OCTOBER 2020

“As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.” - Colossians 3: 12

Rev. Leigh Benish

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP Pastorleighb@gmail.com

10:30 A.M.—Worship Service

Elder Louise Evans

Nancy Slezak, Memorial Handbell

Director and Organist

Elean Heist, Administrative Assistant

and Financial Secretary
Elean.hillup@zoominternet.net

Lyn Goehring, Treasurer

Bob Cuffman

501 Second Street

Butler, Pennsylvania 16001
724-287-5427
E-mail: hillup@zoominternet.net
www.hillup.org
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
SUNDAY MORNING
WORSHIP SERVICES
10:30 - 11:30 A.M.
Doors Open at 10:00 A.M.

OCTOBER 4, 2020
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost;
Lord’s Supper

Rev. Leigh Benish

Scripture: Luke 17: 11-19; Colossians 2: 1-7

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Presbyterian Women’s Thank Offering Sunday
Sacrament Of Baptism

Rev. Leigh Benish

Scripture: Psalm 100; Philippians 4: 4-8

OCTOBER 18, 2020
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

Rev. Leigh Benish

Scripture: John 10: 11-18; Psalm 23

OCTOBER 25, 2020
Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost

Rev. Leigh Benish

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4: 8-12; Psalm 88

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 “Sing to the Lord a new song because he has done wonderful things!” -
Psalm 98:1

When the Psalmist imagined the world giving praise to God, they imagined
each thing praising in its own way: the sea roaring, the earth breaking out
into harmony, the waves of the ocean clapping against the shore. Each thing
does what it does, in its own way, to praise God.

And the people? The people do what people do. They raise their voices in song, they make
music with harps and horns.

When we praise from the heart, our doxology lifts us up out of the mire of circumstances and
struggle, so we can remember who we really are: beloved children of the God of Love and
Grace. We are made to praise – and not just in good times! Praise is a ladder for our spirits, a
gift to help us climb up out of the shadows and into the light to get a new perspective on
things, if only briefly. Praise brings us back in touch with the truth of our situation: Praise
God from whom all blessings flow...

We can and should sing the old, familiar songs, of course, like the Doxology and so many
others. But in times like these, we have to sing them in new ways, just as our ancestors did.
We may not be singing together in the same physical space for some time to come – and so
we have to find new ways of singing, “new songs” to sing, new forms of praise and thanks
and delight – new ways of being the church, of being God’s people, “together for joy” (Ps
98:8).

But of course that’s not all people do to praise their Creator. We don’t just make music for
God; we imitate God as well. And for Christians, the thing that God is best known for is
love, a love that pours itself out in generosity and grace. There are lots of ways to imitate
God in that, and one of them is upon us now.

Over the next few weeks, we will be walking through the Psalms, looking at how our
ancestors sang to God in a variety of circumstances. In addition to looking back, we will
examine the present, to see where God has been actively generous and loving, and we will
look toward the future.

As we embark on our 2021 Stewardship Campaign, we rejoice that we, just as the Psalm
says, are “together for joy” once more. We’re asking you to prayerfully consider what God’s
hopes are for our congregation in the year to come, and how your 2021 giving will make you
part of this church’s great outpouring of generosity.

We have been amazed at the way you all have continued to financially support the church in
these difficult times. I truly believe that, if we can make it through this, we can make it
through anything. And I’m glad to be along for the ride.

Peace-
Pastor Leigh

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The next newsletter deadline is OCTOBER 15, 2020!
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 BIBLE READING S
FOR OCTOBER

Date Morning Evening

1 Isa. 11, 12, 13 Eph. 4
2 Isa. 14, 15, 16 Eph. 5: 1-16
3 Isa. 17, 18, 19 Eph. 5: 17-33
2nd - Kathleen Davis 4 Isa. 20, 21, 22 Eph. 6
5th - Bethany Sowa 5 Isa. 23, 24, 25 Phil. 1
6 Isa. 26, 27 Phil. 2
6th - Austin McElhaney 7 Isa. 28, 29 Phil. 3
8 Isa. 30, 31 Phil. 4
7th - Dennis King 9 Isa. 32, 33 Col. 1
10th - Deborah Ihlenfeld 10 Isa. 34, 35, 36 Col. 2
11 Isa. 37, 38 Col. 3
12th - Susan Catanzarito 12 Isa. 39, 40 Col. 4
13 Isa. 41, 42 I. Thes. 1
13th - William Raabe 14 Isa. 43, 44 I. Thes. 2
17th - Peggy Brewster 15
16
Isa. 45, 46
Isa. 47, 48, 49
I. Thes. 3
I. Thes. 4
18th - Timothy Moses 17 Isa. 50, 51, 52 I. Thes. 5
18 Isa. 53, 54, 55 II. Thes. 1
20th - Phyllis Lane, Janet Edinger, and 19 Isa. 56, 57, 58 II. Thes. 2
David Benish 20
21
Isa. 59, 60, 61
Isa. 62, 63, 64
II. Thes. 3
I. Tim. 1
21st - Lauren Nace 22 Isa. 65, 66 I. Tim. 2
23 Jer. 1, 2 I. Tim. 3
23rd - Lynda Lavorini 24 Jer. 3, 4, 5 I. Tim. 4
25th - Sue McKnight and Keith Swank 25
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Jer. 6, 7, 8
Jer. 9, 10, 11
I. Tim. 5
I. Tim. 6
26th - Jillian Miller 27 Jer. 12, 13, 14 II. Tim. 1
28 Jer. 15, 16, 17 II. Tim. 2
27th - Jared Rogerson 29 Jer. 18, 19 II. Tim. 3
30th - Juliet Miller and Luke Montag 30 Jer. 20, 21 II. Tim. 4
31 Jer. 22, 23 Titus 1

Session Notes

The Hill Session met via the Zoom video platform on September 14th for its regular monthly meeting.

The following actions were taken:

++ Approval of August 10, 2020 meeting minutes as amended.
++ Approved the baptism of Lucy Grace Holmes-Camara and Asher James
Holmes-Camara to be held in October.
++ Approved entering a contract with Marra Brothers Contracting for preparation
and painting of church exterior.
++ Designation of October as Pastor Appreciation Month at Hill Church.
++ Approval to spend up to additional $2000 to fund Community Dinners through
the end of 2020.
++ Approval that Hill Church open on September 27 for worship and other
church activities including funerals, committee meetings, small group church
activities, and AA. No fellowship hour other social activities will be permitted. A
'safe meeting plan' must be submitted to the Administration Committee one week
prior to the scheduled meeting date.
++ Elected Maryanne Puente and Louise Evans to serve as elder commissioners
to the September 22, 2020 presbytery meeting.

Next Session meeting is October 12, 2020.

Respectfully submitted,
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 Pastor Appreciation Month
“The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of
double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.”
1 Timothy 5:17

October is Pastor Appreciation Month and we are excited to be

celebrating Pastor Leigh, her husband David, and their son Gabe. The call
to honor our church leaders’ service has its roots in Paul’s message to the
early church. Paul urged Christian communities to acknowledge those
“who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who
admonish you,” holding these spiritual leaders “in the highest regard in
love because of their work” (1 Thessalonians 5:12-13). We are fortunate to be
able to honor Pastor Leigh for her hard work, the many blessings she has
given us, and the sacrificial dedication of her whole family. When God
called Pastor Leigh to Hill Church He entrusted her with the spiritual
well-being of each of us. In these past extremely difficult months we have
been shown how blessed we are to have Pastor Leigh guide us and care for
us. Let us all take time this month to raise the Benish family up in daily
prayer. Since we are unable to have a reception honoring Leigh this year,
personal notes, cards, and even small gifts of love and appreciation would
be greatly appreciated. If you need her mailing address, please contact
Elean in our church office.
The Session
On Sunday, September 13, Barb and Jim Kamerer gave out 25 bagged
lunches from the Cliff Street entrance of St Andrews Church. Each
bag contained a sandwich, banana, chips, cookies, and bottled water.

On September 9, Marsh and Sharon Miller served 100 community

dinners from the Cliff Street entrance of St Andrews Church. The
menu continues to be pasta, salad, roll, dessert, and a beverage.

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 PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN SYNOD PROJECT FOR 2020
The synod project, chosen by the Beaver/Butler Presbyterian
women, is The Lighthouse Foundation, transitional housing. The
Lighthouse is the largest food pantry in Butler County and is the
sole provider of transitional and interim housing for young adults
with no support or place to live, foster care kids who have aged out,
or young adults who can’t live at home. They may stay for 18 months. The money we collect
helps to expand their programs to provide education, classes in finance and parenting, and help
finding a job. Every house has a resident manager who counsels and helps hold the clients
accountable. As the sponsoring presbytery we need to lead the way to help raise the $20,000
money for the grant.

We are asking you to be generous in your giving to help these young adults get a good start in
life by making a contribution to the Lighthouse Foundation transitional housing program. You
may send your check to our church office and put in the memo line, Synod Project for PW.

Thank you from Hill PW Officers, Bea Welch, President, Sherry Neely, Secretary,
Ruth Scott, Treasurer, and Audrey Nossokoff, Member at Large.

Dear Friends,
With our return to sanctuary worship, we are again adorning the chancel with fresh flower
arrangements, as is the tradition at Hill. If you have signed up to donate flowers, either while
the building was closed or during the remainder of 2020, you will be contacted individually
to discuss your desires and options.
There is one significant change concerning the flowers after worship. Due to concerns
related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Deacons’ ministry will no longer include the
delivery of chancel flowers to members at home or to any residential facility. If you have
donated flowers, they will be left for you to take after worship. If you are comfortable doing
so, perhaps consider making a surprise, socially distanced front porch flower drop-off to
brighten someone’s day. Alternately, you may call the church office to indicate you will not
be taking them. In this case, the worship committee will be notified, and we will attempt to
have these flowers bring joy to others.
The Worship Committee

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Worship Without Walls, August 23rd
 Faith Flamingos

Lord’s Supper, September 6th

Community Dinner,
September 9th Community Lunches, September 13th
Worship Service, September 20th

Social Distancing Preparations

Session Meeting, September 14th

 SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1 2 3
11:00am - AA

18th Sunday
After Pentecost
4 Lord’s Supper 5 6 7 8 9 10
10:30am - Worship - Rev. 9:30-11:00am - Women’s 11:00am - AA
Leigh Benish preaching Bible Study via Zoom
1:30pm - Staff Meeting via
Zoom
7:00pm - Deacons’
Meeting via Zoom

Is Pastor Appreciation Month

19th Sunday CHURCH
After Pentecost OFFICE
Presbyterian CLOSED
“I believe I 11Women’s Thank Offering
12 13 14 15 16 17
Sunday 6:45pm - Session Meeting 9:30-11:00am - Women’s 5:00pm - Community 11:00am - AA
via Zoom Bible Study via Zoom Dinner
shall see Community Lunches 11:05am - PW CT Meeting
10:30am - Worship with via Zoom
Baptism- Rev. Leigh Benish 1:30pm - Staff Meeting via
preaching Zoom
the
goodness
20th Sunday
of the After Pentecost
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
10:30am - Worship - Rev. 9:30-11:00am - Women’s 11:00am - AA
Leigh Benish preaching Bible Study via Zoom
Lord in 11:15am - Betsy
McCormick Circle via
Zoom
1:30pm - Staff Meeting via
the land Zoom

of the 21st Sunday

After
25 Pentecost 26 27 28 29 30 31
living.” - 10:30am - Worship - Rev.
Leigh Benish preaching
9:30-11:00am - Women’s
Bible Study via Zoom
11:00am - AA

1:30pm - Staff Meeting via

Zoom

October 2020
Psalm 27:
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Cut out the picture and Bible verse and use it as your bookmark for your Bible for the month of October!