The Church at Horseshoe BayStaff

Peter K. Christy Senior PastorJohnny P. White PastorLarry Sherwood Minister of MusicKaren Carson Bus. Mgr./OrganistMartha Logan Church Secretary

2008 Board of TrusteesWayne Anderson ChairmanBeryl Ann Owen Vice-ChairmanRonnie Rudd TreasurerJerry Dunn Asst. TreasurerSuzanne Owens Corp. Secretary

Eddie Baird Bob ShaferBeverly Brascom Stan SmithTrevor Dupuy Charlie ThorntonJoan Morrow P.T. WilliamsCarol Parker D.J. Yows

The Church atHorseshoe Bay

600 Hi Ridge, PO Box 8295, Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657

Worship Services8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School9:45 a.m.

Pastors’ ForumThursdays 1:00 p.m.

March 5, 2008

The memorial service last week for JerryOwens will be one of the most memorable inmy recollection. Innumerable people have com-mented about the Eulogy by George Byrnes,Jerry’s friend, and member of our sister Catho-lic Church. He has given me permission to

lightly edit this portion which speaks so eloquently of their generation andthe great value of friendships. Thank you, George, for sharing it with us.

JohnnyWhite

THE SILENT GENERATIONIn recent years, it has become popular with social scientists to

name every generation. We have all heard of the “greatest genera-tion” and the “baby boomers.” The men in our group are sand-wiched between those two well known generations, but we have aname too. We are called the “silent generation.” Not because wehaven’t accomplished great things, but due to the manner in whichwe did our work, with quiet dedication and little attention to our-selves.

Raised by fathers and grandfathers who lived through the de-pression and fought in World War II, we were brought up with themandates to love our God, love our family, love our country, respectauthority, get a good education, and be loyal to our employers andfriends, while not complaining about any of the above. Our genera-tion is made up of doctors, lawyers, engineers, and businessmen.And, it has been said that 75% of today’s existing knowledge wasdiscovered in our lifetime. Dedication and hard work, not boastingabout accomplishments, was a trademark.

Having said all that, it has been my belief and observation thatthe men of our generation transitioned through various stages of lifehaving one common denominator throughout; that being a circle offriends, many of whom are the same people, but also others whoenter and leave that circle from time to time. When we were boysand young men, our group of friends had no identities other thanthey were guys with whom you could talk about anything, every-thing, or nothing at all. They were non-critical, funny, serious, some-times irreverent and irresponsible, but always supportive of one an-other. They were comfortable to be around.

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To our friends at the Church atHorseshoe Bay:

We sincerely appreciateyour cards, calls, food and espe-cially your prayers during myrecent surgery and recovery.

The power of prayer isawesome! Thanks to all of

you. A special thank you to Pete for his hospital visit - it meantso much. .

In Christ’s love,Marie and Homer Snider

On behalf of my entire family, I would like to thankeach and everyone for the prayers and support given for myhusband, Jerry, and for me during his illness and after his pass-ing. Maryellen Richardson equated this community to a co-coon that wraps itself around those of us in need. That is ex-actly how I have felt during these past months, and especiallythe past two weeks, thanks to all of you. I appreciate everyonewho has sent love and prayers my way, and I can’t imagine fac-ing this without you.May God bless each of you.

Suzanne Owens

Oh Thou of joy.....At long last, the chemo therapy isover. Intercessory prayer is so powerful. Thank you, churchfamily, for your love and compassion throughout the past sixmonths. You have truly been our prayer heroes.

Lovingly,Amy Stroh, Kay and Jim Gibert

We wish to thank all who brought food and flowers, sentcards, made visits, and particularly those who prayed duringVirginia’s recent illness. Thanks for the support of all.

Love,Virginia and John Wolfe

Dear Church Family,Your compassion is AWESOME! Thank you so much

for the heartfelt prayers, cards, and well-wishes throughout myrecovery from foot surgery!! I am truly on the mend and lookforward to rejoining my beautiful choir. May your crowns befilled with many jewels. I love you all.

Sharon Penny

Harold and I appreciated all of the cards, phone calls,and prayers we received during his hospital stay and rehabilita-tion. Thank you so much!

Harold & Dee Erickson

Ro and I would just like to say a short and sweet “Thank You”for all of your kindness and expressions of care during my re-cent illness and hospitalization. With love,

Twy & Ro Tolar

We extend our Christian sympa-thies to:

Mary Colvin and family onthe death of Bill Colvin. Serviceswere held in Kenedy, TX.

Pattye Hopkins and family onthe death of J.C. Hopkins. Serviceswere held in Pampa, TX and a me-morial service will be held in HSB at alater date.

James Huie and family onthe death of Vivian Huie. Serviceswere held in our sanctuary on Feb.22.

Bill & Donna Knox on thedeath of his brother, David.

Suzanne Owens and familyon the death of Jerry Owens. Ser-vices were held in our sanctuary onFeb. 27.

Jim & Kay Tyler on the deathof her mother, Helen Mobley. Grave-side services were held in San Anto-nio, TX.

Congratulationsto:

D o n &Anita Cruver onthe birth of theirg randdaugh te r ,Ava Elise Cruveron Feb. 11.

Jim & Mimi Blackmon on thebirth of twin great-grandsons, BrodyJames and Owen William Rogers, onFeb. 25.

Scott & Gail Matthews on thebirth of their granddaughter, BrookeAvery Miller, on Jan. 29.

Marion & Sue Nichols on thebirth of their great-granddaughter, Ja-clyn Danielle Perkins, on Feb. 21.

Faith-based travelOur planned excursion entitled "Israel, A Journey to Holy Land" will be Sep-tember 9-18, 2008. An education study class, led by Johnny White, will pre-cede the tour. The preparation classes will cover the events and/or scrip-tures included in the tour itineraries. Pastor Johnny White and his wifePatricia will lead the tour.

This immensely popular journey to the Holy Land will afford travelersthe opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Jesus as we visit such ancient

sites as Bethlehem, Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee. We will spend four nights in Jerusalem explor-ing the holy city and we will visit the ruins of Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Our journey will in-clude locations that have existed for thirty centuries.

A complete day-by-day itinerary and registration form are available in the church office.Travel Ezee will be handling the reservations and travel arrangements. The deadline for registra-tions is March 10 in order to make airline reservations. For further details, call Bill and Jan Kirkmanat 325-388-2444.

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As we moved throughour careers and family-raisingperiods of our lives, our friendswere largely determined by ourprofession, our wives and theactivities associated with them,and our children. This circle offriends was good, but not al-ways comfortable.

Then, if you are lucky, aftercareer and family-raising time iscompleted, comes another cir-cle of friends, and would youbelieve it? They look much thesame as the group of friendswhen a young man; non-critical,funny, serious, sometimes ir-reverent and irresponsible, butalways supportive, but with twomore important ingredients.We have become introspectiveand interesting, forged by thehand of life’s experiences. Weare not identified by titles of thepast, only by who we are today.We can talk about anything,everything, or nothing at all.We are comfortable to bearound.

This article is part of a continuingseries on the organizations that are sup-ported by The Church at Horseshoe Bay

through the Benevolence Committee.

This month’s report is on CampPeniel, one of the many benefactors that receive support fromyour benevolence contributions. Camp Peniel is a place whereGod is known and lives are changed. Be prepared for an ad-venture on 310 acres of the beautiful Hill Country. The camp isa nondenominational ministry founded for the sole purpose ofreaching today’s youth for Jesus Christ. They believe thatevery week of camp should be a life-changing experience be-cause of the extreme fun experienced and the rock solid Bibletraining received. Their mission is to challenge every camperto strengthen their personal relationship with Christ while ex-periencing an adventure with a purpose!

Last year when the flood came, they lost the lake dam,canoes, and some camp structures. A call went out and indi-viduals along with organizations responded with $203K for re-pairs. However, a drop in donations combined with increasedexpenses has left the camp with a short fall of $170K. Thecamp does a wonderful job of ministering to children and yoursupport would be greatly appreciated. Go to their website,www.camppeniel.org for more information.

Begins EARLY thisyear!!! Don’t forget to

set your clocksFORWARD one hourbefore you go to bed

Saturday night, March 9.

NON_PROFITORGANIZATIONUSPOSTAGEPAID

PERMITNO.51MARBLEFALLS,TX78654

TheChurchatHorseshoeBay600HiRidgePOBox8295

HorseshoeBay,TX78657March 9

Hebrews 5:1-10

The Perfect High Priest

Led by Art Hawkinson

DanielVideo Session 4

March 16

Hebrews 5:11-6:20

Press on to Maturity

Led by Larry CanterDaniel

Discussion Session 4

March 23 EASTER SUNDAY NO SUNDAY SCHOOL TODAY

March 30

Hebrews 7:1-28

Christ of the Order

of Melchizedek

Led by Stan Smith

DanielVideo Session 5

Hebrews Daniel

Hank Mitchell 4/20Helen Carpenter 4/21Jay Harris 4/21Jeff Robinson 4/22Rene Azam 4/22Robert Lambert 4/23Dick Nicholson 4/23Donna Sugg 4/23Sonya C. Smyrl 4/24Donna Collins 4/26Irv Boshears 4/26Jarrett Bates 4/27Alex Innes 4/27Wayne Ratisseau 4/27Marjorie Victorin 4/28Pattie Brinkman 4/29Kay Gibert 4/29Harry Crosby 4/30John Bird 4/30

Jimmie Lapham 4/8Bea Pine 4/8Gene Jackson 4/9Bob Poole 4/10John Redden 4/10Shirley Dano 4/11LuLu Glass 4/11Barbara Briggs 4/13Bill Chambless 4/13Sharon Dykes 4/13Ingrid Andrus 4/14Richard Noack 4/15Joel Elliott 4/16Jim Jorden 4/16Donna Canter 4/16Betty Sinclair 4/16Bill Wines 4/17Claire Edwards 4/18Patricia White 4/18Walter Wilson 4/19

Bob Brown 4/1Mary Kay Heck 4/1Mary Ann Harris 4/1Eileen Hurd 4/2Bill Stacy 4/2Sara Teague 4/5Lou Hendrickx 4/5Johnny Mitchell 4/5Kenneth Grabhorn 4/5Mary O'Connell 4/5Emma Prim 4/6Jack Hampton 4/6Bill Wurster 4/6Wayne Hurd 4/6Dorothy Long 4/6Dick McManigle 4/7Georgia McDaniel 4/7Larry Adkins 4/7Paul Hardwick 4/8Marion Brunette 4/8

Fred & Connie Barrington 4/3Jim & Lynn Lane 4/3Richard & Arlene Garey 4/4Jerry & Penny Hudgeons 4/5Ben & Sally Lancashire 4/5Joe & Billie Jeanes 4/6Bill & Sue Stacy 4/6Mark & Alicia Sommer 4/8John & Lalla Goodwillie 4/12Paul M. & Pat Hardwick 4/14Scott & Carol Stine 4/14Charlie & Wilma Woodruff 4/17John & Barbara Racz 4/18Jack & Helen Hampton 4/18Jerry & Andrea Osborne 4/20Sue & Ross Chapin 4/21

Bill & Gwen Sweet 4/21Larry & Suann Adkins 4/22Robert & Betty Maxwell 4/23Dwight & Sue Arney 4/23Joe & Bonnie DeAtkine 4/25Ed & Mickey West 4/25Dale & Marge Hewgley 4/26J. T. & Ora Dell McMahon 4/27Raymond & Claire Ploeger 4/27Jim & Mary Louise Skiles 4/27J. T. & Ora Dell McMahon 4/27Ray & Sue Butler 4/28Jud & Sally Cary 4/28Jim & Fran Buckingham 4/29Calvin & Kay Bond 4/30

WOMEN OF THE WORD SPRING LUNCHEONTHURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008

11:30 A. M.FELLOWSHIP HALL

“RAHAB – FROM HARLOT TO HEROINE”

All women of The Church at Horseshoe Bay and their guests are invited to attend the W.O.W.Spring Luncheon on April 17. Punch will be served in the courtyard prior to the luncheon. Therewill be delightful entertainment for your listening pleasure and we will continue our women of theBible series for our program presentation…the life of “Rahab…from Harlot to Heroine.” You willsoon see flyers and posters advertising the event to remind you to purchase your tickets which willgo on sale in the narthex on Sunday, March 16.

Helping CenterNeeds

The Helping Center has ex-pressed a need for the follow-ing non-perishable food dona-tions: canned fruit, 2lb. bags ofpinto beans, 1lb. packages ofspaghetti, and powdered milk.Donations of any non-

perishable foods are always welcome.Bring your donations to the church office, or

you may deliver them to The Helping Center at1315 Broadway in Marble Falls.

Church NurseryDid you know that we have a nursery

available every Sunday during worship ser-vices? For those who wish to bring little onesto our church nursery, the nursery is staffedevery Sunday for both services (from 8:30 until12 Noon). Our attendant, Marilyn Salinas,teaches kindergarten at Colt Elementary duringthe week and comes to care for our children onSunday mornings. We will have two attendantspresent for the three services Easter morning.

For children coming into the sanctuary,we have activity kits available in the narthex.

Letter of AppreciationFrom the staff of ECI PRIDE we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the church family of The

Church At Horseshoe Bay. We received your generous donation to our program of $800.00. We know youreceive many requests from deserving causes. We are honored that you chose to give to our program. Wehope we use your gifts wisely and in a manner you would be pleased with and that will benefit our families.

We continue to be very busy. We are providing developmental screenings to all children under agethree with an open case involved with the Children's Protective Service Program. We find many of these chil-dren to be eligible for our special education services. They are either emotionally in need of care, develop-mentally delayed or suffering from nutritional problems or drug exposure. We are also seeing a dramatic in-crease in the number of children with autism. We are providing all children we see for developmental screen-ing with a book. We are hoping to promote early literacy in the home. Being able to give this book is a resultof your donation. .

We have also purchased books on autism and oral motor exercises used in children with articulationdisorders. These books have been loaned to our families and have been of great benefit. We hope to purchasemore books and at least two "bumpo seats" to be used in positioning our little ones giving them the ability tosit upright and play with toys. We will also set aside some money for emergencies such as gas money for doc-tor appointments in Austin. .

Again, we thank you . God bless each of you. We are so grateful for your help. .Cathy Lemlyn ; Family Service Coordinator/Office Manager PRIDE/Burnet County

THE CHURCH AT HORSESHOE BAYCONCERT SERIES

proudly announces the upcoming concert of internationally renowned trumpeter Nathaniel Mayfield, who will bejoined by Vincent DeVries, professor of piano at Baylor University. The duo will perform Baroque, modern, and

piccolo trumpet selections including works from Telemann, Handel, Bach, and Marcello.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 3:00 P.M.THE CHURCH AT HORSESHOE BAY SANCTUARY

Plan to be present for the first event in this series of concerts and invite all yourfriends to attend this community-wide opportunity.

Admission will be free, and no offering will be received.

Mark Your Calendars Now

Fun, Food and Fellowship

Although it is early in the year, now isthe time to round up all of your calendarsand add the dates for the Ice Cream Social

and Annual Church Picnic. The Ice Cream Social, featuring lotsof yummy homemade ice cream flavors and delicious cookies,will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.

The Picnic features grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, bakedbeans, chips and all the “fixins” and will be served at 6:00 p.m. onWednesday, October 15. There is no charge for either event, andyou don't need to sign up. Just come and enjoy two evenings fullof fun, food and fellowship.

Books &Scones

Books andScones is a

book review club that meetsregularly in the church library/parlor to discuss Christian orinspirational books. The groupwill meet on Tuesday, March25, at 3:30 p.m. The book ofdiscussion is And The AngelsWere Silent. For more informa-tion, contact Joan Morrow, 598-6464, or Annette Christy, 596-0072. A copy of the book isavailable in our church library.

Garry &Michele Kesler

468 RR 2821Horseshoe

Bay, TX78657

806-679-4973

Fred & Marilyn KlingensmithPO Box 4402, 522 Lucy LaneHorseshoe Bay, TX 78657

830-598-5028

John & Jean Freeland165 Turkey Run

Meadowlakes, TX 78654830-798-0929

Charles & Sanny Sue HoffmanPO Box 8491

125 Mitchell Creek DriveHorseshoe Bay, TX 78657

830-598-1546

Tom & Melanie HiltonPO Box 4914, 414 Lighthouse Dr

Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657830-598-6677

Grace Weaver401-C Hi There

Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657830-596-7626

Welcome to ournewest members

Each year the opportu-nity to purchase Easter Lilies isoffered. This year 100 lilieshave been ordered, and thosewho contribute to the fund topurchase them will have theappropriate listing shown in aspecial bulletin. Contributionsreceived beyond the cost of100 plants will be given to theBenevolence Committee fordistribution.

If you would like to orderan Easter Lily at $10.00 perplant, please complete the or-der form available in the nar-thex and church office. Returnthe completed form with yourcheck made payable to TheChurch at Horseshoe Bay,Easter Lily Fund, and place it inthe offering plate or leave it inthe church office by the close ofbusiness, Monday, March 17.

Those who wish to takea plant home can do so follow-ing the 11 a.m. Easter service.

PALM SUNDAYMarch 16, 2008

Regular 8:30 and 11:00Worship Services

Sunday School 9:45Special Music at both services

MAUNDY THURSDAYMarch 20, 2008

Service of Darnkess andHoly Communion

7:00 p.m.Choir and Special Music

GOOD FRIDAYOFFICES CLOSED

Sanctuary will remain open forprayer and meditation

EASTER SUNDAYMarch 23, 2008

8:00, 9:30, 11:00Worship Services

No Sunday School todayNursery available for

all services