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October 2013

UPon the HillNewsletter ofThe Hill United Presbyterian Church Butler, PA

Worship, Study and Fellowship With Us!

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP, STUDY AND FELLOWSHIP

9:15 A.M.J.A.M. Session and Adult Study

9:30 A.M.30 Minutes (!) For Youth

10:30 A.M.Worship Service

11:30 A.M.Coffee / Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall

PASTORAL MINISTRY

Rev. Clark T. Sawyer

PROGRAM MINISTRY

Kathy O. Sawyer

MUSIC MINISTRY

Kathy O. Sawyer,

Director of Music

Margaret E. McGuirk,

Organist

Thomas P. Walters,

Director of Handbells

and Instrumental Music

Nancy Slezak,Memorial Handbell Director

and Assistant Organist

Jessica E. Sanzotti,

CHURCH OFFICE

Jennifer Gilliland,

Financial Secretary

Lyn Goehring,

Treasurer

CUSTODIANS

John Whittington

Bobby Jo Sullins

The Hill United

Presbyterian Church

501 Second Street

Butler, Pennsylvania 16001

724-287-5427

E-mail: [email protected]

www.hillup.org

Picture by Rev. Fred Young.


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SUNDAY MORNING

WORSHIP SERVICES

10:3011:30 A.M.

OCTOBER 13, 201321st Sunday after Pentecost2014 Stewardship Emphasis

Sermon: Called To Follow!Rev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Isaiah 55: 1-5; Luke 5: 1-11

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

OCTOBER 20, 201322nd Sunday after Pentecost

2014 Stewardship Emphasis

Sermon: Challenged To Grow!Rev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Psalm 25; Luke 7: 36-50

OCTOBER 27, 201323rd Sunday after Pentecost

2014 Stewardship Emphasis

Sermon: Sent To Serve!Rev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Isaiah 42: 1-9; Luke 22: 24-28

OCTOBER 6, 201320th Sunday after Pentecost

Lords Supper- Traditional

Peacemaking Offering

Sermon: Faith, Obedience and ServanthoodRev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Lamentations 3: 19-26; Luke 17: 5-10


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OCTOBER

FROM THE PASTORS DESK

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Membersand Friends of the Hill UnitedPresbyterian Church:

For over twelve years Hill Church hasoffered an alternative worship time onSaturday evening from 6:00 to 7:00p.m. Many and varied people tookadvantage of this service over the

years.

In particular, over the past year, theattendance for this service hasdeclined to a small number of people.With that in mind, we will no longeroffer the Saturday evening worshipservice.

However, from time to time, there maybe a Saturday worship service availablewith a seasonal emphasis such as anEaster Saturday Vigil or a Music, Artand Drama Camp Service.

Of course, our Lords Day Worship

Service will continue at 10:30 a.m. eachSunday!

In the month of October we have our2014 Stewardship Emphasis coming up.

I will be preaching on the themes:Called To FollowChallenged toGrowSent to Serve.

See you in worship as we focus on ourStewardship Life together this month!

Grace to you and Peace in our

Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

Pastor Clark Sawyer

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE IN

AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2013

Sunday

8/04 828/11 103

8/18 140

8/25 75

9/01 104

9/08 96

9/15 115

9/22 133

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Please join us at our times of gatheringfor Worship, Study, Fellowship, Serviceand Outreach. As you do so, please inviteand bring friends, neighbors and relativesto be with us!

Thank you very much!

20th AnnualChef Tasting Party &

Auction

Benefits Community Care Connections,Inc.

Sunday, October 6, 2013, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.at The Mansion, Route 8 South of Butler.

$40 per person, includes appetizers,entrees, desserts, wine and beer tasting.

Be sure to sign up for the Chef Hat Raffle

for $500 in restaurant gift cards42 Visio LCD TV raffleSteelers tickets/tailgate raffleSilent Auction

Phone: 724-283-3198www.communitycareconnect.org


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Congratulations to Chad and KellyProvident on the birth of theirdaughter Lena Nicole on September14, 2013, at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Gods Blessing and Love upon the

Providents and Lena!

The above amounts represent the 2013 financialtransactions in the general operating fund. Thissummary does not include any of the special andendowment funds.

You may help the work of the Lord and your Hill familyof faith by staying current on the payment of yourtithes and offerings. Our ministries, programs andmission commitments go on throughout the yearregardless of the season.

The next newsletter deadline is October 15, 2013

Date Morning Evening1 Isa. 11, 12, 13 Eph. 4

2 Isa. 14, 15, 16 Eph. 5: 1-16

3 Isa. 17, 18, 19 Eph. 5: 17-33

4 Isa. 20, 21, 22 Eph. 6

5 Isa. 23, 24, 25 Phil. 1

6 Isa. 26, 27 Phil. 2

7 Isa. 28, 29 Phil. 3

8 Isa. 30, 31 Phil. 4

9 Isa. 32, 33 Col. 1

10 Isa. 34, 35, 36 Col. 2

11 Isa. 37, 38 Col. 3

12 Isa. 39, 40 Col. 4

13 Isa. 41, 42 I. Thes. 1

14 Isa. 43, 44 I. Thes. 2

15 Isa. 45, 46 I. Thes. 3

16 Isa. 47, 48, 49 I. Thes. 4

17 Isa. 50, 51, 52 I. Thes. 5

18 Isa. 53, 54, 55 II. Thes. 1

19 Isa. 56, 57, 58 II. Thes. 2

20 Isa. 59, 60, 61 II. Thes. 3

21 Isa. 62, 63, 64 I. Tim. 1

22 Isa. 65, 66 I. Tim. 2

23 Jer. 1, 2 I. Tim. 3

24 Jer. 3, 4, 5 I. Tim. 4

25 Jer. 6, 7, 8 I. Tim. 5

26 Jer. 9, 10, 11 I. Tim. 6

27 Jer. 12, 13, 14 II. Tim. 1

28 Jer. 15, 16, 17 II. Tim. 2

29 Jer. 18, 19 II. Tim. 3

30 Jer. 20, 21 II. Tim. 4

31 Jer. 22, 23 Titus 1

BIBLE READING FOR OCTOBER

FINANCIAL SUMMARYReceipts and Disbursements

FOR MONTH ENDING AUGUST 31, 2013

Actual Budget

Variance Fa-vorable

(Unfavorable)

Receipts

Envelope Offer-

ings $142,792 $155,843 ($13,051)

Other Offerings

& Receipts 63,871 71,331 (7,460)

Total Receipts 206,663 227,174 (20,511)

Disbursements

Personnel 135,594 135,777 183

Buildings &

Grounds 26,797 27,913 1,116

Capital Improve-

ments 0 0 0

Office Opera-

tions 6,140 6,400 260

Stewardship 7,620 7,670 50

Mission Support 9,238 15,947 6,709

Christian Educa-

tion 9,774 11,333 1,559

Nurture 1,702 3,867 2,165

Worship 5,693 7,467 1,774Discipleship 14,063 10,800 (3,263)

Total Disburse-

ments 216,621 227,174 10,553

Net of Receipts

over Disburse-

ments (9,958) 0 (9,958)

Fund Balance

Unrestricted (Deficit) ($45,361)

Designated 25,023

Total General Fund (20,338)


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GHANA MISSION TASK FORCE REPORT

We give thanks to God for the many contributions from various members,groups, and organizations of our congregation directly to the Ghanaian

Scholarship Fund. $4994 was transmitted to and received by the Bubiashie scholarshipcommittee on September 5, 2013. Thank you for your caring about these young Christian

women.

As we look ahead, we continue to encourage each of you to plan a contribution in this nextyear. We also are considering cards or letters to be sent as Christmas greetings. That isnot finalized.

On September 6th, this message was received from Dr. Atakro:Thank you for this mail. I sent an immediate one only to be told it had a problem. We thankGod for protecting you all and being with Clark during his time of hospitalization. I hope he

is doing well.Peki is also fine. We are training 18 students to become pastors, 30 as Catechists, and 15music students.The secretary sends the monthly newsletter all the time. I read it all the time to keep meinformed about Butler. I cannot forget Butler, the Church and its people.Agnes will this year begin her Bachelor of Theology course at the Trinity College. Thethree boys are all in school at Legon, a university close to the Trinity College.

Greetings to all,Koku.

Please keep the Bubiashie District churches, Bernard Daddy, chairperson of the Bubiashiescholarship committee, as well as the students in your prayers.

MISSION CO-WORKERSBARRY & SHELLY DAWSONWe trust that all of you found a good experience listening to the Dawsons speak of their past journey and theirfuture hope for Gods work in Southeast Asia. If so and especially if you are a young adult between the ages of 1and 30, then this paragraph is directed to you. This is a season of growth as you seek to find your lifes vocation.

What is God calling you to do or to be? Do you want to make a difference? What do you want to do and how wiyou do it? This is a time of exploration and seeking new adventures. Maybe you have finished college, but areyou on the right path? Do you think about what God may be calling you to do? Consider becoming a YoungAdult Volunteer. Enter into a year of service and you may find a lifetime of change. You may truly discoverwhere you should be and what you should do. Obviously some young adults have entered the ministry because othis experience, but others have found through volunteering that nursing is the path or being a doctor in ruralhealthcare is the thing, or becoming a lawyer working on behalf of immigrants, or working on environmentalissues. Service can be overseas or nationally. If unsure of where you are, pray until you feel that Jesus is sayingto you, follow me If this type of adventure sounds interesting, then contact Richard Williams [email protected] or online check out pcusa.org/yav.


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R B J R A I H S E S X S S X X THANKFUL


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VOLUNTEERS for OCTOBER 2013 SUNDAY

COMMUNION TEAM Team BNEWSLETTER TEAM in OCTOBER (for November) Team A (The Hoover Family)

VAN DRIVER for OCTOBER ~ CHAD PROVIDENT 724-256-5908

PULPIT FLOWERS

MIDDLE SECTIONBRADY STREET SECTION PEARL ST. SECTIONOVERFLOW AREA

OCTOBER 6 Sharon Montag724-285-3231

Karen Shultz724-283-2413

OCTOBER 13 Nancy Daugherty724-285-1013

Janet Edinger724-282-7782

OCTOBER 20 Lois Minich724-283-1875

Barb Bishop724-282-2737

OCTOBER 27 Dennis Hawk724-285-6355

Peg Dumbaugh724-789-7331

USHERTEAM

GREETERSBEFORE

GREETERSAFTER

(DEACONS)

COUNTINGELDERS

NURSERY ACOLYTECOFFEEHOUR

OCT.

6

Ladies

Team

Gebrosky

Family

Carole Hall Louise Evans

Carol Gadsby Corah HawkVolunteers

NeededJudy Birch

Pete

McElhaney

OCT.

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Bob Scotts

TeamBea Welch

Kim Selfridge Steve ArnLois Minich Ben Huba

Susan

CatanzaritoPatti

Donaldson

Peg

Dumbaugh

OCT.20

Junior

Team

Anne

McCaw

Pam Lentz Dennis Hawk

Jim Kamerer Emily RogersVolunteers

NeededDavid

McCreaBob Kennedy

OCT.27

Don

Lanes

Team

Audrey

Nossokoff

Bea WelchKelly

Provident Kerry

McElhaney

Ruby

Waggoner

Mark and

Elma HallKathy Zarnick Tim Moses

OCTOBER 6 OCTOBER 13 OCTOBER 20 OCTOBER 27

Donated in honor of

our children,grandchildren and

great-grandchildrenby Wayne and Jan

Hoover

Donated in memory

of friends and familyby Susan Catanzarito

Donated in memory

of RaymondDaubenspeck byLinda Smialowski

Donated in honor of

Cathy and GaryZarnicks 35th

Wedding Anniversaryby Patti Donaldson

PEW GREETERS

Hill Church for many years was known as The Glad Hand Church. The Nurture Committee

wants to continue this tradition. Pew Greeters will now welcome visitors, encourage them to signthe guest registry, and invite them to Fellowship Hour on Sunday.


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9:30am-Women'sBible

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7:00pm-Deacons

Meeting

9:30am-WillingWorkers

3:30pm-NewHaven

Service

6:30pm-MemorialBells

7:30pm-ChancelChoir

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10:30am-WorshipRev.

ClarkSawyerPreaching

11:30am-Fellowship


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10:30am-WorshipRev.


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