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: Roger & Delores Douglass (8:00) Leon & Linda Seitz (10:15) Lectors: Lou Ann Hoevener (8:00) Jack Tormoehlen (10:15) Acolyte: Jack Rosenberger (8:00) Kyle Claycamp (10:15) Projectors: Jamie Baker (8:00) Chloe Bryden (10:15) Flowers: Linda Newkirk Welcome Center: Linda Rust & Chris Herbert (8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15)

December 29, 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: Tuesday 31stThursday 2nd-

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CALENDAR December 29thJanuary 4th 7:00 pm New Years Eve Service 8:30 am Devotional Service in the Borchers Chapel 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 7:00 pm Ruth Circle at Pat Ottes Home January 5th11th 11:30 am Jr. High and Luther League going to play Laser Tag 9:00 am Pre-school 1:00 pm Blanket Making 8:00 pm Dartball at Dudleytown N. 12:15 pm Free Senior Movie 1:30 pm Prayer Shawl Meeting 7:00 pm Christmas Tree Take Down in Borchers Chapel 9:00 am Pre-school 9:00 am Blanket Making 7:30 pm Adult Choir Practice 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club 7:00 pm WINGS meeting in the Fellowship Hall 9:00 am Pre-school 8:30 am Stephen Minister Training 9:00 am Luther League taking down decorations

THE CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING will be held January 26th at 12:15 pm. A free-will offering meal will be held before the meeting. 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. YES! Cinema FREE movie for Seniors 55 & older on Tuesday, January 7th. A carpool will leave the church parking lot at 12:15 and return between 4:00 and 5:00. Please sign up at the Welcome Center so transportation can be arranged. The movie title will be available a few days prior to the event at www.mojo1029.com. Questions? Please contact Trish Tangman. CHRISTMAS TREE TAKE DOWN for the Borchers Chapel will be Tuesday, January 7th starting at 7:00 pm or whenever you can get there to help. Everyone is invited. There will be refreshments. A DEVOTIONAL SERVICE will be held on Thursday, January 2nd at 8:30 am in the Borchers Chapel. IF YOU WOULD like to donate altar flowers in 2014, please sign-up on the sheet at the Welcome Center.

A NEW YEARS EVE SERVICE will be held on December 31st at 7:00 pm. THE FOOD PANTRY ITEM being collected for January is canned soups. 2014 OFFERING ENVELOPES are on the table by the library. Please contact the church office with questions. 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.

RUTH CIRCLE will meet at 7:00 pm on January 2nd at Pat Ottes home. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY will resume meetings on January 7th and 21st at 1:30 pm in the Church Narthex. Everyone is welcome to come. WINGS will meet at 7:00 pm on January 9th in the Fellowship Hall. 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. BLANKET MAKINGBeginning in January and going through March they 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. THE JR. HIGH AND LUTHER LEAGUE will be going to Columbus to play Laser Tag on Sunday, January 5th at 11:30am. The cost is $6 for the laser tag and bring money to eat lunch. A sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board in the office. ADULT CHOIR will meet on January 8th at 7:30 pm. THANKS to everyone for the special cards and gifts this holiday season. Merry Christmas to all of you! Carolyn Jones and family SPECIAL THANKS to all who donated gifts and food to our Angel Tree. All the families were extremely touched by our generosity! Luther League

COMMUNITY DINER provides meals to Jackson County residents regardless of age, sex, race, financial qualifications, or religious beliefs. Currently a meal is served on the 3rd Mon from 5-7 pm at the Community Center on Chestnut St. Due to the weather the Holiday Home Tour on Dec 8 was cancelled. Anyone who purchased a ticket for the event and wishes to be reimbursed, Call Terri DeVoe at 937-214-0943 (cell) or leave a message with Wendy. Thank you for your support.

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: December 22nd 8:00 am service132
nd

10:15 service71

Total Offerings for December 22 : Spending Plan Giving $7,383.00 New Church Loan Payment$1080.00 Other Giving$710.00 {The weekly amount needed to cover expenses in the 2013 Spending Plan is $5,435.00} Those assisting with worship January 5th: Readings for January 5th: Second Sunday of Christmas
Acts 19:1-7 Psalm 66:1-7, 20 John 1:35-51 Lectors: Jamie Baker (8:00) Amy Pierceall (10:15) Greeters: Communion Assistant: Altar Care: Acolytes: Projectors: Flowers: Welcome Center: Childrens Sermon: Paul and Ruth Ann Newkirk (8:00) Milton and Laberta Oe (10:15) Bill Wonning (10:15) Nina Franke (10:15) Anna Holle (8:00) Lydia Shuler (10:15) Doris Rorick (8:00) Ma Tangman (10:15) Need Volunteer Shirley Lewis (8:00) Michelle Wood (10:15) Carolyn Jones

December 29, 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: Malachi 2:17-3:5: The Lord announces a covenant with Israel. A messenger like Malachi (his name means my messenger) shall prepare the way for the coming of the Lord by purifying and refining Gods people, as silver and gold are refined. John 1:19-34: John the Baptists witness to Jesus initiates a chain of testimony as his disciples begin to share with others what they have found.

NOTES:

From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2013 Augsburg Fortress Questions To Ponder: 1Who is John the Baptist? 2 What is John the Baptist role in the story of Jesus? 3What does it mean that Jesus is the Lamb of God? 4Notice that Jesus takes away the sin (singular) of the world, not plural, sins. What is the difference? 5 What does it mean in our world today that Jesus is the Lamb of God?

MEMORY VERSE: John 1:29 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, "Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Going Deeper in Prayer

Sunday12/29 Zechariah 4:1-10a Matthew 27:1-66 W World peace Monday 12/30 Zechariah 5:1-11 Matthew 28:1-20 W Valerie McIntosh W Safety for people celebrating the New Year Tuesday 12/31 Zechariah 6:1-15 Mark 1:1-45 W Erin Otte, Morgan Gray W Safety for people traveling over the holiday Wednesday 1/1 Zechariah 7:1-14 Mark 2:1-28 W Dorothy Goodwin, Bill Kidd W People undergoing cancer treatments Prayer List Prayer for Homebound Individuals: Betty Hoene, Eunice Lutes, Helen Carter, Evelyn Otte; Geneva Thursday 1/2 Zechariah 8:1-23 Mark 3:1-35 W James Rust W Christians in Iran Friday 1/3 Zechariah 9:1-17 Mark 4:1-41 W Clayton Wente W pastors Saturday 1/4 Zechariah 10:1-12 Mark 5:1-43 W Sue Shuler, Amy Rotert W seminary professors

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: 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 in-law); 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

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