KIRK’S LOG
Stardate:
Focus Scripture –
John
1:29-42
John saw Jesus
approaching, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the
world!
This is the one of whom
I said, ‘After me comes a person who ranks before me,
for that one was before me.’
I myself did not know
who it was; but for this I came baptizing with water, that the one who was to
come might be revealed to
‘The person on whom you
see the Spirit descend and remain, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy
Spirit.’
And I have seen and have
borne witness that this is the Child of God.” The next day again John was
standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at Jesus walking by, and
said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard
John say this, and they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said
to them, “What do you seek?”
And they answered, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you
staying?”
Jesus said to them,
“Come and see.” The two disciples came
and saw where Jesus was staying;
and they stayed there that day, for it was about the tenth
hour. One of the two who heard John
speak,
and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. Andrew first found his brother Simon, and
said to him,
“We have
found the Messiah” (which means Christ). He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You
are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas”
(which is translated Peter).
Minister: The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher Usher/Greeter Team:
Guest Preacher: Marilyn
Levine
Lay Reader: Lynne Xavier Gwen Lewis, Mercy
Martinez-Nunnally
Music: Marilyn
Levine, Director Hospitality: Pat
Rosenak
Kate Sauer, organ; Dorenda
Morse, piano Lock Up: Judy Gilman
Adult Ed: Informational
Congregational Meeting
Our members: Nancy Eberhardt, Charles Hill, John Jenne,
Anis Johnson, Jeri Smith, and Opal Zuercher;
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), Edgar
Gerhardt (Hillard Gerhardt’s brother), 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), 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
All morning Coffee
Meeting
Monday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
All morning Coffee
Budget
Meeting
Announcements
The D. L. Dykes, Jr. Foundation, in association with the UNM
Religious Studies Program, presents
JOHN
DOMINIC CROSSAN
In
"GOD & EMPIRE: JESUS AGAINST
January 25 & 26 – Seminar Fee $50
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 required for the 3
lectures on Saturday, Jan. 26.)
All events and lectures will be held at
the UNM Continuing
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Friday, January 25
Friday evening lecture is FREE and open to the
public.
Saturday,
January 26
(Registration Required, Three
Lectures, $50)
9:30 am - 10:45 am
"The Bible and Violence"
This event is
produced in cooperation with:
Called Back to the Well
Church of the Good Shepherd, UCC
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal
Church
Flowers on the Communion Table – have been given by
Marilyn Levine, in memory of the birthday of her mother, Lorene Rose Pfeiffer
Kennedy.
Please pick up your new COGS directory –
with your name on it, on the counter outside the church office.
STAFF
newsletter deadline – this Thursday, Jan. 24.
Book Groupies – The next gathering will
be tomorrow, January 21,
Informational
Congregational Meeting
TODAY,
January 20,
Come and learn
about the plans for the 2008 budget.
Annual
Congregational Budget Meeting
next
Sunday, January 27,
COGS
Adult Ed
Adult Ed
classes run from
and meet in the
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.
Scout Troop #220 is needing
some boys who are looking for a great scout program – Are you
one of them? Come by for a visit/chat
with a leader, meet some of the scouts, and see what Troop #220 has to
offer. Meetings are held at COGS on
Monday night at
Let’s surprise Susan Jessup – our financial
secretary, and pick up all the offering envelopes this morning. The offering envelopes are on the table in
the church hallway.
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.