June 30, 2023
Join us on this first Sunday in July.
SUNDAY, JULY 2
WORSHIP
8:15 a.m. | Sanctuary
10:45 a.m. | Sanctuary + Livestream
The Message title is “God & Country – Dual Citizenship”, focusing on Matthew 10:40-42.
BREAKFAST
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Activity Center
Feed your body and soul before the Learning Hour!
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
9:30 a.m. | Library + Zoom
Join us this week as we discuss 1 Samuel 16. Contact Ruby Cadenhead for more information.
CONVERSATION CAFE
9:45 a.m. | Room 205
It’s Missions Month! Come listen and ask your questions as we dive deeper into building relationships with our Mission Partners. Contact Pr. Tom.
July 2: Guatemala Partnership Guests: Guatemala Team
July 9: Texas Lutheran University Guest: President Debbie Cottrell
July 16: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) Guest: Dan Beirne
July 23: Water to Thrive Guest: Dick Moeller
NEW TESTAMENT READ-A-THON
9:45 a.m. | Room 204
This week we’ll discuss our thoughts about John 7 – John 21. Click here for the reading guide and join us when you can. Contact Megan Getman.
ICE CREAM THIS SUNDAY!
11:30 a.m. | Activity Center/Solomon’s Porch Patio
Hoady the Ice Cream Truck says, Happy July 4th! Celebrate with Ice Cream! Hoady, is on his way from Pflugerville to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran this Sunday, 11:30-1:00 p.m. Hoady wants to lose some weight by selling ice cream! Buy a treat from Hoady outside the Activity Center, and hang out for a while inside the Activity Center to stay cool!
NEXTGEN
Kids in grades 5-12 are invited to come beat the heat with sweet treats, bible study, and games. Contact Joel Timmons.
ABOVE AND BEYOND
We soared ABOVE AND BEYOND our fundraising target, raising $516,578 (including matching funds of $250,000). This will be used as a payment to greatly reducing our debt. Halleluiah!
CALENDAR
Check the calendars on Realm or the website for more details on these events, plus a complete list of additional events including Yoga, Pickleball, Choir and Bells, PALS, and Bread for All.
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
Monday, July 3 + Tuesday, July 4
Happy 4th of July! See you on Wednesday. If you need someone before then, please email sheep@shephills.org.
W.O.W. (Worship on Wednesdays)
Every Wednesday thru July 19
6:30 p.m. | Fellowship Hall in Butterfly Center
Slow down and reset this summer with this short, contemplative worship centered around singing, reading, and reflecting on the Psalms. We’ll finish with ice cream sundaes! Contact Joel Timmons.
SUNDAY MOVIE MATINEE
Sunday, July 9
12:15 p.m. | Rm 205
This month we watch Journey Film’s documentary on Reinhold Niebuhr, author of the famous “Serenity Prayer,” one of the most influential American theologians, and cited by conservatives and liberals alike, including John McCain, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barack Obama. Lunch and popcorn provided! Contact Pr. Tom.
LIRS SEMINAR
Saturday, July 15
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Butterfly Center Chapel
Dan Beirne, Director of Mobilization and Faith Relations for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), will be leading an informative and thought-provoking seminar around these complex issues.
This will be a great way to listen and learn, ask questions and share conversation in a faithful way. We will also hear how LIRS is responding to the Border crisis. Dan, a former Youth Director with Pr. Tom in Naperville, Il., also brings his experiences as a missionary to El Salvador, Mission Developer, and Director of Young Adults in Global Mission at ELCA (YAGM) into his role at LIRS.
Dan also finished his Masters of Divinity at Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.
This opportunity is open to all and there is no charge. Dan will be preaching and leading our Conversation Café on Sunday, July 16th. Contact Pr. Tom.
INTRO TO PICKLEBALL AND MUSIC FOR KIDS (a.k.a. Picklebells)
Wednesday, July 19 + Thursday, July 20
9:00 a.m. – Noon | Activity Center and Sanctuary
This two-day camp is for students in grades 4-9, all in the coolness of AC. Pickleball will be led by none other than Pr. Tom, who is a pickleball fanatic. Kevin McClure will introduce the magic of making music with hand bells, and promises no previous musical abilities are required. So whether your kid is a pro or beginner at either, this is gonna be fun! Friends are always welcomed.
Register today (or before July 12) by clicking here. Contact Pr. Tom.
TEA FOR TOTS
Saturday, July 15
2:00 p.m. | Activity Center
Purchase your tickets and support Baby Care Kits by Lutheran World Relief. Bring your friends and fill a table at this fancy afternoon tea with scrumptious finger food, door prizes, silent auction, and a fashion show with clothes from Bokabuku. Contact Kathy Gerhardt.
GIVING AND SERVING
Giving is an expression of joy and gratitude for the bounty of God’s goodness! There are so many ways to give-both financially and through serving.
PLEDGES, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS
Keeping current with your pledged or regular giving has never been easier because you can do it all online!
- BREAD FOR ALL (BFA) FOOD DONATIONS BFA needs specific food and lots of it. Requested items: dried beans; peanut butter; canned tomatoes/sauce, beans, fruit, soup; mac & cheese, and diapers. Please bring it to the bins on weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturdays from 9-11 a.m., or on Sundays from 8-noon.
SERVING
Whether you are interested in serving locally, being part of a global mission, or volunteering to help in a variety of ways on Sundays, we have a place for you!
CAN YOU HELP? WE NEED…
- VACATION SUBSTITUTES FOR MEALS ON WHEELS. Various Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you’re in town, please consider being on our list of substitute drivers for when our regulars are on vacation! It’s simple: Pick up meals at Holy Cross Lutheran between 11am- 12pm and deliver them to roughly 4-6 clients, all in close proximity to each other. Takes about 45 minutes.. Contact Weldon Allison.
- BREAD FOR ALL (BFA) NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. BFA needs a few extra volunteers to periodically cover the 4-6:30 p.m. shift on Mondays while the regulars go on vacation. Please contact Weldon Allison.
- FEED MY PEOPLE If you’re traveling this summer, please bring back hotel toiletries for distribution to the unhoused served by Feed My People. Helpful hint: Hotels will often give you extra if you tell them why you want them. Place items in the basket by the library entrance. Contact Norma Smith.
PRAYERS
In need of prayer? Please contact a pastor to be put on the prayer list.
We pray for Rodney Varner and Tom Felger.
We pray for family and friends of Shepherd members: Krista Bowers, niece of Herb and Kathy Palmer; Tim Jordan, brother-in-law of Alana and Charlie Oehler; Stirling Johnson, granddaughter of Sylvia and Curtis Johnson; Suzanne Doughty, friend of Dawn Paulson.
Prayers of thanks for the birth of Gemma Louise Grevlos, daughter of Tommy and Emily Grevlos, granddaughter of Pr. Tom and Jeanne Grevlos and the birth of Austin James Haugen, son of Matt and Roz Haugen, grandson of Bob and Judy Haugen. Surround all with love and grace.
Merciful and Loving God, as war and violence rage in Ukraine and other parts of the world, we pray that leaders of the world will practice peace-making, bringing together people of every tribe and race under the umbrella of your amazing grace.
We pray for our global ministry partners: Rev. Karen Castillo in Guatemala; Iglesia Luterana Augustina Virgen del Rosario, Aurora 8 de Octubre, Guatemala. We pray for Malcolm and Joy Henderson and the ministry of CHARIS in Haiti.
We pray for our local ministries: Mariposa Family Learning Center, Bread For All, and Upbring Ministries.
We pray for our faith community, that we may be a church without walls and live out loud…faithfully!
Would you like someone to pray alongside you during troubling times? Contact a Stephen Minister who can travel with you on life’s sometimes bumpy road.
*Prayers for family and friends are listed for 2 weeks unless we are notified otherwise.