Published by Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian ChurchMarch 2012 Issue 3

Praise for the Past, Faithfor the Future 1-2

Grow! 3Grow: Children 5-6Grow: Student 7-11Grow: Adult 13-15,19Worship 4Invite 3-5Serve 4, 12, 17Connect, Concerns & Calen-dar 3, 16, 19

Sermons for March

Mar 4Moving Toward Action

Jesus Prays — We Pray

Mar 11 John 17:1-5Jesus Prays for Himself

Mar 18 John17:6-19Jesus Prays for His Disciples

Mar 25 John 17: 20-26Jesus Prays for All Believers

SHPC Staff Guide

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

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What is my gift?

A few weeks ago, Glenn Dukesposed the question to our con-

gregation, “Why are you here?”Now the question before us is,“What is your gift?”

As part of the Praise for the Past,Faith for the Future campaign

team, I’ve had months to ponderthis. How could I ever repay whatGod, through the people and minis-tries of Shepherd of the Hills, hasgiven me?

But that’s just it. God doesn’t askus to repay. He doesn’t ask us to

compare to what others are giving,or even compare to what we’veoffered before. He doesn’t spell itout in some legalistic formula. Hecalls us to be still, and out of com-munion with him, give what willmake our hearts glad.

What will make my heart glad?Now that’s personal!

Exactly.

At the end of January, about 20or so of us gathered on our land

on Hwy 290 to clear some cedar inpreparation for our March 4th Cele-bration Service. After the openingprayer, excitement began to grow,as did the noise! The chipperroared, chainsaws revved up, and

soon we were covered in sweat andcedar dust.

At one point I paused to take inthe view. To my right was little

5-year-old Miriam, who had becomemy “charge” for the morning, ea-gerly and without hesitation haulingand cutting branches bigger thanher. To my left was Rob (you know,“the-tallest-man-in-the-choir”Rob), hoisting a whole dog-gonetree toward the chipper. That treewas definitely bigger than him. AndI, in the middle, was doing my partwith branches that, of course, werebigger than me. Every age andheight was represented, and, as faras I could tell, we were all having ablast, working together, each doingour part.

As I reflect on that day, I think,“That’s my model for cheerful

giving”. I gave up my Saturdaymorning and the comforts of home,not out of fear, obligation or pres-sure, but because I really wanted tobe there. I worked according to myability, and even stretched beyondwhat I thought was possible (notrees for me though)! My resulting

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Camp Acorn drop-off startsat 9 a.m., and pick-up isfrom 1:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch is provided, oryour child can bring his or her own.

Register today! acorncamp.event.shpc.org

aches and pains had thatcontented “hurts good”feeling. And I had that deepsatisfaction of working withothers toward a commongoal, on land that is des-tined to bless generationsto come.

On that brisk Januarymorning, I gave in a way that made my heart

glad, as I believe did many others. As I deter-mine the amount of my campaign gift, I’ll knowI’ve reached “my number” when I’ve stretchedbeyond what I think is possible, and my heart isfull, excited and glad.

Whatever you give is acceptable if you give iteagerly. And give according to what you have,not what you don’t have. 2 Cor. 8:12

You must each decide in your heart how much togive. And don’t give reluctantly or in responseto pressure. For God loves a person who givescheerfully. 2 Cor 9:7

The people rejoiced at the willing response oftheir leaders, for they had given freely andwholeheartedly to the LORD. David the king alsorejoiced greatly. 1 Chronicles 29:9

Julie Demaree,Campaign Manager

REMEMBER ... THERE WILL NOT BEWORSHIP AT OUR WILLIAM CANNONCAMPUS ON SUNDAY MARCH 4th!

We're moving Sunday Worshipto our Hwy 290 campus

for our Commitment and Celebration Serviceon March 4, 2012, from 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

"Branch out” with us, as our entire congregation(Grade 5 and up) will gather under a large tentfor an all-church worship service, fellowship,fun and a catered lunch.

Menu includes:

pork loin medallions, smoked sausage, vegeta-ble medley, salad, potato medley, rolls, des-sert, drinks (vegetarian entrée: stuffed bellpepper)

We will present our Commitment Cards duringthe service, which will launchour Praise for the Past, Faithfor the Future campaign.

God has designed the body,His Church, that when everypart contributes great thingscan happen.

See you out at the landon March 4th! (Plenty ofon-site parking, wearcomfortable shoes,"shuttle service" available forthose who need it)

Camp AcornSunday, March 4th

9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.In conjunction with our Cel-ebration Service on Sunday,March 4th, we are offering Camp Acorn forour youngest members, nursery throughGrade 4!

While the adults (and grades 5-12) “branchout” for worship and lunch on the Hwy 290land, the children will be “nesting in” at thechurch for a fun-filled morning of with a fullschedule of events, including live musicalentertainment, craft projects, inflatable funand pizza lunch.

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Growing in God's WordAnd Jesus grew in wisdom andstature, and in favor with Godand man. - Luke 2:52

KINDNESS.GRATITUDE.COURAGE.INITIATIVE.

These are 4 of the 36 virtuesthat the children in Up-

Street - our Elementary SundaySchool program - learn everymonth. These virtues help usunderstand the character ofGod, which helps us know Himbetter. Each Sunday, we spenda lot of time using our Bibles tofind these virtues in God's bigstory. Did you know the storyof Joshua gives us a great ex-ample of INITIATIVE? Or howabout Daniel? What an exampleof COURAGE! We read and re-view these stories; we learnmemory verses from these sto-

ries; and we watch these sto-ries play out in the words of ourUpStreet storytelling teams.

However, we recognize thatknowing what the Bible says

isn't enough…we know that thebest way to use our Bibles is toLIVE OUT the principles that welearn from God's word. I am soproud of the level of Biblicalliteracy that our children havegained through the programsthat we have developed forthem in our Children's Minis-tries. However, what I'm mostproud of is that our children areapplying what they learn eachweek to their daily lives. Thebest stories in our ministry arethose that parents tell me re-garding how their child took alesson from Sunday morning andused it during their week. Ilove hearing how a childshowed INITIATIVE in the class-room; or how a child showedKINDNESS to an IHN friend.

This is what we want for ourchildren! We are growing

children who not only know Godloves them; they know how toshare that love with theirfriends, family members, andothers in their communities.

They are growing in wisdomand stature…just like Jesus.

Do you have a story of yourchild living out one of our

UpStreet virtues? Share it!chris@shpc.org

For more information on ourstrategy, check out:

www.orangeparents.org

One World, One SkyAustin Planetarium Discovery Dome Coming to SHPC

Join us on Saturday, March 24th, from 2 – 4 p.m. in the sanctuary, as the Austin Planetarium setsup a 24-foot mobile inflatable planetarium to bring the stars to us via live demonstrations and in-teractive presentations. It’s free to attend — no reservations required.

Come experience a rocket launch from inside the body ofan astronaut

Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, fromfloating around the International Space Station to maneuvering

through microscopic regions of the human body

Find the “Star in the East,” look closely at the moon andSaturn’s rings

This event is open to all ages so join us for a star-studdedevent — awesome evidence of God’s work. No charge!

When God created the heavens and the earth He said: ”Letthere be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate theday from the night and let them serve as signs to markseasons and days of the years.” Genesis 1:14

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Join us this Easter Season for the cele-bration of Christ's Resurrection.

Palm Sunday April 1st, 9:30 & 11 a.m.

Maundy Thursday April 5th, 7:30 p.m.

We will celebrate communion together as weremember the events of the last night of Je-sus' life. Childcare will be available for chil-dren 0-3 years old.

Easter SundayApril 8th, 8:00, 9:00, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m.

We celebrate Christ's resurrection with musicand song.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Have you seen our new nest?Shepherd of the Hills is excited to open its doorsto the Rev. Matthew Pyeon. He is begins a fan-tastic work of reaching out to the Korean com-munity in Southwest Austin by nesting atShepherd of the Hills.

What is nesting, you ask? Nesting, in churchterms, is when one church congregation has timeand space to allow another church to co-exist onthe same property. Nesting provides a much-needed home for the start-up church, and for usas the host church it is an act of pure disciple-ship to be able to use our building as much aspossible to further the gospel message to aneven greater crowd.

Even though SHPC is very busy all week long, weare blessed to still have a window of opportunityto come alongside Matthew and this fledglingcongregation. Even as you read all about ourmultisite plans and our own nesting plans hereat SHPC, the session simply could not pass up agreat way to share the blessing that is our Wil-liam Cannon campus. Our Korean brothers andsisters in faith are part of the nearly fastest-growing portion of the Presbyterian church. Asof 2007, there were about three million KoreanChristians. The growth rate is approximately 9percent a year, or four times the rate of popula-tion growth in South Korea as a whole. The Kore-an population in Austin more than doubled in thelast 20 years and the church is now starting tocatch up.

Please devote yourself to prayer for our newnest at Shepherd of the Hills. We know and be-lieve that God is going to do a great work here!

DON’T SLEEP IN after Celebration Sun-day! March 11th is time to “spring

ahead” into DaylightSaving Time.

...from some of our friends at TrinityChildcare Center

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Children’s Ministry News

CLUB H2O 2012!Join us in July for Club H2O, a water-based, Bi-ble-focused, week-long camp that will takecampers on an amazing journey through God'sword. We'll spend some time each day learningwhat God says and how He wants us to live, be-fore we take off and hit up some of the bestwater-based venues Central Texas has to offer.Some will involve swimming; some will just in-volve getting wet!

Dates: July 16-20, 2012

Time: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Where: Family Ministry Center

Who: 4th & 5th graders*

Price: $100.00

Registration information coming soon!

*Registration for graduating 4th and 5th graderswill open April 1st. Beginning May 6th, we willopen registration for any graduating 3rd graders.Registration is limited to 50 campers.

CONVICTIONstanding for what is right, even when others don’t

Vacation BibleSchool, 2012We hope you can joinus Monday, June 4th -Friday, June 8th for Op-eration Overboard, where we'll Dare to GoDeep with God! We'll meet people of deep faithfrom both the Old Testament and New Testa-ment, inspiring our divers to develop life-chang-ing habits as they grow in their faith. We'llmeet Ocho the Octopus who will give us our as-signments each day as we travel together on thisadventure!

Vacation Bible School is available to all:

� Preschool children who have turned 3 andare potty-trained by the beginning of VBS(June 4th)

� Elementary children who have completed Kthrough 3rd grades

Early Registration for children and volunteers isSunday, March 25th - Sunday, May 6th. Earlyregistration pricing is: $40/1 child; $80/2 chil-dren; $100/3 or more children. Prices will in-crease after May 6th.

Remember that 5-day volunteers receive FREEregistration!

Faith is the reality of what we hope for, theproof of what we don't see. —Hebrews 11:1,CEB

Camp Acorn! March5th! Read more onpage 2

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SAVE THE DATE — OURFIRST DADDY-DAUGHTERDANCE IS TAKING PLACESATURDAY, APRIL 14TH!

Dads and daughters of allages! Mark your calendarsnow to attend this specialevening! We promise it’llbe a night of memory-making with good tunes,fancy dresses and lots ofdancing and activities.

Where? The SHPC FamilyMinistry Center (big build-

ing next to the playground).

When? Saturday, April 14th,from 6-8 p.m.

Questions? Contact Pastor Brit-ta at britta@shpc.org or (512)

892-3580, ext. 107 or TracyKuper atkupers@austin.rr.com. Regis-tration will begin on Sunday,March 11th and can be done inthe church narthex, on theporch of the Family MinistryCenter, or online atmembers.shpc.org.

more Children’s Ministry News

submitted by Megan

Love is in the air! Valen-tine's Day kept the chil-dren busy and giddy withall the sweets and tinynotes of endearment float-ing back and forth to oneanother. Even Chapel wasspent making Valentine'sDay cards for the churchstaff. Fairy Tales, HealthyHearts & Bodies, FarmAnimals, Dr. Seuss & Nurs-ery Rhymes were also funlessons the childrenlearned this month. Theyeven took a field trip tothe HEB grocery store tolearn first-hand how tomake better food choicesso they can grow uphealthy and strong.

The preschool staff hasbeen equally busy givingtours to potential newShepherd of the Hills Pre-school families and regis-tering students for the2012-2013 school year.The teachers are excitedand keeping busy whilepacking up and dreamingabout their new class-rooms.

Join us on Saturday,May 19th, for ourfifth annual Family Fun Day from 1-8p.m. This year, we will be gathering at

John Knox Ranch, located at 1661 JohnKnox Road, Fischer, Texas. We’ll meet inthe large field beside the Dining Hall for anafternoon of family fun and fellowship.

For those in an adventurous mood, we’llhave team sports, silly games, hiking, and even

swimming (if it’s warm enough)! For those who prefer a morerelaxing day, it’s the perfect opportunity to camp out in a lawnchair and get to know other SHPC families. There’s plenty ofspace for picnics, so why not pack a blanket and a lunch andmake a day of it!

Early evening, we’ll enjoy a tasty catered dinner in the dininghall followed by a sing-along.

Families who want to camp out are welcome to arrive on Satur-day the 18th. Currently, a couple of duplexes, the Ranch House,and several screened cabins are available for any family wishingto stay overnight. Cost is:

Ranch House = $30 per person/night, minimum 10Duplexes = $25 per person/night, minimum 8 per duplexScreened cabins = $10 per person/night

Reserving camp sites is up to each individual family and can bedone by contacting John Knox Ranch directly at:info@johnknoxranch.com

Registration begins April 1, 2012.

If you have any questions or would like to join our planning team,please contact Pastor Britta for more details at 892-3580, ext.107 or britta@shpc.org.

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Presbyterian Pan Ameri-can School News (PPAS)submitted by Junie Ledbetter

For those of you new to SHPC,Presbyterian Pan AmericanSchool (PPAS) is an small Pres-byterian high school just out-side of Kingsville that servesinternational students with col-lege preparatory classes in Eng-lish. Mrs. Henrietta King(daughter of the first RioGrande Presbyterian mission-ary, and later matriarch of theKing Ranch family) donatedover 600 acres for the school100 years ago. SHPC and manyother churches and individualshave contributed to the missionof the school for many years.Most of the 169 students thisyear are from Mexico, andmany are children of Presbyte-rian pastors. But the schoolalso has students this year fromKorea, Rwanda, China, Guate-mala, and even a few from theUS. I just returned from thewinter Board of Trustees meet-

ing and wanted to share a littleslice of the good news from theschool with you.

First, our SHPC contributionsmake a difference in helpingto provide a safe learning andliving environment for everystudent. Most students couldnot pay for their time at PPASwithout scholarships. PPASPresident, Dr. Jim Matthews,tells that about 1/4 of the cur-rent student body comes froma family back home in Mexicothat is affected by drug vio-lence. At PPAS, there is safetyand peace. Second, these stu-dents work hard. Scholastics:All students have to learn andpass English proficiency testsfor graduation. (To get an ideaof the measure of accomplish-ment, think about taking a highschool economics, physics orchemistry test in a foreign lan-guage?) Sixteen students werejust inducted into the NationalHonor Society. ExtracurricularActivities: 4-H students working

with PPAS livestock won theGrand Champion and the Re-serve Grand Champion awardsfor their animals at the recentCounty Livestock Shows. Thes-pians were honored individuallyat recent competitions. Soccerteams are doing great in theirleagues. (This is the first yearthat PPAS has had a girls soccerteam!) Campus Life: All stu-dents have on-campus responsi-bilities—chores just like ourkids at our homes; it's part ofthe work ethic of the school. Ifyou have friends at WestlakePresbyterian Church, you mayhave heard about the Rwandanstudents who spent theirChristmas break with them.The PPAS choir may comethrough Austin later this spring,and if they do, we'll hope thatthey make a stop at SHPC sothat we can get better ac-quainted. If you are interestedin learning more about theschool and its students, see theweb site at PPAS.org or give mea call.

Ride for Refuge ResultsFifteen SHPC members and friends joined over 120participants in the Ride for Refuge on February 11,

2012, to raise awareness (and over $18,000!) for Refu-gee Services of Texas. SHPC has a long history of sup-porting displaced and vulnerable people by sponsoring

refugee families and helping newly-arrived refugeesfeel welcome in the United States. Our team mem-

bers survived both the 10-mile and the 38-mile coursesintact and are looking forward to participating again!

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PrimeTime March Madness

JOIN US FOR ANOTHER Classic Movie in the FMCafter the second service on Sunday, March

11th. We will have a light lunch "drafthouse-style" and another classic movie—The Philadel-phia Story.

A ROMANTIC COMEDY FROM 1940, The PhiladelphiaStory stars Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant

and James Stewart in this tale of a faultfinding,bride-to-be socialite who gets her comeuppance.

NO RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

San Antonio Mission Trail Bus Trip, March 21st

wE WILL TAKE A chartered bus trip to San An-tonio to explore centuries of the history

and culture of four missions onthe Mission Trail in San Anto-nio. Visit Mission Concepción,Mission San José, Mission SanJuan Capistrano and Mission

San Francisco de la Espada with a professionaltour guide. Learn about mission life in the 18th

century and its place in Texas heritage.

LEAVE FROM SHPC ON Wednesday, March 21st at 8a.m. via chartered bus (handicap accessible).

Visit 4 missions and enjoy a picnic lunch on oneof the missions grounds. Return to SHPC atabout 5 p.m.

THIS TRIP IS OPEN to all SHPC adults. The $35price includes the bus, professional guide,

box lunch, gratuities and entrance fees. Pay-ment of by check or cash in the narthex onMarch 11th will hold your seat.

Join PrimeTime Ministries for a day at the...

LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, TexasApril 21, 2012

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 21, we will caravan fromSHPC to the famous “Texas White House.”

National park rangers will take us on a tour ofthe restored ranch house where LBJ spent overone-quarter of his presidency. The Johnsons of-ten stated that “all the world is welcome here”and they entertained heads-of-state in theirhome and around the Hill Country as often aspossible. This is the place than many historicevents and decisions of the 1960's happened.After the tour, we will join former LBJ Libraryand Museum Director Harry Middleton as heshares personal memories of his years workingwith the President and Mrs. Johnson. Joining Mr.Middleton will be Mrs. Johnson's Social Secre-tary, Bess Able, and the President's pilot, Brig.General James Cross (ret.) who will also sharestories of their time with the LBJ and Mrs. John-son.WE WILL BRING BOX lunches for all. Leave fromSHPC at 8:35 am and return about 3:30 pm. Costis $9.00 to cover box lunches and admission.RSVP and pay your $9.00 to Barbara Whitlock at512-366-5373 or bwhitlocktx@aol.com . If you

The Gift of Years PrimeTimeSpring Retreat — April 10-12Michelle Hendrix will be our featured speak-er. She retired from Grace Presbyterian inHouston where she coordinated activities forsenior adults.

Camp Buckner (near Kingsland) is flat andeasily accessible. It has motel-style roomsand five meals are included. Cost will be$195 per person, single occupancy or $145per person, double occupancy. Carpoolscan be arranged. Payment is due by Mar25th.

Come enjoy the discussions,games, vespers and fel-lowship. We always havea wonderful time. You'reguaranteed to make newfriends.

Contact Gay Langston (607-6516), Norma Burchard (394-0131) or makereservations in the narthex Mar 11th or 18th.

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need a ride, let Barbara know when you call.Make your reservation by April 15th.

Association of Retired Christian Men

THE ARCM MEETS EACH Thursday. Our March 1stmeeting will be in the library, and the re-

maining meetings during the month will be inPortable B. As always we meet at 10 a.m., andcoffee and cookies are always part of our gab-fest.

OUR MARCH 1ST MEETING will be in the churchlibrary and we will include a discussion of

preliminary information on Rick Warren’s book,The Purpose Driven Life. While we will continueto discuss each previous Sunday's sermon at ourmeetings, we also are incorporating Rick War-ren's Purpose Driven Life video during the monthof March.

WE WILL WATCH THE video and make observa-tions on how our Christian lives parallel the

guidance provided by Warren in his book by thesame title on March 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th. Weplan to finish the discussion of the video on April12th.

WHETHER YOU ARE RETIRED or not, you are invit-ed to attend these meetings. Perhaps you

working guys may feel the need to come just forthe camaraderie and a cup of coffee on occa-sion. Please come as you will. The admissionprice has already been paid by our Lord and Sav-ior, Christ Jesus. It is an easy thing to do. Con-tact Ron Miller, 512-892-1862 orronald.miller1333@sbcglobal.net for additionaldetails.

More groups through March:FELLOWSHIP LUNCH BUNCH gathers at the BJ’s

in Sunset Valley on Saturday, March 17th at11:30 a.m. for another meal filled withfriendship and laughter. To join in, contactRichard or Margaret Nakamura, 301-2602,before March 13th.

GROAN-UPS GAME DAY: Tuesday, March 13th at10 a.m. in Room 7. Join us for Spinner Domi-noes or a game of your choice. For more in-formation, contact Stefan Haag at 288-3479.

MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE will meet Thursday,March 1st at 10 a.m. in Portable B. We arediscussing “Mercy for Our Poorest Days,” Les-son 5 from our study God’s Promises ThatKeep Us. Call Diane O’Leary, 263-5592, if youhave any questions.

CAYA — our college and youngadult group — wants YOU tojoin them at Panera Sundays11-ish (after 9:30 worship) forBible study and conversa-tion. See ya!

New Blog!Christian Apologetics and Worldviews Blog—Just for SHPC

Do you want to understand what Christian Apologetics is all aboutand how to exonerate the Christian faith with confidence in theface of competing worldviews?

Then check out Donn LeVie’s blog, ReasoningAloud, atshpcapologetics.wordpress.com !

A blog just for the folks at SHPC, Donn will be providing weeklyposts where you can comment on the topic or ask questions. Agreat way to explore your faith when you can’t fit in a class—seeyou online!

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Every Sunday when we as acongregation sing the Doxol-

ogy, we have early 16th-centu-ry composer and music theoristLoys "Louis" Bourgeois to thankfor composing the music andThomas Ken for penning thelyrics of one of the most popu-lar melodies in all Christendom.It was only recently that a long-lost copy of the 1551 GenevanPsalter had come to light in theRutgers University library thatcontained a note in Bourgeois'hand specifying exactly what hehad changed and which pieceswhere his own contributions.Bourgeois was imprisoned bychurch authorities for changingthe lyrics to some of the Psalms

without a license, as we re-quired at the time. None otherthan John Calvin himself per-sonally intervened to haveBourgeois released from jail.

In the original versions byBourgeois, the music is mono-

phonic (a single melodic linewith no accompaniment), inaccordance with the dictates ofJohn Calvin, who disapprovednot only of counterpoint (mul-tiple melodic voices that maybe independent from or in imi-tation with one another) but ofany multiple parts; Bourgeoisthough did also provide four-part harmonizations, but theywere reserved for singing and

playing in private homes only.Many of the four-part settingsare syllabic and chordal (multi-ple voices with similar rhythmicmaterial in all parts), a stylewhich has survived in manyProtestant church services tothe present day.

The tune was prepared origi-nally for the French version

of Psalm 134. The first Englishwords to which it was weddedwere William Kethe's version ofPsalm 100, "All People That onEarth Do Dwell;" accordingly,the tune became known as "TheHundredth."

Musica Maestoso:Louis Bourgeois and Thomas Ken: A Hymn Collaboration Separated by 80 Years

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I have to admit that, in the be-ginning, I didn’t want to jointhe Foundations class. I didn’tlike the idea of giving up any ofmy precious free time, and Iwas content to come to churchanonymously and keep my faithat a comfortable distance. Iagreed under pressure from mywife, and we started attendingweekly. That was six years ago.

Despite what you’re thinking,wifely pressure has not beenthe reason I decided to stickwith the class! I grew to appre-ciate the dedicated time forstudy that so many of us desirebut never make time for. Thisis where my faith and biblicalunderstanding really started togrow. However, only now do Irealize what I really got fromit. The truth is that I believeFoundations has showed me a

glimpse of the life God intend-ed for us. It transformed SHPCfrom just a place of worshipinto my community, my family.In this class, I have a group offriends with whom I can studythe Word, grow in faith, andlive out the kingdom in somesmall way. I no longer walkthrough those doors wishing tobe anonymous, but rather endup late to service catching upwith friends in the narthex.We come early and stay late…and no one has to pressure meto do it.

What is Foundations?A group geared towards mar-ried folks with young kids. Wemeet most Wednesday nightsfrom 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Room 7(we don’t meet on KidStufnights). This spring, we’re

studying a para-ble a week, and

no materials are necessary—youcan easily catch on. Don’t wor-ry if your spouse can’t join you,we understand the long workhours and travel required some-times. You can hang out withthe SHPC family at dinner inthe narthex before class for$5/person. Your elementaryage kids can head to Wed.Night Live during class time andthere is childcare for the nurs-ery – preschool age group.Would you rather check us outat a social event? We’ll be hav-ing our 3rd annual Easter Brunchand Egg Hunt at the Kupers’home on Palm Sunday at 12:30p.m. We’d love to have youjoin us. Contact Tammy Boeh-man at 512-695-6644 to havethe e-vite forwarded on to you.We hope to meet you soon!

What Foundations has meant to me

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ANNIVERSARIES3 Mar Bruce & Evelina Warren4 Mar David & Shannon

Howard, Joe & StacieTracy

5 Mar Katie Beth & MatthewLee

6 Mar Ken & Rosemary Clapham7 Mar Justin J. & Lawra Crabb9 Mar Carol & Dwane Ideker11 Mar Karen & Scott McCoy,

Temple & Janet Ingram13 Mar Ken & Victoria Johnson14 Mar Melvin & Carolyn Deutsch15 Mar Don & Karen Greathouse16 Mar Wendy & Brian Saari20 Mar Kimbol & Marty Soques23 Mar Norwood & Monica

Williams25 Mar Buddy & Sarah Stranahan26 Mar Laurel & Steve Calhoun27 Mar Brian & Denise Berry30 Mar Chris & Kristin Aardema31 Mar Stefan & Pat Haag, Rick

& Kathy Lewis

BIRTHDAYS1 Mar Pat Haberman, Jaden

Batte, Jace VandeGarde2 Mar Angela Immitt

3 Mar Alma Moore, Troy Spink,Sophie Simmons

4 Mar Barbara McCollum, TokoSato, Nathan Brock, JohnAddison, WalkerWindham

5 Mar Richard Bonnin, KristenChambers, MadisonRoyer, AveryGarcia

6 Mar Bill Hall,EvelinaWarren,HaileySandel,EricaWade,Hannah Brown

7 Mar Katie Tomlin, HannahSandel

8 Mar Louree Eason, LarenSchiller, Damen Lawler

9 Mar Al Olson, BrandonStarkjohann, HarperBogitch

10 Mar Thelma Morris, DougRiffey, Madison Roland

11 Mar Joel Cabello, Ruth AnnWidner, KassandraStalbaum, Jenna

Kromann, Lucy Litteaur,Kate Wheeler

12 Mar Temple Ingram, MikeHagye, Teena Davis,Mark Schroeder, BenMay, Laura Donnell,Isaac Boehman

13 Mar David Howard, MikeStiernberg, MelissaGrance

14 Mar Carol Gilchrist,Eric Schultz, BradScoggins, Patrick

Wallace, Jeremy Bridges,Derek Addison

15 Mar Bill Zuraitis,Deb Ballew16 Mar Slade

Cooper, Austin Allen,Jeremy Mudgett

18 Mar Chuck Courtney, HollyHeinrich, Allison Sauceda

20 Mar Barbara Nowlan, SherineThomas, Andy Hutton,Lisa Torres, JamesBurleson, BrookeThompson

21 Mar Jean Floyd, TeresaRiffey, Mickey Bell, MarkMorgan, Greg Williford,Peggy Rose

22 Mar Tita Maxwell, Jim Riggs,Brian Berry, AaronBrinks, Brian Folkers

23 Mar Thure Cannon, ChristineMcLean, David May,Kristin Loewe, MakenziTaylor

24 Mar Madison Jechow, MikeBullock, Katy Alsobrook,Jesse Bogan, ChristieWright, Amanda Salinas,Leon Johnson, ConnorWilkins

25 Mar Pete Budic, TerryTutchings, Linda Jones,Mike Brauer

26 Mar Allan Fetty, LoganNewcome, Mary ClaireGillis, Caroline Gillis,Spencer Collins

27 Mar Kendall Gonzales28 Mar Dee Merrell, Vicki Brown,

Jonathan Slaughter,Deven Nuckols

29 Mar Mary Jordan, Erin Cozart30 Mar Carol Dittlinger-Ideker,

John Shumaker, KatieBeth Willis

31 Mar Laurie Bender, JeffreyCloyd, Robert White,Kassidy Whitmire

Joys – Mr. Herbert Sakala, Clerk of Session of Manyamula Church, showing marked improvement in speechand walking from a severe stroke he suffered last year—E.J. Session, son of Deb Erlanson's co-worker RobertaFloyd, just returned to the States from military duty overseas—Carol & James Lee and older sister Evie

welcomed Jacob Lee on January 27th—Dr. Alan Combs retired on January 15, 2012 after almost 42 years with UTCollege of Pharmacy—Tom O'Meara received the David H. Walter Community Excellence Award from the Austin BarAssociationSorrows – JoAnn Kuper, mother of Paul Kuper, passed away February 14th—Linda Williams’ mother passed away

February 4th—Bob Gable, father of Sandy Gable, passed away February 2nd—the father of Cecil Moss passed away recently—LindaKimmons' mother passed away recentlyPlease pray for— Catie & Kyle Hall and their family, following the death of their 9-year-old son Christian—Susan Bright,friend of Connie Trevillion, recovering from severe rotator cuff surgery—Nancy Crane, friend of Connie Trevillion, recently-diagnosed breast cancer—Lisa Arbo, friend of Carol Gilchrist’s daughter, double mastectomy—Pat Franzolino, receiving hospicecare—Pattie Lawrence, recovering from abdominal problems—Jessie Domicoli’s friend, Meghan Prehn, recovering from backsurgery—Elizabeth Fisher’s friend, Josh Angeli, undergoing cancer treatments—Michelle Cooper, co-worker of Caren Zysk, doublemastectomy—Sharon Cline, mother of Curtis Cline, suffering from dementia—Eddie Godina, friend of Kim & Curtis Cline, in ICUwith complications of an intestinal infection—Denise Berry’s mother, Shirley Blum, recovering from surgery—family and friends ofBailey Crisp, 19, former student of Pattie Lawrence; Bailey and a friend were killed February 18th in a car accident—Steve & JaneThompson’s friends who have recently been diagnosed with cancer: Sue Cervenka, Susan Parker, Richie Ross, Liz Barber,Theresa Eller, Chris Farris, and Jim Davis—Josh Budd, released from the hospital and recovering at home—Ann Hawkins, friend ofGreg & DonAnne Williford, multiple sclerosis—Kim Arthur’s father, Wyatt McManus, continuing to improve after a six-way bypass—Steve Beard's boss and mentor Lloyd Hasley, recovering from abdominal surgery—Jo Williford’s brother, Donald Coulter, justdiagnosed with cancer—Paky Callahan, fractured verterbra—Vic Barnett, pneumonia—Cindy Baschnagel’s nephew, Evan Belk,shoulder issues threatening college scholarship—Tom O’Meara, teaching for 8 weeks at the University of Livingstonia in Malawi—Garland “Griff” Griffith, recovering from surgery to repair a broken hip—Lisa Simpson, broken arm—Linda Williams, recentmedical testing—Cameron Montez, student of Lindsay Starkjohann, brain tumors—Bill Ellison, recovering from surgery to repair abroken leg—Austin, the city where we’re planted—the leadership of SHPC as they discern a path for our future—Pastor KennethMuyira & the congregation of Manyamula Presbyterian Church—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and his family

Please pray for members of the Armed Forces, loved ones, and all world leaders involved in war zone crises including:John White, Susan’s husband... Mitch Guile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds... Teddy Sweredoski, friend ofStan & Jessica Wade... Lynda & Robert Wade’s niece’s husband Dan Ireland... David Lee Stowbridge, son ofOscar Erlanson's co-worker Robert Stowbridge... Rebekah Frost, neighbor of the Lawrence family... PattieLawrence's cousin, Mark Hollahan… Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee & Greg Merrell... Temple & JanetIngram’s daughter Kate Ingram... Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann... Larry Roberman, brother of LoriWhitmire... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, John Fisher...

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Madeline Brock

Karen GreathouseAnne Kirsch

Derek Fisher

Greg Williford

Gary Gibbs

Daryl Chalberg

Lisa Crawford Sid MacAllister

Clift Bowman,Clerk of Session

Candice Valdes,class of 2012

Deacons

The new members of the SHPC leadership team have been working hard since they were installed(yes, that’s the Presbyterian word for it!) at the end of January. After a hard-working weekendretreat at the beginning of February, they’ve all been diligently doing the jobs you’ve electedthem to. Thank them the next time you see them!

Meet your newest leadership...

Eldersthe Class of 2014

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

1 Thursday10 a.m. Mary-Martha Circle, B ::

ARCM, library4 Sunday

9:00 a.m. Camp Acorn, Wm Cannoncampus

9:30 a.m. All-Church CelebrationWorship & Luncheon, 290campus

8 Thursday7 p.m. Book Group, B

11 SundayDAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME12:15 p.m. Classic Movie, FMC5:30 p.m. FILO young adults, library

13 Tuesday10 a.m. “Groan”-Ups Game Day, 77 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, 7

14 Wednesday6:30 p.m. KidStuf!, FMC

15 Thursday10 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, A12 Book Group, 7

17 Saturday11:30 a.m. Fellowship Lunch Bunch

18 Sunday5:30 p.m. Inquirers’ ClassMARCH NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

21 Friday8 a.m. San Antonio Missions trip

23 FridayMARCH childcare request deadline

24 Saturday2 p.m. One World, One Sky planetari-

um, sanctuary25 Sunday

5:30 p.m. Inquirers’ Class

EVERY WEEKSunday

9:30 & 11 a.m. UpStreet, the Ark11 .a.m. Confirmation Class,

Student Activity Center6 p.m. true: high school /

true: deep, Student Ac-tivity Center

Monday9:30 a.m. Disciple 2, FMC7 p.m. Disciple 1, library

Tuesday10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, A

Wednesday5:30 p.m. Dinner @ Wednesday

Night Live6 p.m. true: tween / middle ,

Student Activity Center6:15 p.m. Wednesday Night Live

(except on KidStuf!weeks)

6:30 p.m. Foundations, 77:30 p.m. Praise & Worship Team

rehearsal, sanctuaryThursday

9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of Pre-schoolers) / MYC(Mothers of YoungChildren) Devotional,FMC

10 a.m. Association of RetiredChristian Men, B (not1st Thursdays)

7 p.m. Worship Choir re-hearsal, sanctuary

Classical guitarist and church musi-cian Donn LeVie Jr. is the author ofIt's All About HYMN: Essays on Re-claiming Sacred Music and Tradition-al Hymns, which was the Winner ofthe 2011 Global eBook Award forChristian Non-Fiction. He is also theauthor of Instrumental Influences:Reflections on the Classical Guitarfrom the Instrument's Most Influen-tial Performers and Pedagogues,which was the Runner-Up of the 2011Global eBook Award for PerformingArts.

Thomas Ken, credited with writing the currentlyrics to Old Hundredth, has been called

"England's first hymnist." He was an ordainedminister and served as the chaplain for the all-boys school, Winchester College. Ken wrotethree short hymns for the boys to sing at speci-fied times of the day: One upon waking; one atbedtime; and one at midnight if they weren'tasleep. During this period in England, the Psalmswere sung in public worship; therefore Englishhymns had not yet appeared.

The morning hymn had 13 stanzas that began as:

Awake, my soul, and with the sun, thy dailystage of duty run;

Shake off dull slot and joyful rise, to pay thymorning sacrifice.

The evening hymn included this verse:

All praise to Thee, my God, this night, for allthe blessings of the light;

Keep me, O keep me, King of kings; beneathThine own almighty wings

All three hymns concluded with a commonstanza, which has become the most widely

sung verse in the world:

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Praise God, from Whom allblessings flow; PraiseHim, all creatures herebelow;

Praise Him above, ye heav-enly hosts; Praise Father,Son, and Holy Ghost.

In 1680, Thomas Ken was ap-pointed chaplain to England's

King Charles II. During thereign of the next king, JamesII, Ken, who was now a bishop,was sent to the Tower of Lon-don for his Protestant convic-tions. After his release, heretired to the estate of awealthy friend where he diedon March 11, 1711.

He was buried at sunrise,and the Doxology was sung

at his funeral. Visitwww.donnleviejr.com to hearDonn's classical guitar arrange-ment of the Doxology.