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that they find a spiritual home and discover for themselves the unending richness of life in Christ. Worship Services Sunday, Dec. 2 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m. Pathways, and 11:15 a.m. Pastor Jim Roberts Signs Luke 21:25-36 Sunday, Dec.

1 NOV. 30, 2018 A PUBLICATION OF OAK HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 7815 Hwy. 290 W. Austin, TX (512) Pastors Jim Roberts, Katy Fitzgold, Laura Smith Adam Radical Hospitality at Oak Hill UMC: A desire to invite, welcome, receive, and care for those who are strangers so that they find a spiritual home and discover for themselves the unending richness of life in Christ. Worship Services Sunday, Dec. 2 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m. Pathways, and 11:15 a.m. Pastor Jim Roberts Signs Luke 21:25-36 Sunday, Dec. 9 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m. Pathways, and 11:15 a.m. Pastor Jim Roberts Wilderness Cry Luke 3: a.m. Pathways Mike Trujillo February 12, 2059, Forty Years Later Romans 15:30-33 Agape Christmas Market Happens Sunday Sunday, Dec. 2 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall Looking for a way to honor someone at Christmas? Interested in supporting area programs that support and uplift our neighbors? Want to support fair trade efforts throughout the world? Consider the Agape Christmas Market for your holiday gift giving! Join us Sunday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Fair Trade vendors at the market will be True Vineyard Ministries, Zuri Styles, Ten Thousand Villages of Austin, and the

2 Oak Hill UMC United Methodist Women. Agape Christmas Market shoppers also will be able to purchase alternative gifts in support of Oak Hill UMC Community Ministries partners, including Central Texas Food Bank, Foundation Communities, Oak Hill Community Alliance, The Refuge for DMST (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking), Water to Thrive, and others. Don t miss this terrific opportunity to take care of much...most...all of your Christmas shopping! Agape Christmas Market Sunday, December 2, 2018 Thank you for participating in the Agape Christmas Market For your shopping consideration, we offer the following opportunities. (Use the blank in front of the item to indicate how many of each funding item you wish to purchase.) Burke Center Help a boy in Foster Care s residential housing with needed clothing and supplies. $20 $30 $50 Central Texas Food Bank Your gift helps provide nourishing meals for the 46,000 residents of Central Texas who rely on the food bank for meals. One third of those residents are children. Your gift goes further this season thanks to a generous matching grant during the holidays. $1 buys eight meals $10 buys 80 meals $20 buys 160 meals $50 buys 400 meals Foundation Communities Help stock a home for families fresh out of homelessness. $20 buys a shower curtain and rings cooking utensils or glassware $30 buys bath linens, silverware or plates and bowls $50 buys pots and pans Heifer International $5 share of sheep, pigs, rabbits, or goat $10 share of flock of chicks, ducks or geese $50 share of a heifer Homeless Neighbors in Oak Hill Partner with the Oak Hill Community Alliance to serve homeless neighbors in the Oak Hill area $10 buys a rain poncho or tarp $20 buys a hygiene kit $30 buys a sleeping bag Teddy Bear Christmas Party PJs Make Christmas warm and cozy by providing a brand new pair of pajamas to an Oak Hill area child. Distribution at the Teddy Bear Christmas Party on Dec. 8. $15 a pair of pajamas for one child $30 a pair of pajamas for two children The Refuge for DMST (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking) Help girls heal who have been rescued from trafficking have a merry Christmas at their first annual holiday party. Your gifts help toward party goods and/or recreational equipment for the girls. $10 $20 $50 Water to Thrive The Seven Sunday School class leads Oak Hill in partnering with Water to Thrive to bring the gift of a well of clean, safe, drinking water sufficient to supply an entire village. Contributions all apply toward the next well project. $10 $20 $50 Purchaser s name (Please print) Decorate the Halls (Sanctuary) on Saturday! Saturday, Dec a.m. Sanctuary Help us trim the tree and hang the holly as we make sure the Sanctuary is festively decorated for Advent and Christmas! The fun begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Coffee and donuts will be provided by the Worship Team. To order a poinsettia for the Sanctuary, look for order forms inside Sunday morning bulletins or in the church office. Orders are due by Dec. 14. The price is $15 each...same as last year! For more information about decorating and ordering poinsettias, please contact Susan McBride at maddygin@austin.rr.com. Bring Your Teddy Bear on Sunday! Oak Hill UMC will once again host area families at the Travis County Community Center. The party, 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, will include breakfast, holiday crafts, story time, bounce houses, and, of course, Teddy Bears. Plan to bring your furry friend to church on Sunday, Dec. 2. Leave Teddy in the pew as you leave worship. Bears will be collected and given to area children at the party. Donation boxes can be found in the foyer and Fellowship Hall. Want to help with the party itself? Learn more at the Connection Station or contact Vicki Matustik at vicki@oakhillumc.org.

Sponsor a Foundation Communities Family for Holidays Extend Christ s love during the holidays by sponsoring a Foundation Communities family and helping to fulfill the wish lists of children and

To help a family, go to the Sponsor Registration page. You can designate Live Oak Trails and/or Southwest Trails in the comment section at the bottom of the form.

3 Sponsor a Foundation Communities Family for Holidays Extend Christ s love during the holidays by sponsoring a Foundation Communities family and helping to fulfill the wish lists of children and parents. Several of the families live just down Texas 71 at Live Oak Trails and Southwest Trails, two affordable family complexes that Oak Hill UMC has partnered with for various events and projects. To help a family, go to the Sponsor Registration page. You can designate Live Oak Trails and/or Southwest Trails in the comment section at the bottom of the form. Sponsor forms are due by Tuesday, Dec. 4. Children s News Gingerbread Decorating Workshop! Saturday, Dec a.m. Children s Building Great Room All are welcome at our annual gingerbread decorating workshop! Contact Jennifer Barkis at preschool@oakhillumc.org if you have questions. See you there! (Below, left) Miss Nicole, Miss Jenny, Jean, and Robin show off their family crowns of thankfulness. (Below, right) Hughie, Ellen, and Avery present some of their artwork from Miss Carrie s kindergarten Bible lesson on Queen Esther. Youth News Dec. 2 Sunday School with Lisa and Nikki. Join the fun at 10 a.m. Youth Group meets from 5-7 p.m. Coming up: Friday, Dec. 7 Youth Hangout Dinner and a Movie 6-10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 Caroling at Nursing Homes 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 Parent Social at Nikki Loftin s House 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 Youth Christmas Party 6-9 p.m.

4 Saturday, Jan. 5 Texas Stars Game (Price $20) 6-10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6 Back 2 School Surprise Trip 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 Wedding shower for Matt and Val 5-7 p.m. For information on the above events, contact Matt at matt@oakhillumc.org. Like us on Facebook: For all the latest info check out our Parent Info App: REMEMBER: The Youth Sunday School Class has partnered with the Travis County Community Center at Oak Hill to collect food and other personal items all year long. Donations will be delivered monthly to the center. Look for the collection bin in the hallway between the coffee bar area and the Youth Sunday School classroom. Our Prayers, Our Presence, and Our Gifts Presence (Nov. 18): Sunday School 168 8:45 a.m a.m :15 a.m. 174 Legacy Oaks 40 Worship Total 368 Gifts (Nov. 18): General Fund $18,567 Building Fund Debt Reduction $392 Presence (Nov. 25): Sunday School 113 8:45 a.m a.m :15 a.m. 148 Legacy Oaks 36 Sodalis 10 Worship Total 343 Gifts (Nov. 25): General Fund $15,161 Building Fund Debt Reduction $90 Endowment Fund $50 FreeStore $50 Prayers: Bob and Fran Batch; Alex Bennett; Ruth Anne Bush (Lois Rice s friend); Jim Chionsini (Jennifer Cortez s father); Les Conley; Carole Cortez; Jean and Larry Cortez (Mark Cortez s parents); Sandy Edwards (Debbie Sansom s friend); family and friends of Cathy Ingersoll (her father, Brad Davis, passed away Nov. 26); Amy Kadlecek; Aidan Marenco; Carl and Mary Ethel Moore; Diana Nelson; family and friends of William ( Bill ) Pampe (Bill passed away Nov. 20; his funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in the Oak Hill UMC Sanctuary); Karen Seuser; Susan Shineldecker; Cherrie Shoemaker; Teresa Talley (Lynn Sampsell s daughter); Anne Tiedt; Rick White (Karan and David Stripling s son-in-law); Janet Whitworth (Susan Shineldecker s friend); Reggie Wilson.

Stephen Ministers Are Available for Prayer The holiday season can be a very difficult time of year.

Whatever you are feeling, a Stephen Minister is available to you for prayer after every church service.

Please contact Alana Oehler if you would like a Stephen Minister to meet individually with you. Alana can be reached at 512-289-1988 or also@austin.rr.

This four-week study features the real-life stories of formerly incarcerated men and women as they find work and opportunity through Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California.

5 Stephen Ministers Are Available for Prayer The holiday season can be a very difficult time of year. Those who are grieving or struggling with personal or family issues may find this to be a time of sadness, loneliness, and hopelessness. Whatever you are feeling, a Stephen Minister is available to you for prayer after every church service. They are waiting to listen, hold your hand, offer a welcome hug, and extend God s love through prayer with you. Please contact Alana Oehler if you would like a Stephen Minister to meet individually with you. Alana can be reached at or also@austin.rr.com Find Hope in Home for Christmas Sundays Beginning Dec. 2 12:30 2 p.m. Room A206, Adult Education Building Join Pastor Laura for Home for Christmas, and find hope in unexpected places during Advent! This four-week study features the real-life stories of formerly incarcerated men and women as they find work and opportunity through Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California. Their experiences will bring home the hope, love, joy, and peace of Christmas to all of us. The study begins Sunday, Dec. 2, from 12:30-2 p.m. BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag lunch, that is). The book costs $11. Childcare is available by registration. Sign up at the Connection Station or by to Pastor Laura at laura@oakhillumc.org. December Begins With a Blood Drive Sunday, Dec. 2 9 a.m. Noon Oak Hill UMC Come lend a helping arm and save local lives. It s easy; just make an appointment online. The mobile van will be stationed in the parking lot. If you have eligibility questions, check out We Are Blood s website. If you have more specific questions or would like assistance signing up, call We Are Blood at For questions specific to our drive, contact Anita Barton at anitabchef@yahoo.com or Remember! Eat a full meal before donating, and bring your photo ID.

Coats for Kids Continues Coat Donations Needed Through Dec. 4 Coffee Bar Area Somewhere in your life you have coats that you are not using anymore. Please consider donating them!

Please drop off coats in the barrel in the coffee bar area of Fellowship Hall by Dec. 4. Last year we gave out more than 180 coats!

The class would like to share the list with the entire congregation as a follow-up to what they ve learned together and as a way to contribute to the greater good.

those in need. Use an Advent calendar of action ideas to guide you through each day of the Advent season. Include the 12 Days of Christmas, too!

Have a Jesus birthday cake for Christmas dessert. For Gift-Giving: Limit the amount you spend this year and stick with it. And avoid the after-christmas debt that it takes months to pay off.

Give a Heifer International gift in your loved ones names. Go to their website and select the packages you can afford. Then let each of your loved ones choose the one that appeals to them.

6 Coats for Kids Continues Coat Donations Needed Through Dec. 4 Coffee Bar Area Somewhere in your life you have coats that you are not using anymore. Please consider donating them! All sizes are accepted toddler to teens. They will be cleaned and given to residents of Oak Hill at the Brown Santa event on Dec. 8. Please drop off coats in the barrel in the coffee bar area of Fellowship Hall by Dec. 4. Last year we gave out more than 180 coats! Alternative Giving Ideas Below is a list of alternative giving ideas compiled by the A Different Kind of Christmas class that ended Nov. 18. The class would like to share the list with the entire congregation as a follow-up to what they ve learned together and as a way to contribute to the greater good. For Advent & Christmas Day: Do a Reverse Advent Basket place a food or toiletry item in an Advent basket each day of Advent and give the entire basket to someone in need or to an organization helping those in need. Use an Advent calendar of action ideas to guide you through each day of the Advent season. Include the 12 Days of Christmas, too! Do one nice thing each day of Advent for someone include strangers along with your friends. Light an Advent candle each Sunday. Sing Happy Birthday, Jesus on Christmas morning before opening gifts. Have a Jesus birthday cake for Christmas dessert. For Gift-Giving: Limit the amount you spend this year and stick with it. And avoid the after-christmas debt that it takes months to pay off. Give homemade cookies and/or candy. Frame a special photo. Give fair trade items. Give an experience or an adventure, such as a concert! Support Oak Hill UMC s Agape Christmas Market each year. Give a Heifer International gift in your loved ones names. Go to their website and select the packages you can afford. Then let each of your loved ones choose the one that appeals to them. Heifer International will send them an acknowledgement of the gift sent in their honor. Great for grandchildren and people who don t need a thing. Check out the Cokesbury Book Store online they have many reasonably priced gifts and books (some fair trade) that keep the focus on the Incarnational birth of Christ and it s the United Methodist Church s official bookstore. Do Something for Others: Ask a lonely friend or neighbor or church member to have Christmas dinner with you. Give your time to a shut-in by visiting them. Go caroling at a senior living facility be sure you have permission first. Take new bags of pet food to a pet shelter. Send Christmas cards to the military. Participate in Angel Tree ministry or a similar project. Do Brown Santa as a family. Adopt another family and supply their needs and/or dinner. Donate to a mental health facility. Donate to a children s charity, such as Ronald McDonald House or M.D. Anderson. Donate new blankets, new coats and/or new socks to a homeless shelter. Volunteer as a family to help serve a Christmas Eve/Day meal at a homeless shelter. If you can t do it on Christmas, sign up for another day during Christmas break when it s hard to get volunteers. Take the kids with you!

Crafty Christians to Celebrate Christmas! Thursday, Dec. 6 7 p.m. Coffee Bar Area of Fellowship Hall Join the Crafty Christians as they choose from a cornucopia of Christmas crafts for gift giving!

7 Crafty Christians to Celebrate Christmas! Thursday, Dec. 6 7 p.m. Coffee Bar Area of Fellowship Hall Join the Crafty Christians as they choose from a cornucopia of Christmas crafts for gift giving! Jan Roberts will have a variety of projects ready for the group s get-together on Thursday evening, Dec. 6. As always, bring $2 and good cheer! UMW Book Club to Look at Life on the Ranch Thursday, Dec a.m. Panera Bread, 4625 W. William Cannon Dr. The Hawkins Ranch in Texas: From Plantation Times to the Present is our next selection. Author and family descendent Margaret Louis Furse writes a panoramic view of 160 years of ranch life. Please join us as we meet at 10 a.m. Thursday morning, Dec. 6, at Panera Bread on William Cannon. Contact Diana Goodloe at dianagoodloe@gmail.com if you have questions. It s the Mary Martha Circle Christmas Program! Monday, Dec :15 a.m. Fellowship Hall Join us for Christmas Joy! Our Christmas program features singing by our preschool children and reading of a Christmas story by Kathy Gathright. Books will be donated to the Preschool library. A special surprise lunch will be served. Hostesses are Charlotte Bennett and Carol Hartman. Blue Christmas Service Tuesday, Dec p.m. Sanctuary Are the holidays one of the most lonely, difficult times of the year for you? Join us in the Sanctuary on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. for Blue Christmas an opportunity to acknowledge your feelings and to invite God s healing presence into the midst of your sadness and pain. Christmas without a loved one, unemployment and/or financial hardship, a devastating illness, a broken relationship these, and a multitude of other situations are times in life when the joy of Christmas is difficult to find. Blue Christmas offers us an intentional space for quiet worship in the midst of everyone else s joy. Come as you are and bring who you are, tears included. You are not alone! 2019 Men s Retreat Is in the Works! Jan , 2019 Wellspring Retreat Center in Blanco Attention, Oak Hill UMC men: The annual United Methodist Men Men s Retreat will be held Jan , 2019, at the beautiful Wellspring Retreat Center in Blanco. Stay tuned for more information.

Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Highway 290 West Austin, TX 78736 www.oakhillumc.

8 The Cornerstone (USPS ) is published by Oak Hill United Methodist Church at 7815 Hwy. 290 W., Austin, TX POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Cornerstone, 7815 Hwy. 290 W., Austin, TX 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 cornerstone@oakhillumc.org. Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Highway 290 West Austin, TX Ministers All members of Oak Hill UMC Pastors Jim Roberts Katy Fitzgold Laura Smith Adam Director of Music Ministries Suzanne Pence Associate Director of Music Ministries Kati Cox Handbell Choir Director & Accompanist Cathy Ingersoll Organist Sheryl Stack Pathways Worship Leader Nick Andrews Director of Preschool Ministries Jennifer Barkis Director of Children s Ministries Jenny Holm Ass t Director of Children s Ministries Nicole Roesler Director of Youth Ministries Matt Villegas Financial Administrator Angie Bragg Facilities Administrator Daniel Urrutia Office Manager Kathy Williamson Director of Connections and Service Vicki Matustik Director of Communications Don Kerr Audio/Video Technician Evan Ingersoll Mark Your Calendars for a Wedding Shower! Sunday, Jan p.m. Fellowship Hall The Oak Hill UMC Youth will serve as special hosts for a wedding shower honoring Youth Ministries Director Matt Villegas and his bride-to-be, Valerie Gonzales. All are invited! Matt and Val s wedding date is Feb. 16, They are registered at Target and Bed Bath & Beyond. Target: tgt.gifts/vivavillegas Bed Bath & Beyond: Help is needed for set-up, decor, and finger foods! Sign up here: Contact Maria Longley with questions or to volunteer to help. Contact info: mplongley@gmail.com, Mark Your Calendars! Dec. 2 Agape Christmas Market (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) Dec. 2 Theology Pub (5-7 p.m. at Waterloo Ice House) Dec. 6 Crafty Christians (7 p.m.) Dec. 9 Children s Christmas Musical (8:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. services) Dec. 18 Blue Christmas Service (7 p.m.) Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Family Service (3 p.m.) Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Cantata (7 p.m.) (childcare available; interpreted for the deaf) Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Cantata (9 p.m.) Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight & Communion (11 p.m.) Jan United Methodist Men Men s Retreat (Blanco) Jan. 13 Wedding Shower for Matthew, Our Youth Director, and Val (5-7 p.m.)

Worship Services Hwy. 290 W. Austin, TX (512) Pastors Jim Roberts, Katy Fitzgold, Laura Smith Adam

Worship Services Hwy. 290 W. Austin, TX (512) Pastors Jim Roberts, Katy Fitzgold, Laura Smith Adam DEC. 7, 2018 A PUBLICATION OF OAK HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 7815 Hwy. 290 W. Austin, TX 78736 (512) 288-3836 Pastors Jim Roberts, Katy Fitzgold, Laura Smith Adam Radical Hospitality at Oak Hill UMC: