Announcements

The 17th Sunday after Pentecost - September 20 - 26, 2026

Isaiah 55:6–9; Psalm 27:1–9; Philippians 1:12–14; Philippians 1:19–30; Matthew 20:1–16

Divine Service at 10:30 AM with Holy Communion, Setting 3 Lutheran Service Book p. 184

Streaming of the service begins at 10:15 AM

Adult Bible Study and Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. 

CHOIR PRACTICE 8:20 AM     BELL PRACTICE 9:30 AM 

Calvert Heating and Cooling has completed installtion of the new boiler system!

Now waiting for the state inspection and certification.

REFRESHMENTS after Service: Please consider signing up. We need more people to help!

September 20

September 27 -  Rosemary Stormer

October 4 - 

October 11 -

October 18 -

Altar flowers 

If you wish to provide flowers to celebrate or remember someone or something, please sign up on the Calendar outside the library. A donation of $20 is suggested for each bouquet and should be designated to be used for 'Flowers'

September 20 MaryBeth & John Rigby in honor of Jeff & Heather Rigby's Anniversary.

September 27  Kathee Butler is giving today's flowers to the glory of God and in honor of George's birthday on October 2.

October 4  today's flowers are offered in thanksgiving to God for blessings received, most especially the gift of children and grandchildren.

+ WORSHIP +

Choir & Bell practice - begins September 13.  8:20 AM choir   9:30 AM  bell  practice

Hymns - If you have favorite hymns that you would like to sing please tell your deacon or let Dalaie know your wishes.

✛ EDUCATION ✛

Adult Bible Study - Sundays in the Mueller Room at :15 a.m. We are studying the book of John.  

Tuesday - Bible Study is reading and discussion 2Thessalonians. We meet at 1 PM in the Mueller room at church.

Thursday – Men's Bible Breakfast (MBB) meets on Thursday mornings at 8 AM via zoom. The format is discussion of the Lectionary readings for the upcoming Sunday. For more information email Dan Good. We hope you join us. 

What's hindering you and me?  what do you turn to when life feels overwhelming, or when you have a vague longing for .... something? We all have something--a habit, a relationship, a substance, a distraction.  The question isn't whether we seek comfort outside of God (we all do), but whether what we turn to has become a snare keeping us from the freedom Christ offers.

You promise yourself this is the last time. Tomorrow will be different. You'll have more willpower, more discipline, more faith.

BUT tomorrow comes, and the pattern repeats. The habit returns. The loop closes again., You feel shame wash over you--not just because of what you've done, but because you can't seem to STOP.

Most Christians wouldn't describe themselves as addicts. But many of us are bound by behavior patterns we can't break, habits we can't end, loops we can't escape. The Bible calls these 'snares'  or 'idols' or entanglements--sins that bind us -and they thrive in secrecy and shame. We need to switch on the light by being honest with God,  ourselves, one another.

We have been groaning, aching, in our world since Eve bit the apple; rebelling against His rules.

That's when the pain and the longing began. We numb that with our screens, food adiction, drugs, overwork, overly busy    --  no time to reach to HIM for comfort

✛ FELLOWSHIP ✛

Happy summer with it's bright sunshine – Allow God's Son to shine in your lives each and every day.  We also experience time marching along with the changing of seasons.  We usher in a new church time slot at 9:15 am for Sunday School, choir and bell rehearsals and 10:30 am for worship service on Sunday, September 13th RALLY DAY.   After our worship service, we will enjoy our fellowship time in All Saints' Hall with a Picnic BBQ potluck.  We need volunteers to help grill hamburgers and hot dogs.  As a special treat we will be having root beer floats.  Come out and enjoy good food and good conversation.  In order to accurately plan, please use the sign-up sheet.

Handmade Prayers (Prayer Shawl Ministry) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10 AM in Mueller Library (September 9, 2026). We welcome everyone. This is a working meeting so please bring your yarn projects with you. If you know someone that is in need of a gift from us, please let us know. 

Playground Fun – Please join us EVERY Sunday after service (weather permitting) at the playground. Children should be accompanied by an adult. This gives us another fellowship experience as the adults chit chat and the children enjoy the playground equipment.  

+ SERVICE +

Door of Hope - A Door of Hope Pregnancy Center is a Christ-centered non-profit that opened its doors in 1981. We have been faithfully serving women and men who are making decisions about their pregnancies in a spirit of concern and care for decades. All of our services are free and generously funded by individuals, businesses, and the local community. We are a facility providing medical services under the direction and supervision of a licensed medical professional. Give HERE.

EMMANUEL DINING ROOM

Dear Fellow Concordians: 

In Hebrews 13 we are told to “keep loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it”. We have many opportunities this month to do exactly that.  

On September 13 we welcomed each other with a Rally Day barbecue and potluck lunch. Were there any guests among us? 

On September 19 we co-host Walktoberfest, where we welcome participants and guests with an Oktoberfest lunch, but help is needed in the kitchen and at the serving tables. And homemade desserts from you are greatly needed! 

Then on September 27 we serve, as always, at Emmanuel Dining Room. In this age of increased food prices, it is a lot to ask of you, but please have those casseroles in the freezer by September 24.  

And the preschool is not back full time yet, so we also need brownies. This month, our day to serve falls on a Sunday, so there is also an opportunity for those who work during the week to help this month. 

Thank you for loving our guests and the needy of Wilmington as brothers.

Dale and George 

Don’t forget, you may be the only Bible that some people will ever read. 

Orphan Grain Train – We sort and pack donations for people in need on Wednesdays 10:00am – 2:30pm and Saturdays 9am –1:30pm at the former Dansko warehouse: 8 Federal Rd, West Grove, PA, 19390. Please consider joining us, we welcome teens through adults! 

Read all about OGT on the bulletin board by the library or visit our webpage for the full list of items our recipients need most, current hours of operation, and the latest updates. You may also click ORPHAN GRAIN TRAIN under the Concordia SERVICE tab for current news. Donated items should be placed in the All Saints' Hall closet (to the right as you enter the room). 

Our most immediate need is for a new warehouse location as our lease expires in fall 2026! We prefer a southeastern Chester County location, or other safe neighborhood near the PA–DE state line, with 6,000 to 10,000 sq ft, a loading dock and parking for at least a dozen cars. If you have any information, please contact OGT volunteers Tom Fuesler or Carla Niesen.  

Time. Talent. Treasure.

TIME :  always looking for more?  God wants your tithe of TIME too.

Let us thank Jesus that He continues to provide for us! Please consider giving your offerings through your bank or your credit card. Questions related to financial giving can be addressed to financialsec@concordiade.com .