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From the Pastor’s Desk
Prayer Walking As Spring seems like it is finally here and the temperature outside is beginning to get warmer, most of us want to be outside more. One way to continue a practice of regular prayer and still be outside is by prayer walking. Prayer walking is a spiritual discipline that is defined as ‘a way of physically walking with Jesus through places (hospitals, homes, business, schools, playgrounds, nighborhoods) that you are concerned about. From the vantage point of proximity, prayers for the kingdom to come are offered to God.’ (Spiritual Disci-plines Handbook, by Adele Calhoun) What this means is that prayer walking is being intentional about while walking around to pray for the sur-roundings. It can take the form of going somewhere specific that you want to pray for and being physically present or near the subject of your prayer when you pray. For example—if you were wanting to lift up the schools (teachers, students, school board, etc) in prayer, you could go to any of the schools and walk around the school property praying for the school, teachers, students, etc. I have heard of people doing this to schools, government buildings, church property, neighborhoods, etc. While there is nothing magical about being in close proximity to what you are praying for, it does bring a greater sense of reality for the person praying when you are praying for the school and you are there at the school. I think that the key for this notion of prayer walking is that you are being intentionally about praying for specific things, places and people. For some people, the activity of walking and being close to the ob-ject of your prayers is meaningful. This idea of prayer walking can also include the whole notion of being intentional of praying while being out for a walk/run. Most of the time when we walk or run, our minds are thinking about something. Why not use that time to be intentional about being people of prayer. You wouldn’t have to do this the whole time you are walking/running, but it can be a good way to multitask and use another activity as a way to help you become closer to God. One word of caution, if you do attempt to do some prayer walking—please be attentive to your surround-ing. If you are walking in a place where there might be traffic or obstacles, you need to make sure that you pay attention to where you are walking to keep yourself safe. I encourage you to give this a trial and see if this helps to enrich your spiritual life.
Keep on praying in the new year!
St. Paul Lutheran Church 10792 N Co Rd 210 E, Seymour, IN 47274
Office Phone: (812) 522-7364 & 522-7484 Email:[email protected] Web site:http://www.stpaul-borchers.org 2014
1 Meg Brown 3 Doug Brougher 3 Wayne Taulman 3 Shirley Runge 4 Maude Kleffman 4 Paul Otte 4 Kenny Browning 5 Sophia Engelau 6 Wilma Claycamp 6 Carly Kaiser 8 Samantha Price 9 Sidney Hoene 10 Molly Claycamp 12 David Hildebrand 12 Karen Hoene 15 Bob Claycamp 15 Scott Jackson
16 Christy Newkirk 17 Bill Lucas 21 Carrie Kruse 21 Jack Tormoehlen 22 Lila Anderson 23 Lincoln Shoemaker 24 Ella Kruse 25 Gina Goodwin 26 Chris Herbert 27 Leslie Wente 27 Teresa Brown 27 Jeremy Kleffman 28 Selma Mellenbruch 28 Heidi Kleffman 29 Patty Herkamp 29 Annelise Engelau 30 Pat Otte
CONGRATULATIONS to Zac and Heather Morris on the birth of a daughter. Emily Joyce was born on April 4, 2014. She has two sisters, Alexus and Elizabeth.
CONGRATULATIONS to Marc and Molly Fountain on the birth of a son. Henry Atticus was born on April 8, 2014.
WYATT JOHN HOEVENER was baptized on April 6, 2014. He is the son of Mike and Brittany Hoevener. Wyatt was born on February 25, 2014.His sponsors are Tim Hoevener and Angie Otte.
May Volunteers
Greeters Alvin & Pat Otte (8:00) Leon & Linda Seitz (10:15)
Communion Assistants Lou Ann Hoevener (8:00) John Pierceall (10:15)
Altar Care
May 4 & 18-Amy Pierceall (10:15) May 11-Shirley Lewis (8:00) May 25-Tammi Reinbold (8:00)
Lectors
May 4-Jodi Brown (8:00) Leon Seitz (10:15) May 11-Dot Goodwin (8:00) Hannah Wood (10:15) May 18-Susan Holle (8:00) Kendall Alstatt (10:15) May 25-Ruth Ann Newkirk (8:00) Ed DeVoe (10:15)
Acolytes May 4-Eliana Baker (8:00) Eli Wood (10:15) May 11-Erin Otte (8:00) Sarah Davis (10:15) May 18-Madison Engelau (8:00) Tyson Lawles (10:15) May 25-Abby Hoevener (8:00) Ariel Douglass (10:15)
Projectors
May 4-Kaelen Eglen (8:00) Jack Tormoehlen (10:15) May 11-Madison Jones (8:00) Chloe Bryden (10:15) May 18-Jamie Baker (8:00) Kailee Hildebrand (10:15) May 25-Doris Rorick (8:00) Marc Fountain (10:15)
Flowers May 4-Luci Angel May 11 & 18-Lois Bryden
May 25-Roger & Delores Douglass Welcome Center-Shirley Lewis (8:00) Michelle Wood (10:15)
June Volunteers
Greeters Merrell and Sara Otte (8:00) John and Amy Pierceall (10:15)
Communion Assistants Merrell Otte (8:00) Bill Wonning (10:15)
Altar Care
June 1 & 15-Linda Seitz June 8-Sara Otte (8:00) June 22-Linda Rust (8:00)
Lectors June 1-Jamie Baker (8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15) June 8-Lou Ann Hoevener (8:00) Hannah Davis (10:15) June 15-Mark Rorick (8:00) Amy Rotert (10:15) June 22-Mandy Rorick (8:00) Jack Tormoehlen (10:15) June 29-Doris Rorick (8:00) Amy Pierceall (10:15)
Acolytes
June 1-Maggie Newkirk (8:00) Lyra Claycamp (10:15) June 8-Cole Fosbrink (8:00) Tyson Lawles (10:15) June 15-Adam Newkirk (8:00) Dylan Hatfield (10:15) June 22-Anna Holle (8:00) Cheyenne Douglass (10:15) June 29-Morgan Jones (8:00) Rachel Hildebrand (10:15)
Projectors
June 1-Kaelen Eglen (8:00) John Pierceall (10:15) June 8-Madison Jones (8:00) Hannah Wood (10:15) June 15-Jamie Baker (8:00) Jack Tormoehlen (10:15) June 22-Doris Rorick (8:00) Chloe Bryden (10:15) June 29-Kaelen Eglen (8:00) Kailee Hildebrand (10:15)
Flowers June 1-Roger & Delores Douglass
June 8 & 15-Sara Otte June 22 & 29-Shirley Lewis
Children’s Sermon–Leah Otte Welcome Center-Luci Angel (8:00) Linda Seitz (10:15)
May 4th
: Text—Acts 9:1-19 (Rite of Confirmation—One Service @9:00 AM)
With the Narrative Lectionary, we now shift to the early church. This day we hear of the conversion of St. Paul. God calls Paul to now be a missionary and proclaim Christ to the nations. This day, we also have the Rite of Confirmation where 7 young adults affirm their faith in Christ. As we hear of the call of Paul to faithful service, God also calls these 7 young adults to faithful service to God.
May 11th
: Text—Acts 16:16-34
Today, we hear of Paul with Silas being thrown into jail because of casting a demon out of a girl whom her owner used as a fortune teller. While in prison, there was an earthquake giving Paul and Silas a way to es-cape. However, instead of fleeing the prison they stayed. The jailer was surprised that they stayed and this act led the jailer and his whole family to believe in Jesus and seek to be baptized.
May 18th
: Text—Acts 17:16-31
As the early church grew, Paul went town to town to proclaim the message of Jesus. One of the places that Paul preached was in Athens. Paul went to a place that was known as a gathering place for religious dia-logue and found statues built to in honor the many gods that people worshipped. Paul used these statues and in particular the one built to the unknown god, as a way to tell the story and proclaim Jesus in order that people might come to faith and be baptized.
May 25th
: Text— Philippians 1:1-18
As the early church grew, Paul would write letters to various churches to encourage and instruct the believ-ers. Philippians is one of these letters. It is written to the church of Philippi. It is written while Paul was in prison and gives thanks to the church for their partnership in the gospel.
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.
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRAYER—
During 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 people’s minds. The dates in May for these prayer gatherings are: Sunday, May 11
th @ 7
PM and Wednesday, May 28th @ 7:00 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.
GRADUATION RECOGNITION
High School and College Graduation recognition will be held in June. If you know of a person that has graduated this year and would like for them to be recognized during the service in June contact Wendy in the church office.
CONFIRMATION
Confirmation instruction is
drawing to a close as our 8th
Graders get ready for their
Confirmation Day, Sunday,
May 4th at 9:00 am.
The following 8th Graders will confirm their faith:
Jackson Charles Newkirk Rosenberger
Son of Scott and Amy Rosenberger
Madison Christine Jones
Daughter of Brent and Carolyn Jones
Marshall Griffon Claycamp
Son of Jon Claycamp and Stacey Claycamp
Chloe Ann Bryden
Daughter of Bill and Lois Bryden
Kyle Evan Claycamp
Son of Aaron and Molly Claycamp
Lydia Sophia Danielle Payton Shuler
Daughter of Sue Shuler
Zachary Cale Lawles
Son of Brent and Gretchen Lawles
After the service a reception will be held honor
Confirmation as an important step in the lives of
our Confirmands.
YOU ARE INVITED TO
BORCHERS PRESCHOOL
GRADUATION
May 14th at 7:00 pm
The Graduates of
Borchers Preschool Class 2013—2014:
Emory Helton
*Elsie Herbert
Luke Hunter
*Dagan Kleffman
Shooter Kloss
Presley Meyer
*Elizabeth Morris
*Vivian Newkirk
*Emerson Otte
Clayton Reedy
Miranda Stidham
Those marked with * are members here at St. Paul Borchers.
NOW ACCEPTING ENROLLMENTS
BORCHERS PRESCHOOL is now accepting
enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year.
Your child must be age 4 by August 1st, 2014 to
be in the 4/5 yr. old class; to be in the 3/4 yr.
old class the have to be age 3 by August 1st,
2014 and for the 2/3 yr. old class they have to
be 2 by August 1st, 2014. Enrollment forms are at the Welcome Center
or call the church office at 522-7364 for
more information or an enrollment form.
FIRST COMMUNION
Those who completed their First Communion in-
struction and celebrated their First Communion
are:
Alexus Marie Morris
Daughter of Zac and Heather Morris
Elizabeth Mae Rust
Daughter of Robert and Marj Rust
Eamon McKnight Shaw
Son of Aaron Shaw and Amy Shaw
Encourage one another and build up each other… 1 Thessalonians 5:11, NRSV
MISSION CARE:
St. Paul’s next Red Cross Blood Drive will take place in the preschool area on Sunday, June 22, from 8:00 AM to 12 NOON. Watch the Welcome Center for a sign-up sheet in early June. Tell your friends and neighbors walk-ins are wel-come! St. Paul’s collection of Lutheran World Relief quilts and kits for this year will be boxed and delivered to Indianapolis in early June. Dedication Sunday will be May 18
th. Quilts and
kits will be on display during morning services on that day and dedicated to God for the benefit of needy individuals worldwide. Please take a few minutes as you leave the sanc-tuary after 2
nd service to help carry quilts and kits to the Fel-
lowship Room, where they will be packed and readied for shipping. IT’S TIME FOR SPRING CLEANING! Several folks have offered 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 May are canned ravioli, Spaghetti O’s, and canned meats. Please place your donations 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. We will make our last collection of aluminum tabs on MAY 18 for Ronald McDonald House in honor of Riley Chil-dren’s Hospital heart transplant recipient Emily Hume. Turn yours in at the Welcome Center! Tabs will be delivered to Redding Elementary for their final collection at the end of the school year. Emily has been on our prayer list since last July when she began her long health journey at Riley. We rejoice with Emily and her family on her return HOME this Spring!!! It’s time for St. Paul-Borchers new and improved “PLANT GIVEAWAY” set for Saturday, May 24 in the church parking lot from 9AM to 11AM. Invite your friends and neighbors! This year new gardeners, as well as seasoned gardeners, are encouraged to attend and get FREE plants of all kinds, FREE used pots and tools, and FREE advice, too! Plant/bulb types available will be: flower, vegetable, water, and herb. Display any FREE goodies on your tailgate, out of your trunk, or supply your own card table. Let Trish know if you’d like some help digging your plants prior to the giveaway event. Any unclaimed plants will be donated to a local “free store” after the event.
HEALTH & WELLNESS CARE: Join seniors for a simple, low-impact exercise time on Thursday mornings. This program is designed to help seniors with balance and flexibility; thereby helping them to avoid debilitating falls. These chair exercises will be held soon after breakfast and end with plenty of time left for board games and cards! Thanks to Mandy Otte for leading exercises!
FRIENDLY CARE:
MOM’S ANGELS is the name of a group forming to support people who’ve experi-enced the loss of a child. Interested per-sons should plan to attend an organization-al gathering in St. Paul-Borchers Fellow-ship Room at 7PM on Wednesday, May 21. Possibilities and ideas for future meetings will be explored and light refreshments will be served. Fathers are welcome, as well as folks who’ve lost a child to miscarriage, still-birth, or abortion.
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 rela-tionships during crisis situations. Stephen Minister groups usually meet the 4
th Mon-
day of the month from 6:30 to 9:00 PM.
RECYCLING TIP OF THE MONTH Experts say the best current disposal option for alkaline batteries is to throw them away with your trash. They contain NO hazardous mate-rials. Alkaline batteries have not been manufactured with mercury for two decades. If you don’t like the idea of throwing batteries away, consider using rechargeable batteries instead!!
SENIOR CARE:
FREE MOVIE for Seniors at YES! Cinema on Tuesday, May 6. The group is out and about again since the frigid weather is GONE!! Last month’s feature was enjoyed by all in attendance. 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!
Leftovers from weekly BBC breakfasts are available to be delivered to anyone who would appreci-ate 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.
Seniors are planning an outing to Stream Cliff Herb Farm near Commiskey, IN Thursday, May22. Breakfast will be served at the church as usual at 9:00 AM. A group will leave the church parking lot around 10:00 AM and return around 3:00 PM. Seniors will tour the gardens, gift shops, and winery. Lunch will be en-joyed at 12:30 in the Twigs & Sprigs Tearoom at their own expense. Everyone is invited to enjoy the trip; you need not be a regular BBC attendee. Please sign up on the Welcome Center so transportation can be planned. Watch for upcoming details about the annual Senior Day Camp outing which will take place Thurs-day, June 12 during VBS Day Camp. NEED HELP WITH ODD JOBS JUNE 9-13? Again this year during Day Camp middle schoolers will be working on projects in groups of 4 or 5 kids per job. They will be donating their time to help local elderly folks with odd jobs such as window washing, pulling weeds, clearing brush, and trimming shrubs. If you have an idea for this week, please contact Carolyn Jones.
RUTH CIRCLE Will meet on Thursday,
May 1st at 7:30 pm at
Shirley Lewis’ home. Pat
Otte will be Bible Study
Leader.
WINGS
Will meet on Thursday,
May 1st at 7:00 pm in
the Fellowship Hall.
Amelia Shaw will be
hostess.
HANNAH CIRCLE
Will meet on Tuesday, May 20th at 9:00 am in
the Fellowship Hall. Mildred Carter is hostess
and Jo McGrew is Bible Study Leader.
St. Paul’s Youth and Family Ministries
Daycamp is just around the corner. This year’s theme is
Pandamania! Registration forms are available at the
Welcome Center or on the church’s website. Also there
are sign-up sheets for volunteers as well as snacks needed for the
week at the Welcome Center. We are excited about the upcoming
week and hope to see many of you participate either as a camper or
a volunteer.
Daycamp counselors and volunteers will meet on Wednesday, May
21 at 7:00pm to go over upcoming plans for this year’s daycamp.
DAYCAMP JUNE 9-13
DAYCAMP PLANNING MEETING
Kid’s Bells and Kid’s Praise group will be having their Pizza Party on
Wednesday, May 7 at 6:00 pm at the Picnic woods. If it’s rain-
ing it will be held at the church. We will be done around 6:45.
KID’S BELLS AND KID’S PRAISE GROUP
Adult Bells will practice May 7 and May 13 at 6:30 pm.
ADULT BELLS
Luther League will be hosting the Sunday School Picnic which will be
held on Sunday, June 8 at 11:15. Watch for an email/text of
what to bring.
LUTHER LEAGUE
Jr High youth and the Tweeners will meet on Saturday, May 3 at
9:00 to clean up the picnic shelter houses and grounds. Bring buck-
ets and rags as well as work gloves. Wear old tennis shoes and
clothes as we could get dirty. Also if you have a rake you can bring
it too.
JR HIGH YOUTH AND THE TWEENERS
Carolyn’s Office Hours:
Email: [email protected]
Home Phone: 497-3338
Cell Phone: 521-0281
Tyler Claycamp (Intern):
Cell Phone 216-7027
Email: [email protected]
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY —Watch the Welcome insert for dates and times. PICNIC GROVE MOWING—Looking for volunteers to mow and take care of the lawn care needs at the Picnic Grove during the months of April through October. If interest-ed, please sign up for a month on the sheet at the Welcome Center. Contact Howard Wente or Charlotte Guinn with questions. BOOK BUZZ will meet on Tuesday, May 27th in the Narthex. The book that will be discussed is The Cross-Country Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini. Contact Trish Tangman or Michelle Wood with questions. THE LUTHERAN HOME SERVICE will be on May 18
th at 2:00 pm. Volunteers are
needed to help set-up and bring residents down to the service. Please contact Pastor Steve if you can help. BORCHERS CHAPEL SPRING CLEAN-ING on Saturday, May 10
th starting a
9am. If you would like to help but the date is not convenient, there is also a cleaning checklist on the Chapel lectern, please feel free to come at your convenience. Thank you for your help - The Chapel Commit-tee. New members always welcome.
OTHER EVENTS
30TH ANNUAL LUTHERWOOD GOLF OUTING will be on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Old Oakland Golf Club. For more information or to register for event call or e-mail Crystal Wil-mot at (317) 359-5467 ext. 211 or [email protected]. UNITED WAY'S ANNUAL DAY OF CARING will take place all over Jackson County on Tuesday, May 13th. Last year 260 volunteers participated in 42 community projects and logged over 2,500 volunteer hours improving the community! Projects and volunteers for the 2014 event are now being organized and we'd like St. Paul-Borchers to be represented with a group of volunteers participating from our congregation! Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed. Donations of cash and supplies are needed, as well as a light lunch for our group of volunteers. If you are interested in sharing your gifts and being involved in this worthwhile event, look for more in-formation and a sign-up sheet on the Welcome Center.
Notes of Thank you
St. Paul Lutheran Church Borchers, Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness in memory of Allen. The outpouring of kindness was very humbling. God’s Blessings, The family of Allen Thompson Thanks so much to all the church members for spending time and effort to take care of all my family who came from near and far. I deeply appreciate all of you for being so kind in our time of sorrow. Sincerely, Ellie Otte
Saturday, May 24, 2013
9 AM –11AM
In St. Paul Lutheran Church Borchers Parking Lot
Bring your extra plants to give away or trade! Vegetable plants,
flowers, bulbs, water garden plants, seeds, herb plants
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
8:30 am Devotional Service in
the Borchers Chapel
9:00 am Borchers Breakfast
Club
7:00 pm WINGS
7:30 pm Ruth Circle at Shirley
Lewis’ Home
2
9:00 am Preschool
3
9:00 am Jr. High Youth & the
Tweeners meet to clean the
Picnic Grove
4 Confirmation Day
9:00 am Communion Service
No Sunday School
5
9:00 am Preschool
6
12:15 pm Free Senior Movie
7
9:00 am Preschool
6:00 pm Kid’s Bells & Kid’s
Praise Group Pizza Party
6:30 pm Adult Bells Practice
8
9:00 am Borchers Breakfast
Club
9
9:00 am Preschool
10
9:00 am Borchers Chapel
Spring Cleaning
11
8:00 am WOV Communion
9:10 Sunday School
10:15 am LBW Worship
7:00 pm Prayer
12
9:00 am Preschool
13
6:30 pm Adult Bells Practice
14
9:00 am Preschool
11:00 am Preschool Picnic
7:00 pm Preschool Graduation
15
9:00 am Borchers Breakfast
Club
16 17
18
8:00 am LBW Worship
9:10 am Sunday School
10:15 am LBW Communion
2:00 pm Lutheran Home Ser-
vice
19 20
9:00 am Hanna Circle in the
Fellowship Hall
21
7:00 pm Daycamp Planning
Meeting
22
9:00 am Borchers Breakfast
Club
9:30 am BBC Field Trip to
Stream Cliff Herb Farm
23 24
9-11am Plant Swap in the St.
Paul Borchers Parking Lot
25
8:00 am LBW Communion
9:10 am Sunday School
10:15 am LBW Worship
26
6:30 pm Stephen Minister
Meeting
27 28
1:30 pm Clothing Center
7:00 pm Prayer
29
9:00 am Borchers Breakfast
Club
30 31
2014
Carolyn on Vacation May 29
th—June 6
th
“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and
happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kind-
ness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your
smile.” ―Mother Teresa
Will be held on Sunday, May 4
th.
There will be only one service on that day at 9:00 am and
no Sunday school.
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY
