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Announcementsweek of April 15th

SUNDAY 15th9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet, Confirma-

tion Class6 p.m. true: High School Ministry, Stu-

dent Activity CenterMAY NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

MONDAY 16th9:30 a.m. Disciple 2, library7 p.m. Disciple 1, library

TUESDAY 17th10 a.m. Groan-Ups Game Day, 7 ::

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WEDNESDAY 18th5:30 p.m. Dinner @ Wednesday Night

Live6 p.m. true: tween / true: middle

school, Student Activity Center6:30 p.m. Kids’ Choice, FMC :: Foun-

dations, 77 p.m. Praise & Worship rehearsal,

sanctuary

THURSDAY 19th9:30 a.m. Mothers of Young Children,

FMC10 a.m. ARCM, B :: Prayer Shawl Ministry,

A12 Book Group, library7 p.m. Worship Choir, sanctuary

SATURDAY 21st8:35 a.m. LBJ Ranch Tour

SUNDAY 22nd9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship9:30 The Ark, UpStreet, true: faith11 a.m. The Ark, UpStreet6 p.m. true: High School Ministry, Stu-

dent Activity Center

calendar.shpc.orgoffice phone 892.3580office email church@shpc.org

Habitat for Humanity Spring FaithBuild! Volunteers Needed.

Volunteers needed onthe following days:May 12 — May 19— June 2We need a few volun-teers to help make theAviles family's dream of

living in their own home a reality. Construction/building experience is not required to participate;all that is needed is a willingness to get yourhands dirty. The builds usually last from around 8a.m. until 3 or 4 in the afternoon. All tools andsafety equipment will be provided. All work will bedone under the supervision of qualified profession-als. Anyone wishing to volunteer, contact MarkBridges at markbrdgs@gmail.com or 905-1484.

This morning we welcome the Presbyterian PanAmerican School’s Morris Chapel Choir underthe direction of Joe Garcia to our worship. AChristian college preparatory school that edu-

cates and empowers young adults for leadershipin the global community, Pan American is a ra-cial-ethnic mission school of the Presbyterian

Church (U.S.A.). The campus is located on a 670-acre working ranch south of Kingsville, Texas.

This year’s enrollment is 165 students from sev-en countries. Every May 100% of their graduatesare accepted into colleges or universities in the

United States or their home country.Shepherd of the Hills has a long history of sup-

port for this ministry.

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GROAN-UPS GAME DAY: Tuesday,April 17th at 10 a.m. in Room 7. Join usfor Spinner Dominoes or a game ofyour choice. For more info, contactStefan Haag at 288-3479.

· ASSOCIATION OF RETIREDCHRISTIAN MEN will gather Thurs-day at 10 a.m. in portable B. Currentlywe are discussing events that occurredfollowing the Resurrection of Jesusalong with topics taken from Jim Cy-bala's book, Spirit Rising. Men, markyour calendars and come!

· FELLOWSHIP LUNCH BUNCH is go-ing to the LBJ Ranch! See details in thearticle on page 3.

it’s PrimeTime! (50± Adult Ministry)

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

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

love in mission and ministry.

· In celebration of Tony and Pat Franzolino:Fred & Sharon Rothert

· In memory of Curtis Burns: Jack & CarolGilchrist

· In memory of Jerry Robinette: Jack & CarolGilchrist

· In memory of Jo Ann Kuper: Jack & CarolGilchrist

· In memory of Pat Franzolino: Jack & CarolGilchrist

What: TrinityChild Devel-opment Cen-ter, Yard Sale,Saturday,April 21st

8 a.m.-1p.m.

Where:Trinity CDC, 5801 Westminster, next tothe Windsor Park Branch Library

When (Donation Drop Off): Trinity CDC,Weekdays now-April 20th - all donationsaccepted (toys, clothing, furniture, smallappliances, etc.) DONATIONS MUST GOTO TRINITY CDC.

Who (Volunteers Needed): 6:30AM-3:00PM on April 21st (also, opportunitiesto help available April 16th-20th)

Questions: Alice Lineberry (512) 457-7136 or alice.lineberry@dlapiper.com

Teach the children...Interested in education? Want to knowmore about the educational system in Ma-lawi, Africa? Join us Saturday, April 28th

at 10 a.m. in portable B, as Ms. RonicaNgulube, Headmistress of the Manyamu-la Free Primary School, gives us an op-portunity to hear firsthand about herexperiences in educating Manyamula’syouth. She, in turn, would love to have achance to visit with educators and parentsfrom SHPC to learn more about the educa-tional system in Austin! Please join us forthis unique opportunity to learn moreabout the joys and challenges inherent ineach setting, and to learn how we, as acongregation, can more effectively helpfacilitate the education of children inManyamula.

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—Believing that something good can come out of something bad

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

Sign up! Sign up online today!Registration for our May 19th Family FunDay is still open!

VBS registration for ages 3 to 3rd grade —and their volunteers! — is going strong!

Club H2O registration for graduating 4th

and 5th graders is ready for YOU! (Begin-ning May 6th, we will open registrationfor any graduating 3rd graders. ClubH2Ois limited to 50 campers.)

members.shpc.org/children/camps.php

LAST CHANCE TO join PrimeTime Minis-tries for a day at the...LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, TexasON SATURDAY, APRIL 21, we will cara-van from SHPC to the famous “TexasWhite House.” WE WILL BRING BOXlunches for all. Leave from SHPC at 8:35a.m and return about 3:30 p.m. Cost is$9.00 to cover box lunches and admission.RSVP and give your money to BarbaraWhitlock at 512-366-5313 (correctedphone number) or bwhitlocktx@aol.com.If you need a ride, let Barbara know whenyou call. Reservations DUE TODAY!

Donation by checkWe really appreciate your faithful givingto Shepherd of the Hills. Many of you giveby check—and our new church manage-ment software allows us to record thosemore easily.Please note the following: "When you pro-vide a check as payment, you authorize us

either to use information from your checkto make a one-time electronic fund transferfrom your account or to process the pay-ment as a check transaction. Forinquiries, please call the SHPCFinancial Office at (512) 892-3580."

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Caring Forever 2012The Caring Forever Endowment Fund award keeps growing, thanks to yoursupport. It is a real blessing to be able to provide meaningful monetary

support for someone who is answering God’s call. On May 13th, Mother’s Day, therecipient(s) of this year’s award will be announced. Between now and then, pleaseconsider supporting these annual awards by contributing to Caring Forever 2012.Contribution envelopes are located in the narthex along the office wall.

If you want to make your contribution in honor of your mother or anyone else, justcomplete the form below, fold with your monetary gift*, put it in an envelope, andplace it in the offering plate or in the Endowment mail box. We will send a specialnote to the appropriate person to let them know of your gift. If it's your mother, wewill send her a special Mother's Day card.

Have questions? Just ask an Endowment Committee member (Gaston Broyles, BeamanFloyd, Marilyn Wade, Doug Wilkins, or Deb Erlanson).

Caring Forever 2012 Dedication Form(Please Print)

This contribution is □ in honor of □ in memory of

(This □ is □ is not my mother)Please send an appropriate card to:

Name

Address

This contribution is being made by (please print clearly)Name

Address

*Please write "Endowment" on your check. Thanks!

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Caring Forever Endowment Fund

Want To Give Someone $1,500?Time’s Running Out!

submitted by Deb Erlanson, Endowment Committee

CARING FOREVER 2012 AWARD NOMINATION FORMI nominate the following for the Caring Forever 2012 award:

I believe the award is deserved for the following reasons:

Submitted by: _____________________________ Telephone Number _________________Nominees cannot be a member of SHPC and must use the award for mission or education for a near-termproject or an on-going project that needs additional funding. The award is not to be used as a reward forpast projects or actions. A Task Force appointed by the Session will review nominations and make a recom-mendation to the Session which will then make the final decision.

Do you know a person or organization that could use $1,500 for a special mission or ed-ucation project? If so, act fast because now is the time to nominate them for the $1,500Caring Forever 2012 Endowment Fund Award.It's easy - just use the nomination form below. Put your completed form in the box onthe table next to the Caring Forever Endowment Fund tree in the narthex, or in the En-dowment Fund mail box in the church office. Just be sure to do it by Sunday, April 22nd.so the Task Force appointed by the Session will be able to consider your nomination.Caring Forever awards come only from the earnings of the Endowment Fund or fromspecial "angel gifts" when the earnings need a little lift. The principal of the Fund - yourcontributions - are never spent. They stay in the Fund, continuing to earn even more tobe used for awards in years to come.Have questions? Just ask an Endowment Committee member (Gaston Broyles, BeamanFloyd, Marilyn Wade, Doug Wilkins, or Deb Erlanson).

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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: AndrewFiger, son of a friend of Bill Brock... Kevin Robnett, friend of Thure Cannon... John White, Susan’shusband... Mitch Guile, friend of Eddie & Stacey Reynolds... Teddy Sweredoski, friend of Stan &Jessica Wade... Lynda & Robert Wade’s niece’s husband Dan Ireland... Rebekah Frost, neighbor of theLawrence family... Pattie Lawrence's cousin, Mark Hollahan… Tyler Moser, son of a friend of Dee &Greg Merrell... Temple & Janet Ingram’s daughter Kate Ingram... Christopher Lehmann, son of MarkLehmann... Larry Roberman, brother of Lori Whitmire... Derek & Kristi Fisher's nephew, John Fisher...

Joys—the Gilchrists’ friend, June Davis, has been found to be cancer-free—the sixti-eth wedding anniversary on April 5th of Bob & Raynell Barry

Sorrows—Maurine Lowe, grandmother of Karen Johnson and mother-in-law ofNancy Lowe, passed away March 17th—dear friend of the Gilchrists’ and the grand-mother of Warren and Jackson, Donna Gruver, passed away March 27th

Please pray for—Sandy Nason, bypass surgery—Captain Andrew Figer, son ofa friend of Bill Brock, serving at a fire base near Kandahar, Afghanistan—Sally Schilstra, upcoming surger-ies on her elbow and hip—Susan Beckman, abdominal surgery—Modena Dailey, continued testing—SarahPeters’ father, Andy (AB) Craig, severely broken hip—David Green, that body and mind stay strong de-spite metastasized prostate cancer—Alberta, chemo—Jessica Wade’s friend, Cynthia Rogers, diabetic andin renal failure—Mrs. Betty Craig, grandmother of Madison Lee, multiple stomach surgeries—David &Marjorie Parmer’s son, Grant Parmer, large mass in his lung and severe joint pains and swelling through-out his body—Roz Seiler’s cousin Lisa’s husband, Elton Cordell, multiple-bypass surgery—Derek Fisher,testing to determine cause of severe anemia—Alicia Wade’s classmate, Austin Rodgers, out of ICU forpneumonia and sepsis—Austin, the city where we’re planted—Pastor Kenneth Muyira and the congrega-tion of Manyamula Presbyterian Church—Pastor Chimwemwe Mhango and his family