Weekly Word Announcements

The Weekly Word

June 17, 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.

*In case of emergency Fr. Joe Di Paola may be reached by calling 345-8314 x 214, 231-1206, or 771-0680.

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.

*St. Matthew’s men and women are invited to hear Betty and Joe Di Paola speak about their life as a clergy couple. The Episcopal Church Women are sponsoring this time together. The date is Thursday, June 28. The time is 6:00 p.m. The place is Huffman Hall. For dinner we are asking each person to bring his/her own individual meal. Crackers, bread, drinks and dessert will be waiting for you for only $2. Come and join in the fellowship! Sign up begins today in the Commons.

*Under the Big Top has come and gone one more time...and what a show it was! Thank you to each of you who cooked and cleaned, hammered and sawed, mixed and glued, walked and drove, sweated and smiled to bring the miracle to life! You have made a difference in the life of a child...and probably in the life of an adult or two! Just look at the "church" we've built! Thank you!!!

*Please keep the Mission Trip to Juarez in your prayers this week. Pray for the Episcopal Diocese of Juarez which we are serving, Gateway Mission Training Center we are working with, the people to whom we will minister, and all of the participants. Please especially remember to pray for our own people: Clare and Stephen Brock, Amanda Williams, Emily Eastberg, Anne Rickard, Matthew Abrahamson, Paige Hill, and Eric Liles.

*Since today is Father’s Day and many families have lunch plans, there will be no parish lunch served in Huffman Hall. Please join us next week when the free lunches resume following the 10:30 a.m. service each Sunday.

*Youth: St. Matt’s Summer Sunday Movie Series! Don’t forget to come Sunday nights for our movie and discussion! We encourage youth to come even if they have 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. Parents, contact Jay or Kristi Robison at home at 339-4063 (leave a message) with any questions or concerns. Next meeting is June 24, 6 – 8:30, “Oh, God!”, (PG). This comedy asks “What is God like? What would it be like if He came down to talk to us nowadays?” Come, laugh, and talk!

*Cursillo Convocational Ultreya. Come tonight, Sunday, June 17 at 6:00 p. m. at Christ Church, Cedar Park. Come support Cursillo #189’s candidates,. Renata Sommerville and Marsha Lee our newest Cursillistas. Child care available. Submitted by Dyke Miller

*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!

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.

Adult Education

Great Teachers Series Today in Huffman Hall

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Teaching

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee and Fellowship

Today’s Speaker: Dr. Prescott H. Williams, Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Languages and Archaeology,

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

“What the Dead Sea Scrolls Now Teach Us.”

Next Week, June 24

Dr. Richard D. Grant, Jr.

Private Practice Psychotherapist with Adults and Consultation for Organizations.

“The Four Gospels: A Christian Compass for Transformation”

Because today is Father’s Day there will be

no lunch served in Huffman Hall.

Please join us for free lunch next week

after the 10:30 a.m. service.

Sunday 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