FOR SEPT. 9/10 Saturday: 6 p.m. — 107 Sunday: 8 a.m. — 161 10:45 a.m. — 251 Total = 519 Madison House — 19 Weekly Offering: $19,086 Average: $20,684 Needed Weekly to meet Ministry Plan: $22,882 Revised Hurricane Harvey Response: $250 Baptisms in 2017: Adults — 5 Children — 25 Total = 30 Facebook Live Sept. 10 — 10:45 a.m.: 1,169 reached

The Week at a Glance

• CG-Community Group • CFRS-Center for Refugee Services •

SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 _ _________________________________ Women’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m. Church Pastor’s Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Gym International Discipleship 9:30 a.m. Church Conf. Room Catechism Class w/Pastor Chris 12 p.m. Youth Room High School Pizza & God’s Word 12 p.m. Cafeteria CG/Nancy Overland 4 p.m. King George House

MONDAY, SEPT. 18 __________________________________ Board of Directors Meeting 6 p.m. School Library

TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 __________________________________ Joy In the Morning 10 a.m. King George House Band Rehearsal 6 p.m. Church Balcony English-Second Language 6:30 p.m. CFRS CG/Geurts 7 p.m. Host’s Home WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 _________________________________ School Chapel 8:15 a.m. Worship Center English-Second Language 6:30 p.m. CFRS THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 __________________________________ CG/Jerry Albert 10 a.m. King George House Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Choir Room CG/Mike & Pam Dau 6:30 p.m. Host’s Home CG/Kurt Kunze 7 p.m. King George House FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 ___ __________________________________ CG/Shirley Zanta 10 a.m. King George House SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 __________________________________ Visions of SonLight 2 p.m. King George House CG/Barrows & Hatch 4 p.m. Church Conf. Room Service Supper 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria

Week of August 20, 2017 SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH, SCHOOL, & CHILD

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Shepherd Messenger Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, School, & Child Care

The Sept. 17, 2017

ues ATTENDANCE & OFFERING

ues SATURDAY SERVICE SUPPER

Make plans to join us for supper Saturday, Sept. 23, 4:45-5:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria! Bring your whole family for Sat-urday Service supper with your church family. There will be a taco bar with all the fix-

ings to satisfy your before-service hunger pangs. There is no charge for dinner, but there will be a basket available for freewill donations. Following supper we’ll head over to the 6 p.m. worship service.

ues SHEPHERD AT 50 PRAYER TIME Shepherd at 50 Inspire Prayer Weekend. Please mark your calendar to join us in prayer on the patio at the bronze door on Saturday, Sept. 30, 4:30-5:45 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 1, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

ues SHEPHERD AT 50 UPCOMING EVENTS

Dinners will take place in the school gym: Oct. 1, 12 p.m. with Elders: Steve Deskin, Ricky Torralva, and Deaconesses: DeeDee Arcuri, Lynda Stetler

Oct. 4, 6 p.m. for School and Child Care Families. Mem-bers are welcome to attend

Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m. with Elders: Richard Laskowski and John Houston

Oct. 8, 12 p.m. with Elders: Jeff Beal, Jim Eckburg and Deaconesses: Victoria Moses, Ann Black

Oct. 15, 12 p.m. with Elders: John Wilhelm Jr., Greg Rea, Scott Thompson and Deaconess: Michele Oravec

Coming soon: Shepherd at 50 overview presentations To prepare you as you consider making a financial pledge toward Shepherd at 50 in November, every church member and school family is invited to dinner and an overview pres-entation about Shepherd at 50. Church member families will be divided based on your assigned Elder or Deaconess; watch for a personal invitation to your date. Church guests and school families are welcome to attend any date.

ues 20TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIES 20th Anniversary Worship Center Memories. Were you here in 1997 when our Worship

Center was opened? We want to celebrate 20 years of God using this building for leading people into a life-changing relationship with Jesus. There is a survey you can fill out online to share your memories: http://shepherdlutheran.com/memories/

United in Christ — an event for all women Sept. 17, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Worship Center

Come for: Scripture Readings Prayers Testimonies Fellowship

This event will focus our thoughts and prayers on the new school year and the new church plant. Featured speakers: Sarah DeYoung & Jacqui Farias.

ues EVENT FOR ALL WOMEN

ues MUSIC MINISTRY SURVEY

As our church searches for a Director of Music Ministry, the call committee is seeking congregational input. We’re also using this opportunity to identify musical gifts in our midst. Please complete the Music Ministry Survey bulle-tin insert this weekend and place in the baskets at the back of the church when exiting. Thank you.

THANK YOU TO OUR SERVERS!

AUDIO VISUAL TECHS Dale Stein, Jr., Michael Hinojosa, Marisa Hinojosa, Alex DeYoung FACEBOOK LIVE TECHS Michael Hinojosa, Marisa Hinojosa, E.J. Perales, Michele Oravec USHERS September 17 8:00 Clarence Zoch, Rod & Lori Rodriguez, Jeff Beal 10:45 Roger Herzog, Bob Garland, Tommy Garcia, Jacob Somerville, Rex Somerville September 24 8:00 Steve Deskin Alex Diaz, Leo Monk, Carol Oakes, Adam Leitko 10:45 Dennis Maurer, Randy & Nancy Pollock, Marisa Hinojosa, Jacob & Cristine Patterson HOSTS September 17 8:00 Jerry Albert, Bradley & Stephanie Algiere, Cindy Garza, Margie Brien 10:45 Paula Somerville, Josh & Jenn Tonak, Jackie Shockey September 24 8:00 Mona Jones, Lori Rodriguez 10:45 Pastor Keith & Marilyn Fox, Matt Williams, Julianne Hartjen

ACOLYTES September 17 8:00 Cayden Rowland & Kristi Algiere 10:45 Kayleigh Gillespie & Thomas Marquardt September 24 8:00 Caitlin Casas & Aynsley Larsen 10:45 Faith Tonak & Matthew Tonak

COMMUNION HELPERS September 17 8:00 Cooper Rowland & Carson Rowland 10:45 Alexandria Boggan & Asher Biedinger

ues SERVERS SCHEDULE

ues CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK

SCHOOL MINISTRY WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 16-17 Message from Pastor Doug Bielefeldt The 2017-18 school year is underway, our 38th year of providing quality Christian education! Our school theme this year is “Light it Up!, based on Matthew 5:16. With close to 400 students and their families, our School and Child Care provides a vital ministry; so much so, it is our #1 mission outreach. This weekend , we’ll celebrate our School Ministry through two wonderful opportuni-ties: our Adopt-A-Student program, and our Classroom Shepherd program. Read on to find out how you can play a part! Adopt-A-Student One important way each of us can connect personally with our school students is through participation in our annual ‘Adopt-A- Student’ program. Beginning this weekend, Adopt-A-Student cards for every child in our School and Child Care will be made available in the church lobby. Each card will include a “personal touch;” in their own words, students will share how God has made them special. Some of the students (especially our young-est children) will even include artwork! To participate, simply select a card (or more than one) and put it in a convenient loca-tion, such as your Bible, to help you remember the student(s) in prayer on a regular basis. You may also want to write an occa-sional note of encouragement and/or send your student(s) a birthday card. Notes and cards can be delivered through the Adopt-A-Student box located on the School Ministry table in the church lobby. Our students love knowing you are praying for them by name! Classroom Shepherd For those of you with a heart for our students and a few available hours each month, consider serving as a Classroom Shepherd. The job description is fairly simple: through regular visits to the classroom (at least once a month) or by attending school chapel with the class, establish a relationship with the teacher and students in order to support and encourage them in their faith. You won’t be asked to teach or perform complicated tasks; just be yourself by sharing yourself and showing that Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church cares about its school. Once you are matched up with a class, you and the teacher will meet and decide how best to make that happen. Classroom Shepherds will also be asked to regularly pray for the teacher and the students. Sign up forms will be available in the church lobby. Choose the age group or class you prefer and we will take it from there!

SCHOOL MINISTRY WEEKEND

Bryan Lundy Wanda Soland Fred Stewart Jr. Pastor Mark Karle Peter Geurts Ernest Huegele Bob Moher Doug Urban David Zoch Gaitling Gunn Andrew Casiano Jr.

Brady Larsen Madison Redmann Hannah Passons Gloria Casas Holly Foley Laura Peterson Glorianna Hollingsworth Jacob Stetler Derek Tilt Martin Martinez Jeeva Vivekananda

Camilla Perez Karin Sloan Cristen Rea Gerald Johnson Diane Wallis Michael Popp Gabrielle Valdez Caleb Kennedy Edwin Torralva Jennifer Curry

Ben & Erin Solomon Steve & Sherry Salinero

ues LUNCH AT FURR’S

ues JOIN OUR CHOIR!

Nick Arnold, Director of Student Ministry, 614-3742 x509 nick@shepherdlutheran.com

ues STUDENT MINISTRY

Cindy Miller, Director of Children’s Ministry, 614-3742 x408 cindy@shepherdlutheran.com

ues CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Children, ages 3 to 5th grade are invited to attend Sunday school. We're saving a place for your child! Children's Sunday school lesson: Solomon Builds the Temple, 1 Kings 5-6 Families can talk about: How was God with His people long ago? How is He with us today?

Children's ministry is building and we need your help with a mighty project! We need donations of red, black, yellow, gray, blue and white Lego building blocks.

Donations can be placed in the box outside of the church office by Oct. 3. If you prefer to donate all colors of blocks, we will be glad to sort them, and donate extra blocks to the school. You will be hearing more about the building project soon!

ues SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY

High School Pizza and the Word is Sunday, Sept. 17, noon-2 p.m. in the school cafeteria. High schoolers are invited to grab pizza and crack open God’s word as we talk about life and the beginning of the new school year. Pizza and the Word will meet every first and third Sunday of the month.

Middle School Catalyst will meet in the school library on Sunday, Sept. 24, 6-8 p.m. We’ll hang out, play games, have some snacks, and crack open God’s Word. Catalyst will be held every second and fourth Sunday of the month.

Mike and Pam Dau’s small group Bible study at their home

meets on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The group is starting a 6 week study on Hebrews. For more information please call 563-349-5923.

"Sing to the Lord a new song!" Choir rehearsals have resumed on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the choir room. If you love to sing and want to share your gifts as part of the choir, please come! All are welcome. Questions? Please contact interim choir di-rector Andrea Melcher at amelcher@shlutheran.org or 210-215-2269.

Shepherd Seniors group will be lunching at Furr's Fresh Buf-fet at 8410 Hwy.151 on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 11:30 a.m. Hosts are Rose and Joyce Barrows. Please RSVP to Rose at 210-675-1054 or rosebarrows@satx.rr.com. Pastor Keith Fox will officiate. The cost of the senior buffet is $8.49 plus tax, and does not include your beverage.