Upcoming Events ·October 1 - Coffee Hour after worship ·October 7 at 5:30 pm – 63rd Anniversary Celebration (worship and dinner) – see info below ·November 11 – Saturday worship begins at 4:30 pm for winter months ·November 12 – Monthly Potluck after worship – watch for sign-up sheet in narthex ·January 21, 2024 – Annual Congregational Meeting after worship ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF HILLTOP LUTHERAN CHURCH We will celebrate our 63rd anniversary with worship and dinner on Saturday, October 7. If you can help with set-up and clean-up, please let Nancy Boyer know. BISHOP BILL ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE 9/1/24 Bp. Bill Gafkjen of the I-K Synod has announced that he is retiring effective 9/1/24. An in-person Synod Assembly is scheduled for June 7-9, 2024, in Louisville, KY. At that meeting we will elect a new bishop following the procedure described in the synod’s constitution. Any pastor of Word and Sacrament in the ELCA is eligible to be nominated. More details will be forthcoming as we get closer to the assembly. Questions? Please talk to Pr. Alexa. PLEASE REMEMBER MEMBERS and FRIENDS of HILLTOP IN YOUR PRAYERS Ellie Keb Bob Thoner Bev Steele Lynda Sigle Frank Markiewicz Zinita and Ken Welsh Harlan Bourdon Barb Heckaman Angela Barnes (mother of Pastor Alexa)
Thomas Collard (nephew of Marcia Lehmann)
Susan Gerbeth Jones (daughter of Betty Gerbeth)
Barbara Harvey (friend of Bly Cannoot)
Sheila (homeless neighbor) Michael Kuhn (son of Bly Cannoot) John Fee (brother of Liz Krieg) Donna Mayfield (sister of Pat Cheeseman) Donna & James Gerber (aunt & uncle of Lynda Sigle) Jay and Petra (friends of Mike and Sandy Major) Susan and Ellis Lohr (sister and brother-in-law of Linda Angelini) Kathy Kilbury (sister-in-law of Sue Pozsgai) Bill Strycker Penny Eash (cleaning person for Hilltop) Roger, Sandy, and Paul (friends of Bev Steele) Jennifer Ferris (great-niece of Marcia Lehmann) The family of Susan Ellis The families and friends of Jan Thoner and Dan Strycker