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Shepherd of the Hills offers three worship services to accommodate our increasing membership and to offer different worship options to the community. The Sunday morning schedule is as follows:

8:00 a.m. - Traditional Blended Worship
9:30 a.m. - Modern Worship
11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship

The Traditional Blended Worship Service is a relaxed traditional service with music drawn from a broad range of styles, including traditional hymns, contemporary praise, and everything in between. The Sanctuary Chorale is part of this worship service on a regular basis.

The Modern Worship Service is a fluid, informal service filled with exclusively contemporary praise music, led by our Worship Leader, Aaron Flores. In addition, prayer stations within the worship space impart personal, interactive elements, such as the Eucharist, intercession, and message response, to those who are led to experience them.

The Traditional Worship Service is the formal liturgical experience of our cherished Methodist ritual. This service has elements such as processionials, the Doxology, and sung responses. The music in this service is drawn from traditional repertoires, including hymns and classical works. Music leadership is provided by a variety of ensembles, soloists, and instrumentalists.

From May 2 to May 17, 26 people from Shepherd of the Hills will be on a Pilgrimage through Christian England. During this two-week pilgrimage, church members will experience God's power and grace as they visit historic Wesleyan sites such as Aldersgate Street, Wesley's Chapel, The New Room at Bristol (Wesley's Outdoor Headquarters), Epworth (John Wesley's Birthplace) as well as many other sites of critical importance to the Christian faith. Please keep the following friends of our church in your prayers as they walk in the historic footsteps of saints past and present:

Mike & Jan Brooks, Sunny Hartman, Bambi Comer, Marjorie Johnson, Rev. Jerry & Juda Carter, John Hoffer & Cyndy Krepps-Hoffer, Jim & Gay Mulgrew, Terrie McComb, Kris Andreasen, Elizabeth Schoettger, Steve & Barbara Szemenyei, Jan & Holly Newton (Thousand Oaks), Craig, Bettina, David and Rachel Brown, Judie Bertolino, Lauri Schutz, Bruce and Karen Wendel.

The schedule is:
May 2-3: travel & arrive in London
May 4: London (Wesley's Chapel, Westminister Abbey)
May 5: London (aldersgate, British Museum, Tower of London)
May 6: London (free day)
May 7: Glastonbury (Stonehenge, Salisbury, Avebury
May 8: Glastonbury (Bristol, New Room, Cheddar, Wells)
May 9: Oakham (Stratford-Upon-Avon)
May 10: Wooler (Travel Day)
May 11: Wooler (Lindesfarne, Bamburgh)
May 12: Windermere (Hadrian's Wall, Haltwhistle)
May 13: York (York Minster)
May 14: York (Epworth, Durham)
May 15: York (free day)
May 16: Windsor (Coventry, Windsor Castle)
May 17: Oxford, and travel home

Craig hopes to publish pictures to his blog, if he is able to find an internet connection.

"Parents of Little Ones" (youngest is 6th grade and under)

Next gathering May 4th, 11am-12noon.
Join us for study, prayer, worship and fellowship.
For additional information contact Russ Jacobson at rjacobson@sothumc.org

Shepherd of the Hills annual Vacation Bible School is August 11 through 15, from 8:45 to noon. Cost is $30, and is for ages 4 years old (by July 1st) thru 6th grade. The brochure, including registration form and volunteer form, is here:

Vacation Bible School brochure