OCTOBER 2019

“I believe I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” - Psalm 27: 13

Rev. Leigh Benish

Pastorleigh.hillup@zoominternet.net
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP
10:30 A.M.—Worship Service Elder Louise Evans
11:30 A.M.—Coffee, Snacks, and Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall
Jenny Martin, Choir Director

Nancy Slezak, Memorial Handbell

Director and Organist

Kathleen Davis

Elean Heist, Administrative Assistant

and Financial Secretary
Elean.hillup@zoominternet.net

Lyn Goehring, Treasurer

John D. Whittington

#hillupflatjesus
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.

SUNDAY
OCTOBER 6, 2019
17th Sunday After Pentecost
Lord’s Supper - Traditional

Rev. Leigh Benish

Scripture: Lamentations 3: 19-26; Psalm 137: 1-6

OCTOBER 13, 2019

18th Sunday After Pentecost
Stewardship Campaign

Rev. Leigh Benish

Scripture: Mark 12: 28-31; Matthew 6: 19-24

OCTOBER 20, 2019
19th Sunday After Pentecost
Stewardship Campaign

Rev. Leigh Benish

Scripture: Psalm 34: 1-10; John 15: 1-11

OCTOBER 27, 2019
20th Sunday After Pentecost
Stewardship Campaign

Rev. Leigh Benish

Scripture: Proverbs 3: 1-8; Romans 12: 1-2

 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another,
and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which
commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O
Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with
all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
-Mark 12:28-31

Merriam-Webster defines stewardship as “the careful and responsible management of

something entrusted to one’s care.” This includes money, but also involves things like our
time, our bodies, and the earth. Stewardship is faithfully caring for the blessings which have
been provided to us.

Our theme for the stewardship campaign this year is “How Do You Love?” Together we will
explore the commandments that Jesus lifts up as the greatest, reflect on how we love the
Lord and how we are stewards of our heart (finances), soul (spiritual life), mind (mental and
emotional health), strength (physical bodies), and neighbors (vocation).

When I first preached here on the Hill (over a year ago now!) I shared that this is my “desert
island” passage, the one that is the foundation of all of my theology. It’s simple – love God,
love neighbor, love self – but it’s simplicity does not mean that it’s easy. It is quite difficult
to love God, neighbor, and self with all that we have and all that we are.

Yet Jesus tells us that these are the most important commandments. And in his life, Jesus
modeled for us what it means to follow these commandments: he set time aside to be in
relationship with God; he welcomed those into his midst who others had turned aside; he
healed those who had been afflicted; he loved, deeply, even upon the cross.

Practically speaking, stewardship season is about money. We rely on your tithes and gifts to
the church to maintain all of the mission and ministry within our walls and out into the
world. Your money is necessary to keep the lights on, pay the salaries of our staff, provide a
safe space for the children in the neighborhood, serve the hungry, and so much more. We
are, once again, asking you to faithfully and prayerfully consider how you might continue to
give, and maybe even increase your giving, to keep us healthy up on the hill.

But more than money, stewardship season asks us a broader question: how are you being
good stewards of all that God has given you? Together this fall we will be exploring this
question, challenging each other and, hopefully, growing in our devotion to God and one
another. My prayer in the weeks and months to come is that we can all become more
grateful for the gifts we’ve been given, and find better ways to use them to God’s glory.
May it be so!

Peace-
Reverend Leigh

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

Session Notes
The Session held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 9th in the Conference Room
(formerly known as the computer room).

The following actions were taken:

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE
++ Approved to continue payment of Jenny Martin's salary for three IN AUGUST AND
months. SEPTEMBER
++ Adopted the revised Financial Responsibilities Guidelines (Amended
September 2019) with corrections. Sunday
++ Approved support of the September 20th Penn Christian Academy
dinner to benefit Jenny and Zach Martin by providing donations from the 8/4 - Not Recorded
congregation of cookies, cupcakes and brownies.
++ Approved, if the way be clear, to establish a Love Offering and receive 8/11 113
monetary donations for the medical and related expenses of Jenny and Zach
Martin. 8/18 149
++ Approved the session meeting minutes of August 12, 2019 with
corrections.
8/25 -
Respectfully, Worship 180
Louise Evans, Clerk Without
On a warm September evening, ten community dinner volunteers turned out to serve. Walls
The menu was sloppy joes, tossed salad, cheese sticks, and pound cake with peaches
and whipped topping. A late afternoon thundershower kept the number of diners low
9/1 74
at first, and we envisioned large amounts of leftovers, but the skies cleared and a total 9/8 77
of 85 guests enjoyed the meal. To find out how you can help with this
ministry, contact Barb or Jim Kamerer at 724.283.2248 or text Barb at 724.487.3675. 9/15 81
4 9/22 83
 Reservation form
SENIOR NIGHT OUT
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019 at 5:30 P.M.

I / We will attend Senior Night Out:

Name(s)_______________________________________
#Attending _________ # Gluten Free _________
Ride Needed? _________ # Dairy Free _________
Donations accepted
DEADLINE for RESERVATIONS: Wednesday, October 16th

Senior Night Out will be held on October 21st at 5:30 p.m. The meal will be
catered by Simply Catered and will be beef pot roast with potatoes and carrots,
coleslaw, biscuits, green beans, and a dessert. This ministry is for those ages
50 and over to enjoy fellowship, a catered dinner, and a special program.
Please mark your calendars and use the reservation form in your bulletin or the
one above. Put your reservation form in the collection plate or turn it in to
Elean in our Church Office on or before Wednesday, October 16th.
October 12th will be our Women’s Fall Salad Luncheon at noon. All women are
invited to attend and hear Pastor Leigh speak on “Prayer Beads.” Please plan to
attend to enjoy the food, fellowship, and program. See your reservation form in the
bulletin to sign up.

Presbyterian Women Fall Luncheon

Please join us in the Fellowship Hall
Saturday, October 12th at noon
Name(s) ___________________________________________________________________
Number Attending ________Ride Needed (if yes, provide phone number)_______________
I will bring a salad ________________________________________
Speaker for the afternoon will be Pastor Leigh Benish.
Reservations due Tuesday, October 8th.

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 GHANA MISSION TASK FORCE REPORT
After a long period of time, we have finally heard from some of the student recipients
of our funds. The following notes were received around August 20th. Dated last
December, they had been sent via e-mail to the Darkuman Catechist instead of to us.

I sincerely appreciate your financial aid that you have tendered to me throughout my stay
in school. I have successfully completed St. Teresa’s College of Education and awaiting
my national service next year. May God bless you abundantly and Merry Christmas and a
prosperous New Year.
Yours Faithfully,
Mable Wurah

Thank you very much for the support you gave me during my time in the secondary school.
I have successfully passed my exams and am currently in the university studying
Communication Studies. It is a program which ends in 2022. May I use this opportunity
to wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Yours faithfully,
Elorm Asabea Akpedonu

Next month we will highlight more letters.

PRAYER CONCERNS CONTINUE

Please continue to keep the Bubiashie District Churchs, Bernard Daddy, chairperson of the Bubiashie
Scholarship Committee, as well as the students, and Joshua Heikkila, the West Africa Liaison for the PC
(USA), in your prayers. Also for Dr. McWilson ‘Koku’ Atakro, the Executive Presbyter and Moderator
for the West Volta Presbytery.

Christian Education News

We are off to a great start with our educational endeavors this fall. TUESDAY
MORNING BIBLE STUDY FOR WOMEN has kicked off a study of Revelation with a
full house. We spent a whole week on the differing interpretations of the book and some
of the basics of apocalyptic literature. Now we are beginning to explore Jesus’ messages
to the seven churches in Asia keeping an eye out for similarities to the churches we know
from our time. We can squeeze in another chair so if you’ve been thinking about joining
us, please do.
What an exciting night we had on September 18th when we welcomed back over 30 of
our Wednesday on the Hill kids. So many grown-ups turned out to volunteer- it was a
huge blessing to all the students. A special thanks to Ruth and Becky for stepping up in
the absence of our Mrs. Jenny. Once again, our teen students are helping with Bolt 1
music and we hear they were great. Our oldest students have some big things planned for
this fall- surprises for Mrs. Jenny and an entry in the Butler Christmas parade are only
two of them. We’ll keep you posted! Our new curriculum emphasizes learning practical
skills to use to share your faith. This term different groups are exploring music, art, and
mad science. You’ll be hearing more from us about this!
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 HARVEST HOME 2019

It is that time of year when our Deacons will be collecting food for the
community for the Thanksgiving season. The food will be distributed
through St. Vincent de Paul in time for the November holiday. For three
weeks food will be collected in the southeast corner of the sanctuary near
the organ console. The following are suggestions of food items by weeks—
though it's not a strict guideline, just a suggestion.

It is the Deacons’ hope that our congregation will continue to be generous in bringing in
food items and/or money donations to support our Harvest Home Project, and as a
result, benefit St. Vincent de Paul.

October 27: Canned and jarred foods; vegetables, fruits, soup, jelly, spaghetti sauce,
tuna, salmon, peanut butter, beef stew, pumpkin.

November 3: Boxed and bagged food; flour, sugar, macaroni and cheese, pancake mix,
cereals, rice, cake mixes, pie mixes, crackers.

November 10: Three-pound bags of apples and five pound

bags of potatoes which require the least cold storage
time. Other fresh vegetables and fruits cannot be collected due
to the lack of cold storage areas.

Our Deacons will again be sending out care packages to Hill Church members,
children of members, and grandchildren of members who are in college or the
military. Please use the form in the bulletin and place in the offering plate, give to any
deacon, or turn it in to Elean Heist in the Church Office on or before October 27th.

CARE PACKAGES – Address Form

The Deacons send care packages to members' children, grandchildren or
members themselves who are in college or the military. A new form is
needed each time. Please send a care package to the following:

NAME
(Please print)
ADDRESS

Submitted by Phone
Upon completion, please return to church office
or place in the collection plate by October 27th.
 VOLUNTEERS FOR OCTOBER 2019
USHER COUNTING CHURCH FELLOWSHIP
LITURGIST ACOLYTE OPENER/
TEAM ELDERS HOUR
POWERPOINT

Pat
Brennen Deacon
Ladies’ Caroline Louise Volunteer
OCTOBER 6 Susan
Team Becky Freeze Evans Needed
Catanzarito
Plymale
Nancy
Daugherty Elder
Ladies’ Ben Anne Volunteer
OCTOBER 13 Becky
Team Pam Huba Miller Needed
Plymale
Lentz
Mike
Freeze Jami Deacon
Men’s Seth Alan
OCTOBER 20 Lyn Kyle
Team Diane Heist Milanovich
Brady Nevel
Olenic
Tom
Graham Elder
Men’s Juliet Tom Volunteer
OCTOBER 27 Betty
Team Pat Miller Graham Needed
Scarnato
Brennen

Communion Team – Team A

Newsletter Team in OCTOBER (for November) – Team A (Hoover Family)
For Sunday morning ride service call Gregory Heist (724-996-6050)

PULPIT FLOWERS
OCTOBER 6 OCTOBER 13 OCTOBER 20 OCTOBER 27
Donated with love in
Donated with love in Donated with love in Donated with love in
memory of
honor of his wife Lorna’s memory of memory of
Raymond
birthday Michael Moses by the Bob and Janice Brady by
Daubenspeck
by John Whittington. Puente-Moses Family. Jami Lyn Duane Brady.
by Linda Smialowski.
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 SECTION—BRADY STREET SECTION PEARL ST. SECTION—OVERFLOW AREA
OCTOBER 6 Sharon Montag, 724-285-3231 Karen Shultz, 724-283-2413
OCTOBER 13 Nancy Daugherty, 724-285-1013 Janet Edinger, 724-282-7782
OCTOBER 20 Lois Minich, 724-283-1875 Volunteer Needed
OCTOBER 27 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed
 SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5
9:30-11:00am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s 9:00am - Hill Quilters 11:00am - AA
Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at
11:15am - Staff Meeting Mac’s Café
7:00pm - Deacons’ 9:30am - Willing Workers
Meeting 5-7:00pm - Wednesdays
On The Hill

17th Sunday
After Pentecost
6 Lord’s Supper - 7 8 9 10 11 12
Traditional
9:30-11:00am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s 11:00am - AA
9:00am - Choir Practice Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at 12:00pm - Presbyterian
10:30am - Worship - Rev. 11:15am - Staff Meeting Mac’s Café Women Fall Gathering
Leigh Benish preaching 5-7:00pm - Wednesdays
11:30am - Fellowship Hour On The Hill
11:30am - Handbell Practice 5:00pm - Community
12:15pm - Women’s Book Dinner
Club

18th Sunday
After Pentecost
13 Stewardship 14 15 16 17 18 19
Campaign
6:45pm - Session Meeting 9:30-11:00am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s 11:00am - AA
9:30am - Community Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at
Lunches 11:15am - Staff Meeting Mac’s Café
10:30am - Worship - Rev. 5:00pm - Garden Club 9:30am -Willing Workers
Leigh Benish preaching 5-7:00pm - Wednesdays
11:30am - Fellowship Hour On The Hill

“As God’s chosen

ones, holy and 19th Sunday
After Pentecost
beloved, clothe 20 Stewardship 21 22 23 24 25 26
Campaign
9:30-11:00am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s 11:00am - AA
yourselves with 9:00am - Choir Practice 5:30pm - Senior Night Out Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at
10:30am - Worship - Rev. 11:15am - Staff Meeting Mac’s Café
Leigh Benish preaching 5-7:00pm - Wednesdays
11:30am - Fellowship Hour On The Hill
11:30am - Handbell Practice
compassion, 12:00pm - Yarn Group
6:00pm - Concert at Trinity
kindness, Presbyterian Church

humility, 20th Sunday

After
meekness, and 27 Pentecost 28 29 30 31
Stewardship Campaign
9:30-11:00am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s
patience.” 9:00am - Choir Practice Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at
10:30am - Worship - Rev. 11:15am - Staff Meeting Mac’s Café
Leigh Benish preaching 5-7:00pm - Wednesdays
11:30am - Fellowship Hour On The Hill

- Colossians 3: 12
Cut out the picture and Bible verse and use it as your bookmark for your Bible for the month of October!