KIRK’S LOG

Stardate: November 25, 2007

 

Focus Scripture  –  2 Samuel 5:1-5

 

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said,

"Look, we are your bone and flesh. For some time, while Saul was king over us,

it was you who led out Israel and brought it in. God said to you:

‘It is you who shall be shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be prince over Israel.’ "

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant

with them at Hebron before God, and they anointed David king over Israel.

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

At Hebron David reigned over Judah seven years and six months;

and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.

 

 

            Minister:  The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher                      Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30 – April Mitchell & Nadine Walther

            Guest Preachers:  8:30 – Rev. Daniel Erdman                 10:30 –   Cyndi Brown, Bruce & Carol St John,

                                         10:30 – Stephen M. Tumolo                                Richard Mitchell & Ruth Randall

            Lay Reader:  Marcie Summerlin                                Adult Ed:  Richard Mitchell, Floyd Coppage

            Music:  Marilyn Levine, Director                               Hospitality:  Carol St John

                          Kate Sauer, Organ; Dorenda Morse, piano     Lock Up:  Gene Johnson

 

 

Those for Whom We Pray

 

Our members:  Nancy Eberhardt, Charles Hill, Anis Johnson, Jeri Smith, Hillary Straba, and Lizzie Straba;

 

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), Emma Elliott (Bob & Pat Rosenak’s great-granddaughter), Michelle Feng (Patrick Xavier's cousin), Stephen Halsted (former COGS pastor), Roger Hogeboom (Don & Barbara Mitchell’s nephew), Justin Zel Montgomery (Linc Nagle’s son-in-law, serving in the Police Department), Amy Mueller (daughter of Susan Olson-Phillips & Det Phillips), Dave Myers (former pastor’s wife Sue Altenbernd-Myers’ husband), Donald Peterson (Shirley Puariea’s friend), Olivia Prisco (Don & Barbara Mitchell’s granddaughter), Peter Smith (Linc Nagle’s brother), 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 25 to December 2, 2007

 

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

                      6:00 p.m.      Youth Group Speak-Out

                                         get-together – Fellowship Hall

                                         – until 9:00 p.m.

Monday:         7:00 p.m.      ALL-TEAM Night

Wednesday:    6:00 p.m.      ContemPLAYtion Band

                      7:00 p.m.      Building Committee meeting –

                                         parlor

                      7:00 p.m.      Chamber Ensemble rehearsal –

                                         choir room

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

                      6:00 p.m.      Handbell rehearsal – sanctuary

                      7:30 p.m.      Choir rehearsal – sanctuary

Sunday:                               Advent

                       A Natural Christmas

                           A Respite from the Hectic

                      8:30 a.m.      Worship – Communion

                    All morning    Coffee

                      9:00 a.m.      Children’s Education Time

                      9:15 a.m.      Adult Education Time

                    10:30 a.m.      Worship – Communion

                    11:30 a.m.      Listening Post

 Announcements

 

Flowers on the Communion Table – have been given by Chuck Gilman, in celebration of Judy Gilman’s birthday.

 

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

 

CHRISTMAS EVE – A Natural Light

  7 p.m. –  service of "Lessons and Carols" filled with solos and candlelight

11 p.m. –  service of "Lessons and Carols" filled with choir music and candlelight

 

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: 1-877-974-3400.  Services are FREE and confidential.

Text Box: Tree sales The theme for Advent 2007 is “A Natural Christmas”. • Our trees in the Sanctuary will be live trees that will be planted together as a grove in some “open space” in Albuquerque. The city has been every cooperative and helpful in our planning. • The trees will be high quality, with guarantees making our investment solid. Our little grove of trees will have a plaque stating COGS as the donor, along with our Preschool. • The good news is that no one has to buy a whole tree: You can purchase a twig, a branch, a log, a trunk, or a tree. • You can dedicate your gift in honor of or in memory of someone. The list of donors and honorees will be printed, as always, Christmas Eve.

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.

 

New class beginning December 2,

and running through December 16:

 

Advent Meditation

 

Lanie Dickel will be leading an Advent Meditation class in classroom 2, beginning on Sunday, December 2.  The class will convene on three consecutive Sundays, concluding on Sunday, December 16.  Sessions will cover “Guided Meditation”, “Healing Meditation”, and “A Meditation Reflecting on Advent”.  Please join us for this uplifting spiritual experience.  Contact Richard Mitchell or Lanie Dickel for further information.