The MEN AT THE CROSS event is this SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Grace Church in Maryland Heights.  Just a few tickets left.  Men, if you bring your son, they can get in for free and will have their own special time at this event.  Tickets are $29.00 [...]]]> THIS WEEK AT CORNERSTONE 

The MEN AT THE CROSS event is this SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Grace Church in Maryland Heights.  Just a few tickets left.  Men, if you bring your son, they can get in for free and will have their own special time at this event.  Tickets are $29.00 per person – scholarships are also available.  Contact John Ritland (314-374-9478) or Richard Ruiz (314-221-3381)

Vacation Bible School is next week – July 26-30, 6:30-8:30 p.m.  If you haven’t already, sign your kids up and avoid the lines; bring your neighbor’s kids; bring your nieces and nephews.  See Children’s Ministry below for more details.  This year the children will be collecting money for Victor Zubarev, a church planter in Moscow.

The first annual EFCA Missions Golf Tournament will be held next Monday, July 26^th, at the Crescent Farms Golf Club near Eureka.  Cost per player is $110.  Non-golfers can participate by coming to the luncheon at 1:00.  Luncheon tickets are $25 and a RSVP is needed.  Proceeds go to local EFCA church planting efforts and to train EFCA missionaries overseas.  Volunteers ♥ are needed to help with tournament registration, sell mulligans, and drink carts (lunch is complimentary).  Please contact the Cornerstone church office (314-968-9808) or Jack Kennedy (636-399-3083) if you want to come.

A soccer tournament for refugees and immigrants will be held in the St. Louis area on Saturday, July 31^st, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  There are already teams from Bhutan, Congo, Burma, etc.  We are looking for teams that exist or players that would like to join a team.  It will be held at the Midwest Soccer Academy, 5247 Fyler Avenue, 63139 – Registration Fee is $10/person. $5 returned the day of the tournament – Registration is not confirmed until payment is received. (Make checks payable to First Free) -Register online or in person at Oasis International, 5035 Gravois Road, 63116 – 314-353-3800  Tournament Type: Round Robin (Each group has a maximum of 6 teams)  Groups: A, B (18+ years, 5 plus keepers) and C (35+ years, small goals, 5 players, no keeper)  Awards Ceremony, Drawing and Picnic: at Tower Grove Park immediately following the tournament.  Website:  http://sites.google.com/site/stlouisworldamateurcup    For More info: email stlwac@gmail.com, or call 636-779-2105

Cornerstone will have a baptism on Sunday, August 1^st, 12:30 through 3:00 p.m. at the Matush’s, 1455 Cragwold in Kirkwood.  We will have a potluck lunch so bring a meat to grill AND a side dish or dessert according to:  A-J veggie dish/salad; K-R fruit dish/salad; S-Z dessert – and bring a swimsuit and towel if you want to swim.  We will also have a report from Mike and Nolan Connelly about their Mexico mission trip in June with the Brockmans, and from the Moldova mission team.  Five people have requested to be baptized.  If you would like to be identified with Christ in baptism, please let Pastor Terry or the office know of your interest.

♥ We just received a new Adopt-A-Platoon assignment for an Army Platoon of 39 soldiers (including 3 women) assigned in Iraq until January.  An updated list of requested items is available by the donation basket in the Welcome Center.  Call Marta Guckes with questions (314-518-4310).  We will do a cookie baking day on Sunday, August 15, 1:00-4:00 p.m.  Come and help write notes to troops, bake and pack cookies.

STILL NEEDED! ♥  First E Free Church has a housing need for a missionary family of three (with a small dog) for one year.  Contact Cathy Nelson cnelson@efree.org or 636.779.2187.

Camp Cornerstone will be at Turkey Hill Ranch Camp on August 27 through 29.  Signups began last Sunday, July 11^th.

LAST REMINDER!  The Lost and Found basket is full.  Please go through it to see if anything is yours.  All items will be donated next week. 

St. Paul’s E Free Church, 9801 Olive Blvd., corner of Olive and Warson Road, will have a rummage sale Saturday, August 7^th, 8:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.  Their flyer is posted on our hall bulletin board.

CONTINUING BIBLE STUDIES – Other studies are listed under the gender specific ministries below. 

Rich Cartier leads a class on 1^st Corinthians every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the church office.  The plans are to continue this class into the Fall.  Rich will also teach this class during the 2^nd hour on Sunday mornings through the summer. 

The Saturday morning Barnabas Project, will NOT meet this Saturday due to the Men at the Cross event that morning.

MISSIONS

Please be in prayer for the children who attended the camps in Moldova this month.  Pray that they will find mentors and churches to continue their Bible studies and grow in Christ.

MEN’S MINISTRY

Every Friday at 7:00 a.m. a Men’s Bible Study meets at First Watch in Kirkwood.  The current study is on “The Attributes of God”.  All men are welcome to attend.

Father-Son camping and float trip is planned for Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 8.  Leave church at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and return by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday – or you can float on Saturday without camping overnight.   Boys without fathers are welcome – men are needed as stand-in fathers♥.  Contact Mark Kamphoefner if you are interested – 314.821.9488 or kamphoefner@sbcglobal.net.

STUDENT MINISTRY

Immanuel will have their Vacation Bible School on August 9 through 13.  Our Student Ministry will be heading it up and will need helpers. ♥ Contact Aaron.

College Students!  A Bible study class specifically for you meets each Sunday morning during the 10:45 a.m. hour in the Fireplace Room.  There is also a Bible study that meets every Sunday evening at the Connelly’s home, 2147 Avalon Ridge Circle, Fenton, 63026, through June and July.  Come, learn and participate.

The High School Student Ministry is going on a summer retreat from Friday, July 30^th, thru Sunday, August 1^st.  They will travel to Kansas City to attend a Kansas City Royals baseball game, go to Worlds of Fun and have a special guest teacher.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Signups are now open for this summer’s Vacation Bible School – July 26-30 – “A Celtic Celebration”.  All children between age 3 and 5^th grade (in the Fall) are invited to participate.  Everyone is invited to help ♥ in some way – we especially need teenagers.  VERY IMPORTANT! – Everyone who signed up to work is asked to attend a meeting this Sunday, July 25^th, 10:20 a.m., in the Junior Church Room.  We also need people ♥ to help set up for VBS on Sunday, July 25, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

♥ Our need for VBS craft projects this year are cereal boxes and aluminum can tabs. Bring EMPTY ALUMINUM SOFT DRINK CANS (no rinsing required) and our kids will take off the tab tops and cans to be recycled. Place your donations in the containers so marked by the coat rack this Sunday.  The tab tops will be used as wall hangers.

Another VBS need ♥ is bringing treats to the closing program for VBS on Friday, July 30^th.  Please sign up on the sheet at the VBS and Camp Cornerstone table.  Everyone is welcome to come even if you don’t have kids enrolled.  Come join the fun and see what the kids did all week! 

Preschool and Junior Church needs more help♥  on the following dates:  a 3^rd set of hands at 9:00 a.m. in the 2-year-old class on August 1^st and 22^nd; a 3^rd set of hands in the 3 & 4-year-old class on August 22^nd; two helpers at 10:45 a.m. in the 2’s thru 4’s preschool class, and a teacher at 10:45 a.m. in Junior Church, both on August 22^nd.

ATTENTION SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS!  Anne is back and she has put more meetings on the calendar!

Tuesday, August 31, 7:00 p.m.  Second hour teachers at Anne’s house

Thursday, September 9, 7:00 p.m.  First hour preschool teachers who cannot come on Saturday the 11^th, Junior Church Room

Saturday, September 11, 9:30 a.m.  First hour preschool teachers who cannot come the morning of the 9^th, Junior Church Room

Saturday, September 11, 10:30 a.m.  Child Protection Class in Room 107

MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) continue to meet on the first and third Thursday of each month.  Their summer program consists of meeting at local parks and includes a family picnic on Sunday, July 25^th, 5:00 p.m. at Crestwood Park.

♥ If you love to cuddle babies and play with toddlers, we need a few more people to volunteer for our Nursery on Sunday mornings.  Call or email the office if you can help.

THANK YOU!!

Dear Cornerstone Family,  Thanks so much for the cards, visits, and prayers before, during and after my hip replacement surgery.  You are such a blessing!  Continued prayers are always needed, but I must say I am doing great.  I more often than not take off across the room without my walker!                                       Love to you all, Susan Ritland

Dear Cornerstone Family,  Your love and concern for me in the passing of my son, Mark, lifted me up in a hard time.  You blessed me exceedingly.  Thank you for the beautiful flowers you sent, in my favorite fall colors.  How did you know?  .. I love you all very much, Marilyn Brown

To our Cornerstone Family,  A special thanks to Pastor Terry for his visit following my surgery.  And thanks for all the phone calls, cards and prayers from the congregation.  I felt your love and prayers.                                      In his love,  Joyce Clark

PLEASE PRAY

As many of you already have heard, tragically, the young man who was found drowned in a lake near St. Peters on Sunday as last weekend’s newspapers and news stations reported, was Michael Kowalewski, John and Joyce Clark’s 22-year-old grandson.  Please keep his parents, Linda and Chester, and the entire Clark family in your prayers as they mourn this loss.  Visitation is today at Baue Funeral Home, 3950 W. Clay, St. Charles – 2:00 pm for the family and 3:00 pm for everyone else.  Funeral mass will be tomorrow, 10:00 a.m., at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2 Seton Ct., St. Charles, MO  63303 (636.946.6717).

Hello Friends,

Please add Jim’s dad to your prayer list. He is still having an extremely difficult time coming to terms with Doolie’s death.  Transfers between denial and anger.  We have extended our stay here for another week to be with him.  Any and all prayer is essential!  The enemy is bearing down hard on him.  Pray for Jesus to do battle with the enemy on his behalf please.  Thanks to all, Deb Matush

Natalie Dare is scheduled to have surgery on Monday, August 2, to remove her tonsils and adenoids due to a recent diagnosis of severe sleep apnea.  Please pray that 1) the surgery goes well and without complications, 2) recovery is quick and with minimal pain, and 3) surgery cures her sleep apnea without further need for intervention.

Pray for Al Burkhard as he is fighting infections in his body following recent surgery.

Continue to pray for Karen Felton, Cornerstone missionaries, our Russian congregation, marriages, students and those going through personal trials and health issues; plus Immanuel, Pastor Todd and their congregation.

Reminder:  Our Monday evening prayer group meets from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary (however, they will NOT meet next Monday due to VBS); and, the 50/50 prayer group meets every Thursday morning from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. in the Fireplace Room.  Everyone is welcome to join either or both groups.

SERVING CORNERSTONE

Please consider being a volunteer at Cornerstone.  Sign up through the Welcome sheet in your Sunday bulletin or call or email the church office to joanne@cornerstonestaff.org .  Wherever you see this symbol “♥” in this publication, it indicates volunteer opportunities available at Cornerstone.  Contact the office to find where you can help.  You are what makes Cornerstone thrive so come, volunteer and help us grow.

REMINDER!  ♥ We continually collect used laser and ink jet printer cartridges and old cell phones for our silent recycling fundraiser – place them in the basket located by the elevator in the foyer.

The Men at the Cross event is ALMOST HERE!  Saturday, July 24, 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Grace Church in Maryland Heights.  Posters with details of this event are located throughout the church.  We still have a few tickets left, please see John Ritland or Richard Ruiz if you [...]]]> THIS WEEK AT CORNERSTONE

The Men at the Cross event is ALMOST HERE!  Saturday, July 24, 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Grace Church in Maryland Heights.  Posters with details of this event are located throughout the church.  We still have a few tickets left, please see John Ritland or Richard Ruiz if you want to go.  Men, if you bring  your son, they can get in for free and have their own special time at this event.  Tickets are $29.00 per person – scholarships are also available.

It’s almost here, too!  Our Vacation Bible School is coming up in just two weeks – July 26-30.  If you haven’t already, sign your kids up; bring your neighbor’s kids; bring your nieces and nephews.  Let’s fill our church with kids that week!  See Children’s Ministry below for more details.

REMINDER:  You can still sign up for the first annual EFCA Missions Golf Tournament which will be held on Monday, July 26, at the Crescent Farms Golf Club near Eureka.  Cost per player is $110.  Non-golfers can participate by coming to the luncheon at 1:00.  Luncheon tickets are $25 and a RSVP is needed.  Proceeds go to local EFCA church planting efforts and to train EFCA missionaries overseas.  Volunteers ♥ are needed to help with the tournament registration, sell mulligans, and drink carts (lunch is complimentary).  Please contact the Cornerstone church office (314-968-9808) or Jack Kennedy (636-399-3083)

A soccer tournament for refugees and immigrants will be held in the St. Louis area on Saturday, July 31, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  There are already teams from Bhutan, Congo, Burma, etc.  We are looking for teams that exist or players that would like to join a team.  It will be held at the Midwest Soccer Academy, 5247 Fyler Avenue, 63139 – Registration Fee is $10/person. $5 returned the day of the tournament – Registration is not confirmed until payment is received. (Make checks payable to First Free) -Register online or in person at Oasis International, 5035 Gravois Road, 63116 – 314-353-3800  Tournament Type: Round Robin (Each group has a maximum of 6 teams)  Groups: A, B (18+ years, 5 plus keepers) and C (35+ years, small goals, 5 players, no keeper)  Awards Ceremony, Drawing and Picnic: at Tower Grove Park immediately following the tournament.  Website:  http://sites.google.com/site/stlouisworldamateurcup

For More info: email stlwac@gmail.com, or call 636-779-2105

Cornerstone will have a baptism on Sunday, August 1^st, 12:30 through 3:00 p.m. at the Matush’s, 1455 Cragwold in Kirkwood.  We will have a potluck lunch so bring a meat to grill AND a side dish or dessert according to:  A-J veggie dish/salad; K-R fruit dish/salad; S-Z dessert – and bring swimsuit and towel if you want to swim.  We will also have a report from Mike and Nolan Connelly about their Mexico mission trip in June with the Brockmans, and from the Moldova mission team.  Five people have requested to be baptized.  If you would like to be identified with Christ in baptism, please let Pastor Terry or the office know of your interest.

Our soldier’s ministry with Adopt-A-Platoon is active again.  We just received a new assignment for an Army Platoon of 39 soldiers (including 3 women) assigned in Iraq until January.  An updated list of requested items is available in the Welcome Center.  Call Marta Guckes with questions (314-518-4310).  We will do a cookie baking day again soon.

First E Free Church has a housing need for a missionary family of three (with a small dog) for one year.  Contact Cathy Nelson cnelson@efree.org or 636.779.2187.

Camp Cornerstone will be at Turkey Hill Ranch Camp on August 27 through 29.  Signups began last Sunday, July 11^th.

As most of you know by now, we have another new baby in our “family”.  Lydia Praise, 7 lb. 8 oz. and 20” long was born on July 8^th at 1:26 a.m. to Jamie and Anna Cook in Kentucky.  Gramma Karol is already there and Grandpa Pastor Terry will leave tomorrow for some hands on loving.

REMINDER!  The Lost and Found basket is full.  Please go through it to see if anything in it is yours.  All remaining items will be donated in next week.  By the way, does anyone know to whom the 3 plastic bags of clothing and hanging coats belong to?  They had a name on them a month ago and were moved to the coat rack because no one picked them up.  We plan to donate them if no one claims them soon.

St. Paul’s E Free Church, 9801 Olive Blvd., corner of Olive and Warson Road, will have a rummage sale Saturday, August 7^th, 8:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.  Flyer is posted on hall bulletin board.

CONTINUING BIBLE STUDIES – Other studies are listed under the gender specific ministries below. 

Rich Cartier leads a class on 1^st Corinthians every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the church office.  The plans are to continue this class into the Fall.  Rich will also teach this class during the 2^nd hour on Sunday mornings through the summer. 

The Saturday morning Barnabas Project, open to men and women, led by Pastor Terry, meets from 7:30 to 8:30 in the Fireplace Room using the Student Copy of the Men At The Cross One2Won cross training study guide.  We encourage discipleship among ladies/young ladies as well as men/young men and this study helps each of us become familiar with and comfortable using a great tool for one-to-one or one-to-two discipleship.  It is an extremely practical way of equipping men and women of Cornerstone to multiply disciple makers.

MISSIONS

Cornerstone people on the Moldova missions trip are Ion, Svetlana and Emy Cheptene, Anne Parker, Oleg and Irina Podgorny and Derrick Staten.  The first group left last Saturday, July 3 and returns Sunday, July 11 – the second group leaves July 10 and returns July 18.  Please be in prayer for this trip and for everyone involved, including the Moldovan children who will be attending the camps.

Immanuel will have their Vacation Bible School on August 9 through 13.  Our Student Ministry will be heading it up and will need helpers. ♥  Contact Aaron.

MEN’S MINISTRY

Every Friday at 7:00 a.m. a Men’s Bible Study meets at First Watch in Kirkwood.  The current study is on “The Attributes of God”.  All men are welcome to attend.

Father-Son camping and float trip is planned for Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 8.  Leave church at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and return by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday – or you can float on Saturday without camping overnight.   Boys without fathers are welcome – men are needed as stand-in fathers♥.  Contact Mark Kamphoefner if you are interested – 314.821.9488 or kamphoefner@sbcglobal.net.

STUDENT MINISTRY

College Students!  A Bible study class specifically for you meets each Sunday morning during the 10:45 a.m. hour in the Fireplace Room.  There is also a Bible study that meets every Sunday evening at the Connelly’s home, 2147 Avalon Ridge Circle, Fenton, 63026, through June and July.  Come, learn and participate.

The High School Student Ministry is going on a summer retreat from Friday, July 30^th, thru Sunday, August 1^st.  They will travel to Kansas City to attend a Kansas City Royals baseball game, go to Worlds of Fun and have a special guest teacher.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Signups are now open for this summer’s Vacation Bible School – July 26-30 – “A Celtic Celebration”.  All children between age 3 and 5^th grade (in the Fall) are invited to participate.  Everyone is invited to help ♥ in some way – we especially need teenagers.  Thanks to all who have signed up to work.   VERY IMPORTANT! – All VBS workers are asked to attend a meeting on Sunday, July 25^th, 10:20 a.m., in the Junior Church Room. 

Our needs for VBS craft projects this year are cereal boxes.  Please save all your discarded cereal boxes, bring them to Cornerstone and place them in the container marked “VBS” under the coat rack.  Thank you!

Another VBS need is bringing treats to the closing program for VBS on Friday, July 30^th.  Everyone is welcome to come even if you don’t have kids enrolled.  Come join the fun and see what the kids did all week!

MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) continues to meet on the first and third Thursday of each month.  Their summer program consists of meeting at local parks and includes a family picnic on Sunday, July 25^th, 5:00 p.m. at Crestwood Park.

♥ If you love to cuddle babies and play with toddlers, we need a few more people to volunteer for our Nursery on Sunday mornings.  Call or email the office if you can help.

PRAYER

Our condolences go to Marilyn Brown on the passing of her son, Mark, who went home to be with the Lord last Saturday night.  He will be missed by his brothers, sister, children, and of course, his mom.  We just trust in the Lord that this is according to the will of God.  Visitation will be at Hoffmeister’s Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa, 63109, tomorrow (Thursday) from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. followed by a gravesite service at St. Paul’s Church on Rock Hill Road off Watson Road.  Anyone who can is also invited to lunch at C.J.Mugg’s, Lockwood and Gore, in Webster after the services.

Praise the Lord for Joyce Clark’s surgery last Friday.  It went successfully and she is on the way to recovery and being spoiled by three daughters who have camped out at their house all week!!!

Susan Ritland had hip replacement surgery Monday morning at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and is coming home today.  Pray for comfort and patience as she goes through therapy and recovery.

Continue to pray for Karen Felton, Cornerstone missionaries, our Russian congregation, marriages, students and those going through personal trials and health issues; plus Immanuel, Pastor Todd and their congregation.

Reminder:  Our Monday evening prayer group meets from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary; and, the 50/50 prayer group meets every Thursday morning from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. in the Fireplace Room.  Everyone is welcome to join either or both groups.

SERVING CORNERSTONE

Please consider being a volunteer at Cornerstone.  Sign up through the Welcome sheet in your Sunday bulletin or call or email the church office to joanne@cornerstonestaff.org .  Wherever you see this symbol “♥” in this publication, it indicates volunteer opportunities available at Cornerstone.  Contact the office to find where you can help.  You are what makes Cornerstone thrive so come, volunteer and help us grow.

REMINDER!  ♥ We continually collect used laser and ink jet printer cartridges and old cell phones for our silent recycling fundraiser – place them in the basket located by the elevator in the foyer.

Cornerstone will have a baptism in early August.  If you would like to be identified with Christ in baptism, please let Pastor Terry or the office know of your interest.

Remember to sign up for the first annual EFCA Missions Golf Tournament which will be held on Monday, July 26, [...]]]> THIS WEEK AT CORNERSTONE

Cornerstone will have a baptism in early August.  If you would like to be identified with Christ in baptism, please let Pastor Terry or the office know of your interest.

Remember to sign up for the first annual EFCA Missions Golf Tournament which will be held on Monday, July 26, at the Crescent Farms Golf Club near Eureka.  Cost per player is $110. Non-golfers can participate by coming to the luncheon at 1:00.  Luncheon tickets are $25 and a RSVP is needed.  Proceeds go to local EFCA church planting efforts and to train EFCA missionaries overseas.  Volunteers ♥ are needed to help with the tournament registration, sell mulligans, and drink carts (lunch is complimentary).  Please contact the Cornerstone church office (314-968-9808) or Jack Kennedy (636-399-3083).

First E Free Church has a housing need for a missionary family of three (with a small dog) for one year.  Contact Cathy Nelson cnelson@efree.org or 636.779.2187.

Camp Cornerstone will be at Turkey Hill Ranch Camp on August 27 through 29.  Signups begin this Sunday, July 11^th.

The Lost and Found basket is full.  Please go through it to see if anything in it is yours.  All remaining items will be donated in a few weeks.  By the way, does anyone know to whom the 3 plastic bags of clothing and hanging coats belong to?  They had a name on them a month ago and were moved to the coat rack because no one picked them up.  We plan to donate them if no one claims them soon.

Congratulations to Chad and Dana Stuemke on the birth of William August on Friday, July 2^nd, at 8:40 a.m.  He weighed 8 lbs, 1oz.  “All is perfect!” mom says. A care calendar has been set up for their family if you would like to bring them a meal.  Go to  http://www.carecalendar.org/logon/43407 and enter CALENDAR ID : 43407 and SECURITY CODE : 9915.

CONTINUING BIBLE STUDIES – Other studies are listed under the gender specific ministries below. 

Rich Cartier leads a class on 1^st Corinthians every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the church office.  The plans are to continue this class into the Fall.  Rich will also teach this class during the 2^nd hour on Sunday mornings through the summer. 

The Saturday morning Barnabas Project, open to men and women, led by Pastor Terry, meets from 7:30 to 8:30 in the Fireplace Room using the Student Copy of the Men At The Cross One2Won cross training study guide.  We encourage discipleship among ladies/young ladies as well as men/young men and this study helps each of us become familiar with and comfortable using a great tool for one-to-one or one-to-two discipleship.  It is an extremely practical way of equipping men and women of Cornerstone to multiply disciple makers.

MISSIONS

Cornerstone people on the Moldova missions trip are Ion, Svetlana and Emy Cheptene, Anne Parker, Oleg and Irina Podgorny and Derrick Staten.  The first group left last Saturday, July 3 and returns Sunday, July 11 – the second group leaves July 10 and returns July 18.  Please be in prayer for this trip and for everyone involved, including the Moldovan children who will be attending the camps.

Immanuel will have their Vacation Bible School on August 9 through 13.  Our Student Ministry will be heading it up and will need helpers. ♥  Contact Aaron.

MEN’S MINISTRY

Every Friday at 7:00 a.m. a Men’s Bible Study meets at First Watch in Kirkwood.  The current study is on “The Attributes of God”.  All men are welcome to attend.

MEN AT THE CROSS is coming to St Louis – Saturday, July 24, 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Grace Church in Maryland Heights.  Posters with details of this event are located throughout the church.  Cornerstone has purchased tickets so please see John Ritland or Richard Ruiz if you want to go.  Tickets are $29.00 per person – scholarships are available.

Father-Son camping and float trip is planned for Friday, August 6^th through Sunday, August 8th.   You can also come on Saturday without camping Friday and Saturday nights.   Boys without fathers are welcome – men are needed as stand-in fathers♥.  Contact Mark Kamphoefner if you are interested – 314.821.9488 or kamphoefner@sbcglobal.net.

STUDENT MINISTRY

College Students!  A Bible study class specifically for you meets each Sunday morning during the 10:45 a.m. hour in the Fireplace Room.  There is also a Bible study that meets every Sunday evening at the Connelly’s home, 2147 Avalon Ridge Circle, Fenton, 63026, through June and July.  Come, learn and participate.

The High School Student Ministry is going on a summer retreat from Friday, July 30^th, thru Sunday, August 1^st.  They will travel to Kansas City to attend a Kansas City Royals baseball game, go to Worlds of Fun and have a special guest teacher.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Signups are now open for this summer’s Vacation Bible School – July 26-30 – “A Celtic Celebration”.  All children between age 3 and 5^th grade (in the Fall) are invited to participate.  Everyone is invited to help ♥ in some way – we especially need teenagers.  Thanks to all who have signed up to work so far.  You will receive a reminder post card confirming your assignment in the mail soon.  VERY IMPORTANT! – For All VBS workers – we need you to attend a meeting on Sunday, July 25^th, 10:20 a.m., in the Junior Church Room. 

Our needs for VBS craft projects this year are cereal boxes.  Please save all your discarded cereal boxes, bring them to Cornerstone and place them in the container marked “VBS” under the coat rack.  Thank you!

Another VBS need is bringing treats to the closing program for VBS on Friday, July 30^th.  Everyone is welcome to come even if you don’t have kids enrolled.  Come join the fun and see what the kids did all week!

MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) continues to meet on the first and third Thursday of each month.  Their summer program consists of meeting at local parks and includes a family picnic on Sunday, July 25^th, 5:00 p.m. at Crestwood Park.

♥ If you love to cuddle babies and play with toddlers, we need a few more people to volunteer for our Nursery on Sunday mornings.  Call or email the office if you can help.

PRAYER

Matt Creamer will lead our next Prayer Meeting and Hymn Sing in the Sanctuary this Sunday, July 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m.  This will be a blessed time for all.  Come join us in prayer and sing those hymns of old.

Continue to pray for Karen Felton, Cornerstone missionaries, our Russian congregation, marriages, students and those going through personal trials and health issues; plus Immanuel, Pastor Todd and their congregation.

Reminder:  Our Monday evening prayer group meets from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary; and, the 50/50 prayer group meets every Thursday morning from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. in the Fireplace Room.  Everyone is welcome to join either or both groups.

SERVING CORNERSTONE

Please consider being a volunteer at Cornerstone.  Sign up through the Welcome sheet in your Sunday bulletin or call or email the church office to joanne@cornerstonestaff.org .  Wherever you see this symbol “♥” in this publication, it indicates volunteer opportunities available at Cornerstone.  Contact the office to find where you can help.  You are what makes Cornerstone thrive so come, volunteer and help us grow.

REMINDER!  ♥ We continually collect used laser and ink jet printer cartridges and old cell phones for our silent recycling fundraiser – place them in the basket located by the elevator in the foyer.

The announcement in last week’s TWC regarding Communion being postponed to Sunday, July 11th has been retracted.  We WILL serve Communion on our traditional first Sunday, July 4th, where our Russian congregation will be joining us. too.  Pastor Terry’s sermon title is “Remembering Our Independence” from Exodus 13:1-16.  Also, please [...]]]>  THIS WEEK AT CORNERSTONE

The announcement in last week’s TWC regarding Communion being postponed to Sunday, July 11^th has been retracted.  We WILL serve Communion on our traditional first Sunday, July 4^th, where our Russian congregation will be joining us. too.  Pastor Terry’s sermon title is “Remembering Our Independence” from Exodus 13:1-16.  Also, please note that our Russian congregation is changing the time of their service from 12:30 p.m. to 10:45 a.m. beginning on July 11^th.

Also, please note there will be NO NURSERY during 2^nd hour this Sunday!  Our office will also be closed on Monday, the 5^th, in light of the Independence Day Holiday.

Cornerstone will have a baptism later in July or early August.  If you would like to be identified with Christ in baptism, please let Pastor Terry or the office know of your interest.

Have you ever ridden our 7-man bike/trike?  ♥ Here is your chance!  John Gilbert has entered it in the Webster Groves 4^th of July Parade which will be this Saturday, July 3^rd.  He needs a few more adult riders AND we need “wheelwalkers”.  Contact the office or John at 314.808.1150 or jgilbystl@att.net.  By the way, John says he will be at the church parking lot tomorrow from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to practice riding it around.  If you want to ride it, come by tomorrow evening.

Mike Nehre of Immanuel sends the following message to us:    ”Hey all,
Here is an opportunity to not only volunteer ♥ but also learn a skill as well.  We would like to get about 12 people to go from IEFC/CEFC to a new church-based day care in our neighborhood that we want to support.  The training would be a great first taste of serving in our neighborhood.  Please let the small groups you are connected with know about this for those that may be interested.  Also please let me know who is interested so I can let the coordinator know.  I’d prefer to send him one e-mail with all of our numbers.  If you have any questions e-mail me or call my cell since we are out of town for the week.   Thanks – 314-941-6701    –    Training Days:  We are hosting another training day! On July 10, at 8:30 am, we will learn how to install carpets.  This is a great skill to have when helping families in need.  Please sign up with Josh Kamer by emailing josh.kamer@communityloopstl.org and putting “Carpet Training” in the subject line. “ 

Cornerstone is sponsoring a Golf Tournament on Monday, July 26^th, at Crescent Farms Golf Course in Eureka to support Richard and Pam Schumacher of EFCA and Al and Edie Lewis of Reach Global.  Registration forms are available in the Welcome Center.

Camp Cornerstone will be at Turkey Hill Ranch Camp on August 27 through 29.  Watch for signups to begin July 11^th.  Is this on your calendar yet?

The Lost and Found basket is full again.  Please go through it to see if anything in it is yours.  All remaining items will be donated in a few weeks.

CONTINUING BIBLE STUDIES – Other studies are listed under the gender specific ministries below. 

Rich Cartier leads a class on 1^st Corinthians every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the church office.  The plans are to continue this class into the Fall.  Rich will also teach this class during the 2^nd hour on Sunday mornings through the summer. 

The Saturday morning Barnabas Project, open to men and women, led by Pastor Terry, meets from 7:30 to 8:30 in the Fireplace Room using the Student Copy of the Men At The Cross One2Won cross training study guide.  We encourage discipleship among ladies/young ladies as well as men/young men and this study helps each of us become familiar with and comfortable using a great tool for one-to-one or one-to-two discipleship.  It is an extremely practical way of equipping men and women of Cornerstone to multiply disciple makers.

MISSIONS

Cornerstone people on the Moldova missions trip are Ion, Svetlana and Emy Cheptene, Anne Parker, Oleg and Irina Podgorny and Derrick Staten.  The first group leaves this Saturday, July 3 and returns Sunday, July 11 – the second group leaves July 10 and returns July 18.  Please be in prayer for this trip and for everyone involved, including the Moldovan children who will be attending the camps.

We welcome back the Brockman family and Mike & Nolan Connelly from their Mexico mission trip last week and look forward to hearing their testimonies.

MEN’S MINISTRY

Every Friday at 7:00 a.m. a Men’s Bible Study meets at First Watch in Kirkwood.  The current study is on “The Attributes of God”.  All men are welcome to attend.  Please note they will NOT meet this Saturday, the 3^rd.

The men’s Bible study on Romans led by Ernie Brockman meets on Monday nights, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Fireplace Room. 

Men at the Cross is coming to St Louis -
Saturday, July 24, 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Grace Church in Maryland Heights.  Posters with details of this event are located throughout the church.  Cornerstone has purchased tickets so please see John Ritland or Richard Ruiz if you want to go.  Tickets are $29.00 per person – scholarships are available.

Save this date … Father-Son camping and float trip.  Leave church at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, August 6^th and return by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 8th.   It will be possible for some to float on Saturday without camping Friday and Saturday nights.   Boys without fathers are welcome – men are needed as stand-in fathers♥.  Contact Mark Kamphoefner if you are interested – 314.821.9488 or kamphoefner@sbcglobal.net.

STUDENT MINISTRY

College Students!  A Bible study class specifically for you meets each Sunday morning during the 10:45 a.m. hour in the Fireplace Room.  There is also a Bible study that meets every Sunday evening at the Connelly’s home, 2147 Avalon Ridge Circle, Fenton, 63026, through June and July.  Come, learn and participate.

The High School Student Ministry is going on a summer retreat from Friday, July 30^th, thru Sunday, August 1^st.  They will travel to Kansas City to attend a Kansas City Royals baseball game, go to Worlds of Fun and have a special guest teacher.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Signups are now open for this summer’s Vacation Bible School – July 26-30 – “A Celtic Celebration”.  All children between age 3 and 5^th grade (in the Fall) are invited to participate.  Everyone is invited to help ♥ in some way – we especially need teenagers.  Thanks to all who have signed up to work.  You will receive a reminder post card confirming your assignment in the mail soon.  VERY IMPORTANT! – For All VBS workers – we need you to attend a meeting on Sunday, July 25^th, 10:20 a.m., in the Junior Church Room. 

Our needs for VBS craft projects this year are cereal boxes.  Please save all your discarded cereal boxes, bring them to Cornerstone and place them in the container marked “VBS” under the coat rack.  Thank you!

MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) continues to meet on the first and third Thursday of each month.  Their summer program consists of meeting at local parks and includes a family picnic on Sunday, July 25^th, 5:00 p.m. at Crestwood Park.

PRAYER

Matt Creamer will lead our next Prayer Meeting and Hymn Sing in the Sanctuary on Sunday, July 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m.  This will be a blessed time for all.  Come join us in prayer and sing those hymns of old.

Continue to pray for Karen Felton, Cornerstone missionaries, our Russian congregation, marriages, students and those going through personal trials and health issues; plus Immanuel, Pastor Todd and their congregation.

Cal Swan, District Superintendent of the Central EFCA, sends this update on their son, Ben, who has now completed his chemo treatments and cancer surgeries:  “…At this point his doctor was able to pronounce that Ben is “in remission”.  What that means, we understand, is that there is no need at the present time for any treatment and no evidence of growing cancer. For this we are very thankful and grateful to God, for his healing touch and to you, for your many prayers and concern for us…”

Reminder:  Our Monday evening prayer group meets from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary; and, the 50/50 prayer group meets every Thursday morning from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. in the Fireplace Room.  Everyone is welcome to join either or both groups.

SERVING CORNERSTONE

Please consider being a volunteer at Cornerstone.  Sign up through the Welcome sheet in your Sunday bulletin or call or email the church office to joanne@cornerstonestaff.org .  Wherever you see this symbol “♥” in this publication, it indicates volunteer opportunities available at Cornerstone.  Contact the office to find where you can help.  You are what makes Cornerstone thrive so come, volunteer and help us grow.

REMINDER!  ♥ We continually collect used laser and ink jet printer cartridges and old cell phones for our silent recycling fundraiser – place them in the basket located by the elevator in the foyer.

Hopefully you are all staying cool during our sweltering summer!  Seems like we can’t even remember those brutally cold days of just a few months ago now!

Cornerstone will have a baptism sometime in July.  If you would like to be identified with Christ in baptism, please let Pastor Terry [...]]]> THIS WEEK AT CORNERSTONE

Hopefully you are all staying cool during our sweltering summer!  Seems like we can’t even remember those brutally cold days of just a few months ago now!

Cornerstone will have a baptism sometime in July.  If you would like to be identified with Christ in baptism, please let Pastor Terry or the office know of your interest.

Would you like to learn how to use Skype?  Come to a workshop in the Junior Church Room TOMORROW, Thursday, June 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. where Lynn Moeckel and Gail Faris will teach us how to Skype.

Have you ever ridden our 7-man bike?  Here is your chance!  John Gilbert has taken on this task for the Webster Groves 4^th of July Parade which will be on Saturday, July 3.  He needs a few more riders.  Contact John at 314.808.1150 or jgilbystl@att.net. 

Matt Creamer will lead our next Prayer Meeting and Hymn Sing in the Sanctuary on Sunday, July 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m.  This will be a blessed time for all.  Come join us in prayer and sing those hymns of old.

Cornerstone is sponsoring a Golf Tournament on Monday, July 26^th, at Crescent Farms Golf Course in Eureka to support Richard and Pam Schumacher of EFCA and Al and Edie Lewis of Reach Global.  Registration forms are available in the Welcome Center.

Camp Cornerstone will be at Turkey Hill Ranch Camp on August 27 through 29.  Watch for signups to begin July 11^th.  Is this on your calendar yet?

CONTINUING BIBLE STUDIES – Other studies are listed under the gender specific ministries below. 

The two Russian Bible Studies that meet every Wednesday at the Parkway Baptist facility will take a break and not meet until July 28^th.

Rich Cartier leads a class on 1^st Corinthians every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the church office.  The plans are to continue this class into the Fall.  Rich will also teach this class during the 2^nd hour on Sunday mornings through the Summer. 

The Saturday morning Barnabas Project resumes in the Fireplace Room this Saturday, the 26^th.

MISSIONS

Our mission trip to Moldova is in the final stages of preparation.  Cornerstone people going on the trip are Ion Cheptene, Anne Parker, Oleg and Irina Podgorny and Derrick Staten.  Please be in prayer for this trip and for everyone involved, including the children who will be attending the camps.  We are accepting donations for this trip through the month of June.  ♥ If you would like to pay the way for one or more Moldovan children to attend the camps, the cost is $68 per child.  This gives children, who do not have the means to pay, the ability to attend and learn about Jesus.

Remember the Brockman family and Mike & Nolan Connelly as they are on their Mexico mission trip this week.  They “have been going and going, like the Energizer Bunny.  Eli and Trey have been having a blast helping with the vacation Bible School and the sports ministry, witnessing to all the kids.  Many are professing faith in the Savior – Jesus Christ.  Denise and I are teaching women’s and men’s ministry . Keep praying for God’s grace – It seems to be working as many are coming to know the truth of Jesus Christ, and placing their trust in him!”   If you did not sign up for their email updates, our office can forward them to you – just email joanne@cornerstonestaff.org and let us know.

MEN’S MINISTRY

Every Friday at 7:00 a.m. a Men’s Bible Study meets at First Watch in Kirkwood.  The current study is on “The Attributes of God”.  All men are welcome to attend.

The men’s Bible study on Romans led by Ernie Brockman meets on Monday nights, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Fireplace Room.   NOTE:  This class will NOT meet on June 21 or 28 due to their Mexico mission trip.

Men at the Cross is coming to St Louis
Saturday, July 24, 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Grace Church in Maryland Heights.  Posters with details of this event are located throughout the church.  Cornerstone has purchased tickets so please see John Ritland or Richard Ruiz if you want to go.  Tickets are $29.00 per person – scholarships are available.

Save this date … Father-Son camping and float trip.  Leave church at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, August 6^th and return by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 8th.   It will be possible for some to float on Saturday without camping Friday and Saturday nights.   Boys without fathers are welcome – men are needed as stand-in fathers♥.  Contact Mark Kamphoefner if you are interested – 314.821.9488 or kamphoefner@sbcglobal.net.

STUDENT MINISTRY

College Students!  A Bible study class specifically for you meets each Sunday morning during the 10:45 a.m. hour in the Fireplace Room.  There is also a Bible study that meets every Sunday evening at the Connelly’s home, 2147 Avalon Ridge Circle, Fenton, 63026, through June and July.  Come, learn and participate.

Two discipleship weekend retreats are happening this summer. 

A Middle School Retreat this weekend – Friday, June 25 thru Sunday, June 27 will include staying at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Wildwood, MO, Six Flags, ultimate frisbee, a special guest teacher and more.

A High School Retreat on Friday, July 30 thru Sunday, August 1 to Kansas City includes a Kansas City Royals baseball game, Worlds of Fun and a special guest teacher.  Contact Aaron if you have any questions or need more information.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY 

♥ Only two more openings are left to help in this summer’s 10:45 a.m. Kindergarten through 5^th Grade class.  The curriculum consists of Bible story DVD’s with accompanying activity sheets – very easy.  Look for the sign-up chart on an easel in the foyer this Sunday.  Questions?  Call Anne at (314) 315-7317 or the church office at (314) 968-9808.

Signups are now going on for this summer’s Vacation Bible School – July 26-30 – “A Celtic Celebration”.  All children between age 3 and 5^th grade (in the Fall) are invited to participate.  Everyone is invited to help ♥ in some way – we especially need teenagers.

Our needs for VBS craft projects this year are cereal boxes.  Please save all your discarded cereal boxes, bring them to Cornerstone and place them in the container marked “VBS” under the coat rack.  Thank you!

MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) continues to meet on the first and third Thursday of each month.  Their summer program consists of meeting at local parks and includes a family picnic on Sunday, July 25, 5:00 p.m. at Crestwood Park.

PRAYER 

Continue to pray for Maggie Almquist, Karen Felton, Cornerstone missionaries, our Russian congregation, marriages, students and those going through personal trials and health issues; plus Immanuel, Pastor Todd and their congregation.

Reminder:  Our Monday evening prayer group meets from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary; and, the 50/50 prayer group meets every Thursday morning from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. in the Fireplace Room.  Everyone is welcome to join either or both groups.

SERVING CORNERSTONE

Please consider being a volunteer at Cornerstone.  Sign up through the Welcome sheet in your Sunday bulletin or call or email the church office to joanne@cornerstonestaff.org .  Wherever you see this symbol “♥” in this publication indicates volunteer opportunities available at Cornerstone.  Contact the office to find where you can help.  You are what makes Cornerstone thrive so come, volunteer and help us grow.

REMINDER!  ♥ We continually collect used laser and ink jet printer cartridges and old cell phones for our silent recycling fundraiser – place them in the basket located by the elevator in the foyer.

STAY COOL!!