KIRK’S LOG
Stardate:
Focus Scripture –
John
3:1-12
Now
there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by
night
and
said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God;
for
no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus
answered him,
“Very
truly, I tell you, no one can see the realm of God without being born from
above.”
Nicodemus
said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a
second time
into
the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the realm of God without being born of
water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born
of
the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be
born from above.’
The
wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know
where it comes from
or
where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus
said to him,
“How
can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of
and
yet you do not understand these things? Very truly, I tell you, we speak of
what we know
and
testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have
told you
about
earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about
heavenly things?”
Minister: The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher Usher/Greeter Team:
Lay Reader: Lois Tulga
Music: Marilyn Levine,
Director Gwen
Lewis, Mercy Martinez-Nunnally
Kate Sauer, organ; Dorenda
Morse, piano Hospitality: Lois
Tulga
Adult Ed: Floyd Coppage, Richard Mitchell Lock Up: Judy Gilman
Our members: Fran Doty, Nancy Eberhardt, Charles Hill,
Robert Huffman, 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, Julia
Martinez (Mercy Martinez-Nunnally’s mother), 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
All
morning Coffee
until
Monday: Office
Closed
Karla
Mitovich
Wednesday:
Thursday:
All
morning Coffee
Announcements
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.
Sunday, February 17 – Lent 2: “Dark Waters”
Sunday, February 24 – Lent 3: “Deep Waters”
Sunday, March 2 – Lent 4: “Muddy Waters”
Sunday, March 9 – Lent 5:
“Binding Waters”
Palm Sunday, March 16 – “Brooding Waters”
Holy Week
We will read The Last Week,
by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan.
Each day we will take a chapter.
Maundy Thursday, March 20
“Troubled
Waters”
Easter Sunday, March 23 – “Calm 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.
New
Members and Inquirers Class
New members
will be received next Sunday, Feb. 24.
If you feel ready to join this family of faith, please contact Pastor
Sue. The Inquirers Class for people
interested in learning more about Church of the Good Shepherd will be TODAY,
11:30 a.m., in the parlor.
Lent activities on COGS website – The full list of activities for Lent, with dates and times are now listed at http://www.goodshepherdunitedchurch.com. Look under
"Upcoming Events" on the home page and click on "Lent 2008" or go there directly:
http://www.goodshepherdunitedchurch.com/Lent2008.html.
Next
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
Flowers on the Communion Table – have
been given by Victoria Lopez, in celebration of Aja’s
17th birthday.
STAFF
newsletter deadline – this Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Book Groupies – The
next gathering will be tomorrow, February 18,
Remember
the story of Elijah? – When the great prophet Elijah asked a single mom to bring him some
water and a morsel of bread, she told him that she had but a handful of meal in
a jar and a little bit of oil in a jug.
Elijah assured her that as long as she provided for the needs of others,
the jar would never be empty and the oil would never run out. God would provide what she needed. And God did.
Lent is an excellent time to focus on the needs
of others and to practice trusting that God will provide for ours. This year
the theme for Lent is WATER, and we are asking that we each take an empty water
bottle and use it collect our leftovers.
LEFTOVERS?
ARE YOU SERIOUS? Yes, the
leftover change you carry in your pocket or wallet at the end of the day. On Easter Sunday we will collect all of the
filled water bottles and use the money to help a less advantaged community
build access to clean safe water. Think
about it ...
Change for a Change!
Church of the Good
Shepherd, UCC
Please pick up your new COGS directory
– with your name on it, on the counter outside the church office.
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.
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