A Publication Of Concordia Lutheran Church † † November 2020 Concordia’s Season Deaconess Deaconess Andra Gates returns to serve with us up to 30-hours per week November 2020 through April 2021. She’s eager to help Concordia 1) welcome guests at weekend worship, 2) follow up building relationships with our guests, and 3) reach out to friends and members who have drifted from worship. This season, she’ll also help us visit and care for our homebound and those in skilled care, as numbers have risen in the pandemic and our elders are less able to visit. “Our” deaconess is a 2018 Master of Arts in Deaconess Studies graduate of our LCMS’ Ft. Wayne Indiana seminary. She’s just completed her internship serving in a multitude of ways with 12 congregations and 8 pastors in her home Yankton South Dakota circuit. She’s thrilled to launch her “second career” with us. “Thank you again for this great opportunity to serve!” In Andy’s first career she served in South Dakota (and a couple of years in Nebraska) as a Registered Nurse in hospitals, health centers and the state penitentiary. Receiving her parish nurse certificate from Concordia College Mequon Wisconsin in 1997, she’s also volunteered that help (and more!) to All Saints (with You)! her church. She and Gary, now a retired chef, Worship on October 28, 31 or November 1 wed in 1980. (All Saint’s Day). Concordia celebrates the ancient Deaconess Gates time and driving costs festival (c. 300 A.D.). What has Jesus’ will be compensated with our donors “over and forgiveness accomplished? We, with all Jesus’ above” gifts to Concordia’s New Worker Fund. blood-bought, are “All Saints!” And we’ll give That fund (after our previous three seasons) now God thanks for those who walked the faith before holds $18,466, near this season’s costs. us, especially those He has called home to “Jesus, You see Sarasota as a field ripe to Himself in the year past. be harvested. Gather us and many more to “Remind us, dear Spirit, that we live Your love. Into Your field send us and all Your always with our Lord, the Father’s Son!” workers!” The Courier - November 2020 Pray How? THE LORD’S PRAYER (continued) Drive-In Worship! Concordia’s own AM signal Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy now casts our worship system’s sound name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth across our parking lot. (Alas, not much as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and further.) Tune in your radio to AM 1090 forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who during any of our worship services… trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, Wednesday or Saturday eve, or Sunday but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and morn early or late. Listen in while inside the power and glory forever and ever. Amen. the safety (comfort?) of your car! Or RV, The Fifth Petition moped...?! The signal may not reach our And forgive us our trespasses as we Wood Street circle drive. Please listen forgive those who trespass against us. from our School Avenue parking lot. What does this mean? We pray in this petition After others worship inside, that our Father in heaven would not look at our Pastor will bring the Lord’s Supper out sins, or deny our prayer because of them. We are to those who tuned in from their cars. neither worthy of the things for which we pray, nor During the work week, please tell our have we deserved them, but we ask that He would Parish Secretary Lei Ann (365-0844) that give them all to us by grace, for we daily sin much and you hope to come. Or, later, leave a surely deserve nothing but punishment. So we too voicemail or text message on Pastor will sincerely forgive and gladly do good to those Stephen’s cellular phone. (His number is who sin against us. on the church answering machine.) Our short-distance radio system The Sixth Petition will help also in days without social And lead us not into temptation distancing. Some folks can’t enter our What does this mean? God tempts no one. We sanctuary due to severe allergies. And pray in this petition that God would guard and keep what about those serving in the nursery us so that the devil, the world, and our sinful nature room? Or Willer Hall kitchen workers? may not deceive us or mislead us into false belief, Even neighbors and those driving by may despair, and other great shame and vice. Although tune to our signal! Many people will be we are attacked by these things, we pray that we blessed. may finally overcome them and win the victory. The Seventh Petition Guest Preacher Hill But deliver us from evil. Reverend Gary Hill returns to What does this mean? We pray in this petition, Concordia’s pulpit Wednesday, October in summary, that our Father in heaven would rescue 28; Saturday, October 31 and all three us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and services on Sunday, November 1. reputation, and finally, when our last hour comes, give Pastor Hill will preach Jesus’ Good News us a blessed end, and graciously take us from this again Sunday November 22, and the valley of sorrow to Himself in heaven. Wednesday and Saturday preceding. The Conclusion Then he and Carol return to chilly north For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the lands? December is for grandkids! glory forever and ever.* Amen. The Gaulke family planned a What does this mean? This means that I should be vacation from Friday, October 30 certain that these petitions are pleasing to our Father through Monday, November 2. But in heaven, and are heard by Him; for He Himself has Pastor Stephen may not take those days, commanded us to pray in this way and has promised depending on Ellen’s parents’ healing. to hear us. Amen, amen means “yes, yes, it shall be so.” Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday November 1 ends *These concluding words were not in Luther’s Daylight Saving Time. “Fall back” as Small Catechism. Reflecting 2 Timothy 4:18 and you go to bed on October 31, setting Revelation 4:11, early Christians added these closing back your clocks one hour. Grab an praises to Jesus’ prayer. Find Jesus’ teaching about extra hour of rest that Saturday night. prayer at Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11. From the “Small Catechism.” Written by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther in 1529, the little book is treasured Giving Thanks to the Giver still by the world’s 81 million Lutherans for clearly Our church office closes on opening the Bible’s truth and celebrating the heart of the November 26 and 27 in celebration of Christian faith. Translation- CPH, St. Louis ©1992. Thanksgiving Day. All thanks to God! The Courier - November 2020 Church Council Nominations Concordia’s voters meet very brienfly on We Remember Gennie December 2, 5 and 6, after each and every Generosa Moringlane (nee Fjordmann) Wednesday night, Saturday eve, and Sunday Mueller, age 89, died trusting in her resurrected morn worship service. We will elect council Christ on September 14, 2020. She was born in leaders to continue the good work of those who Vieques, Puerto Rico October 31, 1930. On July have served to their limit (2 terms of 2 years): 19, 1931 by baptism there she was reborn into Concordia’s Recording Secretary Wayne Ulbrich, Jesus’ forever family. Financial Secretary Walt Naughton, and At St. Athanasius Church, Bronx, New York, Treasurer Phyllis Kirtley. The assembly will set Gennie married Walter "Henry" H.C. Mueller on our 2021 budget. We will hear an update on October 27, 1956. In 1975 Gennie confirmed her the Concordia 75th Anniversary Renovations faith at Iglesia Evangelica Luterana Reconciliacion, Fund, agreed last year, to 1) renovate the Levittown, Puerto Rico. In 1988 the family came ushers’ room as a welcome center with handicap- from Puerto Rico to Sarasota. They soon became accessible restroom, 2) upgrade sanctuary active members with our Concordia. The Lord carpeting and 3) storm-strength windows. The called home her husband on August 1, 2002. voters may respond to any other items previously Gennie is survived by her son Eric, his wife announced at our weekend worship. Janet, and their daughter Daniella, of Sarasota; as well her sisters Felicia and Ruby of New York City. Our Constitution requires that our Council Nominations Task Force be comprised of a Gennie delighted to hear Jesus’ Good News majority who are not currently council members. and to receive Jesus’ body and blood in His Feast. Could you prayerfully help us find new leaders? She long enjoyed serving with Concordia’s Altar Or would you like to nominate someone to Guild and fellowship meals, caring for Jesus’ altar council (even yourself)? Please speak a.s.a.p. to and building friendships. She took to heart Jesus’ our congregation’s Vice President Norma forgiveness and lived out His love towards others. Roembke (266-3311). Family and friends gathered at Concordia October 24 to give God thanks for His servant’s “Lead us, Lord Jesus. Always give us life and faith. Gennie’s earthly remains rest in leaders who seek Your heart!” Brentwood, New York. Even now Gennie’s spirit rejoices with her Savior in paradise as she awaits Jesus Is Good News! the day of bodily resurrection. ConcordiaSarasota.org is serving well The family thanks you for your prayers and as our news center.