“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may
abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
- Romans 15: 13
Rev. Leigh Benish
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP
[email protected] 10:30 A.M. - Worship Service
11:30 A.M. - Fellowship Hour Elder Louise Evans
Nancy Slezak, Memorial Handbell
Director and Organist
Ralph Christy, Jr., Music Coordinator
Elean Heist, Administrative Assistant
and Financial Secretary
[email protected] Lyn Goehring, Treasurer
Bob Cuffman
Lord’s Supper
501 Second Street
Butler, Pennsylvania 16001
724-287-5427
E-mail: [email protected]
www.hillup.org
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
SUNDAY MORNING
WORSHIP SERVICES
10:30 - 11:30 A.M.
Doors Open at 10:00 A.M.
Services will also continue online.
MARCH 2, 2022
Community Worship Service
7:00 p.m.
MARCH 6, 2022
First Sunday of Lent
Rev. Leigh Benish
Scripture: Deuteronomy 26: 1-11; Luke 4: 1-13
MARCH 13, 2022
Second Sunday of Lent
Rev. Leigh Benish
Scripture: Psalm 27; Luke 13: 31-35
MARCH 20, 2022
Third Sunday of Lent
Rev. Leigh Benish
Scripture: Isaiah 55: 1-9; Luke 13: 1-9
MARCH 27, 2022
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Rev. Leigh Benish
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 16-31; Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32
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The sovereign God crafted the human from the dust of the [earth]
and breathed into its nostrils the breath of life, and the human became a living soul.
-Genesis 2:7, trans. Rev. Dr. Wilda Gafney
The season of Lent is upon us. This period of 6 ½ weeks leading up to Easter is set aside
as a time for reflection, prayer, and reevaluation of our lives. Traditional iterations of
Lent often emphasize restraint, confession, and piety. The origins of Lent were that one was to leave
their old life behind to fast and prepare to be baptized into a new way of living. In essence, this was a
practice of stepping away from the rat race, corrupt power, scarcity mentality, and empty rituals in order
to live a more expansive and full life of faith.
The Revised Common Lectionary scriptures for this Lenten season are filled with parables and promises
of God’s abundant and expansive grace: Jesus as a mother hen, a prodigal son welcomed home, a fig tree
nurtured with care and hope, precious oil poured out lovingly and freely, and stones shouting out with
praise. These sacred texts are brimming with a gospel of grace, a grace we’ve done nothing to deserve or
earn, and yet, like water, it spills over.
This Lent we are once again partnering with A Sanctified Art to celebrate this grace with our Lenten
theme “Full to the Brim.” It is an invitation into a radically different Lent, into a full life; it’s an invitation
to be authentically who you are, to counter scarcity and injustice at every turn, and to pour out even
more grace wherever it is needed. When we allow ourselves to be filled to the brim with God’s lavish
love, that love spills over. It reaches beyond ourselves; like water, it rushes and flows, touching
everything in its path.
“Full to the Brim” doesn’t ignore or deny sin and suffering or absolve accountability for wrongdoing.
Instead it contextualizes our faith. If love is our beginning, how can we live our lives led by love’s
promises? It reminds us to live fully as we pursue justice and hope, or express grief and gratitude.
In addition to our regular Sunday morning worship services, you are invited to some special, joint
worship services with other Presbyterian Churches in the area to enhance your Lent:
Ash Wednesday: March 2, 7:00 pm, @ Hill Church in-person and online. This service includes scripture,
poetry, prayer stations, and an optional imposition of ashes.
Maundy Thursday: April 14, 7:00 pm, @ Hill Church in-person and online. This service will include special
music and the Lord’s Supper.
Good Friday: April 15, 12:00 pm @ St. Andrews Church or broadcast live on WBUT 1050 AM. This service
includes special music and meditations on the Passion of Christ.
This Lent, let us trust – fully – that we belong to God. Let us increase our capacity to receive and give
grace. Let us discover the expansive life God dreams for us.
Peace-
Pastor Leigh
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Flower Donations for 2022
The flower chart for 2022 is maintained electronically by Elean Heist in the church office. If you would like to
give chancel flowers in memory or honor of loved ones, please contact Elean via phone or email or turn in the
attached form. Should your first choice date not be available, she will contact you to confirm your date. You
may pay at a later time. The flower donation is $30; please include FLOWERS on the memo line of your check.
Dates available are: 2/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/15, 5/22, 6/26, 7/31, 8/7, 9/4, 9/11, 9/25, 10/16, 10/23,
11/6, 11/27, 12/4, and 12/18.
Our Deacons have resumed their ministry of delivering the chancel flowers to friends at home and in care facili-
ties. However, you always have the option and are most welcome to take your flowers (in their containers) after
worship on the Sunday of your donation.
THANK YOU for helping to brighten our chancel as you remember or honor loved ones!
Chancel Flowers Request Form
Date Of Placement First Choice:__________ Second Choice:__________ Third Choice:__________
IN MEMORY OF: _________________________________________________________________
OR
IN HONOR OF: ___________________________________________________________________
Given by: _________________________________________________________________________
Please check all that apply: Chancel Flower Donation is $30 and may be paid at a later date.
_____ Yes, please mention this donation in the spoken announcements (live-streamed via internet).
_____ No, please do not mention in the spoken announcements.
_____ Yes, I plan to take the flowers after worship. _____ No, I will not be taking the flowers after worship.
Best way to reach me (email or phone): _________________________________________________
Easter Flowers
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY THE WAY YOU WISH NAMES TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE BULLETIN
USE A SEPARATE FORM FOR EACH PLANT ORDERED
$7.75 Per Plant Lily _______ Tulip_______ Hyacinth_______ Total Ordered_______
In memory of: _____________________________________________________
OR
In honor of: _____________________________________________________
Given by: _____________________________________________________
Payment enclosed: Check #________ Cash Amount: __________________
Will pick up Garden Club can plant Deadline for orders is Sunday, April 4th
Easter flowers include a choice of lilies, hyacinths, and tulips from Gumto's Greenhouse (we can-
not order specific colors). The flowers will adorn the chancel during Easter worship and available
for you to take home following the service. Cost is $7.75 per plant. Please use one form per plant.
Complete the form(s), turn into the office or put them in the collection plate with payment by
Sunday, April 4th.
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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 20th.
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 or turn it in to Elean Heist in the Church
Office on or before March 20th.
Begin the Lenten season by joining us for our joint Ash Wednes-
day service here at Hill Church on March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Mark
your calendars and join us for a time of community worship. All
are invited and welcomed to attend.
Be sure to see your bulletin or Pastor Leigh’s
announcements at the beginning of our ser-
vices regarding upcoming Holy Week services.
Dear Friends,
Once again I want to thank you for all the kindness shown to Mom over these many years. As I've said many
times, she loved the church; the building, staff, traditions and most of all the members she came to know and love in her almost ninety
years of membership at Hill. On the many walks we took up and down the alley she always would remark about what wonder-
ful people belonged at Hill. I feel the same way!
I especially want to thank you for the cards and notes to Mom when she was unable to come to church and for the time
she was at Concordia. I read them to her many times and it helped both of us. We plan to have a memorial service and cele-
bration of Mom's life near the end of June. A date and time will be announced in March.
With love,
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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
