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.

Leader: Pastor Stephen Wood Organist: Olga Otte Deacons: Mark Hoffmeier; Troy Claycamp Greeters: Jerry & Pixie Otte (8:00); The Shuler Family (10:15) Communion Assistants: Mark Rorick (8:00) Bill Wonning (10:15) Altar Care: Sara Otte (8:00) Teresa Browning (10:15) Lectors: Jamie Baker (8:00); Leon Seitz (10:15) Acolytes: Maggie Newkirk (8:00); Lyra Claycamp (10:15) Projectors: Alicia Perry (8:00); Chloe Bryden (10:15) Flowers: Jenny Engelau Welcome Center: Luci Angel (8:00); Judy Wonning (10:15)

Leading and Assisting in Worship

March 10, 2013

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 161 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

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: Tuesday - Friday Staff The Reverend Stephen WoodPastor Carolyn Jones...............Director of Youth & Family Ministries Wendy Rotert ..Secretary Jeanette Kruse..Borchers Preschool Director Trish Tangman..Care Team Director Amy Pierceall and Mandy OtteCustodians Jamie Baker.. Worship Technology Advisor and Web Master

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

This week: Today-

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Thursday 14thFriday 15thNext week: Sunday 17th-

CALENDAR March 10th16th Time Change 9:10 am Sunday School 9:15 am 1st Communion Class 4:00 pm Zumba 5:15 pm Yoga 7:00 pm The Story Bible Study-Chpt. 7 9:00 am Pre-school 1:00 pm Blanket Making 6:30 pm Prayer Shawl Meeting 7:00 pm Church Council Meeting 8:00 pm Dartball-Redeember N at Borchers 6:40 am Mary-Martha Circle at Cracker Barrel 10:30 am The Story Bible Study-Chpt. 8 9:00 am Blanket Making 9:00 am Pre-school 4:00 pm TREATS 5:30 pm Meal sponsored by Ruth Circle 6:00 pm Adult Bells 7:00 pm Lenten Service 8:00 pm Adult Choir Practice 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 9:30 am Pre-school Grandparents Day March 17th23rd Newsletter Deadline 9:15 am 1st Communion 4:00 pm Zumba Class 5:30 pm Luther League Meeting at Buffalo Wild Wings 7:00 pm The Story Bible Study-Chpt. 8 9:00 am Pre-school 1:00 pm Blanket Making 6:30 pm Dartball-Tourney at Immanuel Gym 9:00 am Hannah Circle in the Adult Sunday School Room 10:30 am The Story Bible Study-Chpt. 9 9:00 am Pre-school 9:00 am Blanket Making 9:15 am Pre-school Chapel 5:30 pm Meal sponsored by the Luther League 6:00 pm Adult Bell Practice 7:00 pm Lenten Service 8:00 pm Adult Choir Practice 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 9:00 am Pre-school

THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL is using a video curriculum about Jesus Seven Last Words from the Cross. This study will continue through the Lenten Season. All are welcome to come and attend. THE WEDNESDAY LENTEN SERVICES are 7:00 pm with a free-will offering meal at 5:30 pm sponsored by different groups of the church. THE RUTH CIRCLE will sponsor the meal on March 13th at 5:30 pm. The menu is soup, sandwich, and desserts. THE FOOD ITEM for March is canned fruit. A BIBLE STUDY based upon The Story resources has begun. The Story is an abridged chronological Bible that has woven together sections of the Bible to connect the storyline of the Bible so that it reads like a seamless story. Two separate times that you can participate within this study. The time are Sundays at 7:00 pm and Tuesdays at 10:30 am. BLANKET MAKING has begun and will continue through March. There will be two times available: Mondays at 1:00 pm and Wednesdays at 9:00 am. LUTHER LEAGUE will meet on Sunday, March 17th at 5:30 pm at Buffalo Wild Wings. Parts for the Sunrise Service will be handed out. BOOK BUZZS book for March is People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. CHANGE: Hannah Circle will meet at the church on March 19th at 9:00 am. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY will meet on Monday, March 11th at 6:30 pm in the church Narthex. TREATSWe are in need of empty tin cans. (ie. Campbells soup size or a fruit can size) Thanks! Put them in Carolyns office. BID FORMS to mow the church lawn and cemetery are located at the Welcome Center. The forms must be turn into Kevin Wheatley or Howard Wente no later than March 17th.

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THE ADULT CHOIR will practice on Wednesday, March 13th at 8:00 pm. WALK tHIS WAY TRAINING PROGRAM-Do you want to participate in the Walk tHIS Way Run/Walk this year but dont know where to start? Whether your goal is to walk 1 mile or run all 5, creating a program to follow will help you succeed. Group training sessions will be available on Sundays at noon starting today. If you have any questions, ask Nate Otte. READ ALL ABOUT IT! - During the season of Lent St. Paul will have a book drive for Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Reading Camp. Gently used or new books, reading levels 1st thru 7th grade, are suggested. Each camper leaves Reading Camp with a bag of books. This book drive will help greatly towards that special gift. If you are not sure of the reading level of a book that you would like to donate, dont worry about it. All donations will be appreciated! Collection totes will be in the church narthex. Thank you for your support of this outreach. Have a blessed Lenten Season. LENTEN CARE NOTES are available on the Welcome Center. The Lenten season is a good time to reflect on the state of our spiritual health. These booklets focus especially on enriching our prayer life. Titles include "Finding Hope in Jesus' Words on the Cross", "40 Ways to Enrich Your Lenten Prayer", and "Praying for Healing for Yourself or Someone Else". Please take advantage of this resource for yourself or someone you care about. LWR QUILTS Its time again for knotters to do their thing. You can use 2 ply yarn, floss or pearl cotton to make knots in the LWR blankets stacked by the Mission Outreach Room. The knots can be up to 10 inches apart. If you would like to help knot the quilts together and do not know how you can contact Wanda Engelau for instruction. BLANKET MAKERSon March 13th Marsha Walter, a free lance reporter for Prime Time is wanting to do an article about our making quilts for LWR. It would be nice if we could have all the blanket makers at this session on a Wednesday at 9:00 am.

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF UPDATE: The ingathering and dedication for LWR projects along with shipping will be in April 28th.Also, questions concerning donations for kits should be directed to: Linda RustBaby Care Kits; Jan OtteSchool, Sewing & Personal Care Kits. *Items collected by the end of March will be included in the April shipment. MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE will meet at Cracker Barrel on March 12th from 6:407:30 am for prayer and fellowship. Contact Lois Bryden or Ruth Ann Hendrix with questions. PLEASE JOIN the family of Doris Tormoehlen Voss for a 90th birthday open house at Redeemer Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall today from 2:00-4:00 pm. No gifts please! CLOTHING CENTER VOLUNTEERSWe are in need of more volunteers from our church to help on the 4th Wednesday and when there is a 5th Monday of each month. If you are interested please contact Mandy Otte. TURBO KICK CLASSESOn March 24th a 6 week session of Turbo Kick workouts will begin in the Fellowship Hall. A minimum of 15 people have to be signed-up and paid by March 24th. The cost is $30. For information contact Melissa Christian at 498-2441. THANK YOU, for all the prayers & cards I received after my fall. I am back on the go just at a much slower pace with a walker. Nice to be thought about even though I am far from home. Gods blessingsDoris Hoene A 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION is being held for Evelyn Otte on Sunday, March 17th from 24 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Please no gifts. KATIE TAULMAN, daughter of Marcus & Pam Taulman will be going on a mission trip to Germany in June. Katie will be able to evangelize and provide humanitarian aid while in Germany. If you would like to make a donations it may be sent to:Katie Taulman, PO Box 1542, Columbus, IN 47202. For more information or to donate by Paypal please visit Katie's webpage http://katiesmissiontrip.webnode.com/

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.

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 Core Values:

We Worshipped: March 3 8:00 am service112 Total Offerings for March 3 : Spending Plan Giving-$9,555.00 Other Giving $2,190.00
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Our Response to Gods Love

10:15 am service77 Wed. Lenten Service-65

New Church Loan Payment-$3,935.00

{The weekly amount needed to cover expenses in the 2013 Spending Plan is $5,435.00} *This amount does not include the $5,900.00 monthly mortgage payment

Readings for Fifth Sunday in Lent Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 Lectors: Lou Ann Hoevener (8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15) March 17 :
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Those assisting with worship March 10th:

Communion Assistants: (8:00) (10:15) Altar Care: (8:00) (10:15) Acolytes: (8:00) (10:15) Mark Rorick Bill Wonning Linda Rust Linda Guinn Cole Fosbrink Jacob Rotert

March 10, 2013

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: Joshua 5:912-By celebrating the Passover and eating the produce of the promised land instead of the miraculous manna that had sustained them in the desert, the Israelites symbolically bring their forty years of wilderness wandering to an end at Gilgal. 2 Corinthians 5:1621-One way to describe the gospel is the promise that in Christ everything is transformed into newness. All mistakes, all deliberate sins, all old history is reconciled with Christ's resurrection. This is Paul's strong message to the congregation in the city of Corinth. Luke 15:13, 11b32-Jesus tells a parable about a son who ponders his father's love only after he has spurned it. The grace he receives is beyond his hopes. That same grace is a crisis for an older brother who believed it was his obedience that earned his place in the father's home.

NOTES:

From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2012 Augsburg Fortress Questions To Ponder: 1What does the word prodigal mean? 2Why do you think the father gave the son the inheritance? 3Do you think the older brother was justified in his response to the younger sons return? Why or Why Not? 4Who in the story do you identify with the most? 5What does this story teach us today? MEMORY VERSE: Luke 15:32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.'" "A reflection upon this verse is posted on the churchs website www.stpaul-borchers.org
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Going Deeper in Prayer

Monday 3/11 Psalm 141:1-10 Revelation 14:1-20 W World peace Tuesday 3/12 Psalm 142:1-7 Revelation 15:1-8 W Kitturah Weddle W military personnel Wednesday 3/13 Psalm 143:1-12 Revelation 16:1-21 W Troy Claycamp, Lindsay Goddard, Chuck Newkirk, Dakota Anderson W domestic abuse centers Thursday 3/14 Psalm 144:1-15 Revelation 17:1-18 W Christians in Sudan Friday 3/15 Psalm 145:1-21 Revelation 18:1-24 W Natalie Fish W college professors Saturday 3/16 Psalm 146:1-10 Revelation 19:1-21 W Leah Watson W substance abuse counselors Sunday 3/17 Psalm 147:1-20 Revelation 20:1-15 W Bill Bryden, Aden Kruse W mission congregations

Prayer List Prayer for Homebound Individuals: Betty Hoene, Eldena Hoene, Eunice Lutes Prayer for Long Term Care Issues: Helen Carter; Andy Runge, Peggy Meahl (Sarah Roterts sister-inlaw); Albert Stahl (Mary Eglens father) Recent Hospitalizations: Melissa Anderson; Malerie Maschino (Friend of Tammi Reinbold); Valerie McDonald (Sonna Wentes daughter); Geneva Hoene Other Prayer Request: Mike Tangman (cancer); Gary Ritz (cancer-friend of Jenny Engelau); The family and friends of Robert Pekar; Vicky Ent (Cancer-friend of Judy Wonning); John Helwig (cancerfriend of Jenny Engelau);Francis Lamberson (Terri DeVoes Mother); Phyllis Neidinger; Kathy Kleffman; Bob Schafstall; Doris Hoene; Ron Kidd (cancer Bill Kidds brother); Jim Kidd (surgery-Bill Kidds brother); Elmer Carr (cancer-friend of Bill Kidd); Norm Stidham (cancer-friend of Bill Kidd); Linda Gibson (Friend of Susan Kaiser); Edna Spiehler (Patty Herkamps friend); Jean Floyd (broken hipJennie Hoenes mother); Mary Sipes (sister-in-law of Linda Booher); Pastor Ed and Joan Winter; Doris Rorick; Peggy Rucker (Friend of Wilma Claycamp); Jerry Wunsch; Walter and Verl VonFange (Bertha Ottes sister & brother in-law); Shirley Darlage Duncan (cancer-friend of Dena Schafstall); Lynn Lindsay (cancerfriend of Martha Wunsch); Dewayne Greathouse (cancerfriend of Linda Guinn); Kristie Wessel (cancerTracey Engelaus sister); Pat Norrell (friend of Kendra Harris); Judy Teague (cancerfriend of Joe Hoene); Marie Burgess (cancerfriend of Laberta Otte) Prayers for those in Military Service: DJ Snyder (Cathy Wentes Nephew); Steven Rieker (Jerry & Pixie Ottes Grandson); Chad Brigdon, Evan Marshall