Newsletter February 2015.pdf

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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 Musi

Margaret E. McGuirk, OrganistNancy Slezak, Memorial Handbell

Director and Assistant Organist

CHURCH OFFICE

Elean Heist, Administrative Assistan

Jennifer Gilliland, Financial Secreta

Lyn Goehring, Treasurer

CUSTODIANSJohn D. Whittington

Bobby Jo Sullins

The Hill United

Presbyterian Church

501 Second Street

Butler, Pennsylvania 16001

724-287-5427

E-mail: hillup@zoominternet.

www.hillup.org

Worship, Study and Fellowship With Us!

February 2015

UPon the HillNewsletter of The Hill United Presbyterian Church Butler, PA

Gods

Perfect

Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 1 John 3:18

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 2014


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WORSHIP SCHEDULE

SUNDAY MORNING

WORSHIP SERVICES

10:30 - 11:30 A.M.

FEBRUARY 8, 20155th Sunday After Epiphany

Sermon: A New Teaching!

Rev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Isaiah 40: 21-31; Mark 1: 21-39

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

4th Sunday After EpiphanyLords Supper - Traditional

Sermon: Becoming Fishers of People

Rev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Jonah 3: 1-10; Mark 1: 14-21

FEBRUARY 22, 20151st Sunday in Lent

Sermon: Preparation For Ministry

Rev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: 1 Peter 3: 18-22; Mark 1: 9-15

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Transfiguration of the Lord

Sermon: Listen To Him!

Rev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: 2 Peter 1: 16-21; Mark 9: 2-9

SUNDAYSEASONAL SERVICE

FEBRUARY 18, 2015Ash Wednesday

7:00 p.m.Community Presbyterian Service

At St. Andrews Presbyterian ChurchWith Preaching And Lords Supper

Followed By A Friendship Time


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FEBRUARY 2015WORSHIP ATTENDANCE

IN DECEMBER 2014 AND JANUARY 2015

Our gatherings for the Worship of Godin Jesus Christ is the center of our lifetogether in Christs Church. All else flows

from that: our gathering for study, forfellowship, for service, and for outreach.Take the time to invite and bring a relative,neighbor, or friend to worship. Thank you!

Dear Brothers and Sisters,Members and Friends of the

Hill United PresbyterianChurch:

The month of February brings with itthe beginning of the Lenten Season.

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday andincludes the forty days (less the sixSundays) before Easter.

Lent is forty days because it remindsus of the forty days Jesus spent in thewilderness being tested and tempted bySatan after Jesus Baptism.

Often times, Lent is understood as atime of denying yourself something forspiritual purposes.

How about, rather than denyingyourself some things, adding some things

to your spiritual life!

A person could add more prayer andBible study; or be more loving towardsothers; or share about ones life in ChristJesus with others; or take on a trial tithingperiod in ones monetary gifts to theministry and mission of the Church.

Take a few moments to consider andpray about this proposal for Lent 2015!

Yours for giving more through ChristJesus this Lenten Season,

Pastor ClarkRev. Clark Sawyer

Sunday

12/7 129

12/14 117

12/14 (Christmas Musical) 245

12/21 (Cantata) 392

12/24 (4 p.m.) 49

12/24 (8 p.m.) 298

12/28 91

1/4 102

1/11 1001/18 115

1/23 (Godspell, Jr.) 195



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The above amounts represent the 2014 financialtransactions in the general operating fund. This summarydoes not include any of the special and endowment funds.

You may help the work of the Lord and your Hill familyof faith by staying current on the payment of your tithesand offerings. Our ministries, programs and missioncommitments go on throughout the year regardless of theseason.

The next newsletter deadline is FEBRUARY 15, 2015!

BIBLE RE DING S FOR FEBRU RY

Financial

Summary

Morning Evening

1 Ex. 27, 28 Matt. 21: 1-22

2 Ex. 29, 30 Matt. 21: 23-46

3 Ex. 31, 32, 33 Matt. 22: 1-22

4 Ex. 34, 35 Matt. 22: 23-46

5 Ex. 36, 37, 38 Matt. 23: 1-22

6 Ex. 39, 40 Matt. 23: 23

397 Lev. 1, 2, 3 Matt. 24: 1 - 28

8 Lev. 4, 5 Matt. 24: 29 - 51

9 Lev. 6, 7 Matt. 25: 1 - 30

10 Lev. 8, 9, 10 Matt. 25: 31 - 46

11 Lev. 11, 12 Matt. 26: 1 - 25

12 Lev. 13 Matt. 26: 26 - 50

13 Lev. 14 Matt. 26: 51 - 75

14 Lev. 15, 16 Matt. 27: 1 - 26

15 Lev. 17, 18 Matt. 27: 27 - 50

16 Lev. 19, 20 Matt. 27: 51-66

17 Lev. 21, 22 Matt. 28

18 Lev. 23, 24 Mark 1: 1 - 22

19 Lev. 25 Mark 1: 23 - 45

20 Lev. 26, 27 Mark 2

21 Num. 1, 2 Mark 3: 1 - 19

22 Num. 3, 4 Mark 3: 20 - 35

23 Num. 5, 6, 7 Mark 4: 1 - 20

24 Num. 8, 9, 10 Mark 4: 21 - 41

25 Num. 11, 12, 13 Mark 5

26 Num. 14, 15, 16 Mark 6: 1 - 29

27 Num. 17, 18, 19 Mark 6: 30 - 56

28 Num. 20, 21, 22 Mark 7: 1 - 13

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Receipts and DisbursementsFOR MONTH ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014

Actual Budget

Variance

Favorable(Unfavorable)

ReceiptsEnvelope **

Offerings $212,232 $221,000 ($8,768)

Other Offerings

& Receipts 151,935 117,704 34,231

Total Receipts 364,167 338,704 25,463

Disbursements

Personnel 199,269 203,785 4,516

Buildings &Grounds 40,375 39,700 (675)

Capital

Improvements 4,165 0 (4,165)

Office

Operations 8,304 9,500 1,196

Stewardship 13,140 12,999 (141)

Mission Support 25,929 22,520 (3,409)

Christian

Education 12,866 17,000 4,134

Nurture 4,266 5,800 1,534

Worship 16,334 11,200 (5,134)Discipleship 33,085 16,200 (16,885)

Total

Disbursements 357,733 338,704 (19,029)

Net of Receipts

over Disburse- 6,434 0 6,434

Fund Balance

Unrestricted (Deficit) ($17,874)

Designated 29,761

Total General Fund 11,887

Hill U.P. Prayer ListWould you like to receive our weeklyprayer list by email? If this is something youare interested in receiving, please send an emailto Elean Heist at our church office [email protected] asking to be added tothe weekly prayer email list.

Do you have a person or persons that youwould like added to our weekly prayer list?You can also email the information to Elean

Heist at our church office [email protected] to have them added.

Please be sure to have your emails sent inby 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays each week to beincluded in the weekly prayer list. If you haveany questions, please feel free to contact Elean.


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1st - Miranda Brady and

Nathan Karwoski2nd - Jennifer Gilliland and

Marsh Miller7th - Joyce Augustine8th - Kathy Nevel and

Kirkland Porter9th - John Anderson

10th - Daniel Miller11th - Lydia Reeger andRobert Welch

12th - Michael McNeish18th - Amanda Holmes and

John Porter19th - Rachel Fagan and

Norbert Slezak20th - Dan McKnight25th - Tommy Walters26th - Bill Ellis

Kids Club will resume on Wednesday,February 4th at 5:30 p.m. Invite kids youknow to be part of a fun way tolearn about the love of Christ intheir lives! If youd like to help inany way, contact Kathy Sawyer.

Hill Church is now on Facebook! Be sure to like u

Profile in Service

ea Welch

In 1979 the Worship Committee asked BeaWelch, a life-long member of Hill Church, to make

the communion bread. The late Virginia Lytle, aformer member, got the recipe from a Butler bakerythat closed. Bea rolls out the dough on poster boardthat she has marked off in 5/8 inch squares. Threeyears ago Bea recruited Kerry McElhaney to makethe bread during the winter, from December throughMarch. Bea will be rolling out the bread again in

April.

Making the communion bread is only one of theways that Bea serves the church. She is Moderatorof Presbyterian Women, Secretary of the Board ofDeacons, and head usher for the womens team.

She also served as Church Treasurer for 20 years.In the past she has taught Sunday school and at onetime headed the former Vacation Bible School

program.

Teaching Sunday school for third and fourth

graders was probably the most rewarding, Bea

Happy Birthday!

The Seekers will be having a pot

luck luncheon on Sunday,

February 22nd in the Hall

Lounge following our morning

service. Please bring a dish to share fofellowship and fun!

The Worship & Discipleship committee islooking for people who are interested inlearning how to operate the sound boardand new projection system & software tobe used during worship services. No priorknowledge or use of the equipment isrequired. There will be an instructionaltraining session after worship, to bescheduled in March. Please see Tommy

Walters, Mike Fagan, Kathy Ruffel, KathySawyer or Clark Sawyer for more details!


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GHANA MISSION TASK FORCE REPORT

On January 14th, we received an 11 x 16 photograph of the District Pastor andthe Presbyters(Elders) of the Bubiashie congregation. Please take a look at thefaces and appreciate the beautiful colors and patterns of their clothing. Their

names are listed on the back of the photograph.

Bernard Daddy commented in an e-mail that no Christmas cards were sent and this picture would be

the greeting. The scholarship grants have been awarded. He hopes to send us some pictures.

McWilson Atakro has a birthday on February 2nd. Send him an e-mail with good wishes. His addressis: [email protected]

Please continue to keep the Bubiashie District churches, Bernard Daddy, chairperson of the BubiashieScholarship Committee, as well as the students, and Joshua Heikkila, the West Africa Liaison for thePC(USA), in your prayers. Also continue to pray for resolution to the Ebola health crisis in WestAfrica and for an end to the barbaric and unceasing terrorism by Boko Haram against the citizens of

Nigeria.

James Ihlenfeld for the Ghana Mission Task Force

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Every year Hill Church is asked to support the work of the Beaver-Butler Presbytery,the Synod of the Trinity and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA.This support is made through a per-capita assessment of church members. Thisassessment has been used for over 150 years to fund the essential work of thePresbyterian Church.

As we have done in past years, we are inviting members to the Hill Church family offaith to contribute to the support of the shared work of the Presbyterian Church USA.The per-capita assessment for 2015 is $39.93 per member which includes all thosewho have been baptized and have made their profession of faith. For example, a singlemember would contribute $39.93, a couple who are both members would contribute$79.86, a couple with one confirmed child would contribute $119.79 and so on.

For your convenience in making this offering, a special blue envelope has beenincluded in your regular box of envelopes, appearing between

the January 25thand the February 1stenvelopes. Or you maymark the memo line of your check per-capita and this offeringwill be properly credited to your giving statement.

Thank you for your continued generosity and support.


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VOLUNTEERS for FEBRUARY 2015 SUNDAY

USHERTEAM

GREETERSBEFORE

GREETERSAFTER

(DEACONS)

COUNTINGELDERS

NURSERY ACOLYTECOFFEEHOUR

FEBRUARY

1

Ladies

Team

Volunteers

Needed

SharonMontag

Dennis Hawk

Carol Gadsby Bryce Hawk Louise Evans

Jack Montag Tim Moses

FEBRUARY

8

Bob Scotts

TeamBea Welch

Karen Shultz Bob Kennedy

Lois MinichDeclan

GrahamMarsh Miller

Bea Welch Marsh Miller

FEBRUARY15

Junior

Team

Anne

McCaw

Cathy ZarnickLaraine

McCreaJim Kamerer Emily Rogers Deacons

John

Anderson

Carolyn

Street

FEBRUARY22

Jack

Montags

Team

Audrey

Nossokoff

Patti

Donaldson

Pete

McElhaney Nancy

DaughertyLane Hawk

Congregational

MeetingCarole Hall Pat Brennen

MIDDLE SECTIONBRADY STREET SECTION PEARL ST. SECTIONOVERFLOW AREA

FEBRUARY 1 Sharon Montag, 724-285-3231 Karen Shultz, 724-283-2413

FEBRUARY 8 Nancy Daugherty, 724-285-1013 Janet Edinger, 724-282-7782

FEBRUARY 15 Lois Minich, 724-283-1875 Volunteer Needed

FEBRUARY 22 Dennis Hawk, 724-285-6355 Peg Dumbaugh, 724-789-7331

FEBRUARY 1 FEBRUARY 8 FEBRUARY 15 FEBRUARY 22

Donated with love in honorof our Ghanaian SisterChurches in Bubiashie,

Accra, Ghanaby Clark and Kathy Sawyer

Donated in lovingmemory of Ada M. and

Robert V. Scottby their children and

grandchildren

Donated in lovingmemory of

Alberta Cooper byPatti Donaldson and Georgia

Rauschenberger

Donated with lovin honor of ourchildren andgrandchildren

by Clark and KathSawyer

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 sign the guest registry, and invite them to Fellowship Hour on Sunday.

COMMUNION TEAM Team ANEWSLETTER TEAM in FEBRUARY (for March) Team B

(Willing Workers)VAN DRIVER for FEBRUARY - Chad Provident - (724-256-5908)

PULPIT FLOWERS


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