Worship

Looking for our most recent recorded worship service? Watch it here.

Status update as of May 26, 2021

Summer worship service time is 9:00am! Join us in-person or virtually!

Worship Update

Sunday worship services are available with both in-person and virtual options! Keep reading for more details about both opportunities. 

Due to recent adjustments to guidelines outlined by the CDC and local governments, Concordia Church is also adjusting its worship protocols. These changes are now in effect for all services.

Click here to watch a video from Pastor Zook about our updated protocols.

In-person worship protocols will encompass the following:

• No preregistration required
• No temperature checks upon arrival for worship
• Return to full communion including both bread and wine
• Congregational singing is allowed
• For vaccinated individuals:
  • Masks will be optional
  • Social distancing will no longer be required
• For unvaccinated individuals, masks are still required & we ask that you continue to social distance

Please note that we will not ask for proof of your vaccination status; we trust that our worshippers will make the decision to do what is safest for themselves and others. A greeter will be present on Sunday mornings to answer any questions and provide direction to worshippers.

Want some quick answers to some basic questions? Read our FAQs.

You can still worship with us via live stream!
Join in virtually via YouTube!

A few details for live stream viewership:

• You do not need a YouTube account to view the live stream
• A link will be posted each week on the worship page of the church website. Simply ‘click’ and you’ll be taken to the live stream.
• These live stream services will also be recorded and posted for later viewing on our YouTube channel.

Sunday, August 1st: Click here to join the livestream.

Click here to view the worship booklet for August.

Click here to view the readings for August 1st.

Click here to view a message about this Sunday’s service from Pastor Zook.

All previously recorded Worship Services can be viewed on our YouTube channel here.

As we continue to engage in new ways of doing ministry, we want to encourage every one of us to live generously, where and when you can.

Continuing to financially support Concordia Church is one way you can live out our shared core value of generosity. Your community at Concordia Church continues to give to our ministry partners (such as Concordia Place and the ELCA), provide for our neighbors in need through the Helping Hand Fund, and supports our staff, facilities and important ministries, including the continuation of virtual worship using new, creative ways to keep everyone worshipfully connected! We understand that this current situation has caused financial strain for some; however, many of us are still fortunate to be able to be generous with our financial resources and help those people and organizations who need them. If you are able to give, your faithful, regular gifts will help sustain our ministry and address additional needs that may arise during this time of crisis. Our congregation has many ministries and people who rely on this support, both within and outside of, our congregation. Thank you for being generous in heart and spirit.

There are multiple ways you can make your gifts to Concordia Church:

• Text-to-give
  • Text “Concordia” to 73256; you will immediately receive a link back that will direct you to a giving page. You enter your gift amount, payment information, and then submit. Your gift is immediately recorded in your giving history in Realm.
• Online giving
  • Everyone (whether you have a Realm account or not):– Go directly to the online giving form at https://onrealm.org/concordiafaith/give
  • Alternatively, for Concordia Church members with a Realm account:
    – Using your Realm app, go to the Giving section and choose “Make a gift”
    – Log in to Realm from a computer, go to Community-Giving, and select the “+Gift” button.
• By mail
  • Checks payable to “Concordia Lutheran Church” can be mailed to 3855 N. Seeley, Chicago, IL 60618.
  • Deposits of those checks may take longer than what is usually expected

For assistance or questions, contact Desirae Diehl, Parish Administrator, at ddiehl@concordiafaith.org.

Offertory prayer: Merciful Father, we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us — ourselves, our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the sake of him who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.