MARCH 2018

Newsletter of The Hill United Presbyterian Church Butler, PA

May joy and peace surround you,
contentment latch your door,
and happiness be with you now,
and forever more.
- Irish Blessing

Rev. Dr. William Jackson

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP

Elder Louise Evans
10:30 A.M.—Worship Service
11:30 A.M.—Coffee and Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall
Jenny Martin, Choir Director

Nancy Slezak, Memorial Handbell

Director and Organist

Kathy Davis

Elean Heist, Administrative Assistant

and Financial Secretary
Elean.hillup@zoominternet.net

Lyn Goehring, Treasurer

John D. Whittington

Ash Wednesday Community Service at St. Andrews

Presbyterian Church

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
MARCH 4, 2018
3rd Sunday In Lent
Lord’s Supper - Traditional

Sermon: Signposts to Life: Jesus Last Words “March Forth"

Rev. Dr. William Jackson
Scripture: Luke 9: 51, 57-62
MARCH 11, 2018
4th Sunday In Lent

Sermon: Signposts to Life: Jesus Last Words “Fear Not! Never Alone”
Rev. Dr. William Jackson
Scripture: Mark 15: 33-39; Romans 8: 35-39
MARCH 18, 2018
5th Sunday In Lent

Sermon: Signposts to Life: Jesus Last Words “Unparalleled Grace!”

Rev. Dr. William Jackson
Scripture: Luke 23: 32-34; Ephesians 4: 30-32
MARCH 25, 2018
Palm Sunday

Sermon: Sermon: Signposts to Life: Jesus Last Words “Where There Is A Way There Is A Will!”
Rev. Dr. William Jackson
Scripture: Luke 23: 49-47

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018

Maundy Thursday; Lord’s Supper - by Intinction

Sermon: “And Jesus Said...”

Rev. Dr. William Jackson
Scripture: John 1: 1-14

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2018

Community Good Friday Service
12:00 p.m.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
Dear friends,

What a privilege it is to have been invited to take over for Jim Steiner as
your second interim pastor (my title is Interim II). I hope you’ll join me in
continuing to pray for Jim and Caroline as they continue in a very difficult
task as they bring healing to a hurting and divided congregation. May the
Holy Spirit guide them in this very difficult task.

And speaking of praying, I want to remind you (as I said on 2/25) that
prayer is the most important thing we can do as a congregation during the
interim period; to pray for the Pastor Nominating Committee, for a
candidate they will interview, and for the committee on ministry of the
Presbytery who are assisting us on the search. To that end, I have asked the
session to approve establishing a Covenant Day of Prayer. They set
Tuesday, the day each week that the PNC meets, to bond with them in
prayer as they do their work on the pastoral search. On March 4th we will
provide special bookmarks to put on your refrigerator or in your devotional
materials to remind you to keep your covenant to pray with and for them as
they meet. Of course, you are free to pray any day, or any time for the
committee and the persons they interview but keeping the covenant will
remind us that we all share a common task and responsibility in this
process. Remember as James 5: 16 says “The prayers of the righteous are
powerful and effective”. Paul reminds us in I Thessalonians 5: 16-19
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit.”

Again, my wife Vail and I are pleased to be here, in whatever time we

will be with you, to WORSHIP, LABOR, and to PRAY “without ceasing”.

May God bless our ministry and time together.

Bill Jackson
Interim II

The next newsletter deadline is

MARCH 15, 2018!
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 BIBLE READING S FOR MARCH

Morning Evening
1 Num. 23, 24, 25 Mark 7: 14 - 37
2 Num. 26, 27 Mark 8: 1-21
3 Num. 28, 29, 30 Mark 8: 22-38
4 Num. 31, 32, 33 Mark 9: 1-29
2nd - Tricia McElhaney 5 Num. 34, 35, 36 Mark 9: 30-50
3rd - Shirley Haggart 6 Deut. 1, 2 Mark 10: 1-31
7 Deut. 3, 4 Mark 10: 32-52
8th - Peg Dumbaugh 8 Deut. 5, 6, 7 Mark 11: 1-18
9 Deut. 8, 9, 10 Mark 11: 19-33
12th - Susan Slomer and Taylor Stobert 10 Deut. 11, 12, 13 Mark 12: 1-27
13th - Shae Stobert 11 Deut. 14, 15, 16 Mark 12: 28-44
12 Deut. 17, 18, 19 Mark 13: 1-20
18th - Declan Graham 13 Deut. 20, 21, 22 Mark 13: 21-37
21st - Daniel McKinley 14 Deut. 23, 24, 25 Mark 14: 1-26
15 Deut. 26, 27 Mark 14: 27-53
23rd - Erin Stobert 16 Deut. 28, 29 Mark 14: 54-72
17 Deut. 30, 31 Mark 15: 1-25
24th - Crawford Bolten 18 Deut. 32, 33, 34 Mark 15: 26-47
25th - Kelly Kramlich and Bobby Barkus, III 19 Josh. 1, 2, 3 Mark 16
20 Josh. 4, 5, 6 Luke 1: 1-20
26th - Brenda Baker 21 Josh. 7, 8, 9 Luke 1: 21-38
27th - Dave Olenic 22 Josh. 10, 11, 12 Luke 1: 39-56
23 Josh. 13, 14, 15 Luke 1: 57-80
30th - Noah Reeger 24 Josh. 16, 17, 18 Luke 2: 1-24
25 Josh. 19, 20, 21 Luke 2: 25-52
31st - Audrey Nossokoff 26 Josh. 22, 23, 24 Luke 3
On Valentine’s Day, the Community Dinner 27 Judg. 1, 2, 3 Luke 4: 1-30
28 Judg. 4, 5, 6 Luke 4: 31-44
volunteers served a meal to 100 guests. The 29 Judg. 7, 8 Luke 5: 1-16
main dish was lasagne, and, in honor of the day, 30 Judg. 9, 10 Luke 5: 17-39
we served red jello salads, and cherry pie 31 Judg. 11, 12 Luke 6: 1-26
accompanied by candy hearts. Side dishes
included green beans and dinner rolls. Thanks to those who made the
jello salads and those who came out to serve.
The Session held its regular monthly meeting on February 12, 2018 with Rev. Dr.
Bill Jackson serving as moderator.

The following actions were taken at the meeting: WORSHIP ATTENDANCE

IN JANUARY AND
**Approved that the remaining balance of the Spang Estate Investment Fund FEBRUARY
($3,795 as of 1/31/18) be utilized, as necessary, to cover costs incurred by the
Pastor Nominating Committee. Sunday
1/7 48
** Approved infant baptism of Violet Angela Miller for April 15, 2018.
1/14 - Not Recorded
The annual Worship Without Walls has been scheduled for August 26, 2018 at a 1/21 85
shelter in Alameda Park. An elder will make the reservation with the County on
February 23. 1/28 99
2/4 118
Elder Pete McElhaney is covering custodial duties while John Whittington is on
sick leave. 2/11 92
Respectfully submitted, 2/18 81
Louise Evans
2/25 73
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GREAT NEWS FOR KIDS AND YOUTH! Wednesdays on the Hill is back! Our Spring session extends
from February 21 through April 18 from 5:00- 7:00 PM. If you know of a child or teen who hasn’t tried
WOTH, it’s never too late to start Just come on in! Our Welcome Team will be waiting with registration
info and will be happy to point you in the direction of all the activity. We’re planning an incredible closing
on Earth Day and our Bible time will be really exciting- the Last Days of Jesus and the adventures of the
early Church. We are happy to have our leadership team back PLUS we welcome Elean and Greg Heist,
Suzzanne Freeze, and Jenny Martin to the WOTH staff.

Remember our WOTH Mission Project! Our goal is collecting enough supplies to send TEN School Kits
to be distributed to hurricane ravaged schools and students in Puerto Rico via Church World Service.
While our downstairs bulletin board is off limits due to construction, we have hijacked the sanctuary board
to keep track of contributions. Keep an eye on how we are progressing.

Our wonderful TEENS met on February 10 to make the lunch bags distributed on Feb. 11. After a brisk
and efficient assembly line to produce sandwiches, we learned what a tricky substance melted
marshmallow can be. But three huge trays of Rice Krispy Treats were produced, decorated and sampled.
Then we turned artists and worked on giving plain old lunch bags a Valentine twist. We finished up with
some pizza to regain our strength. A big thanks from Kathy who was introduced so late in life to bacon on
pizza. Where was this all my life?!?!? There’s a rumor that the bags were DEEPLY appreciated.

We also took time to discuss a summer Mission Trip and the good news is in! We are tentatively
scheduled for Mission Possible at Camp Crestfield in Slippery Rock for June 24-29. Not only will
participants get to enjoy all the great camp activities in the evenings, we will travel to several work sites all
over our region for a variety of service projects. This is an amazing program that only has 12 opening
each summer and we are fortunate to land one! Talk to Kathy Davis about more info. The cost is VERY
reasonable.

ADULTS are not overlooked this spring either! The Tuesday Morning Bible Study for Women is finding
the Gospel of Mark not only informative but timely. Its overarching themes on the nature of Jesus and the
nature of our discipleship are leading to some great discussion of current problems.

Men and Women have great opportunity for study this Lenten season! Join us for any or all of these
special studies by Rev. Dr. Bill Jackson.
III: March 7, 2018: “The Expanded Family” John 19: 25b-27, 15: 9-17 and Peter 2: 9, 10

IV: March 14, 2018 “The Deep Desire” John 19: 28-29 and Matthew 25: 37-40

V: March 21, 2018 “Never Alone” Mark 15: 33-39 and Romans 5: 35, 8: 35-36

VI: March 25, 2018 “When There’s A Way There’s A Will” Luke 23: 44-47 and John 14: 1-7 (this is not a
class but the Palm Sunday sermon)

VII: March 28, 2018 “To Be Continued...” John 19: 30 and II Corinthians 1: 18-20
GHANA MISSION TASK FORCE REPORT

Dr. McWilson Atakro sends greetings to us from Ho, Ghana.

I am happy to join the congregation to welcome the interim Pastor the Rev. William Jackson and the
wife. I hope with their presence a lot of good things will come the way of the Hill church. May the
Almighty God be with you all on the Hill. I take the opportunity to also welcome the new music director in
the person of Mrs. Jenny Taylor Martin. They are all welcome on board.
Please do extend greetings to all members singing gloriously on the Hill. My family is doing very well,
We have been able to acquire a new vehicle for the work in the Presbytery.
Blessings,
Koku
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 PNC Update: The PNC continues to review the resumes for pastoral candidates (so far approx. 180) in
search of the person whom God has chosen for our church. We have conducted one phone interview and
have reached out to several other candidates to confirm their potential interest in Hill and that they are
actively seeking. We hope to arrange phone interviews with other desirable candidates as they come our
way. As always, the PNC appreciates your continued support as we search for our next pastor!

Easter Flowers
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY THE WAY YOU WISH NAMES TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE BULLETIN

$7.25 Per Plant Lily _______ Tulip_______ Hyacinth_______ Total Ordered_______

In memory of: ________________________________________________________

OR
In honor of: ________________________________________________________

Given by: ________________________________________________________

Payment enclosed: Check #________ Cash Amount: __________________

Will pick up Deacons can take Deadline for orders is Sunday, March 11, 2018

Reservation form
SENIOR NIGHT OUT
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2017 at 5:30 P.M.

I / We will attend Senior Night Out:

Name(s)_______________________________________
#Attending _________
Ride Needed? ______
Donations accepted
DEADLINE for RESERVATIONS: Wednesday, March 14th.

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 March 25th.
ANIMALS OF THE BIBLE
S W X O S Q N S F L O W Y Y U NIGHTHAWK SPIDER
E C C S B P W E I D N M E C I OSPREY SPONGE
P W O T T A O A V A W E R G O OSTRICH STORK
E S Q R N O N N H A G M P O L OWL SWAN
E W K I P S R M G D R K S K W PARTRIDGE SWINE
H I W C J I X K I E W C O D P PELICAN TURTLE
S N A H E P O R C U P I N E F PORCUPINE VULTURE
T E H F M R T N G D E U L Q C PYGARG WEASEL
U I T L N R U R F S P I D E R QUAIL WOLF
R Y H A A V A T L X C K E D W RAVEN WORM
T Z G P U G I W L A L A D E L SCORPION
L I I S Y J C Z N U L J A S W SHEEP
E J N P L I A U Q T V S F V O SNAIL
A U D H Q M X S F L E D U U L SNAKE
W O R R A P S G P L S N A K E SPARROW
 VOLUNTEERS FOR
MARCH 2018
CHURCH
USHER GREETERS COUNTING FELLOWSHIP
TEAM BEFORE ELDERS LITURGIST ACOLYTE OPENER/ HOUR
POWERPOINT

Deacon Pat Brennen Michael and

MARCH Ladies’ Elder Jami Juliet Elder
Patti Suzzanne
4 Team Pete Lyn Brady Miller Louise Evans
Donaldson Freeze
McElhaney
Tom
MARCH Ladies’ Graham Elder Jack Elder Volunteer
Bea Welch Sam Heist
11 Team Barkley Tom Graham Needed
Jack Barkley

Barb
Deacon Elder Elder
MARCH Men’s Kamerer Deacon
Lynda Audrey Ben Huba Alan
18 Team Mark Hall
Lavorini Ruth Scott Nossokoff Milanovich

Terre
Deacon
MARCH Men’s Audrey Patterson Elder Volunteer
Patti Bella Heist
25 Team Nossokoff Anne Miller Needed
Anne Miller Donaldson

Communion Team – Team C

Newsletter Team in MARCH (for April) – Team C
(Audrey, Bea, Karen, and Shirley)
Sunday morning ride service driver for MARCH - Jim Kamerer (724-283-2248)

PULPIT FLOWERS
MARCH 4 MARCH 11 MARCH 18 MARCH 25
Donated with love in
Donated in loving Donated in loving
honor of Donated in loving
memory of memory of
Erma L. Founty’s memory of
Catherine Hackenberry LeRoy Daubenspeck
birthday her husband Jack Street
by by
by by Carolyn Street.
Barb and Jim Kamerer. Linda Smialowski.
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

MARCH 4 Sharon Montag, 724-285-3231 Karen Shultz, 724-283-2413
MARCH 11 Nancy Daugherty, 724-285-1013 Janet Edinger, 724-282-7782
MARCH 18 Lois Minich, 724-283-1875 Volunteer Needed
MARCH 25 Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed
 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT
1 2 3
9:30am - Willing Workers 9:00am - Hill Quilters 11am - AA Meeting

3rd Sunday in Lent

Lord’s Supper -
4 Traditional 5 6 7 8 9 10
10:30am - Worship Rev. Dr. 9:30-11am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s 11:00am - AA Meeting
William Jackson preaching Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at
11:30am - Fellowship Hour 7:00pm - Deacons’ Mac’s Café
12:15pm - Women’s Book Meeting 10:00am - Bible Study
Club 1:30pm - Memorial Bells
4:45-7:00pm -
Wednesdays On The Hill
7:15pm - Bible Study

4th Sunday in Lent

Daylight Savings
11 Time Begins 12 13 14 15 16 17
9:30am - Community 11:00am - Buttercup 9:30-11am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s 6:30pm - Choir rehearsal 11:00am - AA Meeting
Lunches Garden Club meeting Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at
10:30am - Worship - Rev. 6:45pm - Session Mtg. Mac’s Café
Dr. William Jackson 10:00am - Bible Study
preaching 1:30pm - Memorial Bells
11:30am - Fellowship Hour 4:45-7:00pm -
Wednesdays On The Hill
5:00pm - Community
Dinner
7:15pm - Bible Study

“For God so
5th Sunday
In Lent
LOVED the world 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
10:30am - Worship Rev. Dr. 9:30am - Piano Tuning 9:30-11am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s 11:00am - AA Meeting
William Jackson preaching 5:30pm - Senior Night Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at
that he gave his 11:30am - Fellowship Hour Out 11:30am - Betsy Mac’s Café
12:00pm - Yarn Group McCormick Luncheon at 10:00am - Bible Study
Mac’s Café 12:30pm - Mary Lou
12:30pm - Betsy Boyer Circle
McCormick Circle
only Son, so that 1:30pm - Memorial Bells
4:45-7:00pm -
Wednesdays On The Hill
7:15pm - Bible Study
everyone who
believes in him Church Office
Closes
25 26 27 28 29 at 11:45 30 31
may not perish
10:30am - Worship Rev. 9:30-11am - Women’s 8:00am - Women’s 7:30pm - Maundy 12:00pm - Community 11:00am - AA Meeting
Dr. William Jackson Bible Study Fellowship Breakfast at Thursday Worship Service Good Friday Service at St.
but may have preaching Mac’s Café Andrews Presbyterian
11:30am - Fellowship Hour 10:00am - Bible Study Church
1:30pm - Memorial Bells
4:45-7:00pm -
Wednesdays On The Hill
eternal life.” John
7:15pm - Bible Study

MARCH 2018
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Cut out the picture and Bible verse and use it as your bookmark for your Bible for the month of March!