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Church Staff — Pastor: The Rev. Mary Anne Kingsborough Parish Secretary: Rose Gallagher rosegall95@gmail.com Youth Director: Hope Long, Mel Dietrich Sexton: Tom Donovan

Parish Office— Hours: 9 AM to 1 PM (Monday-Friday) Telephone: (717) 285-4626 Fax: (717) 285-0668

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Church Council —

President: Ronda Knighton Vice President: Ed Fisher Secretary: Brittney Kauffman Treasurer: Mike McCoy Pastor Mary Anne Kingsborough Kathy Bachman-Evangelism/Soc. Ministry Deb Zercher-Planning & Review Brittney Kauffman -Worship & Music Dan Lenox - Finance & Stewardship Amy Walker-Christian Formation Ronda Knighton- Personnel Don Renfer - Fellowship Ed Fisher, Mike Dietrich- Property/ Gene Walter - Cemetery Dave Kolsun - PR & Social Media

November 2020 Volume 2020 – No. 7

All Saints/Pentecost/Christ the King/Advent

a newsletter publication of

Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church 3825 Concordia Road, Columbia, PA 17512

Telephone: (717) 285-4626 Fax: (717) 285-0668

Website: http://www.concordiaelc.com

Pastor: The Rev. Mary Anne Kingsborough

Pastor Emeritus: Thomas W. Rundell Office Telephone: (717) 285-3492 · Cell: (717) 495-2728

E-mail: pastormaryanne95@gmail.com

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Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church

Worship Services • Sunday Morning Worship: 9:30 A.M

Drive-in Church in large Parking Lot

• Online Service weekly on our webpage (www.concordiaelc.com) or on our Facebook page.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Birthdays & Anniversaries .............. 11 Book Study........................................ 6 Camping ............................................ 9 Christian Formation .......................... 6 Church Council ................................. 5 Crop Walk ......................................... 7 Disadvantaged Youth ........................ 8 Food Bank ......................................... 8 Giving ............................................ 8,9 Ministry Highlights ........................... 7 Operation Christmas Child ............... 5 Poinsettias ....................................... 10 Thank You ........................................ 7 Thanksgiving..................................... 6 Upcoming Events .............................. 5 Worship Issues ............................... 4,9

Mission statement "We celebrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ by living and sharing His Word and caring for God's creation."

COLUMBIA FOOD BANK COLLECTION ITEMS

November Canned Potatoes, Canned Meats

(Spam, tuna, etc.) See other items on Page 8

Place items in the basket in the Fellowship Hall or drop them off at Sunday Drive-in

Service.

Information for the December newslet-ter is due on Monday, Nov. 16. Please email articles to: roseall95@gmail.com or place in the wall holder outside the office, or the Secretary bin in the west narthex.

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL

MEETING WILL BE HELD

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15th

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Reminder

Daylight Savings Time ends November 1st!

November Anniversary Wishes

4-James & Wendy Hilt 10-John & Jayne Dougherty Keith & Marcy Brewer 15-John & Barbara Benard Edward & Sharon Fisher 16-Harry & Jane Morgan 18-Shawna & Steve Miller 26-Charles & Lois Greenawalt 28-Mike & Deb McCoy John & Delores Remlinger

If your birthday or anniversary was missed, or is incorrect, please call Rose in the Parish office.

Happy November Birthday Wishes to:

2-Pastor Tom Rundell 3-Jeffrey Sheaffer 4-Dylan Laudermilch, John Sliger 6-Morgan Heilman, Carol Markle, Tony Bland 7-Fran Barnes 8-Melanie Dietrich 9-Travis Bowman, Lynne Houck, Georgia Walker 10-Barbara Tropp 11-Katie Broughman 12-Gary Houck, Zachary Dietrich 13-Jaycen Weber 14-Anthony Chille, Dave Kolsun 16-Danielle George 18-Dillon Stine, Adam Yalch, 19-Alex Yalch 20-Jamie George, Jeffrey Young 22-Zachary Vitatoe 26-Jayne Dougherty, Tatiana Fas- nacht, Brandy Snyder, Susan Waltz 27-Jayson Morrow Jr., Katie Null 28-John Bryson, Matthew Leister, Brian Renfer 29-Kaylie Bachman-Bair 30-Wyatt Dietrich

Humankind Water & TEA on sale at

Concordia…only $1.00/bottle, 1 BOTTLE = CLEAN H2O…

1 PERSON...100 days

November

Celebrations

Currently there is no scheduled Thanksgiving Eve service this year

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You may now place your order for Christmas poinsettias that will adorn our church for Christmas. The cost is $9.50 for a potted plant of 5+ blooms. The last day to order will be December 4th. If you have questions, please call Rose in the parish office. (717-285-4626)

2020 Christmas Poinsettia Order Blank (Please fill in appropriate places)

I wish to purchase ________ Burgundy poinsettia plant(s) ________ Red poinsettia plant(s) ________ White poinsettia plant(s)

→ Cost: $9.50 per potted plant

( ) I will provide my own poinsettia (Mark with name for identification) Presented by__________________________________________________

( ) In honor of___________________________________________ (living) ( ) In memory of_________________________________________ (deceased) ( ) Presented to the Glory of God

( ) I will be taking my order of poinsettia(s) ( ) Please give my poinsettia(s) where it will bring cheer Return this order blank with your payment to the parish office or drop it in the offering plate in an envelope marked to the attention of “Rose.” Checks should be made payable to: “Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church”

(Deadline: December 4)

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Pastor Mary Anne’s Message:

“Pastor when are we getting back to worship inside the church”? “When will it be nor-mal again?”

We will get back inside very soon, but there will be some major changes with how that will look and feel. (see more below) As to the normal part, that may be quite a while, if not ever. But do not despair; the Church will adapt. In fact, the Church has been through this all before!

The most recent time was in the early 20th Century with the Spanish Influenza Pan-demic. Changes were incorporated into the Church for many years following that event. If we go back further in time the church experienced epidemics of Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and other life threatening diseases that we today only think about when we receive a vaccination or inoculation. The Middle and Dark Ages decimated many Church communities with the Plague.

Why the history lesson? To reassure you and me that God’s Church is strong, that God works in the midst of change and upheaval to work and birth new things. Of course we mourn what used to be, but let us reminded that God works through change to bring us new birth and new life!

We have seen that in our Parking Lot Worship. We have had many visitors to this ser-vice who have returned week after week. Although we cannot see everyone in the Parking Lot we still sense community as we receive Holy Communion and beep our car horns for the final dismissal!

We continually try to improve our online Worship experience for you. We are discover-ing that Zoom meetings are attractive for our committees after a long day, when you can stay at home and join in the work of the church!

Thank you for your patience and your willingness to try new things during this time! Although we have a smaller Sanctuary that makes safer indoor worship more challeng-ing than other churches, we have an ample parking lot we could utilize during this time. Your continued support is crucial as we enter into a new year that will hopefully be a much better year for everyone!

In Christ,

Pastor Mary Anne

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(from Page 3) The Church Council has formed a subgroup to look at our worship oppor-tunities. The Committee has met twice. Discussion has centered around schedules, services indoors and outdoors, and guidelines for indoor wor-ship. Recognizing that guidelines are constantly in flux and that a surge of Covid cases is expected, this is a tentative proposal which will go before Church Council:

Worship indoors will start December 6th. Based upon survey results we will also continue outdoor (Parking Lot) worship as well as online worship. This will give members three options for worship. 9:00 am –Parking Lot Worship 9:45 am – Indoor Worship (park in small lot) Online Worship (anytime)

The following guidelines will apply to indoor worship: Anyone who is ill or experiencing any symptoms of Covid, including cough-ing, sore throat, fever, shortness of breath, digestive issues should not at-tend. Anyone over the age of 65 or who has any underlining pre-existing condi-tion, including but not limited to lung issues, diabetes, heart disease, breathing issues, auto immune conditions, should not attend indoor wor-ship. (Will worship at own risk) Temperatures will be taken upon entry to the church. A mask MUST be worn over the nose and mouth for the entire time. If you are unable to wear a mask we ask that you attend worship outdoors or online. Social distancing between family groups will occur. Seating will be socially distanced. An usher will guide you to your seat (from front to back) and dismiss you at the end of the service (from back to front). The Service will be similar to the parking lot worship, but with NO singing. Seating will be limited. If the Sanctuary becomes full, you may be seated in the Fellowship Hall. Hand sanitizers will be used upon entrance and exit of the Church. Ushers will wipe down handrails during the service. You will receive a bulletin and Communion elements when you are seated. Communion will occur in your pew.

Members of the Subgroup are Pastor Mary Anne, Dan Lenox, Brittney Kauffman, Ronda Knighton, Mike Dietrich and Rose Gallagher.

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LUTHERAN CAMPING EVENTS AT LutheranCamping.org Annual Quilt Auction

Join us from November 1-8 online for this virtual event!

Follow along at the Quilt Auction Website at lutherancamping.org.

Women's Craft Retreat at Nawakwa—November 6-8 | $155

** Masks and social distancing required at all events**

Registration is limited to 20 participants - Register Now!

Worship

Concordia continues to provide Parking Lot Worship

on Sundays at 9:30 am.

This drive in service offers Holy Communion, hymns

and a message while you remain in your vehicle. Services are kept to 35

minutes for your comfort.

We also are providing an online service weekly. You may find that on

our webpage (concordiaelc.com) or on our Facebook page.

We are continuing to evaluate the situation and will resume indoor wor-

ship when it is both safe and feasible to do so (See page 4). Please

know that your safety is of utmost importance to us and we all miss the

worship, fellowship and learning opportunities.

GIVING Options: Please consider mailing your offering to the Church. Our offering envelopes when folded on the perforations are address to the Church and only require a stamp before being put into the U.S. Mail.

Pastor Mary Anne will be out of the office Nov 24-Dec 3. Pastor Tom

Rundell will preach on November 29th.

If anyone has extra sets of white outdoor Christmas lights that we could

use, please let the pastor or the office know.

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Brothers and Sisters in Christ and Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church. Thank you for your generosity during this unprecedented time!

Consider ELECTRONIC giving. This can be done by visiting the Church’s web site at concordiaelc.com, going to the “Links” tab and the first thing you will see is “Donate to Concordia ELC”. Click on this and you be taken to our secure site to setup donations directly from your designated bank account to the Church. You can set up to donate once, weekly, monthly, as long as you would like . Please help during this time of uncertainty. Thank you and God Bless. - Dan Lenox (Fin. & Stew.)

Columbia Food Bank items are accepted every Sunday at Drive-in

Church. Some most needed items are: Jelly in plastic jars, Potato Items (canned or boxed), Rice sides, Hamburger Helpers. Monetary

donations are also accepted. Give if you can; more folks than ever are now

in need of basic food items. Thank you for being there for us! -Danielle Peters

PLEASE LET US KNOW! We must make an appeal to you

to CALL the church office if you or a member of your

family is admitted to the hospital.

Support Disadvantaged

Mountville Elementary students

With cold weather fast approaching, the Social Ministry Commit-

tee would like to support disadvantaged Mountville Elementary

students. Donations of new hats, gloves and coats are need-

ed. If you would like to purchase a coat, please contact Kathy

Bachman at kathybachman@outlook.com or Kathy Ockrymiek

at 717 951-9140 for specific sizes requested by the school. Do-

nated items can be dropped off in the West Narthex (or given to

an usher) by Sunday, November 22nd or if you prefer to make a

monetary donation, the funds will be used to purchase these

items. Thank you

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Church Council Information The council minutes will continue to be posted on the Bulletin board in

the west narthex. There is also a copy in the purple Council Minutes

binder on the counter in the office. Council meets via a Zoom meeting

once each month. Visitors are welcome.

2020 Officers: President: Ronda Knighton Vice President: Ed Fisher

Secretary: Brittney Kauffman Treasurer: Mike McCoy

Pastor Mary Anne Kingsborough (Annual Congregational Meeting—November 15th)

We will be voting on the 2021 Budget, incoming Council members, and

ELCA changes to the Concordia Constitution. Copies of the Annual Re-

port are available to members this week. Copies of the constitution

changes are available online and can be emailed from the office if re-

quested.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sundays in Nov Drive-in Church 9:30am

Monday, Nov 2 Worship & Music (Zoom) 7pm

Tuesday, Nov 4 Council Sub-group meeting 6:30pm

Thursday, Nov 5 Reaching Out/Book Study(Zoom) 7pm

Doug Ockrymiek

Sunday, Nov 8 Church Council 10:30am

Sunday, Nov 15 Annual Congregational Meeting 10:15am

Sunday, Nov 22 Confirmation Class 10:15-11:30am

Social Ministry will be collecting Shoeboxes for

Operation Christmas Child until November 16th.

Every gift-filled shoebox is a powerful tool for evangelism

and discipleship—transforming the lives of children and

their families around the world through the Good News of Jesus Christ!

Shoeboxes with all the information needed to pack the box (inside

the box) will be distributed.

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Christian Formation

Christian Formation is starting! Packets with Bible Stories and

activities were sent to all parents. Please contact the church

office if you know of any children/grandchildren in your life

who would appreciate a packet. There will be fun activities

each month based around different themes!

Zoom Book Study – “Reaching Out” Nov 5 at 7pm

Doug Ockrymiek will be hosting the last book study on Thursday,

Nov 5 at 7pm via Zoom. Reaching Out (The 3 movements of the

spiritual life) is by Henri J.M.Nouwen. See link on Concordi-aelc.com, FB or follow below: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83456947977?pwd=enV6eGwwMjdRTnFYc0t4c2NiSWpFUT09

Community Thanksgiving Dinner November 21st-11:30am-1pm

TO GO only (1 dinner per person)

On Saturday, November 21st, Concordia Evangelical Lutheran

Church will be hosting a Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Dinners

are available for pick-up only, between 11:30am to 1pm. The

Thanksgiving dinner, a part of Concordia’s community outreach

program, will be prepared by Church members. Uncooked turkeys and monetary donations will be welcome.

To help with preparing dinners Nov 20 or Nov 21, please con-

tact Melanie Dietrich at melljd@gmail.com or call 717-380-

3957.

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Ministry Highlights

We continue our monthly thanks and appreciation. This month we are highlighting the “Property Guys”! Cheers to those who have headed or served on the Property Committee! Past chairs of the committee include Chuck Lehman, Ken Houck and Gene Walter, and Bob Castleman. Our current chairs are Mike Dietrich and Ed Fisher.

Serving on property is a labor of love as there is always something that needs fixed. As soon as you think all is well, something stops working or breaks. The Property Committee also takes care of routine maintenance, like draining the boiler and sopping up flooded floors. We have an aging building and grounds to care for and they often respond to frantic calls at all hours!

Gene Walter oversees the Cemetery and deals with all the issues concern-ing the lots and opening of graves. He also personally digs the burial spots for cremains, sometimes through frozen or rocky ground!

Please personally thank all those who keep our building and grounds in good shape! Thanks to everyone who has helped them on specific projects or issues as well!

Thank You All!!

November 1 is the last day Concordia will be collect-

ing children’s books for the School Library in Kupang,

Timor, Indonesia. If you have any questions, please

call Carol McDonald, 717-487-0542 or stop by her car

on Sunday morning. Thank you Concordia for your generosity in this pursuit.

CROP WALK- Ending Hunger One Step at a Time!! Thank you to all who contributed or walked.

Thanks to you we raised $400.!!