The Concordia Chimes July 2015

June 30, 2015

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I am very pleased to inform you that

on Sunday, June 28th, a positive vote was cast to call Douglas

David Barclay as Concordia’s new pastor. Mr. Barclay is a

recent graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at

Philadelphia. His bio is included below for those of you that

were unable to be with us.

Now that he has been officially called by a congregation, Mr.

Barclay will be working with the Maryland-Delaware and New

England Synods to schedule a date for his ordination. His start

date at Concordia is dependent on the date of his ordination

and his relocation to Connecticut. Updates on the progress of

these events will be communicated once they are scheduled.

Over the next several weeks please continue to pray for

Concordia and Mr. Barclay. Just as God walked with us during

the call process and continues to walk with us, we need to walk

with each other; pastor, leaders and everyone in the

congregation, as we enter into this new chapter of our spiritual

life.

God’s Peace,

Carol Stoneman Congregation Council President ____________________________________________________

Reminder:

Summer worship hours begin Sunday July 5th 9:00 am

Kate Bozzo

Parish Secretary

office@concordiamanchester.org

860.649.5311

Richard Hicks

Minister of Music

Home: 860-788-3671

Heather Adams

Concordia Nursery School

Director

Office: 860.649.9349

The Rev. Joseph E. Bourret

Pastor Emeritus

Home: 860.633.6138

Office Hours

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Concordia Lutheran Church

40 Pitkin Street

Manchester, CT 06040

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Phone: 860.649.5311

Fax: 860.432.9972

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Concordia’s New Pastor Douglas David Barclay

A recent seminary graduate, Douglas Barclay holds a Master

of Divinity degree, awarded with honors, from the Lutheran

Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and is a recipient of the

ELCA Fund for Leaders Scholarship. In his final year of

studies, he held the position of Coordinator for Mission at St.

Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Wilmington, DE where he had

also served as a field-education student. As Coordinator for

Mission, while preaching and teaching, he worked to create and further connections between the

congregation and its neighborhood, including young adult ministry, feeding programs, social

media, and outreach to Spanish-speaking peoples. Douglas is a member of Proclaim, the

professional community for Lutheran pastors, rostered lay leaders, candidates, and seminarians

who publicly identify as LGBTQ. Douglas completed a summer residency of Clinical Pastoral

Education at Penn Hospital in Philadelphia, a level one trauma center. Douglas cares deeply

about social justice, advocacy, community and creating strong resilient congregational

partnerships. His ministry emphasizes the transformative and healing power of the liturgical arts

and music. He served as vicar at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Arlington, MA., a first ring suburb

of Boston. His internship project worked with other faith leaders to focus and build an

ecumenical coalition of partners to address food insecurity through the Town of Arlington’s

food pantry and to build supportive advocacy partners with town government and churches.

Douglas was trained in and led Godly Play, a Montessori based method of Christian learning to

help children and young people to explore their faith through story. Douglas served during his

internship year on the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue of New England. Douglas holds a

Graduate Certificate in Liturgical Studies from Washington Theological Seminary in

Washington, DC. and a B.A. in Music from Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA. Trained as

a pianist, organist and choir director, Douglas most recently served as Director of Music at

University Lutheran Church in Philadelphia and Interim Director of Music at Christ Lutheran

Church at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. Prior to this, he was the Minister of Worship at

the historic Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Baltimore, MD, where he served as full time musician

and liturgist for nearly a decade. During his tenure there, he also served as Chapel Musician at

St. Mary's Seminary and University, the first Roman Catholic seminary established in the

United States. Douglas was born in Williamsport, PA and baptized at Messiah Lutheran

Church. He moved with his family to DuBois, PA during his middle high school years and was

confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church. At the age of 14, he began to play the organ for a small

rural Methodist church and would occasionally “ride the circuit” with the local Lutheran pastors

who led five small congregations outside of DuBois. Douglas is an Eagle Scout, however, he

struggles to tie knots and to start campfires. His mother, Linda, lives in Jersey Shore, PA. His

father, Ted, died after a long struggle with Prostate Cancer in 2013. He has an older brother,

Keith, and an older sister, Kimberly. He has five grown nephews and one niece.

Treasurer Comments on the May Financial Report

Earlier this month, I spent two days in Springfield at the Synod annual assembly. For those who haven’t had the

opportunity to attend, here are some tidbits. The theme of the convocation was Caution: Holy Experiment in Progress.

Interspersed with business there were taped interviews with church representatives who are trying innovative solutions

to church growth and support. The New England Synod encourages all its churches to be innovative and be

experimental.

With your name badge came two slips of paper, one red and one green. These are used for voting: green in favor; red

opposed. This being and off year there were no big elections being held, just minor business. Friday was the business

meeting. Each conference sat at their own group of tables. For some it was old home week. I, of course, was the new kid

on the block.

Things you should know. 2017 will mark the 500th year of the reformation. Be prepared to sing A Mighty Fortress Is Our

God written by Martin Luther. A lot.

In 2014, the New England Synod collected $468,816 for World Hunger Relief, making New England 8th out of the 65

synods. This is a $133,568 increase over the last year. To be fair $100,000 came from one person. Concordia’s share of

that is $2,370.

Envelope offering was 964% (YTD 106%) of budget and the Stretch was 2% (YTD 14%) for a combined YTD of 91%. Thank

you to everyone who contributed. You also contributed $105.00 to World Hunger Relief and $450.00 for Nepal

earthquake relief.

If you have questions about the May statement, please ask or email at treasurer@concordiamanchester.org.

Respectfully submitted, Stephen Perkins, Treasurer

Headings and Account

May 2015

MTD

Actual MTD Budget

MTD

Percent YTD Actual

YTD

Budget

YTD

Percent

Revenues

Envelope Offering $15,348 $18,903 81% $86,274 $94,516 91%

Other Budget Income

Other Offering $239 $284 84% $2,311 $2,821 82%

Public Use of Building $350 $234 149% $1,680 $981 171%

Fuel Assistance for Concordia $0 $58 0% $372 $292 128%

Total Other Budget Income $589 $577 102% $4,363 $4,095 107%

Total Budget Income $15,937 $19,480 82% $90,637 $98,610 92%

Gifts to MACC $0 $0 -$10 $0

Total Revenues $15,937 $19,480 82% $90,627 $98,610 92%

Expenses

Benevolence $2,384 $2,384 100% $10,610 $12,020 88%

Staff Salaries $6,712 $8,065 83% $32,564 $38,881 84%

Fringe Benefits $428 $2,300 19% $2,110 $11,500 18%

Program Expenses $916 $525 174% $4,457 $2,910 153%

Program Support Expenses $731 $795 92% $3,711 $5,231 71%

Facility Maintenance $2,132 $2,339 91% $11,622 $14,552 80%

Utilities $1,678 $1,855 90% $12,471 $12,921 97%

Insurance $0 $0 $6,274 $5,570 113%

Total Budget Expenses $14,982 $18,263 82% $83,818 $103,584 81%

Expenses Not Budgeted

Special Fund Expenditures -$190 $0 -$1,055 $0

Other Non Budget Expenditures $2,053 $0 -$36 $0

Total Expenses $16,845 $18,263 92% $82,727 $103,584 80%

Review of Church’s Books for 2014 We have examined Concordia Lutheran Church’s financial records for the period ending December 31, 2014.

The examination included analysis of financial records for Treasurer, Nursery School, Memorial Garden,

Legacy, Scholarship Fund, Charles Haid Memorial Fund and Open The Doors Fund. We reviewed bank

statements, passbooks, deposit slips, disbursements and other related transactions. After careful review we

have concluded that the financial records accurately reflect Concordia Lutheran Church’s financial position as

of Dec 31,2014

Respectfully submitted

Review of Church’s Books Committee

Petey Goodrich

John Corl

Frederick Winzler

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Congregation Council Meeting Highlights Unapproved minutes of the June 11th meeting

Accepted the reports of the secretary and treasurer

Approved the creation of an educational assistance plan for the pastoral candidate.

Information shared from the Town of Manchester Health Information breakfast. Concordia as well as other

churches in Manchester were invited to attend.

Congregation Council elections will occur at a special meeting on June 28th after the call vote.

Topics discussed at the initial joint meeting of both Lutheran and Episcopal pastors, administrators and lay persons

from Emanuel, Faith (East Hartford), St Mark’s (Glastonbury), Concordia and St. Mary’s were shared. Discussed

sharing of Stephen Ministry, joint summer worship, joint men’s group, family worship, etc. Group will continue to

meet on a monthly basis and was originally initiated by Pastor Scott Cady of Emanuel.

Information The next meeting of the Congregation Council will be Thursday, July 9, 7:00 p.m. Unapproved minutes of the June 28th Special Congregation meeting

The following individuals were elected to Congregation Council:

o Dan Burnett – First 3 year term

o Petey Goodrich – Second 3 year term

o Jan Salvatore – Second 3 year term

The following individual was elected to the Legacy for Ministry committee:

o Tina Sollinger-Ruggerio – First 3 year term

Information:

Below is a list of the 12 Congregation Council members for the 2015 – 2016 term.

Carol Stoneman, President David Smith, Vice President Kay Corl, Secretary

Stephen Perkins, Treasurer (appointed) Susan Bourret Dan Burnett

Petey Goodrich Steve Graefe Linda Lange Jan Salvatore Ron Schack Al Williams

June 29, 2015

Dear Friends in Christ,

It is with some sadness that we report to you that Heather Adams has submitted her resignation as Director of

Concordia Nursery School effective July 6th. Heather has accepted a full time position with the Manchester

Board of Education. We will greatly miss her and her devotion to her students and their families. We thank her

for the many improvements she brought to the school and to the curriculum. We also appreciate the work

involved in obtaining accreditation and maintaining such a good reputation for Concordia in the community.

We know this is due in great part to Heather’s leadership.

We have begun the process of searching for a new director and hope there will be only a short gap in leadership

transition.

We are happy for Heather and wish her well. We hope Manchester knows how lucky they are. Please keep

Heather and the Nursery School in your prayers.

Peace,

Jan Salvatore for Mutual Ministry

Carol Stoneman, Congregation Council President

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Heather Adams 49 Constance Drive

Manchester CT 06042 (860) 649-9267

June 25, 2015

Concordia Lutheran Church 40 Pitkin Street Manchester CT 06040 Attn: Jan Salvatore, Chairperson and Members of Mutual Ministry Committee Dear Jan and Members of Mutual Ministry: I write this letter with a heavy heart to notify you of my resignation as Director of Concordia Nursery School. It is time for me to move on and therefore, will not be renewing my contract for the 2015-2016 school year. Being a part of CNS has brought me great joy over the last nine years. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with young children and their families and an amazing staff. I would also like to thank the Church and the Nursery School Board for the opportunity to further my education to take on the role as Head Teacher and then Director. If there is anything I can do to ensure a smooth transition, please let me know. I would also be happy to serve on the Nursery School Board to continue to support such a wonderful and important program. Thank you again for such a great opportunity.

Sincerely yours, Heather Adams

Concordians of the Year 2015 Twenty-eight years ago, the tradition of celebrating

Concordia’s Name Day on the third Sunday of June began.

Name Day also commemorates the Presentation of the

Augsburg Confession making it a perfect opportunity to

celebrate our name’s promise, that of “concord” and

harmony. We give thanks for God’s goodness to us in the

past, to pray for our future, and to recognize those who

model the best of Concordia’s goals and dreams.

Each year on Name Day we name a “Concordian of the

Year,” a person or persons who have demonstrated

exemplary service to the congregation over a long period of

time, or for a particularly remarkable event in our life

together.

Those whom we name “Concordian of the Year” are, to a person or persons, who are giving, generous and kind.

They do what they do because that is who God has called them to be. This year’s recipients are no exception.

One of the recipients is a lifelong member, who as a member of the Concordia choir for almost four decades

blessed us with the gift God gave her. This person also served on the Worship and Music Committee, provided

their decorating expertise to “Rebuilding God’s House” and faithfully served on the counting team for

numerous years.

The other recipient, who was fortunate enough to have married our other honoree almost 55 years ago, has

shown and demonstrated leadership by serving on Congregation Council and chairing the Property Committee

for several years. This person has served as an advocate for Concordia with the Town of Manchester on one

occasion to make sure our crumbling street-side sidewalks repaired.

We know one of our Concordians has been at work when we arrive at church after a winter snowstorm, or in the

case of New England, the fall as well, to a cleared driveway and parking lot. At the request of former

Concordia Pastor Burt Strand, this individual took on the task of, and continues to this day four decades later, of

assisting in mowing Concordia’s lawn and I’ve heard he’s was pretty good at totally overhauling the equipment

to make sure the job got done.

Our Concordians are faithful stewards of gifts God has given, contributing generously to our shared life in many

ways too numerous to mention with their time, talents and treasure.

In gratitude for a lifetime of hard work, generosity, and faithfulness, we are delighted to name Karen and

George Beauregard “Concordians of the Year.”

Additional Congratulations and corrections

Dana Graefe daughter of Mimi Boxwell and Steve Graefe

Graduated from the University of Connecticut.

Ryan Adams son of Heather and Jim Adams is also the grandson of Carol and Dan

Burnett

Graduated from Manchester High School

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Concordia’s Summer Bar-B-Q

Sunday, August 16, 2015 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Rain Date – August 23. 2015

Again, this year, Mark Winzler has graciously offered his home for our wonderful Pool Party. Any and all are welcome. Mark has also kindly offered to supply the hot dogs, hamburgers, rolls, German Potato salad and baked beans. We invite you to sign up to provide one of the items listed below. Mark has requested we park in his driveway or on Marion Drive which is off of Greenwood Drive. Come join in the fun, take a swim if you like, enjoy one another’s company and have some delicious food. Name: __________________________________________________________

_____Adults _____ Children

I can bring: ___ Munchies (chips & dip, veggies, crackers, cheese, etc.)

___ Salad ___ Dessert ___ Beverage

Please bring your lawn chairs and sun tan lotion. See you there!!!!!!!!

Need a Lift? Would you prefer to come to church on Sunday, but are unable to because

you need a ride? If so, let us know and we'd be glad to arrange one for you.

There are many members who live nearby that would be glad to give you

lift, it's merely a matter of reaching out to us.

We'll be glad to come and collect you and also drop you right back home

after church. Never think it's an imposition or a bother of any kind. Just having you join us makes the whole

thing worthwhile! It doesn't matter if you need one every single week, or if it happens that your car is in the

shop and you're temporarily without wheels. No matter, we'll be glad to give you a lift.

Please contact the church office at (860) 649-5311 and leave your contact information. I'll be sure to get back to

you and arrange the details accordingly.

Peace,

David Smith

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We are planning our next Stewardship program for this fall and we’re seeking anyone interested in helping us

out this year. We’re planning to meet with members of Emanuel and Faith Lutheran later this year to share

some ideas and see where we might agree on a program and an approach. When we share the work of the Lord

with others there’s no telling what we can achieve.

Contrary to popular myth, you DO NOT have to give a temple talk if you join the committee. You also don’t

even need to “officially” join; you can simply sit in and work on whatever aspects you feel comfortable with.

It’s always helpful to have people to help write, edit, or proofread letters and bulletin inserts; we could always

use artists to help make posters announcing our events, or just simply being with us and sharing your views.

We plan to review some material Nancy obtained from this year’s Synod Assembly, plus set up some time with

our new pastor, once he has settled in to obtain his thoughts, direction, and guidance. It’s an exciting time at

Concordia! Please stay tuned for more information on meetings. If you’re so inclined, feel free to let us know

beforehand if you’re interested. Everyone is welcome!

God’s Peace Be with You!

Nancy Lynn Knauff David Smith

Happy June Birthday!

Tommy Donagher 7/3 Bert Bowen 7/4 Elaine Briggmann 7/9 Ruth Sprong 7/10

Julia Shrider 7/16 Liana Wilson 7/19 Jane Nekiunas 7/27 Gladys Lemieux 7/27

Irma Vicens 7/27 James Britton 7/28 Marian Slater 7/29

Remembering the Homebound Agnes Donahue Lynn Knauff Jane Nekiunas Lois Warrender

To send a greeting to any of our birthdays or our homebound members, please contact the church office for

mailing and/or telephone information.

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A Message From Mark Winzler

Concordia Friends,

As Carol announced at Concordia's annual meeting, Bishop

Hazelwood surprised me at Synod Assembly by presenting me with

the "Soli Deo Gloria Award". This award is given to layperson who

have devoted lengthy service to the New England Synod. The award

was voted (secretly) by the Synod Council. It is humbling to receive

as it has not been given out in about a decade.

Knowing that outside of Stephen and Nancy Lyn, no friends or fellow

Concordians were there and with a number of you asking me about it

and what took place, the tech person sent me the attached file to share

with others. It is the clip of the presentation of the recognition.

I hope you don't mind me sharing with you, but, as you know, you, my

Concordia friends, are so important to me in my life.

You will need to download this (see below) and save to your desktop (or somewhere) in order to view. It was

too large to attach to an e-mail. Download

..\..\..\Downloads\Winzler Soli Deo 720.mov

Mark

Concordia’s Calendar:

EVERY SUNDAY

Worship 9 a.m.

Counters 10 a.m.

New Horizon Church 12:30 p.m.

EVERY MONDAY

Families in Crisis – 10 a.m.

AA - 5:30 p.m.

EVERY TUESDAY

Clergy Text Study - 11 a.m.

EVERY FRIDAY

AA - 7:30 p.m.

Upcoming Highlights Thursday July 2

Executive Committee –6:00 p.m.

Worship and Memorial Garden Board 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday July 8

Fellowship Committee – 6:30 p.m.

Thursday July 9

Congregation Council – 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday July 14

Finance Committee - 5:00 p.m.

Monday July 20

Chimes Deadline

Worship Volunteers: July 5th

Ministers of Hospitality: Corl & Chiffer families

Deacons: Doug Larson and Wendy Donagher

Cantor: Nancy Lynn Knauf

Bread Baker: Ruth Sprong

July 12

Ministers of Hospitality: Bob and Jan McGarity

Deacons: Erich Stoneman and Al Williams

Cantor: Doug Larson

Bread Baker: Ruth Sprong

July 19

Ministers of Hospitality: Petey and Paul Goodrich

Deacons: Linda Lange, Steve Graefe and Mimi Boxwell

Cantor: Doug Larson

Bread Baker: Jeanne Brown Williams

Julu 26

Ministers of Hospitality: Don Briggmann and Fred Winzler

Deacons: Doug Larson and Al Williams

Cantor: John Corl

Bread Baker: Jeanne Brown Williams

The Weather Outside Will Soon Be Frightful All weather related delays and cancellations at Concordia will be

posted on WFSB-TV Channel 3, or on their website: www.wfsb.com.

Sign up for text alerts from WFSB so you receive the news as soon as

it happens.

The full calendar can be viewed by clicking on Google

Calendar on the congregation’s website..

Let Us Know You Are Coming

Please make sure to consult the church office before scheduling any meetings or events—small or large—in our

facility. We want to make sure the space is available, and the building open when you arrive. Thank you.

As Lutheran Christians, Concordia understands that God is calling us to be:

A Christian community with responsibility to support each other, our neighborhood, and the larger

community

A Gathered Assembly marked by the practices of prayer, study, reflection and worship

Selfless Disciples who communicate and practice the faith through acts of faithful stewardship, service

and forgiveness

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH

40 Pitkin Street

Manchester, CT 06040

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