KIRK’S LOG
Stardate: September 14, 2008
Focus on the Gospel – Matthew 18:19-22
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." Then Peter
came up and said to him,
"Lord, how often shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?"
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you
seven times, but seventy times seven."
Ministers: The Rev. Carla Cunningham Usher/Greeter Team: 8:30 – Pamela
& Erik Giberti
The Rev. Bruce Cunningham 10:30 – Cyndi
Brown, John Davis
Music: Kate Sauer, Interim Music Director Jon
& Karla Mitovich
Don
Sauer, Interim Band Director Hospitality: Barbara & Paul Carpenter
Dorenda Morse, piano Lock Up: John Davis
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
14-21, 2008
Blood Drive, next Sunday,
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 on the reverse.
Book Groupies – The next gathering will
be tomorrow, September 15, 6 p.m., at the home of Lee
Johnson. Come one ... Come all ... Bring
a friend. We’ll be discussing the book, Into the Canyon – 7 Years in Navajo Country, by Lucy Moore. Ann Travelstead will be our discussion
leader. Lee’s address: 4630 Bermuda Dr. NE. Phone: 293-9640.
Flowers on the Communion table – have been given by Christa Manning, in
memory of Bob Huffman.
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
Turquoise
Chalice – The Sixth Annual Turquoise Chalice Award and Benefit Dinner will
be held Friday evening, September 26, at 6 p.m., at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. This year we are honoring The Storehouse and its general manager,
Lee Maynard. The event will also feature
the inspiring humor of Al Staggs.
Tickets are $75. This is the
yearly benefit for the New Mexico Conference of Churches (NMCC), an ecumenical
organization that we have actively supported for many years. For the last four years, Church of the Good
Shepherd has hosted an overflow table (11 people) of members and friends. We would love to have at least one table this
year and maybe two. Come on along. It
really is a delightful evening. Please contact Rev. Carla and Rev. Bruce if
you would like to attend.
Light the Night Walk, this Saturday,
Sept. 20, 6 p.m., at 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.
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.
Pastors’
Forum and Potluck
Sunday,
September 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 and Rev. Bruce
Closet Cleaner Sale
– COGS Preschool is hosting a consignment sale fund-raiser on Sept. 20. The "Closet Cleaner Sale" will be
open from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
in Fellowship Hall. To donate, contact
Pamela (856-1005) or Heather (828-9577) to let them know when you are bringing
things so that they can make sure there is adequate space to store the
items. Donations can be delivered after
the fall term starts on Sept. 2. The
Preschool will not accept old TVs.
Please donate only clean, gently used items. See their website for more details. Anyone can become a seller – visit
www.closetcleanersale.com to download the contract and view the
guidelines. Space is limited to 50
sellers, so sign up soon!
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 next Sunday, September 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.