Concordia Highlights April 4, 2020 MINISTRY STAFF Church Office…………..828-464-3324 School Office……………828-464-3011 Rev. Michael Geml Senior Pastor 704-325-3896 Kyle McClure Minister of Music 828-302-1236 DCE Chris L. Henze Youth Minister 828-446-9639 David Beringer CCDS Principal 828-464-3011 Bill Unverfehrt UCHS Principal 828-855-2995 Betsy Murray Assistant Principal 828-464-3011 Leslie Brown Business Admin. 828-234-0372 Susan Harman Admin. Assistant 828-464-3324 Belinda Bost Children’s Ministry 828-244-1905 Phil Heath Praise Service Leader 828-464-3324 Web Page: www.concordianc.org/church Sunday Worship: 9:30 AM 11:00 AM Saturday Worship: 4:30pm Concordia Lutheran Church and Christian Day School 216 5 th Avenue SE Church office hours are: Mon – Thur. 8:30am – 4:30pm Friday 8:30am – 12pm Kids in Worship Children’s Bulletins and the Scripture Doodles are distributed by Mrs. Bost each week. You can also go to our homepage at www.concordianc.org/home and click the Weekly Resources button in the middle of the page. The church nursery is open but is not staffed at this time. Parents, please sign the contact tracing attendance form before leaving. Thank you. Easter Sunday, April 4 READ: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Pew Bible p. 745) Psalm 16 (Pew Bible p. 575) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (Pew Bible p. 1222) Mark 16:1-8 (Pew Bible p. 1083) Palm Sunday in Lent, April 11 READ: Acts 4:32-35 (Pew Bible p. 1161) Psalm 148 (Pew Bible p. 667) 1 John 1:1-2:2 (Pew Bible p. 1301) John 20:19-31 (Pew Bible p. 1154) Join us on Facebook Live at 9:30am or 11am every Sunday if you are unable to be here in person! Click here for Face Book Live We continue to offer a Saturday service, at 4:30pm in the sanctuary. Masks are required. There will be NO Saturday Services on April 3 rd and 10 th . The church office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 5 th .
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Concordia Highlights April 4, 2020
December , 2020
, 2019
MINISTRY STAFF
Church Office…………..828-464-3324 School Office……………828-464-3011
Rev. Michael Geml Senior Pastor 704-325-3896 Kyle McClure Minister of Music 828-302-1236 DCE Chris L. Henze Youth Minister 828-446-9639 David Beringer CCDS Principal 828-464-3011 Bill Unverfehrt UCHS Principal 828-855-2995 Betsy Murray Assistant Principal 828-464-3011 Leslie Brown Business Admin. 828-234-0372 Susan Harman Admin. Assistant 828-464-3324 Belinda Bost Children’s Ministry 828-244-1905 Phil Heath Praise Service Leader 828-464-3324
Web Page: www.concordianc.org/church
Sunday Worship:
9:30 AM 11:00 AM
Saturday Worship:
4:30pm
Concordia Lutheran Church and Christian Day School
216 5th Avenue SE Church office hours are: Mon – Thur. 8:30am – 4:30pm Friday 8:30am – 12pm
Kids in Worship
Children’s Bulletins and the Scripture Doodles are distributed by Mrs. Bost each week. You can also go to our homepage at www.concordianc.org/home and click the Weekly Resources button in the middle of the page. The church nursery is open but is not staffed at this time. Parents, please sign the contact tracing attendance form before leaving. Thank you. Easter Sunday, April 4 READ: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Pew Bible p. 745) Psalm 16 (Pew Bible p. 575) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (Pew Bible p. 1222) Mark 16:1-8 (Pew Bible p. 1083) Palm Sunday in Lent, April 11 READ: Acts 4:32-35 (Pew Bible p. 1161) Psalm 148 (Pew Bible p. 667) 1 John 1:1-2:2 (Pew Bible p. 1301) John 20:19-31 (Pew Bible p. 1154)
Join us on Facebook Live at 9:30am or 11am every Sunday if you are unable to be here in person! Click here for Face Book Live
We continue to offer a Saturday service, at 4:30pm in the sanctuary. Masks are required. There will be NO Saturday Services on April 3rd and 10th. The church office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 5th.
Members in need of healing: Janice Pitts, Sydney Karre, Bobbie Brooks, Peggy Travis, Rita Williams, Lori Teague, John White, Roger Shull, Belinda Bost, Eugene Long, Brent Hayes. Friends in need of healing: Eli Ames (grandson of Paul & Barbara Nelson), Sandra Sigman (sister of Carla Hafer), Charlsie Lutz (sister of Frankie Matthews), Wade Stockman (friend of many in the congregation).
Sympathy to: Rev. Paul & Barbara Nelson upon the death of his sister, Peggy Nelson.
Congratulations to: Rose Long and family upon her Baptism
Concordia Members in the Military: Eric Galloway, Kendall Hamm, Tony Sherrill, Christopher Walker, Jaylen Joyner, Chandler Christians, Jeremy Christians, Nathan Malin, Mack Isenhower, Amber Miller.
Missionary of the Month:
Concordia Ministries: Moving forward during Covid-19, the Addicted, the Depressed, March Madness for ECCCM, Sunday School. All of our Concordia Ministry Staff: Angela Isenhour – PK3 Teacher, Laura Perry – PK4 Teacher Assistant, Katrina Garrison - 3rd Grade Teacher, Kim Elmore – Computer Teacher and Phil Heath – Praise Service Leader.
Just the Facts: General Fund Offering: $ 17,880 Budget Needs: $ 19,312 Attendance: 199 Online Giving: $ 3,462 Mid-Week Offering $ 259
Member of the week: Stine Isenhower – 904 2nd St. NE Apt. 243, Hickory, NC 28601. His Birthday is April, 10th.
Connect - Grow - Bridge There will be no SATURDAY Service on April 10th. We hope to see you at one of our services on Easter Sunday at 7am, 9:30am or 11am. Pastor Geml will be travelling over the Easter Holiday to meet his granddaughter in Ohio. If you want to send a card or small gift with him to present to their granddaughter, please have it to the church office no later than TODAY. Beginning April 11th, additional Sunday School Classes will be offered at 10:30am. There will be an adult class, a kindergarten through fourth grade class, a toddler through preschool class in addition to the youth class that is already offered. If you feel moved to volunteer to help or lead any of these classes, please contact Julie Moser at [email protected]. Did you vote for your favorite basketball team last week for ECCCM’s March Madness food collection? You have until TODAY to vote! There are special envelopes on the Welcome Stations in the lobby at the Family Life Center, the narthex of the sanctuary and in the transept closest to the church office. A one dollar contribution equals three pounds of food for the pantry at ECCCM. Vote for your favorite team. Quilt Tacking is meeting the first and third Mondays of the month. If you can tie a knot, your help is needed. In the past, our quilts have been delivered to these countries: India, Armenia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Lebanon and Chile. Think about the impact 181 quilts have had on the world. Help us make a bigger impact by volunteering to “Tack” a quilt. Call the church office for more information. Adult Bible Study beginning April 11th at 10:30 am. Drive Thru History, Ancient History video series makes exploring the history of Western Civilization meaningful and totally entertaining at the same time. With Dave Stotts as your guide, you'll definitely enjoy the ride. In this first series Dave travels to Rome, where he discovers early Roman ruins and runs into a Roman Centurion guard. He travels to the land of the Parthenon, Alexander the Great, and classic philosophy! You'll have a front-row seat for more adventure, more laughs, and more history as you drive to cities and ancient ruins in Turkey that are truly off the beaten path. Meet in the Emmaus Room.
Boy Scout BBQ is making a come-back this year! Orders are due no later than May 1st! BBQ will be ready to pick up the weekend of May 15th. BBQ is $10/lb. Go HERE to place your order. Noah Hedrick is doing a “Make a Difference Project” for his 7th Grade Religion class at Concordia. The deadline for the food/paper goods drive is April 18th. He will be taking all the donated items to Highways and Hedges on April 19th. He will be assisting with packing food and toiletry bags to be handed out on the 19th. He will be putting the deposit boxes in the narthex of the church and the entrance of praise service as well as school office. Monetary donations can be given to school office or church office in an envelope labeled Highways and Hedges Make a Difference project. Any money collected will be used to purchase fresh fruit, paper towels, and toilet paper to be distributed at Highways and Hedges. Portals of Prayer - If you would like to renew your subscription to Portals of Prayer, TODAY is the due date. Renewal fees are $9.60/year for the Pocket size, $15.00/year for the Digest size, and $15.90/year for the Large-print edition. The church provides large print editions for all of our shut-ins. If you want to be a new subscriber, the price above applies to new subscriptions also.
Friday, April 16, 2021 Mark your calendars for Friday, April 16, 2021, for Concordia's Annual Golf Tournament at Rock Barn Country Club. It's a great opportunity for a round of golf and to socialize with other parents and supporters of Christian education. This year the auction will be an Online Auction, so everyone can participate! Bid on some great adventures, ticketed events, and the coveted one-of-a-kind classroom art projects. Details will be coming soon regarding how to access the online auction.
Do you like getting surprises in the mail? Yes, we all do. Let us celebrate Spring with a commitment to pray for someone while coloring a card. Coloring cards are available at all of the worship stations and in the Children’s Ministry email bundle. If you would like to send a Prayer Card to one of our shut in’s, contact the church office for an address.
Let’s Zoom!
Let’s connect with ZOOM. We will have fun with some Zoom chat on Sunday mornings at 10:30am. Contact Mrs. Bost if you would like to be part of the weekly gatherings. [email protected] or 828-244-1905.
Beginning April 11th the Board of Christian Ed is offering a Sunday school time at 10:30 am. Jeri Alice Carter will be teaching the toddlers – preschoolers. Julie Moser will be leading the kindergarten – 4th grades and Mrs. Bost will continue to have Zoom time.
Children’s Ministry Resources Get weekly links to resources for Toddlers - Preschoolers and Kindergarten – 4th grade in your email. Contact Belinda Bost [email protected] Also, follow us on the Facebook page of the church. Visual Faith Ministry Open Studio
What does your Faith Walk look like? What is a Faith Walk? At Open Studio you will learn about Faith Art, Scripture Doodles and Visual Faith journaling and so much more. Kids 4th grades and older and Adults are welcome to attend weekly guided activities. Leaders are Susan Harman and Belinda Bost meeting in Adult Room #2 in the Sunday school wing of the church from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Bring your Bible and your mask. If you would like to meet on Saturday at 3pm, please let the church office know.
We pray for our Confirmands as they continue to write their Faith Statement
and create their Visual (red stole) Statement!
Confirmation Weekend is April 24-25, 2021! Faith Statement presentations
with rehearsal is Saturday and the Rite of Confirmation with 1st Communion is
Sunday!
Thanks to the “Devotion in Motion” troupe for your Palm Sunday presentation last
week! Thanks for your time and dedication to glorify God and present ministry in
this unique way!
What is your BAPTISMAL birthdate?
Spring Break:
There are no youth activities this Wednesday (4/7).
Our Cub Scouts are going to The Lost Sea this weekend, April 10th! You guys have
fun and be safe!
Registration and your $50.00 payment for this summer’s TEEN SERVANT EVENT
WEEK is due next Sunday, April 11th! Please hand to Chris personally!
New Sunday School classes start next week, April 11th:
Join us for the exciting “Drive Through History-Ancient History” classes. Let’s find
Jesus throughout history!
Wednesday evening Youth Activities will refresh on April 14th!
We pray for our student athletes who are able to play their sports again. Thank you,
God!
Our Jr. Youth and Sr. Youth are going Zip Lining (at 2 different locations) on
Sunday, April 18th at 2pm!
We pray for those teenagers still “lost” in the pandemic!
April 4, 2021
Youth Ministry
Highlights
This week at Concordia
Sunday, April 4 8am Lutheran Hour Broadcast on WNNC 9am Concordia Radio Broadcast on WNNC
7am Sunrise Service & Communion 9:30am Worship & Communion – Family Life Center 11am Worship & Communion – Sanctuary Monday, April 5 Easter Monday Church Office Closed
Wednesday, April 7 7am Ladies Bible Study 6:30pm Praise Group Practice
Thursday, April 8 6pm Trustees
Saturday, April 10 NO Saturday Worship Service 12pm Cub Scouts to The Lost Sea Sunday, April 11 8am - Lutheran Hour Broadcast on WNNC 9am - Concordia Radio Broadcast on WNNC
9:30am Worship & Communion – Family Life Center 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am Children’s Ministry Zoom 11am Worship – Sanctuary
