THIS WEEK AT CORNERSTONE
Camp Cornerstone is over, but certainly not forgotten! We had a total of 178 campers, including day campers. Thank you to Doug and Joan Boyd for planning and setting up the reservations and schedules for the entire weekend. They thought of everything, including security watchers and lifeguards! And a big thank you also to Rich and Cathy Cartier for the food planning and preparation. No one went hungry unless they just wanted to! Camp was a time to serve each other – not to be served. So, thanks to everyone that helped out with the children, teens, kitchen, security, gym, swimming pool, and cleanup. By the way, we only had two responses to the feedback form that was in the camper packet. We certainly want to hear from more of you – what did you think about camp this year – good or bad? It’s important for us to know so we can make plans for next year. Please respond to rich@cornerstonestaff.org . All those who did not come, we missed you, and hope you will plan to come next year.
Please remember that our Rally Day Potluck Picnic at Blackburn Park is on Saturday, September 11th, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is our celebration to kick off our new Sunday School schedule which begins the next day, Sunday, September 12th. Please bring food to share ♥ according to: A-J dessert; K-R meat; S-Z salad (fruit or vegetable) or bread. Water will be provided. Feel free to bring board or yard games as well.
We are assembling a Member Business Directory to give members the opportunity to utilize each other’s services when needed. It will provide professional information such as name, company, product/profession and contact information. Please consider being in it ♥ by contacting Carol Preiss at 314-968-0899 or Jo Anne at 314-968-9808; or, stop by the signup table in the Welcome Center and complete a form. We would like to have this directory available in a few weeks.
Sunday Suppers are starting back up in October. This is a great time for fellowship and to get to know people in a casual home setting. Nancy Hill will be at the sign up table starting this Sunday. Please stop by and sign up to attend or to host ♥ 6-8 people in your home. We especially need hosts for families with children as Sunday is a difficult day to get sitters.
♥ Adopt-A-Platoon – Let our troops know that we appreciate them by picking up a list of requested items by the donation basket in the Welcome Center, purchasing, bringing, and placing the items in the basket for shipping. Call Marta Guckes with questions (314-518-4310). We baked cookies several weeks ago and will set another cookie baking date closer to Thanksgiving so they receive them by Christmas.
Our Fall Congregational meeting will be held on Sunday, September 26th, right after our 2nd hour beginning with a potluck lunch and followed by our business meeting. The program will be to receive nominations for and to elect nominating committee members who will recommend candidates to replace those completing their term on our Elder and Deacon Boards. Please be in prayer to nominate Cornerstone members willing to serve.
Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 13, 2011, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Details will be announced later.
New Fall Adult Education classes will begin on Sunday, September 12th at 10:45 a.m. (2nd hour) and will conclude December 5th – only Ion’s class (No. 3. below) will be during the 1st hour. Here is a synopsis of the FIVE elective classes that will be available to everyone (Rooms will be determined as soon as we know how many will be attending. Please sign up in the Welcome Center on Sunday):
- “Glorious Change” is a women’s class. Please go to “Women’s Ministry” below for details.
- Aaron Goldstein will teach a combined class to the high school youth and adults. ”The Book of Acts, Part I“ – In this study of the first twelve chapters of the Book of Acts we will examine this epic period in the history of God’s redemptive work. Special focus will be given to how the events of these chapters in history directly impact our lives as members of God’s people here in 2010, and how this book can inform our understanding of the church. Don’t miss out on this class that everyone will be talking about!!!
- Ion will teach a class during the first hour (9:00 a.m.) on “Go and make disciples of all nations“. This is the most noble task ever entrusted to a human being. No follower of Jesus should take this commission for granted, understanding the honor and responsibility of doing this properly according to His standards. Since Jesus did not call anyone who has not been discipled to go and teach others, the first step is to become accountable to a godly teacher until we are prepared and ready to become mentors for others. But there are obstacles to achieving this goal. The first obstacle is moving from conviction to action. The second and even greater obstacle is to remain motivated enough to persevere. Many people begin with great enthusiasm only to give up along the way. Why is it so hard to be a doer? How does one remain motivated and focused on what is most important in our walk with Christ?
Let’s overcome these obstacles together learning from three different discipleship letters which emphasize different aspects of a disciple:
- To remain purpose oriented (2 Timothy)
- To grow in love (1 John)
- To care for others (Philemon)
- Pastor Terry will teach using the Book of Colossians. Colossians is about growing up in Christ. The goal of finding our sole satisfaction in Him and to be able to share this effectively with others.
- Don’t have a commitment at 10:45? We will have coffee. Want time to share, voice prayer concerns, and pray? We have a class for you. And we’ll have coffee. The Drop-In Class, led by Allan Steele, will have a different, stand-alone Bible study or topic each week. For those times when we can’t cover everything, the two Sunday maximum rule comes into play and we will split a lesson, but never more than two Sundays. Did I mention we’ll have coffee? You may see a DVD or you may not. You will have discussion and time to share your insights and life lessons learned from our topic each week. We look forward to seeing you there. P.S. We will have COFFEE!
Karen Felton joined the YMCA but still needs one or two more women to pick up, stay with and bring her back home ♥ once a week for swimming and exercise. Please call her if you could spend a few hours a week with her in the pool. Her number is 314.961.5209.
Girls Craft Night - Friday, September 24th, 7:00- 9:00 pm. Come learn how to make a decorative pillow or just hang out with other women for a couple of hours. We will provide sewing machines, pillow forms and cording for purchase and instructions; you just need to bring a yard of fabric. Girls of all ages are invited. Questions? Call Terri Staten 314-821-5560.
If you like to quilt, we are organizing a “quilting bee” here at Cornerstone. ♥ This will be a fund raiser for our Women’s Ministry and a way to have that quilt top that you may have been storing until you found someone, hand quilted. Please contact joanne@cornerstonestaff.org if you want more information. We will begin on Monday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m.
On Saturday, September 25th between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ♥ everyone is invited to help out with assorted maintenance items around our church building. Come at any time during the day for a few hours or stay all day. We will have pizza at noon – but no organized child care. If you have any questions, see Eric, Doug, Cindy, Sharon, or Lockwood (314-249-2202). We need to know how many can help, so please sign up in the lobby.
The Ruiz family thanks you for your prayers, cards, hugs, handshakes, and concern expressed for my mother and for us. My earthly father, Manuel, died peacefully and entered heaven immediately the morning of August 12, 2010. We rejoice for his eternal life, but he is and will be missed. Richard Ruiz
SMALL GROUPS
A small group leaders meeting is planned for Saturday, September 18th, at 9:00 a.m. in the Junior Church Room. Doughnuts, coffee and juice will be provided for breakfast. This time will be used for teaching, fellowship, mutual encouragement and planning. Going forward, our tentative plan is to have a meeting on the first Saturday morning of every other month. At each meeting a speaker will be invited to come and teach on a given topic. For the first meeting our topic is “What is a Small Group For?” and Aaron Goldstein will be the speaker. This meeting is open to anyone who is interested. Hope to see you there!
CONTINUING BIBLE STUDIES – Other studies are listed under the gender specific ministries below.
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 teaching through the book of Romans.
MISSIONS
Please continue to pray for the children who attended the camps in Moldova in July that they will find mentors and churches to continue their Bible studies and grow in Christ.
Keep Al Lewis, our ReachGlobal missionary, in your prayers as he travels to train pastors worldwide; and for his wife, Edie, whose elderly mother is now living with them. They are now in Burundi and Kenya. Be in prayer for them as they travel and minister there. Keep up with them through their blog, www.alandedie.blogspot.com, which they will update whenever possible.
MEN’S MINISTRY
The Friday 7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study meets every Friday at the First Watch in Kirkwood.
WOMEN’S MINISTRY
Sundays, September 12-December 5, 10:45 a.m. – “Glorious Change”, a study of sanctification and the tools God uses to make us like Himself, will be a new Fall Women’s elective class on Sunday mornings beginning September 12th. It will be team taught by Cathy Cartier, Marilyn McDonald, Susan Ritland and Karol Schoenfeld. Based on a NavPress study “To Yield With All Your Soul” by Fran Sciacca, we will discover through Scripture how afflictions and difficulties are meant to be the agents of glorious change for those who submit to the loving work of the Master’s hand. This class will meet for 13 weeks, finishing December 5th.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study beginning September 21, 9:00- 11:00 a.m.
Subject: We will be doing an 8-week interactive/inductive study of Ephesians by Bryson Smith called Walk This Way. Contact Karol (karolschoenfeld@gmail.com or 314-260-9748) OR sign up at church beginning September 12 so that a book can be ordered. Be sure to note if you need childcare, how many children and their ages.
Wednesday Evening Bible Study beginning September 29 (notice the date change!) 7:00-8:30 p.m. Subject: Based on a Bible study by Chuck Swindoll, and led by Susan Ritland, the study will probe the book of Proverbs to find principles for godly living and ways to apply them to our everyday lives. Signups for the class will begin Sunday, September 12th. Child care will not be provided. If you miss signing up at church contact Susan Ritland (sritland@sbcglobal.net or 314-965-0648) and let her know of your intent to come.
Another Women’s Bible Study Opportunity – Cathy Cartier also offers a women’s study currently every other Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at her home. They are finishing up Romans and will continue on to another book of the Bible following this one. They are flexible on the day, having met on Fridays in the past, so if you are interested, please contact Cathy (314-544-7763). No childcare is provided for this study.
STUDENT MINISTRY
Our students will sponsor our next all Cornerstone Family Movie Night on Friday, September 10th, 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Everyone is invited to come and watch the classic movie Chariots of Fire and enjoy drinks and snacks provided by the youth.
The 3rd Annual Putt-Putt Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, September 17th, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. “This is your chance to become a legend by winning the fabulous Putt-Putt golf trophy and having your picture enshrined on the Youth Room wall next to previous winners!” Meet at Tower Tee and bring $5.00 per golfer.
We need adults to come and help ♥ at our Youth Bible Studies on Thursday nights. Contact Aaron at aaron@cornerstonestaff.org or call the office.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
PLEASE NOTE! All children MUST be dropped off and picked up by their parents from their classrooms. Teachers will not allow them to leave on their own.
♥ We need more teachers and helpers on a monthly basis this school year for our pre-school classes during the 9:00 a.m. hour.
HELP – HELP – HELP!!! Preschool and Junior Church still needs teachers and helpers ♥ at 10:45 a.m. on Labor Day Sunday, September 5th.
Anne needs a pre-school coordinator♥. Would you be interested?
Saturday, September 18th, 9:30 a.m. Child Protection Class in Room 107. This is for everyone who will be working with our children and who have not had the class in the past.
MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) continue to meet in the Junior Church Room on the first and third Thursday of each month. Their regular sessions begin tomorrow, September 2nd.
♥ If you love to cuddle babies and play with toddlers, we need you in our Nursery on Sunday mornings. Beth Jost will be our new Nursery coordinator. Call or email the office if you can help.
PLEASE PRAY
We extend our condolences to Janet Smith on the passing of her mother, Anita Kuhlman, on August 27th in Florida. Her mom and dad were to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on October 12th. Please pray for her father, Henry, as he is in deep sorrow and overwhelmed with loss and grief. Janet hopes to bring him back home with her at least for a while. Also, Alan and Janet’s daughter, Wendy Kienbusch, just gave birth to their 6th child, Wyatt, on Saturday, August 28th. Congratulations to the parents, siblings and grandparents. Please keep their family in your prayers throughout the week!
Continue to pray for Karen Felton, Cornerstone missionaries, our Russian congregation, marriages, students as they have begun the new school year, 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.
| If and when you have prayer requests, be sure to call or send them to the church office by Wednesday Noon so they can be included in this communiqué and in Sunday’s bulletin. |
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 . This symbol “♥” 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.
RECYCLING SAVES! ♥ 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.