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Status update as of January 7, 2022

Worship Update

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

Due to the recent surge in COVID cases, and with adjustments to guidelines outlined by the City of Chicago and the local Synod, Concordia Church has reassessed its worship protocols. The health and safety of our congregants, worship leaders, and musicians is of utmost concern. In January, the following changes are instituted:

• No choir rehearsal or performances
• No fellowship after worship
• Sunday School is via Zoom only
• Confirmation classes have been postponed

We appreciate your attention to our ongoing modifications and your flexibility as we continue to care for all in our community.

All attendees are required to wear a mask during the worship service, regardless of vaccination status, for the safety of everyone at worship. Regardless of whether or not you are vaccinated, if you are not feeling well, we ask that you worship with us virtually instead of in-person. 

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

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.