October 2013

UP on the Hill
Newsletter of The 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

Picture by Rev. Fred Young.

The Hill United Presbyterian Church 501 Second Street Butler, Pennsylvania 16001 724-287-5427 E-mail: hillup@zoominternet.net www.hillup.org

WORSHIP SCHEDULE
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICES 10:3011:30 A.M.

OCTOBER 6, 2013
20th Sunday after Pentecost Lords Supper - Traditional Peacemaking Offering

Sermon: Faith, Obedience and Servanthood Rev. Clark Sawyer Scripture: Lamentations 3: 19-26; Luke 17: 5-10 OCTOBER 13, 2013
21st Sunday after Pentecost 2014 Stewardship Emphasis

Sermon: Called To Follow! Rev. Clark Sawyer Scripture: Isaiah 55: 1-5; Luke 5: 1-11 OCTOBER 20, 2013
22nd Sunday after Pentecost 2014 Stewardship Emphasis

Sermon: Challenged To Grow! Rev. Clark Sawyer Scripture: Psalm 25; Luke 7: 36-50 OCTOBER 27, 2013
23rd Sunday after Pentecost 2014 Stewardship Emphasis

Sermon: Sent To Serve! Rev. Clark Sawyer Scripture: Isaiah 42: 1-9; Luke 22: 24-28

FROM THE PASTORS DESK

OCTOBER

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2013

Sunday 8/04 8/11 8/18 8/25 9/01 9/08 9/15 9/22 82 103 140 75 104 96 115 133

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Members and Friends of the Hill United Presbyterian Church: For over twelve years Hill Church has offered an alternative worship time on Saturday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Many and varied people took advantage of this service over the years. In particular, over the past year, the attendance for this service has declined to a small number of people. With that in mind, we will no longer offer the Saturday evening worship service. However, from time to time, there may be a Saturday worship service available with a seasonal emphasis such as an Easter Saturday Vigil or a Music, Art and Drama Camp Service. Of course, our Lords Day Worship Service will continue at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday! In the month of October we have our 2014 Stewardship Emphasis coming up. I will be preaching on the themes: Called To FollowChallenged to GrowSent to Serve. See you in worship as we focus on our Stewardship Life together this month! Grace to you and Peace in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Pastor Clark Sawyer

Please join us at our times of gathering for Worship, Study, Fellowship, Service and Outreach. As you do so, please invite and bring friends, neighbors and relatives to be with us! Thank you very much!

20th Annual Chef 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 cards 42 Visio LCD TV raffle Steelers tickets/tailgate raffle Silent Auction Phone: 724-283-3198 www.communitycareconnect.org

FINANCIAL SUMMARY Receipts and Disbursements

FOR MONTH ENDING AUGUST 31, 2013 BIBLE READING FOR OCTOBER
Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Morning Isa. 11, 12, 13 Isa. 14, 15, 16 Isa. 17, 18, 19 Isa. 20, 21, 22 Isa. 23, 24, 25 Isa. 26, 27 Isa. 28, 29 Isa. 30, 31 Isa. 32, 33 Isa. 34, 35, 36 Isa. 37, 38 Isa. 39, 40 Isa. 41, 42 Isa. 43, 44 Isa. 45, 46 Isa. 47, 48, 49 Isa. 50, 51, 52 Isa. 53, 54, 55 Isa. 56, 57, 58 Isa. 59, 60, 61 Isa. 62, 63, 64 Isa. 65, 66 Jer. 1, 2 Jer. 3, 4, 5 Jer. 6, 7, 8 Jer. 9, 10, 11 Jer. 12, 13, 14 Jer. 15, 16, 17 Jer. 18, 19 Jer. 20, 21 Jer. 22, 23 Evening Eph. 4 Eph. 5: 1-16 Eph. 5: 17-33 Eph. 6 Phil. 1 Phil. 2 Phil. 3 Phil. 4 Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 I. Thes. 1 I. Thes. 2 I. Thes. 3 I. Thes. 4 I. Thes. 5 II. Thes. 1 II. Thes. 2 II. Thes. 3 I. Tim. 1 I. Tim. 2 I. Tim. 3 I. Tim. 4 I. Tim. 5 I. Tim. 6 II. Tim. 1 II. Tim. 2 II. Tim. 3 II. Tim. 4 Titus 1

Actual Envelope Offerings Other Offerings & Receipts Total Receipts

Budget

Variance Favorable (Unfavorable)

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

63,871 206,663

71,331 227,174

(7,460) (20,511)

Disbursements
Personnel Buildings & Grounds Capital Improvements Office Operations Stewardship Mission Support Christian Education Nurture Worship Discipleship Total Disbursements Net of Receipts over Disbursements Unrestricted (Deficit) Designated Total General Fund 135,594 26,797 0 6,140 7,620 9,238 9,774 1,702 5,693 14,063 216,621 135,777 27,913 0 6,400 7,670 15,947 11,333 3,867 7,467 10,800 227,174 183 1,116 0 260 50 6,709 1,559 2,165 1,774 (3,263) 10,553

(9,958)

0 ($45,361) 25,023 (20,338)

(9,958)

Fund Balance

The above amounts represent the 2013 financial transactions in the general operating fund. This summary does not include any of the special and endowment funds.

Congratulations to Chad and Kelly Provident on the birth of their daughter Lena Nicole on September 14, 2013, at Butler Memorial Hospital. Gods Blessing and Love upon the

You may help the work of the Lord and your Hill family Providents and Lena! of faith by staying current on the payment of your tithes and offerings. Our ministries, programs and mission commitments go on throughout the year The next newsletter deadline is October 15, 2013 regardless of the season.

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 scholarship committee 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 next year. We also are considering cards or letters to be sent as Christmas greetings. That is not 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 thank God 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 15 music students. The secretary sends the monthly newsletter all the time. I read it all the time to keep me informed 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. The three 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 Bubiashie scholarship committee, as well as the students in your prayers.

MISSION CO-WORKERS BARRY & SHELLY DAWSON

We trust that all of you found a good experience listening to the Dawsons speak of their past journey and their future hope for Gods work in Southeast Asia. If so and especially if you are a young adult between the ages of 19 and 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 will you do it? This is a time of exploration and seeking new adventures. Maybe you have finished college, but are you on the right path? Do you think about what God may be calling you to do? Consider becoming a Young Adult Volunteer. Enter into a year of service and you may find a lifetime of change. You may truly discover where you should be and what you should do. Obviously some young adults have entered the ministry because of this experience, but others have found through volunteering that nursing is the path or being a doctor in rural healthcare is the thing, or becoming a lawyer working on behalf of immigrants, or working on environmental issues. Service can be overseas or nationally. If unsure of where you are, pray until you feel that Jesus is saying to you, follow me If this type of adventure sounds interesting, then contact Richard Williams at richard.williams@pcusa.org or online check out pcusa.org/yav. 5

FALL HARVEST WORD SEARCH

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VOLUNTEERS for OCTOBER 2013 SUNDAY

USHER TEAM GREETERS BEFORE GREETERS AFTER (DEACONS) COUNTING ELDERS NURSERY ACOLYTE COFFEE HOUR

OCT. 6

Ladies Team

Gebrosky Family

Carole Hall Judy Birch Kim Selfridge

Louise Evans Pete McElhaney Steve Arn Peg Dumbaugh Dennis Hawk Jim Kamerer Bob Kennedy Kelly Provident Tim Moses Kerry McElhaney Ruby Waggoner Emily Rogers Lois Minich Ben Huba Carol Gadsby Corah Hawk

Volunteers Needed

OCT. 13

Bob Scotts Team

Bea Welch

Patti Donaldson Pam Lentz David McCrea Bea Welch Kathy Zarnick

Susan Catanzarito

OCT. 20

Junior Team

Anne McCaw

Volunteers Needed

OCT. 27

Don Lanes Team

Audrey Nossokoff

Mark and Elma Hall

COMMUNION TEAM Team B NEWSLETTER TEAM in OCTOBER (for November) Team A (The Hoover Family) VAN DRIVER for OCTOBER ~

CHAD PROVIDENT 724-256-5908

PULPIT FLOWERS
OCTOBER 6 Donated in honor of our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren by Wayne and Jan Hoover OCTOBER 13 Donated in memory of friends and family by Susan Catanzarito OCTOBER 20 Donated in memory of Raymond Daubenspeck by Linda Smialowski OCTOBER 27 Donated in honor of Cathy and Gary Zarnicks 35th Wedding Anniversary by 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 sign the guest registry, and invite them to Fellowship Hour on Sunday.
MIDDLE SECTIONBRADY STREET SECTION OCTOBER 6 OCTOBER 13 OCTOBER 20 OCTOBER 27 Sharon Montag 724-285-3231 Nancy Daugherty 724-285-1013 Lois Minich 724-283-1875 Dennis Hawk 724-285-6355 PEARL ST. SECTIONOVERFLOW AREA Karen Shultz 724-283-2413 Janet Edinger 724-282-7782 Barb Bishop 724-282-2737 Peg Dumbaugh 724-789-7331

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9:30am - Women's Bible Study 7:00pm - Deacons Meeting 6:30pm - Memorial Bells 7:30pm - Chancel Choir 3:30pm - New Haven Service 5:30pm - Kids Club 7:00pm - Delve 912 9:30am - Willing Workers 9:30am - Hill Quilters 6:30-8pm - J.S. 78

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9:15am - Adult Sunday Sch 9:15am - JAM Sessions 9:30am - 30 Minutes! 10:00am - Chancel Choir 10:30am - Worship Rev. Clark Sawyer Preaching 11:30am - Fellowship 12:15pm - HYC at Sawyers 7:00pm Club 56

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9:30am - Women's Bible Study

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OCTOBER 2013

9:15am - Adult Sunday Sch 9:15am - JAM Sessions 9:30am - 30 Minutes! 10:00am - Chancel Choir 10:30am - Worship Rev. Clark Sawyer Preaching 11:30am - Fellowship

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