KIRK’S LOG

Stardate: December 30, 2007

Focus Scripture – Matthew 2:13-23

Now when the magi had departed, behold, an angel of God appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you;

for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” And Joseph rose and took the child

and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod.

This was to fulfill what God had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt have I called my child.”

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more.” But when Herod died, behold, an angel of God appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” And Joseph rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But hearing that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, Joseph was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream, withdrew to the district of Galilee. And Joseph went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, “There shall come forth a Nazarene.”

Minister: The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30 – Judy Gilman

Lay Reader: Andrea Libassi 10:30 – Cyndi Brown, Diane & Robert Fleming,

Music: Marilyn Levine, Director Chuck Qualley & Robert Sweeney, Roger Zetterlund

Kate Sauer, organ Hospitality: Kay Main, Lynn Foiles

Dorenda Morse, piano Lock Up: Gene Johnson

Those for Whom We Pray

Our members: Nancy Eberhardt, Charles Hill, John Jenne, Anis Johnson, and Jeri Smith;

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), Mary Jo Colegrove (Dorenda Morse's mother), Geneva Davis (Diane Fleming’s mother), Michelle Feng (Patrick Xavier's cousin), Stephen Halsted (former COGS pastor), Madeline Katribe Hanna (Linc Nagle’s former spouse’s mother and grandmother of his two daughters), Roger Hogeboom (Don & Barbara Mitchell’s nephew), Andy Hurst (Linc Nagle’s cousin) in Iraq, 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), 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 December 30, 2007 to January 6, 2008

Sunday: Christmas I

8:30 a.m. Worship

All morning Coffee

10:30 a.m. Worship

Tuesday: Office Closed

Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Confirmation camp – till noon

6:00 p.m. ContemPLAYtion Band

Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Handbell rehearsal – sanctuary

7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal – sanctuary

Friday: 9:00 a.m. Confirmation camp – till noon

Sunday: Confirmation and Epiphany

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

The D. L. Dykes, Jr. Foundation
in association with The Religious Studies Program

at the University of New Mexico presents

JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN

In

"GOD & EMPIRE: JESUS AGAINST ROME, THEN AND NOW"

January 25 & 26, 2008
Seminar Fee, $50 per person

To register, call Kirk in the church office.

For more information about John Dominic Crossan and about his January 25-26 seminar, visit www.faithandreason.org.

(Friday evening lecture is free and open to the public; registration is required only for the three lectures on Saturday, January 26.)

All events and lectures will be held at

the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center,

1634 University Blvd. NE.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Friday, January 25

7:30 pm "Civilization and Violence"

Friday evening lecture will be FREE

and open to the public.

Saturday, January 26

(Registration Required, Three Lectures, $50)

8:30 - 9:30 am Registration

9:30 am - 10:45 am "The Bible and Violence"

10:45 am - 11 am Break

11 am - 12:15 pm "Jesus & Violence"

12:15 pm - 2 pm Lunch Break

2 pm - 3:15 pm "Apocalypse & Violence"

3:15 pm Dr. Crossan signs books

3:45 pm Seminar Adjourns

All lectures held at the UNM Conference Center.

This event is also produced in cooperation with:

Albuquerque Mennonite Church

Called Back to the Well

Church of the Good Shepherd, UCC

La Mesa Presbyterian Church

Albuquerque Network of Spiritual Progressives

Santa Fe Theologians

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

Informational Congregational Meeting

January 20, 9:15 a.m.

Come and learn about the plans for the 2008 budget.

Annual Congregational Budget Meeting

January 27, 9:15 a.m.

James Talley , Nashville singer/songwriter, in concert at COGS, Saturday, January 19, 7:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall – presented by the Sandia Heights Coffeehouse Concert Series. James Talley may live in Nashville, but he has roots in Albuquerque, where he graduated from UNM with a degree in fine arts and worked here for several years. His songs have been covered by such luminaries as Johnny Cash and Alan Jackson, and he performed twice at the White House for President Jimmy Carter. Read more about him on jamestalley.com and myspace.com/jamestalleymusic. For more information, contact Linda Bolton at 856-7100 or nlightsmgt@aol.com.

COGS Adult Ed

continues next Sunday, January 6

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.

Ski Trip – The annual ski trip at Wolf Creek, Colorado, over Martin Luther King weekend is always great fun. Twenty rooms are reserved at the Holiday Inn Express in Pagosa Springs for January 18, 19, & 20 at $72/night. Lift tickets are $40.80 for adults and $22.10 for seniors and children. We have dinner reservations at Boss Hogg’s on Saturday evening. Interested skiers/ snowboarders should contact Suzanne Miller at suzmill3r@comcast.net or call 453-6836 and, of course, pray for snow!

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.