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The Weekly Word
June 10, 2001
A warm welcome to our visitors! Those of us who worship and minister in this church pray that your visit to St. Matthew’s will bring you closer to the Christ whom we love and serve, and that the Holy Spirit may fill your life with the love, joy and peace of Jesus Christ. Please fill out one of the visitor cards and a red-bordered visitor name tag available in the chairs in front of you so that we may identify you and welcome you. For newcomer information, call Dedee Norman at 345-8314.
St. Matthew’s offers nursery care from 8:00 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. on Sundays. Nurseries for children 0-18 months are located in Huffman Hall on the parking lot side of the hallway. The nursery for children 18 months - 4 years is in the Education Building. There is also a cry room upstairs for parents with unhappy babies.
When life's challenges appear overwhelming, we encourage you to call on your St. Matthew's family for love, prayer, the support of a friend, or a meal in time of need. With loving respect and confidentiality, we offer these and many other pastoral care services to our church family. Contact the church office,
345-8314, with needs and requests.
Homebound? If you or someone you know are unable to come to church and would like Holy Communion brought to you on Sunday, please call Jim Sparks at 345-7757.
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*Were you out of town? Did you miss the Weekly Word? Simply go to our website, and get the information you’ve missed! www.StMattsAustin.org
*Items marked with an asterisk* are being run for the first time today.
*Flowers on the Altar today are given to the Glory of God by Jill and Dyke Miller in celebration of family birthdays and anniversaries and by Babs Clendenin,. in memory of Jan Clendenin on her birthday, June 20
*The Word, July Issue, Deadline is Wednesday, June 13.
*Last Minute Big Top Help! Can you hang around for awhile after lunch today to put the finishing touches on Under the Big Top? We are also looking for helpers to take down the Big Top next Saturday, June 16, 9:00 a.m. until noon. Call Kathy 345-8314 or just show up.
*Under the Big Top is about to begin!! Have you signed up for Under The Big Top -- our very own Vacation Bible School? June 11- 15th, 5:30 - 8:30 each evening. Don't miss the fun! Sign up today!
*Thank
You! For all of the financial support this congregation has shown
to
the youth through the car wash and through the concert, thank
you. We
washed about 60 cars and were blown away by the generous
donations that
totaled $993. A special thank you to Cary Michaels
and Suzanne Daniel for
sharing their gifts of voice and music at
their concert on Pentecost. We
were blessed to receive $647 in
donations to support the youth mission efforts this summer.
*What
a blessing it was to be a part of the community effort that came
together for a glorious Pentecost celebration! Heartfelt THANKS to
all
who willingly gave their time to set-up, decorate, serve
food, and
clean-up. The hard work of the Holy Smokers resulted in
the best fajita
feast! We are grateful to be a part of this
community, Roger and Jane
Buergner
*Youth:
St. Matt’s Summer Sunday Movie Series! To prepare our youth
for
dealing with a popular culture that often sends conflicting
signals, this summer Jay and Kristi Robison will be leading the youth
group in a discussion of a different movie (sometimes with clips from
other movies) on Sunday nights. We encourage youth to come even if
they’ve seen the movie we’re showing or if it sounds
"boring"; come in a spirit of fun and see what you can
learn! This is a great opportunity to invite friends to youth group.
Parents, contact Jay or Kristi at home at 339-4063 (leave a message)
with any questions or concerns. First meeting is TONIGHT, June 10,
6 – 8:30 p.m. in the Agape building: short
clip from
“Fantasia 2000” (rated G) on Noah’s ark story and
“Prince of Egypt”
(rated PG). Next meeting: June 24, 6
– 8:30, “Oh, God!”, (PG).
*CURSILLO CLOSING: Cursillo #189 Closing is scheduled for today at 4 p.m. at the Camp Allen Chapel. St. Matthew’s has two candidates: Renata Sommerville (sponsor-Susan Robertson) and Marsha Lee (sponsor Marilyn Wenzel). Lets turn out and attend their Closing. If you just can’t get there, how about coming to the dinner at Elgin’s Cattle Company Restaurant later in the evening at 7:30 p.m. See you there! Submitted by Dyke Miller
*ST. MATTHEW’S ULTREYA CANCELLED. The St. Matthew’s Ultreya scheduled for Monday night, June 11 has to be CANCELLED due to space requirements for Vacation Bible School. Plan on attending the Convocational Ultreya on June 17th at Christ Church, Cedar Park at 6:00 p.m.. Submitted by Dyke Miller
*Magic Show!! The Senior Activity Center invites all seniors over 55 to see Cody Fisher’s Magic Show on Friday, June 22, 11:00 in Huffman Hall. Bring finger food to share. *Beverages will be provided. R.S.V.P. to Clint Norton, 346-1328.
*Thanks to you…our children’s Chapel and Sunday School programs are staffed for the beginning of this summer. We have had a wonderful response from many men as well as women, all ages and stages in life; our children will be so rich from such involvement! We do still need coverage at 10:00 for Fellowship House (snack time), and we shall need a few helpers in chapel (10:30) and class (9:00) as the summer progresses. Would you be willing to call and offer a week or two? Heather Harmon or Barbara Pitts, 345-8314 x221. Again, thanks!
*OOPS! We listed the times incorrectly for Children’s and Youth Chapel in the June issue of The Word. Both Chapels will start at 10:40. Children’s is in room B-21 and Youth will be in B-10.
*On Saturday, June 16, Russ Adams will speak to the Order of St. Luke. Russ is a family counselor at St. David’s Hospital. He will talk about our concerns when we have a loved one dying, when it is time to let go, when we are no longer prolonging life and instead prolonging death. Please join us in B-14. We start with music and prayer at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 10:30.
The Spring Ingathering of the United Thank Offering has come….and gone! But the need for your gift has not. Please place it in the plate as it is passed today (or mail it to the Office). Many people thank you.
Coins for Construction: The outreach project for this year's VBS is to support the Sr. High Summer Mission Trip to Juarez. The Sr. High students will be building churches in the city of Juarez. We are collecting coins (or dollar bills or checks!) to purchase tools and building supplies to support this project. Look for the colorful coffee cans in the Commons, Church Office, and Sunday School classes and empty your pockets and coin purses! (You can also drop a check in the offering plate labeled "VBS project"!) Let's collect enough coins to build a whole church!
8 Week Spiritual Adventure! For eight sessions starting 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 10, in Room B-14, we will look at and experiment with how we can realistically live our faith in different areas of our lives. Background reading book The Taste of New Wine. Those who wish to enroll after June 17 will be asked to wait for a session in the fall. For information please email Keith Miller at keithmiller@quixnet.net or call 338-4821 after 2 p.m.
*Tour the Washington, D.C. Capitol and learn who America’s Founding Fathers really were. David Barton Video Showing: Saturday, June 16, 2001 10:00-12:00 a.m.. Westover Hills Church of Christ, 8332 Mesa Drive. Juice, Coffee and Sweet rolls at 9:30 a.m.
Adult Education
Great Teachers Series Begins Today in Huffman Hall 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Teaching
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee and Questions
Today’s Speaker: The Rev. Dr. William C. Spong
“Learning For the Truth in Hidden Places: A Musical Adventure Into the Gospel:
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
8:00 a.m. Rite I Service
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Adult Sunday School
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Fellowship/Coffee
10:30 a.m. Rite II Service
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