FUN in the sun, sun, sun!FUN option #1 — Make a splash atRock'N River Family Aquatic Center,a favorite place for every age toget wet! Located within Old Set-tlers Park (3300 E. Palm ValleyBlvd.), this water park offers a lazy river withtunnel showers, two water slides and a littletikes lagoon for toddlers and preschoolers. Ad-ditional amenities include tipping frogs, floorgeysers and zero beach entry play area… theperfect place to cool off on a hot July day! Ar-rive at your leisure and join other SHPC friendsfor a day of play. Entry cost for this option is$5.50/adult and $4.50/child. Pay upon en-trance at the front gate. Pool hours are 10a.m.-8 p.m.FUN option #2 — Root for the Round Rock Ex-press in SHPC group seating as they take on the

Iowa Cubs at 6:05 p.m. Cost for thisoption is $16/ticket (infield seats)--must reserve by credit card ASAP forcollection at will call window ongame day. Contact Pastor Britta at

britta@shpc.org for more info or toreserve your tickets now!FUN option #3 — Wrap up the day

with a post-game concert (free with purchase ofgame ticket) by Mysterious Ways, a U2 tributeband that claims they'll make you feel as thoughyou're in the midst of a U2 World Tour!What about food??? Pack a picnic to enjoy atthe pool or grab bite at the ballpark… youchoose! This time of fellowship is all about flex-ibility for families, so feel free to do whatworks best for you!If you are interested in any or all of the above,please contact Pastor Britta to atbritta@shpc.org or (512) 892-3580, ext. 107 tosign up.

Worshipping Together: Family-StyleThis summer, our Elementary programming slowsdown as we prepare for next fall, and all of thefun events that take place that time of year.Beginning June 2nd on the William Cannoncampus, all Elementary children (graduatingKinders through 5th graders) will worship withtheir families in the Sanctuary. As we do that,we are deliberately creating worship experienc-es for the summer on both campuses that willengage folks of all ages. We want parents andkids to celebrate God’s Big Story together; tosing songs they know and love; to have opportu-nities both during worship and during the weekto discuss what they learn each Sunday.

During the school year, Elementary parents re-ceive weekly Parent Cue emails —information onthe upcoming Sunday’s Bible story and discussionpoints to share as a family. During the summer,these emails will continue as Take the LeadSummer Worship emails. These emails will in-

clude information about the up-coming Sunday’s worshipservice, so that parents canTake the Lead and beginthe Sunday morning discus-sion during the week. Weknow that parents arethe most important influence intheir children’s lives, so we want to give you thetools to help your kids engage in worship.

During the school year, our Elementary childrenparticipate in a Large Group worship experienceled by adults that involves fellowship, praise,and study. During the summer, Elementary chil-dren will become part of the worship experi-ence, through liturgy and some fun videos inwhich they will star.

Please join us on Sundays in June, July and Au-gust for worship: family-style!

Care & Bible Fun for Infants through Preschool-aged children will continue all summer.

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Children’s Ministry News

The 26th year of SHPC Preschoolhas come to an end. During themonth of May, our staff and students were busy learning aboutocean life and summer vacations. We celebrated Moms at our annualMother’s Day Tea, had fun slipping & sliding during our Splash Day,

and many tears wereshed at our PreschoolGraduation. Hard tobelieve that anotherschool year has come& gone… Blessings fora safe and happysummer. We will seeyou all in September!

VBS: Be a Part of theTeam!

VBS will be held June 17th

-21st, and we would love tohave YOU on one of ourteams as we prepare, deco-

rate, and kick off this superfun week of global adventures!If you are available to join usduring the week of VBS, please

email chris@shpc.org for more information.

VBS PREP DAYS: If you love to paint, prep,decorate, or design, please join us on any of thefollowing days for some fun and fellowship!

WEEK OF JUNE 3: Monday, Wednesday, Friday10 a.m.-2 p.m.

WEEK OF JUNE 10: Monday -Thursday 10 a.m.-2p.m.

VBS DECORATING DAY: Sunday, June 16th

immediately after church through the afternoon

Help transform the campus into a County Fair& Carnival for VBS week!

Club H2O: The Hottest Event ofthe Summer!The Club H2O roster is filling fast, but we stillhave a few spots left for any 3rd, 4th or 5th grad-ers who are ready to dive deep and get wet aswe celebrateGod's big lovefor us and visitsome of theareas favoritewatering holes.Registrationcloses thismonth, so don'tdelay! Sign up today!

Locations include: Round Rock Rockin' River .Garrison Pool . Granite Beach on Lake LBJ . Bar-ton Springs . ZDT Amusements in Sequin

Registration: $100 (includes materials, venueadmissions and transportation)

Register online: clubh2o.event.shpc.org

For more information, please email:chris@shpc.org for more information.

SERVICELending a hand to help someone else

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Goodbye, Will & Welcome,Josh!For those of you who have notheard, Will Davis — who has beenfaithfully serving as the WorshipLeader at the Brodie Campus — re-signed from that position andmoved to Colorado on May 20th. Willand his fiancée Amy are gettingmarried on September 14th in Dal-las. After the wedding, they willbegin to build roots in Colorado. Weare very excited for the plans thatGod has for Will & Amy. We cannotbegin to thank Will enough for shar-ing his love for Christ and his musi-cal talents as he stepped out infaith with us to launch the BrodieCampus. Will's sense of humor, madguitar playing skills and rugged goodlooks will be greatly missed.

From the moment Will shared hisplans to move to Colorado, I havehad peace about who God wouldbring to replace him. We are excit-ed to announce that Josh Coulterwill be our new worship leader atthe Brodie Campus. Josh, too, has adeep faith in Jesus Christ and is avery gifted musician. He is an expe-rienced worship leader who leads

with passion & authenticity. I amthrilled to have the opportunity topartner in ministry with him startingJune 23rd at the Brodie Campus.

If you haven’t metJosh before… andeven if you have…take a little time toget to know SHPC’snewest worship lead-er! Although born inCalifornia, Josh madeit to Texas as quickly as he could.He attended the University of Texasand graduated with degrees in PlanII and Business. At UT, Josh led wor-ship at churches, retreats, and oth-er events, and was the team leaderfor Young Life (a Christian mentorprogram) at Reagan High School. Hecurrently helps run a programaimed at improving education forlow-income families. Josh and hisfiancée, Natalie, will be marriedthis month and are excited to jointhe community at the SHPC BrodieCampus.

brodie news bitesEveryone’s a weiner… at the Buda Wiener Dog Races

On April 27th, the Brodie Bunchstepped out into the neighborhood tohelp the Buda Lion’s Club during thisyear’s Wiener Dog Races (theme: LesWienerables). One of several commu-nity groups to staff the event’s hotdogbooth, our cheerful and energetic crewhad a fantastic time meeting and feed-ing folks from Buda, Central Texas,and beyond. Maybe it was the joy ofmatching t-shirts, but plans are al-ready afoot to join in next year — markyour calendar and keep your earsopen! The more, the (even) merrier!

As we move into oursummer worshipschedule and take abreak from our 9:30a.m. Sunday schoolroutine, we thought itwould be a terrificopportunity to spendsome time togethereach month relaxingand being social.

Our June date? Fa-ther’s Day! Join us at9:30 a.m. June 16th tocelebrate all our dadswith brunch and fun.Ruth Ann &Linda willhave moredetails aswe getcloser totime. Seeyou there!

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ANNIVERSARIES4-Jun Colin & Alice

Lineberry5-Jun Hanz & Nina

Wasserburger, Jason &Ellen Perkey

6-Jun Brian &PamelaWalsh, Mike & PaulaStiernberg

8-Jun Clay & Jana Collins9-Jun Sarah Swanson & Al

Heinrich10-Jun Sharon & Roy Markham12-Jun Bryant & Anita Savage,

Dale & Ashley Royer, Frank& Carol Wade, Harold &Linda Williams, John &Lynette Gillis, Sam & JulieCountess

13-Jun Debbi & Chris Toh, Mike &Renee Forsythe

15-Jun Sam & Kathy Segura16-Jun Rick & Becca Smith17-Jun Tom & Patty O'Leary18-Jun Elizabeth & Martyn Buffler,

Warren & Amanda Hyde19-Jun Dale & Louree Eason, Ken

& Claudia Lauber20-Jun Allen & Cindy David22-Jun Mary & Glenn Carnes, Sam

& Pattie Lawrence23-Jun Andrew & Carissa Milam,

Donn & Jeannette LeVie24-Jun Alan Combs & Ofelia

Tabora, Mark Bridges &Suzie Molina-Bridges

26-Jun Joshua & Heather Bettridge27-Jun Luis & Jennifer Franco, Rod

& Nancy Hines28-Jun Bob & Vicki Brown

29-Jun Randy & PatWebb, Sue Lagerquist &Derek Green

SILVER ANNIVERSARY1-Jun Toko & Yoichi Sato

GOLD ANNIVERSARY13-Jun Jack & Carol Gilchrist

BIRTHDAYS1-Jun Atalie Dukes, Marilyn Lawl-

er, Matthew Wright, MasonWynne

2-Jun Luke Manchin, Eliza Mor-gan, Maddy OLeary

3-Jun Sam Ray, Yoichi Sato4-Jun Jess Domicoli, Francis

Ngalamulume, Mike Smith,Taylor Tyree, Amber Weir

6-Jun Jonathan Manzello, LexiSlade

7-Jun Celine Padovani, BrandonParker

8-Jun Julie Nyamasomo, LewisStewart, Zack Uzzle, DanielWalsh, Tron Womack

9-Jun Steve Crawford, JC Krucz-kowski, Nick McDaniel,Rusty Ray, Lindsay Starkjo-hann

10-Jun Daisy Bates, Gordon Holt11-Jun Donn LeVie, Julie Nach-

man, Liam Smith12-Jun Sofia Freed, Lucy Jordan,

Buddy Lopez, Mary HelenMacAllister, Noah Natinsky,Elizabeth Ramirez, AnaRosales, Jane Thompson,Alex Valdes

13-Jun Keegan Callahan, AustinMeyer

14-Jun Meggie Barnhart, Paul Hud-speth, Ashley Long, LynneNatale, Michelle Owen,Micah Royer, Grace Wid-ner, Leslie Woods

15-Jun Ruth Bigizi, Arlan Conner,Koger Darden, Grace Fran-co, Rebecca Gamroth, GrayOlguin, Kyle Stanfield

16-Jun Kati Freytag, Kristin Ponder17-Jun Bruce Albertson, Jodie

Dunbar-Ray, HannahGuernsey, David Thompson

18-Jun Paula Cox, Kendall Whit-mire

19-Jun Bob Brown, Matthew McMe-nemy, Tim Waugh

20-Jun Fred Deutsch, Debbie Scott22-Jun Jason Brady, Noah Killeen,

Courtney Weir23-Jun Corey Callahan, Wayne

Crawley, Joy Essary, JacobGamroth, B.G. Henry, Tra-vis Lineberry

24-Jun Ken Seiler25-Jun Jennifer Grubb, Carly Lu-

cas-Melanson, CourtneySmith, Steve Thompson

26-Jun Ben Abeyta, Angelina Bort-feld, Nancy Harris, Re-bekah Johnson-Carson

27-Jun Scott Schiller28-Jun Dale Eason, Allie Keen,

David Laird, Angela Law-son, Dale Shumaker, TedThulin, Stuart Uzzle

29-Jun Nina Brauer, Laura Wind-ham

30-Jun Gayle Guernsey, Clara Oli-ver, Alexis Venditelli, Bob-by Walsh

SHPC Preschool has openings for the 2013-2014 school year. We have additionalteaching positions available, and are seekingenthusiastic, high-energy applicants wholove working with children. Experience withchildren is preferred and training is avail-able.

All applicants must be at least 18 years oldand have a high school diploma or GED. Allemployees undergo a background check anda fingerprint check, as required by the Stateof Texas. Interested in working with us?E-mail pattie@shpc.org or call 892-7528.

Follow SHPCAustin on You-Tube!

That’s right, SHPC now hasits own YouTube channel… featuring our weeklysermons!

You can find us at www.youtube.com/shpcaustin— subscribe to the channel to be automaticallynotified when new videos are posted.

The SHPC “ReasoningAloud” blog is active again! Address-ing the contemporary issues confronting a Christian world-view by using Christian apologetics, ReasoningAloud offersthought-provoking essays as well as links to lectures anddebates between Christian theologians and atheists. Theblog is located at shpcapologetics.wordpress.com and is

managed by Donn LeVie, who has a Master’s Certificate inChristian Apologetics from Biola University.

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Joys – Will Davis, former Brodie worshipteam lead, recently engaged to AmyBarnes—Liana Green, daughter of Sue

Lagerquist & Derek Green, graduated fromThe Presbyterian School of Nursing in Charlotte NCon May 4th

Sorrows – Rev. Ted Mwambila, former Pastor forthe Livingstonia Congregation in Malawi, larger than life,especially his laugh, passed away at the end of April—JasonPerkey’s grandfather passed away April 23rd

Thanks – Laurel Calhoun and her family would like to thankeveryone for their kind words of condolence and the many cardsreceived concerning Steve's passingPlease pray for— those affected by the Oklahomastorms—Larry Widner, friend of Ron & Trinka Miller, continuingcancer and upcoming surgery—Ramsay Mudgett’s mother, JoanRoof, recently ill—Clem Hofmann, recovering from pacemakermaintenance—Glenda Detling’s friend Pam Purdin, continuedheart/health issues— the Gilchrists’ daughter’s friend KarenMcGoff & husband Mike, whose son Sean passed away—JimboFarrell, unsuccessful recent bone marrow transplant— Jimbo’sfamily—Aaron Brinks, recent emergency appendectomy—AmyEvens’ friend Kathy Landers, battling cancer for the secondtime—Sarah Stranahan, safe travels and positive impact for her-self & for her group to and in Congo June 2-26—Caroline Kirschand her family, continued improving strength—Daisy Bates’brother, Mafa, surgery following a heart attack—Daisy Bates’brother’s wife and their 2 little boys—Daisy & Mafa Bates’mother, safe travels from Samoa to New Zealand to be with Ma-fa & his family—Rick Vaughn, recovering from a procedure —Kathleen Abbott’s mom, Betty Jane McCallum, lumpectomy onher breast —Alice Lineberry’s friend Judy’s son, Nick Morgan,at last recovering at home from a severe staph infection—Virgin-ia “Jinny” Thompson, mother of Steve Thompson, back athome and back to normal—Mike Devlin’s friends Daniel & KathyBurton; bad complications from Kathy’s surgery—Gloria Drake’sfriend Bobbie Sanders, heart attack—Gloria Drake’s friend LouAnn Hackney, retina problems—Ralph Robertson, father of Kar-en Thompsen, liver cancer and long-term multiple myeloma—Dennis Robinson, son of Amy Robinson, cancer recurrence—LoriWhitmire’s friend, Kelli Moore, and her family; 11-year-old sonJacob has been diagnosed with a severe heart defect—Dr. BillLindsey, recuperating—Austin, the city where we’re planted—Pastor Alfred Mtonga, his family, and Manyamula CCAPChurch—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and his family—PastorKenneth 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

2 Sunday12:15 p.m. PrimeTime Classic Movie, W-9

5 Wednesday7 p.m. Marriage Class, W-A&B

9 Sunday12 Wednesday

7 p.m. Marriage Class, W-A&B15 Saturday

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

16 Sunday FATHER’S DAYThere will be no July newsletter.

19 Wednesday7 p.m. Marriage Class, W-A&B

20 Thursday Guatemala mission trip departs

21 Friday Great Escape mid-high trip departs

23 Sunday26 Wednesday

7 p.m. Marriage Class, W-A&B27 Thursday

Guatemala mission trip departs29 Saturday

Great Escape mid-high trip returns30 Sunday2 Tuesday

Guatemala mission trip departs4 Thursday

Church office closed for Memorial Day5 Friday

Student Leadership Conference departs7 Sunday9 Tuesday

Guatemala mission trip returns11 Thursday

Student Leadership Conference returns14 Sunday

Fun in the Son high school trip departs20 Saturday

Family Fun Day!21 Sunday

AUGUST NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

Meeting throughout the summer:Prayer Shawl Ministry — 2nd Tuesdays, 7 p.m. 3rd Thursdays, 10 a.m.SHPC Book Group — 3rd Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.Meditation Class — 3rd Sundays, 7 p.m.