KIRK’S LOG
Stardate: August 17, 2008
Focus on the Gospel – John 14:12-17
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who
believes in me will also do the works that I do;
and greater works than these will he do,
because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name,
I will do it, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son; if you ask anything in my name, I will do it.
If you love me, you will keep my
commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another
Counselor, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; you know him, for he
dwells with you, and will be in you.”
Ministers: The Rev. Carla Cunningham Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30 – Jill
Marjama-Lyons
The Rev. Bruce Cunningham 10:30 – Bill
& Jeanette Eckley, Gwen Lewis
Music: Kate Sauer, Interim Music Director Mercy
Martinez-Nunnally
Don
Sauer, Interim Band Director Hospitality: Sarah Thorson
Adult Ed: Floyd
Coppage Lock Up: Judy Gilman
Those for Whom We Pray
Our
members:
Bob Huffman, Dorenda Morse, Bob Rosenak, Jeri Smith, and Michelle Tang;
Our
homebound members and friends: Fran Doty (Amy Homicz’s mother) and Anis
Johnson;
Our extended family: Tammy Diaz (Paula Paul’s
friend), Patricia Dickinson (friend of COGS), Ted Feng (Patrick Xavier’s uncle), Brian Festa
(Lori Festa’s brother), Tommy
Fitz Patrick (Kay Main’s brother-in-law), Roger
Hogeboom (Don & Barbara Mitchell’s nephew), Andy Hurst (Linc Nagle’s
cousin, serving in Iraq), Kirby Lewis (friend of
COGS), 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), Marjie
Prisco (Don and Barbara Mitchell’s daughter), Rev. Francis Rath (friend of COGS), 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 August 17-24,
2008
A note
from Rev. Carla & Rev. Bruce
As your new Pastors, we would like to say
“Thank You” for the opportunity to share part of the journey here
at Church of the Good Shepherd.
Stop by our office so we can get to know you.
In case of emergency, call us at 734-730-9506,
or you can reach us at the church office.
Rev. Carla and Rev. Bruce
State
of the (Sunday) School Address
– We still need volunteers to be lead shepherds! We currently only have 2
volunteers, and while I'm very grateful to those two people, that's just not
enough to make the program run. Close
your eyes for a moment and imagine COGS without a Sunday School
program this year. What would that say about our church's values and
priorities? If you've been thinking
about volunteering but just haven't gotten around to signing up yet, please do
so NOW (on the bulletin board in the hallway).
We need lead shepherds for September, December, and every month of the
spring semester.
COGS Meets LLS – Since so
many of our COGS members and their families have been touched by blood cancers,
the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will do a presentation for us about
their patient services and ways we could help the fight against blood cancers. Also, this is an opportunity for you to sign
up to join the Light The
Night Team. The presentation will be
after the second service next Sunday, August 24. If you're unable to come, ut
would like to find out more about what LLS offers, please call their office at
872-0141.
Remember Project Share,
Sunday, August 31 –
Bring
your stuff! Check the sign-up board to
see what we need. Thank you for the generous gift of your time and
resources! – COGS Community Service
Program
Anis Johnson welcomes visitors – Now that Anis Johnson
can communicate better, she gets very lonesome and would really enjoy visitors.
She resides at Manzano Del Sol in the Health
Center. – Orp Christopher
Book Groupies – The next gathering will
be tomorrow, August 18, 6 p.m., at the home of Pat
Palmer. Come one ... Come all ... Bring
a friend. We’ll be discussing the book,
A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini. Pat’s
address: 8201 La Caverna Ave. NE.
Phone: 796-9429.
COGS Choir Rehearsals – Next Saturday, August 23, a music reading session is planned from 9:30 a.m.–12
noon. The choir will read through
music selected for September–November. Let Kate Sauer know if you will
attend this session sau3er@msn.com.
Choir rehearsals begin Thursday, Aug. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary choir loft.
COGS Bell Choir Rehearsals – Bell choir
rehearsals begin at 6:00 p.m. on
Thursday, August 28 in the sanctuary. Please contact Kate Sauer sau3er@msn.com if you are interested in joining
the bell choir or learning how to ring at the beginning level (age 10 through
adult).
Inquirers
Class
If
you feel ready to join this family of faith, please contact Rev. Carla or Rev.
Bruce.
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.
COGS Adult Ed
Adult Ed classes run from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m.
Contemporary Theology Class
A New Christianity for a New World, by Bishop John Shelby Spong.
– with Floyd
Coppage in Classroom 1.
Sacred Conversations
COG's
journey through Sacred Conversations will resume on Sunday, Sept. 21, and
continue through
October 19,
at 9:15 a.m.
in the parlor. During
those five weeks there will be opportunities for discussions of individual feelings,
attitudes, behaviors and experiences regarding the realities of cultural and institutional
racism in the United States.
All are welcome
to participate in the conversations.
Spirituality Study Group starting new book
in September – Join us at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, when we will launch our
study of Surya Das's book, The Buddha Within. – The Spirituality Study Group
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.