ATTENDANCE & OFFERING FOR MARCH 30/31

Saturday: 6 p.m. — 98 Sunday: 8 a.m. — 131 9:30 a.m. — 109 11 a.m. — 180 Total = 518 Alamo Hills Church — 75

Weekly Offering: $16,409 Average: $19,014 Needed Weekly to meet Ministry Plan: $20,940

Shepherd@50 Pledges & Gifts: $1,648,836 Total Received: 1,119,958 Pledges yet to be Received: $ 528,878

Baptisms in 2019: Adults — 2 Children — 11 Total = 13

Facebook Live March 31, 9:30 — 247 11 — 331

Shepherd’s Newsletter

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April 7, 2019

The Week at a Glance

SUN. APRIL 7 _ __ Traditional Worship 8 & 11 a.m. Worship Center Contemporary Worship 9:30 a.m. Worship Center Pastor’s Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Gym Sunday School Preschool 9:30 a.m. School Rm. 114 Sunday School Kinder & 1st 9:30 a.m. School Rm. 104 Sunday School 2nd-5th 9:30 a.m. Cafeteria Sunday School 6th-8th 9:30 a.m. School Rm. 206 Sunday School 9th-12th 9:30 a.m. Youth Room RLC/Women’s Group 9:30 a.m. Portable Bldg Rm 51 RLC/International Discipleship 9:30 a.m. King George House Sunday School Preschool-Grade 5 11 a.m. School Rm. 114 Pastor’s Bible Study 11 a.m. Cafeteria Next Step 11 a.m. King George House CG/Nancy Overland Marshall 4 p.m. King George House First Communion Class 5 p.m. Youth Room MON. APRIL 8 ______________ CG/Jenny Curry 7 p.m. King George House TUES. APRIL 9 ____________________________________________ RLC/Joy In the Morning 10 a.m. King George House RLC/CG/Sondra Bump 10 a.m. King George House English-Second Language 6:30 p.m. CRS RLC/Patricia Fleming 6:30 p.m. Dove House SHLC Board of Directors 6:30 p.m. King George House CG/Geurts 7 p.m. Host’s Home WED. APRIL 10 _____________________________________________ SHLS Chapel Service 8:15 a.m. Worship Center LWML Bible Study 9:30 a.m. King George House Lenten Midweek Worship 12 & 6 p.m. Worship Center English-Second Language 6:30 p.m. CRS THURS, APRIL 11 _______________ SHLS Little Lambs Chapel 8:30 a.m. Worship Center SHLS Lit & Learn 9 a.m. Portable Bldg Rm 52 RLC/Christ Care 10 a.m. King George House RLC/Women’s Group/Alice Klement 10 a.m. Dove House SHLC Handbell Rehearsal 5:30 p.m. Balcony SHLC Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Church Balcony CG/Mike & Pam Dau 6:30 p.m. Host’s Home CG/Kurt Kunze 7 p.m. King George House FRI, APRIL 12 ___ ________________ RLC/Shirley Zanta Will resume meeting April 26 SHLS Kick Out Cancer Tournament 12 p.m. Ball Field SAT. APRIL 13 __________________ Young Adult Women’s Bible Study 10 a.m. Off Campus GriefShare Class 10 a.m. Portable Bldg Rm 51 CG/Barrows & Hatch 4 p.m. Portable Bldg Rm 51 RLC/Brian Lawrence 4:45 p.m. Youth Room Saturday Service Supper 4:45 p.m. Gym Saturday Contemporary Worship 6 p.m. Worship Center

• CG-Community Group • RLC-Red Letter Challenge • CRS-Center for Refugee Services

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

John & Karen Hennessy Kyle & Allison Gray Edward & DeeDee Perales Clarence & Jane Zoch

Joanna Rodriguez Abigale Gamboa Stephanie Biedinger Susan Tanberg Mark Barrella Sydney Fraser Zachary Beal Jeffrey Roese Ben Sagebiel Alexander Coomes

Charles Conner Pam Pianta Mike Schweiss John Wilhelm Jr. Baleigh Schramm Mary Niestadt James Norman Page Matthews Rodney Schneider

Tyler & Melissa Stetler Roger & Mary Munzel David & Sherri Gonzalez

A decommissioning/groundbreaking ceremony is Sunday, April 28. At this ceremony, we’ll decommission the original church building (not to be confused with the current Wor-ship Center!) and break ground for the new building. The original church building – the tan brick building known in recent years as the school library and administration building –

is being razed to make room for our new multi-purpose facility. On April 28, we’ll gather in the old church building right after the 11:00 service for the decommissioning, and then head outside for groundbreaking. A lunch reception in the gym will follow.

DECOMMISSIONING/GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

SATURDAY SERVICE SUPPER Food and fellowship coming April 13, 4:45-5:30 p.m. in the gym for our Saturday Service Supper. On the menu: Ham, potato casserole, green bean casserole, dinner rolls and delicious desserts. There is no charge for dinner, but there will be a basket available for freewill dona-tions. Following supper, we’ll head

over to the church for our 6 p.m. service. For meal planning, please call 210-614-3742 or RSVP online at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0449afa923a1fb6-saturday16

LIT & LEARN Children ages 2-4 along with their par-ents will enjoy the Easter themed story, crafts, songs, and educational activity Thursday, April 11, 9-10 a.m. in the port-able building room 52. This event is pre-

sented by Shepherd of the Hills staff and is FREE. Parents and children are also welcome to join SHLS Little Rams Chapel from 8:30-9:00 in the worship center before Lit and Learn Time.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Cindy Miller, Director of Children’s Ministry, 210-614-3742 x 408 cmiller@shepherdlutheran.com

Children's Sunday School Lesson: Jesus Triumphal Entry, Luke 19:28-40; Matthew 21:1-11 Bible Point: Jesus is the King. Dig In @ Home: One day this week, cut some large leaves from paper and lay them in a hallway. Whenever you walk on them remember that Jesus is the King. At the end of the day talk about how your family can honor Jesus as King.

Easter Candy Donations Needed There is a lav-ender box by the Elder and Deaconess Table in the church lobby ready to be filled with candy do-nations for our Egg Hunt on April 21, Easter Sun-day. Children’s Ministry is planning to fill 3000

Easter eggs…we will need ALOT of candy!

STUDENT MINISTRY Youth Sunday school (6

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What scares you the most? How do you deal with fear when you're following Jesus? Let's talk about it in Sunday school this week.

SHLC SEEKING BOOKKEEPER Shirley Yoakum, after years of faithful and dedicated service, will be retiring by June 30, 2019. Shepherd of the Hills is seeking a part-time bookkeeper for the church. Interested individuals can receive the desired job qualifications and fill out an application in the church office during regular business hours Monday - Friday.

SPRING SPRUCE UP Saturday workday to clean up the campus for spring and Easter, April 13, from 8 a.m.-noon. Please plan on joining us to work on raking leaves, painting, cleaning, and setting up for the coming Easter cele-brations. Your help is needed and appreciated. There are

sign up sheets for the specific tasks to be accomplished on the work-days in the church lobby. Please plan on joining in on one or both of these clean up days.

WEDNESDAY LENTEN WORSHIP SERMON SERIES: “GRACE UNDER PRESSURE” Please join us for midweek services as we dig deeper into the week-end sermon topic! A meal is available at 11:15 and 5:15! Wednesday Lenten services: 12 noon – traditional 6 p.m. – traditional/contemporary blend

EXPERIENCE “NOAH” NEXT WEEK We are just one week away from “NOAH” setting sail in movie theaters. Gather with peo-ple across the country as this extraordinary Bible story comes to life on the big screen, for three days only, April 9, 11, and 13. Make your plans now! For a list of theaters and times

showing the movie, please go online to https://noahevent.com/theaters

HAIRCUTS BY ELSA Elsa Rodriguez, retired hair stylist and grandmother to a Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran School student will be providing haircuts on the first and third Saturday of each month beginning May 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hills. Elsa’s specialty is men and boys, but can do women with short hair too. The cost is $15 and all money col-lected will benefit the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran School Scholar-ship Fund. No appointments necessary, walk-ins welcome. So friends, come out and support a great cause while getting a stylish hair cut. For additional information, please email Elsa at picara10@aol.com.

THANK YOU TO OUR SERVERS!

AUDIO VISUAL TECHS Dale Stein, Jr., Michael Hinojosa, Marisa Hinojosa, Alex DeYoung, Edwin Torralva, Wade Seewald

FACEBOOK LIVE TECHS Michael Hinojosa, Marisa Hinojosa, E.J. Perales

USHERS April 7 8:00 Griff Wooten, Jerry Albert, Matt Spears, Bob & Liliane Hutter 11:00 Tex McWright, Edwin Pedraza, Tommy Garcia, Bill Rosamond, Mikey Hinojosa April 14 8:00 Kenny Bilbro, Walter Ward, Des & Linda Kittelson, Josephe Redman 11:00 Curt Pearson, Ernest Huegele, Jimmy Moore, Heather Fortune, Chasley Fortune, Ricky Torralva

HOSTS April 7 8:00 Brian & Lynn Penton, David Foote, Patricia Lalgee, Paul Huth, Andrew Huth 11:00 Karin Sloan, Gus & Mary Ann Cantu, Mary Stevens, Susan Larssen April 14 8:00 Linda Kittelson, Liang Ward, Effy Yu, Pastor Bud & Eunice Redmann 11:00 Carl Barrella, Bill Lantis, Bob & Bertha Moher

ACOLYTES April 7 8:00 Caleb Vogtlin & Cooper Rowland 11:00 Mikaila Torralva & Teagan Davila April 14 8:00 Rachel Reusch & Colleen Treadway 11:00 Amelia Wiederhold & James Norman

COMMUNION HELPERS April 7 8:00 Carson Rowland & Kylie Eickstead 11:00 Caleb Torralva & Jade McElreath April 14 8:00 Nathan Lockhart & Calli Curry 11:00 Sammy Wiederhold & Maddy Popp

HOLY WEEK AT SHEPHERD

Palm Sunday Services April 13, 6 p.m. & April 14, 8, 9:30, & 11 a.m. Children’s Palm Processional — In celebration of Palm Sunday, children are invited to join in a palm processional at the beginning of each of our weekend worship services: Children will gather in the lobby and receive palm branches to wave.

Maundy Thursday, April 18, 6 p.m.

Good Friday, April 19, 5 & 7 p.m.

Easter Saturday Vigil, April 20, 6 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 21 6:30 a.m. — Courtyard 8, 9:30, & 11 a.m. — Worship Center

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt April 21, Join us at the cross behind the church at 10:30 a.m. and remember to bring your basket.

Easter Sunday Breakfast Please join us for Easter breakfast from 7:30-10 a.m. in the gym. The menu includes eggs, ham, potatoes, bis-cuits, orange juice, and coffee. The free-will offering will benefit the World Mission Fund.

Jr. High Spring Serve