KIRK’S LOG
Stardate:
Focus on the Gospel – Matthew 16:13-20
Now
when Jesus came into the district of Caesare'a Philip'pi, he asked his disciples,
"Who
do men say that the Son of man is?" And they said, "Some say John the
Baptist,
others
say Eli'jah, and others Jeremiah or one of the
prophets." He said to them,
"But
who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ,
the Son of the
living God." And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona!
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to
you, but my Father who is in heaven.
And
I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church,
and the powers of
death shall not prevail against it.
I
will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth
shall
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven."
Then
he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Ministers: The Rev. Carla Cunningham Usher/Greeter Team:
The Rev. Bruce Cunningham
Music: Kate Sauer, Interim Music Director Terry
Owen, Bruce & Carol St John
Don
Sauer, Interim Band Director Hospitality: Andrea Libassi
& DJ Sommerville
Adult Ed: Floyd
Coppage Lock Up: Gene Johnson
The members of Church of the
Good Shepherd would like to extend our sympathy to: the family and friends of Bob
Huffman, member of COGS, who died August 14.
Our members: Dorenda Morse, 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
Wednesday:
Announcements
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
STAFF
newsletter deadline – this Wednesday, Aug. 27.
COGS Meets LLS, TODAY, after
the second service – 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
TODAY after the second service. If you're unable to come, but would like to
find out more about what LLS offers, please call their office at 872-0141.
Remember Project Share, next 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
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.
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.
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
COGS Choir Rehearsals – Choir
rehearsals begin this Thursday, August 28, at
COGS
Robin & Linda Williams and
Their Fine Group, in concert at COGS, Saturday, September 13,
7:30 p.m. – The next Sandia Heights Coffeehouse Concert at COGS is Saturday, September 13 — a special performance by internationally-known Robin & Linda Williams & Their
Fine Group
(robinandlinda.com). Robin & Linda appear
regularly on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and are veterans of Austin City
Limits,
The Grand Ole Opry,
and The American Radio Company. They have toured with Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The
Seldom Scene, and many others. Showtime is
COGS Adult Ed
Adult Ed classes run from
Contemporary Theology Class
A New
Christianity for a
Sacred Conversations
COG's journey
through Sacred Conversations will resume on Sunday,
Sept. 21, and continue through October 19,
at
All are welcome to participate in the
conversations.
Spirituality Study Group starting new book
in September – Join us at