** Upcoming Events:

**Action Steps to Living With A New Adam

Step 1: Do Not Conform: Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Step 2: Live In The Light: Ephesians 5: 8-9 - “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth).”

Step 3: Live With Spirit: 1 Corinthians 15:45 - “So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.”

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 10-12. I will likely be in the office less, and out visiting more as the weeks progress. 

** Cornerstone Archery will be meeting on Tuesday Night Sept. 30th at 6:00 pm. We will practice setting up our equipment, and make sure we are all on the same page for snacks, devotion, and the dates. If you are on the team, look for an email today with all of the details! If you would like to be on the team, come join us Tuesday night! Fall Session will begin on October 14th in the Riverside Auditeria! If you know a 3rd through 12th grader that is interested in registering you can send them to the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NFcDI5101DgPmeF7dk_IeuBj7qwcHyhd78QoSMHDEYE/edit

** Last Sunday Worship Night - Last night our Sunday Night Worship was incredible. We had some great fellowship, testimony, and wonderful singing!! Such a powerful night! We will have our next Last Sunday Night Worship Night on October 26th! We will fellowship and eat at 6:00 and begin our time of worship at 6:30! We will have Pizza with the Pastor night!! So come with your questions for Pastor Mike and eat some pizza with us!

**Grief Share Group - Our grief group is currently on hiatus. If you would like to be a part of a grief sharing group, please let Pastor Mike know and we can get it back!

** How to find all things Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. https://www.cornerstonedegraff.org/ is online but still a work in progress. You are hopefully using the new [email protected] for the church email.

The active Facebook page is found at: https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneDeGraff
The active YouTube channel is found at: https://youtube.com/@CornerstoneFellowshipDeGraff

** Did you know that God has blessed you with a special set of skills and gifts? He has also called you to be involved and belong to this body of believers. Be prayerful over the possibilities that God is desiring to use you. 

- We are looking for a Lay Leader for the church! - Reach out to me if you are interested in what that means and if you want to think about how God might think you fit.

There are many more ways in which you can get involved. Reach out to Pastor Mike with the ways in which God is calling you to be active!

** Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff is a Global Methodist Church, and we are in the Allegheny West Conference and you can visit their site at https://alleghenywestgmc.org/ if you are wanting more information!  All of the annual conference videos can be found by following this link: https://alleghenywestgmc.org/startplanting/

** G.R.A.C.E. notes for this week.

G.R.A.C.E. volunteers,

Packing for weekend backpacks will begin on Tuesday September 2nd at 10:00 am at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. If you are available, help is always welcome!

We have already started stocking the shelves in the room at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff, where we pack bags usually on Tuesday, with help from the RTC Possibilities group.

Would you like a "Food Item Wish List" for items we use every week?  Please reply to Darlene Roll ([email protected]).

Unless Riverside School tells me we have more than 120 students to start the year, I believe our first week of packing is ready.
We hope to offer Mondays in October "Soup & Sandwich Drive-Thru" evenings again. There are 4 Mondays in October this year.  Churches usually take turns

** Light Hours is a small group for our college age, young adults and would like a Bible study for your age group, let me know. We can get something started that fits your schedules! Let us know how we can meet your needs!

** Our Cornerstone Women's group is planning to meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. The next meeting will take place on October 2nd. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm. This group has become a little less Bible study and a little more fellowship and care, with some fun of course! Feel free to stop in and check it out!

** Our Cornerstone Men's group is meeting this week! Tuesday night Sept.30th from 6:00 - 8:00. We will be practicing our setup for Cornerstone Archery and making a decision on our book. We believe that we will be going with No More Excuses by Tony Evans.

** Chili Cookoff and Pie Baking Contest!! - October 4th our church will be hosting a chili and soup cookoff event. 

** 5th Quarter was amazing this past Friday night!! Jeremy Liles came and shared music and a message! The next 5th Quarter is this week, October 3rd! The team has put in a lot of effort in listening to the Spirit and what God wants to do. I cannot wait to see what He does next! The dates coming this season are  Oct. 24th. 9:30 - 11:30!

** Looking for people to join a new small group. Let me know what your availability is and we can find a way to start something new, or get you plugged into something that will fit your schedule!

** Advent Devotional - We have been asked to partner with Quincy Methodist on a daily devotional that is filled with stories of Christmas submitted by all of you! I believe that we have all spots filled and we have made our Oct. 15th deadline. More details to come for those who are participating and providing materials!

**Missions Moment - FREE SALE was once again a success. We had over 168 people come through the door and we still have items left over that will be donated at a later date. Thank you to everyone who works so hard all week and weekend to make this a success. 

** If you would like to purchase a Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff shirt you can follow this link and purchase your Cornerstone Fellowship swag! -  https://exodus-shirt-company.myshopify.com/collections/cornerstone-fellowship-of-degraff

** We are now collecting canned soup for the Five Loaves Food Pantry. We need 55 by October 12th. They give out meals and food boxes Wed. October 15th at 4:30 pm. If you would like to help pack and deliver boxes.

This Week at the Church: - September 29th - October 5th

Monday: Church Open 10-12 

Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / G.R.A.C.E. Backpack Packing 10:00 am / 6:00 pm Cornerstone Archery Meeting / Cornerstone Men will be practicing their setup of the Archery equipment. 

Wednesday: Bible Study - 10:00 am / Praise Team Practice 6:00 pm / Choir Practice 6:45 pm / Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots 8:00 pm on Facebook or Youtube.

Thursday: Church Open 10-12 / Senior Lunch 11:00 / Cornerstone Women 6:00

Friday: Church Open 2:30 - 4:30 / 5th Quarter 9:30 - 11:30

Next Sunday - October 5th - Come, Let's Go! - 1 Samuel 14: 1; 6-15 / Psalm 69: 1-4 - Sunday School 9:30 / Worship 10:45 / Communion
 
Two years ago we were On Mission! Worship - Reflect - Pray - Study - Serve - you can still use these methods! In 2023 we used the 5-S Method of Being The Church - Surrender - Surrounded - Spirit-Led - Self-Fed - Sent - All of these things are timeless and will always be helpful for us to measure whether or not we are "being" the "church".

Please pray this week for those who are sick and need healing, and those who you can share the love of Christ with! Do not forget to pray for your church, your community, and your pastor.

** Upcoming Events:

**Action Steps to Living In The New Law

Step 1: Love Each Other: John 13:34 “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.”
​
Step 2: Live By The Spirit: Galatians 5:16 - “So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.”

Step 3: Put On The New Life: Colossians 3:12 - “Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 10-12. I will likely be in the office less, and out visiting more as the weeks progress. 

** Last Sunday Worship Night - Our next last Sunday Night Worship will be September 28th in Quincy! We will fellowship and eat at 6:00 and begin our time of worship at 6:30! If you have a testimony to share, let us know so that we can put you in a spot!

**Grief Share Group - Our grief group is currently on hiatus. If you would like to be a part of a grief sharing group, please let Pastor Mike know and we can get it back!

** How to find all things Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. https://www.cornerstonedegraff.org/ is online but still a work in progress. You are hopefully using the new [email protected] for the church email.

The active Facebook page is found at: https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneDeGraff
The active YouTube channel is found at: https://youtube.com/@CornerstoneFellowshipDeGraff

** Did you know that God has blessed you with a special set of skills and gifts? He has also called you to be involved and belong to this body of believers. Be prayerful over the possibilities that God is desiring to use you. 

- We are looking for a Lay Leader for the church! - Reach out to me if you are interested in what that means and if you want to think about how God might think you fit.

There are many more ways in which you can get involved. Reach out to Pastor Mike with the ways in which God is calling you to be active!

** Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff is a Global Methodist Church, and we are in the Allegheny West Conference and you can visit their site at https://alleghenywestgmc.org/ if you are wanting more information!  All of the annual conference videos can be found by following this link: https://alleghenywestgmc.org/startplanting/

** G.R.A.C.E. notes for this week.

G.R.A.C.E. volunteers,

Packing for weekend backpacks will begin on Tuesday September 2nd at 10:00 am at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. If you are available, help is always welcome!
We have already started stocking the shelves in the room at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff, where we pack bags usually on Tuesday, with help from the RTC Possibilities group.
Would you like a "Food Item Wish List" for items we use every week?  Please reply to Darlene Roll ([email protected]).

Unless Riverside School tells me we have more than 120 students to start the year, I believe our first week of packing is ready.
We hope to offer Mondays in October "Soup & Sandwich Drive-Thru" evenings again. There are 4 Mondays in October this year.  Churches usually take turns

** Light Hours is a small group for our college age, young adults and would like a Bible study for your age group, let me know. We can get something started that fits your schedules! Let us know how we can meet your needs!

** Our Cornerstone Women's group is planning to meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. The next meeting will take place on October 2nd. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm. This group has become a little less Bible study and a little more fellowship and care, with some fun of course! Feel free to stop in and check it out!

** Our Cornerstone Men's group is meeting this week! Tuesday night Sept. 23rd from 6:00 - 8:00. We will be looking at two options right now. No More Excuses - Tony Evans and Twelve Ordinary Men - John McArthur. Make your voice heard as we make a choice!

** 5th Quarter is back this Friday night September 26th !! This is Homecoming weekend for Riverside, so be in prayer for our kids and their safety! The team has put in a lot of effort in listening to the Spirit and what God wants to do. I cannot wait to see what He does next! The dates coming this season are Oct. 3rd, and Oct. 24th. 9:30 - 11:30!

** Looking for people to join a new small group. Let me know what your availability is and we can find a way to start something new, or get you plugged into something that will fit your schedule!

** Advent Devotional - We have been asked to partner with Quincy Methodist on a daily devotional that is filled with stories of Christmas submitted by all of you! If you are willing to provide a little, one page devotional there is a sign up sheet at the church. Would like to have all spots filled by Oct. 15th to allow for time to put it all together!

**Missions Moment - FREE SALE was once again a success. We had over 168 people come through the door and we still have items left over that will be donated at a later date. Thank you to everyone who works so hard all week and weekend to make this a success. 

** If you would like to purchase a Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff shirt you can follow this link and purchase your Cornerstone Fellowship swag! -  https://exodus-shirt-company.myshopify.com/collections/cornerstone-fellowship-of-degraff

** We are now collecting canned soup for the Five Loaves Food Pantry. We need 55 by October 12th. They give out meals and food boxes Wed. October 15th at 4:30 pm. If you would like to help pack and deliver boxes.

This Week at the Church: - September 22nd - September 28th

Monday: Church Open 10-12 / 6:00 pm Cornerstone Archery Meeting

Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / G.R.A.C.E. Backpack Packing 10:00 am / Cornerstone Men 6:00 - 8:00 / PPR Meeting 5:00

Wednesday: Bible Study - 10:00 am / Praise Team Practice 6:00 pm / Choir Practice 6:45 pm / Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots 8:00 pm on Facebook or Youtube.

Thursday: Church Open 10-12 / Senior Lunch 11:00 / Worship Team Meeting 7:00

Friday: Church Open 2:30 - 4:30 / 5th Quarter 9:30 - 11:30

Next Sunday - September 28th - Connected - The New Adam - Genesis 3: 1-21 / Romans 5: 12-21 / Psalm 91: 1-5 - Sunday School 9:30 / Worship 10:45
 
Two years ago we were On Mission! Worship - Reflect - Pray - Study - Serve - you can still use these methods! In 2023 we used the 5-S Method of Being The Church - Surrender - Surrounded - Spirit-Led - Self-Fed - Sent - All of these things are timeless and will always be helpful for us to measure whether or not we are "being" the "church".

Please pray this week for those who are sick and need healing, and those who you can share the love of Christ with! Do not forget to pray for your church, your community, and your pastor.

** Upcoming Events:

**Action Steps to Living A Resurrected Exodus Life!

Step 1: Embrace Your Spiritual Life and Rebirth: John 3:3 “Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

Step 2: Exercise Reborn Disciplines: Luke 19:10 - “For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” Read, Study, Pray
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Step 3: Believe and Live Resurrected: John 16:33 - “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 10-12. I will likely be in the office less, and out visiting more as the weeks progress. 

** Last Sunday Worship Night - Our next last Sunday Night Worship will be September 28th in Quincy! We will fellowship and eat at 6:00 and begin our time of worship at 6:30! If you have a testimony to share, let us know so that we can put you in a spot!

**Grief Share Group - Our grief group is currently on hiatus. If you would like to be a part of a grief sharing group, please let Pastor Mike know and we can get it back!

** How to find all things Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. https://www.cornerstonedegraff.org/ is online but still a work in progress. You are hopefully using the new [email protected] for the church email.

The active Facebook page is found at: https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneDeGraff
The active YouTube channel is found at: https://youtube.com/@CornerstoneFellowshipDeGraff

** Did you know that God has blessed you with a special set of skills and gifts? He has also called you to be involved and belong to this body of believers. Be prayerful over the possibilities that God is desiring to use you. 

- We are looking for a Lay Leader for the church! - Reach out to me if you are interested in what that means and if you want to think about how God might think you fit.

There are many more ways in which you can get involved. Reach out to Pastor Mike with the ways in which God is calling you to be active!
** Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff is a Global Methodist Church, and we are in the Allegheny West Conference and you can visit their site at https://alleghenywestgmc.org/ if you are wanting more information!  All of the annual conference videos can be found by following this link: https://alleghenywestgmc.org/startplanting/

** G.R.A.C.E. notes for this week.

G.R.A.C.E. volunteers,

Packing for weekend backpacks will begin on Tuesday September 2nd at 10:00 am at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. If you are available, help is always welcome!
We have already started stocking the shelves in the room at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff, where we pack bags usually on Tuesday, with help from the RTC Possibilities group.
Would you like a "Food Item Wish List" for items we use every week?  Please reply to Darlene Roll ([email protected]).

Unless Riverside School tells me we have more than 120 students to start the year, I believe our first week of packing is ready.

We hope to offer Mondays in October "Soup & Sandwich Drive-Thru" evenings again. There are 4 Mondays in October this year.  Churches usually take turns

** Light Hours is a small group for our college age, young adults and would like a Bible study for your age group, let me know. We can get something started that fits your schedules! Let us know how we can meet your needs!

** Our Cornerstone Women's group is planning to meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. The next meeting will take place on September 18th. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm. This group has become a little less Bible study and a little more fellowship and care, with some fun of course! Feel free to stop in and check it out!

** Our Cornerstone Men's group is meeting this week! Tuesday night Sept. 16th from 6:00 - 8:00. We will be looking at two options right now. No More Excuses - Tony Evans and Twelve Ordinary Men - John McArthur. Make your voice heard as we make a choice!

** 5th Quarter was back last Friday night September 12th !! Around 100 kids came out on a Friday night and listened to some great praise and worship and had some fun! The team has put in a lot of effort in listening to the Spirit and what God wants to do. I cannot wait to see what He does next! The dates coming this season are Sept. 26th, Oct. 3rd, and Oct. 24th. 9:30 - 11:30!

** Looking for people to join a new small group. Let me know what your availability is and we can find a way to start something new, or get you plugged into something that will fit your schedule!

** Advent Devotional - We have been asked to partner with Quincy Methodist on a daily devotional that is filled with stories of Christmas submitted by all of you! If you are willing to provide a little, one page devotional there is a sign up sheet at the church. Would like to have all spots filled by Oct. 15th to allow for time to put it all together!

**Missions Moment - FREE SALE was once again a success. We had over 168 people come through the door and we still have items left over that will be donated at a later date. Thank you to everyone who works so hard all week and weekend to make this a success. 

** If you would like to purchase a Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff shirt you can follow this link and purchase your Cornerstone Fellowship swag! -  https://exodus-shirt-company.myshopify.com/collections/cornerstone-fellowship-of-degraff

** We are now collecting canned soup for the Five Loaves Food Pantry. We need 55 by October 12th. They give out meals and food boxes Wed. October 15th at 4:30 pm. If you would like to help pack and deliver boxes.

This Week at the Church: - September 15th - September 21st

Monday: Church Open 10-12 / Getting Back To The Basics Study @Quincy 7:00pm

Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / G.R.A.C.E. Backpack Packing 10:00 am / Cornerstone Men 6:00 - 8:00
 
Wednesday: Bible Study - 10:00 am / Choir Practice 6:00 pm / Praise Team Practice 6:30 pm / Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots 8:00 pm on Facebook or Youtube.

Thursday: Church Open 10-12 / Senior Lunch 11:00 / Cornerstone Women 6:00

Friday: Church Open 2:30 - 4:30 

Next Sunday - September 21st - Connected - The New Law - Exodus 20: 1-17 / Matthew 5: 17-22; 27-28 / Psalm 19: 7-11 - Sunday School 9:30 / Worship 10:45
 
Two years ago we were On Mission! Worship - Reflect - Pray - Study - Serve - you can still use these methods! In 2023 we used the 5-S Method of Being The Church - Surrender - Surrounded - Spirit-Led - Self-Fed - Sent - All of these things are timeless and will always be helpful for us to measure whether or not we are "being" the "church".

Please pray this week for those who are sick and need healing, and those who you can share the love of Christ with! Do not forget to pray for your church, your community, and your pastor.

** Upcoming Events:

**Action Steps to Trusting God’s Promises!

Step 1: Do Not Be Afraid: Isaiah 41:10 “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” We can trust Him to keep His promise.
​
Step 2: He Is Trustworthy: Psalm 145:13 - “For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.  You rule throughout all generations.” We can trust that He has been doing this for years!!

Step 3: Focus on His Promises: Matthew 6:34 - “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Worry places faith in the negative. Focusing on God places faith in our Creator!

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 10-12. I will likely be in the office less, and out visiting more as the weeks progress. 

** Last Sunday Worship Night was powerful this week! Ryan shared a song and we were able to hear about how the Spirit is moving through Vatroslav Zupancic, our mission partner in Croatia. It is amazing to think that he is the only GMC pastor in Croatia!! Our next last Sunday Night Worship will be September 28th in Quincy! We will fellowship and eat at 6:00 and begin our time of worship at 6:30! If you have a testimony to share, let us know so that we can put you in a spot!

**Grief Share Group - Our grief group is currently on hiatus. If you would like to be a part of a grief sharing group, please let Pastor Mike know and we can get it back!

** How to find all things Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. https://www.cornerstonedegraff.org/ is online but still a work in progress. You are hopefully using the new [email protected] for the church email.

The active Facebook page is found at: https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneDeGraff
The active YouTube channel is found at: https://youtube.com/@CornerstoneFellowshipDeGraff

** Did you know that God has blessed you with a special set of skills and gifts? He has also called you to be involved and belong to this body of believers. Be prayerful over the possibilities that God is desiring to use you. 

- We are looking for a Lay Leader for the church! - Reach out to me if you are interested in what that means and if you want to think about how God might think you fit.

There are many more ways in which you can get involved. Reach out to Pastor Mike with the ways in which God is calling you to be active!

** Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff is a Global Methodist Church, and we are in the Allegheny West Conference and you can visit their site at https://alleghenywestgmc.org/ if you are wanting more information!  All of the annual conference videos can be found by following this link: https://alleghenywestgmc.org/startplanting/

** G.R.A.C.E. notes for this week.

G.R.A.C.E. volunteers,

Packing for weekend backpacks will begin on Tuesday September 2nd at 10:00 am at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. If you are available, help is always welcome!
We have already started stocking the shelves in the room at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff, where we pack bags usually on Tuesday, with help from the RTC Possibilities group.
Would you like a "Food Item Wish List" for items we use every week?  Please reply to Darlene Roll ([email protected]).

Unless Riverside School tells me we have more than 120 students to start the year, I believe our first week of packing is ready.

We hope to offer Mondays in October "Soup & Sandwich Drive-Thru" evenings again. There are 4 Mondays in October this year.  Churches usually take turns

** Light Hours is a small group for our college age, young adults and would like a Bible study for your age group, let me know. We can get something started that fits your schedules! Let us know how we can meet your needs!

** Our Cornerstone Women's group is planning to meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. The next meeting will take place on September 18th. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm. This group has become a little less Bible study and a little more fellowship and care, with some fun of course! Feel free to stop in and check it out!

** Our Cornerstone Men's group is meeting this week! Tuesday night Sept. 9th from 6:00 - 8:00. We will be looking at a few options for what we want to do next. "Not A Fan" by Kyle Idleman is an option, or if you have an option, feel free to bring it with you and we can make this decision together. 

** 5th Quarter is back this Friday night September 12th !! The team has put in a lot of effort in listening to the Spirit and what God wants to do. I cannot wait to see what He does next! The dates coming this season are Sept. 26th, Oct. 3rd, and Oct. 24th. 9:30 - 11:30!

** Looking for people to join a new small group. Let me know what your availability is and we can find a way to start something new, or get you plugged into something that will fit your schedule!

** Advent Devotional - We have been asked to partner with Quincy Methodist on a daily devotional that is filled with stories of Christmas submitted by all of you! If you are willing to provide a little, one page devotional there is a sign up sheet at the church. Would like to have all spots filled by Oct. 15th to allow for time to put it all together!

**Missions Moment - FREE SALE was once again a success. We had over 168 people come through the door and we still have items left over that will be donated at a later date. Thank you to everyone who works so hard all week and weekend to make this a success. 

** If you would like to purchase a Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff shirt you can follow this link and purchase your Cornerstone Fellowship swag! -  https://exodus-shirt-company.myshopify.com/collections/cornerstone-fellowship-of-degraff

** We are now collecting Mac-n-cheese for the Five Loaves Food Pantry. We need 55 by September 14th. They give out meals and food boxes Wed. September 17th at 4:30 pm. If you would like to help pack and deliver boxes.

This Week at the Church: - September 8th - September 14th

Monday: Church Open 10-12

Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / G.R.A.C.E. Backpack Packing 10:00 am / Cornerstone Men 6:00 - 8:00
 
Wednesday: Bible Study - 10:00 am / Choir Practice 6:00 pm / Praise Team Practice 6:30 pm / Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots 8:00 pm on Facebook or Youtube.

Thursday: Church Open 10-12 / Senior Lunch 11:00 / Administrative Council 7:00 pm

Friday: Church Open 2:30 - 4:30 / 5th Quarter 9:30 - 11:30

Next Sunday - September 14th - Jesus Connections - The New Exodus - Exodus 14: 10-31 / Mark 4: 35-41 / Psalm 130: 1-5 - Sunday School 9:30 / Worship 10:45 / Carry-In Lunch after Church / Noisy Coin Offering
 
Two years ago we were On Mission! Worship - Reflect - Pray - Study - Serve - you can still use these methods! In 2023 we used the 5-S Method of Being The Church - Surrender - Surrounded - Spirit-Led - Self-Fed - Sent - All of these things are timeless and will always be helpful for us to measure whether or not we are "being" the "church".

Please pray this week for those who are sick and need healing, and those who you can share the love of Christ with! Do not forget to pray for your church, your community, and your pastor.

** Upcoming Events:

**Action Steps to Worshiping God!

Step 1: Dedicate Time For God: James 4:8 “Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.” Get close. However you feel close to God, keep doing that as you get closer to Him!
​
Step 2: Focus on God’s Character: Psalm 116:5 - “How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!” God is always for us, and is always with us. He wants the best for us. Focus on His unfailing love when you are worshiping!

Step 3: Be Consistent: John 15:4 - “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.” When we constantly are close to God, our worship will be amazing, no matter when or where we are worshiping!

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 10-12. I will have more time as the school year moves in, but evenings will be challenging with Grady playing both football and soccer at the varsity level. I also may be asking to reschedule some meetings if in fact they conflict with events as we have a senior in his final year of things to see and attend.

** Last Sunday Worship Night was powerful this week! Ryan shared a song and we were able to hear about how the Spirit is moving through Vatroslav Zupancic, our mission partner in Croatia. It is amazing to think that he is the only GMC pastor in Croatia!! Our next last Sunday Night Worship will be September 28th in Quincy! We will fellowship and eat at 6:00 and begin our time of worship at 6:30! If you have a testimony to share, let us know so that we can put you in a spot!

**Grief Share Group - Our grief group is currently on hiatus. If you would like to be a part of a grief sharing group, please let Pastor Mike know and we can get it back!

** How to find all things Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. https://www.cornerstonedegraff.org/ is online but still a work in progress. You are hopefully using the new [email protected] for the church email.

The active Facebook page is found at: https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneDeGraff
The active YouTube channel is found at: https://youtube.com/@CornerstoneFellowshipDeGraff

** Did you know that God has blessed you with a special set of skills and gifts? He has also called you to be involved and belong to this body of believers. Be prayerful over the possibilities that God is desiring to use you. 

- We are looking for a Lay Leader for the church! - Reach out to me if you are interested in what that means and if you want to think about how God might think you fit.

There are many more ways in which you can get involved. Reach out to Pastor Mike with the ways in which God is calling you to be active!
** Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff is a Global Methodist Church, and we are in the Allegheny West Conference and you can visit their site at https://alleghenywestgmc.org/ if you are wanting more information!  All of the annual conference videos can be found by following this link: https://alleghenywestgmc.org/startplanting/
** G.R.A.C.E. notes for this week.

G.R.A.C.E. volunteers,

Packing for weekend backpacks will begin on Tuesday September 2nd at 10:00 am at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. If you are available, help is always welcome!
We have already started stocking the shelves in the room at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff, where we pack bags usually on Tuesday, with help from the RTC Possibilities group.
Would you like a "Food Item Wish List" for items we use every week?  Please reply to Darlene Roll ([email protected]).

Unless Riverside School tells me we have more than 120 students to start the year, I believe our first week of packing is ready.

We hope to offer Mondays in October "Soup & Sandwich Drive-Thru" evenings again. There are 4 Mondays in October this year.  Churches usually take turns

** Light Hours is a small group for our college age, young adults and would like a Bible study for your age group, let me know. We can get something started that fits your schedules! Let us know how we can meet your needs!

** Our Cornerstone Women's group is planning to meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. The next meeting will take place on September 4th. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm. This group has become a little less Bible study and a little more fellowship and care, with some fun of course! Feel free to stop in and check it out!

** Our Cornerstone Men's group is meeting this week! Tuesday night Sept. 3rd from 6:00 - 8:00. We will finishing up our book Dialed In by Jim Ramos. We are looking for what comes next, so if you have some ideas, let us know! As always, we will likely be talking about all sorts of other things too! This is an amazing supportive group if you are able to attend!

** 5th Quarter was back this past Friday night!! The team has put in a lot of effort in listening to the Spirit and what God wants to do. There were smaller numbers this week with only 80ish or so kids, but there were several decisions made to accept Jesus as Lord this week! I cannot wait to see what He does next! The dates coming this season are Sept. 12th, Sept. 26th, Oct. 3rd, and Oct. 24th. 9:30 - 11:30!

** Looking for people to join a new small group. Let me know what your availability is and we can find a way to start something new, or get you plugged into something that will fit your schedule!

** Advent Devotional - We have been asked to partner with Quincy Methodist on a daily devotional that is filled with stories of Christmas submitted by all of you! If you are willing to provide a little, one page devotional there is a sign up sheet at the church. Would like to have all spots filled by Oct. 15th to allow for time to put it all together!

**Missions Moment - FREE SALE was once again a success. We had over 168 people come through the door and we still have items left over that will be donated at a later date. Thank you to everyone who works so hard all week and weekend to make this a success. 

** If you would like to purchase a Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff shirt you can follow this link and purchase your Cornerstone Fellowship swag! -  https://exodus-shirt-company.myshopify.com/collections/cornerstone-fellowship-of-degraff

** We are now collecting Mac-n-cheese for the Five Loaves Food Pantry. We need 55 by September 14th. They give out meals and food boxes Wed. September 17th at 4:30 pm. If you would like to help pack and deliver boxes.

This Week at the Church: - September 1st - September 7th

Monday: Labor Day - No School / Church Closed

Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / G.R.A.C.E. Backpack Packing 10:00 am / Cornerstone Men 6:00 - 8:00

Wednesday: Bible Study - 10:00 am / Choir Practice 6:00 pm / Praise Team Practice 6:30 pm / Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots 8:00 pm on Facebook or Youtube.

Thursday: Church Open 10-12 / Senior Lunch 11:00 / Cornerstone Women 6:00

Friday: Church Open 2:30 - 4:30
 
Next Sunday - September 7th - Jesus Connections - The New Covenant - Jeremiah 31: 31-34 / Luke 22: 14-20 / Psalm 89: 3-7 - Sunday School 9:30 / Worship 10:45 / Communion

Two years ago we were On Mission! Worship - Reflect - Pray - Study - Serve - you can still use these methods! In 2023 we used the 5-S Method of Being The Church - Surrender - Surrounded - Spirit-Led - Self-Fed - Sent - All of these things are timeless and will always be helpful for us to measure whether or not we are "being" the "church".

Please pray this week for those who are sick and need healing, and those who you can share the love of Christ with! Do not forget to pray for your church, your community, and your pastor.