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The Weekly Word
July 28, 2002
Please take this Announcement Sheet home with you!
A warm welcome to our visitors! We pray that your visit to St. Matthew’s will richly bless you and that you will come back again. Please fill out the Welcome Card located in the chair slot in front of you. Place the information portion in the offertory plate and affix the name tag so that we may identify and welcome you. And we have a special gift for you so please stop by the Welcome Table in the foyer after the service. For information about St. Matthew's, call Dedee Norman at 345-8314 Ext. 229 and visit our web site at www.StMattsAustin.org
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 comfortable, soundproof room upstairs for adults who wish to keep their babies with them during the service.
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, St. Matthew’s clergy may be reached by calling 771-0680
Would You Like to Have Holy Communion in Your Home? 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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StMattsEMail-subscribe@yahoogroups.comWere you out of town? Did you miss the Weekly Word?
Simply go to our website, and get the information you’ve missed! www.StMattsAustin.orgDid you wear your nametag today?
If you need a new one please see Dedee Norman at the Welcome Table in the Commons right after church.*Items marked with an asterisk* are being run for the first time today.
*NEWCOMERS COUNCIL will meet August 4 after the 10:30 service in Room B-14. Anyone interested in making visitors and new members feel welcomed here is urged to attend. The more the better. We will discuss a mentoring program for new members and parish lunch to honor new members.
OPENING OUR HEARTS THROUGH THE ARTS
*No meeting today for the Arts Festival PlanningCommittee. Instead, please meet next week, August 4, after church in Room -13.
*Arts Festival Tee Shirts are available TODAY in the Courtyard for $10
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN (ECW)
*TODAY is the last Sunday to sign up for the retreat in Huffman Hall led by Susan Barnes! Sponsored by the ECW of St. Matthew’s for all women and their guests. Come for a time of spiritual renewal, to meet together as sisters in Christ and to learn. Please note: Reservations are Required. The sign up table is in the Commons! For more information call Kay Whitney at 345-0574.
*The Episcopal Church Women are compiling a cookbook and we’d like to include your family favorites! The book will be a fund raiser for both the September arts festival, Opening Our Hearts to the Arts, and for the ECW 2002 Annual Meeting on November 1 and 2 at Camp Allen, sponsored by St. Matthew’s ECW. To send your recipes see instructions in the July issue of The Word but please use a different email address (oops!) Send your recipes to smcookbook@hotmail.com
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
Quiet Day: The Daughters of The King will hold a Quiet Day on Saturday, August 24, 2002 in B-18. Heather Kohout of The Seton Cove Spirituality Center will lead a day of reflection, contemplation and quiet time with Our Lord. Registration at 9:30 a.m. Program at 10:00 a.m. Sandwich lunch available for $5.00. The day will conclude with Holy Eucharist celebrated by The Rev. Susan J. Barnes. In order to provide lunch we must know by Thursday August 22 if you plan to attend. Look for the sign-up sheet in the Commons on Sunday, August 11 & 18 or call Louise Waddill at 343-7696 or email lwaddill@austin.rr.com. Childcare is available if you call Tracey Nichols at 331-0653 by August 11
Prayer Box: The Daughters of The King (DOK) will soon provide a special box for your prayer requests. The beautiful wooden box, created by our own David Petersen, will be located in the West side entryway near the Tape Ministry table. Prayer requests placed in the Prayer Box will be included in the DOK intercessory prayers for a period of one month and can be renewed upon request. More information will be made available once the box is in place. Look for it in the next week or so. The Daughters of The King is an Order for women in the Episcopal Church (or churches in the Historic Episcopate) whose purpose is the spread of Christ’s Kingdom through Prayer, Service and Evangelism.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
*Thank Yous to Everyone…who has helped with Job Cards. Only 18 remain unspoken for. With your help, completion of these simple chores will help create a clean, safe and welcoming environment for our children this fall. Please stop by room B-17 to grab a card!
KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY *Prayers Needed!: Kairos #18 at the Hilltop Unit in Gatesville is scheduled for September 18-22. There is a prayer vigil that goes on during that time. If you would be willing to sign up for one or more 30 minute time slots, please sign up at the table in the Commons This Morning. You may also call Barbara Haynes or Margaret Carpenter in the church office to sign up. This is a powerful witness to the women of God's love for them.
CURSILLO Outlook for August: Cursillo # 196, 1-4 August 1 - 4, at Camp Allen. St. Matthew's has no candidates. Closing on Sunday, August 4, at 4 p.m. Make this your support Cursillo month! Wear your Cross on Sunday, August 4.
*The current replanting of the church grounds is complete. The Buildings and Grounds Commission is seeking cash contributions to help pay for the different planting areas. Also, the planting plan spaces new planting far enough apart that members could plant seasonal flowers between the permanent plants
ADULT EDUCATION
*TODAY The Xplorers, a fellowship/study group for young adults, invites you to join us after church today for a potluck lunch. We are having lunch and then we'll be having a member-led discussion about divorce/how to deal with this. Visitors and newcomers most welcome (no dish necessary!). Next week we'll be having a time for prayer and praise together following our lunch. Call Robisons, 339-4063, or Sommervilles, 996-8913, for more information.
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Are You Up to Date on Your Pledge?
TONIGHT!
Sunday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m., Jeff Macklin TONIGHT!*****************************************************
Adult Education: Great Teacher Series
TODAY in Huffman Hall at 9:00 a.m.
(July 28)
Bob Mayfield
"Introduction to Islam"
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(August 4)
Holly Decherd and Danny Henshaw
"The Dynamic Duo: St. Matthew’s Evangelism and Outreach and
How They Fit Into the Jesus Mosaic"
(August 11)
The Rev. Merrill Wade
"My Experiences of the Episcopal Church"
(August 18)
Planning Session for Adult Education in the Fall
