Upcoming Events
* April 27 – 4 pm – Ripple Effect 10^th Anniversary Concert – see info below
* May 1 – 7:30–9 am – National Day of Prayer Breakfast - United Religious Communities – see     
                                      below
* May 3 – 9 am – noon – Property Clean-Up Day – more info to come
 
THANK YOU FROM ST. MARGARET’S HOUSE
Lauren Smyth writes, in part: “We are so grateful for your support.  Thank you!  …There are so many things we cannot control, and questions we don’t have answers to.  And yet, throughout our 35 years of being here, some things have always been, and continue to be crystal clear.  Our guests are brave, beautiful, talented, intelligent women.  They are artists, teachers, caretakers, mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends.  And they are dearly cared for.  Our guests are loved.  Not just by us as a staff, and the community of friends they build here.  They are also cared for by you!  That truth lifts all our spirits!”  See the full letter on the kiosk in the narthex.
 
THANK YOU FROM THE ELCA – GOOD GIFTS PROGRAM
Our donation of $905 in December is a “very good gift indeed” per Rachel Wind, Executive for Development with the ELCA: “As a church we are empowered to love and serve our neighbors as Christ first loved us.  Your gifts to the ministries of the ELCA help people around the world feel the power and hope that flow from God’s full, boundless love.  Through resources such as seedlings and seminary courses, vaccinations and vegetable gardens, Bibles and blankets, you equip God’s people—around the world and around the corner—with what they need to live abundant lives.”  Read more on the kiosk.
 
10^TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT OF THE RIPPLE EFFECT
On Sunday, April 27, at 4 pm. Sherry K’s groundbreaking group The Ripple Effect Vocal Visionary Project presents their 10th Anniversary Celebration to honor the mission and mayhem of this unique "truth-speaking voice in the community.”  Take a walk down "Rippleville Lane," with hits from movie musicals "The Polar Express" and "Spirited", innovative songs of unity, and plenty of rousing Sherry K original anthems!  Sponsored by Saint Mary's Division for Equity and Inclusion.
Location: Little Theatre in the Moreau Center at Saint Mary's College, with reception to follow
Cost: $20 suggested donation, with 20% of the proceeds for Saint Mary's LGBTQ+ Center.
 
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER BREAKFAST - UNITED RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
Thursday, May 1, 2025 – 7:30-9 am – South Bend Century Center – Speaker: Prof. Roy Scranton, Notre Dame on “Ethical Pessimism: Good Work in Bad Times” – Tickets $50.  See Pr. Alexa for more info.
 
PLEASE PRAY FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF HILLTOP
Bob Thoner                                                    
Zinita and Ken Welsh
Frank Markiewicz                                        
Barb Heckaman
Nancy Boyer
Jan Bauer
Tish and Caroline Harman
Angela Barnes (mother of Pr. Alexa)
Donna Mayfield (sister of Pat Cheeseman)
Thomas Collard (nephew of Marcia Lehmann)
Scott and Kathy Lehmann (son and daughter-in-law of Marcia)
James Gerber (uncle of Lynda Sigle)
Susan and Ellis Lohr (sister & brother-in-law of Linda Angelini)
Judy and Bob Lebda (sister and brother-in-law of Linda Angelini)
Kathy Kilbury (sister-in-law of Sue Pozsgai)
Jennifer Ferris (great-niece of Marcia Lehmann)Leo and Chris Daggy (brother-in-law & sister-in-law of Diane Daggy)
Sean Kubiak (son of Beverly Steele)
Ethan Schwab (grandson of Beverly Steele)
Barb Ladd (sister of Marc March)
Jerry Kistner (brother of Jean Johnson)
Judy Morse (mother of Mary Galloway)
Mackenzie Douthit (granddaughter of Diane Daggy)
Barbara Harvey (friend of Bly Cannoot)
Bill Strycker
Addie Putman (friend of Sandy and Mike Major)
Penny Eash
Sheila (homeless neighbor)
Kurt Pfotenhauer
The families of Susan Ellis and Bob Epstein
All those struggling financially
All those struggling with mental illness