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; Troy Claycamp Greeters: Mark & Doris Rorick (8:00) Milton & Laberta Otte (10:15) Communion Assistant: Tammi Reinbold (8:00) Altar Care: Doris Rorick (8:00) Lectors: Lois Bryden (8:00) Terri DeVoe (10:15) Acolyte: Maggie Newkirk (8:00) Sarah Davis (10:15) Projectors: Jamie Baker (8:00) Hannah Wood (10:15) Welcome Center: Shirley Lewis (8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15)

September 8, 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

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: Today-

Monday 9thTuesday 10thWednesday 11th-

Thursday 12thFriday 13thNext week: Sunday 15thMonday 16thTuesday 17th-

CALENDAR September 8th14th 11:15 am Tweeners Cook Out in the Picnic Grove 5:30 pm Luther League Meeting at El Nopal 7:00 pm The Story Study Chpts. 15 & 16 9:00 am Pre-school 7:00 pm Church Council Meeting 10:30 am The Story Study-Chpt. 15 9:00 am Pre-school 4:00 pm TREATS 6:00 pm TREATS Meal 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 9:00 am Pre-school September 15th21st 11:45 am Confirmation Class 7:00 pm The Story Study 9:00 am Pre-school 9:00 am Hannah Circle in the Fellowship Hall 10:30 pm The Story Study Chpt. 16 & 17 9:00 am Pre-school 5:30 pm Kids Bells (Team 1) 6:00 pm Kids Bells (Team 2) 6:30 pm Adult Bells 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 9:00 am Pre-school

TIME CORRECTIONAdult Bells will meet at 6:30 pm on the September 18th & 25th not 7:00 pm. TREATS will meet on Wednesday, September 11th. They will leave right from Cortland School to go tour Clay Acre Dairy. The meal will be served at 6:00 pm. If you have questions please contact Tyler Claycamp. A TREATS DRIVERBeginning in September a volunteer is needed to pick up the children in Brownstown and bring them to TREATS. If you are interested please contact Tyler Claycamp. TODAY after the 10:15 service the Tweeners will have a pitch-in meal in the Picnic Grove. LUTHER LEAGUE will meet at 5:30pm today at El Nopal in Seymour. LUTHER LEAGUE will go play paint ball at Spring Hill on Sunday, September 22nd at 1:00 pm. The cost is $15 per person. If you would like to go sign-up on the bulletin board in the church office. BACK TO SCHOOL SALES are in progress. It is hard to believe its that time again, but its here! Take advantage of great sale prices to purchase school supplies for Lutheran World Relief school kits. LWR SCHOOL KIT Items still needed: Notebooks (70 pages) Rulers (30 cm) Ink Pens (No gel) Erasers (2 1/2) Crayons (16 or 24 count) A donation box is located by the Mission Outreach door in the Narthex. *WINGS will purchase the back packs for the kits this year. Thank you for your support! Call Jan Otte @ 522-5491 for details.

Wednesday 18th-

Thursday 19thFriday 20th-

THE FOOD PANTRY ITEMS for ALL YOUTHPlease begin checking the bulletin board in the church office for sign -up sheets and other announcements. THE STORY BIBLE STUDY will begin again this evening at 7:00 pm (chapters 15 & 16) and Tuesday, September 10th (chapter 15). Because of looking at more material on Sunday night, the class will run about 90 minutes. If you did not participate in the group, but would like to start this studyyou are welcome to come and join us. The book is available on-line or in many Christian Book Stories. Any questions, talk with Pastor Steve.

A BREAKFAST will be served between services on Mission Festival Sunday, September 22nd. If you are able to donate breakfast casseroles or sweet breads for the event, please sign up at the Welcome Center. Contact Linda Guinn with questions. THE MISSION FESTIVAL will be on September 22nd, 2013. The speaker will be the campus minister from I.U. CONFIRMATION CLASSES begin on September 15th. Lunch will be served after the 10:15 am service and then confirmation instruction will begin between 11:45 and noon. Youth can be picked up at 2:30 pm. If you have questions please contact Pastor Steve. THE FALL LUNCHEON & BAKE SALE of Cross Life Ministries Auxiliary will be held on October 18th at Immanuel Lutheran Church Social Room. If you would like to help or donate food items please sign-up at the Welcome Center. A recipe for the chicken casserole is also at the Welcome Center. Please sign-up by September 15th. If you have questions please contact Dorothy Simmons 5227690. WE WOULD like to thank everyone that helped us celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary. Alvin and Pat Otte ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH (Whitecreek) will hold its annual Smorgasbord and Bazaar on Saturday, September 21st. Serving begins at 4:30 pm. The menu is ham, turkey & dressing, noodles, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, corn, salads and desserts. HANNAH CIRCLE will meet on Tuesday, September 17th at 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall. Mildred Carter is hostess and Carol Mansfield is Bible Study Leader.

WELCAS FALL MEETING will be on Thursday, September 19th at 7:00 pm. WINGS will be the hostess. QUILT FOR THE BAZAARThe 1930s era fabric pieces for the top were originally purchased at an auction by Mildred Carter, who hand-pieced the top together over the years. Mildred donated the quilt top to be finished and auctioned off at the churchs Harvest Home Supper scheduled to take place Friday, November 1st at St. Paul- Borchers. The goal is to finish the quilting by the first part of October so theres time for the quilt assembly. If you would like to help with the quilting you are welcome to do so anytime thats good for you. The quilting frame is set up near the stage in the Fellowship Room. Thread and needles are on the quilt top! Bring your favorite thimble if you have one. If youd rather quilt with others, there will usually be a group quilting on Monday afternoons around 1:00 and Thursday evenings around 7:00. Come for as little or as long as you are able! DEAR CHURCH FAMILY, Thank you for your thoughtfulness during my recent back surgery and recuperation. Your prayers, calls and cards were heartwarming. The gift bag and prayer shawl touched me greatly. Thanks and love to all of you. Howard Wente BOOK BUZZ will meet at 1:00 Monday, September 23rd in the narthex. The title of the book to be discussed is Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton. The book is available through Evergreen. Call Michelle Wood @ 522 7421 or Trish Tangman @ 497-3166 for more details. YOGA & STRENGTH FITNESS CLASSES at St. Johns Whitecreek August 18th October 4th. A variety of classes Yoga, Senior Yoga, Senior Strength, Pump. Check out the flyer on the bulletin board by the kitchen for description of classes, cost, and times.

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: September 1 8:00 am service98
st st

10:15 service55

Total Offerings for September 1 : Spending Plan Giving $3,776.55 New Church Loan Payment$585.00 Other Giving$150.00 {The weekly amount needed to cover expenses in the 2013 Spending Plan is $5,435.00}

Readings for September 15th:

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Those assisting with worship September 15th:

Communion Assistant: Altar Care: Acolytes: Projectors: Flowers: Welcome Center: John Pierceall (10:15) Judy Wonning (8:00) Cole Fosbrink (8:00) Zack Lawles (10:15) Doris Rorick (8:00) Chloe Bryden (10:15) Wilma Claycamp Shirley Lewis (8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15)

Genesis 27:1-4, 15-23; 28:10-17 Psalm 105:1-11 John 1:47-51 Lectors: Jodi Brown (8:00) Hannah Davis (10:15)

September 8, 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: Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14: Abraham was prepared to obey Gods command in the midst of extreme contradiction: the child to be sacrificed is the very child through whom Abraham is to receive descendants. God acknowledged Abrahams obedient faith, and Abraham offered a ram (that God provided) in the place of his son Isaac. John 1:29-34: John the Baptists witness to Jesus initiates a chain of testimony as his disciples begin to share with others what they have found. From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2013 Augsburg Fortress

NOTES:

Questions To Ponder: 1What is the overall theme of this story of the sacrificing of Isaac? 2 How would you have responded if you were Abraham? 3What do you think Isaac was thinking during this event? 4How does this passage foreshadow the overall story of the Biblical narrative? 5In what ways does this passage challenge you?

MEMORY VERSE: Genesis 22:14 14 So Abraham called that place "The LORD will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided."

Going Deeper in Prayer

Sunday 9/8 Ezekiel 1:1-28 Ephesians 6:1-24 W Eldena Hoene W World peace Monday 9/9 Ezekiel 2:1-10 Philippians 1:1-30 W Linda Seitz, George Mansfield IV, Loretta Hatfield, Matt Darlage, Mindy Davis W the youth ministry of the congregation Tuesday 9/10 Ezekiel 3:1-27 Philippians 2:1-30 W Jim Eglen W safety for people playing sports Wednesday 9/11 Ezekiel 4:1-17 Philippians 3:1-21 W Christians in Chile Thursday 9/12 Ezekiel 5:1-17 Philippians 4:1-23 W Jacob Rotert, Sophia Hoene, W People who struggle with food issues Friday 9/13 Ezekiel 6:1-14 Colossians 1:1-29 W Mandy Otte, Andrew Shuler, Noah Rorick W Military personnel Saturday 9/14 Ezekiel 7:1-27 Colossians 2:1-23 W Jessica Rotert, Kennedy Engelau, Susan Kaiser, Trenton Brigdon W People struggling with economic issues

Prayer List Prayer for Homebound Individuals: Betty Hoene, Eldena Hoene, Eunice Lutes, Helen Carter Prayer for Long Term Care Issues: Orville Schnitker; Andy Runge, Peggy Meahl (Sarah Roterts sister-in-law); Pastor Ed and Joan Winter; Walter Von Fange (Bertha Ottes brother in-law); Geneva

Hoene

Recent Hospitalizations : Lucille Thompson Other Prayer Request: The family and friends of Mike Tangman; Tom Elkins, Kittraun Weddle, Sue Shuler, Wayne Rust, Brooke Ross (Friend of Wendy & Ronni Rotert); Haley Schuerman (Borchers Preschool Student); Kristie Wessel (Tracey Engelaus sister); Tom Harris (cancer-friend of Leah Otte); Claudine Rowe (cancer- friend of Bill & Marlis Kidd);Ed Patman (Teresa Brownings father); Howard Wente; Floyd Meahl (Sarah Roterts brother); Emily Hume; Paul Johnson (cancer-Leslie Wentes fianc); Anita Shelton (friend of Herschel and Doris Kleffman); Leta Ahlbrand (friend of Shirley Lewis); Amy Siefker (niece of Karen Hoene); Carly Hoffmeier (sister-in-law to Mark Hoffmeier); Joe Bond (cancer-friend of Bob & Dena Schafstall); John Helwig (cancer-friend of Jenny Engelau);Frances Lamberson (Terri DeVoes Mother); Phyllis Neidinger; Edna Spiehler (Patty Herkamps friend); Peggy Rucker (Friend of Wilma Claycamp); Shirley Darlage Duncan (cancer-friend of Dena Schafstall); Dewayne Greathouse (cancerfriend of Linda Guinn);Pat Norrell (friend of Kendra Harris) Prayers for those in Military Service: Steven Rieker (Jerry & Pixie Ottes Grandson); Chad Brigdon,

Evan Marshall, Tyler Kruse