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The Weekly Word
August 15, 2004
Please take this Announcement Sheet home with you.
Assigned Vestry Members for August: Susan Robertson and Jay Robison
Stewardship Tip:
Healthy congregations know there is more than enough. (2 Corinthians 9:7-8, 11-15)Welcome to Our Guests! 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. 219 and visit our web site at www.StMattsAustin.org
Excellent, Experienced Child Care for Your Young Children is Offered from 7:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. At 7:45 a.m., all children are kept in the Education Building. At 9:00 a.m., the nursery for children 0-18 months is located in Huffman Hall on the parking lot side of the hallway. The nursery for children 18 months - 4 years remains in the Education Building. There is also a comfortable, soundproof room in the church balcony (sanctuary) for adults who wish to keep their babies with them during the service.
Thanks for Wearing Your Nametag! If you need a new nametag please see Dedee Norman at the Welcome Table in the Commons right after church. Thanks for faithfully wearing your nametag each and every Sunday.
Personal Prayer Teams are available during Communion at Prayer Stations on either side of the sanctuary. One station is located on the east side, by the windows, and the other station is on the west side in the gallery. Prayer requests and discussion are completely confidential.
Home Delivery of Holy Communion If you are unable to come to church and would like Holy Communion brought to you on Sunday, please call the church office at 345-8314.
The Good Samaritans Ministry offers love in the form of a hot meal for you and your family if you are in the hospital, sick, or recovering from adversity. In addition, other pastoral care services are available if you will just call the church office, 345-8314 with your needs and requests. In case of emergency, St. Matthew’s clergy may be reached by calling 771-0680.
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*Items marked with an asterisk (*) are run for the first time today.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION for CHILDREN, YOUTH and ADULTS
Children’s Sunday School Sign up Welcome Children! We have been painting, cleaning, moving classrooms, training teachers, and planning – all for You! Sign up for fall Sunday School TODAY in the Commons before or after the 10:30 service. And at last, your classes will kick off on August 22 at 9:30 a.m.! We can hardly wait to see you!
Beginning August 22, YOUth Sunday School
- YOU've helped plan for it - and now it's here! Middle schoolers, 6th-8th grades, kick off the fall at 9:30 in the Chrysalis Cottage; high schoolers, 9th-12th, get underway at 9:30 in the Youth Building. Both classes dismiss at 10:20, to attend the 10:30 church service. See YOUth there!!Beginning Sunday, August 22, all Sunday morning adult education classes will run from 9:30 until 10:15 a.m. Classes will be preceded by "coffee time" in Huffman Hall from 8:45 until 9:30. This time may be used to socialize and build community or study Bible reading materials, which will be made available. The Nursery will be open from 7:45 a.m. until noon.
On August 22 the Rector will speak on "The Sunday Eucharist and Our Faith Journey.
On August 29, the Great Teachers Series will continue with The Rev. John Yeaman speaking on religious freedom, and on September 5, with Peter Steinke speaking on traits of healthy congregations.
*TODAY CURSILLO August Ultreya
is this evening, August 15th, 6pm, St. Richard's in Round Rock. See you there! Submitted by Dyke Miller*Sincere thanks to members of the Associate Vestry who prepared the breakfast this morning. And to all who participated in the fellowship building breakfasts. The program was quite a success, thanks to YOUR help.
*The St. Matthew’s Book Club will meet tomorrow, Monday, August 16, at 5:00 p.m. in Room B-6. We will discuss The Langfords of Virginia. Everyone is invited. If you are interested in a book club but have not read the book, come and join us anyway. You can read the September selection, Our Lady of the Lost and Found, and be ready for next month. Please be prompt because we will try to end the meeting by 6:00 p.m. Questions? See Dedee Norman in the Commons!
*The Choir will begin its fall schedule with rehearsal on Wednesday evening, August 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the Choir Room.
*A Diocesan-sponsored program, "Safeguarding God’s Children," will be presented in Huffman Hall on Thursday, August 19. Check in of registered participants begins at 8:30 a.m., the program begins at 9:00 a.m. sharp and will run until noon. This instructional seminar for recognition and addressing child abuse, is required of any person who works with children in our parish. If you fall into this category, please call or email Kristine Fields in the Diocese of Texas office 1-800-318-4452 or email her at
kfields@epicenter.org A repeat performance of this seminar is currently scheduled for Saturday morning, August 21, in Room B-13.*YOUTH GROUPS begin again on Wednesday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m.
We will all gather in Huffman Hall for pizza and then the 6 – 8th grade group will gather in the Crysalis Cottage with Merrill and the Senior Highs will gather in the Youth Building with Susan Barnes. The 6 – 8th grade pick up time is 8:30 p.m., the 9 – 12 grade pick up time is 9:00 p.m. Call Merrill or Susan with your questions. A complete calendar for September will be sent out soon to the youth and their parents.
*ON September 5, (Sunday of Labor Day Weekend), we will once again have our Vocation Celebration at the 10:30 a.m. service. You are invited to bring a tangible symbol of your work – whether vocation or avocation – to be blessed at the Altar. You might bring a computer mouse, a book, a musical instrument, or a stethoscope. Hear special prayers for those who are no longer employed and those who are underemployed. What descriptive symbol will you bring?
Registration is beginning for Education for Ministry (EFM)
for the 2004 -05 school year. Classes will begin in September on Wednesday evenings. To register, please contact Kathy Vail at 343-7367 or kvail@austin.rr.com. More information is available in the July issue of The Word and on the St. Matthew's web site, www.stmattsaustin.org*ConneXions Fall Regrouping: A new ConneXions series will begin September 5 at 7 p.m. with a Social Hour in Huffman Hall. Now's the time to join one of St. Matthew's oldest and most popular groups, ConneXions, where many long-term friendships have been made while enjoying wonderful meals. Dinner groups of 10-12 singles and couples meet monthly for brunch, lunch or dinner in members homes over the next six months. To join or get more information, call Bill or Leslie Kjellstrand, 331-2121 or email
lkjellstrand@austin.rr.com.Save the Date: February 4 – 6 ECW Retreat at Camp Allen with
Susan Barnes, Posy Jackson and Cynthia Clawson
REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES AT ST. MATTHEW’S
8:00 a.m. Traditional Holy Communion (Rite I)
9:00 a.m. Fellowship Building Breakfast in Huffman Hall
10:00 a.m. Fellowship Time for Adults in Huffman Hall
10:30 a.m. Holy Communion (Rite II) Choir and Worship Music Team
The nursery is open each Sunday from 7:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m.
Childcare is cheerfully provided for those little ones from birth to age 4.
