St. Paul Lutheran Church 10792 N Co Rd 210 E, Seymour, IN 47274

Office Phone: (812) 522-7364 & 522-7484 Email:stpaullutheran@stpaul-borchers.org Web site:http://www.stpaul-borchers.org 2014

From the Pastor’s Desk

Pray without ceasing In Paul’s First Letter to the Church of Thessalonica, he ends with a series of exhortations, greetings, and a benediction. Part of

Paul’s exhortation (or encouragement) is this call to pray without ceasing (I Thess. 5:17). So, what does it mean to pray without

ceasing or continually pray? How do we live this out? How do we fulfill this part of the Holy Bible?

Clearly, it appears to be impossible to do this. After all, we cannot spend every moment in time in prayer. We need to eat, sleep,

work, etc. So, how do we pray without ceasing?

Many people have given thought to how Christians should live out this concept from Paul. One school of thought about praying

with ceasing is more about having an attitude of prayer or live a life that is prayerful—even if we are not praying at all times. But

what does this look like?

One way to think about this lifestyle is to attempt to be connected with Jesus on an intimate basis, that whenever things happen

(good or bad), we almost instanteously lift them up in prayer. Another way to work at having this lifestyle of constant prayer can

be through the use of what some call ‘breath prayers.’

Breath prayers are simple prayers that are short and can be prayed as one breaths. It is a prayer that is said repeatedly as one

breathes and is a way to bring the person in connection with God—a lifestyle of prayer. The idea behind this concept of breath

prayers comes from an understanding of the Psalms. Throughout the years, people have used a repeated phrase from a psalm as a

way of reminding them of the entire psalm. Many scholars think that this is what Jesus was doing from the cross when he says,

‘My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?’ This is verse 1 of Psalm 22. The thinking is that when Jesus says this phrase,

he is in essence thinking of all of Psalm 22.

The most famous example of a breath prayer is ‘Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ The book, The

Way of the Pilgrim, is a story of how a person used this prayer repeatedly until it moved from his mind into his heart and finally

throughout his whole body—becoming so internalized that it was present with him at all times, whether he was awake or asleep.

Other examples of breath prayers are: 1) O Lord, baptize me with love; 2) Teach me gentleness, Father; 3) Jesus, let me receive

your grace; 4) Gracious Master, remove my fears; 5) Reveal my sin, O Holy Spirit; 6) Lord Jesus, help me feel loved; 7) help me

understand your truth, Lord.

As you can see, these are all short and simple to say. The way that a breath prayer is used is to say it again and again (as often as

possible)—so that throughout the day we use this saying to bring us constantly back to God. It is a way to help us when we get

distracted by the events of the day, to regain our focus upon Jesus. Just as breathing is an unconscious thing, the breath prayer

reminds us that just as we can’t live with one breath of air, we can’t live on one breath of God. Breath prayer reminds us that each

breath we are given is God’s gift and that God’s spirit is nearer to us than our own breath. This is a way that may help you seek to

be closer to God.

{Resources related to breath prayer: Prayer by Richard Foster; The Way of the Pilgrim by Anonymous; Spiritual Disciplines

Handbook by Adele Calhoun, Centering Prayer by M Basil Pennington}

Keep on praying in the new year!

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME— Please remember on March 9

th to

turn your clocks ahead one hour to adjust for Daylight savings time.

March

Birthdays 1 Thomas Hildebrand 1 Amanda Schreier 3 Joe Hoene 3 Ella Warfield 3 Jay Herbert 4 Eliana Baker 4 Lily Baker 4 Mason Schafstall 4 Don Rotert 4 Chris Otte 6 Brett Quillen 6 Jamie Baker 7 Scott Rosenberger 8 Tracey Engelau 8 Dena Schafstall 9 Jennifer Hupp 9 Lydia Shuler 10 Louis Wonning 10 Beau Hoene 12 Kitturah Weddle 13 Troy Claycamp 13 Lindsay Goddard

13 Chuck Newkirk 13 Dakota Anderson 15 Natalie Fish 15 Eamon Shaw 16 Leah Watson 17 Bill Bryden 17 Aden Kruse 18 Jesse Warfield 18 Sarah Rotert 18 Bryce McCory 19 Betty Hoene 21 Evelyn Otte 23 Jacque Schultheis 23 Tyler Shaw 24 Charlotte Rust 27 Connie Knoke 27 Deborah Quillen 27 Jo McGrew 28 Leon Seitz 29 Ryan Cosby 30 Heidi Wheatley 30 Tiffiny Mansfield

BID FORMS to mow the church lawn and cemetery are located at the Wel-come Center. The forms must be turned into Charlotte Guinn or Howard Wente no later than March 16

th.

March Volunteers Greeters

Mark & Doris Rorick (8:00) Leon & Linda Seitz (10:15) Communion Assistants

Mark Rorick (8:00) Larry Guinn (10:15) Altar Care

March 2-Molly Claycamp (10:15) March 9-Doris Rorick (8:00) Linda Guinn (10:15) March 16-Lou Ann Hoevener (8:00) Nina Franke (10:15) March 23-Florence Otte (8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15) March 30-Mandy Otte (8:00) Gretchen Lawles (10:15)

Lectors March 2-Susan Holle (8:00) Terri DeVoe (10:15) March 9-Ruth Ann Newkirk (8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15) March 16-Jamie Baker (8:00) Hannah Davis (10:15) March 23-Lou Ann Hoevener (8:00) Amy Rotert (10:15) March 30-Mark Rorick (8:00) Jack Tormoehlen (10:15)

Acolytes March 2-Abby Hoevener (8:00) Tyson Lawles (10:15) March 9-Maggie Newkirk (8:00) Ariel Douglass (10:15) March 16-Cole Fosbrink (8:00) Kyle Claycamp (10:15) March 23-Adam Newkirk (8:00) Lydia Shuler (10:15) March 30-Jack Rosenberger (8:00) Lyra Claycamp (10:15)

Projectors March 2-Doris Rorick (8:00) Marc Fountain (10:15) March 9-Kaelen Eglen (8:00) John Pierceall (10:15) March 16-Madison Jones (8:00) Hannah Wood (10:15) March 23-Jamie Baker (8:00) Jack Tormoehlen (10:15) March 30-Doris Rorick (8:00) Chloe Bryden (10:15)

Children’s Sermon–Lou Ann Hoevener Welcome Center-Luci Angel (8:00) Judy Wonning (10:15)

April Volunteers Greeters

Dan & Lou Ann Hoevener (8:00) Bill & Judy Wonning (10:15)

Communion Assistants Tammi Reinbold (8:00) Laberta Otte (10:15)

Altar Care April 6-Phyllis Cupp (8:00) Teresa Browning (10:15) April 13-Wanda Engelau (8:00) Florence Otte (10:15) April 20-Ruth Ann Newkirk (10:15) Linda Guinn (10:15) April 27-Luci Angel (8:00)

Lectors April 6-Mandy Otte (8:00) Amy Pierceall (10:15) April 13-Doris Rorick (8:00) Karen Davis (10:15) April 20-Leah Otte (8:00) Laberta Otte (10:15) April 27-Lois Bryden (8:00) Marc Fountain (10:15)

Acolytes April 6-Anna Holle (8:00) Zack Lawles (10:15) April 13-Morgan Jones (8:00) Dylan Hatfield (10:15) April 20-Courtney Mansfield (8:00) Cheyene Douglass (10:15) April 27-Kori Otte (8:00) Rachel Hildebrand (10:15)

Projectors April 6-Kaelen Eglen (8:00) Kailee Hildebrand (10:15) April 13-Madison Jones (8:00) Marc Fountain (10:15) April 20-Jamie Baker (8:00) John Pierceall (10:15) April 27-Doris Rorick (8:00) Hannah Wood (10:15)

Children’s Sermon–Carolyn Jones Welcome Center-Carol Mansfield (8:00) Linda Seitz (10:15)

CONGRATULATIONS to Travis and Sadie (Day) Jones on the birth a girl. Janie Elaine was born on February 13, 2014. She has three brothers, Wylie,

Shaw, and Huntley.

To the Members of St. Paul, Thank you all for the prayers, cards and visits during my surgery and stay in the nursing home. —Love, Selma Mellenbruch

WEDNESDAY EVENING SERVICES

During the Season of Lent, we will be offering Wednesday Night services. These services will begin at 7:00 PM. There will be a meal prior to the services beginning at 5:30 PM.

Additionally, we will have a short hymn sing prior to the services beginning at 6:50 PM. This year, it will be a dramatic dialogue call Dateline: Jerusalem Below are the dates for the Lenten Services along with the focus for that night:

March 12th—Pontius Pilate

March 19th—Caiaphas

March 26th—Peter

April 2nd

—Mary Magdalene April 9

th—John

April 17th—The Centurion

March 2nd

: Text—John 9:1-41

Today we hear of another sign/miracle of Jesus—a healing of a man born blind from birth. Jesus heals the man so that

God’s work may be revealed. The healing brings about conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees.

March 9th

: Text—John 11:1-45

The text tells the story of Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus who died. Martha wonders why Jesus did not

come sooner so that Lazarus would not have died. Jesus then calls for Lazarus to come out of the tomb.

March 16th

: Text—John 13:1-17

In our lesson today, the story of Jesus continues with Jesus gathered with his disciples in the Upper Room. In John’s

gospel, the focus upon this night is Jesus washing the feet of the disciples. The foot-washing becomes an example and

sign of Jesus’ love and what it means to be a servant.

March 23rd

: Text—John 18:12-27

After the last supper and the washing of the feet, Jesus is arrested and taken before the High Priest. When Jesus is arrest-

ed, Peter and another disciple go to the High Priest. While the other disciple went into the High Priest, Peter was in the

courtyard and was confronted about if he was with Jesus. At this point, Peter denies knowing Jesus thus fulfilling Jesus’

words.

March 30th

: Text—John 18:28-40

The text has Jesus appearing before Pilate. The issue that Pilate explores with Jesus is whether or not Jesus is a king and

where is his kingdom. Why would Pilate be interested in if Jesus is the King of the Jews (for Pilate is not a Jew)? How is

Jesus king of our lives? Would your life be different if you lived every moment with the understanding that Jesus is king of

your life? How so?

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.

Encourage one another and build up each other… 1 Thessalonians 5:11, NRSV

MISSION CARE/ COMMUNITY CARE:

29 units of blood were donated at our blood drive last month!!! In a recent thank you note sent to coor-dinator Joe Tormoehlen, Donor Recruitment Representative Joe Conder states, “The efforts of St. Paul Lu-theran have always been greatly appreciated and their support of the community blood program goes a long way toward replenishing blood supplies and ultimately saving lives.” 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 welcome! Please check the bulletin board near the kitchen for 2013 statistics for Anchor House. You will be pleased to know St. Paul’s food collections, clothing vouchers, and other acts of kindness made quite an im-pact on the Seymour community last year! The food pantry items being collected in March are peanut butter and jelly (please no homemade jelly). 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’VE SUCCEEDED in filling one entire copy paper box with aluminum pull tabs!! We will continue to collect tabs until the school year is over and hopefully we will be able to fill another box in Emily’s name! Twelve- year- old Emily Hume’s name has been placed on a list of heart transplant hopefuls. Our congrega-tion has been praying for Emily since July when she was hospitalized at Riley Hospital for Children with a heart ailment brought on by a viral infection. Several members of our congregation either attend school with Emily or work with Emily’s parents. A collection effort for Ronald McDonald House at Riley, where Emily’s mother has been staying, is taking place at Seymour-Redding Elementary School. The school is collecting aluminum pull tabs in honor of Emily. The aluminum tabs will be used to raise money to help fund Ronald McDonald House, where parents can stay to be near their children hospitalized at Riley. On the Welcome Center is a collection jar for aluminum pull tabs. We will add our tabs to the collection effort taking place at Seymour-Redding Elementary. Let’s help them reach their goal of collecting one million pull tabs before the school year ends

in May! THINK SPRING! After an especially grueling Win-ter, Spring will be more welcome than ever! A tenta-tive date for the 2

nd annual “Care for God’s Creation”

Earth Day event has been set for Saturday, April 26. Recycling expert Debbie Hackman will arrange to

have a scrap steel collection again this year. So plan to donate your scrap steel for a good cause and clean up your property at the same time! Look for more details in next month’s newsletter. A new and improved “PLANT GIVEAWAY” is tentatively set for Saturday, May 24. New ideas this year include encouraging new gardeners, helping people who might be unable to dig their own plants to give away, and donating any unclaimed plants to a local “free store”.

RECYCLING TIP OF THE MONTH At one time recy-cling glass was a confusing proposition in Jackson County. As always, it is OKAY to put glass in the Rumpke recycling container in the church parking lot AND the City of Seymour will rein-state its glass recycling program through a monthly pickup in the city. Please be responsible and keep glass out of the landfills!

SENIOR CARE: YES! Cinema FREE movie for Seniors 55 & older on Tuesday, March 4

th. A carpool will leave the church park-

ing 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. Ques-tions? Please contact Trish Tangman. Leftovers from weekly BBC breakfasts are available to be delivered to anyone who would appreciate this ef-fort. If you or someone you know might like an occasion-al delivery of breakfast goodies, please let Joe Hoene or Trish Tangman know. Hot Soup in a Cold Month was quite a hit in January and February! To those folks who donated soups, a heartfelt “thank you” is extended from the seniors who enjoyed your delicious homemade creations. Each week around 25 pint jars were filled and taken home by sen-iors in attendance at BBC or delivered by volunteers to additional seniors. Some seniors reportedly made more than one meal out of their pint, so that means the efforts of volunteers provided more than 200 hot, healthy meals for seniors in our community. WOW! Follow-ing is a list of folks who supplied soup: Wilma Claycamp, JanOtte, Carol Browning, Charlena Warfield, Lois Bryden, Olga Otte, Terri DeVoe, Erin Engelau, Gwen Newkirk, Ruth Ann Newkirk, Carmen Herkamp, Wayne Rust, Debbie Herbert, Wanda Engelau, and Lou Ann Hoevener. Please let these individuals know how much their kindness is appreciated!

HEALTH & WELLNESS CARE:

Join seniors for a simple, low-impact exer-cise time on Thursday mornings. This pro-gram 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!

STEPHEN MINISTRY:

Stephen Minister Commissioning for the 2013-2014 class was held during worship ser-vices on Sunday, February 23

rd. A reception

was held between services for new Stephen Ministers Karen Davis and Sylvia Rust. These ladies are ready to accept care receivers and put into practice what they have learned since October in 50 hours of classwork! The March Stephen Minister group meeting will take place at Voss Funeral Service and Crematory in Seymour on Monday, March 24 at 6:30 PM. Stephen Ministers should meet at the crematory entrance on 4

th St. The evening

will involve a tour of the facility followed by brief group meetings.

JUST FOR FUN: QUITE A STORY During Sunday dinner, a mother asked her son what he’d learned in Sunday school that day. “Well,” he said, “our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. When he got to the Red Sea, he had his engineers build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he used his walkie-talkie to radio headquarters for reinforce-ments. They sent bombers to blow up the bridge, and all the Israelites were saved.” “Now, is that really what your teacher said?” the boy’s mother asked. “Well, no,” he admitted. “But if I told it the way the teacher did, you’d never believe it!”

St. Paul’s Youth and Family Ministries

KID’S PRAISE GROUP

Kid’s Praise Group will not be practicing in March or April. We will contin-

ue our practices in May.

KID’S BELLS

Kid’s Bells Team 2 will play at both services on Sunday, March 2. This

will be our last time to play before Lent. Both Kid’s bell groups will not

practice during Lent.

ADULT BELLS

Adult Bells will practice on Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19 at 6:00 pm.

TREATS

TREATS will not be held during the months of March, April or May. We

will not be holding TREATS events on Wednesday nights due to the

change to the school day (the extra hour of class). With this extra hour

and the next couple of months having Lenten activities, the time frame

just doesn’t work to be able to hold these events. We are looking at at-

tempting to have some extra outings over the next couple of months to

take the place of TREATS. Please watch for details. Any questions about

this, please talk with Pastor Steve.

March’s event will be held on Sunday, March 30.

PRESCHOOL

Preschool Chapel will be held on Wednesday, March 19 at 9:30. Also

Preschool parents will be hosting the Lenten Meal on Wednesday, March

12. The menu will be a variety of soup, hot dogs, fruit, and desserts.

Parents are asked to be at the church around 5:00 to prepare the meal.

Carolyn’s Office Hours:

Email: cjones3338@gmail.com

Home Phone: 497-3338

Cell Phone: 521-0281

Tyler Claycamp (Intern):

Cell Phone 216-7027

Email: Tclaycamp@gmail.com

ALL ST. PAUL YOUTH GROUPS

The youth will be going to The Red Zone Laser Tag on

Sunday, March 9 at 11:30. There is a sign-up sheet on

the bulletin board in the office. The cost is $6.00 for St

Paul Youth and $15.00 for guests. You MUST be signed up and have mon-

ey turned in by Sunday, March 2 or you will have to pay the full price of

$15.00. We will also be stopping for lunch before playing Laser Tag at a

fast food restaurant so the youth will need to bring money for lunch.

JR. HIGH YOUTH

Jr. High Youth would like to thank all of those who attended our annual Valentine Dinner. It was their privilege to

serve all of you!

TWEENERS

Tweeners will serve the Lenten meal on Wednesday, April 2. Everyone bring a dessert. We will be having a baked

potato bar. The meal starts at 5:30 and Tyler will be early (by 5) in case you are able to be there early.

St. Paul’s Y & F Ministries Continued

Luther League would like to thank all of those who attended the Talent Show meal. Your support was greatly ap-

preciated! Luther League will be hosting the Lenten Meal on Wednesday, March 19. We need all Luther League youth to

participate in the fundraisers. The money we raise from these fundraisers help to offset costs of our outings!

Youth need to be at church at 5:15. We would like for food to be at the church ready to serve by 5:00. We will

be discussing the menu for the meal at the Laser Tag outing.

LUTHER LEAGUE

COMMUNION DURING

THE SEASON OF LENT

The season of Lent is a time of

reflection upon the suffering of

Jesus. Lent is also a time of

preparation to celebrate Good Friday and Easter

Sunday. Receiving Holy Communion is a great way

to help us to focus upon Jesus’ sacrifice and His

work upon the cross.

By offering Holy Communion more often is a way

of seeking to live out one of our core values which

is spirituality. Hence, we will offer Holy Commun-

ion at both services during the entire season of

Lent.

Any questions, please talk with Pastor Steve.

OPPORTUNITY FOR

PRAYER

During 2014, one of my em-

phases for ministry is pray-

er. As a way to be intentional about praying, I

will be offering two different times each

month for people to gather for the sole pur-

pose 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 March for these

prayer gatherings are: Sunday, March 9th @ 7

PM and Wednesday, March 26th @ 8:00

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.

BOOK BUZZ will meet on March 24th at 1:00 pm

in the Narthex. The book to be discussed is The Lost Hours by Karen White. One copy is available in the church library. More copies are available through Evergreen. A variety of different book gen-res has been read and the group is always open to suggestions. Call Michelle Wood @ 522-7421 or Trish Tangman @ 497-3166 for more details. THE PICNIC SHELTER COMMITTEE will have its first meeting Tuesday, March 11

th at 7pm. We are

looking for committee volunteers to research im-proving, removing or replacing the current picnic shelter. All options for creating a safer and more usable picnic area will be discussed. Please bring your ideas and join us! A sign up sheet is at the Welcome Center. Any questions, speak with Leah Otte or Jamie Baker. THE PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY will meet on Wednesday, March 12

th at 1:30 pm.in the Narthex.

THE FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES will be of-fered for the youth of the congregation to learn more about Holy Communion and the history be-

hind this meal that Jesus instituted. The classes will begin on March 9

th

and will continue throughout the sea-son of Lent. The classes will be held during the Sunday School hour. The

last class will be held on April 13th with the inten-tion of having all the participants receiving their first communion on Maundy Thursday (April 17

th).

If you have questions contact Pastor Steve. CONFIRMATION CLASS will meet on Sunday, March 16

th at 11:45.

DARTBALL SCHEDULE— March 3—Borchers at Zion 2 March 10—Dudleytown D at Borchers March 17—Tourney at Immanuel Gym LENTEN DEVOTIONALS are available on the Welcome Center. The devotion series provided is entitled “Let Us Hold Fast” and is written by former Luther Seminary professors. The devotions are based on scripture verses and also verses from familiar hymns. There is a short devotional for eve-ry day from Ash Wednesday through Easter. THE CARPETS at the church and parsonage will be cleaned on March 24

th and 25

th. We would like

to minimize foot traffic at the church on those days. Thank you.

BLANKET MAKING—The blanket makers will meet on Mondays at 1:00 pm and Wednesdays at 9:00 am in the Adult Sunday School room. Every-one is welcome to help. There are blankets ready for knotting by the Mission Outreach room. If you have questions contact Wanda Engelau. ELCA CANDIDATE for ordained ministry Creighton Leptak, Jr. has received the 2013 Stu-dent Fund scholarship. Members in attendance at the annual meeting voted to send a check in ex-cess of $400 to Creighton, a junior seminary stu-dent at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH. Creighton hails from a small, rural, Lutheran congregation near Sunman, IN. If you’d like to learn more about Creighton and read his note of thanks, please look for an email from him posted on the bulletin board by the kitchen. ELCA Candi-dacy Director Heather Apel wishes to express the synod’s appreciation to St. Paul for supporting Creighton and other students in the past. Heather states, “I know that as a student a check can be a real ‘boost’, for the wallet as well as the spirit.” WATCH YOUR BULLETIN for information about attending a new movie entitled “God’s Not Dead” with a group from church. The movie is set for re-lease in theaters March 21. The movie is based on the story of a contemporary college student who is challenged by his anti-Christian professor to de-fend his belief in Christianity. Catch the official trailer at www.godsnotdeadthemovie.com

READ ALL ABOUT IT! Along the wall between the nursery and the library you will find two collection boxes for gently used and new books appropriate for reading levels 1

st through 7

th

grade. Books will be donated to Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Reading Camp , a week long summer camp devoted to struggling readers. The books collected at St. Paul will be given to attendees to take home with them after camp, and used to prac-tice their skills throughout the summer. This is a great opportunity to weed books from your child’s collection he/she may have outgrown, and pass them on to benefit another child! If you have ques-tions about donating books or about the camp, contact Susie Alstatt at 524.0947. A DEVOTIONAL SERVICE will be held at 8:30 am on March 6

th in the Borchers Chapel (if bad

weather it will be held in the sanctuary).

Ruth Circle

Will meet on Thursday, March 6th at 7:00 pm

At Wanda Engelau’s home. Bible Study Leader is Linda Rust.

WINGS

Will meet on Thursday, March 6th in the Fellowship Hall

Debbie Herbert is hostess.

Hannah Circle

Will meet on Tuesday, March 18th at 9:00 am

In the Fellowship Hall. Patty Herkamp is hostess and

Carol Mansfield is Bible Study Leader.