KIRK’S LOG

Stardate: September 2, 2007

Focus Scripture – Parts of I Samuel 25

The Setting

There was a man in Maon, whose property was in Carmel. The man was very rich;

he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail.

The woman was clever and beautiful, but the man was surly and mean; he was a Calebite.

Minister: The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30 – Amity Johnson & Harry Kolenc

Lay Reader: Christa Manning 10:30 – Ann & Larry Brotman, Robert Fleming, Dalva &

Music: Marilyn Levine, Director Roger Hailstone, Lee Johnson, Bobbi Luft

Kate Sauer, Organ; Dorenda Morse, piano Hospitality: Shirlee & Floyd Coppage

Adult Ed: Lock Up: Roger Hailstone

Those for Whom We Pray

Our members: Stephanie Bisson, Bill Eberhardt, Charles Hill, Anis Johnson, and Dr. C.A. Kennedy;

Our homebound members and friends: Fran Doty (Amy Homicz’s mother) and Fred Luft (Bobbi Luft’s husband);

Our extended family: Linda Coen (friend of Ann Meierkord), Donna Drayer (former member of COGS), Emma Elliott (Bob & Pat Rosenak’s great-granddaughter), Michelle Feng (Patrick Xavier's cousin), Roger Hogeboom (Don and Barbara Mitchell’s nephew), Mary Hopgood (Emy Yeazell’s mother), Justin Zel Montgomery (Linc Nagle’s son-in-law, serving in the Police Department), Deborah Pecorelli (sister of Dorenda Morse), Olivia Prisco (Don and Barbara Mitchell’s granddaughter), Linda Robbins (friend of COGS), Peter Smith (Linc Nagle’s brother), Carmie Tucek (former member of COGS), Terry Wenk (Nancy Barfield's friend), Erick Williams (Maxine Williams’ grandson, serving in Iraq), for others for whom we have been praying, and for those whose names are known by you and God.

Church Meetings for the Week of September 2-9, 2007

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship – Communion

9:00 a.m. Children’s Education Time

9:15 a.m. Adult Education Time

10:00 a.m. Hospitality

10:30 a.m. Worship – Communion

11:30 a.m. Listening Post

Monday: Office Closed

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Worship Planning meeting

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. Beginner’s Quilting Class –

at the home of

Christa Manning

6:00 p.m. ContemPLAYtion Band

7:00 p.m. Church Growth meeting

Thursday: 3:00 p.m. Study of Spirituality Group

5:00 p.m. Preschool Team meeting –

until 6:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m. Handbell rehearsal – sanctuary

7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal – sanctuary

Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Training #1 for Lay Ministry

Group – parlor

9:30 a.m. Orientation for Church School

– Fellowship Hall

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship

All morning Hospitality

9:00 a.m. Children’s Education Time

9:15 a.m. Adult Education Time

10:30 a.m. Worship

Announcements

2007 Light the Night Walk – Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 15 – the 2007 Light the Night Walk.
6 p.m. Registration. This event is sponsored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. These are diseases that have hit our congregation hard. We can help! Thanks in part to walkers from COGS, 2006 was the best Walk ever, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is counting on our

continued support. Our efforts are helping to fund lifesaving research and provide help and hope to thousands of families. Join us to Light the Night! Register or make a donation to the 2007 Walk by joining the Church of the Good Shepherd Team. Visit www.lightthenight.org/nm or call the LLS office directly at (505) 872-0141; or call Lauren Bullard, Team Captain, at 459-2956 or Judy Gilman at 402-0562.

Listening Post – Today, and on the first Sunday of each month, the Listening Post will be in operation after the 10:30 service, in the Preschool Office. In July 2005, we discussed the “Instrument of Peace” through mailings and during a church service. This will provide a place where concerns & suggestions of members of our congregation can be discussed and questions posed & answered.

COGS Cabaret Night – If you missed the COGS Cabaret Night last year, be sure to attend this year.

What: Fun, Food, Fellowship and Entertainment

When: Friday, September 28
Where: Fellowship Hall
Time: 6 o'clock until ?
Price: $12.50 per person

Menu: Punch (NA) and appetizers; Ham roll-ups and liverwurst pate and crackers; Creamy baked chicken breasts; Rice with vegetables; Caesar salad and rolls; Pina Colada Cake and coffee

Payment and cut off date is September 23. Entertainment by our own band members and COGS soloists. Food prepared by Jeanette Eckley & Marilyn Chynoweth.

Beginner’s Quilting Class – Learn the process of choosing fabric and pattern, cutting and stitching, putting the layers together, and the quilting finishing stitch. Classes start Sept. 5, at 9:30 a.m., for 6 weeks. Location: Christa Manning, 4936 Skyline View Ct. NE. Phone: 332-8671.

Spirituality Group – "Paradise is all around us, and we do not understand. Its time is now.....The place is here ..... in your hearts." — Thomas Merton

Please plan to join our 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday Spirituality Group on September 6 when we will be beginning a new book study: Thomas Merton: Essential Writings by Thomas Merton, edited by Christine Bochen. (Before purchasing a book, check with Shirlee Coppage, 281-0998, who has a couple of extra copies at $11.20 each.) The Thursday group begins with an inspirational reading and then 15 minutes of meditation. We then take turns reading aloud the various

passages before discussing them. Newcomers are always welcome! – Floyd and Shirlee Coppage

Forever Young – will meet on Tuesday, September 11, at 11 a.m., at the home of Ray Wenger, 5501 Cancelar Drive NE. This will be the annual planning meeting for the coming year. Bring your ideas as to what might be interesting or fun for the group to do. Bring something to share for lunch. Everyone is invited to attend.

Calling all singers and instrumentalists! – If you love to sing, or play, or just want to get better at sharing your talents, come and join us! Choir meets on Thursdays at
7:30 p.m.; Handbells meets Thursdays at 6 p.m., and Band meets on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.. If you play an orchestral instrument, COGS Chamber Group will have an organizational meeting after church on Sunday, September 9, at 12:15. Come and sit in! We welcome experienced and inexperienced musicians!

Confirmation Class – will begin on Sunday, Sept. 9, at 9:15 p.m. If you have someone in the 7th, 8th, or 9th grade who is interested in this important step in faith development, please let Pastor Sue know.

Training for Lay Ministry volunteers – begins Saturday morning, September 8, 9:30 a.m. The following sessions will be held: September 22, October 6 and 20, and November 17. Graduation will be in December. Check out the brochure at the church if you think you might be interested in this kind of ministry of hospitality.

Remember Project Share, Sunday, September 30 – Bring your stuff! Check the sign-up board to see what we need.  Thank you for the generous gift of your time and resources! – COGS Community Service Program

Church Growth meeting, Sept. 5, 7 p.m. – We will be joining at 7 p.m. to continue the work we began with Ron Buford. We will be completing plans for COGS growth strategy. All who have participated in the past two workshops will be contacted regarding this evening. Others are welcome.

COGS Adult Ed

Adult Ed classes run from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m.
and meet in the Church School classrooms.

Two classes beginning September 9

Contemporary Theology Class

A continuation to conclusion of the study of Marcus Borg’s excellent book — Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary. “…After a lifetime of work and study, Borg … discovers a Jesus that can continue to inspire, inform and guide those who have moved beyond archaic doctrines. Borg argues that there is a movement in the church today that is catching up with where scholarship has brought us in understanding Christian origins. Here readers will find an historically accurate Jesus, but one who is still worth following.” – with Floyd Coppage in Classroom 1.

Biblical Studies

The Ancestry of Jesus as Chronicled in the Old Testament: from Abraham to David! A little history, a lot of mystery! Are you intrigued by sacred numbers and Biblical codes in the Old Testament? Who were Jesus’ relatives according to scripture? Come and explore the Old Testament for clues as to the genealogy of Jesus Christ! – with Richard Mitchell in Classroom 2.

New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence –

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