KIRK’S LOG

Stardate: November 4, 2007

Focus Scripture – Luke 19:1-10

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he made haste and came down, and received Jesus joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since Zacchaeus also is a descendant of Abraham. For the Human One came to seek and to save the lost.”

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

Lay Reader: Amberle Davis Harry Kolenc

Music: Marilyn Levine, Director 10:30 – Enid Bradley, Ann & Larry Brotman,

Kate Sauer, Organ Cindy Hutchinson, Bobbi Luft, Kay Main

Dorenda Morse, piano Hospitality: Wanita Eberhardt & Christa Manning

Adult Ed: Richard Mitchell, Floyd Coppage Lock Up: Roger Hailstone

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), Emma Elliott (Bob & Pat Rosenak’s great-granddaughter), Michelle Feng (Patrick Xavier's cousin), Stephen Halsted (former COGS pastor), 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.

Church Meetings for the Week of November 4-11, 2007

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship – Communion

All morning Coffee

9:00 a.m. Children’s Education Time

9:30 a.m. Informational Congregational

Meeting

10:30 a.m. Worship – Communion

11:30 a.m. Listening Post

5:00 p.m. Asphalt Gospel movie premier

– Sanctuary

Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. ContemPLAYtion Band

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

6:00 p.m. Handbell rehearsal – sanctuary

7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal – sanctuary

Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Children’s Ministry Teaching

Team meeting – til 11:30 a.m.

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship

All morning Coffee

9:00 a.m. Children’s Education Time

9:15 a.m. Adult Education Time

10:30 a.m. Worship

11:30 a.m. Inquirers Class

12:00 p.m. Service of Remembrance for

Helen Meierkord – Sanctuary

Announcements

Flowers on the Communion Table – have been given by:

1) Harry Kolenc, in celebration of Nancy Kolenc’s birthday on November 2.

2) Bobbi Norton & Anita Johnson, in celebration of the 27 years since Anita was first diagnosed with cancer.

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.

Service of Remembrance for Helen Meierkord, next Sunday, November 11, at 12 noon – We will have a brief Service of Remembrance for Helen Meierkord next Sunday, November 11, at 12 noon, in the Sanctuary.

Forever Young – will meet on Tuesday, November 13, for a tour of the Unser Racing Museum, 1776 Montano NW. We will carpool from the Church at 9:30 a.m. Cost for the museum tour is $4 for Seniors, and for a group of 10 or more, there is a 25% discount. After the tour, we will go to a nearby restaurant for lunch. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Thanksgiving Lunch and Celebration of our Stewardship, Sunday, November 18 – Right after our “blow-out” Thanksgiving worship service, please join us for our delicious – and free – annual Thanksgiving lunch. (To help cover food costs, there will be a basket for voluntary donations.)

Calling COGS Musicians! – Chamber Ensemble will meet Wednesday evenings, November 14 and 28, at 7 p.m., in the choir room to rehearse music for Advent and Christmas.  Please bring your instrument and come in by the door near Fellowship Hall on the lower level.  All players of orchestral instruments are invited to participate.  Please call or e-mail Marilyn Levine (363-1299, ayodalymkl@comcast.net), if you are coming, so that she can have appropriate music for your instrument and level of playing ability.

COGS Adult Ed

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

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.
– 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! – with Richard Mitchell in Classroom 2.

ASPHALT GOSPEL

Premier Movie Showing TODAY, November 4, 5 p.m., in the Sanctuary

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, TODAY, “All Saints Day”, at 5:00 p.m., in the Sanctuary. The tax-deductible donation is $10 to $50. Please give what you can to this. Tickets are available today. The showing is sponsored by 1^st Congregational, Iglesia Congregacional Unida, United Church of Santa Fe, and Church of the Good Shepherd. Contact Judy

@ 401-0562 to help or to answer questions.

Tree sales – begin November 11. Details to come.

Youth Group – Speak-Out will meet November 25, from
6-9 p.m., in Fellowship Hall.  Come, bring a friend to enjoy music, conversation and a little Sunday evening feasting.  All ages of high school and college youth are welcome.

New Members and Inquirers Class

The Inquirers Class for November will be the SECOND Sunday of the month —

next Sunday, November 11, at 11:30 a.m. — and new members will be received on the 18th. In the United Church tradition, the celebration of Thanksgiving is a major holiday because of our Pilgrim heritage. It is also a powerful time to join the church. So if you have been thinking about joining, Sunday the 18th of November is an especially meaningful time to do so.

New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence –

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.