Worship

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

Status update as of February 18, 2021

Worship Update

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

In-person worship:
In-Person worship services (at Concordia on Seeley) are now being held each Sunday at 10:00 and include: music performed by our organist, several church musicians, and a modified Holy Communion. The sanctuary is adjusted for safety with pews and marked for places people can sit and maintain the 6 foot social distancing guidelines, an available supply of hand sanitizer and masks, and have protocols in place to register and participate in worship. We are limited in our capacity for attendance (20 households in our sanctuary). Participants will need to wear face masks during the service. Please note that attendees must register in advance here on the website. Click on the registration links below to do so. 

Click here to read Concordia Church safety protocols.

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

Click here to register for Sunday worship on March 7th.

Click here to register for Sunday worship on March 14th.

Worship with us via live stream!
You can also join us at 10am via a live stream worship service through YouTube.

A few details for live stream viewership:

• You do not need a YouTube account to view the live stream
• The service broadcast will begin at 10 AM each Sunday
• 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, March 7th: Click here to join the live stream.

Click here to view this week’s worship document.

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.