KIRK’S LOG

Stardate: September 7, 2008

 

Focus on the Gospel  –  Matthew 18:15-20

 

"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you,

that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them,

tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile

and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,

and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

 

            Ministers:   The Rev. Carla Cunningham                   Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30 – Doug, Sage, & Maya Crosby

                                The Rev. Bruce Cunningham                        10:30 –   Michael Armstrong, Judy Gilman

            Music:  Kate Sauer, Interim Music Director                                   Dalva & Roger Hailstone, Opal Zuercher

                          Don Sauer, Interim Band Director                  Hospitality:  John & Pat Palmer

                          Dorenda Morse, piano                                   Lock Up:  Roger Hailstone

            Adult Ed:  Floyd Coppage                                        

 

Those for Whom We Pray

 

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), Roger Hogeboom (Don & Barbara Mitchell’s nephew), Andy Hurst (Linc Nagle’s cousin, serving in Iraq), 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), 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 September 7-14, 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

                    11:30 a.m.      New Member Class

Monday:         6:00 p.m.      Handbell rehearsal – sanctuary

                      6:30 p.m.      Council meeting

Tuesday:      11:00 a.m.      Forever Young – Fellowship

                                         Hall – potluck lunch

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

                      6:00 p.m.      ContemPLAYtion Band

Thursday:       7:30 p.m.      Choir rehearsal – sanctuary

Saturday:        7:30 p.m.      Robin and Linda

                           Williams and

                           Their Fine Group

                                         in concert – Fellowship Hall –

                                         sponsored by Sandia Heights

                                         Homeowners Association

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

                    11:30 a.m.      Usher/Greeter training

                    11:30 a.m.      New Member Class

 

Announcements

 

Flowers on the Communion table – have been given by Jennifer Branham, in honor of the birthdays of
Sierra (8th) and Julian (7th).

 

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.

Forever Young – will meet this Tuesday, September 9, at 11 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. It will be a potluck lunch, so bring something to share. The meeting will focus on plans for the coming year. Be thinking about any interesting things that the group can do this year.

 

Blood Drive, September 21, 8 a.m. – 12 noon in Fellowship Hall – Blood products and the heroes who donate them are desperately needed.  Contact Suzanne Miller at 453-6838 or suzmill3r@comcast.net, or sign up on the poster in the hallway, or sign up on the tear-off sheet below.

 

New Member Classes

 

New member classes will be held on the 1st and 2nd Sunday mornings of each month, at 11:30 a.m.  New members will then be received into the church on the last Sunday of the month.  If you are interested in learning more about the United Church of Christ and Church of the Good Shepherd, please join us on those Sunday mornings.

Rev. Carla and Rev. Bruce

 

Pastors’ Forum and Potluck, Sunday, Sept. 28, after the 10:30 a.m. service – As most of you know, we are here (as your Interim Pastors) to learn and grow with you on this journey. We are here to listen to one another, and to challenge one another. We would like to invite each of you to a special “Forum” and Potluck we will be having on Sunday, September 28, after the 10:30 a.m. service, in Fellowship Hall. Please join us for a meal, a presentation, and a time for asking questions and sharing, as we begin this journey together. Much care,

Rev. Carla & Rev. Bruce

 

Light the Night Walk, Sept. 20, 6 p.m., Civic Plaza –   The event starts at 6 p.m. and the walk will begin at dusk.  The walk is about 2.5 to 3 miles long.   Please note the new location this year — Civic Plaza in downtown Albuquerque.  The Light the Night Walk (LTN) walk is held to commemorate all people who have or are suffering from Leukemia, Lymphoma or Myeloma.  All money raised for the LTN walk will go towards research to find a cure for these terrible blood cancers.  Everyone is welcome to come out and walk.  The encouraged registration amount is $25/person.  If you can’t make the walk and would like to donate, please make your check payable to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (or to LLS).  Any person who donates or raises $100 will receive a T-Shirt, and any person who donates $200 will receive something from Best Buy (Best Buy has become a National Sponsor, so no sweatshirts this year).  Any questions please contact Judy at 401-0562 or e-mail judymgilman@comcast.net.  If you would like to participate in the Light the Night Walk or would like to make a donation, please complete the tear-off sheet below.

Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group, in concert at COGS, this Saturday, Sept. 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.  This will be an all-ages, alcohol-free event, presented by the Sandia Heights Homeowners Association Community Service & Membership Committee. Doors to the Church Lower Hall will open at 6:45. Admission is $15/adults, $10/teens & seniors, $5/12 & under, under 5 are free. SHHA members are FREE. There are no advance ticket sales...come early for the best seating. Refreshments will be available, but feel free to bring a favorite dessert. Contact Linda Bolton with any questions or to have your e-mail address added to our Coffeehouse alert or volunteer list: 856-7100 or nlightsmgt@aol.com.

 

Spirituality Study Group starting new book this Wednesday, September 10 – Join us at 3 p.m. this Wednesday, when we will launch our study of Surya Das's book, The Buddha Within. – The Spirituality Study Group

 

 

COGS Adult Ed

Adult Ed classes run from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Conversations on Race

Everyone is encouraged to attend our next Sacred Conversation series, which will begin on Sept. 21 at
9:15 a.m. in the parlor.  Continuing the discussion we began last June, this next discussion, the first in a planned series of five, will focus on the question, "is racism real?"  These sessions are a direct result of UCC General Minister John Thomas' call for all churches to have a "sacred conversation on race," in response to the controversy around several out-of-context soundclips by Trinity UCC's Rev. Jeremiah Wright last Spring, and the national attention it produced.  You are urged to attend these discussions, whose only aim is increased understanding and awareness by sharing honestly with one another in a safe environment. – in the Parlor –
Coordinator: Ruth Randall

Contemporary Theology Class

A New Christianity for a New World, by Bishop John Shelby Spong. – with Floyd Coppage in Classroom 1.

COGS Bell Choir Rehearsals – 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.

 

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.