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DEC. 22, 2017
A PUBLICATION OFOAK HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
7815 Hwy. 290 W.Austin, TX 78736 • (512) 288-3836
Pastors Jim Roberts, Katy Fitzgold, Laura Smith Adam
Worship ServicesSunday, Dec. 2410 a.m. (NOTE: Just one morning service!) Pastor Katy Fitzgold The Redemption of Scrooge, Part 4: “The Hope of Christmas Future” — Luke 24:1-5 3 p.m. — Family Celebration (“Bedlam in Bethlehem”)7 p.m. — Traditional Worship with Candelight9 p.m. — Traditional Worship with Candlelight11 p.m. — Candlelight Worship With Communion
Wednesday, Dec. 27No “ReCharge” service this evening.
Sunday, Dec. 318:45 a.m., 10 a.m. “Pathways,” and 11:15 a.m. Pastor Laura Adam “Just What I Wanted” — Matthew 2:1-12 Special music by award-winning songwriter Malia Grace at 8:45 and 11:15 services.
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Remember: There is ONE worship service Sunday morning, Dec. 24. Join us at 10 a.m. as we celebrate the Fourth Sunday inAdvent. Later in the day, Christmas Eve services begin with the family-friendly children’s service at 3 p.m. (note the earlier time!). Identical traditional Christmas Eve services with candlelight are offered at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., followed at 11 p.m. with a moreintimate candlelight service with Communion. ——— A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t. — Charles H. Spurgeon May the true spirit of Christmas fill your home this Christmas and always.
CelebrateChristmasAT OAK HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
For more information,visit www.oakhillumc.org
Blue ChristmasA space for worship when grief accompanies ChristmasTuesday, Dec. 19, 7 pm
Christmas Eve3 pm Family Celebration7 pm Traditional Worship*+9 pm Traditional Worship*11 pm Candlelight Worship*~ * Candlelight ~ Communion + Interpreted for the Deaf
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There’s Royalty in the Air Sunday, Dec. 31All Three ServicesSanctuaryDec. 31 celebrates Epiphany. This is when the wise men followed the star that brought them to the Christ child. They came bearing gifts for the newborn king. The children present at each service will process down the aisles of the church that morning. So, please come experience this special service.
Dec. 31 is also an endowment collection Sunday. If a month has five Sundays, Oak Hill UMC utilizes the fifth Sunday for a special collection benefiting our Endowment Fund. This fund helps maintain our church for future generations and special projects. Our resident pig, Miss Penny Banks, will be here Sunday in her royal garb to help the children collect your loose change and dollars for this important fund. Your gifts to the church further God’s work in the world.
••• Children’s News— It’s almost time! Experience “Bedlam at Bethlehem” during our 3 p.m. Family Christmas Eve Celebration on Sunday. And don’t forget about the cookie decorating party that immediately follows it!
— Jenny Holm, Director of Children’s Ministries, highly recommends a free phone app called “Parent Cue.” The app helps parents interact with children from morning time to bedtime with the goal of moving the children toward a deeper faith and a better future. The app is available for FREE on Apple and Android devices. •••
Youth NewsComing Up in 2018:Jan. 14: Serving at Community First Ministries. 4-7 p.m.
Jan. 21: Family Game Night. 5-7 p.m.
Feb. 7: Confirmation begins for 7th graders and 8th graders who have not been confirmed. Please contact Matt [email protected] if you have a youth in either of these grades who wants to be confirmed. Class orientation is Jan. 31,and classes are Feb. 7-April 25.
Link to sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4baeae2ba4f94-confirmation3
Feb. 2-4: Don’t miss Midwinter Retreat at Camp Eagle! Cost is $175, and the registration deadline is Jan. 19. The Midwinter Retreat is open to all middle school and high school students (6th through 12th grades). Contact Matt at [email protected] for more information!
What a great youth Christmas party! The youth made blankets for a local nursing home, decorated ornaments and mugs, made tons of cookies, drank gallons of cocoa, and watched “Elf.” The Penneys provided Costco pizzas plus beverages. Approximately 20 youth attended!
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Songwriter Malia Grace Joins Us Dec. 31 Sunday, Dec. 31 8:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Services SanctuaryWe’re fortunate to have award-winning songwriter Malia Grace join us during our 8:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. services on New Year’s Eve. Malia’s first single, “Mama Didn’t Raise No Fool,” made headlines when it was exclusively released by “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in September 2015. Just off a 30-city tour as music director, keys player, and background vocalist for “American Idol” 2016 finalist, Dalton Rapattoni, Malia and Dalton opened for multi-platinum group “Blue October.” As a solo artist, Malia has show-cased for packed houses at SXSW and CMJ in New York City. Malia has also been awarded an Austin Songwriter of the Year Award. Malia graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Music Business and Busi-ness Foundations.
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Stephen Ministers Can Help During Difficult TimesFor some people the holiday season can be a very difficult time of the year. It can be a time of sadness, loneliness, and hopelessness, a time of self-evaluation and reflecting about the past, and a time of anxiety. Those who have lost loved ones, been separated from loved ones, or have had health issues can find it to be a very blue time. Too much pressure from the season can bring on stress and depression.
Whatever you are feeling, a Stephen Minister is available to you for prayer after every church service. You will find one waiting to listen, hold your hand, give a welcome hug, and extend God’s love through prayer with you.
Stephen Ministers care for people facing tough times through confidential, one-to-one Christian care. They provide the emotional and spiritual care needed when someone is faced with a crisis or difficulty such as grief, spiritual needs, health issues, relationship problems, job situations, or other life challenges. If you are in need of someone to share your concerns, please email Rae Barho at [email protected] or call her at (512) 589-5871 and ask about speaking with a Stephen Minister. For more information: www.oakhillumc.org/stephen-ministry/.
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Our PrayersLucy Cornell; Teagin Costanzo (great niece of Lynn Sampsell’s friend); Col. Jim Foster; Richard Grimmett; Carl Moore; VaughnMusgrave; Jon Nelson; Nicole Roesler (on the passing of Nicole’s mother-in-law); David Sampsell; Vivian’s grandfather (no last name); Reggie Wilson. And best wishes for a happy 75th birthday to Doug Slack!
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New MembersJohn and Shari Robertson (above) joined Oak Hill UMC at the 10 a.m. “Pathways” service Dec. 17. They transferred their member-ships from First UMC in Rockwall, TX. Welcome!
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Please Give to the ARCH Blanket Drive! Through Jan. 7Brrrrr! We are in the midst of the coldest time of the year, and ARCH (Austin Resource Center for the Homeless) is in need of warm, heavy blankets. Look for collection bins to be in the Narthex and Fellowship Hall through Jan. 7.
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Worship Committee Needs Help to “Undecorate”Saturday, Jan. 6 10 a.m. SanctuaryThe decorations are pretty, but soon it will be time to box up the baubles and store them until next year. The Worship Committee isasking for volunteers to meet in the Sanctuary at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, to take it all down, load it up, and haul it back to the Adult Education Building. It shouldn’t take more than 1-1/2 or 2 hours, and coffee and donuts will be provided! For more informa-tion, please contact Susan McBride at [email protected].
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UMW Wednesday Morning Study Group To Meet Jan. 10Wednesday, Jan. 10 10 a.m. Room 206, Adult Education BuildingThe UMW Wednesday Morning Study Group invites you to meet with them as they begin their first study of 2018. The group will be blessed with the leadership of Sue Sidney, a member of Cedar Park UMC and longtime UMW member. The study provides an overview of the three missionary conferences in the United Methodist Church. Please contact Gail Jones, (512) 906-0790 or [email protected], if you would like to attend. All are most welcome.
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Attention, United Methodist Men: Save the Date!The 2018 United Methodist Men’s (UMM) retreat will be Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12-13, at Well Spring Retreat Center in Blanco. For the low price of $50, participants will enjoy three meals (Chet Miles is executive chef!), lodging, and quality fellowship! It’s a wonderful time to get away, eat, and relax in beautiful surroundings. For more information, contact Steve Reese at (512) 940-2051 or [email protected].
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UMW Book Club Will Meet Jan. 25 Thursday, Jan. 25 10 a.m. Panera Bread, 4625 W. William Cannon Dr.Our next UMW Book Club selection is “World Without End” by Ken Follett. The second of the Kingsbridge trilogy contains a cast of fascinating characters and a powerful web of events. Join us for our next meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m. at Panera Bread on William Cannon. Please contact Diana Goodloe at [email protected] if you have questions.
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A Journey for the Heart!Christmas is about Jesus, but Advent, it seems, is about Mary, who is always pointing us toward Christ. From Mary we learn how to open our hearts to God, as she did at the Annunciation, when Gabriel spoke to her about giving birth to God’s son. Mary demonstrates over and over again what selfless service for others can look like. Mary opens our hearts to the truth that transformative mystery lives within the ordinary.
On Feb. 17, 2018, Pam Castles will be facilitating a retreat for the women of Oak Hill United Methodist Church titled, “Mary,Mystery, and Myopia: Changing Our Gaze to Map Our Journey.” Pam holds a master’s degree in Spiritual Formation from the Seminary of the Southwest and is a practicing spiritual director in Austin. Her exploration of Mary will not only provide instruction for the mind but will also be a journey for the heart.
Save the date for our 2018 Oak Hill Women’s Retreat: Friday evening, Feb. 16, through Sunday morning, Feb. 18. Watch for more information in the new year.
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Thanks, Angel Tree Prison Ministry Volunteers!Thank you to all the Angels who participated in this year’s Angel Tree Prison Ministry! Seventy-seven children of at least one incar-cerated parent received gifts from that parent (purchased and delivered by you)—plus a “Book of Hope” sharing the Gospel story and God’s eternal love and acceptance. — Don Roets
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UMW Presents Six Special Mission Recognition PinsOn Sunday, Dec. 10, UMW presented six Special Mission Recognition Pins to members who have tirelessly led and served in mis-sions to fulfill our UMW purpose. Here are their nominations:
Charlotte Bennett is a dedicated worker in Mary/Martha circle, the Worship Team, Hugs, Dorcas, and member of a small prayer group. She is silently and constantly working to develop a creative supportive fellowship for women at Oak Hill.
As treasurer of UMW, Angie Bragg works tirelessly to expand concepts of mission and to keep records of our dues and our funds flow-ing out to the many missions UMW supports. She works on OHUMC mission teams, attended the leadership workshop in Kansas City and is considered “The nicest person in the world to take a walk with,” and referred to as a person “we couldn’t live without.” More often than not you can find her working in the kitchen if a meal is being served.
Betty DeJong is the person you see selling Rada and That’s My Pan items. The funds she helps to raise pay for much of the work UMW does and supports many UMW programs. She took a good program and made it great! Betty also serves on SPRC and the Worship Team.
Cathy Herzog is social justice through public policy! She is a leader and inspirer, educating us about human trafficking, the UMW leg-islative event, and Texas Impact. During the past legislative session, she worked constantly attending briefings, writing weekly summa-ries of pending votes, and encouraging us to voice our opinion to our representatives.
Lydia Polomski is social justice on steroids! She lives a life perfected by love and good works, serving Montopolis Friendship Center. As a member of our OHUMC mission commission, she serves on OHUMC mission teams, has attended Mission U, and represents our congregation as a delegate to Annual Conference.
Pastor Jim Roberts is our fearless leader and inspirer, infected with God’s love and a passion for passing that love on to the world be-yond our windows. His actions speak as loud as his sermons as we see him going to Haiti, Galveston, Sierra Leone, working on OHUMC mission teams and Go! Days, and leading all people to freedom through Jesus Christ.
The UMW thanks you all for your service and leadership!
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No “Cornerstone” on Dec. 29Because the church offices will be closed, there will not be a “Cornerstone” distributed Friday, Dec. 29. The next issue will be distributed Jan. 5. Happy New Year!
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Mark Your Calendars!(Church offices will be closed Dec. 25 through Jan. 1) Sunday, Dec. 24 — Regular Morning Worship (one service at 10 a.m.) Sunday, Dec. 24 — Family Christmas Eve Celebration (“Bedlam in Bethlehem”) (3 p.m.) Sunday, Dec. 24 — Jesus’ Birthday Party (4 p.m.) Sunday, Dec. 24 — Traditional Candlelight Service (7 p.m. and 9 p.m.) Sunday, Dec. 24 — Candlelight Service with Communion (11 p.m.) Sunday, Dec. 31 — Regular Sunday Morning Worship (three services)Sunday, Jan. 7 — Theology Pub (5 p.m. at Waterloo Ice House)Friday-Saturday, Jan. 12-13 — UMM Men’s Retreat
Oak Hill United Methodist Church7815 Highway 290 WestAustin, TX 78736www.oakhillumc.org
The Cornerstone (USPS 012-959) is published by Oak Hill United Methodist Church at 7815 Hwy. 290 W., Austin, TX 78736. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Cornerstone, 7815 Hwy. 290 W., Austin, TX 78736. This newsletter issues weekly. Subscription rate: $12/year. OHUMC office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. M-Th and 9 a.m.-noon Friday. Submit announcements and articles to [email protected].
Ministers All members of Oak Hill UMCPastors Jim Roberts Katy Fitzgold
Laura Smith AdamDirector of Music Ministries Suzanne PenceAssociate Director of Music Ministries Kati CoxPathways Worship Leader Greg GrahamHandbell Choir Director & Accompanist Cathy IngersollOrganist Sheryl StackDirector of Preschool Ministries Jennifer BarkisDirector of Children’s Ministries Jenny HolmDirector of Youth Ministries Matt VillegasFinancial Administrator Angie BraggFacilities Administrator Daniel UrrutiaOffice Manager Kathy WilliamsonDirector of Communications Don KerrAudio/Video Technician Evan Ingersoll
