OUR MISSION:

Walking in Faith – Sowing Christ’s Love We gather today as God’s beloved children to worship our Heavenly Father. We praise
The mission of St. Paul Lutheran Church is derived from our core values - the essence his holy name, we listen eagerly for his words of comfort, hope, and challenge to us,
of our purpose for existence and the criteria we should use to guide our congregational and we offer ourselves to him in dedicated service. May you be blessed as you worship
decisions and actions.
here today. March 14, 2010
Our Core Values:
1. Spirituality – to worship and to grow and Leading and Assisting in Worship St. Paul Lutheran Church is a congregation
develop spiritually as Christians. Leader: Pastor Stephen Wood
Organist: Olga Otte
of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in
2. Outreach – To spread the message of God’s love and America (E.L.C.A.). It is referred to as
Lectors: Carol Mansfield (8:00);
grace by word and by action. Nathan Otte (10:15) “Borchers” since Rev. Henry Borchers, who
3. Service to Others – To live Christ’s message Deacons: Chris Otte (8:00); Milton Otte (10:15) served our congregation from 1857-1881,
to Love one another. Greeters: Jerry & Pixie Otte (8:00); advised and influenced a small group of
Bill & Judy Wonning (10:15) pioneer settlers that wanted to establish a
You can support the mission of our church by coming to worship, engaging in study, Communion Assistant: Doug Brougher (8:00); congregation in the area. This year we
sharing the word, bringing a friend to church, joining a Care Team, volunteering at Bill Wonning (10:15) celebrate 158 years of life and ministry in this
church or in the community and loving one another. Altar Care: Wanda Engelau (8:00); beautiful country setting in Southern Indiana.
Teresa Browning (10:15)
We invite you to join us in this journey. Flowers: Mildred Carter
We look forward to many more years of
Our Response to God’s Love Acolytes: Jack Rosenberger (8:00); growth and change as we seek continually to
We Worshipped: March 7, 2010— 8:00 am service–133 10:15 am service–112 Kailee Hildebrand (10:15) be faithful to God’s call to mission.
Nursery: Marjorie Rust (10:15)
Projectors: Erin Engelau (8:00); The Sacrament of Holy Communion is
Ronni Rotert (10:15) offered at the 8:00 a.m. services on the 2nd
Total Offerings: Spending Plan Giving $4,642.85 New Church $1,140.00 Welcome Center: Luci Angel (8:00); and 4th Sundays and at the 10:15 a.m. ser-
Other Giving $ 861.10 Wednesday Lenten Service $549.04 Linda Seitz (10:15) vice on the 1st and the 3rd Sundays of the
month. Christians who believe in the true
Readings for March 21st: St. Paul Lutheran Church presence of Christ in the bread and wine for
Prayers for Our Homebound Members Fifth Sunday in Lent 10792 North 210 East, our forgiveness and salvation are invited to
Helen Harding, Betty Hoene, Norma Mellen- Isaiah 43:16-21 Seymour, IN 47274 receive Holy Communion.
Psalm 126 Office 522-7364
bruch. During the season of Lent, Holy Communion
Annex & Fax 522-7484
Philippians 3:3-14 will be offered at both services every week.
Continued Prayers Parsonage 522-7421
John 12:1-8
Andy Runge, Hayden States, Mallory Lainhart, Lectors: Jamie Baker (8:00); email: stpaullutheran@stpaul-borchers.org Sunday School classes are held each Sun-
Gary Christopher, Nancy Lutes, Melissa Corya, Web Site: stpaul-borchers.org
Ed DeVoe (10:15) day for all ages at 9:10 a.m. Visitors are
Peggy Meahl, Ron Mertz, Gary Kellermeier, Office hours: Tuesday - Friday welcome to attend.
Thelma Crider, Melanie Schroer, Doris Fogle,
Bob Childs, Buck Meek, Dewayne Greathouse, Those assisting with worship Staff
March 21st: The Reverend Stephen Wood………...Pastor HEARING ASSISTANCE: We have head
Mildred Carter, Claire Kidd, Terry Jenkins, Mike
Flowers: Charlena Warfield Carolyn Jones......Director of Youth & Family phones available for those in need of
Starr, Kate Madigan, Jerry Mellencamp, Ryan
Christopher Ragains Jr. (Florence Otte’s Great- Acolytes: Jess Hoevener (8:00); Ministries assistance with hearing. They are in a bas-
Zack Lawless (10:15) Wendy Rotert ……………………….Secretary ket at the entrance of the sanctuary.
grandson), Teresa Guffey.
Jeanette Kruse…………..Borchers Preschool
Nursery: Amy Pierceall (10:15) LARGER PRINT BULLETINS—There are a
Director
Prayers for those in Military Service Welcome Center: Luci Angel (8:00) handful of large print bulletins available.
Trish Tangman…………..Care Team Director
Mike Albert, Donovan Shuler, Stephen Toppe, Need Volunteer (10:15) Amy Pierceall and They are located at the welcome center.
Andrew Toppe, Chad Brigdon, Evan Marshall, Projectors: Doris Rorick (8:00) Mandy Otte………………………...Custodians
Randy Hooker II. Tyler Claycamp (10:15) Jamie Baker…. Worship Technology Advisor THE NURSERY is available during the 10:15
and Web Master am service for children under 3 years old.
 CALENDAR LENT is an annual opportunity to check up WINGS— 1st Annual 5 mile walk/run is Satur- IN HONOR OF BISHOP STUCK’S 12 years
This week: March 14th—20th on the state of your spiritual health. Perhaps day, April 17th. Registration forms are at the of service to the Indiana-Kentucky Synod, the
Sunday 14th- Newsletter Deadline you have felt an inner prompting to tend Welcome Center or download from Synod is encouraging people to give a dona-
9:15 am First Communion Class more to your spiritual life. Perhaps you’ve www.stpaul-borchers/run tion to the Freed to Lead Fund. There is
Monday 15th- Pastor Steve on Vacation until 23rd
even promised yourself that “some day soon” pamphlet at the Welcome Center with more
of March
Tuesday 16th- 9:00 am Blanket Making you would get serious and act on that WINGS meeting on Thursday March 25th in information about this opportunity.
Wednesday 17th- 9:00 am Stampers/Scrap Bookers prompting. There’s no better time than now. the Fellowship Hall. Snacks- Jamie Baker,
5:30 pm Meal sponsored by Available on the Welcome Center are three drinks- Leah Otte and devotions-Erin Enge- A MEET AND GREET will be held on March
WINGS simple booklets designed to help you get lau 21st between worship services. Entitled “Who
7:00 pm Lenten Service started growing spiritually this Lenten sea- is Thrivent” by Brian Hessong, Financial As-
Thursday 18th- 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club son. PICTORIAL HISTORY- The historic preser- sociate from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
vation committee has launched a project to He will be presenting information and a me-
Next week: March 21st—27th DATE CHANGE: Hannah Circle will meet on gather, organize and publish pictures and dia program for those who are members and
Sunday 21st- Lutheran Men’s Choir will sing at the Thursday, March 25th at 9:00 am with the non-members alike. A light brunch will be
10:15 service
stories captured during the building of the
Borchers Breakfast Club and have Bible new church and the move of the old served, and there will be no adult forum that
9:00 am Thrivent Meet & Greet Study at 9:30 am. church. Jamie and Michael Baker are lead- Sunday. To contact Brian directly, call 522-
Brunch
9:15 am First Communion Class ing the effort and have a website setup for 4940.
ADULT BELLS PRACTICES IN MARCH:
Monday 22nd- 9:00 am Preschool uploading images. If you have pictures you
March 17th -NO PRACTICE EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE- Early last Satur-
Tuesday 23rd- 9:00 am Blanket Making would like to share, you can upload to the
Wednesday 24th- 9:00 am Preschool March 24th -6:00 pm before the Lenten Ser- day morning Chile was struck by a magni-
site or give pictures to Jamie on CD, memory
1:30 pm Clothing Center vice tude 8.8 earthquake, the 7th strongest earth-
cards or prints. Please see the March news-
5:30 pm Meal sponsored by Luther March 31st –6:30 pm quake on the Richter Scale in recorded his-
letter for directions on how to upload the pic-
League Back to regular schedule after Easter. tory. The epicenter of the quake was near
6:00 pm Adult Bells
tures. If you have questions, email webmas-
ter@stpaul-borchers.org or see Jamie. Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city,
7:00 pm Lenten Service VOLUNTEERS needed to help set up tables
Please submit all pictures by March 31, around 200 miles south of the capital in
7:45 pm Choir for the bells on Sundays after the 10:15 am
Thursday 25th- 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 2010. Santiago. Although not as devastating as
service. Contact Carolyn for information.
and Hannah Circle last month's earthquake in Haiti, damage is
9:30 am Hannah Circle Bible Study WELCA will meet between services today. THE PICTORIAL DIRECTORY AND MAS- widespread, loss of life is over 700, and
7:00 pm WINGS The meeting will be to discuss Thrivent funds TER CONTACT List have been added to the many thousands are homeless throughout
Friday 26th- 9:00 am Preschool for the Lutheran World Relief. church website. These pages are protected the country. As part of the international Lu-
by a password so that only members of the theran response to this catastrophe, Kate
LWR BLANKET MAKING on Tuesdays at church can view them. The password is Lawler in Argentina has been contacting Lu-
9:00 am through March. The blankets in the "borchers" (do not use quotes when typing it theran church leaders in Chile and pass-
corner of the narthex by the Mission Out- in). To view these pages, visit our website at ing information to the ELCA in Chicago and
reach room are ready to be tacked. After http://stpaul-borchers.org and click on to the I-K Synod. Also, Karen Anderson, an
they have been tacked please mark how "members" (under the ELCA logo). ELCA missionary in Chile, now heads EPES
2010 LENTEN DEVOTIONALS are at the
many you did and place them in the Mission (a public health organization). She is regis-
Welcome Center.
Outreach room. If you have questions con- SEDER MEAL— On Maundy Thursday (April tering doctors flying in directly from Haiti to
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INFORMA- tact the church office. 1st) there will be a Seder Meal presentation aid Chilean earthquake victims. Pastora Glo-
TION BOOKLETS are available at the Wel- followed by a meal. This is a part of the 1st ria Rojas, the President of the Lutheran
come Center. STAMPERS AND SCRAP BOOKERS will Church in Chile, will soon be visiting Concep-
Communion program. There will be a number
meet on Wednesday, March 17th. In the cion along with other church leaders
2010 LAWN MOWING BID FORMS are at of the youth who will be taking their first com-
Adult Sunday School room. Everyone is in- (including the Lutheran World Federation) to
the Welcome Center. If interested please turn munion on that night during the service. If
vited. identify needs and comfort victims. Currently
the form into Ben Brown or Roger Douglass you are planning to be a part of this Seder
Meal, please sign up at the Welcome Center travel overland to Concepcion is nearly im-
by March 21st. ADULT CHOIR will practice on Wednesday,
by March 28th. possible due to collapsed bridges and high-
March 17th at 7:45 pm.
ways.