Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Welcome to ConcordiaWelcome to Concordia Lutheran Church! If you are looking for a church in Lancaster County, we invite you to visit us and we look forward to meeting you personally! We are a community of faith, committed to celebrating the Gospel of Jesus Christ by living and sharing His word and caring for God’s creation. We are a friendly Lutheran Church that serves, worships, prays, learns and grows together in faith. Come join us Saturday nights for worship at 6:00 pm or Sunday mornings at 9:30 am. Stay around for our popular coffee hour after worship on Sundays, and experience what it is like to be a part of the Holy Spirit working in people’s lives at Concordia. As you visit these pages, we hope that you will want to know more about who we are as a congregation that seeks to serve Jesus Christ in this time and place. Feel free to contact us with any questions or for further information. In Christ, Pastor Mary Anne (717) 285-4626 (Office) email: pastormaryanne95@gmail.com Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed!
DRIVE-IN CHURCH July 12 9:30AM!! Online Video will still be available as well. ALL SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELLED IN the church building UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Online service and hymns for Sunday, July 12th will be posted below: Readings: Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm 65:1-13 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 HYMNS for JULY 12th
GATHERING HYMN: #533 - Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty 1 Open now thy gates of beauty, Zion, let me enter there, where my soul in joyful duty waits for God who answers prayer. Oh, how blessed is this place, filled with solace, light, and grace! 3 Here thy praise is gladly chanted, here thy seed is duly sown; let my soul, where it is planted, bring forth precious sheaves alone, so that all I hear may be fruitful unto life in me. 4 Thou my faith increase and quicken, let me keep thy gift divine; howsoe'er temptations thicken, may thy word still o'er me shine as my guiding star through life, as my comfort in all strife. Text: Benjamin Schmolck, 1672-1737; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878, alt. SENDING HYMN: #545– Lord, Dismiss Us With Your Blessing 1 Lord, dismiss us with your blessing, fill our hearts with joy and peace; let us each, your love possessing, triumph in redeeming grace. Oh, refresh us; oh, refresh us, trav'ling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give and adoration for your gospel's joyful sound. May the fruits of your salvation in our hearts and lives abound. Ever faithful, ever faithful to your truth may we be found. 3 Savior, when your love shall call us from our struggling pilgrim way, let no fear of death appall us, glad your summons to obey. May we ever, may we ever reign with you in endless day. Text: attr. John Fawcett, 1740-1817, sts. 1-2, alt.; Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903, st. 3, alt. One License #730650A exp. 1/9/2021, Augsburg License #SAS003176 exp. 9/30/2020 CCLI #11255278 exp. 1/31/2021; DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING FILES FOR CHILDREN: 
HYMNS for JULY 5TH Gathering Hymn: #412 - Come, Join the Dance of Trinity 1 Come, join the dance of Trinity, before all worlds begun-- the interweaving of the Three, the Father, Spirit, Son. The universe of space and time did not arise by chance, but as the Three, in love and hope, made room within their dance. 2 Come, see the face of Trinity, newborn in Bethlehem; then bloodied by a crown of thorns outside Jerusalem. The dance of Trinity is meant for human flesh and bone; when fear confines the dance in death, God rolls away the stone. 3 Come, speak aloud of Trinity, as wind and tongues of flame set people free at Pentecost to tell the Savior's name. We know the yoke of sin and death, our necks have worn it smooth; go tell the world of weight and woe that we are free to move! 4 Within the dance of Trinity, before all worlds begun, we sing the praises of the Three, the Father, Spirit, Son. Let voices rise and interweave, by love and hope set free, to shape in song this joy, this life: the dance of Trinity. Text: Richard Leach, b. 1953 Text © 2001 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. www.selahpub.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. One License #730650A exp. 1/9/2021, Augsburg License #SAS003176 exp. 9/30/2020 CCLI #11255278 exp. 1/31/2021; Sending Hymn: #888– O Beautiful For Spacious Skies 1 O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain: America! America! God shed his grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. 2 O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life: America! America! May God thy gold refine, till all success be nobleness, and ev'ry gain divine. 3 O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears: America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw, confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law. Text: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929 DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING FILES FOR CHILDREN:
HYMNS for Sunday, June 28th GATHERING HYMN: #824 - This Is My Father’s World 1 This is my Father's world, and to my list'ning ears all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father's world; I rest me in the thought of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; his hand the wonders wrought. 2 This is my Father's world; the birds their carols raise; the morning light, the lily white, declare their maker's praise. This is my Father's world; he shines in all that's fair. In the rustling grass I hear him pass; he speaks to me ev'rywhere. 3 This is my Father's world; oh, let me not forget that, though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet. This is my Father's world; why should my heart be sad? The Lord is king, let heaven ring; God reigns, let earth be glad! Text: Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901 SENDING HYMN: #779- Amazing Grace 1 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see. 2 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed! 3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come; 'tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promised good to me; his word my hope secures; he will my shield and portion be as long as life endures. 5 When we've been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we've no less days to sing God's praise than when we'd first begun. Text: John Newton, 1725-1807, alt., sts. 1-4; anonymous, st. 5 DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING FILES FOR CHILDREN:
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^Special thank you to Wayne Hoffman who assisted Pastor Mary Anne in presenting these services.
Reflections from Pastor Mary Anne:
As I write this the noon chimes are playing the chords of a beloved hymn:
We are living in unprecedented times. I know that I feel like I am in the middle of a movie or a vivid dream and keep waiting for the next scene to play out. It is helpful at times like these to recognize that we are not alone. Even in the midst of closures and cancellations we are united in our humanity, in our baptisms, in our hope and fears. Pray for each other, our country and Christ’s Church, that we live through this and emerge changed, but stronger than ever. Psalm 46 1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; 3though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. 4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. 5God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns. 6The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. 7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. 8Come, behold the works of the LORD; see what desolations he has brought on the earth. 9He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. 10"Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth." 11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. In Peace, Pastor Mary Anne Upcoming Events FREE Community Pancake and Sausage Breakfast: Delayed until the pandemic is over. SPECIAL LINK TO ELCA WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS Worship in Times of Public Health Concerns Please see our Facebook Page for more Photos and News! More Christmas pics - on Facebook page ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Christmas Eve 2019 - Candlelight Service 
Christmas 2018
2019 Blessing of the Animals
Blessed are you, O Lord. You have given us pets of all sorts so we may enjoy their companionship and unconditional love. 
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