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1 Concordia Newsletter March 2019 CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH AND CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL Christ shaping us into community here Empowering us to impact community there. Rev. D. Paul Nelson J. Alex Sloter Mr. Kyle McClure Vacancy Pastor Vicar Minister of Music DCE Chris Henze Mr. David Beringer Mr. John Holland Youth Minister CCDS Principal Praise Service Leader Mrs. Leslie Brown Pastor Craig Schultz Mrs. Betsy Murray Business Administration Vacancy Visitation Pastor Assistant Principal Early Childhood Director Mrs. Belinda Bost Ms. Susan Harman Mr. Phil Heath Children s Ministry Administrative Assistant Praise Worship Leader Part-time Part-time

2 From the Pastor s Pen In Lent, we prepare our hearts to receive our crucified and risen Lord. Lent is the beginning of our Easter season. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6, and ends after our Good Friday Service. Lent is a time of repentance, beginning when we receive ashes on our foreheads as a sign and reminder that we are mortal, we all shall die, and therefore need to be forgiven regularly until that day when sin and forgiveness are wrapped up in the resurrection power and love of Jesus. Way back, in the early days of Christianity, a 40-day period was to prepare adult catechumens for baptism and admission to the Church. This time was a period of instruction and examination to help new Christians prepare for the life of discipleship. Subsequently, this 40-day period was associated with Jesus 40 days in the wilderness leading up to his temptation by Satan. It also is a remembrance of the 40 years traveling in the wilderness on the way to the Promised Land. So, as we travel to our eternal destiny, we identify with Jesus in the wilderness, because we are tempted and need to rest our case on the Word of the Lord. We also use this time to learn to trust more fully that the Lord will provide direction, feed us with heavenly manna, and bless us by his grace as we approach our final destination. So the tone of Lent is more somber than our usual worship times. We forego during Lent the joyous expression of Alleluia (Praise the Lord), which reappears on Easter morning. So during Lent, we focus on our need for repentance, for forgiveness, for the grace of God through Christ our Lord to fill us with greater commitment to be disciples in our world. The disciplines of Lent for the disciples of Jesus include more regular Bible reading, more frequent prayer, more participation in worship, and even, for some, fasting (giving up some food, a meal, some time, some fun activity, for more intense time for prayer and meditation. Blessed Lent. Pastor Paul 1

3 A Word from Bethlehem March 31 Christians in Bethlehem need our support. In the Holy Land, for the first time since Jesus resurrection, the Christian population is only 1%. On March 31, we ll hear a little bit about how we might help Christians there. Also, we will have opportunity to purchase handcarved olivewood religious articles made by Christians in Bethlehem. Perhaps some of you have actually visited Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. The 5 th Sunday offering on this day will be designated for the support of this ministry. From Vicar Alex Press On! Many of us have goals in life. We want to travel the world, meet our true love, land that dream job, find happiness and fulfillment. These goals order our lives and actions. We do what we do because we want to reach our goal. But are we pursuing the right goal? Young or old, we often question whether or not our lives have a goal at all. We ask, Why has God left me here so long? Is there a purpose for me? What should I do with my life? The good news is that there is a purpose to your life. God has called you into Jesus and set you on the road of discipleship. This road is long and hard, but God has promised to bring you safely to the goal he has set before you. Join us this Lenten season for our midweek worship at 11:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. as we read through Philippians and rediscover the goal of Christian discipleship and the road that God has set us on in Jesus. March 13 th -The Goal of Discipleship March 20 th -The Difficulty of Discipleship March 27 th -The Life of Discipleship April 3 rd -The Hope of Discipleship April 10 th -The Peace of Discipleship 2

4 Ash Wednesday A cross on your forehead? Ashes on your face? What s it all about? Ashes: an ancient sign of repentance. Cross: the sign of the Savior, Jesus. It s nothing fancy; it s only one way to humbly admit to the world that you are a sinner in need of forgiveness and you hope for forgiveness because of Jesus death on the cross. On Ash Wednesday we feel the ashes pressed into our forehead in the shape of the cross. On Ash Wednesday we begin to examine our life of discipleship. On Ash Wednesday, we recognize our mortality You are dust and to dust you shall return. On Ash Wednesday, we are offered the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation in Holy Communion for our forgiveness and for strength for the way. Come, worship together on Ash Wednesday, March 6 when we gather at 11:15 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. Sermon title: It s All About The Heart. From the Sloters How time flies. Just the other day, Ashlie and I pulled into the driveway at the vicar house, the car packed to the ceiling with clothes and excitement. That was seven months ago. We are already halfway through our vicarage year. Thank you for welcoming Ashlie, Alexander, and me to share the life that God has blessed you with at Concordia. We couldn t have expected to grow to love this church so much. It will be a sad day when we leave, but until then, we look forward to continuing to serve with you and learn from you here at Concordia. 3

5 Visual Faith Ministry- A New Monthly Small Group Beginning Friday March 1 st from 6:30 9:00 pm in the Emmaus Room This group will meet monthly and will be part of an on-line learning community. Visual Faith practices will include: *Creating a prayer calendar. *Visual prayers. *Bible journaling. *Illustrating the scriptures. *Sermon note taking. *Reflecting on devotions. *Attendees will begin a scripture doodle notebook and create various Make- It Take It Faith Art projects. You will need: Your Bible, a composition book, a pencil, Crayola colored pencils and a black no bleed Sharpie fine tip marker. 3 rd graders through adults are welcome! Contact Belinda Bost bbost@cocnordianc.org or for more information. Take a look at the VFM website at 4

6 Children s Ministry News Children s Minister, Belinda Bost bbost@concordianc.org, Lent In A Bag Be sure and pick up your Lent in a Bag for your family to participate in a daily Lenten faith walk. Bags will be available on Ash Wednesday and the first Sunday in Lent. Children attending Children s Church and Sunday school will get their bags there. Other bags will be available at the Welcome Stations. Community Egg Hunt Saturday April 20 th 10:00 am 12:00 pm We are replacing ALL of our plastic eggs this year Thousands of them! Please donate plastic eggs, candy and small toys. We need volunteers to help with egg filling, egg dyeing, registration, greeting and serving bagged lunches. Our campus is always filled with over 100+ children and their families. What a great opportunity to come and serve. Find our donation listing at the Welcome Stations. ROAR VBS 2019 LIFE IS WILD & GOD IS GOOD We are very excited about our new VBS format this year. VBS will be offed Saturday June 1,8,15 and 22 from 10:00 am 12:30 PM. That s right 4 Saturday mornings in June. Please consider giving 1 Saturday morning of your summer to our Concordia kids and the children who will come from the community. Watch for opportunities to help with decorating! Pray for the planning! 5

7 Family Camp at Camp Linn Haven is scheduled for October 4-6. Mark your calendars! The leaves should be beautiful at that time of year! Name Badge Reminder By now you ve probably noticed people wearing little black name badges engraved with a cross. If you have not ordered one yet, now is a good time to take care of that. As we go deeper into Lent in preparation for Easter, let us as a congregation make a concerted effort to greet one another by name, wearing our badges each time we come to church. Especially if you serve as a worship leader, elder, teacher, member of a board, greeter, usher, or in hospitality, people need to know your name! Order forms can be found at the welcome centers and in the church office, and may be turned in with payment of $7 in the office. Mission & Ministry Volunteer Opportunities Highways & Hedges: Needs help the 1 st & 3 rd Mondays from 4-7pm. Call Smitty Bolick at if you are interested in helping with this ministry. The Corner Table Serving Groups: Souper Stars and Sonshiners. More people are needed to serve on these team. If you are interested in helping with this ministry, contact the church office at Concordia Congregation is assigned the first Monday of every month for volunteering at ECCCM. They hope to have multiple members come and work with ECCCM each month. If anyone would like to volunteer regularly, contact Allen Sherrill at or a.sherrill@ecccm.org. 6

8 Work days at Camp Linn Haven are April 13 th, 20 th &27 th and May 4 th & 11 th. It can be fun way to volunteer and serve as a family! The Corner Table has published a cookbook of member and volunteer recipes. The cookbook is available for $20/ea from the church office. LWML News: Mission-minded women are doing important stuff you ll want to be part of it. The District Joy Event will be close to home next month, at St. John s Winston-Salem. A nice occasion joy deep in Lent, warm fellowship (no work) and updates on District and National projects. Register for it on the form in the most recent Carolinas Cross Connection in the LWML mail slot in the workroom near the sacristy or at the welcome centers. Keep those Mites coming! The Joy Event will be March 16, 2019 with registration beginning at 9am. Rising Hope Farms is holding volunteer training sessions on Saturday March 9 or Saturday March 16 (you need only attend one) from 10AM- Noon at the farm in Claremont. If you are 14 or older and able to work with individuals with special needs or horses, we would love to see you. No experience is necessary! The mission of Rising Hope Farms is " to provide hope and healing to those with special needs in our community through faith and therapeutic horse interaction. For more information visit the website or call Joyce Boston at Augustana Lutheran Church is having its first annual Livermush FUNdraiser Brunch! The brunch is scheduled for March 16 th, 9am-1pm. The menu includes livermush, sandwiches, eggs, sausage, beans, cornbread and more. Augustana is located at th St. SE, Hickory, NC

9 Our March meeting will be held at "Granny's Country Kitchen" located at 3165 NC 10 East, Claremont and is located at the intersection of Bethany Church Road and NC 10 East. We will have a presentation by Senior Services with information about the services they offer. Woodlawn Baptist church of Conover will again be giving a presentation of "Easter Celebration Through Music and Drama". We needed to know by February 25th if you would like to attend the presentation on April 12th at 6PM. Please contact Harold Unger at for ticket availability. We also have a trip to the "Hudson Dinner Theater" planed for Thursday, April 11, 2019 to see the play "Divorce American Style". We will meet at the church at 5:15 PM and caravan up to Hudson. Dinner is served at 6:30pm and the play begins at 7:30pm. Our schedule for the year is on the bulletin board in the transept. We invite any of our seniors 55 and older to attend any of our events. If you need a ride to our meetings, please give any of our Officers a call. Wednesday, April 3 rd, Concordia will be hosting the Martin Luther High School choir from Greendale, Wisconsin. They will be passing through our area on their spring tour of the Southeast and will be presenting their concert REDEEMED by the Blood of the Lamb during our regular 6:30 PM Lent worship service. The students who will lead us in worship need places to stay the night before they leave the next morning to their next venue. If you have extra room in your home, consider having a pair of students stay overnight at your house. They travel in groups of two (two boys/two girls) and need nothing more than a shower, a bed (one bed for each pair), maybe some snacks for after the service, and some conversation. If you are willing to house a pair (or more) of students, please contact Kyle McClure in the church office to be added to the list. 8

10 Sunday Bible Studies: 9:30am -Ray Vander Laan video series Led by Steve Bost. 11:00am- Colossians by Louie Giglio - Led by Cindy Sigmon Adult Room #1. 11:00am BLCFM Small Group Romans - Led by Trey Watson BLCFM 11:00am- Revelation, Case Study or Interlinc - Led by Youth Ministry Team Youth Central Weekday Small Group Bible Studies: Mondays: Small Group Led by Steve Bost BLCFM-6:30pm Wednesdays: 7am Ladies Bible Study Led by Kim Hauser. Adult Room #1 9:30am Ladies Bible Study Led by Carla Hafer-Adult Room #1 10:00am Bible Study First & Third Wednesdays Led by Vicki Shull. EM Thursdays: 7am Men s Breakfast & Bible Study Luther s Small Catechism - Led by David Isenhower. CVMC - AHEC

11 ALL IN THE FAMILY (This is an update of the happenings in the Life of Concordia since the last Newsletter) Hospital/Out Patient Doug Howard Sympathy To Amanda Welch & Anthony DeHart upon the death of their brother, Drew Suzanne Alms upon the death of her mother The family of Patsy Kaylor Gary Isenhour upon the death of his sister Tom Considine upon the death of his brother Births Sutton James Dyar, son of Jarrod & Taylor Dyar Baptism Hazel Braun, daughter of David Braun Other Prayer Needs Our church and school staff and students The unchurched in our area and throughout the world Our church and school leadership Our current Call process Brock Heath as he begins his Naval career 10

12 Youth Ministry INFO for March 2019 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 (NIV) Youth Quake Spiritual Retreat: Please pray for the 16 of us who are going to this weekend of Bible, song, prayer, service, fellowship and fun. We are staying at the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, NC. The dates are: March 15-17, We will be commissioned on Sunday, March 10 th at the Praise Service. Meet in Youth Central that Friday at 4:00pm with only one suitcase. Pack comfortable clothes, personal items, swim suit & pajamas. We will return on Sunday around 12:00pm. Acolyte Class (5 th grade & up) is Wednesday, March 6 th : Join us after the evening Ash Wednesday Worship, March 6 th, in the sanctuary for hands-on training with the lights, torches, and crucifer s cross. Pre-Teen Youth Family Game Night is March 15 th from 7-10! Reservation Forms for Camp Linn Haven 2019 are hanging in Youth Central! Are you going this year? 2 nd Year Confirmation Educational Meeting is March 23 rd : Join us in Youth Central from 9am-12pm for this required meeting. We will be measuring for the white robes. The Faith Statements and Red Stoles will be assigned; and, we will go over the 40 Questions sheet. Lunch will be served. If Everyone Worshiped as I Do If everyone worshiped as I do how many Sundays would the church be empty? If everyone prayed as I do how many times would God hear a prayer? If everyone loved as I do how many people would feel love? If everyone criticized as I do how many people would be hurt? If everyone worked for the church as I do how long would it stay open? If everyone welcomed as I do would everyone fell wanted? If everyone lived as I do how many would see Christ in each other? If everyone dreamed as I do how many would see God? About the author: Christine Pauley is a free-lance writer from Milo, IA. 11

13 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper: Concordia s Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is Tuesday, March 5 th in the Family Life Center. We will be hosting from 6:00-8:00pm with pancakes, various toppings, sausage patties, bacon, milk, OJ, coffee, hot chocolate and a King s Cake. There will be games and dancing. Our National Youth Gathering troupe will be serving. We will have a Youth Auction to bid on specific services like raking, weeding, babysitting, baking, etc. All money raised will directly support our teenagers! Come have fun with us! COST: $10/Adult - $5/Children (12 and under) Concordia Spirit Night at Zaxby s is March 11th: Please join us from 5-8pm for dinner at Zaxby s in Conover. 10 percent of the profits will be given to Concordia for our National Youth Gathering participants. NYG Meeting on Sunday, March 24 th from 6-8pm: Dinner will be served. A $25.00 payment is due. The Prom Experience: Prom is a highlight for many high school students; yet for some it can be a frustrating event. Here are some suggestions. 1. Pray for God s insight and blessing. 2. Consider going with a group of friends. 3. Buy or rent dress and tux early. 4. Take lots of pictures. 5. Verify schedules (car, dinner, dance, late night, etc.) 6. Parents talk with your youth about expectations! Have fun! Scouting Congratulations to 3 of Concordia s own! What a privilege to attend the Piedmont Council Scout Recognition Banquet and witness Concordia's own receive 3 of the 11 awards given out this year on February 7, Thanks for your time to educate, challenge and lead this generation of teenagers! Please reach out, congratulate and encourage these individuals. William Smith: Scoutmaster of the Year Bart Lopina: Unit Award of Merit-Cubmaster Leigh Ann Charles: Crew Advisor of the Year To God Be The Glory! Chris L. Henze -- Youth Minister 12

14 News from the Church Office Membership Directories are available anytime during the year. They can be found within arms reach of the church office window. Pick one up! To subscribe to announcements from the church, go to our website at Near the bottom of the page, you will see a blue box that says "SIgn Up." Enter your address in the box and click on the "Subscribe" button. You will begin receiving announcements from the church office. You can do the same for CCDS! Go to their website at and look for the same "Sign Up" box. The school sends out a newsletter each week. Keep informed about what our school is doing. Concordia Highlights are sent out each week from the church office from a private list that is maintained by the staff. If you would like to receive the "Highlights" each week, please let the church office know by ing your intention to Susan Harman at sharman@concordianc.org. Don't forget that we have a Facebook page! Is your church group active in the community? Is your small group working on a project? Would you like to have it posted on Facebook? Send the information about your event/activity to sharman@concordianc.org and we will share it with our Facebook audience! Call Committee Update The Call Committee met on February 11 and began forming the approach and questions we will use in the upcoming interviews for our new Pastor. These questions are derived from the Sunday survey questions gathered by the T/CAC, suggestions from the District in their manual, and input from the committee. Having received confirmation from the District office that the Concordia Call package was complete, District informed us that we would likely receive our initial Call List of candidate Pastors in March. We submitted four names for consideration and District will, at 13

15 its option, include or exclude them from our Call List. Finally, there is a new page on the Church website for our Call Committee. We are working on a presentation to show accomplishments so far and next steps which we'll update so everyone can stay informed. Look for that update soon!" If you have any questions, comments or feedback for the Committee, we want to hear about it! Please reach out to any of the following members: Lori Bedder, Steve Bost, Delaina Bryan, Miriam Davis, Kyle Hayman, Rick Miller, Cindy Sigmon, Susan Allison, David Hartsoe (Vice Chair) and Carl Roth (Chair). Portals of Prayer Renewals If you currently receive the "Portals of Prayer" or would like to subscribe, watch the Highlights for renewal and subscription information. A form will be available in the Welcome Centers later in the month. Portals of Prayer is a daily devotional published Concordia Publishing House. Each daily devotion includes a Bible reading, meditation and prayer to apply to your daily life, published in multiple sizes and formats pocket-size, large-print, digest-size and e-books most convenient and usable for YOU. 14

16 March 2019 SUNDAY BROADCASTS WAIZ 630AM 10:30am WNNC 1230AM 8:00am WXRC :30am March 3 "Is God Everybody's Father?" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler A Christian can say, "I am not Jesus, but we have the same Father" (John 8) March 10 "Through Another's Eyes" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler Art helps us to better see the world. John's Gospel, which is both history and art, puts the world in proper focus (John 9:1-41) March 17 "Ba-a-ah" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler Strikingly, Jesus refers to his people both as "sheep" and as "gods" (Psalm 82). How does that work? (John 10) March 24 "Death Doesn't End the Story" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler When you hear a person's story, it's hard not to like them. See what happens when you listen to the story of Jesus (John 11) 15

17 Enroll Now for We are now accepting enrollment applications for the school year. When you are talking with your family and friends about schools, please remind them of the outstanding Christian education available at Concordia. Call the school for a personal tour. We want every seat to be filled. We want every possible child to be given the opportunity to learn about Jesus. Grandparents Day Friday, March 8 We will be having Grandparent s Day for Preschool 4 th Grade on Friday, March 8. The Grandparents Day will begin at 8:30 am with the Preschool Pre-K program at 9:15am and the Kindergarten-4 th Grade performance at 9:30 am. Grandparents will then be able to visit classrooms and the Book Fair. School will be dismissed at 11:30 am for Preschool and 11:45 am for K-8 th Grade. Scholastic Book Fair Our Scholastic Book Fair is on its way to Concordia! We invite your entire family to participate by visiting us during Book Fair Week. The Book Fair schedule is as follows: Fri 3/1 7:30 am 5:00 pm Library Sun 3/3 11:00 am 1:00 pm Library (after church) Mon 3/4 8:00 am 5:00 pm Library Tues 3/5 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Library Wed 3/6 7:30 am 4:00 pm Library Thurs 3/7 7:30 am - 3:15 pm Library Fri 3/8 7:30 am 1:00 pm Cafeteria 16

18 12 th Annual Dinner-Auction Fundraiser Saturday, March 23 6:00-10:00 pm Catawba Country Club Tickets $35.00 Per Person Purchase tickets in the school office or by calling the office at Dinner Auction Sponsors Needed Families and businesses can help underwrite the cost of the fundraiser by becoming a sponsor. A variety of sponsor levels are available from $125 to $5000. Please prayerfully consider supporting Christian education in Conover. Call the school office at for more information. 2nd Quarter Awards The Principal's List includes students who have straight A's on their report card in 4th -8th grades. Congratulations to the following students who have made the PRINCIPAL'S LIST: 4th Grade Hank Dyson, Sawyer Hudson 5th Grade Miles Britton, Larkyn Gerken, Noah Hedrick, Ethan Johnson, David Robison 6th Grade - Ellie Adams, Addie Ellinger, Jack Hoffman, Ava Grace Noell, Sean Roth, Sara Sain 7th Grade Avery Beringer, Payton Roseman 8th Grade Katie Grace DeHart, Lizzie Sain 17

19 The Honor Roll List is for students who have A's and B's with no unsatisfactory grade on their report card in 4th -8th grades. Congratulations to the following students who have made the HONOR ROLL: 4th Grade Evan Allie, Isabella Casanova, Bella Coletti, Addyson Edwards, Levi Grant, Drew Lamb, Helen Murray, Jenna Sain, Whitney Spleet, Emily Williams, Kobe Windsor 5th Grade Abby DeHart, Braxton Eckard, Ben Ellwanger, Michael Freeman, Sam Hoffman, Cayman Lewis, Jude Lopina, John Mullinax, Sadie Schmuker 6th Grade Callie Bradshaw, Alice Christian, Ada Jones, Brianna Miller, Hailey Okuboye-Born, Piper Travis 7th Grade Brady Chamberlain, Will Choplin, Adrienne Fidler, Atticus Fidler, Alex Furr, Drew Hass, Saylem Hudson, Fernando Mendoza-Flores, Jacob Moore, Smith Swanson, Bennett Tepper, Charlie Tomlinson 8th Grade Shea Beringer, Jake Lopina, John Moore, Jenna Munday, Ameera Raja, Will sigmon, Ella Smith, Olivia Tate, Isabella Tupman SCRIPPS SPELLING BEE Hailey Okuboye-Born (6th grade) took the top spot for the school during the Scripps Spelling Bee. Hailey's winning word was "EXORDIUM". Runner Up was Avery Beringer (7th grade). In case either of these super spellers is unable to compete on the district level, Katie Grace DeHart (8th grade) will be the alternate. Great job to our top three! Hailey and Avery competed against students from Hickory Christian Academy, Hickory Day School, and St. Stephens Lutheran School on January 31. A student from HCA won this bee and will be going on to Charlotte to compete in the next level. We can be proud of Hailey and Avery as they represented our school well. 18

20 GEOGRAPHY BEE Each year Concordia holds a three-round competition sponsored by the National Geographic Society to determine a school champion in geography. The first round of competition is the preliminary round, which consists of a written test that all students in grades 4-8 take in their history class to determine the top two students from each grade level for the championship round. Ethan Johnson of 5th Grade earned the title of National Geographic Bee School Champion. He will take an online exam later this month to try and qualify for the state competition held in March. Congratulations to all of Concordia's participants and especially our top three: Ethan Johnson, 5th Grade; Katie Grace DeHart, 8th Grade; and Will Choplin, 7th Grade. Beta Club Convention Lizzie Sain and John Moore (8 th grade) and Peyton Gerken and Will Choplin (7 th grade), made up Concordia s Quiz Bowl team. They ended up taking the Runner Up spot at the state convention! Will Sigmon (8 th grade) took 4 th place in the Junior Poetry competition! Much fun was had by the whole Concordia Beta Club team. Congratulations to all of you who maintain top grades and do volunteer work in our community! Box Tops for Education We collect Box Tops at the school to help pay for special things that come up from time to time such as a new temporal thermometer for the school office. It is an easy way for us to earn money! If you would like to contribute, please drop off your Box Tops in the specially marked container in the transept. Heart Hop Concordia s gym was hopping with excitement on Friday, February 8! Thank you to all of the CCDS students and families who came out to enjoy the music, food, dancing, children laughing (and running). A BIG Thank You to Monica Haro and the Heart Hop Committee, as well as the P.T.O. Board who made this event possible. 19

21 SPORTS CORNER Varsity Boys Basketball Sadly the Concordia Varsity Boys Basketball season ended after a defeat in the first round of the conference tournament to TriCity Baptist by a score of 54 to 26. Concordia was still in the game at half time down by only 7 points. After halftime, however, we could not maintain the pace of the bigger TriCity team. Concordia was led once again by Brady Chamberlain. We end the season having made significant improvements and look forward to next year when we return 10 players for their final campaign. We lose John Moore whose great smile, wonderful attitude and exuberant participation will definitely be missed. Congratulations John Moore! Varsity Girls Basketball The basketball season can be a long and grueling season but our Girls Varsity Basketball Team peaked at the right time and won the Conference Championship this weekend. On Friday they defeated last year s champion Salisbury Academy The Crusaders were led by Lizzie Sain s 19 points. Sara Sain added 9 points and Ellie Adams had 2 points. That victory put them into the Championship against the number 1 seed St. Stephen s Lutheran. This game took place on Saturday and the Crusaders started off slow and were losing at half 13-7, but the Warriors were in foul trouble and the Saders came out in the second half and blew the doors off by outscoring St. Stephen s 21-3 and won the championship It was a fitting end to a season that was filled with joy and happiness. The Crusaders were led by Lizzie Sain as she dominated the game with 21 points. Sara Sain had 4, Katie Grace DeHart added 2 and Ellie Adams had 1 point. Sara Sain and Ellie Adams were named All Conference and Lizzie Sain was named Conference MVP. The Girls Varsity Basketball Team finished the year at They were the champions for two tournaments, but most important, they honored their Lord and Savior in every game. They were a shining example of what Concordia Athletics should be. Many memories were made that will never be forgotten. 20

22 GOLF AND TENNIS We are gearing up for an exciting spring with an enthusiastic group of athletes! Our golf team has seven members: Will Choplin, Charlie Tomlinson, Peyton Gerken, and Sarah Simmons (7 th grade), Sean Roth (6 th grade), Braxton Eckard and Ben Ellwanger (5 th grade). The tennis team has 21 players: Katie Grace DeHart, Lizzie Sain, Isabella Tupman (8 th grade), Christopher Babamov, Avery Beringer, Adrienne Fidler, Alex Furr, Drew Hass, Saylem Hudson, Payton Roseman, Ben Tepper, Mallory Young (7 th grade), Ellie Adams, Ava Babamov, Addie Ellinger, Ada Jones, Ava Grace Noell, Sara Sain (6 th grade), Miles Britton, Abby DeHart, David Tupman (5 th grade). Go Crusaders!!! Please Remember the Scholarship Fund and School Endowment Fund in your will! UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL March 2019 UCHS ANNUAL FUND We surpassed our Annual Fund Goal of $50,000! Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES Congratulations to the following students on their college acceptances: Tommy Little to Sewaunee and Center College (KY); Leah Dagenhardt to the Honors College at Appalachian; Turner Ham to Appalachian and UNC-Charlotte; Olivia Eller to Elon University, Appalachian, Furman, and UNC-Chapel Hill; Mackenzie 21

23 Turner to UNC-Wilmington, Western Carolina, East Carolina, and NC State; Austin Ennis to UNC-Wilmington, Lenoir-Rhyne University, UNC-Charlotte, and Appalachian; Brycen Burns to University of South Carolina, Appalachian, and UNC-Charlotte; Glenn Roseman and Will Hoden both to Appalachian; Tate Eckard to UNC-Chapel Hill; Grayson Whitt, Sophie Hass, and Sam Swisher all to both UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State; and Trey Warlick to NC State. STUDENT SPOTLIGHT The Debate Team competed in the prestigious Southside High School Debate Tournament in Greenville, SC on Saturday, February 2nd. The Debate Team is to be commended for their hard work, outstanding research, and mature dedication. Kudos to the team of Sophia Mozgala and Lauren Seshul, the team of Raul Flores and Eli Hefner, and bringing home a third-place finish was the team of Mary Elizabeth Carter and Drew Pate. BARRACUDA REPORT Both the Boys and Girls UCHS Swim Teams captured the 2019 SPAA Conference Championships. This is the first SPAA championship win for the UCHS girls swim team and the second in a row for the UCHS boys swim team. This team has seen tremendous growth. Three years ago there were 3 members of the swim team. Today we have 31. The UCHS Girls Swim Team also took fourth place at the NCISAA State Meet in Greensboro. There are 54 schools in Division 3, made up of 1A and 2A schools, and UCHS came in fourth. Rachel Little took First Place at State in the 200M Individual Medley. She is the first UCHS individual State Champion. Rachel also took 2 nd in the 100 breast with Emma Edwards taking 3 rd. Emma Edwards also came in 2 nd in the 200 freestyle. Sarah Kelty took 3 rd in the 100 fly. The Girls Medley Team of Emma, Sam Swisher, Rachel and Sarah took 3 rd and Rachel, Sarah, Emma, and Raegan Priola took 2 nd in the 400 Free relay. Tommy Little took 2 nd in the state in the 200 freestyle and 3 rd in the 500 freestyle. Altogether the UCHS Swim Team took nine metals at the State Meet. Three years ago we had 4 swimmers and this year the team of 31 swimmers took two Conference Championships and a 4 th place finish at State. Our Barracudas swim fast! For more news about UCHS or information about applying, check out our website at or call us at

24 9:30am Bible Study - EM 9:30am Praise Service Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 11am Bible Study - A#1 11am Children's Ministry & Youth Sunday School 11am Worship & Communion 12:00pm Youth Ministry Team 8am Book Fair 1 2 6:30pm Visual Faith Ministry- EM 6:30pm Young Adults meet - BLCFM National Lutheran Schools Week Ash Wednesday am Concordia at 8:35am Staff Devotion & Weekly 8:30am 8am Worship & Communion ECCCM Meeting - EM Grandparents Day 8am Worship & Communion 9:30am Bible Study - EM 9:30am Praise Worship/Communion/Children's Church 11am Bible Study - A#1 11am Children's Ministry & Youth Sunday School 11am Worship 8am Worship & Communion 8am LLL 9:30am Bible Study - EM 9:30am Praise Service / 1-4 Grades Sing 11am Bible Study - A#1 11am Children's Ministry & Youth Sunday School 11am Worship & Communion 12pm Return from Youth Quake 8am Worship & Communion 9:30am Bible Study - EM 9:30am Praise Service/Communion/Children's Church 11am Bible Study - A#1 11am Children's Ministry & Youth Sunday School 11am Traditional Worship / 5-8th Grades Sing 6pm NYG Meeting 8am Worship & Communion 31 9:30am Bible Study - EM 9:30am Praise Worship & Communion 11am Bible Study - A#1 11am Children's Ministry & Youth Sunday School 11am Worship & Communion 10:30am Souper Stars 1:30pm Quilt Tacking 6:30pm B/C Scouts 6:30pm Steve Bost - BLCFM 6pm Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner 7am Ladies Bible Study - A#1 8:20am CCDS Chapel - Sanctuary 9:30am Ladies Bible Study - A#1 10am Bible Study - EM 11:15am Lent Worship 12pm Lunch - EM 5:30pm Bells - 6:30pm Lent Service 7:15pm Choir Activities 7:15pm All Youth 8pm Praise Group 7am Men's Breakfast Bible Study - AHEC 110 6:30pm Church Council am Ladies Bible Study - A# :30am Primetimers - 8:35am Staff Devotion & Weekly 7am Men's 4pm Youth Quake - Meet at Granny's Meeting - EM Breakfast Bible Great Wolf Lodge Country Kitchen Study - AHEC 110 5pm Zaxby's Spirit Night 6:30pm B/C Scouts 6:30pm Steve Bost - BLCFM 6:30pm B/C Scouts 6:30pm Mission & Ministry - A#1 6:30pm Steve Bost - BLCFM 6:30pm BOCE- BLCFM 6:30pm Elders - EM 6:30pm Stewardship - A#1 7pm Day School Board 8:20am CCDS Chapel - Sanctuary 9:30am Ladies Bible Study - A#1 11:15am Lent Worship 12pm Lunch - EM 5:30pm Bells - 6:30pm Lent Service 7:15pm Choir 7:15pm Youth SOS/Confirmation 8pm Praise Group 6pm Trustees 6:30pm Young Adults meet - BLCFM am Ladies Bible Study - A# :30pm Quilt Tacking 8:35am Staff Devotion & Weekly Meeting - EM 8:20am CCDS Chapel - Sanctuary 9:30am Ladies Bible Study - A#1 10am Bible Study - EM 11:15am Lent Worship 12pm Lunch - EM 5:30pm Bells - 6:30pm Lent Service 7:15pm Choir 7:15pm Youth SOS/Confirmation 8pm Praise Group 7am Men's Breakfast Bible Study - AHEC 110 9am Confirmation Ed & Lunch 6pm CCDS Dinner and Auction am Ladies Bible Study - A# :30pm B/C 8:35am Staff Devotion & Weekly 7am Men's 6:30pm Young Adults Scouts/Pinewood Meeting - EM Breakfast Bible meet - BLCFM Derby Study - AHEC 110 6:30pm Steve Bost - BLCFM 6pm Assimilation - EM 8:20am CCDS Chapel - Sanctuary 9:30am Ladies Bible Study - A#1 11:15am Lent Worship 12pm Lunch - EM 5:30pm Bells 6:30pm Lent Service 7:15pm Choir 7:15pm Youth SOS/Confirmation 8pm Praise Group

25 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 ACOLYTES: (8:00) Abby DeHart Jackson Bryan Alice Christian Jake Lamb Jake Lamb (9:30) Avery Beringer Shea Beringer Ava Grace Noell Payton Roseman Shea Beringer (11:00) John Moore Jake Lamb Leland Burgess Jackson Bryan Peyton Gerken Jackson Bryan Peyton Gerken SPECIAL SERVICES: 3/6 Ash Wednesday Service 6:30pm Acolytes: Avery Beringer & Payton Roseman Elders: Steve Bost, Fred Farmer & David Isenhower 3/13 Lenten Service 6:30pm Acolytes: Shea Beringer & Katie Grace DeHart 3/20 Lenten Service 6:30 pm Acolytes: Liam Ayers & Katie Grace DeHart 3/27 Lenten Service 4:30pm Acolyte: Avery Beringer & Alex Furr GREETERS: (8:00) Donny & Pat Setzer Dave & Michelle Montgomery Rick & Mary Anne Wike Corey & Jolleen Christians Carla Hafer & Cindy Spears (9:30) Charles & Nancy Bolick Matt & Beth Pennell Andy Matthews Family Roy & Cindy Sigmon Jill Graff & Ana (11:00) Cristal Rager Ronald & Freida Williams Johnny & Paula Brown Fred & Pamela Farmer Roger & Vicki Shull & Wanda Hefner 8:45 FELLOWSHIP: Leslie Brown Carmen Isenhower Sandy Carosi Pat Moser Bd. Of Assimilation READERS: (8:00) Jimmy Martin Gina Sigmon Tammy Hayman Paul Karre Katrina Palozzi (9:30) Jill Graff Pat Welch Delaina Bryan Kelly Adams Jill Adair (11:00) Ann Marie Blackmon Jimmy Martin Susan Harman Pat Welch Karen McClure ELDERS: (8:00) Jimmy Martin Jimmy Martin Fred Farmer Dale Lawing Fred Farmer Fred Farmer Fred Farmer Randy Isenhower Randy Isenhower Dale Lawing Ron Kaylor (9:30) Steve Bost Steve Bost Roy Sigmon Roy Sigmon Fred Farmer Jimmy Martin Jimmy Martin (11:00) Steve Bost Ron Kaylor David Isenhower Vicki Shull Vicki Shull Clarence Canrobert Harvey Travis TRUSTEES: Caleb & David Welch ALTAR GUILD: Mary Anne Wike & Pat Moser USHERS: (8:00) Jake Parks & Dexter Warren (11:00) David Hayes-captain, Brandon Elrod, Andy Hass & Will Adair

26 March Birthdays and Anniversaries Lisa Bogert 3/1 Amy Bolick 3/1 Andy Hass 3/1 Jennifer Keever 3/1 Merle Sigmon 3/1 Mike Spake 3/1 Brian Weaver 3/2 Adam Gast 3/3 Doc Canrobert 3/4 William Pittman 3/4 Tim Smith 3/4 Mariam Ajazi 3/5 Ellie Walker 3/5 Kay Blackwood 3/6 Nita Hunsucker 3/7 Donny Setzer 3/7 Opie Williams 3/7 Nathan Vanover 3/8 David Montgomery 3/9 Leslie Brown 3/11 Gary Isenhour 3/11 Karen Parris 3/11 Jill Graff 3/12 Brian Harris 3/12 Shannon Tomlinson 3/12 Trey Carlton 3/13 Diana Hicks 3/13 Conrad Yount 3/13 Rick Miller 3/14 Carsyn Pendley 3/14 Connor Young 3/14 Patty Holland 3/15 Lisa Keener 3/15 Brianna Vanover 3/15 Lexie Hamm 3/16 Maggie Von Dohlen 3/16 Alec Hass 3/17 Ashley Isenhower 3/17 Ben Watson 3/17 Ann Marie Blackmon 3/18 Kelly Christensen 3/18 Eric Hicks 3/18 Mark Moretz 3/18 Christy Pennell 3/18 Pat Smyre 3/19 Julia Spencer 3/19 Chloe Hedrick 3/20 Vanessa Brown 3/21 Paul Karre 3/21 Fred Starnes 3/21 Barbara Unger 3/21 Grayson Welch 3/21 Callie Corbin 3/22 Oliver Grigg 3/22 Donna Hager 3/22 Douglas Howard 3/22 Connor Matthews 3/22 Mark Parris 3/22 Noah Brown 3/23 Nick Isenhower 3/23 Jake Lamb 3/23 Holly Rudisill 3/23 Susan Allison 3/24 Katelyn Pennell 3/24 Billy Smyre 3/24 Stephanie Henze 3/25 Carl Welch 3/25 Chandler Christians 3/26 Jean Landis 3/26 Kathy Skinner 3/26 Charles Bolick 3/27 Jennifer Cannon 3/27 Emily Jackson 3/27 Karen McClure 3/27 Liam Ayers 3/28 David Bright 3/28 Ashlyn Karre 3/28 John Warren 3/28 Lacey Heath 3/29 Payton Roseman 3/30 Addison Elliott 3/31 Angelica Young 3/31 Dwight & Shirley Brooks 3/2 Bob & Sandy Carosi 3/2 Alex & Ashlie Sloter 3/2 Jim & Kim Keil 3/4 Rick & Mary Anne Wike 3/7 Roger & Vicki Shull 3/10 Kyle & Karen McClure 3/12 Jerry & Alice Baker 3/14 Jason & Jerri Carter 3/15 Jimmy & Kelly Burgess Jr. 3/19 Lt. Chad & Carol Hunsucker 3/19 Scott & Karen Waddell 3/19 Calvin & Rebecca Jenkins 3/21 Lonnie & Tina Loftin 3/22 Gage & Anna Ward 3/24 If your name is missing from this list, please let the church office know. Thank you!