KIRK’S LOG
Stardate: December 28, 2008
Focus on the Gospel –
Luke 2:41-52
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.
And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; and when
the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but
supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey, and they sought
him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances; and when they did not find him,
they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him. After three days they found him in the
temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his
understanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished; and
his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your
father and I have been looking for you anxiously." And he said to them,
"How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my
Father's house?" And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to
them. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his
mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in
stature, and in favor with God and man.
Ministers: The Rev. Carla Cunningham Lay Readers: 8:30 – Doug Crosby
The Rev. Bruce Cunningham 10:30 – Kirby Lewis
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: Matt Smith
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), 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
December 28 to January 4, 2008
Please remember
that the church office will be closed from Christmas day through December 30 – but it will
be open on Wednesday, Dec. 31, and Friday, January 2.
Informational
Congregational Meeting, January
18, 9:15 a.m. – Council
members will be available to discuss the 2009 line-item budget.
Ministry
Gathering — Monday, January 5, 7 p.m. – All Ministry Teams and those interested in the various ministries will
gather on Monday, January 5 at 7 p,m. for planning time and
budget considerations. If you are currently on a Ministry Team, please come. If
you are interested in being on a Ministry Team, please come. If you want to
know what a Ministry Team is, please come. Currently, COGS has five Ministry
Teams: Administration, Faith Development (includes Sunday School), Hospitality,
Justice and Community Interface, and Worship and Creative Arts.
REMINDER to those who have not yet
paid for the poinsettias they ordered – If you have not
yet paid for the poinsettias you ordered, please make a check payable to “COGS” and write “Poinsettias” on the Memo line of the
check. Place your check in the offering
plate or in the Financial Secretary’s mailbox, or you can mail the check to COGS. Thank you.
NEEDED: Outside Storage Shed – Do you have a storage shed that you no longer
need? Max would like to have another storage shed (similar size to the ones
behind the church in the lower parking lot) so he can store supplies and use it
as a small workroom. Please contact John
Davis (hrothgarr@hotmail.com or 250-1594) or Judy Gilman (judymgilman@comcast.net
or 401-0562).
COGS
Ski Trip, January 16-19
– at Wolf
Creek, CO, is scheduled, as always, over the Martin Luther King holiday
weekend, January 16-19. Lift tickets = $44.20/day. 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.
New Orleans Mission Trip:
March 29-April 4
– Thanks to all who attended the New Orleans Fund-raiser in November. It was a
fun evening and the committee is grateful to all who made it a success. $1530
was raised. We are hoping for more team members, and we will all be meeting
after church on January 11 for a potluck lunch and will be finalizing details
of the trip then. All are welcome.
We are so pleased with all of the support the congregation is lending to
this Peace and Justice project. Please see the tear-off sheet below with
ways to participate.
COGS Adult Ed
Adult
Ed classes run from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m.
Contemporary Theology Class
We are discussing the 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
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
TIME & TALENT PLEDGE FORM:
If you haven’t returned your form, please leave it in the church office.
– This will help us fill
the open positions next year.
NEEDED: Sound Room volunteers – We
are looking for people to be in the Sound
Room on Sunday mornings and would like to have someone in there during both
services. All information and expertise will be
provided. Please indicate which service
and Sunday works best for you. If you
can help one Sunday a month at either the 8:30 or 10:30 service, or if you have any questions,
please contact Judy Gilman at 401-0562 or judymgilman@comcast.net. – Judy Gilman
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.