We gather today as Gods beloved children to worship our Heavenly Father.

We praise his
holy name, we listen eagerly for his words of comfort, hope, and challenge to us, and we
offer ourselves to him in dedicated service. May you be blessed as you worship here today.

Leading and Assisting in Worship

Leaders: Pastor Stephen Wood
Organist: Olga Otte
Deacons: Tyler Shaw; Larry Guinn
Greeters: Paul & Ruth Ann Newkirk (8:00)
Bill & Judy Wonning (10:15)
Communion Assistant: Ruth Ann Newkirk (8:00)
Altar Care: Shirley Lewis (8:00)
Lectors: Mark Rorick (8:00)
Amy Pierceall (10:15)
Acolytes: Maggie Newkirk (8:00)
Elizabeth Rust (10:15)
Projectors: Cam Mansfield (8:00)
Eli Wood (10:15)
Flowers: Shirley Runge
Welcome Center: Shirley Lewis (8:00)
Michelle Wood (10:15)

St. Paul Lutheran Church

10792 North 210 East,
Seymour, IN 47274
Office
522-7364
Annex & Fax
522-7484
Parsonage
522-7421
email: stpaullutheran@stpaul-borchers.org
Web Site: stpaul-borchers.org
Office hours: Monday-Friday
Staff
The Reverend Stephen WoodPastor
Carolyn Jones...............Director of Youth & Family
Ministries and Borchers Preschool Director
Michelle Wood.....Secretary
Trish Tangman..Care Team Director
Tyler Claycamp...Intern Youth & Family Director
Amy Pierceall and
Mandy OtteCustodians
Jamie Baker. Director of Technology

January 25, 2015

St. Paul Lutheran Church is a congregation of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (E.L.C.A.). It is referred to as
Borchers since Rev. Henry Borchers, who
served our congregation from 1857-1881,
advised and influenced a small group of
pioneer settlers that wanted to establish a
congregation in the area. This year we
celebrate 162 years of life and ministry in this
beautiful country setting in Southern Indiana.
We look forward to many more years of
growth and change as we seek continually to
be faithful to Gods call to mission.

The Sacrament of Holy Communion is

offered at the 8:00 a.m. services on the 2nd

and 4th Sundays and at the 10:15 a.m. service on the 1st and the 3rd Sundays of the
month. Christians who believe in the true
presence of Christ in the bread and wine for
our forgiveness and salvation are invited to
receive Holy Communion.

Sunday School classes are held each Sunday for all ages at 9:10 a.m. Visitors are
welcome to attend.
HEARING ASSISTANCE: We have

head phones available for those in need of

assistance with hearing. They are located on
the table at the entrance of the sanctuary.
LARGE PRINT BULLETINSThere

are a handful of large print bulletins available. They are located on the table at the entrance of the sanctuary.

CALENDAR

Today:

Monday 26th

Tuesday 27th
Wednesday 28th

Thursday 29th
Friday 30th

8:00 am LBW Communion

9:15 am Jr. High Parent Meeting
9:15 am Sunday School
10:15 am LBW Worship
11:30 am Meal
12:00 pm Congregation Annual Mtg.
4:00 pm Sunday School Party
9:00 am Preschool
1:00 pm Blanket Making
1:00 pm Book Buzz
6:30 pm Stephen Ministry
8:00 pm Dartball at Borchers
10:00 am Movies & Popcorn
9:00 am Preschool
9:00 am Blanket Making
9:15 am Preschool Chapel
2:30 pm Prayer Shawl
5:30 pm Kids Bells 1
6:00 pm Kids Bells 2
6:30 pm Adult Bells
9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club
9:00 am Preschool
11:00 am Preschool Stone Soup

Next week:

February 1st-February 7th

Sunday 1st

8:00 am-12:00 pm Blood Drive

Kids Bells 1 play at both services
8:00 am LBW Worship
9:15 am Sunday School
10:15 am WOV Communion
9:00 am Preschool
1:00 pm Blanket Making
8:00 pm Dartball at Sauers
9:00 am Preschool
9:00 am Blanket Making
6:00 pm Kids Bells 2
6:30 pm Kids Praise
6:30 pm NO Adult Bells
8:30 am Devotions in sanctuary
9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club
7:00 pm WINGS
7:00 pm Ruth Circle
9:00 am Preschool

Monday 2nd

Wednesday 4th

Thursday 5th

Friday 6th

CONGREGATION ANNUAL MEETING will be

today at 12:00 pm. A lunch will be provided by
the mission trip youth after the 10:15 service.
JR. HIGH MEETING is today at 9:15 in the Jr.
High Sunday School room for parents and students to discuss the Valentine Dinner and Lenten
Meal.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PARTY will be held today
from 4:00-6:00 p.m. All students, ages 3 and up,
are welcome to come enjoy a movie, pizza, and
fun activities, . Parents are welcome to stay too.
Children younger than 3 need to be accompanied
by an adult.
DIRECTORY UPDATEWe are updating the
small phone directory. Please check the red
binder on the Welcome Center to verify or update
your familys information. We are now including
cell phone numbers and email addresses, if you
wish to provide them. Please check your information by TODAY. Any questions, talk to
Michelle.
BOOK BUZZ will meet on Monday, January 26
at 1:00 p.m. in the narthex. The book for this
month is Still Alice by Lisa Genova. Any questions, please talk to Trish Tangman or Michelle
Wood.
THE FIRST "MOVIES AND POPCORN" EVENT
"Heaven is for Real" will be shown again on
Tuesday morning January 27th at 10:00 AM. The
movie is a touching story about a young boy's
visit to heaven. Bring a friend and comfy seating
for the show! Check your February newsletter for
information about next month's movie event.
PRAYER SHAWL will meet on Wednesday,
January 28 at 2:30 p.m. Please join us! Any
questions, please talk to Michelle Wood or Connie Knoke.
ADULT BELLS will meet on January 28 at 6:30
p.m.
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONPastor Steve and
family will be on vacation on January 30February 1. Pastor Steve is preaching at the
ordination service of a former parishioner.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Sunday, February

1st, 8:00 - NOON in Borchers Preschool. Please
sign up for your favorite time slot at the Welcome
Center and invite your friends and neighbors to
donate. Walk-ins are welcome. Thanks for giving
the gift of LIFE!!
DO YOU HAVE EXTRA PINT- SIZE CANNING
JARS just taking up room in your storage space?
St. Paul-Borchers soup ministry is accepting
good, clean, pint-size canning jars with no lids or
labels. Please drop off a few in the kitchen or the
Care Team office.
The 5th Annual "Indoor Superbowl Tailgate"
party will begin at 5 pm on Sunday, February
1, 2015 at the Mansfields. Beverages and
Georges "World Famous Tailgate Chili" will be
provided. Please bring your favorite tailgating
food, munchie, and/or dessert. Even non-football
fans will have activities to entertain themselves. Kids are welcome. 8688 Beacon Hill
Dr.; Seymour, IN. Any questions, please call
524-9484.
BLANKET MAKINGBlankets are made for Lutheran World Relief which sends them to people
in need throughout the world. The group will
meet on Mondays at 1:00 pm and on Wednesdays at 9:00 am from January through March.
Any questions, contact Wanda Engelau.
OFFERING ENVELOPES are available on the
table in the narthex. Please pick up them up.
OFFERING ACCOUNTSIf you wish to still
have an offering account, but not receive offering
envelopes, please put a note in the Financial
Secretary (Casey Engelau) mailbox.
TONER CARTRIDGEWe have a toner cartridge Brother TN-330 available in the office for
anyone interested. Please talk to Michelle.
THANKS FOR VOLUNTEERING TO PROVIDE
SOUP! All the slots are filled for this winter!
Your efforts are very much appreciated by SO
many folks. You are truly a blessing.

HOT SOUP FOR SENIORS is available for

seniors every Thursday at noon in January and
February! If you attend Borchers Breakfast
Club you may pick up your pint jar of soup as
you leave the church. If you're not a regular
BBC attendee we'd still love to share with you!
Just let Trish Tangman or Joe Hoene know
you'd like some soup and it will be ready for
you at noon or we will deliver it with a smile!
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS is reading and discussing Martin Luthers Large Catechism. There are copies of the specific parts
we will study available at the Welcome Center.
The specific Sunday for each reading is
marked at the top of the page.
FOOD PANTRY item for February is cleaning supplies for Turning Point. Items needed
are: laundry soap, floor cleaner, dish soap,
disinfectant, all-purpose cleaner, dishcloths,
cleaning cloths/rags, kitchen towels (new &
used), sponges, and dish scrubbers. These
items are used in the shelter as well as in Exit
baskets when residents leave. Please place
your donations in the basket by the main entrance or in the wooden box by the kitchen.
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORSThe A. F. Robertson Trust is accepting applications for scholarships for up to $2,000 from Seymour and Trinity Lutheran high school seniors. Applicants
must reside in Hamilton Township. Interested
seniors may pick up a cover sheet from their
guidance counselor and complete the standard
application form. The deadline to apply is
March 1st. For further questions, you may also
contact Larry Lewis. (Hamilton Township Alumni Scholarship is a separate scholarship that is
also available.)
Thank you for your cards, prayers, kinds words
and other expressions of sympathy at the recent death of my father, Irvin Rumph, and also
at the death last fall of my brother, David
Rumph.
Linda Rust

OUR MISSION:
Walking in Faith Sowing Christs Love
The mission of St. Paul Lutheran Church is derived from our core values - the essence of
our purpose for existence and the criteria we should use to guide our congregational
decisions and actions.

Our Core Values:

1. Spirituality to worship and to grow and
develop spiritually as Christians.
2. Outreach To spread the message of Gods love and
grace by word and by action.
3. Service to Others To live Christs message
to Love one another.
You can support the mission of our church by coming to worship, engaging in study, sharing the word, bringing a friend to church, taking part in Care Team initiatives, volunteering
at church or in the community and loving one another.
We invite you to join us in this journey.

Our Response to Gods Love

We Worshipped: January 18th 8:00 am service 119
71

10:15 am service

Total Offerings for January 18th: $4726.00

Spending Plan Giving $3736.00
New Church Loan Payment $675.00
Other Giving $315.00
{The weekly amount needed to cover expenses in the 2015 Spending Plan is $6,038.00}

Readings for February 1st:

Isaiah 58:1-12
Psalm 20
Matthew 6:7-21
Lectors:
Mandy Otte (8:00)
Laberta Otte (10:15)

Those assisting with worship February 1st:

Communion Assistant:
(10:15)
Altar Care:
(10:15)

Ed DeVoe
Molly Claycamp

Acolytes:

Cole Fosbrink (8:00)

Tyson Lawles (10:15)

Projectors:

Kaelen Eglen (8:00)

Marc Fountain (10:15)

Flowers:
Welcome Center:

Susan Holle
Chris Herbert

January 25,
2015

Going Deeper

The purpose of this page is to provide a tool or instrument for your spiritual growth. This page
contains a brief synopsis of the readings as well as some questions for your reflection to help you go
deeper with the Word. On the back is a day by day listing of scripture readings with possible prayer
request. Individuals are listed on their day of birthso that you might pray for them on their birthday.
Also on the back is the prayer list for the congregation. Keep on Growing Spiritually!!
Readings for the Day:

January 25,
2015

Going Deeper

The purpose of this page is to provide a tool or instrument for your spiritual growth. This page
contains a brief synopsis of the readings as well as some questions for your reflection to help you go
deeper with the Word. On the back is a day by day listing of scripture readings with possible prayer
request. Individuals are listed on their day of birthso that you might pray for them on their birthday.
Also on the back is the prayer list for the congregation. Keep on Growing Spiritually!!

NOTES:

Readings for the Day:

Micah 6:1-8: With the mountains and the foundations of the

earth as the jury, God brings a lawsuit against Israel. God has
wearied Israel with a long history of saving acts. God does not
want or expect lavish sacrifices to attempt to earn divine favor.
Rather God empowers the people to do justice, to love loyalty to
God, and to walk shrewdly in Gods service.

Micah 6:1-8: With the mountains and the foundations of the

earth as the jury, God brings a lawsuit against Israel. God has
wearied Israel with a long history of saving acts. God does not
want or expect lavish sacrifices to attempt to earn divine favor.
Rather God empowers the people to do justice, to love loyalty to
God, and to walk shrewdly in Gods service.

Matthew 5:1-20: Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount by

naming those who are blessed in the reign of God. Jesus
continues his sermon by encouraging his followers to be the salt
of the earth and light of the world, doing good works and keeping
Gods commandments.

Matthew 5:1-20: Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount by

naming those who are blessed in the reign of God. Jesus
continues his sermon by encouraging his followers to be the salt
of the earth and light of the world, doing good works and keeping
Gods commandments.

From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress

From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress

Questions To Ponder:
1 What is the connection between all the groups Jesus says
are blessed?
2 How do you understand the Beatitudes?
3What is Jesus trying to teach to the disciples through the
Beatitudes?
4 How are we the salt of the earth?
5 How are we the light of the world?
6What does it mean that Jesus does not abolish the law, but
fulfill the law?

Questions To Ponder:
1 What is the connection between all the groups Jesus says
are blessed?
2 How do you understand the Beatitudes?
3What is Jesus trying to teach to the disciples through the
Beatitudes?
4 How are we the salt of the earth?
5 How are we the light of the world?
6What does it mean that Jesus does not abolish the law, but
fulfill the law?

Memory Verse: Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory
to your Father in heaven.

16

NOTES:

Memory Verse: Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory
to your Father in heaven.
16

Going Deeper in Prayer

Sunday 1/25
II Chronicles 26:1-23
II Corinthians 1:1-24
Pastor Steve, Wendy Brougher, Jason Engelau,
Abby Hoene
World peace

Monday 1/26
II Chronicles 27:1-9
II Corinthians 2:1-17
the Community Diner

Tuesday 1/27
II Chronicles 28:1-27
II Corinthians 3:1-18
Larry Lewis
the homeless

Thursday 1/29
II Chronicles 30:1-27
II Corinthians 5:1-21
people training to be pastors

Friday 1/30
II Chronicles 31:1-21
II Corinthians 6:1-18
Kim Holland, Andrea Zimmer
teachers

Saturday 1/31
II Chronicles 32:1-33
II Corinthians 7:1-16
Delores Douglass
Christians in Brazil

Going Deeper in Prayer

Sunday 1/25

Thursday 1/29

II Chronicles 26:1-23
II Corinthians 1:1-24
Pastor Steve, Wendy Brougher, Jason Engelau,
Abby Hoene
World peace

Monday 1/26
II Chronicles 27:1-9
II Corinthians 2:1-17
the Community Diner

Tuesday 1/27
II Chronicles 28:1-27
II Corinthians 3:1-18
Larry Lewis
the homeless

II Chronicles 30:1-27
II Corinthians 5:1-21
people training to be pastors

Friday 1/30
II Chronicles 31:1-21
II Corinthians 6:1-18
Kim Holland, Andrea Zimmer
teachers

Saturday 1/31
II Chronicles 32:1-33
II Corinthians 7:1-16
Delores Douglass
Christians in Brazil

Wednesday 1/28

Wednesday 1/28

II Chronicles 29:1-36
II Corinthians 4:1-18
Brandy Rotert, Chloe Bryden
St. Pauls stewardship

II Chronicles 29:1-36
II Corinthians 4:1-18
Brandy Rotert, Chloe Bryden
St. Pauls stewardship

Prayer List

Prayer List

Prayer for Homebound Individuals: Phyllis Neidinger; Betty Hoene, Eunice Lutes, Evelyn Otte; Orville
Schnitker; Geneva Hoene

Prayer for Homebound Individuals: Phyllis Neidinger; Betty Hoene, Eunice Lutes, Evelyn Otte; Orville
Schnitker; Geneva Hoene

Prayer for Long Term Care Issues: Helen Carter; Andy Runge; Pastor Ed and Joan Winter; Walter Von
Fange (Bertha Ottes brother in-law); Sarah Rotert

Prayer for Long Term Care Issues: Helen Carter; Andy Runge; Pastor Ed and Joan Winter; Walter Von
Fange (Bertha Ottes brother in-law); Sarah Rotert

Recent Hospitalizations: Art Moorman (stroke), Kathy Glover (livercousin of Michael Baker)

Recent Hospitalizations: Art Moorman (stroke), Kathy Glover (livercousin of Michael Baker)

Other Prayer Requests: Doris Otte (cancer); Sharon Hubbard (cancer-sister of Doris Hoene);Sherri
Hoffman (cancerrelative of Pam Huffman); Jerry Taskey (cancer-friend of Troy Claycamp); Virgil
Kleffman; Brent Lawles (back surgery); Jerry and Robin Walls and family; Robert Wischmeier (cancerfather of Susan Kaiser); Ron Kaiser (cancer-father of Troy Kaiser); Amanda Tiemeyer (niece of Ruth Ann
Hendrix); Joe Corya (cancer-brother of Alyssa Gorbett); David Templar (cancer-brother of Amy Shaw);
Calvin Clark (football injuryson of a co-worker of Tammi Reinbold); Anna Thompson (awaiting heart
surgery-friend of Alicia Perry); Dick Wessel (cancer-brother-in-law of Art Moorman); Charlie Castillo
(cancer-friend of Kathy & Benny Kleffman); Gene Speaker (bladder cancer); Sharon Hurt (cancer-friend of
Staci Eglen); Kalee Allbering (cancer-friend of Linda Guinn); Gary Bradley (heart transplant-friend of
Carolyn Jones); Joe Ross (physical health-father of Beth Claycamp); Carolyn Ross (pulmonary
hypertension-mother of Beth Claycamp); Brian Vaughn (cancer-neighbor of Merrell & Sara Otte); Richard
Frischie (bone cancer-father of Renee Arney and Erin Rieker); Missy Walker (epilepsy - Karen Hoene's
niece); Linda (Schafstall) Wischmeier (cancer); Carolyn Hughes (cancer-sister of Jo McGrew); Linda
Witkemper (cancerfriend of Benny Kleffman); Vicky Ent (cancerfriend of Judy Wonning); Rex Sipes
(cancerfriend of Dennis and Vickey Otte); Jeannie Isaacs (physical health-cousin of Karen Hoene);
Claudine Rowe (cancer- friend of Bill & Marlis Kidd); Amy Siefker (cancer reoccurrence - niece of Karen
Hoene); Shirley Darlage Duncan (cancer-friend of Dena Schafstall)

Other Prayer Requests: Doris Otte (cancer); Sharon Hubbard (cancer-sister of Doris Hoene);Sherri
Hoffman (cancerrelative of Pam Huffman); Jerry Taskey (cancer-friend of Troy Claycamp); Virgil
Kleffman; Brent Lawles (back surgery); Jerry and Robin Walls and family; Robert Wischmeier (cancerfather of Susan Kaiser); Ron Kaiser (cancer-father of Troy Kaiser); Amanda Tiemeyer (niece of Ruth Ann
Hendrix); Joe Corya (cancer-brother of Alyssa Gorbett); David Templar (cancer-brother of Amy Shaw);
Calvin Clark (football injuryson of a co-worker of Tammi Reinbold); Anna Thompson (awaiting heart
surgery-friend of Alicia Perry); Dick Wessel (cancer-brother-in-law of Art Moorman); Charlie Castillo
(cancer-friend of Kathy & Benny Kleffman); Gene Speaker (bladder cancer); Sharon Hurt (cancer-friend of
Staci Eglen); Kalee Allbering (cancer-friend of Linda Guinn); Gary Bradley (heart transplant-friend of
Carolyn Jones); Joe Ross (physical health-father of Beth Claycamp); Carolyn Ross (pulmonary
hypertension-mother of Beth Claycamp); Brian Vaughn (cancer-neighbor of Merrell & Sara Otte); Richard
Frischie (bone cancer-father of Renee Arney and Erin Rieker); Missy Walker (epilepsy - Karen Hoene's
niece); Linda (Schafstall) Wischmeier (cancer); Carolyn Hughes (cancer-sister of Jo McGrew); Linda
Witkemper (cancerfriend of Benny Kleffman); Vicky Ent (cancerfriend of Judy Wonning); Rex Sipes
(cancerfriend of Dennis and Vickey Otte); Jeannie Isaacs (physical health-cousin of Karen Hoene);
Claudine Rowe (cancer- friend of Bill & Marlis Kidd); Amy Siefker (cancer reoccurrence - niece of Karen
Hoene); Shirley Darlage Duncan (cancer-friend of Dena Schafstall)

Prayers for those in Military Service: Joey Ross (Beth Claycamps nephew); DJ Snyder (Cathy Wentes
nephew); Steven Rieker (Jerry & Pixie Ottes Grandson); Chad Brigdon, Evan Marshall, Tyler Kruse;
Benjamin Haymaker (son of Dee Dee & Scott Haymaker)

Prayers for those in Military Service: Joey Ross (Beth Claycamps nephew); DJ Snyder (Cathy Wentes
nephew); Steven Rieker (Jerry & Pixie Ottes Grandson); Chad Brigdon, Evan Marshall, Tyler Kruse;
Benjamin Haymaker (son of Dee Dee & Scott Haymaker)

(Names will be on the prayer list for 4 weeks, if you want the request extended, you may re-submit your request.)

(Names will be on the prayer list for 4 weeks, if you want the request extended, you may re-submit your request.)