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Announcementsweek of October 23rd

SUNDAY 23rd9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet6 p.m. Guatemala Dinner, FMC ::

true: High School Ministry, StudentActivity Center

MONDAY 24th9:30 a.m. Disciple 2, library7 p.m. Disciple 1, library

TUESDAY 25th10 a.m. Icing on the Cake, A7 p.m. Deep Dive Christianity, library

:: Financial Peace University, B

WEDNESDAY 26th5:30 p.m. Dinner @ Wednesday Night

Live, narthex6 p.m. true: tween / true: middle

school, Student Activity Center6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Live, FMC7 p.m. Praise & Worship team re-

hearsal, sanctuary

THURSDAY 27th9:30 a.m. Mothers of Preschoolers, FMC10 a.m. ARCM, B1:15 p.m. Bridge Lessons, 77 p.m. Calvin, FMC :: Awkward, Student

Activity Center :: Cantata Choir, sanc-tuary

7:45 p.m. Worship Choir, sanctuary

SUNDAY 30th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, NO true:

faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet

First Communion for Children atthe Lord’s Table

6 p.m. true: High School Ministry,Student Activity Center

office phone 892.3580office email church@shpc.org

Please save the date...From October 23rd through November 20th, ourWorship Series will be "Prayer for the Ups andDowns of Life." As part of the series, there will bea Service for Healing andWholeness in the sanc-tuary on November 6th

at 7 p.m. This service isbeautiful and contem-plative, with opportuni-ties to pray and sing, tobring our brokennessbefore God, and to in-vite God into our healing.Come!

Interested in becoming part of SHPC?The next SHPC Inquirers' Classes will be heldat church on November 6th & 13th, beginning at5 p.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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MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE will meetNovember 3rd at 10 a.m. in port. B.Our lesson will be Chapter 2, “My Ex-perience with Trouble,” from our newstudy, God’s Promises That Keep Us.Laurel Calhoun will lead our discus-sion. ALL WOMEN are invited to joinus for study, coffee, and fellowship!

· ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN will gather thisThursday at 10 a.m. in port. B. Thisweek’s topic? Matthew 6:9-13 "Prayer,The Language of Life." (Next week,November 3rd, we will not meet.) Men,mark your calendars and come!

SAM NEWS! (Senior Adult Ministry)

Thank You for Caring!We rejoice in these recentcontributions to the Caring ForeverEndowment :

The Caring Forever Endowment Fund is apermanent fund that is used to spread Christ's

love in mission and ministry.

· In memory of Carol Brandt: Stefan & PatHaag

· In memory of his mother, Carol Brandt:Ralph & Katy Francis

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—Using your imagination to do something unique

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.

The Ark Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – noon9:30 2 yr. olds — Room 1 3 yr. olds — Room 6 4 yr. olds & pre-K— Room 811 2 yr. olds — Room 1 3 yr. olds - pre-K — Room 6

UpStreet Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. - noon9:30 Kindergarten through 4th grade — Family Ministry Center 5th grade — Portable B11 Kindergarten through 5th grade — Family Ministry Center

Come hear the heartfelt and pow-erful stories of our Guatemalanmission teams TONIGHT, October23rd in the Family Ministry Cen-ter. A traditional Guatemalanmeal will be served, funny storiesand memories will be shared andyou will hear all about our effortsin Guatemala and the progressthat we have made there. Youwill also hear of the vast needsthat still exist there and how youmight be able to get involved di-rectly with one of next summer’strips.

Bring us up to date!Write your email address(es) on one of the cards in the narthex,

then drop it in the basket!We appreciate your help!

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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... Christopher Lehmann, son of MarkLehmann... Larry Roberman, brother of Lori Whitmire... Eric Huerta, nephew of Michael McNelley’sco-workers... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Joys—Richard & Karla Snell’ssecond grandson Graham NathanSnell was born to the Snells' son Jon-athan and his wife Megan on Octo-ber 11th

Sorrows—The flowers gracing our worship spacethis morning are given in loving memory of CarolBrandt by her grandchildren, Leslie Thomas andRobin Serrano—Dorothy Hines Cochran, mother ofGeorgia Crawley, passed away October 11th; shewas 90 years old, had a great life and will be remem-bered for her independent, do it her own way spir-it—Bobby Glenn, brother-in-law of Beaman &Carlen Floyd, passed away October 6th—ShannonShumaker’s grandmother, Louise Downs, passedaway on October 6th—John Boyd passed away onSeptember 15th—Nancy Bartling, a close friend ofModena Dailey, passed away recently

Please pray for—Deb Coulter Bueide’s son’sfriend Matthew Johnson (age 8), hospitalized forcomplications due to pneumonia & asthma—familyand students of Sean Morrison, a third grade teach-er at Doss Elementary who passed away unexpect-

edly October 9th—D'Anne Woods and her parents,friends of Anne Kirsch, continued health battles—Robert Ahr, seriously injured in a motorcycle acci-dent—Vic Barnett, hospitalized and recovering fromstroke—Rosemarie Barnett, concern for Vic—thehusband of Cindy, a friend of Jack & Carol Gil-christ’s daughter, job loss—Lauren Scanlon, a friendof Jack & Carol Gilchrist’s daughter, restored kid-ney function and recovering at home—DorothyWynne’s cousin, Kim Compton, still extremely illwith complications from gall bladder surgery—Charis Micek, grandaughter of Connie Trevillion,home recovering from surgery—Charlotte Glennand her three daughters, Alex, Hannah & Caro-line—Pat Seyfarth’s mother, Helen Carr, heart cath-eterization—our true Student Ministry—Joy Essary,continuing to recover and scheduled for a triple by-pass and valve replacement—Austin, the city wherewe’re planted—SHPC and St. John’s Presbyterianas we discern how best to help expand God’s king-dom in Southwest Austin—Pastor Kenneth Muyiraand the congregation of Manyamula PresbyterianChurch—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and hisfamily