KIRK’S LOG

Stardate: March 30, 2008

 

Focus Scripture    John 20:19-31

 

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where

the disciples had met were locked for fear of the religious authorities, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side.

Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.

As God has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,

“Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain

the sins of any, they are retained.” But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve,

was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.”

But Thomas said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in Jesus’ hands, and put my finger

in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” A week later, the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here

and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Be not unbelieving but believing.”

Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to Thomas, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.

But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Child of God,

and that through believing you may have life in Christ’s name.

 

 

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

            Lay Reader:  Kay Main                                                  10:30   Diane & Robert Fleming, Judy Gilman

            Music:  Marilyn Levine, Director                                                   Ann Meierkord

                          Kate Sauer, organ; Dorenda Morse, piano      Hospitality:  Enid Bradley

            Adult Ed:  Richard Mitchell, Floyd Coppage               Lock Up:  Project Share

Those for Whom We Pray

 

The members of the Church of the Good Shepherd would like to extend our sympathy to:  Betty Jenne and family on the death of her husband, John Jenne, on March 12; Diane Fleming and family on the death of her mother, Geneva Davis, on March 17.

Our members:  Nancy Eberhardt, Anis Johnson, Jeri Smith, and Michelle Tang;

Our homebound members and friends:  Fran Doty (Amy Homicz’s mother) and Fred Luft (Bobbi Luft’s husband);

Our extended family:  Mary Jo Colegrove (Dorenda Morse's mother), Michelle Feng (Patrick Xavier's cousin), Ted Feng (Patrick Xavier’s uncle), 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), Anna Belle Mohr (wife of our founding pastor Paul Mohr), Addison Montgomery (Linc Nagle’s granddaughter), Justin Zel Montgomery (Linc Nagle’s son-in-law, serving in the Police Department), Amy Mueller (daughter of Susan Olson-Phillips & Det Phillips), Donald Peterson (Shirley Puariea’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 March 30 to April 6, 2008

 


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

                    All Day          Project Share

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

                      6:00 p.m.      ContemPLAYtion Band


Thursday:       1:30 p.m.      Preschool Team meeting

                      6:00 p.m.      Handbell rehearsal – sanctuary

                      7:30 p.m.      Choir rehearsal – sanctuary

Sunday:          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

 


Home Communion Team needs volunteers –If you would like to help provide communion to housebound members of COGS, please check the “Home Communion Team” box under “Ministry of Hospitality” on the tear-off sheet below. 
Renee Crowder

 

Spring Fling Daisy Days is coming soon!The COGS Preschool Spring Fling Daisy Days is coming soon!! The annual Spring Fling fund-raiser will be held this year from April 7-12. The silent auction — featuring goody-filled baskets — and raffle will begin on Monday, April 7, and end on Saturday, April 12, at 1 p.m. You do not need to be present to win. In addition to the baskets and raffle prizes, other activities — including a fun jump, plant sales, kids’ crafts, a build-a-trike contest, and arts and crafts fair — will be held on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the main parking lot at the church. The Preschool parents and staff are working hard on this event to help raise money for much-needed equipment for the classrooms. So come on out and help support one of our longest-running outreach projects. Baskets to bid on and raffle tickets to purchase will be available from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., April 7-11, and on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m.-Noon. See you at Spring Fling!!!!

 


An invitation:  Come and meet John Dorhauer – The candidate to be our next Conference Minister, Dr. John C. Dorhauer, is coming here for a series of informal get-to-know-him gatherings around the Conference the week of April 2-5.  Please come and meet with him on Saturday, April 5, at 11 a.m. at First Congregational UCC, 2801 Lomas Blvd NE.

 

Making quilts for veteransWe would like to make lap-quilts for our veterans again.  Please put the following dates on your calendar — we will meet in Fellowship Hall on these dates:

April 9 and 23, from 9 a.m.12 noon
May 7 and 21, from
9 a.m.12 noon

Everybody can cut, sew, and quilt.  Let's see how many blankets we can get done!  Bring your extra fabrics to use.  If you have any questions, call Christa Manning at 332-8671. – Christa Manning

 

Forever YoungForever Young will meet on Tuesday, April 8, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th Street SW, at 11 a.m.  Admission is $2 for seniors.  After a tour of the museum we will have lunch at La Fonda del Bosque Restaurant at the Cultural Center.

For those who wish to carpool, we will meet at the Church at 10:30 a.m.  Everyone is invited who would like to attend.

 

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

The class has begun a new book, A New Christianity for a New World, by Bishop John Shelby Spong.  Books are available at all the major bookstores. – 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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