KIRK’S LOG
Stardate:
September 23, 2007
Focus Scripture –
I Timothy 2:1-7
First
of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and
thanksgivings be made for everyone,
for kings and all
who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in
all godliness and dignity.
This
is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires everyone
to be saved and to come
to the knowledge
of the truth. For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and
humankind,
Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself a
ransom for all this was attested at the right time.
For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am
not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and
truth.
Minister: The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30
– April
Mitchell & Nadine Walther
Lay Reader: Patrick
Xavier 10:30 – Annie & Hillard Gerhardt, Bruce &
Carol St John,
Music: Marilyn Levine,
Director Richard
Mitchell & Ruth Randall, Stephanie Taylor Marshall
Kate Sauer, Organ; Dorenda
Morse, piano Hospitality: Kevin
Blackerby
Adult
Ed: Richard
Mitchell, Floyd Coppage Lock Up: Gene Johnson
Those for Whom We Pray
Our members: Stephanie Bisson, Bill Eberhardt, Lynn
Foiles, Charles Hill, Anis Johnson, Dr. C.A. Kennedy, and Jeri Smith;
Our homebound members
and friends:
Fran Doty (Amy Homicz’s mother) and Fred Luft (Bobbi Luft’s husband);
Our extended family: Sharon Bode (friend of COGS), 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), Justin Zel Montgomery (Linc Nagle’s son-in-law, serving in
the Police Department), Dave Myers (Sue Altenbernd’s
{former pastor's wife} husband), 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), for others for whom we have been praying, and
for those whose names are known by you and God.
Announcements
Listening Post
people are available today – to hear any concerns
you have about the letter members received last week – please see Jeff Bunts,
Marilyn Chynoweth, Judy Gilman, or Lois Tulga.
Life After Scarves – Knitting
AFTER you know how to cast on and do the knit stitch. 3 sessions. Teacher: Pat Rosenak.
First class: Monday,
October 1. Time: 1:30
p.m. Place: COGS parlor.
Materials: size 6, 7, or 8
needles; worsted weight SMOOTH yarn, such as Lion Brand Worsted.
STAFF
newsletter deadline – this Tuesday, Sept. 25.
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–
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New
Member Service
INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS
QUESTIONS OF THE CONGREGATION:
One: We
who are the members of the Church of the Good Shepherd are committed to
building up the body of Christ, which is the church.
All: We remember
Paul’s words to the church at Corinth:
One: There are many
different gifts, but always the same Spirit.
All: There are many
different ways of serving, but always the same Lord.
One: There are many different forms of activity, but in everybody it
is the same God who is at work in them all.
All: We each have a
part to play and a contribution to make to the common good.
One: Each of us has been
given unique gifts: some have the gift of teaching,
All: Some of
administration, some of music, some of caregiving, some of outreach,
One: Some of
discernment, some of prophecy, some of evangelism,
All: Some of prayer
and worship, and some of the stewardship of resources.
One: Let us welcome
one another’s gifts joyfully,
All: Help carry one
another’s burdens with compassion,
One: Pray for one
another with open hearts,
All: Deal with our
conflicts in a healthy and straightforward manner,
One: Keep communication
open, honest, and gentle,
All: And work for
the common good of God’s people.
One: Let us
celebrate our diversity and quiet our temptations toward divisiveness.
All: Let us affirm
our mutual purpose to be the Body of Christ and treat one another with the
respect, understanding, acceptance, and affirmation that are the birthright of
every child of God.
NEW MEMBER RESPONSES
UNISON PRAYER
O God of Hospitality, we praise you for the opportunity to
welcome new members among us today.
We thank you for their life stories, their faith journeys, their diversity of gifts.
May we who have been here a while be zealous in our
willingness to listen and to learn.
Make us open to revised visions and new perspectives, we
pray.
Help
us to provide a nurturing environment for these new friends
as we invite them into our church and into our lives.
Enable us to take time for one another as we establish a
shared faith and a common history.
Bless us all, O God, as we worship together and seek to be
your servants in a needy world.
Amen.
HYMN OF WELCOME AND RIGHT HAND OF FRIENDSHIP
“I
Am One Voice”
(Solo) I am one voice
and I am singing, I am one voice and I am singing,
I am one voice and I am singing; I am not alone.
(Two voices)
We are two voices, we are singing… we are not alone.
(Congregation rise and join in singing) We are God’s people, we are singing… we are not alone.
This
is our story, we’ll keep singing… we are not alone.
Church Meetings for the
Week of September 23-30, 2007