January 12, 2014

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: Isaiah 62:1: The peoples return to Judah after the exile was marred by economic and political troubles. Nevertheless, the prophet declares, Jerusalem and Judah will be restored. God will rejoice over Jerusalem as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride; and the people are called to the celebration. John 2:1-11: Turning water to wine at the wedding at Cana is described as the first of Jesus signs. Through many such epiphanies, Jesus reveals that he bears Gods creative power and joyful presence into the world. From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2013 Augsburg Fortress

NOTES:

Questions To Ponder: 1 What are the purposes of the miracles/signs within Johns gospel? 2What does it mean that Jesus says my hour has not yet come? 3What does the miracle tell us about Jesus? 4What is the significance of the wine being the good wine? 5What does this miracle say to us today?

MEMORY VERSE: John 2:4 4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come."

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: Mark Hoffmeier; Larry Guinn Greeters: Nathan & Gwen Newkirk and family (8:00) Milton & Laberta Otte (10:15) Communion Assistant: Leah Otte (8:00) Altar Care: Luci Angel (8:00) Lectors: Mark Rorick (8:00) Karen Davis (10:15) Acolyte: Abby Hoevener (8:00) Lyra Claycamp (10:15) Projectors: Kaelen Eglen (8:00) Kailee Hildebrand (10:15) Flowers: Linda Guinn Welcome Center: Shirley Lewis (8:00) Michelle Wood (10:15)

January 12, 2014

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.

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 Wood Pastor Carolyn Jones...............Director of Youth & Family Ministries and Borchers Preschool Director Wendy Rotert ..Secretary Trish Tangman ..Care Team Director Tyler Claycamp ...Intern Youth & Family Director Amy Pierceall and Mandy Otte Custodians Jamie Baker .. Worship Technology Advisor and Web Master

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.

This week: TodayMonday 13th-

Wednesday 15th-

Thursday 16thFriday 17thSaturday 18thThis week: Sunday 19th-

Monday 20th-

Tuesday 21st-

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Thursday 23rdFriday 24th-

Saturday 25th-

CALENDAR January 12th18th Treasurer Books & Annual Reports Due 7:30 pm Prayer 9:00 am Pre-school 1:00 pm Blanket Making 7:00 pm Church Council Meeting 8:00 pm Dartball at Sauers E. 9:00 am Pre-school 9:00 am Blanket Making 5:30 pm Kids Bells Team 1 6:00 pm Kids Bells Team 2 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 9:00 am Pre-school 8:30 am Stephen Minister Training January 19th25th 9:15 am Jr. High Youth and parents Planning Meeting 11:45 am Confirmation Class 9:00 am Pre-school 1:00 pm Blanket Making 8:00 pm Dartball at Borchers 1:30 pm Prayer Shawl Meeting 9:00 am Hannah Circle in the Fellowship Hall 9:00 am Pre-school 9:00 am Blanket Making 5:30 pm Kids Bells Team 1 6:00 pm Kids Bells Team 2 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 9:00 am Pre-school 11:00 am Pre-school Stone Soup Albert Wedding Rehearsal 8:30 am Stephen Minister Training Albert Wedding

OPPORTUNITY FOR PRAYERDuring 2014, one of my emphases for ministry is prayer. As a way to be intentional about praying, I will be offering two different times each month for people to gather for the sole purpose of praying together. We will gather for about a half hour and spend the time lifting up a variety of requests and whatever else is on peoples minds. The date in January for these prayer gatherings are: Sunday, January 12th @ 7 PM and Wednesday, January 29th @ 7:30 PM. Any questions, please talk with Pastor Steve. If you are unable to come, you are still invited to take time during these appointed times to pray and lift up a variety of requests and petitions to God. GROUP TREASURERS, please have the Treasurers books and annual reports in the office by January 12th. The books may be placed in a marked box in the office workroom. THE CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING will be held January 26th at 12:15 pm. A free-will offering meal will be held before the meeting. IF YOU WOULD like to donate altar flowers in 2014, please sign-up on the sheet at the Welcome Center. BOOK BUZZ will meet on Monday, January 27th at 1:00 pm in the Church Narthex. The book to be discussed is Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. Call Michelle Wood at 522-7421 or Trish Tangman at 497-3166 for more details. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY will meet on January 21st at 1:30 pm in the Church Narthex. Everyone is welcome to come. ON THE WELCOME CENTER is a jar for collecting aluminum pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House at Riley Hospital. Tabs are being collected in honor of 12 yr. old Emily Hume, who has been on our prayer list since July.

THE FOOD PANTRY ITEM being collected for January is canned soups.

BLANKET MAKINGThe blanket makers will meet on Mondays at 1:00 pm and Wednesdays at 9:00 am in the Adult Sunday School room. Everyone is welcome to help. There are blankets ready for knotting by the Mission Outreach room. If you have questions contact Wanda Engelau. ARE YOU EXPERIENCING A WINTER IN YOUR LIFE? In addition to the cold weather outside, many people experience winters in their personal lives that may leave them feeling lonely. A hospitalization, cancer diagnosis, or ongoing medical problems may leave them feeling isolated. The loss of a job, the fear of layoffs, or a financial setback can devastate ones self-esteem. Family and personal struggles may leave them with nowhere to turn for support. If you are going through a difficult time, our Stephen Ministers can bring Gods warm love back into your life. They provide confidential, one -to-one care. They will meet with you privately on a weekly basis to listen, support, and encourage you, to pray with and for you, and to walk with you as long as you need them. To find out more about Stephen Ministry and how you or someone you know could be matched with a Stephen Minister, talk with Pastor Steve, Laberta Otte, or Trish Tangman. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to care for you! HOT SOUP IN A COLD MONTH Every Thursday in January seniors are invited to bring an empty PINT jar to the church kitchen to be filled with a delicious homemade soup. Seniors can then take the soup home for a later meal. Volunteers will begin filling jars around 10:00 and refrigerate them until BBC participants leave at noon. If you are not a regular BBC participant you are still welcome to bring a jar for soup, just let Trish know so enough soup can be planned.

WE are in need of volunteers to help prepare the communion items for the 10:15 services throughout the year. Contact Wendy in the church office if you would like to volunteer. SOUP MAKERS are needed to help with "Hot Soup in a Cold Month". If you are willing to prepare a gallon or two of soup for our seniors please sign up at the Welcome Center or contact Trish. A different soup will be offered each Thursday in January, so volunteer your specialty to warm the hearts and souls of our St. Paul seniors. RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Sunday, February 2nd from 8 AM 12 noon in Borchers Preschool. If youd like to reserve a time slot please sign up at the Welcome Center. Drop-ins are always welcome, so encourage your friends and neighbors to donate this precious gift of life! Thank you for your loyal support of this vital need!

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 5 8:00 am service94 Total Offerings for January 5th: Spending Plan Giving $4,636.00 Other Giving$60.00
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10:15 service54 New Church Loan Payment$29,405.00

{The weekly amount needed to cover expenses in the 2014 Spending Plan is $5,853.00} *This amount does not include the $5,900.00 monthly mortgage payment

Readings for January 19th: Second Sunday after Epiphany

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Psalm 127:1-5 John 2:13-25 Lectors: Mandy Oe (8:00) Laberta Oe (10:15)

Those assisting with worship January 19th:

Communion Assistant: Altar Care: Acolytes: Projectors: Childrens Sermon: Flowers: Welcome Center: Bill Wonning (10:15) Judy Wonning (10:15) Courtney Manseld (8:00) Jacob Rotert (10:15) Madison Jones (8:00) Marc Fountain (10:15) Carolyn Jones Need Volunteer Shirley Lewis (8:00) Michelle Wood (10:15)

Going Deeper in Prayer

Sunday1/12 Malachi 4:1-6 Mark 13:1-37 W Phillip Hoene W World peace Monday 1/13 Genesis 1:1-31 Mark 14:1-72 W Walter Knox, Amy Rosenberger, Allen Morrison W Gov. Mike Pence Tuesday 1/14 Genesis 2:1-25 Mark 15:1-47 W Cam Mansfield, Skye Hendrix W Lutheran Disaster Relief Wednesday 1/15 Genesis 3:1-24 Mark 16:1-10 W Susie Schnitker, Brittney Runge, Hadley Sifflard W Christians in Asia Prayer List Prayer for Homebound Individuals: Betty Hoene, Eunice Lutes, Helen Carter, Evelyn Otte; Geneva Thursday 1/16 Genesis 4:1-26 Luke 1:1-80 W Rachel Hildebrand, Adam Newkirk W Salvation Army Friday 1/17 Genesis 5:1-32 Luke 2: 1-52 W Kay Hoene W Sunday School teachers Saturday 1/18 Genesis 6:1-22 Luke 3:1-38 W Jerry Otte, Suzanne Darlage, Brian Roberts W students

Hoene; Orville Schnitker

Prayer for Long Term Care Issues: Andy Runge, Peggy Meahl (Sarah Roterts sister-in-law); Pastor Ed and Joan Winter; Walter Von Fange (Bertha Ottes brother in-law); Recent Hospitalizations: Other Prayer Request: Ted Weidner (cancer-Ed DeVoes cousin);Pat Otte; James Otte; Mandy Wessel (cancer-friend of Carolyn Jones); Selma Mellenbruch; Jon Eglen; Albert Skaggs (cancer-neighbors of Roger & Delores Douglass); Jeannie Isaacs (physical health-cousin of Karen Hoene); Jeff Fugett; Dale Ann Hoyt (cancer-friend of Bob & Dena Schafstall); Charity Hill (accident-Cindy Smiths daughter inlaw); Herschel Kleffman; Cindy Hunt (cancer-neighbor of Delores Douglass); Deanna Johnson (Richard Andersons sister); Kristie Wessel (Tracey Engelaus sister); Tom Harris (cancer-friend of Leah Otte); Claudine Rowe (cancer- friend of Bill & Marlis Kidd); Emily Hume; Paul Johnson (cancer-Leslie Wentes fianc); Amy Siefker (niece of Karen Hoene); Carly Hoffmeier (sister-in-law to Mark Hoffmeier); Joe Bond (cancer-friend of Bob & Dena Schafstall); Frances Lamberson (Terri DeVoes Mother); Phyllis Neidinger; Edna Spiehler (Patty Herkamps friend); Shirley Darlage Duncan (cancerfriend of Dena Schafstall); Pat Norrell (friend of Kendra Harris) Prayers for those in Military Service: Steven Rieker (Jerry & Pixie Ottes Grandson); Chad Brigdon,

Evan Marshall, Tyler Kruse