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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
1/24 (Godspell, Jr.) 162
1/25 (Godspell, Jr.) 201
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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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