Announcements

The 15th Sunday after Pentecost -  September 6-12, 2026

Ezekiel 33:7–9; Psalm 32:1–7; Romans 13:1–10; Matthew 18:1–20

Divine Service at 9:30 AM with Holy Communion, Setting 1 Lutheran Service Book p. 151

Streaming of the service begins at 9:15 AM

Adult Bible Study and Sunday School - 8:15 a.m. 

September 13th RALLY DAY and FALL SERVICE SCHEDULE

  9:15 am Sunday School opening in the sanctuary (thereafter 9:30 am in classes)

Divine Service at 10:30 am            

Calvert Heating and Cooling has almost completed installing the new boiler system!

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

September 6

September 13 - RALLY DAY!  We resume Sunday School in the sanctuary at 9:15 for opening, then procee to individual classes; 9:30 am on following Sundays.

September 19 - WALKTOBERFEST!!!! 

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 6

September 13  Kathee & George Butler

September 20 MaryBeth & John Rigby

September 27  Kathee & George Butler

+ WORSHIP +

Choir & Bell practice - begins September 13.  

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

✛ EDUCATION ✛

Return 2 Sunday School - RALLY DAY  SEPTEMBER 13  !   opening in the Sanctuary at 9:15 am

FALL SEASON TIME CHANGE ON SEPTEMBER  - Church at 10:30 and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.  

Adult Bible Study - Sundays in the Mueller Room at 8:15 a.m. We are studying the book of Exodus.  Next study will be John.

Tuesday - Bible Study is reading and discussin 1 Thessalonians. 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 yo have a vague longing for . . .something? We all have someting--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.

✛FELLOWSHIP

Happy summer with it's bright sun shine – 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 pot luck.  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+

EMMANUEL DINING ROOM

Faithful Servants,

The Apostle Paul  writes in his oetter to the Ephesians, "We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."                                                                         Ever wonder what is God's plan for your life?  Do you even have a purpose in His plan?

Let  me assure you, as Paul assures the Ephesians, you most certainly have a purpose - to do good works in the name of Jesus, our Savior. and we believers were created to do so.                                                      On Thursday, August 27th, Concordia Lutheran Church and Preschool had the privilege of feeding 151 men, women, and children of Wilmington at the Emmanuel Dining Room.                                                             And you cooks and bakers, who became the hands and feet of Jesus,  delivered hope and love in your casseroles and brownies to those hungry folks when they needed it the most.                                                   So thanks again for your generosity and to Trudy Fletcher and Kathee Butler for serving in the dining room this month.

Next month, our serving day (Sept. 27th) fals on a Sunday.  It's a god oppor tunity for those who work during the week to serve at EDR on a weekend Please consider doing so.                                                        Blessings, 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 .