Sunday, July 2 8:30am Early Service 9:15am Fellowship Time– Pathfinder’s 9:00-9:45am Blood Pressure Checks 9:45am CONGREGATIONAL MEETING 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Monday, July 3 NO Joyful Movement NO Lunch Bunch NO Zumba Tuesday, July 4 9:30am Community Women’s Bible Study Wednesday, July 5 11:30am Joyful Movement 12:30pm Lunch Bunch Thursday, July 6 11:30am Joyful Movement 12:30pm Lunch Bunch and Bible Study 7:00pm Zumba Sunday, July 9 8:30am Early Service 9:15am Fellowship Time– Friendship Class 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship 5:00pm until VBS Kick-Off Meal

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING will be held TODAY in the Family Life Center at 9:45am. A vote will be held to amend the 2017 budget in order to hire a Director of Music and an Organist/Accompanist. A detailed letter was mailed to members on June 21st.

This Week’s Birthdays:

Marc Clark 7/2 Jared Stamper 7/8 ————————————————————————————————————————

This Week’s Altar Flowers:

The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Clyde and Kathryn Adams, Frank Adams and Evelyn Smith by their family.

——————————————————————— This Week’s Prayer Concerns:

Offerings for June 25, 2017

Needed weekly to cover 2017 budget: $5,322.19

Attendance Received 11:00am Worship Service 118 8:30am Worship Service 59 Sunday School 107 $ 63.60 General Fund $ 11,332.50 Building & Improvement Fund $ 50.00 Bus Fund $ 105.00 Specials and Memorial $ 0.00 Use of Facilities $ 0.00 Other $ 50.00 Received Year to Date $163,227.76 Needed Year to Date $150,568.08 OVERAGE $ 12,659.68

Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church

July 2, 2017

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

Choir Director Jan Williams Janwilliams1972@gmail.com

Council Vice-Pres. Judy Haire judyhaire2@gmail.com

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

Active Military 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

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)

Darthy Murph (Brightmoor, Salisbury)

Martha Ritchie (Caremoor, Kannapolis)

Jeffrey Roberts (Kannon Creek, Kannapolis)

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 5/28/17 (Family of Che Morrison) Ruth Barnhardt 5/7/17 (Mother of Carol Barnhardt) Sam Barrier 7/2/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt) Cody Bates 5/21/17 (Son of Debbie Osmon) Tina Beaver 5/7/17 (Granddaughter-in-law of Marjorie Beaver) Charles Bell 5/28/17 (Brother of Reba McNeely) Family of Bryon Bradshaw 5/14/17 Family of Lyndall Campbell 5/21/17 Jamie Caulder (Friend of the Community) Ivey Cline 6/18/17 (Friend of Winfred Bost) Judy Curlee 6/11/17 Mike D’Agostino (Friend of Lindsley Berry) Will Fesperman 5/7/17 (Brother of Ben Fesperman) Family of Hazel Gentle 5/21/17 Barbara Hager 5/14/17 (Sister of Bernice Trexler) Donnie &Wanda Hager 5/14/17 (Nephew of Bernice Trexler) Sheila Howell 5/14/17 (Niece of Bernice Trexler) Martha Lewis 5/7/17 (Mother of Patrice Smith, Brookview Living Center, Gaffney, SC) Kent & Nancy 5/21/17 (Niece & nephew of Bernice Trexler) Kenneth & Nancy Martin 5/21/17 (Sister /brother-in-law of Bernice Trexler) Family of Allan Messick 5/21/17

Family of Edith Michael 5/14/17 (Mother-in-law of Carolyn Michael) Priscilla Peek Miller 6/4/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt) Family of Barbara Jean Moore 6/25/17

(Mother-in-law of Leila Hobbs) Linda Moore 5/28/17 (Friend of Barbara Beaver)

Concordia Prayer Partners

Pam Morgan 5/14/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt) Family of Roger Dale Moss 5/21/17 Family of Ethel Peacock 6/4/17 (Mother of Barbara Benfield) Louise Pethel 5/21/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt) Family of Wincie Pethel 5/21/17 Barbara Pinkston 6/11/17 (Sister-in-law of Bernice Trexler) Ray & Daisy Rogers 5/7/17 (Friends of Ben Fesperman) Diane Rorie 6/18/17 (Friend of Zinda Nesbitt) Nettie Stocks 6/4/17 (Lunch Bunch friend) Family of Betty Rumple Whitley

6/4/17 Family of Jean Wilhelm 5/21/17

Members at home and special concerns

Bill Cline David & Gail Fisher Frankie Freeze Kenneth Galloway Mabel Galloway Jan Garver Leila Hobbs Everette Karriker Nancy Karriker Richard Karriker Melvin McAlister Comeleta Overcash Destry Overcash Judy Ritchie Alan Roberts

Boyd Smith, Sr. Zach Smith Henry Starnes Jo Starnes Bernice Trexler Geraldine Wood

BRING A FRIEND AND JOIN US FOR LUNCH Monday, July 3 NO Lunch Bunch-July 4th holiday Monday, July 24 Lunch Bunch trip Wednesday, Aug 16 Lunch Bunch trip

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. Sheri Foster

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sunday Sunday, July 30

Thank you Concordia for the generous donation of 317 boxes of cereal you donated to Main Street Mission (MSM) in China Grove.

What a blessing to those who gave and those who received the cereal!

Let's continue our support of Main Street Mission on Sunday morning July 30th with a special Sunday designated to the collection of peanut butter and jelly. As you shop for groceries in the next few weeks, please remember to pick up an extra jar of either or both the peanut butter and jelly and bring them on Sunday morning, July 30th to the Family Life Center.

Special thanks to all the members of Concordia who volunteer with "the least of these" at Main Street Mission.

Amazing Grace Circle will meet on July 11 to go out to eat at the China Grove Family House. If you want to carpool, please be at the church at 5:45pm. Otherwise, we will meet there at 6:00pm. If you are not a member of the circle, but would like to attend, please feel free to come and have fellowship and good food.

Congregational Meeting:

Please plan to attend the congregational meeting today at 9:45 am in the FLC to discuss and vote on the proposal to provide additional funds for a full time choir director and organist/pianist. The Worship and Music Committee has rec-ommend and the Church Council has approved the hiring Eddie Karriker as our choir director at a annual salary of $24,300 and hiring Ricky Sharp as our organist/pianist at an annual salary of $18,000. Congregational approval is needed to increase the current 2017 budget by $8,400 to fund these positions for the months of August through Decem-ber. Going forward, these salaries will be included in future proposed budgets. Your attendance at this congregational meeting is very important.

"TAKE HEART: A love encounter with Jesus" --Women's Retreat at First Reformed Church, August 4th and 5th, sponsored by the South Rowan Bible Boosters (FREE EVENT! Donations for the SRPSBTA appreciated) Contact Jennifer Caraccio via srbibleboosters@gmail.com

COLUMBARIUM BRICKS ARE INSTALLED

If you purchased a brick “ in memory of/in honor of ” someone special, the bricks have arrived and installation is now complete. Please take a few minutes to walk through the columbarium and see the final work and the personalized bricks that make this area intimate and special. Thanks to Omar and the many valuable helpers who have assisted in this meaningful project! We will gather as a congregation to dedicate this holy space later this fall.

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.

Sunday July 9 VBS Kick-Off Meal & Homemade Ice Cream 5:00pm until

Monday July 10 Concordia Kids Camp 12:30-4:30pm

Wednesday July 12 VBS 5:45pm-meal, 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday July 19 VBS 5:45pm-meal, 6:30-8:30pm

Monday July 24 Lunch Bunch trip

Wednesday July 26 VBS 5:45pm-meal, 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday August 2 VBS 5:45pm-meal, 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday August 9 Concordia Kids Camp 12:30-4:30pm

Wednesday August 9 Celebrate Class 6:00-7:30pm

Wednesday August 16 Lunch Bunch trip

“Getting Your House in Order: Practical and Spiritual Pre-Planning for Families”

(for adults in the sanctuary led by Pastor Ken and Shirley Allen)

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2017! Sun. night, July 9 5:00pm Meal & homemade ice cream

5:45-8:30pm First Session (David Anoints Samuel)

Wed. night, July 12 5:45-8:30pm Second Session (Abigail Saves the Day) Wed. night, July 19 5:45-8:30pm Third Session (Jesus Goes to the Temple) Wed. night, July 26 5:45-8:30pm Fourth Session (Beatitudes) Wed. night, Aug, 2 5:45-8:30pm Fifth Session (Pentecost)

Please register under VBS 2017 on our website: http://www.concordia-lutheran.org/

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

2017 Dates Times Topics September 22-24 (Fri afternoon - Sunday afternoon) Lutheridge Retreat (Lord’s Prayer) October 1 (Sunday) 12:30-2:30pm Ten Commandments (#6-#10) 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.

8:30am Worship Service

Ushers & Greeters Acolyte Council Member

Tim and Jutta Beaver Shianne Beaver Sheri Foster/Kim Starnes

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

Ushers Ronnie Baucom Steve Garver Joe Allen Crystal Karriker

Alan Morrison (Head)

Eddie Ritchie Acolyte Banner Bearer Greeters Offering Counters

Joey Ashley Reagan Waller Mason Waller Nathan/Sarah Wells Julie Corriher

Tommy Schenck Melvin/Brenda McAlister Bill Waller

Philip Duncan Bible Bearer Crucifer Mike/Lisa Ashley Gary McLaughlin

Ansley Guy Seth Karriker

WORSHIP SERVICE RESPONSIBILITES FOR JULY

MINISTRY RESPONSIBLITIES FOR JULY

Table Set-up Team— Joe Allen (Team Leader), Chip Brandt, Alex Bostian, Mike Lowery, Jay Ernst, Jerry Beaver

WOMEN OF CONCORDIA ACTIVITIES AND BIBLE STUDY GROUPS

Amazing Grace Friends in Fellowship July 11 July 20 Out to eat at China Grove Family House Out to eat at Duckworths in Mooresville Meet at 5:45pm at church to carpool Meet at 7:00pm at the restaurant Meet at 6:00pm at the restaurant

July Flowers Fellowship Time

Front Porch Visits

Nursery Children’s Church

8:30am Communion Servers

11:00am Communion Servers

2 Janette MacDonald

Pathfinder’s Class

William/Donna Morrison

Samantha Garver

Daniel Overcash

Eddie Starnes and Family

Tony Brown, Omar Williams, Lisa Ashley

9 Zinda Nesbitt

Friendship Class

Mike/Susanne Bebber

Samantha Garver

Amanda Faggart

Coyt Karriker and Family

Jason/Jenni Ritchie, Delana Davis

16 Steve/Laura Lumpkin

Friendship Class

Melvin/Brenda McAlister

Nelsie Lawing Che Morrison Nelsie Lawing and Family

Tony Brown, Omar Williams, Lisa Ashley

23 Ryan/Christy Yost

Men’s & Women’s Class

Gary/Robin McLaughlin

Nelsie Lawing Jordan Honbarger

Lisa Hartsell and Family

Jason/Jenni Ritchie, Delana Davis

30 Melinda Dabbs

Carolyn Holman

William/Donna Morrison

Sheri and Jill Foster

Samantha Stikeleather

Tim and Jutta Beaver

Tony Brown, Omar Williams, Lisa Ashley

Johnny and Belinda Cozart. Johnny is a retired Lutheran pastor. He served in the ministry for 40 years and retired from St. Mark’s in Mooresville in 2014 after 29 years. Belinda is a retired elementary teacher. She taught at Mooresville and Cabarrus County schools. They both graduated from East Rowan High and Lenoir Rhyne University. Johnny graduated from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC. Johnny and Belinda both wanted to retire in their beloved Rowan County! COZART, Johnny & Belinda 704-855-1043 704-664-0795 (Johnny) 704-664-0325 (Belinda) 185 Big Cedar Dr, Mooresville, NC 28115 johnnycozart@AOL.com belindacozart@AOL.com

Amanda Holden. Amanda is a massage therapist for Massage Studio of China Grove. Patrick is in 8th grade at China Grove Middle and plays third base for the baseball team. Maddie is in 4th grade at Millbridge Elementary and loves playing soccer and playing with her dog Roxy. Amanda is the daughter and Patrick and Maddie are the grandchildren of Johnny and Belinda Cozart. HOLDEN, Amanda (Patrick & Maddie) 704-245-2810 150 Big Cedar Drive, Mooresville, NC 28115 holden135@windstream.net

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

** Color copies of this page for your church directory are on the table in the Narthex.**

“Caring and Coping”

is a free workshop designed for caregivers helping those with dementia.

Sponsored by the Rowan County Family Caregiver Support Program and Trinity at

Home, the event will feature speaker, author, and dementia care specialist

Mary Ann Drummond.

The workshop is Friday, July 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trinity Oaks Health and Rehab, 820 Klumac Road, Salisbury. Registration

begins at 8:30 a.m. and lunch is also provided. Please RSVP by Monday, July 10 by calling

Teresa Dakins at 704-603-2778.

Summary of the NALC Carolinas Convocation of the NALC The congregations of the NALC Carolinas Mission District (CMD) gathered for the annual convocation on May 19 and 20 in Newton, NC. St. James Lutheran Church was the host congregation. Here are a few highlights of the convocation:

Marjorie Beaver and Pastor Ken served as Concordia’s delegates. The Convocation opened and closed with worship. The Rite of Ordination was held Friday night for Salisbury resident Rev. Samar Ghandour. He serves the NALC as a mission coordinator for Liberia, Africa. Rev. Dr. Nathan Yoder was re-elected as Dean. Elections were also held for positions on the Executive Council. NALC Bishop Rev. John Bradosky addressed the convocation. The NALC and the CMD approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dept. of Lutheran Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. This agreement creates a partnership between the NALC with the seminary for the theological education and training of future pastors. Scholarship funds were approved for seminarians in the CMD. The following committee reports were shared: Mission, Finance, Convocation Planning, Discipleship, Pastoral Care/Transition, Youth, Communications and Internship Site Assistance. Presentations were made on behalf of the NALC Disaster Relief, Lutheran World Relief, and Water Missions International. Workshops were offered to learn more on the ministries listed above, in addition to the NALC Candidacy Committee, Gifts Discovery in the Congregation, Ministry to Seniors, Church Administration, and Church & Society. The CMD has been divided into several sub-districts to address the growing number of congregations. Each sub-district is geographically grouped and has been assigned an assistant dean. Concordia has been assigned to the Yadkin Sub-District with Rev. David Nuotilla (Union Lutheran Church- Salisbury NC) as the assistant dean. The NALC Annual Convocation will be held in Nashville, Tennessee this August.

Concordia Kid’s Camp July 10 12:30 – 4:30 pm

All School Age Youth (rising kindergarteners) are invited to join Lunch Bunch for a spaghetti lunch, bingo, and Bible Time with Pastor Ken.

Sweetness and Nutrition with Audrey Mast MPH

Extension Service with NC State Plants for Human Health

She will be bringing chemistry equipment so we can measure sugar in fruits and vegetables.

Please sign up with Debby

call 704-857-2163 or concordia185@gmail.com