Sunday, October 8 Pastors Appreciation Sunday 9:15am Fellowship Time—Friendship Class 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship 12:00pm Lunch honoring Pastors 5:00pm Cherubs’ Choir practice 5:00-6:15 Youth Meeting 6:30pm Chancel Choir practice

Monday, October 9 11:30am Joyful Movement 12:30pm Lunch Bunch 7:00pm Zumba

Tuesday, October 11 9:30am Community Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday, October 12 11:30am Joyful Movement 12:30pm Lunch Bunch

Thursday, October 13 11:30am Joyful Movement 12:30pm Lunch Bunch & Luther-Reformation Class 6:30pm Luther-Reformation Class

Sunday, October 15 7:00am Council Meeting 8:30am Early Service & Columbarium Dedication 9:15am Fellowship Time—Friendship Class 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship & Columbarium Dedication 5:00pm Cherubs’ Choir practice 5:00-6:15 Youth Meeting 6:30pm Chancel Choir practice

This Week’s Offerings and Tithes

October 1, 2017

Needed weekly to cover 2017 budget: $5,083.40

Attendance Received 11:00am Worship Service 115 8:30am Worship Service 58 Sunday School 120 $ 74.50 General Fund $ 6,625.00 Building & Improvement Fund $ 500.00 Bus Fund $ 105.00 Specials and Memorial $ 350.00 Use of Facilities $ 0.00 Other —Feed the Hunger $ 100.00

Received Year to Date $249,242.80 Needed Year to Date $231,643.20 OVERAGE $ 17,599.60

This Week’s Birthdays: Belinda Cozart 10/8 Amanda Dayvault 10/8 Logan Ritchie 10/12 Janette MacDonald 10/13 ————————————————————————————————————————

This Week’s Altar Flowers

This Week’s Prayer Concerns:

Welcome to those visiting with us. Please take a moment to sign the pew registers so we can welcome you by name. Thank you for choosing Concordia as your place of worship this morning.

Pastor Rev. Ken Reed 704-857-2163 (ext. 2) kenreed803@gmail.com 704-857-2077 (home)

Visitation Pastor Rev. Dr. Larry Bost 704-213-3257 lwbost@earthlink.net

Faith Comm. Nurse Shirley Allen 704-857-2163 (ext. 3) Shirley.Allen@ carolinashealthcare.org Director of Music Eddie Karriker 704-622-6663 karriker.eddie@gmail.com

Pianist and Organist Ricky Sharp 704-609-1110 rickysharp@yahoo.com

Council Vice-Pres. Judy Haire 704-425-5323 judyhaire2@gmail.com

Admin. Assistant Debby Isenhour 704-857-2163 (ext. 1) concordia185@gmail.com

Concordia Lutheran Church 185 Concordia Church Road - China Grove, NC 28023

October 8, 2017

The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of our mother, Louise Bost’s birthday by her children, Betty, Emmett, and Kenneth.

Active Military

Drew Ashley (Lcpl US Marine Corp, Okinawa, Nephew of Mike & Lisa Ashley)

Jason Ciscel (Staff Sgt. US Air Force, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Husband of Teresa Rosas Ciscel)

Trent Fisher (Staff Sgt., US Air Force Maryland, Nephew of David Fisher)

Jessy Fowler (US Navy, USS Truxton)

Willis Hobbs (US Army, Ft. Benning, GA)

Justin Holt, Captain US Army, Fort Campbell, KY (Grandson of Evelyn Karriker)

Eric McLaughlin (Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, Washington DC)

Nathaniel Faggart (1st Lt. Air Force, Brother of Jonathan Faggart)

Christopher Overcash (US Army, UNCC ROTC)

In-Patient Care, Recovery Care, Assisted &

Independent Living

Eloise Bebber (Best of Care, Kannapolis)

Gail Fisher (Brian Center, Kannapolis)

Darthy Murph (Brightmoor, Salisbury)

Judy Ritchie (Liberty Commons, Salisbury)

Martha Ritchie (Caremoor, Kannapolis)

Jeffrey Roberts (Kannon Creek, Kannapolis)

Rev. Clarence Walck (Stanly Manor, Albemarle)

Duane Wood (Kannon Creek, Kannapolis)

Family & Friends Please contact the church office if a

name needs to remain on this list beyond 60 days.

Dennis Adams 10/1/17 (Family of Che Morrison)

Wayne Anderson 10/8/17 (Friend of the Community) Ruth Barnhardt 10/1/17 (Mother of Carol Barnhardt)

Frankie Barrier 8/14/17 Sam Barrier 7/2/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt)

Cody Bates 10/1/17 (Son of Debbie Osmon)

Sheila Bost 9/10/17 (Wife of Bo Bost)

Sarah Bowers 7/3/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt)

Terry Burleson 8/6/17 (Son of Dorothy Poole/Friend Community

Tracey Burnette 9/17/17 (Friend of Che Morrison)

Ivey Cline 6/18/17 (Friend of Winfred Bost)

Ethel Comer 9/17/17 (Mother of Kittie McLaughlin)

Will Fesperman 5/7/17 (Brother of Ben Fesperman)

Barbara Hager 10/1/17 (Sister of Bernice Trexler)

Donnie &Wanda Hager 10/1/17 (Nephew of Bernice Trexler)

Diane Hamilton 9/3/17 (Friend of Sandra Honbarger)

Family of Fran Holland 7/19/17 Martha Lewis 5/7/17 (Mother of Patrice Smith, Brookview Living Center, Gaffney, SC)

Concordia Prayer Partners

Kenneth & Nancy Martin 5/21/17 (Sister /brother-in-law of Bernice

Trexler)

Family Priscilla Peek Miller 8/20/17 Family of Mabel Mills 8/20/17 Linda Moore 5/28/17 (Friend of Barbara Beaver)

Pam Morgan 5/14/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt)

Family of Tami Pack 8/6/17 Louise Pethel 5/21/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt) Family of Oscar Ritchie 8/14/17 Family of Jo Starnes 8/22/17 Morgan Utley 9/17/17 Marty Whitley 7/30/17 (Friend of Congregation)

Members at home and special concerns

Jack Blalock Bill Cline Judy Curlee David Fisher Gail Fisher Frankie Freeze Kenneth Galloway Mabel Galloway Jan Garver Leila Hobbs Jim Howell Everette Karriker Nancy Karriker Richard Karriker

Kittie McLaughlin Comeleta Overcash Judy Ritchie Alan Roberts Boyd Smith, Sr. Zach Smith Henry Starnes Bernice Trexler Geraldine Wood

8:30am Worship Service

Ushers & Greeters Acolyte Council Member

Randy/Ginger Overcash Shianne Beaver Lisa Ashley

11:00am Worship Service Elevator Lay Reader Announcements Adult SS Leader

Ushers Lee Goodnight Ellen Isaacs Steve Garver Crystal Karriker

Darren Corriher (Head)

Brandon Earnhardt Acolyte Banner Bearer Greeters Offering Counters

Tony Brown Lee Karriker Cole Isaacs Jim/Carolyn Howell Connie Lowman

Julie Corriher Todd/Ellen Isaacs Jordan Honbarger

Hilda Goodnight Bible Bearer Crucifer Omar/Jan Williams Sheri Foster

MaryLynn Overcash Jacob Ritchie

WORSHIP SERVICE RESPONSIBILITES FOR OCT

MINISTRY RESPONSIBLITIES FOR OCT

Table Set-up Team— Robert Ritchie (Team Leader), Jamie Stikeleather, Eddie Ritchie, Harold Pike, Greg Ritchie, Tommy Schenck

WOMEN OF CONCORDIA ACTIVITIES AND BIBLE STUDY GROUPS

Amazing Grace Friends in Fellowship

First Tuesday in the month at 7:00pm First Thursday of the month at 7:00pm Collect for Thank Offering —Committee for Growth (all ladies are invited to join a Bible Study Group)

Oct Flowers Fellowship Time

Front Porch Visits

Nursery Children’s Church

8:30am Communion Servers

11:00am Communion Servers

1 Amanda Dayvault

Pathfinder’s Class

Mike/Lisa Ashley

Jonathan/Amanda Faggart

Lani Earnhardt

Eddie Starnes and Family

Leslie, Jack, Kurtis Reed, Tony Brown, Banner Bearer

8 Kenneth Bost

Friendship Class

Ronnie/Margie Baucom

Jonathan/Amanda Faggart

Jordan Honbarger

Coyt Karriker and Family

Omar Williams, Tony Brown, Joey Ashley, Cross Bearer, Banner Bearer

15 Vinnie Duncan

Friendship Class

David/Crystal Allen

Mackenzie Dabbs

Che Morrison Nelsie Lawing and Family

Leslie, Jack, Kurtis Reed, Tony Brown, Banner Bearer

22 Midji Bost Men’s & Women’s Class

Jason/Jenni Ritchie

Mackenzie Dabbs

Christy Yost Charles Starnes and Family

Omar Williams, Tony Brown, Joey Ashley, Cross Bearer, Banner Bearer

29 Debbie Osmon

Council-Gary Mclaughlin

Lee/Hilda Goodnight

Jill & Sheri Foster

Sarah Wells Tim and Jutta Beaver

Leslie, Jack, Kurtis Reed, Tony Brown, Banner Bearer

BRING A FRIEND AND JOIN US FOR LUNCH

Thursday, October 12 Luther-Reformation Class 12:45pm (classes taught by Pastor Ken) Monday, October 23 Trip to Apple Hill Orchard, Valdese-leave after lunch at 1:00pm Monday, November 13 Trip to Shatley Springs-leave at 8:30am

(Contact Dale Karriker-704-857-3472

Concordia's Library is located in the room to the right of the stage in the FLC.

Blessing Bags are available for pick up in the hallway outside the Family Life Center.

Receiving Holy Communion: Those who are baptized and believe that Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is truly present in, with, and under the forms of bread and wine for the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation, are welcome at the Lord’s Table. Please let the pastor or communion server know you wish to receive this gift of life by holding your open hands toward the cup. We encourage you to bring forward young children for a blessing. The sign for a blessing is folded hands. As you come forward, receive the bread, move to one of the cupbearers and dip the bread into the wine, then partake. Then return to your pew for prayer.

Memory Makers of Rowan County, an Alzheimer's support group created by Lutheran Services Carolinas, is sponsoring a Memory Café the fourth Tuesday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at Gary’s Bar-B-Que in China Grove. The Memory Café provides a safe and welcoming environment for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their loved ones or care partners. See flyer on the FLC bulletin board for additional information.

Wednesdays, 10:00 to 11:00 am Family Life Center

No need to sign up, just show up. Donations can be contributed per class. This Yoga can also be done in a chair. You'll need: a yoga mat or beach towel, a yoga block or large book, a yoga strap or a belt/scarf, comfortable clothes, and an open heart to God's unconditional love for YOU! Feel free to email leslie.bost@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

Piedmont Singing Men will be performing gospel music at Bethpage Methodist Church at 109 Fellowship Avenue in Kannapolis. Sunday October 8 at 6 pm.

Church Front Doors: The front doors of the Sanctuary are getting a face lift! Soon they will be back with a new coat of red paint.

It is time to start thinking about the 2018 Yearbook, if you have had an address, email or phone number change in the past year, please contact Debby with the new information. 704-857-2163 or concor-

The Women of Concordia will be taking up our annual Thank Offering, Sunday October 22, 2017, at both services. This year we will send this to Main Street Mission to help with purchasing turkeys and other items needed for Thanksgiving meals in our area. Your donations will help so many families in need. We thank you in advance for your help.

Sunday Oct 8 Pastors Appreciation Sunday One service and lunch

Thursday Oct 12 Luther-Reformation Class 6:30pm (Friendship Class)

Sunday Oct 15 Dedication of the Columbarium After each service

Monday Oct 23 Lunch Bunch Trip—Apple Hill Orchard 1:00

Saturday Oct 28 Halloween Party-Trunk or Treat 6:00-8:00pm

Sunday Oct 29 Reformation Sunday

Monday Nov 13 Lunch Bunch Trip - Shatley Springs 8:30am

Catechism Schedule (final year) 7th, 8th and 9th graders

2017 Dates Times Topics November 5 (Sunday) 12:30-2:30pm Christian Discipleship and Vocation December 3 (Sunday) 12:30-2:30pm Worship and the Liturgical Calendar

2018 Dates Times Topics January 7 (Sunday) (12:30-2:30pm) The Gospel of Mark February 4 (Sunday) (12:30-2:30pm) Creating and Leading a Bible Study March 4 (Sunday) (12:30-2:30pm) Bible Study presentation ---- ---- ----

May 6 (Sunday) (12:30-2:30pm) Genesis: Creation Story (project distributed) ---- ---- ----

September 9 (Sunday) (12:30-2:30pm) Church History: Protestant Reformation October 7 (Sunday) (12:30-2:30pm) Presentation of Projects October 28 (Sunday) (9:45am-Rehearsal) Rite of Confirmation: Reformation Sunday

(11:00am-Worship)

Weekly Sunday School (9:50-10:45am) Catechism instruction continues in Sunday School. Each young person in the catechism program is expected to be present.

Cherubs’ Choir practice at 5:00pm

October 8- Regular Meeting KFC-Samantha Stikeleather Luther League - Brandy Starnes October 15 - Regular Meeting KFC-Lani Earnhardt Luther League-Elizabeth Ritchie October 22 - Regular Meeting KFC-Amanda Dayvault Luther League-Miriam Lowery October 29 - Fall Party at Goodnight Lake

October through December 5:00 to 5:30pm- KFC (K-4th grade) meet in the Sunday School Wing Luther League (5th-12th) meet in the upstairs of the youth building 5:30-6:15pm- Youth will have music together to practice for Christmas Play.

Local Classes, Events, Worship Services and Other Opportunities on the Reformation and Dr. Martin

AT CONCORDIA

Oct. 12 – “The Protestant Reformation, pt. 2 What It Means TODAY” (led by Pastor Ken) Thursdays, 12:45 p.m. in the Family Life Center, or

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. in the Friendship Classroom Oct. 29 – Reformation Worship Service (8:30am and 11:00am)

IN THE COMMUNITY

Oct. 12-21 — PPT presents “In God’s Own Country,” a special collaborative production between the German Theater company Landesbuhnen Sachsen and Piedmont Players. It follows the story of Henry Muhlenberg and his ef-fort to bring the Lutheran Church to America and details the struggles of immigrants who fled to America to escape religious persecution. Performed at the Meroney Theater, 213 S. Main St. Ticket info at 704-633-5471 and www.PiedmontPlayers.com.

Oct. 29 — Reformation Celebration and Worship: 4 p.m. Organ Lutheran Church will host a joint Reformation Service with Holy Communion. The guest preacher will be The Rev. Mark Ryman, pastor of Grace Lutheran, Clemmons, NC and Communications Director of the NALC. There will be a combined choir from the participating congregations and refreshments will follow for additional fellowship.

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Earlier in the year our church council voted to designate the 5th Sundays in each year as dates we will work closely with Main Street Mission to help them meet their greatest needs. This year our last fifth Sunday of 2017 falls on October 29th.

On that day we have the opportunity to help Main Street Mission reach their annual goal of providing the ingredients for Thanksgiving Dinner to the least fortunate here in our community.

When you're grocery shopping the next few weeks, please remember to pick up one or more of the items listed below and bring them to church to place on our Thanksgiving Table in the FLC.

As part of this project Main Street Mission

collects $10 donations to help with the cost of a

turkey.

There will also be an opportunity for you to join other volunteers from our church who

help with packing the Thanksgiving bags for distribution the Saturday before

Thanksgiving.

Please speak with Joe Allen or Melvin McAlister if you are interested in helping.

"Whatever you do in word or deeds, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the father." Col. 3:17

Box instant potatoes Gravy mix Box or bag of stuffing Canned yams Canned green beans

Canned corn Canned pumpkin or Pumpkin pie filling Canned cranberry sauce

We are so fortunate to have two wonderful pastors who faithfully serve our church. Pastor Ken and Pastor Bost give unselfishly of their time to us and our church. For all you do, we say “Thank you Pastors. We appreciate all you do for us”. We also appreciate our pastors’ wives. They share the ministry with the pastors and give so much to our members. Thank you Leslie and Midji! Check the Salisbury Post today for pictures of our Pastors on the " Pastor Appreciation Month”. page. We want the world to know just how much we love and appreciate Pastor Ken and Pastor Bost.

Please join our pastors and their families for lunch in the Family Life Center today following the worship service. Everyone is invited!

Columbarium Dedication “Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.”

Date: Sunday, October 15th Times: At the conclusion of the 8:30am and 11:00am services

Our new addition to the church cemetery is complete and ready to be dedicated to God’s glory. There will be no communion on those Sundays and an abbreviated service. After the offertory we will process to the columbarium to conclude worship.

The columbarium and the cemetery are indeed holy places where the remains of loved ones are interred in the sure and certain promise of the resurrection.

TODAY is Pastors Appreciation Sunday

Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 28 from 6:00-8:00pm.

Candy, hot dogs, popcorn and fun!

Costumes are welcome, but nothing scary or evil

Concordia Trunk or Treat is looking for people willing to: Bring their vehicle and pass out candy and treats. Contact Lisa Ashley to sign up. Donate prizes, such as pencils, stickers, etc. There will be a collection box in the FLC.

Annual Golf Tournament will be held at Irish Creek Golf Course on Monday, October 30. SRPSBTA is a non-profit organization responsible for the funding of Bible Teaching as an elective at South Rowan High School, China Grove Middle School and Corriher Lipe Middle School. It has funded 100% of the instructional costs (teacher salary, and compensation package) for the last 30 plus years. No tax dollars are used for this mission. It is funded solely through contributions of local churches, individuals, civic organizations and fundraisers.

Homecoming was wonderful! Thank you to everyone who planned such a special Homecoming Day for Concordia, The worship service, music, food and fellowship with our church family was great.

Concordia can continue to serve by blood donations. Local supplies were exhausted and are still low after sending units of blood to the areas hit by hurricanes. Save the dates and please

commit to giving.

Sunday, November 12, 12:30-4:30 pm Sunday, January 14, 2018

Concordia Community Lunch Bunch: Please join us, bring a friend! Monday, October 23- Apple Hill Orchard, Valdese, NC Leave after lunch: 1:00pm- $5.00 for covered wagon ride and tour of farm. Apples for sale in market or pick your own. Monday, November 13, Shatley Springs- Bus leaves at 8:30am Contact Dale Karriker- 704-857-3472

Johnny and I would like to thank the caring Concordia Church family for the many kindness shown to us following my recent knee surgery. Your prayers and encouragement with words, cards and visits has meant so much. Special thanks to Pastor Ken, Pastor Larry and Midji for their prayers and kind visits. God bless you all. Belinda Cozart

A BIG thank you to 100 volunteers who participated in the Feed the Hunger Pack-a-thon on September 29.

Total donations—$9,032.44 Total Meals packed—32,164

Congratulations to Jamie Fowler and Caroline Winslow, who were married on Saturday at Concordia. Pastor Ken performed the ceremony. Jamie is the son of Sandy Fowler of China Grove and Jennifer Fowler of Mooresville.

Holy Yoga classes at Concordia have been cancelled due to low attendance.