KIRK’S LOG
Stardate: November 23, 2008
Focus on the Gospel –
Matthew 25:31-46
"When the Son of man
comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his
glorious throne.
Before him will be gathered
all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right
hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at his right
hand, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was
thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was
naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and
you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see
thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? And when did we see
thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? And when did we see
thee sick or in prison and visit thee?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly,
I say to you,
as you did it to one of the
least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his
left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the
devil and his angels; for I was hungry
and you gave me no food, I
was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome
me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit
me.' Then they also will answer,
'Lord, when did we see thee
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not
minister
to thee?' Then he will answer
them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these,
you did it not to me.' And they
will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal
life."
Ministers: The Rev. Carla Cunningham Lay Readers: 8:30 – Doug Crosby
The Rev. Bruce Cunningham 10:30 – Susan
Olson-Phillips
Music: Kate Sauer, Music Director Usher/Greeter
Team: 8:30 – Harry Kolenc
Linda Gilmour, Chancel
Choir/Children’s 10:30 – Richard
Mitchell & Ruth Randall
Music & Praise Band Director Bruce &
Carol St John
Dorenda Morse, piano Hospitality: Thanksgiving Lunch
Adult Ed: Floyd
Coppage Lock Up: Gene Johnson
Those for Whom We Pray
Our members:
Annie Gerhardt, Kirby Lewis, and Richard
Street;
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), Fran Haley
(Michael Haley’s mother), Brian Hierl
(Cindy Hutchinson’s son, serving in Qatar), 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), Mike Mueller
(son of Susan Olson-Phillips & Det Phillips, serving in Iraq), 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 November
23-30, 2008
Thanksgiving Lunch and Celebration
of our Stewardship, TODAY – Right after our Thanksgiving
worship service, please join us for our delicious – and free – annual
Thanksgiving lunch. (To help cover food
costs, there will be a basket for voluntary donations.) Please join us!
Poinsettia sale – begins TODAY. You
can order red or white poinsettias using the tear-off sheet below.
Picture directory – Stop by the table in the hallway to sign up
for your appt. to have your picture Dec. 12 or 13.
Help!
Prayer Shawls! – COGS
gives hand-made prayer shawls to shut-ins – a
wonderful way to maintain contact with these folks. At present, we are in need of a few more
shawls. If you are one of a soft heart
and nimble fingers and would not mind spending a little time knitting a prayer
shawl, it would be very much appreciated.
Needed – Four-drawer file cabinet(s) in good condition for
Choir Room. Contact Linda Gilmour (797-7997).
Christmas
Pageant, December 14
– Don’t miss our new and exciting Christmas pageant at 10:30 on Sunday, December 14. This new program will prove memorable,
meaningful, and fun for the entire congregation. For families with children who may wish to
participate, please contact Suzanne Miller at 453-6838 or
suzmill3r@comcast.net.
Have you dropped off your backpack and/or supplies? – Lists of supplies
needed at East San Jose School are on the Ministry of Justice bulletin board
in the hallway, next to the poster.
Collection boxes decorated by the children are under the bulletin board
for your convenience.
Remember Project Share, next Sunday,
November 30 – 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
COGS Adult Ed
Adult
Ed classes run from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m.
Advent Journey
Begins
next Sunday, November 30 and continues each
Sunday through Advent – with Rev. Carla &
Rev. Bruce at 9:15 a.m. in the parlor
Contemporary Theology Class
We have begun a new book, A New Earth: Awakening to Your
Life's Purpose, by Eckhart Tolle. –
with Floyd Coppage at 9:15
a.m. in Classroom 1
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 & Church of the Good Shepherd, please join us on those Sunday
mornings.
Rev.
Carla and Rev. Bruce
COGS Ski Trip, January
16-19, 2009
– The annual COGS Ski Trip at Wolf Creek, CO, is scheduled, as
always, over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, January 16-19, 2009. Lift tickets are $44.20/day and rooms are
reserved at the Holiday Inn Express in Pagosa
Springs, CO
at $72/night. Don’t miss the most snow
in Colorado!! Contact Suzanne Miller at suzmill3r@comcast.net
or call 453-6838 and watch for the sign-up poster in the hallway.
Rev. Carla & Rev. Bruce Cunningham’s
phone number and e-mail address – Please feel free to call
us or e-mail us, if you have questions or if a need arises. Our cell phone number is: 734-730-9506.
Our e-mail address is: carlacrevccu@charter.net. – Rev. Carla
& Rev. Bruce
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.