Register for Sky VBS!  June 18-22

Sign up for a Spring Class during Sacred S.P.A.C.E.

Austin Disaster Relief Network Texas Web Site

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Greetings St. Philips UMC! It is with much joy and excitement that I write you! I am so very excited about this new journey, that God has brought me to St. Philip’s United Methodist Church as your new Director of Student Ministries. I look forward to meeting you over the next couple of months as I get more and more acclimated into the St. Philip’s community of faith.

I hope you are ready for a very active summer with theYouth Ministries here at St. Philip’s. Lots of opportunities to hang out at the movies, Round Rock Express games, fun days at the park, and of course some amazing mission trips!

I am so excited about our future together and I look forward to glorifying God and bringing more of God’s people to the Kingdom!
Grace and Peace,
Brad Alexander

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Preparedness Peace
Begins Sunday, April 22, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, EMC 9
Continuing Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:00 through May 23
Pastor Mary Powell will teach “Preparedness Peace” beginning April 22, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Remaining classes will be Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, through May 23. This is a six week basic disaster preparedness course designed to build a foundation for a lifestyle of preparedness.

During the class you will accomplish family plans and documents, safe home assessment, lighting and energy plans for power outage, evacuation plans with maps and routes, minimum three day food and water storage, car kit, home emergency supplies established, grab and go bags, shelter-in-place room and supplies and spiritual preparedness.

Individual Participant Kits are $75, Couple Kits are $110, and the Facilitator Kit is $125. Contact Mary Powell at pastormarye@sbcglobal.net or 512-740-8984 for more information.

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Dr. Dale to teach Courageous Bible Study

Wednesdays beginning April 24, 6:15 - 7 p.m., Room TBA

The Courageous Bible Study is inspired by the movie of the same name, and is open to men and women.

• Session I - Courageous Call, It takes courage to fight for my family.
• Session II - Courageous Priorities It takes courage to value what matters most.
• Session III - Courageous Legacy, It takes courage to impact future generations.
• Session IV - Courageous Faith, It takes courage to stand with Christ.

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Preschool Openings Still Available

The Preschool still has opening available from the 2012-2013 school year. Please call (512) 244-1538 for more information on registering.

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Donations Needed

The following items are needed at the Round Rock Serving Center:

• Peanut Butter
• Dried Beans
• Cereal & Oatmeal
• Canned Tuna
• Canned Soup
• Diapers - All Sizes

Please drop off your donated items in the Family Life Center or Chapel in the plastic bins marked “Food Pantry”.

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We need your Father’s Photo!

On Father’s Day in the FLC, we will have a photo montage of fathers during worship. If you would like to include a picture, please send one of the following:

• A picture of your father
• A picture of you and your father together.
• You and your father’s full name.

Scan pictures and send as a jpeg along with your information to Maggie at maggie.drye@gmail.com by June 11. For more information contact Rev. Steven Buchele.

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May is Donate Your Gently Worn Shoes Month!

Your Extra Pair, Could Be Their First May 1 - 31, 2012, St. Philip’s Campus Your gift of footwear is important to children and adults around the world. Footwear can help eliminate the spreading of diseases through the foot as well as help children obtain an education - as many schools have footwear requirements to attend. When you take time to recycle your footwear, you are in fact changing lives. With an average of 700 MILLION pairs of shoes thrown away by Americans each year, the effect on the nation’s landfills and atmosphere could be devastating. Your St. Philip’s Mission Outreach Team is doing their part to change that by partnering with Soles4Souls to collect your gently worn shoes and then recycling your footwear to give it a second chance at life. May is Donate Your Gently Worn Shoes Month! Large Shoe Boxes will be by the doors of the Family Life Center and Chapel to collect your Gently Worn Shoes during the month of May. For more information contact Rev. Steven Buchele.

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Graduate Sunday Sunday, May 20 If you are a graduating senior in our church family, or know of a graduating senior that attends St. Philip’s, please email Dana Harrison at dana@stphilipsumc.org with the following information: their name, where they are graduating from, and what their future plans are. Pictures are also welcomed! Thank you for your help in honoring this year’s high school graduates!

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