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    February 2012 Newsletter

    February 2012 Newsletter from the downtown Austin church (First Church) here: 2012 February Newsletter

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    Phone or Skype into our services

    Our numbers have changed!  To phone into the the downtown Austin Church’s Sunday Service at 11 AM and Wednesday Noon Meeting by phone dial (530) 881-1400 and then enter access number 571758#. (This is a long distance number and your regular phone carrier long distance toll charges...

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    Shimmy’s Psalm 23

    by Linda Hosseinmardi The Lord is my master and takes care of all of my needs. She sets the sunshine to beam onto warm comfy places where I can take my doggie naps. These beams relax me. She assures that I always have refreshing water...

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    Adventures Unlimited Camp Show – Jan 28

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    Austin Food Bank volunteer day – Jan 28 9am-Noon

    Want to make a difference at the Austin Food Bank?  Join us next Saturday from 9am to noon (everyone is invited!).  We’ve got a group reservation to volunteer for the Austin Capitol Food Bank. We’ll meet up at 8:45am at 8201 South Congress Ave., Austin...

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    The Gift of Grace

    Reprinted from the Christian Science Monitor 12/22/2011 Are you wondering if the ribbon-tied packages under the tree hold the gifts you are hoping for this Christmas? One gift you are sure to receive is the gift of grace. I love the idea of this gift,...

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    A Christmas pilgrimage…2000 years later

    By Inge Schmidt at Time4Thinkers.com Presents wrapped? Check! Suitcases packed? Check! Gas in the car? Check! Work emails sent? Check! Schoolwork done? Check…mostly…good enough! The to-do list was cleared off, and I was ready to go. The next morning, my husband and I were leaving to...

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    12 Spiritual Steps to a Healthier Christmas

    By Tony Lobl at The Huffington Post UK I am one of those children for whom Advent calendars meant just one thing: chocolate – a daily dose ahead of a Christmas Day overdose. I can’t remember if those calendars also had religious or secular words...

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    Safe at School

    By Larissa R. One regular Friday, I went to school as usual. I went to my science class, and then my math class. I was in the middle of taking a math test, when the intercom went on, I heard the principal say “We are...

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    Michelle Armstrong: Unfallen

    I love Austin’s music scene! And I love Michelle Armstrong’s music. Enjoy this gift of song with an uplifting spiritual message from Time4Thinkers.com Currently living between Austin TX, and LA, Michelle Armstrong is no stranger to establishing her compelling musical presence throughout the U.S..  Michelle...

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