KIRK’S LOG
Stardate:
Focus Scripture –
Luke 18:9-14
Jesus told this
parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised
others:
“Two people
went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
The Pharisee
stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other
people,
extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that
I get.’ But the
tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but beat his
breast and said,
‘God, be
merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this one went home justified rather than
the other;
for all who exalt
themselves will be humbled, but those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Minister: The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher Usher/Greeter Team:
Lay Reader: DJ Sommerville
Music: Marilyn Levine,
Director Jack
Ryniec & Keith Pyeatt
Kate Sauer, Organ; Dorenda
Morse, piano Hospitality: Floyd
& Shirlee Coppage
Adult
Ed: Richard
Mitchell, Floyd Coppage Lock Up: Gene Johnson
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), 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 (former
pastor’s wife Sue Altenbernd-Myers’ husband), Olivia Prisco (Don and Barbara Mitchell’s granddaughter),
Linda Robbins (friend of COGS), Peter
Smith (Linc Nagle’s brother), Julie Timm & family
(Ann Brotman’s sister), Neil
Weaver (Nancy Barfield's friend), 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
Flowers on the Communion Table – have been given by
Lynn Foiles, in celebration of her 50th birthday.
YOUTH PARTY – Music, food and friends! –
TONIGHT, 6 p.m. – A special get-together for
all people aged teen to twenty will be held this evening, at 6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.
Join us for a good time, a reunion, and meeting new people! – Marilyn Levine
Shop ‘Til You
Drop! – this Friday, November 2,
Thanksgiving Dinner meeting – get-together
TODAY, right after the 11:30 service, for those who want to know more about
getting involved and early sign-up for goodies to bring and share ideas. We’ll meet in the Sanctuary. See you there. Contact person:
FALL BACK on November 3; Daylight Saving
Time ends
– Please remember to set your clocks back one hour on Saturday
evening, November 3.
For help, call
246-9240. State Hotline: 1-800-773-3645;
National Hotline:
1-800-799-7233; Statewide Legal Resources Hotline: Services are FREE and confidential.
ASPHALT GOSPEL
Premier Movie Showing next Sunday, November 4,
Where Christian compassion meets progressive action: It’s time
to reclaim Christianity and mirror the core values of Jesus. Think of the image of Jesus walking among the
poor; that’s what CrossWalk America was all about. A long walk can make a difference and we no
longer can be silent. The time to
step up and take action is NOW: Join
us, and experience the energy, the passion and the joy that comes from working
together, creating together, and succeeding in reaching visionary goals. Come to the showing of Asphalt Gospel, November 4, “All Saints Day”, at
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
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.
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 October 28 to
All morning Coffee
Wednesday:
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