Today is Pastor Appreciation Sunday. Thank you to Pastor Nelson for giving up his retirement to led us once again!

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1 We are glad you are here: Members and guests, please write your name in the Welcome to Worship folders at the end of the pews so we can more faithfully serve you and get to know you by name. A Nursery for ages 6 weeks to 4 years is available in the Church Nursery and PK-4 Room at the school. The nursery is available during all services. Children s Bulletins are also available as well as worship bags. An usher can give directions to the nursery, give children's bulletins or get a worship bag. Today is Pastor Appreciation Sunday. Thank you to Pastor Nelson for giving up his retirement to led us once again! Looking Ahead: Oct 21 st Sunday Extravaganza Oct 21 st Family Field Trip to Devine Farms Oct. 28 th Reformation Sunday Oct 31 st Trunk R Treat Thank you to the PK3-K CCDS children for singing today at the 11am service. Communion: In the Lord s Supper, Jesus offers the faithful His true body and blood to eat and drink. These words, Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins, show us that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given us through these words. These words, along with the bodily eating and drinking, are the main thing in the Sacrament. Anyone who has questions is invited to speak to the pastor or an elder before communing. The cups in the center of the tray are filled with a white non-alcoholic wine and gluten free wafers are available for those with allergies. Pastor Nelson s office hours this week are: Wednesday, October 17 th Thursday, October 18 th 3 5pm 10am 12pm Family Ministry Activity: Field Trip to Devine Farms, Newton, NC. Sunday, October 21 st at 3pm. Cost $8 each, children 3 and under are free and includes a wagon ride, corn maze, play yard, barn animals, and hay mountain. Bring a picnic and enjoy the afternoon. Pumpkins and food are available at an extra cost. Contact Belinda Bost, Children s Minister at , bbost@concordianc.org. MINISTRY STAFF Church Office School Office D. Paul Nelson Vacancy Pastor Craig Schultz Asst. Vacancy Pastor Kyle McClure Minister of Music DCE Chris L. Henze Youth Minister Alex Sloter Vicar David Beringer CCDS Principal Bill Unverfehrt UCHS Principal Betsy Murray Assistant Principal Leslie Brown Business Admin Susan Harman Admin. Assistant Belinda Bost Children s Ministry John Holland Praise Service Music Web Page: Sunday Worship: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 AM Concordia Lutheran Church and Christian Day School th Avenue SE Conover, NC 28613

2 Hospitalized: Sandy Chi (out-patient 10/17), Glenn Hunsucker (CVMC), John Garcia (CVMC). Members in need of healing: Janice Pitts, Sydney Karre, Bobbie Brooks, Sonny Roseman, Clarence Canrobert, Steve Bost, Johnny Brown, Lois Hintzmann, Dianne Lawing, Brenda Garcia. Friends of congregation in need of healing: Alex Miller (friend of Philip Lindler), Mike Charles (husband of Leigh Ann Charles), Judy Hamm (mother of Steve Hamm), Alvin Adams (father of Tony Adams), Robert Byrne (father of Mark Byrne), Marion Von Rentzell (father of Paul Von Rentzell), Mike Shull (brother of Roger Shull), Fred Harman (father of Susan Harman), Adam Williams (PK3 student), Marlania Williams (school mom), Danny Whitworth (nephew of Carla Hafer), Annie Gabe (sister of Gary Isenhour), Cliff Allen (friend of Gary Isenhour). Concordia Members in the Military: Eric Galloway, Kendall Hamm, Tony Sherrill, Christopher Walker, Jaylen Joyner, Chandler Christians, Jeremy Christians, Nathan Malin, Jon Strande. Concordia Ministries: Flood Bucket donations, Trunk-r-Treat planning, Sunday Extravaganza. Missionary of the Month: Richard & Sarah Sovitzky are LCMS missionaries in the Czech Republic serving the Eurasia region. As the business manager in the Eurasia region, Richard works closely with the director to manage the financial and business affairs of the LCMS. His duties include supporting all LCMS Missionaries and working with local church partners on long-term mission projects. All of our Concordia Ministry Staff: Betsy Murray PS Director/Assistant Principal, Erica Faustnight PK4 Teacher Assistant, Nonie Sowers 4 th Grade Teacher, Angie Roffey B/A Care Director and Craig Schultz Visitation Pastor (Part Time). Just the Facts: General Fund Offering: $ 17,852 Budget Needs: $ 19,146 Attendance: 342 Online Giving: $ 2,590 Sunday School: $ 7.00 Leading Worship Today: 8am Liturgist: Vicar Sloter / Preaching: Pastor Nelson 9:30am Liturgist: Phil Heath / Preaching: Pastor Nelson / Children s Church: Mrs. Belinda Bost 11:00am Liturgist: Vicar Sloter / Preaching: Pastor Nelson Member of the week: Nadine Seitz 1088 Radio Station Rd, Newton, NC 28658

3 There is a Voter s Assembly meeting on October 28 th. Agendas are available at the Welcome Centers. Please make plans to attend. F. I. S. H. Families & Individuals in Study Hour Meal at 5:30pm. Classes beginning at 6pm and 7pm. See the insert to decide which class to attend. The Corner Table Serving Dates: Sonshiners October 25 th ; Souper Stars November 7 th Highways and Hedges Annual Coat Drive: Bring new or slightly used winter coats, hats, socks, gloves and scarves and place them in the collection boxes. The Coat Drive will run into October but don t wait to the last minute. Cold weather can often surprise us. Mission and Ministry is asking all members to please plan to decorate a trunk for our Trunk or Treat event on Wednesday, Oct. 31st. from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the horseshoe at Concordia. This is a huge outreach each year to hundreds of children and we have given out thousands of pieces of candy each year. Sign up to help with Trunk or Treat! We need trunks and all kinds of helpers. Pick up a sign-up sheet from the information centers! It is time to renew your Lutheran Witness subscription! The renewal rate is $12.95/year. You must remit your payment and desire to renew no later than October 21 st. Your current subscription will end with the December 2018 issue if you do not renew your subscription. Contact the church office. Our next Sunday Extravaganza will be October 21st. Please join us for worship at 8am. Shortly thereafter, we will leave to go to Rising Hope Farm to paint the fence around the facilities. Remember to wear your red servant shirts and 'old' clothes. After we are finished, we will go to Boxcar Grill for lunch. Dorcas Society serves tomorrow, October 15: LWML and friends, remember that tomorrow will be our serving day at Highways and Hedges. Thanks to Smitty and Opal Bolick for coordinating this event with Thrivent Financial sponsorship. Questions? Call Opal ( ) or Ann Marie ( ). Bethel Lutheran Church in Claremont is having their annual Pot Pie Supper on Saturday, October 20 th. TAKE-OUT only plates are available from 1-3pm and are $10 ea. The Dine-in meal starts at 5pm in the Family Life Center. Adults plates are $10, Children s (under 12) plates are $5. The supper is sponsored by the LWML of Bethel.

4 Adult Bible Study Opportunities Sunday Bible Studies: 9:30am The Gospel of John - Adult Bible Study Led by Corey Christians - Emmaus Room 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 1 John and The Case for Christ Led by Youth Ministry Team Youth Central FISH Wednesday Nights: 6:00pm New Member Class - Led by Pastor Nelson Family Resource Center 6:00pm The Word of God - Led Vicar Alex Sloter Adult Room #2 6:00pm 1,000 Gifts by Anna Voskamp - Led by Chris Beringer Adult Room #1 6:00pm Don t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart Led by Vicki Shull and Mary Canrobert 7:00pm Preparing for Worship Led by Pastor Nelson Pastor s Study 7:00pm Crochet a Prayer Shawl or Baby Blanket - Led by Susan Harman Family Resource Center 7:00pm Joseph, Carpenter of Steel Led by Vicar Alex Emmaus Room Weekday Small Group Bible Studies: Mondays: Small Group Led by Steve Bost - BLCFM. 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 105. IN WORSHIP! Beyond Crayons and Cheerios: Does your child know the names of the Pastor, or Worship Leaders? When your child takes a visit to the doctor or dentist you probably say, today we are going to see Dr.. Knowing the name(s) and hearing them mentioned at home helps with association and trust. Introduce your child to the Pastor and Worship Leaders. Each Sunday make it a point to have your child help to give a personal hello or goodbye to the church workers you pass on the way in and out of church. Perhaps during the service your child could draw or color a picture as a gift for the Pastor and/or Worship Leaders. Your child will soon see the Pastor and other Worship Leaders as their friends and not stranger/danger adults.

5 Started October 3 rd It s never too late to join! 6pm-7pm The Word of God led by Vicar Alex-When you pick up the Bible, what are you holding? When you go to church, what are you hoping for? When you read the Scriptures, what is going on? Over the next seven weeks, this class will study the Word of God, what it is, how God uses it to speak to us, and why we continue to rely on it for guidance in all of faith and life. If you want answers to these questions and others like them (Is the Bible really trustworthy?), then join us and learn how God continues to speak to us in his Word today. A#2 New Member class with Pastor Paul - If you are interested in becoming a member of Concordia, or if you are a current member wanting a refresher - this class is for you. Family Resource Center Don t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart - Led by Vickie Shull & Mary Canrobert- Attend the Oct. 3 - Nov. 14 FISH Bible study based on the book Don t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart by Kenneth Haugk; if you have known anyone going through grief due to the loss of a loved one, if you currently know someone experiencing grief, or know anyone suffering emotional pain because a person he/she cares about has died, this class is for you. Are you a hermit? If not, this class is for you. You ll be a better friend, spouse, parent, sibling, or unexpected angel to a stranger in distress. This class will help you find good words to say. 3 rd Grade SS Room One Thousand Gifts - Led by Chris Beringer-Drawing heartbreaking beauty out of the simplest of details, Ann Voskamp invites you into her grace--bathed life of farming, parenting, and writing--and deeper still into your own life. Here you will discover a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of living that is fully alive, and a way of becoming present to God that brings you deep and lasting joy. A#1 7pm-8pm Preparing for Worship by Pastor Paul Pastor Paul will be going over the readings for next Sunday s worship so you will be better prepared to worship on Sunday. Emmaus Room Crocheting a basket from a kit or bring your own project of crocheting/knitting a Baptismal blanket to be included as a gift from the congregation to our new infant members. Led by Susan Harman. Family Resource Center Joseph, Carpenter of Steel Led by Vicar Sloter Your betrothed is with child, you make an inconvenient trek for a census, you have to find a suitable place for a baby to be born and you have to escape Herod s homicidal directive all while raising the Son of God! What do you do? Emmaus Room Starts October 10 th

6 SUNDAY EXTRAVAGANZA takes place next week: Please join us for this time of worship, community service and fellowship with food. Here is the schedule: 7:30am Servant for Christ (red) shirts available in narthex (for free) 8:00am Worship in the Sanctuary 9:00-11:00am Serve at Rising Hope Farms 11:00-1:00pm Lunch at Boxcar Grille (bring your own $) 1:00pm Go home! October 14, 2018 Youth Ministry Highlights Our Next NYG meeting is next week on October 21st from 6-8pm: Please join us in Youth Central for this new, exciting ministry! Jr. Youth to Xtreme Xscapes on Saturday, October 27th: This is for our 7-8 graders from 5:30-9:30pm. Sign up in Youth Central. Sr. Youth Initiation was a blast! Have you seen the pictures? Did you know this was the night we nominate the youth to serve on the Sr. Youth Council? The voting process is taking place, NOW! A Code of Conduct: Open Door Policy 3 People Rule Appropriate Touching National Night Out Thanks to the Pre-Teen Youth who faithfully worked at NNO. We handed out 350 Church Brochures and 670 pieces of Scripture Candy! Help us assemble the Operation Christmas Child Boxes! Meet in Youth Central on Wednesday, October 24th at 6:00pm. Thanks to our faithful Acolytes for serving at Concordia! National Youth Gathering (NYG) Registration $ & paperwork is due: There is still time to sign up. We have 20 people who have turned in paperwork or expressed a desire to attend. Extra paperwork is on the table outside Chris office door in Youth Central. DCE Chris L. Henze Youth Minister Concordia Sport Shirts are now available!!

7 Sermon Notes: Name: Date: I. What is/are the Scripture passage(s) used in the sermon? II. What is the Theme of the sermon? III. What problems does the sermon address? IV. What is God s solution to the problem? V. How does the message apply to you?

8 Sunday, October 14 Pastor Appreciation Sunday 8am Traditional Worship & Communion 9:30am Praise Worship & Communion 9:30am Bible Study EM 11am Bible Study A#1 11am Traditional Worship & Communion 11am Children s Ministry & Youth Sunday School Monday, October 15 1:30pm Quilt Tacking 2:10pm CCDS Life Enrichment Class EM 4:pm LWML Serves at Highways and Hedges 6:30pm B/C Scouts 6:30pm Small Group BLCFM 6:30pm Mission & Ministry A#1 Tuesday, October 16 8:35am Staff Devotions & Meeting EM 10am Inmate Letter Assembly Wednesday, October 17 7am Ladies Bible Study A#1 8:20am CCDS Chapel 9:30am Ladies Bible Study A#1 10am Bible Study - EM 5:30pm FISH Dinner 6pm FISH Activities Children, Youth, Adults 6pm Handbells Handbell Room 7pm Fish Activities Youth & Adult Studies 7pm Choir Choir Room 8pm Praise Group Thursday, October 18 CCDS Closed - Fall Break 7am Men s Breakfast & Bible Study AHEC 105 Friday, October 19 CCDS Closed Fall Break 12pm November Newsletter Deadline Sunday, October 7 8am Traditional Worship & Communion 8am Sunday Extravaganza 8am LLL 9:30am Praise Worship/Children s Church 9:30am Bible Study EM 11am Bible Study A#1 11am Traditional Worship & Communion 11am Children s Ministry 3pm Family Outing at Devine Farms 6pm NYG Meeting This Week at Concordia Acolytes 10/14/2018 (8:00) Jackson Bryan (9:30) Katie Grace DeHart (11:00) Ella Cecil, Sophie Hayes Acolytes 10/21/2018 (8:00) Katie Grace DeHart (9:30) John Moore (11:00) Ella Cecil, Brianna Vanover Flowers Sanctuary 10/21/2018: Open Greeters Today: (8:00) Bill & Pat Smyre (9:30) Donna Grigg, Sandy Von Rentzell (11:00) John & Susan Allison Reader Today: (8:00) Corey Christians (9:30) Pat Welch (11:00) Jill Adair Fellowship Today: (9:00) Jeri Alice Carter (10:30) Mary Hartsoe Elders Today: (8:00) Fred Farmer (9:30) Roy Sigmon, Steve Bost Meal Serving Group 3: Joyce Pugh - Chair Altar Guild: (8:00 & 11:00) Susan Allison (9:30) Kyle McClure Trustees of the Month: Brandon Elrod, Alan Hefner Ushers for Month: (8:00) Eric Hicks, Alan Spencer (11:00) Kyle Hayman Captain, Bob Malin, Paul Hale, John Allison 9:30am Set Up & Usher Teams 1 st Sunday: Terry Kuchenbecker Team 2 nd Sunday: Greg Roseman Team 3 rd Sunday: Gary Lacicer Team 4 th Sunday: Roy Sigmon Team 5 th Sunday: Scout Troop 383

9 Prime Timers next meeting will be November 12th, in the Emmaus Room for a Potluck Luncheon at 11:30 AM. Our CCDS Principal, Dave Beringer, will give us a presentation on his mission trip to Africa. It should be a very interesting presentation. If you signed up to go to the Hudson Dinner Theater on October 25th, meet at the Church at 4:45 PM and we will caravan by car to the theater and leave at 5:00 PM. Seventeen of our Prime Timers, this past Monday, visited the Catawba Correctional Center in Maiden. They served us lunch while we were being entertained by one of the Imperfect But Forgiven singers. There was a question and answer session. We learned about the history of the prison and how it functions. We were then given a complete tour of the facility. We were also allowed to visit with some of the inmates. The belief of our Lord and Savior was quite evident there. This was a worthwhile visit and was enjoyed by all. "Christ Blessings To All"

10 Concordia is collecting Flood Buckets! Step 1 Purchase a 5-gallon bucket with a lid Step 2 Fill with these items only: 1 Roll paper towels 1 roll of disposable rags 1 sprayer of glass cleaner 1 can of cleansing powder 1 bottle of Pine-sol type product 1 1-gallon size bleach 1 scrub brush 2 Pairs of rubber gloves 1 pack of sponges Do not seal your bucket. We will add devotions and Optional a broom or mop a cleaning instruction booklet.

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