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Announcementsweek of July 3rd

SUNDAY 3rd8:30 a.m. Praise & Worship team re-

hearsal, sanctuary9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 & 11 a.m. Childcare thru pre-K10 a.m. Worship choir rehearsal, rm. 5

MONDAY 4th Church office closed for Independence

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TUESDAY 5th7 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, rm. 7

THURSDAY 7th10 a.m. ARCM, port. A

SUNDAY 10th8:30 a.m. Praise & Worship team re-

hearsal, sanctuary9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 & 11 a.m. Childcare thru pre-K10 a.m. Worship choir rehearsal, rm. 5

office phone 892.3580office email church@shpc.org

The "red, white, and blue" quilts hanging in frontof the church today are on loan from the AustinArea Quilt Guild. These quilts, along with manyothers, will be taken to "Wounded Warriors" atthe Warrior Family Support Center, Brooke ArmyMedical Center, Fort Sam Houston, in San Anto-nio, to support the recovery of the soldiers.

Since they embarked on this project in 2004, as ofDecember 2009, the Austin Area Quilt Guild hasdelivered a total of 448 quilts and 76 afghans towounded soldiers, veterans and active duty sol-diers in Iraq. RWB has also donated 40 quilts toOperation Homefront, which is an organizationthat distributes quilts to the fami-lies of fallen soldiers.

If you would like more informationor to donate a RWB quilt to thisorganization please contact DeeMerrell at 512-829-4352 ordee+shpc@merrell.org

Interested in becoming part of SHPC?The next SHPC Inquirers' Classes will be heldat church on July 17th & 24th, beginning at 5:30p.m. Visitors wishing to join the congre-gation or considering membershipshould sign up now. The Session willreceive class participants wishingto join into church membershiplater in the year. Childcare is avail-able, but reservations must bemade in advance. To learn more,please contact the church office at892-3580.

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Manos de Cristo BookDriveHelp Manos give each of 2200

children a book of their very own! New books (or usedbooks in fabulous condition) suitable for Pre-K to 5th-grade level. Bring donations before July 15th & leavethem in the designated box in the narthex or churchoffice. Questions? Contact Lisa Teeple @ 288-5591.

Thank You for Caring!We rejoice in these recent contributions to theCaring Forever Endowment :

The Caring Forever Endowment Fund is a permanent fund that isused to spread Christ's love in mission and ministry.

· In memory of her good friend, Audrey Maynard: PatHaag

Hear ye! Hear ye!Help for the hearing im-pairedDid you know that SHPChas hearing assist devicesthat will make the servicesound crystal clear? Nowyou will be able to hearevery word as if it wasspoken directly to you.Please see our soundtechs in the Sound Room.

Cell phone etiquettePlease remember to si-lence your cell phone dur-ing the worship service.And remember—unlessyou are texting God,those text messages canprobably wait till the ser-vice is over.

Please take a moment tofill aname tagout (orbringyours

from home). This is agreat way for you to meetsomeone new and makepeople feel welcome.Thanks!

GROAN-UPS GAME DAY: Tuesday, July 12th at 10a.m. in room 7. Join us for Spinner Dominos or bringa new game for us to learn. For more information,contact Stefan Haag at 288-3479.GOLDEN YEARS LUNCH BUNCH: On July 16th at11:30a.m., we will meet at Cherry Creek Catfish Res-taurant on 5712 Manchaca. To RSVP, contact JennySawyer at 731-8346 or Pat Franzolino at 288-6249 be-fore Tuesday, July 12th

MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE, which meets on the firstThursday of each month from September-May, willbe studying God’s Promises That Keep Us by J. Ells-worth Kallas this fall. By July 1, books will be avail-able for pickup in the church office (about $14 percopy).

· ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED CHRISTIAN MENgathers every Thursday at 10 a.m. in port. A. Comeone, come all!

SAM NEWS! (Senior Adult Ministry)

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Summer Children’s MinistryNursery care is provided in Room 3 for children from birth to 24 months of ageduring the 9:30 & 11 a.m. worship services.

Preschool care 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – noon2 yr. olds — Room 1 3 yr. olds - pre-K — Room 6

Elementary-aged children 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. - noonAll students Kindergarten through 5th grade — sanctuaryWe hope that you take this opportunity to worship together at our family-friendlyworship services, with something for everyone. There are ACTION activity sheets forthe kids, and special events to illustrate the message each week.

—refusing to give up when life gets hard

Did you know that Shepherd of the Hillsis starting a MOPS program? The firstmeeting will be September 8th. SHPCMOPS will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.most 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the monthfrom September through May. Invite afriend to join us too. You will be wel-comed, accepted and inspired to reachyour full potential.Contact Kim Schafer (512) 699-9199kts@austin.rr.com or Suzie Bridges (512)299-1858 suziebrdgs@gmail.com to reg-ister and reserve your spot today. Go towww.MOPS.org to learn more.

Well, we ladies have learned all we canabout the Lost Women of the Bible andWAY more than we needed to knowabout Ruth.

We will be taking a break for the sum-mer. Some will be traveling far, somewill be hugging on grand-children andtwo of us will be getting new knees.We'll still be getting together at Pane-ra's every Tuesday at 10 a.m. - thosewho are in town - having coffee andsomething we'll regret later. We'll alsobe talking about a study for the fall.

Ladies, come to Panera'sand get to know us andconsider joining us.We're serious about ourstudy and we're funtoo!

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This section is for you to let us know of requests for prayer. Please tear here and place in thecollection plate.

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Provide Prayer Request in SHPC Prayer Chain? Yes / No Publicize in bulletin / newsletter? Yes / NoHave a prayer request during the week? Email prayers@shpc.org.

Please pray for our leaders and our loved ones in the military…Members of the Armed Forces and all world leaders involved in war zone crises including: Lynda &Robert Wade’s niece’s husband Dan Ireland... E.J. Session, son of Deb Erlanson's co-worker RobertaFloyd... David Lee Stowbridge, son of Oscar Erlanson's co-worker Robert Stowbridge... RebekahFrost, neighbor of the Lawrence family... Robert Beardslee, grandson of Bob & Carolyn Beardslee andhusband of Jenna... Pattie Lawrence's cousin, Mark Hollahan… Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee &Greg Merrell... Mathew Dalton, nephew of Mark & Tracy Lord... Temple & Janet Ingram’s daughterKate Ingram... James Crowder, friend of Tom & Mike McNelley... Eric Wesley, Jack & CarolGilchrist’s friend... Christopher Lehmann, son of Mark Lehmann... Larry Roberman, brother of LoriWhitmire... Eric Huerta, nephew of Michael McNelley’s co-workers... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew,John Fisher...

Joys—Dylan & Kati Freytag have a new son, Otis Benjamin Freytag, who was born April 8th—GloriaDrake’s lung re-check doctors in Dallas are pleased with her stable condition

Sorrows—Faries’ McDaniel’s sister, Ada Ruth Boyd, passed away recently

Please pray for—Karen Thompsen, recuperating nicely after her second surgery —the many state employees los-ing their jobs, including 39 people at the Texas Water Development Board—the Rev. Larry Coulter’s mother, WoodieCoulter, suffering a rapid decline in health—Anne Kirsch’s cousin, Suzanne Smith, in ICU —D’Anne Woods, friend ofAnne Kirsch, serious medical problems—Nancy Davis, mother of D’Anne Woods, return of cancer—the Short/Norrisfamily upon the loss of 15-yr-old Jackson Tyler Norris—Maria Tissing, undergoing chemotherapy—Maria Tissing’s sis-ter, Anna, lung cancer and possible job loss—Lynda & Robert Wade’s niece’s husband Dan Ireland, deployed to Afghan-istan—Cynthia Shue, friend of Jane & Steve Thompson, health issues—E.J. Session, son of Deb Erlanson's co-workerRoberta Floyd, deployed to Iraq—Pauline Taylor, wife of Bill, out of ICU but still hospitalized—our Burmese refugeefamily of last summer, health issues and struggling to support themselves—Georgia Crawley’s brother Bill, undergoingchemotherapy again—Ellen Burns, cousin of Marvine Sass, recurring cancer—Judy Schroeder’s mother, continuedhealth concerns—Alice Andrews, mother of Sara Schultz, recovering from back surgery—Steve Majka, son of Joty Maj-ka, back in ICU—Candy Cunningham, friend of Pam & Wayne Gonzalez, on the death of her husband Craig—DavidSwendrowski, cousin of Deb Ballew, massive stroke and is in intensive care—Ron Olmstead, long-time friend of GloriaDrake's family, serious ongoing medical issues—Amy Evens’ young elementary-age friend, Marta Maia, broken ankle ina trampoline mishap—Bill Ellis’ friend Zack Underwood, moved out of ICU on June 13th and now recovering at home—Austin, the city where we’re planted—the leadership of SHPC as they discern a path for our future—Pastor KennethMuyira and the congregation of Manyamula Presbyterian Church—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and his family