The Week at a Glance

SUN.SEPT. 22 _ Traditional Worship 8 & 11 a.m. Worship Center Contemporary Worship 9:30 a.m. Worship Center Sunday School Preschool 2’s/3’s 9:30 a.m. School Rm. 115 Sunday School Pre-Kinder & Kinder 9:30 a.m. School Rm. 104 Sunday School 1st & 2nd 9:30 a.m. School Rm. 106 Sunday School 3rd, 4th, 5th 9:30 a.m. School Rm. 101 Sunday School 2nd-5th 9:30 a.m. Cafeteria Sunday School 6th-12th 9:30 a.m. Youth Room International Discipleship 9:30 a.m. King George House Congregational Meeting 12:30 p.m. Gym Bible Study w/Nancy Overland Marshal 4 p.m. King George House MON. SEPT. 23 _________ Bible Study w/Jenny Curry 7 p.m. King George House Men’s Bible Study w/Jeremiah Fern 7 p.m. Host’s Home TUES. SEPT. 24 _____________________________________ Joy In the Morning Bilble Study 10 a.m. King George House Bible Study w/Sondra Bump 10 a.m. King George House SHLC Band Rehearsal 6 p.m. Church Divorce Care for Parents 6 p.m. Portable Bldg Rm 51 Divorce Care for Kids 6 p.m. Portable Bldg Rm 52 Bible Study w/Khristi Moritz 7 p.m. Host’s Home English-Second Language 6:30 p.m. CRS WED. SEPT. 25 ________________________________________ School Chapel 8:15 a.m. Worship Center LWML Quilting 9:30 a.m. King George House English-Second Language 6:30 p.m. CRS Women’s Bible Study w/Khristi Moritz 7 p.m. Host’s Home THURS, SEPT. 26 ___________ SHLS Little Lambs Chapel 8:30 a.m. Worship Center Lit & Learn 9 a.m. Portable Bldg Rm 52 ChistCare Bible Study 10 a.m. King George House Senior Shepherds Lunch 11:30 a.m. Mamacita’s Restaurant Handbell Rehearsal 5 p.m. Church Bible Study w/Mike & Pam Dau 6:30 p.m. Host’s Home Choir Rehearsal 7 p.m. Church Bible Study w/ Ardis & Pete Geurts 7 p.m. Host’s Home Bible Study w/Kurt Kunze 7 p.m. King George House FRI, SEPT. 27 ___ _________ Bible Study w/Shirley Zanta 10 a.m. King George House SAT. SEPT. 28 ____________ GriefShare 10 a.m. Portable Bldg Rm 51 Bible Study w/ Barrows & Hatch 4 p.m. Portable Bldg Rm 51 Bible Study w/Brian Lawrence 4:45 p.m. Youth Room Saturday Worship 6 p.m. Worship Center

ATTENDANCE & OFFERING FOR SEPT 14/15

Saturday: 6 p.m. — 94 Sunday: 8 a.m. — 146 9:30 a.m. — 103 11 a.m. — 195 Total = 538

Weekly Offering: $ 15,625 Average: $19,842 Needed Weekly to meet Ministry Plan: $20,940

Shepherd@50 Pledges & Gifts: $1,719,971 Total Received: $1,272,394 Pledges yet to be Received: $ 447,577 Gifts in Kind Received to Date: $ 11,727

Baptisms in 2019: Adults — 3 Children — 21 Total = 24

Facebook Live Sept. 15 9:30 a.m. — 485

Shepherd’s Newsletter

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September 22, 2019

SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS!! October 1969– October 2019

“We will tell the next generation.” Psalm 78:4

LCMS Texas District President Michael Newman will lead us into our anniversary month by preaching at all weekend ser-vices Sept. 28/29. A reception will follow worship services that week-

end to celebrate the kick off of our 50th Anniversary. Celebration Dinner: We have a big celebration dinner scheduled for the evening of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m. in the gym. The cost for dinner is $25 per person and includes: garden salad with champagne vinaigrette, heavenly stuffed chicken, feta basil mashed potatoes, green beans, assorted desserts, and choice of bever-ages, coffee, tea, and water. Look for tickets to be sold beginning Sunday, Sept. 22 in the gym or stop by the church office during the week.

The keynote speaker for the eve-ning will be Rev. Michael Meiss-ner, former associate pastor at Shepherd. He arrived here fresh out of seminary in 1997, just as the Worship Center was opening.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Cindy Miller, Director of Children’s Ministry cindy@shepherdlutheran.com

Children's Sunday school (Pre-school-5th) It's investigation time in Sunday school! Come join your friends as we make bitter water taste sweet and make dirty water clean! Lesson: God Makes Bitter Water Good, Exodus 15:22-27 God's Word: The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. Psalm 103:8

Family Faith Talk: What good things has God given you that you don't deserve? How has God shown you His grace?

Trunk-or-Treat is Saturday, Oct. 26 4-5:45 p.m. in the Shepherd parking lot. Decorated car trunks will be open with treats passed out to the children. If you would like to decorate your vehicle trunk or tailgate and hand out treats, please RSVP in the church lobby or online at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0449AFA923A1FB6-trunkortreat1.

We’re collecting candy for our October 26, Trunk-or-Treat. Please drop off your donations in the box located in the church lobby. Thank you!

YOUTH MINISTRY Lauren White, Director of Christian Education lauren@shepherdlutheran.com

Youth Sunday School (6th-12th): Which could you use more of: love, joy, or peace? This week we are starting a new series titled “The Fruits of the Spirit.” Each week, youth will be looking at specific Fruits of the Spirit, how those fruits are produced, and how those fruits can become a consistent part of kids’ lives. In this first lesson, we explored Galatians 5:19-23. Come join us to learn more! Thank you to everyone who came out to help us clean up the church campus! We made a lot of progress and had a lot of fun in the process!

SENIOR SHEPHERDS SEPTEMBER LUNCHEON Join the Senior Shepherds for lunch, Sept. 26, 11:30 a.m. at Mamacitas, 8030 IH10W. A private room has been reserved for the gathering and Pastor Chris will lead the devotion. RSVP to your hostess, Sonja Godwin by Sunday, Sept. 22, 210-408-0787.

NEW BIBLE STUDY GROUPS Women's small group Meeting at host’s home Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Contact Khristi Moritz - moritz.khristi90@gmail.com

Men's small group Meeting in host’s home in the Rim area. Mon-days at 7 p.m. starting Sept 23

rd. Contact Jeremiah Fern -210-232-

7668

LIT & LEARN The Autumn themed fun and learning gets underway, Thursday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m. in room 52 of our portable build-ings for children ages 2-4 along with their parents. Lit and Learn is a FREE event held the 2nd and 4th Thursday

of each month. Parents are welcome to bring their children to the Little Lambs Chapel service at 8:30 before heading over to the class.

SHLS PREVIEW MORNING (PreK- 8th) New, prospective and current families - Spend your morning with our Shepherd family and get a peek at our students and teachers in action! Join us Wednesday, October 2, for a light breakfast after chapel and then break into small groups for class-room previews. Parents will have the opportunity to visit classrooms in small groups and see what the

students are learning, and also have the opportunity to meet our talented staff and team of teachers! We look forward to sharing this time with you! Chapel starts at 8:15 AM ; Small group tours will begin at 9 AM in the Church Lobby (PreK - 8th grade). RSVP 210-614-3742 or online (copy/paste) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054CA5A62DAA8-shepherd2.

THANK YOU TO OUR SERVERS!

AUDIO VISUAL TECHS Dale Stein, Jr., Michael Hinojosa, Marisa Hinojosa, Alex DeYoung, Edwin Torralva, Wade Seewald

FACEBOOK LIVE TECHS Michael Hinojosa, Marisa Hinojosa, E.J. Perales

USHERS September 22 8:00 Steve Deskin, Isaac Deskin, Leo Monk, Carol Oakes, Wade Seewald, Cayden Roland 11:00 Dennis Maurer, Randy & Nancy Pollock, Marisa Hinojosa Ratnakar Dudala September 29 8:00 Griff Wooten, Jerry Albert, Matt Spears, Bob & Liliane Hutter 11:00 Tex McWright, Edwin Pedraza, Tommy Garcia, Bill Rosamond, Mikey Hinojosa

HOSTS September 22 8:00 Mona Jones, Lori Rodriguez, Barbara Hartfiel 11:00 Carol Valles, Pastor Keith & Marilyn Fox September 29 8:00 Tim & Debbie Eickstead, Bob & Debbie Abbott 11:00 Lauren Faske, Julie Hartjen

ACOLYTES September 22 8:00 Jordan Jessen & Cooper Rowland 11:00 James Norman & Mack Andersen September 29 8:00 Samantha Algiere & Rachel Reusch 11:00 Renae Rea & Teagan Davila

COMMUNION HELPERS September 29 8:00 Carson Rowland & Brayden Larsen 11:00 Sydney Rea & Ava Bernal

CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

Steve & Sherry Salinero Griff & Gladys Wooten Jim & Nancy Overland-Marshall

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Karin Sloan Kristen Rea Gerald Johnson Diane Wallis Gabrielle Valdez Caleb Kennedy Kailey Grunow Luz Zoch Marie Brien Jordan Jessen

Jeff Beal Jennifer Bowman Griff Wooten Jacob Somerville Nora Whitworth Dawn Bannwolf Barbara Hartfiel Allen Reid David Sifert Kurt Kunze Kerry Smith

Ellen Teeter Mary Mares Allison Gray Judy Friesenhahn Dan Coomes Lynanne Badger Rebecca Hawkins Dottie Roese Hayes Herrera Finnegan Carnahan John Dube

SHLS PREVIEW MORNING (Infants-PreK 3’s) New, prospective and current families - Spend your morning with our Shepherd family and get a peek at our students and teachers in action! Join us Thursday, October 3, for a light breakfast after our Little Lambs chapel and then break into small groups for classroom previews. Parents will have the opportunity to visit classrooms and meet our talented staff and team of teachers! See how Preschool at Shepherd of the Hills provides children with opportunities to learn, explore, play, create and grow in our home away from home! Chapel starts at 8:30 AM; Small group tours will begin at 9 AM in the Church Lobby (Infants - Prek Prep).

LWML SUNDAY

Oct. 6, we will celebrate LWML Sunday. “Faith Like a Mustard Seed” is the theme for LWML Sunday 2019, based on Jesus’ words in Luke 17:6 that faith as small as a mustard seed can move a mulberry tree. We may long for a greater and more heroic faith, but what about the faith we have right now? LWML Sunday 2019 celebrates the power of a daily walk with Jesus to transform lives and multiply disciples. Little faith or great, there are mulberry trees to be moved!