Hill UP Church Newsletter November 2012

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Hill United Presbyterian Church501 Second StreetButler, PA 16001Phone: 724-287-5427FAX: 724-287-7468E-mail: [email protected]

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SATURDAY EVENING

WORSHIP SERVICES

6:007:00 P.M.

SUNDAY MORNING

WORSHIP SERVICES

10:3011:30 A.M.

NOVEMBER 3, 2012No Worship Due to

Halloween Celebrations

NOVEMBER 10, 2012Harvest HomeSermon: Putting in Everything

Rev. Clark SawyerScripture: Mark 12: 38-44;

Hebrews 9: 24-28

NOVEMBER 4, 201223rd Sunday after Pentecost

Lords SupperTraditional2013 Stewardship Consecration

Harvest Home

Sermon: Servants and StewardsRev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Proverbs 3: 5-9, 13-14;I Corinthians 4: 1-2 and I Peter 4: 7-11

NOVEMBER 11, 201224th Sunday after Pentecost

Harvest Home

Sermon: Putting in EverythingRev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Mark 12: 38-44;Hebrews 9: 24-28

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER 17, 2012No Worship Service

NOVEMBER 18, 201225th Sunday after Pentecost

Operation Christmas Child Boxes DueSermon: The Beginning of the Birth-Pangs

Rev. Clark SawyerScripture: I Samuel 2:1-10;

Mark 13: 1-8

NOVEMBER 25, 2012Christ the King Sunday

Sermon: Soar on Wings Like EaglesRev. Fred Young

Scripture: Psalm 46: 1-4, 10A;Isaiah 40: 21-31

NOVEMBER 24, 2012No Worship Service


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November 2012

FROM THE PASTORS DESK

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Members andFriends of the Hill United Presbyterian Church:

As we come to the conclusion of our 2013 First-Fruits Stewardship Emphasis, I am grateful toGod for you and I am grateful to you for Yourstewardship support of the ministry and missionof the Hill Church.

As we come to the Thanksgiving season, we cometo realize that everything we are and everythingwe have is given to us by God through JesusChrist our time, our health, the creation,

relationships, our talents, spiritual gifts andabilities, our money and property, as well as theGospel.

As Christian stewards, we serve God out of lovefor God and out of gratitude to God.

Through the leading of our Lord Jesus, Godhelps us to use all of our gifts for the buildingof the Kingdom of God.

One time Peter wrote, As each has received agift, serve one another, as good stewards ofGods varied grace.

Paul wrote Rejoice always, pray constantly, givethanks in all circumstances; for this is the willof God in Christ Jesus for you!

Yours for Stewardship and

Thanksgiving in Jesus Christ,

Pastor ClarkRev. Clark Sawyer

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE IN

SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER 2012

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Saturday Sunday

9/1 07 9/2 100

9/8 05 9/9 118

9/15 06 9/16 109

9/22 08 9/23 102

9/29 08 9/30 117

10/6 05 10/7 124

10/13 05 10/14 148

10/20 No worship 10/21 128

10/27 No worship 10/28 97

Taking time to worship God through our LorJesus reminds us of who we are and Whoswe are! The worship of God puts our lives anour life with God in the right perspective.

As we gather for worship, study, fellowshiservice and outreach, come and be with ubringing and inviting loved ones, friends an

neighbors to join you, join us and join GodThank-you very much.


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1 Jer. 24, 25, 26 Titus 2

2 Jer. 27, 28, 29 Titus 3

3 Jer. 30, 31 Philemon

4 Jer. 32, 33 Heb. 1

5 Jer. 34, 35, 36 Heb. 2

6 Jer. 37, 38, 39 Heb. 3

7 Jer. 40, 41, 42 Heb. 4

8 Jer. 43, 44, 45 Heb. 5

9 Jer. 46, 47 Heb. 6

10 Jer. 48, 49 Heb. 7

11 Jer. 50 Heb. 8

12 Jer. 51, 52 Heb. 9

13 Lam. 1, 2 Heb. 10: 1-18

14 Lam. 3, 4, 5 Heb. 10: 19-39

15 Ezek. 1, 2 Heb. 11: 1-19

16 Ezek. 3, 4 Heb. 11: 20-40

17 Ezek. 5, 6, 7 Heb. 12

18 Ezek. 8, 9, 10 Heb. 1319 Ezek. 11, 12, 13 Jas. 1

20 Ezek. 14, 15 Jas. 2

21 Ezek. 16, 17 Jas. 3

22 Ezek. 18, 19 Jas. 4

23 Ezek. 20, 21 Jas. 5

24 Ezek. 22, 23 I. Pet. 1

25 Ezek. 24, 25, 26 I. Pet. 2

26 Ezek. 27, 28, 29 I. Pet. 3

27 Ezek. 30, 31, 32 I. Pet. 4

28 Ezek. 33, 34 I. Pet. 5

29 Ezek. 35, 36 II. Pet. 1

30 Ezek. 37, 37, 39 II. Pet. 2

Morning Evening

BIBLE READING FOR NOVEMBER

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS

Dont forget to order your Christmas poinsettthis year! Order forms will be available on thDeacons table in mid-November. The greenhousrequires our that our entire order to be placeby December 10th, so December 9th will be thlast Sunday to turn in your order formPoinsettias are still $8.00 each, and will bordered from Gumto Greenhouses this year.

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

WITH YOUR CHURCH FAMILY

Please join your church family at the annualChristmas dinner on December 9th at 6:00P.M. in the Fellowship Hall. Following thedinner, the Hill Church InstrumentalEnsemble will lead us in singing Christmas

carols. Look for more information and areservation form in Church bulletinsthis month. Please reserve thedate and plan to celebrate withus this holiday season (alongwith a special visitor!)

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It was with joy that the Session received two nemembers of Hill Church by Reaffirmation Faith: Lonnie Kuzia and Lynda Rysiewicz. We prGods blessing on Lonnie and Lynda as they jothe Hill Family of Faith.

Also, two Baptismal motions were presented Worship and Discipleship:

1. To approve the baptism of Mason McElhaneson of Michael and Tricia McElhaney, October 14, 2012.

2. To approve the baptism of Hallie Fagadaughter of Michael and Rachel Fagan, at

date to be determined.

It was also with joy that both of these motiowere approved by Session.

Clark SawyerModerator


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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Receipts and DisbursementsNine Months Ended September 30, 2012

Fund BalanceSeptember 30, 2012

You may help the work of the Lord and your family of faith by staying current on the paymeof your tithes and offerings. Our ministrprograms and mission commitments go throughout the year regardless of the season.

Actual Budget

VarianceFavorable

(Unfavorable

ReceiptsEnvelope

Offerings $172,210 $155,935 $ 16,27Other Offerings& Receipts 88,972 95,997 (7,025

Total Receipts 261,182 251,932 9,25

Disbursements

Personnel 151,295 152,429 1,13Buildings &Grounds 24,730 29,872 5,14OfficeOperations 6,008 7,688 1,68

Capital

Improvements 0 0

Stewardship 11,763 9,308 (2,455

MissionSupport 19,389 15,547 (3,842

ChristianEducation 10,254 16,538 6,28

Nurture 1,432 4,350 2,91

Worship 8,234 7,725 (509

Discipleship 26,478 8,475 (18,003Total

Disbursements 259,583 251,932 (7,651Net ofReceipts overDisbursements 1,599 -0- 1,59

Unrestricted (Deficit) $(26,557)

Designated 14,993

Total General Fund (11,564)

RECEIVING YOUR NEWSLETTER VIA

EMAIL

Did you know that if the Church went to amostly electronic format for the Churchnewsletter, we would save over $1000.00 per

year in costs over $500.00 in postage, and$550 in paper, labels, ink and per copy costs.

There is also this to consider: 1 carton (10 reams) of 100%

virgin copier paper uses 60%of one tree

1 tree makes 16.67 reams ofcopy paper or 8,333.3 sheets

1 ream (500 sheets) uses 6% of a tree(and those add up quickly!)

The newsletter currently uses 4-5 reams of

paper per month. Therefore, it uses 24-30%of one tree per month. Three to four treesper year could be saved no recycling needed!

Another great benefit to receiving yournewsletter electronically is that you alwaysknow where to find it! And if you wish, youcan print out multiple copies, or just one page(such as the calendar or the volunteerschedule).

If you have an email address, please considerreceiving your newsletter this way. If forsome reason you are having issues with youremail, the Church newsletter is also posted onthe Church website every month and isavailable from any computer.

Even if you received your newsletter in themail this month, please look at it on the

website and consider if you prefer to read itin full color on your computer. If you do, sendan email to:[email protected]

or call the office and request to receive itthis way. An email request is best becauseit instantly provides the correct email

address to the newsletter mailbox.

~Jennifer Gilliland, Office Secretary


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PLEASE HELPTHE CHURCHBY

RECYCLING YOUR BULLETIN

INSERTS! Simply place theinserts that you do not needin the box beside the foodbarrel in the Overflow areaafter worship. Many inserts can bereused from week to week.

FIRST FRUITS GIVING

By now, members of the Hill Church family offaith should have received our 2013 stewardshipletter and pledge form. Our 2013 stewardshiplesson comes from Proverbs 3:9 and reads:Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops. It is a lesson that

challenges us to honor God by giving Him thebest, the first fruits of our time, talent andtreasure.

As in past years our stewardship emphasis timestarted with leadership giving by members ofthe Session and Board of Deacons. Our churchleaders pledged a total of $74,804.00 tosupport the ministries and programs of HillChurch for 2013. And as of October 30,

additional pledges totaling $68,614.00 havebeen received from other members of our HillChurch family of faith, making our pledge total$143,418.00 for 2013.

If you have not already done so, pleaseprayerfully consider how you can support thework of Hill Church through the sharing of yourtime, talent and treasure. Once you havedecided how to support the mission and

ministries of Hill Church, please complete thepledge form that came with your stewardshipmessage and return it in the envelope provided.You may return your pledge form by mailing it tothe church office or placing it in the offeringplate during worship. If you have misplaced yourstewardship letter and pledge form pleasecontact Jennifer at the church office andanother one will be sent to you.

During the next two months,the Session will continue

our stewardship emphasisand prepare the 2013Hill Church budget. Weare hopeful that even inthese tough economictimes our family of faithwill continue to share

their time, cont...

talent and treasure for the building anuplifting of Gods kingdom now and in the futurThank you for honoring God with your support othe ministries and mission of Hill Church. Yougenerosity is deeply appreciated.

The Stewardship and Mission SupporCommitte

The woodpeckers might have to go!


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Next Newsletter Deadline is November

15th

HILL CHURCH CHRISTMAS MUSICAL

DUDE, YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

All children are welcome and encouraged to participate!Note that there are three rehearsals that everyone mustattend. There may be additional rehearsals that you mustattend according to your assigned part, but you will nothave to attend every rehearsal. Forms are available at theChurch and due to Kathy by November 2nd.

The rehearsal schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, Nov. 7 5:30 7:00 P.M. ALL MUST ATTEND

You will receive scripts, a CD of songs, and learn group musical numbers

Wednesday, Nov. 14 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.

Wednesday, Nov. 28 5:30 7:00 P.M.

Saturday, Dec. 1 10:00 A.M.NoonWednesday, Dec. 5 5:30 7:00 P.M.

Sunday, Dec. 9 Noon2:00 P.M.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 5:30 7:00 P.M. ALL MUST ATTEND

Saturday, Dec. 15 10:00 A.M.Noon DRESS REHEARSAL -ALL

MUST ATTEND

Sunday, Dec. 16 5:30 Actors Report (eat at home)

7:00 MUSICALinvite friends and family!!!

SENIOR NIGHT OUT

If you are age 50 or older,dont miss our NovemberSenior Night Out dinner onMonday, November 19 at5:30 P.M. Fellowship, fun,and a delicious catered dinner await you!Reservation forms will be inserted in your

Church bulletins, or you call contact the Churchoffice if you would like to make a reservationthat way. Rides are available if you need one.

THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT

AMAZON.COM THROUGH THE CHURCH

WEBSITE!

Elder Tom Graham recently emailed thoffice to let us know that $331.23 will bdeposited into the Church bank account bAmazon.com. This is money collecte

through their affiliate marketing program.

You can add to this fund by clicking through thChurch website to make your Amazon.com purchaseThe Church receives a percentage of every purchasthat you make. Just visit hillup.org and click on thAmazon icon. The icon can be seen on the right hanside when you click on the Church News tab at thtop. No other action is needed on your part. If yoare planning on shopping on Amazon this holidaseason or anytime, please remember to do this, an

tell friends and family, too!


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HARVEST HOME 2012

It is that time of year when the Deacons will becollecting food for the community for theThanksgiving season. The food will bedistributed through Covenant Cupboard in timefor the November holiday. For three weeks

food will be collected in the southeast corner ofthe sanctuary near the organ. The following aresuggestions of food items by weeksthough it'snot a strict guideline, just a suggestion.

It is the Deacons hope that our congregationwill continue to be generous in bringing in fooditems and/or money donations to support ourHarvest Home Project, and as a result, benefitCovenant Cupboard.

October 27-28: Canned and jarred foodsvegetables, fruits, soup, jelly, spaghetti saucetuna, salmon, peanut butter, beef stew, pumpkin

November 3-4: Boxed and bagged food; floursugar, mac and cheese, pancake mix, cerealsrice, cake mixes, pie mixes, crackers.

November 10-11: Three-pound bags of apples

and five pound bags of potatoes which requirethe least cold storage time. Other freshvegetables and fruits cannot be collected due tothe lack of cold storage areas.

2013 ESTIMATE OF GIVING CARD*

I want to help support the work of my church.

I estimate that during the next year I will give my church:

$________ per week, or $ ________per month, or $________per ye

NAME _____________________________________

ADDRESS___________________________________

*I understand that this giving estimate may be raised or lowered anytimesimply by calling the church office.

HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS

As of this writing, the damage caused byHurricane Sandy on the east coast is stillbeing assessed, and the damage and death tollcontinues to rise.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance will becollecting offerings to help the victims of thestorm. Presbyterian Disaster Assistanceenables congregations and mission partners ofthe Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to witnessto the healing love of Christ through caringfor communities affected by crises andcatastrophic events such as Hurricane Sandy.

If you would like to make a special donation to

help the efforts of Presbyterian DisasterAssistance to aid those impacted by thestorm, you can do so by writing PDA-Sandy inthe memo section of your check, or on youroffering envelope.


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HYC TO HOST LUNCHEON FOR THE

BUTLER SYMPHONY HOUSE TOUR

The Hill Youth Chorale is once again hosting the luncheon for the Butler SymphonyHouse Tour. It will be held on Saturday, November 17th at the Faith PresbyterianChurch (on Route 8 just south of Clearview Mall). We are asking for your helpyoucan help in a number of ways.

Everyone likes homemade soup and we would appreciate your help with making the soup. On the Deacontable are recipes for stuffed pepper soup and broccoli cheese soup. Both recipes are pretty simple buvery good. If you would like to make soup, please sign your name on the list in the overflow area and takthe recipe for which ever one you would like to make. As before, we will be buying wedding soup and wouappreciate a donation of $20.00 if you would rather do that than make soup.

You can also help by taking the Butler Symphony House tour and/or coming to FaitChurch for lunch that day between 11am-2pm. Will we have soup, salad, beverageand, of course, amazing entertainment! All this for a donation of $5.00! So pleas

come and ask your friends and family to join you!

Thanks so much for your help. The young people will be working hard to make this a special event and wappreciate any help that you are able to give them!

GHANA MISSION TASK FORCE REPORT

We as the task force are truly grateful to the congregation members and friends whocontributed to the scholarship fund for young Ghanaian women of the BubiashieDistrict churches. Individuals, as well as groups such as MOMs, the Womens

Association, and Kids Club, contributed enough so that we could transmit nearly $6270to the Bubiashie scholarship committee. Bernard Daddy, the chairperson, expressedheartfelt gratitude for our caring. A very special appreciation goes to Lyn Goehring,our church treasurer, for her diligence in transmitting these funds. There was a snafuwith Western Union when it was discovered that their corporate rules had changed and we were not able tmake the transmission as originally planned. Lyn then back tracked and went through PNC Bank and was abto close the deal with a smaller service fee and thus more money for scholarships.

This scholarship project is ongoing, so please plan to keep our efforts in mind. Some folks found a very easway to personally save money just by putting aside $1 per day. Others tossed coins in a jar at the end o

the day and periodically counted them up and wrote a check for the scholarship fund. Bernard Daddy will brequesting that the scholarship awardees communicate so that we can learn about them. The Task Forcwill keep you informed.

Christmas greetings will again be sent to the Bubiashie District. Be watching for the cards to bset out on the first three weekends in November. We invite each of you to join us in wishing ouGhanaian friends Christmas greetings.

Please keep the Bubiashie District churches in your prayers.~ Jim Ihlenfeld for the Ghana Mission Support Committee


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LETTER TO INCLUDE INYOUR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

SHOEBOX

Christmas is about sharing the gift of God's Son, Jesus Christ, with the world. Operation ChristmasChild brings joy and hope to poor children around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and theGood News of Gods love. You can share Gods love with needy children in Honduras, Kosovo, oranother country by participating with other members of our church. You can start by filling out andcoloring the enclosed letter to put in the shoebox. Also consider if you want your shoebox to go to aboy or girl and what age group for which you would like to buy. Wrap the lid and the bottom of your

shoebox in colorful Christmas paper, and look for a brochure in church or visit the websitewww.samaritanspurse.org/occ for gift ideas to fill your box.

Don't forget to bring your shoe box gift to church on or before November 18th, 2012. What aperfect gift to give in honor of Jesus' birthday!

ITS SHOEBOX TIME!

Our Church will once again becollecting filled shoeboxes forgirls and boys for OperationChristmas Child. We will havemore information in an

upcoming Church bulletininsert about ideas for filling the shoeboxes withgoodies for needy children, or you can visit theOperation Christmas child website atwww.samaritanspurse.org/occ for ideas, boy andgirl box labels, and an informative video. Allshoe boxes need to be collected on or beforeNovember 18th to make sure that the childrenreceive them in time for Christmas. If shoppingand filling shoeboxes are not for you, we willalso accept monetary donations.

HILL CHURCH FAMILY OF FAITH

BIRTH ANNOUCEMENTS

Congratulations to Mr.and Mrs. Evan Price onthe birth of a son,Andrew Roberts, in mid-October. The familyresides in Virginia. Thisbeing their fourthgrandchild, Gwil andKathy Price are veryproud grandparents.

Congratulations to Jeffrey and Megan Miller othe birth of their daughter Juliet Susanne aMagee Hospital on October 30, 2012 at 7:52amJuliet weighed 5lb and 14oz at birth and wa19.5 inches long. Jeff and Megan currentreside in Connecticut, but will soon be moving t117 Aubrey Drive in Butler. The prougrandparents are Kip and Anne Miller.

May God continue to bless these families every way possible!


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VOLUNTEERS for NOVEMBER 2012 SUNDAY

COMMUNION TEAM Team BNEWSLETTER TEAM in November (for December) Team B (Willing Workers)

VAN DRIVER for November ~ JIM KAMERER 724-283-2248

COFFEE HOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Can you help? Volunteers are needed to host the Sunday morning coffeehour. There are many available openings for the coming months. A lightsnack is all that needs to be provided. If you are willing to host, please sign

your name on the coffee hour sign-up sheet on the Deacons table.

PULPIT FLOWERS

NOVEMBER 4 NOVEMBER 11 NOVEMBER 18 NOVEMBER 25

Donated in memory ofBert Knauer by EdnaMae, Scott, Michele,Danielle, Lindsay and

Mother

Donated in memory ofElroy and Crystal

Beisheim by Richardand Maxine Beisheim

Donated in memory ofJack Street byCarolyn Street

Donated in memoryof Ruth Brookhart

by Helen Knauer andFamily

USHERTEAM

GREETERSBEFORE

GREETERSAFTER

(DEACONS)

COUNTINGELDERS

ACOLYTECOFFEEHOUR

NOV

4

LadiesTeam

Volunteer

Needed

Karen

Shultz

Peter

McElhaney Ruby

Waggoner

Stewardship

CommitteeJudy

Birch

Dennis

Hawk

NOV

11

Bob

ScottsTeam

Bea

Welch

Susan

Catanzarito

Bob

Kennedy Aiden

Wach

Denny

HawkPatti

Donaldson

Bill

Ellis

NOV18

JuniorTeam

AnneMcCaw

Pam LentzKelly

Provident Declan

Graham

Deacon

Chad

ProvidentDavid

McCrea

Diane

Olenic

NOV

25

Don

LanesTeam

Audrey

Nossokoff

Cheryl

Milanovich

Louise

Evans Callie

Sweitzer

None Due

to HolidayMorganMiller

JackBarkley

NURSERY

Carol

Gadsby

Lois

Minich

Jim

Kamerer

Louise

Evans


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Hill UP Church Newsletter November 2012