Concordia Highlights March 28, 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. Palm Sunday in Lent, March 28 READ: Zechariah 9:9-12 (Pew Bible p. 1013) Philippians 2:5-11 (Pew Bible p. 1248) John 12:20-43 (Pew Bible p. 1144)

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) 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 not be Saturday Services on April 3rd and 10th. The church office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 5th.

Hospitalized: Rebecca Jenkins (Winston).

Members in need of healing: Janice Pitts, Sydney Karre, Bobbie Brooks, Peggy Travis, Rita Williams, Lori Teague, John White, Roger Shull, Belinda Bost. 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: The family of Sue Smith.

Congratulations to: Abbigail Pruitt and family upon his Baptism; Pastor & Ruth Geml upon the birth of their first grandchild, Ruby Eileen Smith.

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: David & Barbara Bush serve as missionaries in Hong Kong and Macau at the Lutheran School for the Deaf. David teaches religion classes and American Sign Language as well as helps students with English. David helps raise up leaders in the Deaf community and in the Deaf church. Pray that the Lord opens the hearts of the Deaf students and people in Hong Kong and Macau to come to faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Pray that the people will want to become baptized and active in making disciples.

Concordia Ministries: Moving forward during Covid-19, the Addicted, the Depressed, March Madness for ECCCM, Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday School. All of our Concordia Ministry Staff: Sally Sullivan – PK3 Teacher, Tracy Workman – 2nd Grade Teacher Assistant, Jessica Westby – Music Teacher, Travis Banwart – B/A Care Assistant and Mike Geml – Sr. Pastor.

Just the Facts: General Fund Offering: $ 9,396 Budget Needs: $ 19,312 Attendance: 153 Online Giving: $ 1,510 Mid-Week Offering $ 970

Member of the week: Carl Seitz - Homestead Hills Room 223, 3250 Homestead Club Drive, Winston Salem, NC 27103. His birthday is April 8th.

The flowers on the altar today are given to the glory of God and in memory of Sue Smith by her family.

Connect - Grow - Bridge There will be no SATURDAY Services on April 3rd or 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 Easter Sunday, April 4th. Holy Week Service Schedule Palm Sunday - TODAY Sunday, March 28 at 9:30am and 11:00am Maundy Thursday Thursday, April 1st 11:00am and 6:30pm Good Friday Friday, April 2nd 11:00am and 6:30pm

Easter Sunrise Sunday, April 4th 7:00am Easter Contemporary Sunday, April 4th 9:30am Easter Traditional Sunday, April 4th 11:00am 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 jmoser2467@gmail.com. Did you vote for your favorite basketball team last week for ECCCM’s March Madness food collection? You have until April 6th 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 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.

Connect - Grow - Bridge

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. Watch for more information to come. BBQ is $10/lb. 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, please let the church office know before April 4th Easter Sunday. 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.

“Celebrate Concordia” ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT & ONLINE AUCTION

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.

Children’s Ministry Highlights

Send Some Love!

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. bbost@concordianc.org 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.

On Easter Sunday AFTER each service, Concordia Kids can hunt Easter eggs in the Horseshoe area. So before you head home, bring a basket and fill it with eggs.

Children’s Ministry Resources Get weekly links to resources for Toddlers - Preschoolers and Kindergarten – 4th grade in your email. Contact Belinda Bost bbost@concordianc.org 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.

Chris Henze

Youth Minister

Youth Ministry

Vision Statement: “We exist to love and

lead our young

people to Christ!”

HOSANNA!

The Sr. Youth are going to Top Golf today. We had such a great

response that we added another bay to our reservation. Meet in Youth

Central at 1:00pm. We return by 6:00pm!

Thanks to the “Devotion in Motion” troupe for today’s ministry

presentation before the Praise Service!

Thanks to those who served last week @ Hart Square Village for

“SUNDAY EXTRAVAGANZA!” Check out the video on our

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN YOUTH NC Facebook page!

What is your BAPTISMAL birthdate?

We pray for our Confirmands as they begin to write their Faith

Statement and create their Visual (red stole) Statement!

The Boy Scouts Court of Honor is tomorrow night at 6:30pm.

There are NO Youth Activities this Wednesday...instead join us for

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Services!

Join us next Sunday, April 4th for Easter Sunday!

7:00am Sunrise Service

9:30am Praise Service

11:00am Traditional Service

Registration for this summer’s TEEN SERVANT EVENT WEEK is

due in 2 weeks on April 11th!

We pray for our student athletes who are able to play their sports again. Thank you, God!

Our Cub Scouts are going to The Lost Sea on April 10th!

Register NOW!

March 28, 2021

Youth Ministry

Highlights

This week at Concordia

Sunday, March 28 8am - Lutheran Hour Broadcast on WNNC 9am - Concordia Radio Broadcast on WNNC

9:30am Worship & Communion – Family Life Center 10:30am Youth Sunday School 10:30am Children’s Ministry Zoom 11am Worship & Communion – Sanctuary 12pm Sr. Youth go to Top Golf

Monday, March 29 6:30pm Scouts

Tuesday, March 30 8:30am Staff Devotions & Meeting 6:30 Church Council

Wednesday, March 31 7am Ladies Bible Study 6:30pm Praise Group Practice

Thursday, April 1 11am Maundy Thursday Worship & Communion 2pm Bible Study – Pastor Geml 6:30pm Maundy Thursday Worship & Communion

Friday, April 2 11am Good Friday Worship 6:30pm Good Friday Worship Saturday, April 3 NO Saturday Worship Service

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 Easter Egg hunting will take place after each service in the horseshoe area of the church property.