- January 30, 2000

+ WELCOME! We welcome you! Our fond desire and hope is that you feel like one of us in no time at all! Please come to our time of fellowship after worship.

+ The COCU e-mail address is cocu@verizon.net and the web site address is www.rscocu.com.

+ For any announcements not in the bulletin, please write them on the tablet on the pulpit or post on announcement board in fellowship hall.

+ Our Second Mile Giving for January is for Blankets.

+ PRAYER is commitment! Please pray for (and visit, call and write to) all who need God's love including:

AT CLAXTON MANOR: Jane Myers, Room 215, Eunice Newkirk, Room 118 and Roselyn King, Room 208. 104 N. Washington St, Herkimer, NY 13350, AT OTSEGO MANOR: Arlene Pratt. BIRTHDAYS: 1/21 – Marjorie Hubiak; 1/22 – Carol Simpson; 1/24 – Sarah Stevens; 127 – Linda Hoogheem. ANNIVERSARY: 1/24 – Dave & Maureen Kennedy. .

SOME COMING EVENTS:

+ Every Sunday – SUNDAY SCHOOL.

+ Every Sunday, 10:45am – CHANCEL CHOIR REHEARSAL.

+ Every Monday at 1:00pm – ABC QUILTERS & PRAYER SHAWL GROUP.

+ Every Tuesday, 7:00pm – ECUMENICAL BIBLE STUDY at COCU. + Every Friday, 9:30 to 10:30am – PLAY GROUP. Ages 0-4 yrs.

+ Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9:00am – EXERCISE CLASS for all ages. For more information, contact Patti Leopold (858-2706). + Thursday, 7:00pm – GOVERNING BOARD MEETING.

+ Thursday, January 28th - ZONE sponsored bake sale at the Winter Carnival Spaghetti Dinner. They are asking COCU members to help. Any donated baked goods can be dropped off at the Zone Building Jan. 27, 1-5pm or Jan. 28, 1-4pm or at the school around 4:30pm. + Next Sunday, January 31 – COCU ANNUAL MEETING following morning worship. If your report is not in, please get it to the office as soon as possible. Join us for the SOUPER BOWL LUNCHEON after meeting. Any proceeds go to the Food Bank. + Today’s Coffee Host is Kelly Hameister.

+ NEXT SUNDAY – LECTIONARY: Psalm 71:1-6; Luke 4:21-30. COFFEE HOST: Carol Simpson ; LAY READER: Ross Jones;

USHERS: Priscilla Edick & Bill Mahardy; GREETER: Kate Huxtable; NURSERY: Linda Ehlers & Thomas Twomey.

+ FOOD BANK: Volunteers from our entire community assist in the performance of the Food Bank. If you would like to be a part of this project, call Ken Dreis at 858-0667. Needed: peanut butter and desserts.

+ There are prayer request forms available on the usher’s table at the back of the sanctuary if you would like to add someone to the prayer list. Please fill out & put in the offering or leave in receptacle by the office.

PRAYER REQUESTS

We are trying to update the prayer list. We will put names on the prayer list for two weeks, unless otherwise indicated. When you turn in the blue requests, please indicate if it is long term and I will make a

note to leave the name on the list longer.

Alexandra Armstrong, Linda Baum, Alex Bennett, Mike & Karen Chenel, Serene Dagar, Don Downing, Fred Gardner, Donna Hall, Kate Kinderdine, Greg Kreis, Virginia Lindsley, Ellen Graepel

MacIntosh, Charles, Rachael & Mary Catherine Maxson, Mike Reed, Barbara Sicherman, Rich Stevens, Elizabeth Traut, Laura

Twomey,Tricia Dufloe Tynan, Pat VanCauwenberge, Betsy & Paul Varcarolis, Roy Waldron, Elissa Wegner, Raymond Wise.