Body of Newsletter July 2011

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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 EVENINGWORSHIP SERVICES

6:007:00 P.M.

SUNDAY MORNINGWORSHIP SERVICES

10:3011:30 A.M.

JULY 2, 2011Lords Supper by Intinction

Kathy Davis, Commissioned Lay Pastor,Faith Church, Kittanning, PA

Preaching

JULY 9, 2011Guest Preacher

JULY 3, 201114th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lords SupperTraditionalSermon: In Remembrance

Rev. Fred YoungScripture: Joshua 1: 1-9;

Like 22: 14-23

JULY10, 201115th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mission Workcamp PresentationSermon: Sowers of the Seed

Rev. Clark SawyerScripture: Psalm 119: 33-40;

Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

JULY 16, 2011Sermon: Good and Evil Together

Rev. Clark SawyerScripture: Genesis 28: 10-19;

Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43 JULY 17, 201116th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Power Chord Academy Plays in Worship

Sermon: Good and Evil TogetherRev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Genesis 28: 10-19;Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43


The Music, Art and Drama CampPresentation of

Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat

Directed by Kathy Sawyer

JULY 23, 2011The Music, Art and Drama Camp

Presentation ofJoseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat

Directed by Kathy Sawyer

JULY 30, 2011Sermon: He Had Compassion on Them

Rev. Clark SawyerScripture: Genesis 32: 22-32;

Matthew 14: 13-21


Sermon: He Had Compassion on ThemRev. Clark Sawyer

Scripture: Genesis 32: 22-32;Matthew 14: 13-21


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July 2011FROM THE PASTORS DESK

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

The weekend of June 25 and June 26, 2011, webegan the celebration of our Centennial Year asThe Hill Church in ministry and mission for ourLord Jesus Christ!

Over these one-hundred years of ministry led bythe Holy Spirit, think of the scores, hundreds andthousands of lives that have been touched andtransformed by the love of Jesus Christ throughthe Second United Presbyterian Church (now the

Hill Church)! St. Andrews Presbyterian is ourMother Church (once upon a time the FirstUnited Presbyterian Church of Butler).

With that in mind, on June 26th, we had awonderful joint worship service with St. Andrewsin their building on the corner of South McKeanand Jefferson streets.

Their sign of greeting read Welcome Home Hill

U.P. Church! I remarked that it is always goodto visit your Mother!

What a tremendous visit we experienced asPastor Merry Meloy and the congregationwelcomed us home with open arms. We prayedand sang together; had joint musical offeringstogether; read Gods Word and preachedtogether; finally, we fellowshipped together. Itis good to be a part of Gods people in Jesus

Christ!

See you throughout the Centennial year!

Also, please remember to thank God and to prayfor our nation on the celebration of the Fourth ofJuly. Thank-you very much.

Grace to you and Peace from Godour Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Pastor ClarkRev. Clark Sawyer

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE IN

MAY AND JUNE 2011

Saturday Sunday

4/30 09 5/01 122

5/7 10 5/08 133

5/14 12 5/15 164

5/21 06 5/22 183

5/28 09 5/29 68

6/4 09 6/05 157

6/11 11 6/12 80

6/18 13 6/19 109

6/25 11 6/26

Joint Worship

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@St. Andrews

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The Bible says that is it important that we notneglect the habit of meeting together regularlyin the worship of God. For it is in the worship ofGod that we are stirred up to love and goodworks. Come to worship and be stirred up!By the way, invite and bring others with you to bestirred up also! Thank-you very much.

I would like to thank everyone whovolunteered in the church officewhen I was away on vacation this

yearLouise Evans Bea WelchBarb Kamerer Pam ChaffWayne and Jan Hoover

Jennifer Gilliland,Church Office Secretary

THANK OFFERING SERVICE

September 18 is the date for our annualPresbyterian Womens Thank Offering ServiceOur speaker will be Melanie Seeger who spent anumber of years in Pakistan and who will havesome up-to-date information for us.


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Morning Evening

1 Job 20, 21 Acts 10: 24-48

2 Job 22, 23, 24 Acts 11

3 Job 25, 26, 27 Acts 12

4 Job 28, 29 Acts 13: 1-25

5 Job 30, 31 Acts 13: 26-52

6 Job 32, 33 Acts 147 Job 34, 35 Acts 15: 1-21

8 Job 36, 37 Acts 15: 22-41

9 Job 38, 39, 40 Acts 16: 1-21

10 Job 41, 42 Acts 16: 22-40

11 Ps. 1, 2, 3 Acts 17: 1-15

12 Ps. 4, 5, 6 Acts 17: 16-34

13 Ps. 7, 8, 9 Acts 18

14 Ps. 10, 11, 12 Acts 19: 1-20

15 Ps. 13, 14, 15 Acts 19: 21-41

16 Ps. 16, 17 Acts 20: 1-16

17 Ps. 18, 19 Acts 20: 17-38

18 Ps. 20, 21, 22 Acts 21: 1-17

19 Ps. 23, 24, 25 Acts 21: 18-4020 Ps. 26, 27, 28 Acts 22

21 Ps. 29, 30 Acts 23: 1-15

22 Ps. 31, 32 Acts 23: 16-35

23 Ps. 33, 34 Acts 24

24 Ps. 35, 36 Acts 25

25 Ps. 37, 38, 39 Acts 26

26 Ps. 40, 41, 42 Acts 27: 1-26

27 Ps. 43, 44, 45 Acts 27: 27-44

28 Ps. 46, 47, 48 Acts 28

29 Ps. 49, 50 Rom. 1

30 Ps. 51, 52, 53 Rom. 2

31 Ps. 54, 55, 56 Rom. 3

BIBLE READING FOR JULY

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SESSION HIGHLIGHTSJUNE 13, 2011

The following motions were presented byStewardship and Mission Support and approvedby Session:

1. To give 40% of the Pentecost offering tothe Dunbar Center for use in programs thatserve disadvantaged children and youth.

2. To approve borrowing $5,000 from theHazlett Fund to help cover Church payrollcosts for May 2011.

3. To authorize Lyn Goehring to borrow up to$20,000 fro the Hazlett Fund to coverpayroll and other budgeted Church expensesin the event there is not enough money inthe Churchs checking account to coverthese expenses. This money will be repaidto the Hazlett Fund as soon as Churchrevenues improve and the cash is availableto do so.

4. To transfer the balance of $3,884.96 fromthe Hill Fund to the Churchs general fund tohelp improve the Churchs cash position.

5. To authorize borrowing money from theHuselton Fund, not to exceed the amountpledged in Phase II of the Centennial CapitalCampaign, to cover the cost of Phase IIprojects completed before all of thepledged revenue has been collected.

6. To reaffirm, as part of Hill ChurchsCentennial Celebration, the commitment of

its Mission Partner Taskforce to providescholarship assistance to women of need inGhana.

7. To accept the 2010 audit and correctiveaction plan as presented.

Clark Sawyer, Moderator

WOMENS TEATHROUGH THE YEARS

On Saturday, September 17 at1:00 in the afternoon, all womenand girls are invited to a Tea. Weplan to have a style show featuringthe styles of the past century. Aswe are now celebrating ourcentennial year, it will beinteresting to look back over the last 100 yearand enjoy the styles as they have changed. Ware requesting that anyone who may hav

clothing (dresses, etc.) from thyears gone by, and are willing to loathem for the show, please contact BeWelch at 724-482-4834 or CarolyStutz at 724-287-4800. Also, dresforms would be useful for dresses tofragile to be modeled.


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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Receipts and DisbursementsFive Months Ended May 31, 2011

Fund Balance

Actual Budget

VarianceFavorable

(Unfavorable

Receipts

Envelope

Offerings $100,920 $112,712 ($11,792OtherOfferings &Receipts $43,721 $31,812 $11,90

Total Receipts $144,641 $144,524 $11

Disbursements

Personnel $81,382 $80,674 $(70

Buildings &Grounds $18,411 $23,106 $4,66

CapitalImprovements -0- -0- -0

OfficeOperations $3,833 $4,375 $54

Stewardship $3,432 $5,525 $2,09

Mission Support $6,098 $9,073 2,97

ChristianEducation $16,421 $10,917 ($5,504

Nurture $5,301 $1,417 ($3,884

Worship $3,860 $4,333 $47

Discipleship $2,569 $5,104 $2,53

TotalDisbursements $141,337 $144,524 $3,18

Total of ReceiptsoverDisbursements $3,304 $0 $3,30

Unrestricted (Deficit) ($19,627)

Designated $24,474

Total General Fund $4,847

HILL CHURCH: OUR PRESENT OUR

FUTURE LIGHTING THE WAY FOR

THE NEXT CENTURYFuture generations will be told about the

Lord. They will proclaim His righteousness

to a people yet unborn. Psalm 22:30-31

The Stewardship and MissionSupport Committee is pleased toreport that the response toPhase II of our Centennial CapitalCampaign has been wonderful.Thanks to your generosity we are84.7% of the way to meeting our goal of$140,000. $118,662 has be pledged to datewith $35,354.30 collected thus far.

As you know during Phase II we expect torepair, refurbish and upgrade our century oldChurch. Projects to be completed include:replacing flooring in various areas of theChurch, refurbishing our fellowship hall,replacing sanctuary lighting and upgrading thechurchs electrical system. So far plasteringhas been completed in the fellowship hall andboth it and the kitchen will soon be receivinga fresh coat of paint. The new flooring has

been ordered and should be installed inAugust.

If you have not already done so pleaseprayerfully consider making a pledge to ourCentennial Capital Campaign. Because thecampaign is being run from June 2011 throughJune 2012 your pledge can be made in smallpayments that will not put too much of astrain on your personal budget. For example,

making a pledge of $1,000 might beimpossible for the average family to make ifthey had to write a check for the entireamount today. Making this same pledge of$1,000 is much more doable when the gift ismade as $10 per week for the two yearcampaign period. For your convenience apledge card is attached to this newsletter.It can be mailed to the church office orplaced in the offering plate.

If you have any questions about the work to bcompleted during the Centennial Capital Campaigplease contact a Session member or PastoSawyer.


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SERRV

On September 17 and 18 (following worshipservices) SERRV items will be available forpurchase. Its been a few years since wevehad these homemade items from artesians inthird world countries.

NEW WINDSOR MISSION TRIP

The dates for ourmission trip this yearare October 3-5, 2011.We have 2 womenplanning to attend. Itis a worthwhile trip.

On the 3rd, we leave early in the morning andtake a stop at Fallingwater, where we will tourthe house and grounds, and then have lunch atPenn Alps. Then we arrive at New Windsorbefore dinner. On the 4th and 5th, we workin the SERRV rooms or in the warehouse,sorting incoming items and preparing items tobe sent out to disaster and needy areasmany of them to disaster areas all around theUnited States. We travel by bus and take

with us school kits or health kits made by ourcircles, plus rolled bandages, quilts, and alsogood used sheets to be used on hospital bedsfrom our Willing Workers. Contact KellyProvident or Bea Welch for more information.

Presbyterian Women

Hill Church: Our Present Our Future

Lighting the Way for the Next Century

Pledge Card

Name _______________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________

Phone _______________________________________________________

Amount Pledged: $_______per________ Total Pledge $_______________

A big thank you to thefollowing people who sang inthe combined choir at St.Andrews. By all accounts itwas a huge success, and fun to

join with our Mother churchfor worship. Thanks for your

flexibility, and being such quick learners, too.

Zach Thompson Tommy Walters

Jami Lyn Brady Mark HallBob Barkus Marsh MillerChris Leroy Arlene RothSami Roth Marilyn JohnstonLauren McElhaney Lynda LavoriniNathan Moses Kathy RuffelKathy Sawyer

Also, thank you to Peg McGuirk for her beautifulpiano/organ duets with St. Andrews organist,

Chuck Davey. And, to Tommy Walters for thewonderful handbell duet with St. Andrewshandbell director, Susan Moon. So much beautifuland meaningful music when we combined ourefforts was wonderful!!!!


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YOUTHWORKS MISSION TRIP

From July 1 through July 8, peoplefrom our Church are participating inthe Youthworks Summer MissionTrip in Cincinnati, OH. They will betraveling to Cincinnati to work with

the following ministries: Neighborhood Garden

- garden restoration in inner city Cincinnati;Boys and Girls Club - assist with a summer daycamp; Lincoln Crawford Nursing Home - visitwith the residents; Dual Manor Nursing Home -visit with the residents; City Cure - volunteerwith children's programs; Whole Again - assistwith a summer day camp. Fun activitiesinclude: visit the National UndergroundFreedom Center and a relaxing night at thePurple People Bridge. Participants will be housed

at the North Presbyterian Church inCincinnati. They will make a presentation inworship on Sunday, July 10.

A big thank you to Alan and Kathy Ruffel forlending the group their minivan!!

Participating in the Mission Workcamp are:

Casey ArnMiranda BradyEmily HuffmanLauren McElhaneyLaurel WainJona Brown

Morgan Miller

Lauren MillerHannah KrugerAdult Leaders

JamiLyn BradySteve Arn

THANK YOU MAD CAMP COSTUME

VOLUNTEERS

I would like to thank everyonewho came to our first andsecond workshop daysJamiePetroski, Jane Kennedy, PamLentz, Lin Ellis, Chris Leroy,

Carol Schreffler, Gerry Graham, Anne Millerand Carol Dreyer. Thanks also to LorettaDougherty and Jane Kennedy for use of theirsewing machines and other equipment, and toJane Kennedy and the Hill Quilters for fabricdonations. Also, special thanks to JaneKennedy, Chris Leroy, Gerry Graham, Lin Ellisand Pam Lentz for all of the work that they aredoing at home!

We accomplished a lot, but there is much

left to do!The next costume workshop datefor volunteers is Friday, July 8, 1:00-8:00 P.M.There will be a dinner break from 4:00-5:00P.M. We will be working in the preschool roomdownstairs. Come when you can and leave when

you like. Bring your iron, if you have one, andsewing machine, if you can. Sharp scissors areneeded, too!

~Jennifer Gilliland

WILLING WORKERS

Willing Workers meet every 1st and 3rd Thursday morning at 9:30 A.M. in theFellowship Hall of the church. If you have some free time either or both of thesedays, we would be happy to have you join us. It is a time of fellowship and there are

a number of projects we work on. Gloria Miller is our leader and she finds somethingfor everyone to do. There are coupons to clip, stamps to be cut from envelopesknotting quilts, rolling bandages. Each month, a not of encouragement is made and

given to Meals on Wheels to be included with their clients meal. We always appreciate donations of bedsheets. Good, usable sheets are sent to Church World Service to be used in hospitals for their bedsVery worn sheets are torn in strips and used to make rolled bandages. We appreciate all the support wereceive from the congregation.

Many Thanks,Bea Welch (Moderator of P.W.)


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The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colorscomes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Saturday Worship 6:00 P.M.doors open at 5:30

Sunday Worship 10:30 A.M.doors open at 10:00Avoid the rush! Attend the dress rehearsal on Friday at 1:00 P.M.


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VOLUNTEERS for JULY 2011 SUNDAY

COMMUNION TEAM Team CNEWSLETTER TEAM in JULY (for August) Team A (The Hoover Family)

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

COFFEE HOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Can you help? Volunteers are needed to host the Sunday morning coffee hour.There are many available openings for the coming months. A light snack is all thatneeds to be provided. If you are willing to host, please sign your name on the coffeehour sign-up sheet on the Deacons table.

PULPIT FLOWERS

JULY 3 JULY 10 JULY 17 JULY 31

Donated in memoryof Richard Kamerer

by Barb and JimKamerer

Donated in memory ofDr. and Mrs. Ralph

Wymer by their family.

Donated in memory ofBurt Knauer by EdnaMae, Scott, Michele,Danielle, Lindsey and

Mother

Donated in memory ofWilbur Dumbaugh and

Tracey Schlicht

USHERTEAM

GREETERSBEFORE

GREETERSAFTER

(DEACONS)

COUNTINGELDERS

ACOLYTE COFFEEHOUR

JULY

3

LadiesTeam

DennisJack

Jim

Kamerer

Gary

Anderson Corah

Hawk

Joan

GreggBarbaraKamerer

Jack

Barkley

JULY

10

JuniorTeam

Lorma &Geoff Hill

Pat

McCafferty

Pat

Brennen Tori

Campbell

Sarah and

Dennis

HawkKerry

McElhaney

BillEllis

JULY17

BobScottsTeam

AnneMcCaw

Cheryl

Milanovich

Lorma

Hill Aiden

WachDeacons

Terre

Patterson

Tom

Graham

JULY

24

Don

LanesTeam

Audrey

Nossokoff

Karen

Shultz

Mark

Huba MAD

Camp

Several

Members

(MADcamp)

KeithSwank

MarciaMcCaw

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Com-binedTeams

ShirleyWinship

Susan

Catanzarito

Michael

Miller Ruby

Waggoner

Deacons

Fifth

SundayLynda

Lavorini

Kelly

Provident

NURSERY

Carol

Gadsby

Candi

Gibson

Jim

Kamerer

Lois

Minich

Kathy

Nevel


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Park!

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6:00P.M.-Worship/Joseph

andtheAmazing

TechnicolorDreamcoat

10:30A.M.-Worship/Joseph

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