Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church
Announcements
November 9 - 15, 2025 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Exodus 3:1–15; Psalm 148; 2 Thessalonians 1; Luke 20:27–40
Divine Service at 10:30 AM
Setting Two, Lutheran Service Book p. 167
Streaming of the service begins at 10:15 AM
Adult Bible Study and Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Excess Halloween Candy is being collected by the preschool to be used in December project, 'Stockings for Soldiers.' A large purple tote sits at the entrance to the sanctuary for your donations. HURRY !! ends on November 10 !
Lutheran High School Northwest Concert
Lutheran High School Northwest Band Concert at Concordia on the evening of Friday, November 14. They will have sleeping bags. They have 45 students and 4 adults. Students are in groups of 4 by can be split in half. CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE HOST FORM.
Students arrive at Concordia Friday, November 14. They will unload and get ready for concert at 7PM, about 45 minutes. Then students change, and meet their hosts around 8:15. At your home they will need supper/ snack/ dessert. The next morning, they should return to church at 7:30 am for departure around 8 AM.
On Friday, November 14th, the Northwest Band from Lutheran High School Northwest in Rochester Hills, MI will be having a concert at Concordia Lutheran Church at 7:00 PM. A free will offering will be taken. Join us as we celebrate ”Rooted…Built…Established…Thankful… Therefore Abound” Colossians 2: 6-7.
Lutheran High School Northwest
Lutheran High School Northwest was founded in 1978 as the fourth Lutheran High School in the Detroit Metropolitan area. The school began operating from its new facility in Rochester Hills, Michigan in the fall of 1987. An extensive addition to this building was completed in 1990 and 1998. Northwest offers its students a well-rounded program of academics, fine arts and extra-curricular activities. The school is accredited through the North Central Accreditation Board and the Lutheran High School Accreditation Board. In 1996, it was presented with the Christus Award, an award that recognizes outstanding Lutheran High Schools throughout the United States. This year’s theme for our school year is ”Rooted…Built…Established…Thankful…Therefore Abound” Colossians 2: 6-7.
We celebrate our 48th year equipping young men and women for a life of Christian service through a curriculum of academic excellence, encouraged through a caring Christ-centered environment where God’s Word is shared daily.
The Northwest Music Department
The Music Program at Northwest enrolls about one-third of the student body. The Concert Band is a select group of 45 musicians, which performs at the two major concerts, special events, and plays at home football and basketball games as the Marching/Pep Band. They perform at MSBOA, the state festival as well as this tour. We also have a Jazz Band, Brass Ensemble and Woodwind Ensemble that play at various events. We also have a Concert Choir and Chamber Choir. Our Music Department has participated with Northwest’s Drama Department in presenting several musicals including Bye, Bye, Birdie, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Godspell, Hello Dolly, The Wizard of Oz , You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Once Upon a Mattress, Oklahoma, Seussical, Annie, Willy Wonka and Music Man, Narnia, Footloose, Mary Poppins, South Pacific and The Little Mermaid.
Missionary visit November 16: Missionary, Lori Nied, (daughter of sainted Gen Nied, former Concordia Office staff) will come to Bible Class on Sunday, November 16 to tell us what God doing in this most-western African country of Senegal.
Happy Fall to all of us as we celebrate God's amazing glory with cooler temperatures, leaves changing colors, and fewer daylight hours. We have things changing here at Concordia too.
November 9th - Our next event is the 40th Anniversary of Concordia in our current location November 1985 - November 2025. To make things special, a processional hymn will be played (Lift High The Cross). This was the hymn that was played 40 years ago. Bells will be playing and choir singing. The processional cross and an acolyte will be part of the processional. Please call those members who you are in contact with that have moved away and invite them to this most festive service. A potluck will follow the service with a sandwich tray. Sides and desserts needed - please use sign-up sheet. Woohee, Dalaie's cousin, will be presenting pears from Korea at the pot luck. She would like feedback from our group.
On November 14th the Lutheran High School Choir from Michigan will be in our area providing a concert/service. This is a 50 member choir. We are in need of accommodations to house these young people overnight. Please open your hearts and doors. Please click the link to help out. CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE HOST FORM.
ADOPT -A-FAMILY Concordia will be joining in the Adopt-A-Family program again this year to provide wrapped gifts for children in need. Apparently, there are more and more needs to provide items for teenagers. A list of youth will be provided in the next few weeks. Please open your hearts for this endeavor. A sign up poster will be available as soon as information is ready.
SUNDAY Snacks and Coffee - Thanks to all those who signed up to bring snacks. Please contact Lilly if you have questions or would like to help clean up. OR, you could just lend a hand.
November 9 - POTLUCK and blessing of Afghans
November 19 - Rosemary Stormer
November 23 - Mary Beth Rigby
Altar flowers: This Sunday's altar flowers are presented by John and MaryBeth Rigby in memory of John's mother Lillian M. Rigby.
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'.
✛THIS WEEK and EVERY WEEK+
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. If you are a parent, God calls you to teach your children the way of Jesus. Bring your children to Sunday School.
Adult Bible Study - Sundays in the Mueller Room at 9:15 a.m. We will be studying the Apostle Paul's letter to the Roman Christians–Romans.
Choir & Bell practice -Sundays at 8:15 AM with openings for all voices and 9:20 for bell ringers.
Monday- Meet with Sharon Becker, functional medicine coach will guide you in weight loss, addressing disease dynamics and exploring more about yourself on Monday evenings from 7-9 PM.
Tuesday - Bible Study is now studying 1 Corinthians. We meet at 1 PM in the Mueller room at church.
Wednesday - Handmade Prayers (Prayer Shawl Ministry) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10 AM in Mueller Library (November 12). 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.
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.
✛FELLOWSHIP✛
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.
Sunday Strollers - Sunday Strollers will meet after church (November 30th) for a stroll around Bonsall Park. Please bring your sneakers and enjoy our time together - of course weather permitting. Come on out and enjoy the Concordia Fellowship.
+EDUCATION+
Visit from Lori Nied - Missionary to Sengal, Lori Nied, will come to Bible Class on Sunday, November 16 to tell us what God doing in this most-western African country.
Lutheran Talk and Music App - You can listen to Lutheran talk and music 24/7, anytime, anywhere with the free Lutheran Public Radio app. You can download for your cell phone at the App Store, Google Play or at issuesetc.org, or go to their mobilized websites: issuesetc.org and lutheranpublicradio.org.
Checkout the podcast Tangible, too. Scholarly insight on a variety of issues that make faith real–tangible. Search for it on your podcast app.
✛SERVICE✛
MOSAIC
The Christmas season is coming upon us quickly. I wanted to send this information out so you have time to plan accordingly. Mosaic is requesting our help again this year to support their efforts. Mosaic stands alongside people with intellectual disabilities to bring awareness to issues that affect their lives.
Our efforts will include gathering gifts for people who live in homes where 3 to 5 people reside. Here are the specifications:
1. Gifts should be wrapped or in a gift bag
2. Gifts must include a gift tag with the name of the person and the name of their group home.
3. Gifts should be dropped off to Concordia by Sunday, November 30th
4. ONE gift per person valued at approximately $25 OR VISA/MC Gift Card in the amount of $25.
5. Gift tags can say whom they are from or can say, "From Santa".
6. A gift receipt form should accompany the gift so Mosaic can properly record donation and donor.
A sign up sheet will be available when information is complete - toward the beginning of November.
Thank you, thank you Concordia Family for your support in helping others to God's glory.
Blessings,
Lilly Derrickson
EMMANUEL DINING ROOM
Trusted Servants,
Faithful Servants, Jesus tells us in Luke’s Gospel that “when you give a banquet, invite the poor and disadvantaged, and you will be blessed.” I read in a recent devotion by Max Lucado that it is no accident that “hospitality” and “hospital” come from the same Latin word. And both lead to the same result: HEALING. Your casseroles and brownies send a clear message to the 162 hungry folks we fed at EDR on Monday, October 27th - and every month - that “you matter to me and to God.”
Thanks to the cooks and bakers and to Trudy Fletcher and Kathee Butler for serving.
And thanks to all for allowing your hospitality to be the healing hospital for the poor and hungry of Wilmington.
***** For the week of Thanksgiving, November 2025, EDR has asked, as we did last year at Thanksgiving, if we could provide peanut butter and jelly sandwiches-
No casseroles, brownies, or servers needed.
That’s grape jelly with peanut butter on white bread and each sandwich individually bagged or wrapped. Please consider providing some sandwiches next month. More info to come.
God’s blessings,
George and Dale
OGT - We meet Wednesdays 10:00 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. to sort and pack donations for shipping. Our location is the warehouse next to the Dansko outlet: 8 Federal Rd, West Grove, PA, 19390. Read all about OGT on the bulletin board by the library, or visit our webpage for hours of operation, the latest updates, and to review the full list of materials our recipients need most. Donated items may be placed in the closet in All Saints' Hall (to the right as you enter the room). Hard to imagine how exciting it is for those who receive our 'throw aways / I don't need this anymore' possessions – we are so blessed! If you have questions please contact Tom Fuesler or Carla Niesen.
OGT NEWS Updates - Go to the SERVICE tab at the top and click on Orphan Grain Train.
Meals on Wheels - Serving our community meals during the last full week of each month (November 25-29, 2025). The time commitment is usually 1 1/2 hrs. (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM). Please contact Susan Fuesler or email the office at info@concordiade.com. Meals are picked up at Silverside Church with directions for delivery route. Please consider volunteering; you will bless others and be greatly blessed as well!
✛STEWARDSHIP✛
Time. Talent. Treasure.
Offerings – Please help the counters: by writing your name on your envelope or attaching an address label.
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 .