KIRK’S LOG
Stardate: February 3, 2008
Focus Scripture –
1
Kings 17:1-16
Now Elijah the Tishbite,
of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be
neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word." The word of God came
to him, saying,
"Go from here and turn eastward, and hide
yourself by the Wadi Cherith,
which is east of the Jordan.
You shall drink from the wadi,
and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." So he went and did
according to the word of God; he went and lived by the Wadi
Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
The ravens brought him bread and meat in the
morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the wadi. But after a while the wadi
dried up, because there was no rain in the land. Then the word of God came to
him, saying, "Go now to Zarephath, which belongs
to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow
there to feed you." So he set out and went to Zarephath.
When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he
called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I
may drink."
As she was going to bring it, he called to her
and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." But she said,
"As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal
in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so
that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it,
and die." Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you
have said; but first make me a little cake of it and
bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. For
thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the
jug of oil will not fail until the day that God sends rain on the earth."
She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household
ate for many days. The jar of meal was not emptied,
neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of God that God spoke by
Elijah.
Minister: The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30
– Amity & Tim Johnson,
Lay Reader: Cindy Hutchinson Harry
Kolenc
Music: Marilyn Levine,
Director 10:30 – Enid Bradley, Ann & Larry Brotman,
Kate Sauer, organ; Dorenda
Morse, piano Cindy
Hutchinson, Bobbi Luft, Kay Main
Adult Ed: Richard Mitchell, Floyd Coppage Hospitality:
Marcie Summerlin
Lock Up: Roger Hailstone
Those for Whom We Pray
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, Danica and Addison Montgomery (Linc Nagle’s daughter and
granddaughter), 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 February 3-10, 2008
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
Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. ContemPLAYtion Band
6:30 p.m. Ash
Wednesday worship
service
Thursday: 1:00
p.m. Preschool
Team meeting
3:00
p.m. Study
of Spirituality Group
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
Ash Wednesday
worship service
this Wednesday,
February 6, 6:30 p.m.
Simple worship time of reflection
that marks the beginning of Lent.
Lent
2008
“Water”
What do Lent and Water have in common?
We tend to
take them both for granted!
Join us for
a season of exploring the simple things in life this Lenten Season.
Ash Wednesday, February 6, 6:30 p.m.
Simple worship time of
reflection
that marks the beginning of Lent.
Sunday,
February 10
Lent 1: “Crashing Waters
of Creation and Destruction”
Sunday,
February 17
Lent 2: “Dark Waters”
Sunday,
February 24
Lent 3: “Deep Waters”
Sunday,
March 2
Lent 4: “Muddy Waters”
Our effort
at living the WORD in Lent will be to help an underdeveloped community build a
WELL so that they may have living water!
Come join
our effort to make a difference.
Flowers on the Communion Table – have been given
by Kate Sauer, in thanksgiving for bell choir members who volunteer time and
talents.
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.
Please pick up your new COGS directory – with your
name on it, on the counter outside the church office.
Thank You from John Jenne – Dear
friends,
I
am most appreciative of all the notes and calls I have received from all of
you. I have been switched to a new
medication which is having some real, positive effect on my cancer. I am most grateful to be part of such a
close-knit and caring church. – John Jenne
Next New Orleans meeting – will be February 24,
following the second service. We will be going over plans. Thank you. – Cindy
Hutchinson
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.
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
7 p.m. Call Bill Filter, Scoutmaster, at 823-1232.
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.