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From the Pastors Desk
Prayer Helps for People who fidget I am a person who fidgets. It
is difficult for me to be very still. This impacts my prayer life
some. For just as I fidget, it is also difficult for me to quiet my
mind when I pray. I tend to have all these thoughts run through my
mindsome
related to my prayers, others not so much.
So I work at trying to quiet my mind and be still to improve my
prayer life. One of the things that helps me to do this
is if I have something to focus upon. At times I have used an
image (like an icon) that helps me focus.
Another item (a prayer rock) that I was given a couple of years
ago while on the mission trip to Pensacola, Florida with the youth
of the congregation has also assisted me in this endeavor. The
prayer rock is a basic smooth rock that you hold within your hands
while you prayer. There isnt anything magical about the rock, but
for me holding it and moving it in my hand gives my hand something
to do and it does help me to quiet my mind and be more focused
up-on my conversation with God. I think that because I am
intentionally fidgeting, it helps me to not be as distracted
oth-
erwise.
As I thought about the prayer rock, I remembered a comment one
of my theology professors at seminary made. He talked about the
rosary as a prayer tool for people who fidget. If you are not
familiar with the rosary it is something that many Roman Catholics
use for prayer. A rosary is string of beads along with a crucifix.
The way that you use a rosary is that you hold it in your hands and
as you touch/feel a bead you pray a specific prayer (or part of a
prayer). For example: the Lords Prayer, the Jesus Prayer, the
magnificat, etc. There have been some people who have adapted the
Roman Catholic rosary for use by Lutherans. Below is one example of
a Lutheran rosary that comes from
Lutheran pastor Jordan Cooper found on his website
(JustandSinner.com):
1.Hold the crucifix and meditate on the cross. Recite John 3:16
or another verse. 2.Continue meditating on the cross until you get
to the first large bead 3.At the medal, recall the Holy Trinity
4.Throughout the next beads, meditate on the Ten Commandments,
remembering where you have fallen short 5.Meditate on the Apostle's
Creed, recalling God's great acts of salvation 6.Pray the Lord's
Prayer 7.Meditate on Holy Baptism using Mathew 28:19, Acts 2:38, or
another verse about Baptism 8. Meditate on Confession, reciting
Psalm 25:11, the Jesus prayer, or another verse of confession 9.
Meditate on the Sacrament of the Altar reciting the words of
institution
10. End holding the cross, with the invocation and make the sign
of the cross
This or something similar can be used to help you focus and be
more intentional in your prayer life.
Keep on praying in the new year!
St. Paul Lutheran Church 10792 N Co Rd 210 E, Seymour, IN
47274
Phone: (812) 522-7364 Office
Email:[email protected] Web
site:http://www.stpaul-borchers.org 2014
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2 Evan Marshall 2 Owen Newkirk 3 Brittany Schwartz 4 Brian
Rorick 5 Janet Matern 8 Nina Paswater 8 Mark Hoffmeier 9 Chad
Brigdon 9 Tyler Downing 10 William Baker 11 Seth Wonning 13 Jessica
Hoevener 15 David Rotert 16 Carol Elkins 16 Rhonda Garrett 16 Abram
Engelau 17 John Knoke
17 Rhonda Marshall 18 Linda L. Claycamp 18 Hannah Davis 19
Courtney Mansfield 19 Tyson Lawles 20 Michael Baker 21 John Rust 22
Thomas Hoffmeier 23 Kathy Kleffman 24 Kayla Baker 24 Greta Brown 25
Derek Hoene 27 Drake Kleffman 28 Doris Rorick 29 Kyle Matthys 30
Mitchel Paswater
CHURCH COUNCIL ChairmanTerry Searcy SecretaryLinda Newkirk
TreasurerPhyllis Cupp
Financial SecretaryNathan Otte EldersLarry Lewis & Dean
Dringenburg DeaconsMark Hoffmeier & Larry Guinn
TrusteesHoward Wente & Charlotte Guinn
August Volunteers Greeters
Bob & Dena Schafstall (8:00) Larry & Linda Guinn (10:15)
Communion Assistants
Bob Schafstall (8:00) Larry Guinn (10:15) Altar Care
Aug. 3- Gretchen Lawles Aug. 17-Molly Claycamp Aug. 10 Florence
Otte Aug. 24-Mandy Otte
Lectors Aug. 3- Susan Holle (8:00) Kendall Alstatt (10:15) Aug.
10 Ruth Newkirk (8:00) Terri Devoe (10:15) Aug. 17 Jamie Baker
(8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15) Aug. 24 Lou Ann Hoevener (8:00) Hannah
Davis (10:15) Aug. 31-Mark Rorick (8:00) Amy Rotert (10:15)
Acolytes Aug. 3-Madison Engelau (8:00) Tyson Lawles (10:15) Aug.
10 Abby Hoevener (8:00) Dylan Hatfield (10:15) Aug. 17 Maggie
Newkirk (8:00) Rachel Hildebrand (10:15) Aug. 24 Cole Fosbrink
(8:00) Eli Wood (10:15) Aug. 31 Adam Newkirk (8:00) Sarah Davis
(10:15)
Projectors Aug. 3- Madison Jones (8:00) Chloe Bryden (10:15)
Aug. 10- Jamie Baker (8:00) Kailee Hildebrand (10:15) Aug. 17-
Doris Rorick (8:00) Marc Fountain (10:15) Aug. 24- Kaelen Eglen
(8:00) John Pierceall (10:15) Aug. 31-Jamie Baker (8:00) Hannah
Wood (10:15)
Flowers Aug. 3-Linda Guinn Aug. 10- Ruth Newkirk
Aug. 17, 24, 31 Need volunteers Childrens SermonCarolyn
Jones-Aug. 3
Welcome CenterDelores Douglass (8:00) Laberta Otte (10:15)
September Volunteers Greeters
Roger & Delores Douglass (8:00) Bill & Judy Wonning
(10:15) Communion Assistants
Mark Rorick (8:00) Leon Seitz (10:15) Altar Care
Sept. 7-Linda Seitz Sept. 21-Linda seitz Sept. 14Phyllis Cupp
Sept. 28-Wanda Engelau
Lectors Sept. 7- Leah Otte (8:00) Laberta Otte (10:15) Sept.
14-Doris Rorick (8:00) Marc Fountain (10:15) Sept. 21-Mandy Otte
(8:00) Ed Devoe (10:15) Sept. 28-Lois Bryden (8:00) Hannah Wood
(10:15)
Acolytes Sept. 7-Anna Holle (8:00) Ariel Douglass (10:15) Sept.
14-Courtney Mansfield (8:00) Lyra Claycamp (10:15) Sept. 21-Morgan
Jones (8:00) Cheyenne Douglass (10:15) Sept. 28-Kori Otte (8:00)
Jacob Rotert (10:15)
Projectors Sept. 7-Madison Jones (8:00) Chloe Bryden (10:15)
Sept. 14-Kaelen Eglen (8:00) Kailee Hildebrand (10:15) Sept.
21-Madison Jones (8:00) Marc Fountain (10:15) Sept. 28-Doris Rorick
(8:00) John Pierceall (10:15)
Flowers Sept. 7 Moriah Hendrix/Ben Cragun Sept. 14-Linda Newkirk
Sept. 21-Wilma Claycamp Sept. 28-Wilma Claycamp
Childrens SermonLeah OtteSept. 7 Welcome CenterShirley Lewis
(8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15)
On Sunday, August 17th at 6:30 p.m., parents and kids are
invited to come and meet the teachers as well as see the classroom.
This year we have 2 new teachers on staff. Jennifer Duncan comes
from Brownstown and has over 15 years of teaching experience in the
preschool field. Shan-non (Meyer) Garrison will be teaching as
well. We are truly excited about the upcoming year and look forward
to teaching all of these little ones! The first day of preschool is
Monday, August 18th. Preschool Chapel will be held on Wednesday,
August 27 at 9:15 a.m.
Preschool Back to School Night
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August 3rd: Text Ruth 4:1-22
This reading brings to a close the story of Ruth and Naomi. This
story that began with loss and hopelessness is now filled with new
life. We hear of Ruth bearing a son, Obed. The book of Ruth ends
with a genealogy that connects this story to the one whom God
anoints as kingDavid.
August 10th: TextI John 1:1-4
We begin today a series on the book of I John. This short book
re-proclaims the message of the Gospel ac-cording to John in a
changed context. While the Gospel of John emphasizes the divine
side of Jesus, some took this emphasis too far and the letter or I
John lifts up the humanity of Jesus. I John focuses upon the
em-bodied word of God and calls for an embodied faith.
August 17th: Text I John 1:5-2:2
This lesson should sound familiarpart of the order of confession
and absolution comes from this part of I John. It looks at the
inconsistency between words and actions (saying we have fellowship
with God, yet walk-ing in darkness). The author calls us to take
seriously our sin and acknowledging it before God.
August 24th: Text I John 4:1-6
The authors central theme in this chapter is whether spiritual
claims are centered in the Word that Jesus em-bodies. We are
encouraged to listen to God; for when we are centered in God we
will know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
August 31st: Text I John 4:7-21
The end of chapter 4 reflects upon love. The essential thought
is that we love not because of anything we do, but because God
first loved us. And since God loves us, we should love one another.
When this happens we know that God lives in us because of this
love.
Upcoming Worship Below are the lessons and some thoughts about
the upcoming Sundays.
Please take some time to look over the lesson and reflect upon
the questions in preparation of the upcoming weeks in worship.
Fair
Displays
If you entered anything in the local county fairs, either
through 4-H or otherwise, we would love to see what you have
created!
Please bring your things (or pictures of them), along with
ribbons you may have won, to church on August 24.
We will have a display in the fellowship hall dur-ing Sunday
School so that all church members can see everyones work.
Items can be taken home after Sunday School.
The congregation is invited
to the 50th anniversary open house
for Paul and Ruth Newkirk
on Sunday, August 10,
beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
No gifts please!
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STEPHEN MINISTRY:
The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen
is a book being used for continuing education by
Stephen Ministers. Pastor Steve is leading discus-
sion about the book which offers insight into how we
learn to care for others, with Christ as our model,
through our own relationships during crisis situa-
tions. Stephen Minister groups usually meet the 4th
Monday of the month from 6:30 to 9:00 PM.
MISSION CARE: Lutheran World Relief school kit items are on sale
now! This is a great time of year to take ad-vantage of huge
savings when you shop back-to-school sales at area stores! Thanks
to ALL who make the effort to contribute in any way. Our dona-tions
benefit needy people all over the world. Items to watch for include
the following:
70-sheet spiral notebooks
30 cm rulers
unsharpened #2 pencils
black or blue ball point pens
16 or 24-count crayons
2 1/2 erasers
blunt scissors
School kit items may be placed in the new Lutheran World Relief
collection box near the kitchen, or you may leave your donations in
the food collection bas-ket near the main entry doors.
OUTDOOR PROJECTS! Several folks have of-
fered to do basic handyman jobs and cleaning
chores for anyone who needs assistance. Contact
Trish if you would like some help.
The food pantry items being collected in August is macaroni and
cheese. Please place your dona-tions in the wooden box in the
hallway near the kitchen, or in the basket near the main entry
doors. Donations are given to food pantries in Seymour at
Provisions, Anchor House, and Human Services. ALUMINUM TABS are
still being collected! If you dont see the collection jar, just
leave your tabs on the Welcome Center and they will be added to our
collection. If you have an idea for a particular per-son or cause
youd like the collection to go toward, please let Trish know.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
AVAILABLE!!!
Are you willing to use your time, talents, or treasure to serve
others? Are you searching for an enjoyable way to contribute to
your church family and commu-nity? Would you like to make your
corner of the world a more beautiful place? If the answer to any of
these questions is YES, theres a Care Team volunteer opportunity
waiting for you! A few needs at this time include: person or
persons to take care of the new member display case (materials
supplied or do your own thing) person or persons to send wedding,
baby congrats, and baptism cards (cards, envelopes, stamps, names,
and addresses supplied) prayer shawl crocheters and knitters
(materials supplied or supply your own, work at home, or work with
a group at church) person or persons to take charge of activities
for
the HEALTH & WELLNESS CARE TEAM (wide
open focus on health/wellness issues you be-
lieve are important; write articles, hold forums,
organize health checks-whatever appeals to
YOU!)
BOOK BUZZ will meet on August 25 at 1:00. We will be discussing
books
we have read on our own over the sum-
mer. We will choose a book to read for
September at that time. Come join us! Any ques-
tions, ask Trish Tangman or Michelle Wood.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS CARE:
Join seniors for a simple, low-impact exercise time
on Thursday mornings. In addition to chair exercises
led by a fitness instructor on video, the group occa-
sionally varies its routine by adding various exercis-
es suggested by experts to promote balance and
stamina for seniors. Exercises start immediately af-
ter breakfast and end with plenty of time left to play
games before noon.
SENIOR CARE:
FREE MOVIE for Seniors at YES! Cinema on Tuesday, August 5th. 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. Borchers Breakfast Club (BBC) meets every
Thursday from 9:00 to 12:00 for breakfast, activities, and social
time. YOU are welcome to join the group just for breakfast, or for
the entire morning! There will be a special devotional service in
Borchers Chapel on Thursday, August 7th at 8:30 AM. Every-one is
welcome to this service as well as breakfast following the service
in the Fellowship Room. Leftovers from weekly BBC breakfasts are
available to be delivered to anyone who would appreciate this
effort. If you or someone you know might like an occasional
delivery of free breakfast goodies, please let Joe Hoene or Trish
Tangman know. SENIOR OUTING RESCHEDULED for Thursday, August 21st.
Breakfast will be served as usual that morning. A carpool will
leave the church parking lot around 10:00 AM and travel north to
Franklin, IN to experience the unique Franklin Salvage District. A
picnic lunch, compliments of Borchers Breakfast Club, will be
enjoyed on the grounds of Franklin Col-lege. Plans are to return to
the church parking lot between 3:00 and 4:00 PM. Everyone is
invited to enjoy the trip; you need not be a regular BBC
partic-ipant to attend. Please sign up at the Welcome Cen-ter so
transportation and lunch can be planned.
FRIENDLY CARE: MOMS ANGELS held an organizational gather-
ing in May and discussed how best to reach out to
parents whove lost a child. A second gathering will
be held on Wednesday August 20 at 7 PM. Anyone
who has lost a child at any age is invited to attend.
Dads are encouraged to attend, also! If you know of
someone in the community who might benefit from
contact with others who have lost a child, please
invite them to attend on August 20th. If you would
like to learn more or you would like to offer ideas,
please ask Trish for more details.
UPDATE ON HELEN CARTER
It is exciting to report Helens amazing progress
since a spinal cord injury left her almost totally para-
lyzed. It is especially heart-warming that she contin-
ues to give praise to God during her recovery. She
and her husband Shannon are now caring for their
two young daughters without full-time assistance!! A
recent Facebook status of Helens states, Best
weekend since my injury! This young family is well
on its way to enjoying life again! Thanks so much to
all who have helped the Carter family. Please con-
tinue to keep them in your prayers.
RECYCLING TIP
OF THE MONTH
Please DO NOT put plastic bags in St. Pauls recy-
cling container. Plastic bags easily get caught in
Rumpkes single-stream recycling equipment and
cause delays in the process. If you are in the habit
of collecting your recyclable items in plastic bags,
please empty the contents into the recycling contain-
er and reuse your bag or recycle it elsewhere.
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St. Pauls Youth and Family Ministries
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
We are planning to have a Sunday School Teacher meeting for
those planning
on teaching during the school year on Sunday, August 17 at 9:15
in the Jr.
High Youth Sunday School room. We will be passing out curriculum
and answer-
ing any questions anyone may have.
JR. HIGH YOUTH
Jr. High Youth and Parents will be meeting on Sunday, August 3
at 9:15 in the
Jr. High School Room. We will be going over information for the
upcoming
Youth Retreat at Lutheran hills as well as a schedule for
upcoming activities for
the year. Bring ideas for activities for the year and we can try
to include them
in the planning. This years youth Retreat will be held September
26-28 at
Lutheran Hills. The cost for the trip is $35 per person. We may
need parents
to go with us if enough kids sign up. Money and registration
forms MUST be turned in by Sunday, August 10.
Regularly check the bulletin board outside the YFM office for
updates, sign-up
sheets, and much more.
NOTE FOR ALL YOUTH AND PARENTS
Carolyns Office Hours:
Monday & Wednesday-Mornings
Email: [email protected]
Home Phone: 497-3338
Cell Phone: 521-0281
Tyler Claycamp (Interim):
Cell Phone 216-7027
Email: [email protected]
JR. HIGH/LUTHER LEAGUE
Jr. High and Luther League will be having a Wet and Wild Day on
August 3 at
11:30-2:00. Pizza and drinks will be served. Youth may bring a
dissert or chips
to share. Be dressed to get dirty and WET! Bring a towel to dry
off with as
we will not be able to go into the church dirty and wet!
SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL
Summer Sunday School will continue through August. We will begin
regular
Sunday School on Sunday, September 7.
TWEENERS & TREATS MEETING
TWEENERS & TREATS parents will meet August 10 during Sunday
School to
talk about plans for the upcoming year.
TREATS
TREATS will begin at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, August 20 To attend
TREATS
you must fill out an enrollment form and return it to Tyler
Claycamps mailbox
in the church office by August 10.
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Adult Bells will begin practicing on Wednesday, August 27 at
6:30. A sign-up sheet is at the Welcome Center if
your are interested in playing. Any questions, contact Jo
McGrew.
Kids Bells will begin practicing on Wednesday, August 27. There
will be two Kids Bells groups again this year.
Please sign-up at the Welcome Center if you are interested in
playing. We practice on the first, third, and fourth
Wednesdays of most months. You will be contacted as to the time
your group will meet, either 5:30 or 6:00. Any
questions, see Carolyn.
ADULT BELLS & KIDS BELLS
Kids Praise Group will begin practicing on Wednesday, September
3 at 6:30. We will sing the Sunday after we
practice most months. Kids Praise Group is for kids in
Kindergarten-6th grade.
KIDS PRAISE GROUP
Y & F Ministries Continued
Scoop of Faith
5:30pm Meal Served by WINGS 6:00pm Voting Begins
Sample all the flavors and then vote for your favorites ($0.50
per vote, vote as many times as you like).
Overall Winner will receive the Scoop of Faith Trophy! Prizes
will also be awarded for youth and adult winners.
Please have all entries (ice cream, frozen yogurt and sherbet)
turned in by 6pm.
You are encouraged to bring as many different flavors as you
wish!
Matching Funds (up to $500) provided by Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans, Jackson-Jennings County Chapter
Sunday, August 17th
Picnic Woods at St. Paul Lutheran Church Borchers
Live Music by the Gospel Quartet
Skyward
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PRAYER SHAWL
MINISTRY
will meet on August 20th at 2:30 pm
in the Narthex.
OLGAS 8th ANNUAL
LABOR DAY
PITCH-IN
on August 31st
beginning at 5:00 p.m.
At the home of Olga Otte
8575 N. Base Rd., Seymour
Meat, drinks and table service will
be provided. Please bring food
to share and your lawn chairs.
RSVP (by contacting
Olga 497-2253)
by August 27th.
RUTH CIRCLE will meet at 7:30 pm on Thursday, August 7st at Judy
Wonnings home.
The Bible Study Leader is Linda Guinn.
WINGS will meet at 7:00 pm
on Thursday, August 14th in the Fellowship Hall. Leah Otte is
hostess.
HANNAH CIRCLE will not meet in August. The
next meeting will be Tuesday, September 16th at 9:00 am in the
Fellowship Hall.
Acolyte Training
will be on Sunday, August 24 during Sunday School
in the sanctuary
Thank You
The beautiful floral arrangement displayed at the funeral home
was much appreciated by my family. The concern for my family at
this difficult time has been a great comfort to me.
Gods peace, Trish Tangman To my church family: Thank you so much
for your pray-ers and good wishes with cards, visits and phone
calls while I was undergoing heart surgery and during my re-covery.
A special thanks to Trish and the Borchers Breakfast Club for the
gift basket which lifted my spirits daily while still in the
hospital. Thank you Pastor Steve for being there for me at the most
critical moments. I am tru-ly blessed to have you all as a loving
support group.
Peace, Campbell Mansfield The Board of Directors join with me in
extending apprecia-tion for your continued support to minister to
the needs of the hungry of Jackson County.
Paul Brock and the Board of Provisions
The Jackson County Public Library is reaching out to Lutheran
churches and schools in the area to see if they woul have an
interest in partnering with us to bring an accomplished lecturer
here to Seymour on Saturday, October 25 to discuss gene-alogy
researchspecifically tracing German heritage.
Dr. Michael Lacopo is from northern Indiana. He start-ed doing
genealogy research in 1980. Now he is an experienced lecturer on
the subject.
In order to bring Dr. Lacopo here to Seymour for a ge-nealogy
program, we would need to reimburse him for his lodging, meals, and
mileage. If you would like to partner with the JCPL in defraying
his costs, or if you would be interested in this program, please
contact Kim Dringenburg at 522-3412 option 9, extension 1240.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3 8:00 am LBW Worship
9:15 am Sunday School
9:15 am Jr High mtg.
10:15 am WOV Communion
11:30-2:00 Jr. High/LL Water Day
4 5 12:15 pm YES! Cinema
6 10:00 am Preschool Board
7 8:30 am Devotions in Chapel
9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club
7:30 pm Ruth Circle
8 9
10 8:00 am WOV Communion
9:15 am Sunday School
9:15 am Tweeners/TREATS mtg.
10:15 am LBW Worship
7:00 pm Prayer
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7:00 pm Church Council
12 13 10:00 am Preschool Teacher mtg.
14 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club
7:00 pm WINGS
15 16 9:00 am Golf Scramble
17 8:00 am LBW Worship
9:15 am Sunday School
9:15 am SS Teachers mtg.
10:15 am LBW Communion
2:00 pm Lutheran Home service
5:30 pm Scoop of Faith
6:30 pm Preschool Back to
School Night
18 9:00 am Preschool starts
19 20 9:00 am Preschool
2:30 pm Prayer Shawl
4:00 pm TREATS
7:00 pm Moms Angels
21 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club
Field trip to Franklin
Salvage
22 9:00 am Preschool
23 7:00 pm Duck Dynasty
24 8:00 am LBW Communion
9:15 am Sunday School
9:15 am Acolyte Training
10:15 am LBW Worship
Fair Displays
25 9:00 am Preschool
1:00 pm Book Buzz
6:30 pm Stephen Ministry
26 27 9:00 am Preschool
9:15 am Preschool Chapel
5:30 pm Kids Bells 1
6:00 pm Kids Bells 2
6:30 pm Adult Bells
7:30 pm Prayer
28 9:00 am Borchers Breakfast Club
29 9:00 am Preschool
30
31 8:00 am Worship
9:15: am Sunday School
10:15 am Worship
August 2014
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Will be Saturday, August 16th, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. It
will be held at the Hickory Hills Golf Club in Brownstown.
Contact Matt Tangman for more information.
This year proceeds will benefit the Community Diner.
