KIRK’S LOG

Stardate: May 4, 2008

 

Focus Scripture  –  John 17:1-11

 

After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, "God, the hour has come;

glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people,

to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth

by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, God, glorify me in your own presence

with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed. I have made your name known

to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me,

and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you;

for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know

in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf;

I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me,

because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them.

And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. God,

protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.

 

 

            Minister:  The Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher                      Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30 – Doug, Sage, & Maya Crosby

            Guest Preacher:  Cindy Hutchinson                                10:30 –   Renee Crowder, Louise Hinde, Paula Paul

            Lay Reader:  Ruth Randall                                                            Cindy Hutchinson, Ann Meierkord

            Music:  Marilyn Levine, Director                               Hospitality:  Doug, Sage, & Maya Crosby

                          Kate Sauer, organ; Dorenda Morse, piano      Lock Up:  Roger Hailstone

            Adult Ed:  Richard Mitchell, Floyd Coppage              

Those for Whom We Pray

 

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

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

Our extended family:  Mary Jo Colegrove (Dorenda Morse's mother), Tammy Diaz (Paula Paul’s friend), Michelle Feng (Patrick Xavier's cousin), Ted Feng (Patrick Xavier’s uncle), Brian Festa (Lori Festa’s brother), Susan Fivelstad (friend of Judy & Chuck Gilman), 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, serving in Iraq), 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), Jane Tutolo (sister of Judy Kneebone, friend of COGS), Charles Wenger (son of Ray Wenger), 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 May 4-11, 2008

 

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

Tuesday:        7:00 p.m.      Lameth Ducketh Lecture

                                         Series – part 2

Wednesday:    9:00 a.m.      Quilt-making for veterans –

                                         Fellowship Hall – til 12 noon

                      3:00 p.m.      Study of Spirituality Group

                      6:00 p.m.      ContemPLAYtion Band

Thursday:     10:30 a.m.      Tolle Study Group – parlor

                      6:00 p.m.      Handbell rehearsal – sanctuary

                      7:30 p.m.      All-City Choir Festival

Saturday:        9:30 a.m.      Lay Ministry Team meeting

Sunday:        Pentecost – Mother’s Day

                      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

 

 

Announcements

 

Flowers on the Communion table – have been given by Sue Gallagher, in celebration of the 88th birthday of her father, Fred Luft.

 

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.

 

Cards for Michelle Tang – You are invited to send funny cards to Michelle Tang, as she is about to begin a long period of isolation due to her bone marrow transplant. Her address: 4555 Forest Park Ave., Unit 319, St. Louis, MO  63108.  Please send cards and cards and cards. Those hours in isolation are endless and she will be climbing the walls. Thank you. NOTE: Please no flowers.

 

Making quilts for veterans – We 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:  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!  If you have any questions, call Christa Manning at 332-8671. – Christa Manning

 

Remembering our Vets – During the month of May, we are collecting items for some of our veterans housed in VA hospitals and homes.  Many of our vets have very few resources, and we can help them out with new underwear, socks, and any of the items listed below.  As we approach Memorial Day, think of a veteran who served you and our country.  Let's make a HUGE stack of good stuff!  Here is a list of items appreciated by veteran inpatients:

ó      Personal items:

·      Toothbrush & Toothpaste

·      Alcohol-free mouthwash

·      Shampoo

·      Deodorant

·      Women’s comfort items, i.e., sandpaper nail files, nail clippers, etc.

ó      Telephone calling cards

ó      Canteen booklets

ó      White socks

ó      New underwear

ó      Puzzle books (word puzzles)

ó      Small hand-held games, electronics, etc.

 

Forever Young – will meet Tuesday, May 13, for a trip to the Shidoni Foundry in Tesuque, north of Santa Fe.  Carpool will leave COGS at 10:30 a.m. We will have lunch first at the Camel Rock Casino and then go to Shidoni to see the foundry, galleries, and sculpture gardens. Everyone is welcome, but you should let Christa Manning or Orp Christopher know if you are interested so that there will be enough cars for the carpool.

47th Annual All-City Choir Festival, this Thursday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. – in the sanctuary.  All are invited.

 

Celtic Coyotes Benefit Concert for New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light – Friday, May 9, 7 p.m., at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, 601 Montano Rd. NW. Featuring: Doug Cowan, Roger Hailstone, Ginger Lawrence, Nancy Kolenc, Steve Miller, & Step Dancing by Heather McKechnie. Please purchase your tickets at The Music Mart, 3301 Carlisle Dr. NE, 889-9777.

 

John Shelby Spong in Santa Fe on May 16 and 17 – John Shelby Spong, noted author, theology scholar, and lecturer, will be in Santa Fe speaking on "How the Synagogue Shaped the Jesus Story" on Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17. It is FREE, but you must sign up by May 9, as space is limited. Details and contact information are available at www.faithandreason.org/seminars.  Please call Paul or Barbara Carpenter at 508-1211 or 379-7130, if you want to carpool. – Barbara and Paul Carpenter

 

Summer Special Music at COGS – Those of you with special musical talents are invited to choose a Sunday during the summer when you would love to share them.  Please call Kate Sauer at 286-4532 and offer to share your gifts.

 

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 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.

 

New Members and Inquirers Class

 

New members will be received Sunday,
May 25.  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 Sunday, May 18, 11:30 a.m., in the parlor.

 

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.