This Week: Apr. 14th thru Apr. 20th

** Upcoming Events:

** Action Steps to Worship Jesus Our King

Step 1: Acknowledge His Sovereignty - Colossians 1:16 - “for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He is our King!
Step 2: Live in Gratitude - Matthew 6:33 - “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” Even Jesus knows that we should be grateful for what God has done for us.
Step 3: Repay His Love - Galatians 5:1 - “So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.” If we are to worship our King, surely He has freed us for the purpose of loving others the way He loved us first!

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 10 - 1.

**Holy Week Schedule
Maundy Thursday Service - @ Cornerstone Fellowship in DeGraff 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday Service - @ Quincy United Methodist Church 7:00 p.m. - Prayer stations from 6-6 on Friday will be setup for anyone to attend at your convenience at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff

Easter Sunrise - @Cornerstone Fellowship in DeGraff 6:45 a.m.

Sunrise Breakfast - @ Cornerstone Fellowship in DeGraff Following Sunrise, then stay for Sunday School!

Easter Service - @ Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff 10:45 a.m.

** Last Sunday Worship Night was an incredible success. We were able to worship God, listen to the testimonies of people, and take communion. What an incredible, Holy Spirit filled night! Our next Sunday night worship will be on April 27th at 6;00!

** SLAM Sleepover - We hosted roughly 14 3rd through 6th graders on Friday night and they had an amazing concert from Jeremy Lyles, played fun games, made some crafts, and had a great time getting to know Jesus. Thank you all for your prayers, support, and physical help!

**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 the videos from the Annual Conference are now posted on their website!

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

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

There is no packing this week as Riverside is on Spring Break! See you next week!

Free Lunch in the Park will start on Wednesday, June 4th, for 11 weeks.  Open to anyone.

Thank you to all who donate time, effort, money, and for all the prayers.

We are blessed.
Darlene R

** 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!

** 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 May 1st due to this week being Maundy Thursday. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm.

** Our Cornerstone Men's group will be meeting this Tuesday 4/15! We will meet and go through our book at 6:00. We are currently on chapter 9, The Hospitable Man!

** 5th Quarter Team had a meeting last night to discuss our upcoming youth event as well as what 5th Quarter will look like this year. If you are interested in being involved, let us know, we can always use the help!

** Looking for people to join a new small group. This group will meet once a month and will tackle a tough topic that takes some reflection. Think of it as a Bible study, but a little deeper! Want to go deeper? Let us know!

**Missions Moment - We will be looking for ways to work with the new event committee to bring events to our church for members and non-members!

** 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 cereal for the Five Loaves Food Pantry. We need 55 by May 18th. They give out meals and food boxes Wed. May 21st at 4:30 pm. If you would like to help!

This Week at the Church: - April 14th - April 20th

Monday: Church Open 10-12 
 
Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / G.R.A.C.E.- No Packing - Riverside Spring Break / Cornerstone Men will be meeting at 6:00 

Wednesday: Bible Study - at 10:00 am / Choir Practice 6:00 pm / Praise Practice 6:30 pm /  Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots - Facebook and YouTube 8:00 pm / Faith Builders - 7:00
 
Thursday: Church Open 10-12 / Senior Lunch 11:00 / Maundy Thursday Service at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff at 7:00

Friday: Church Open 10-12 / Good Friday Service at Quincy Methodist at 7:00
 
Next Sunday - April 20th - What If…? It's ALL True? - Easter Sunday - John 20: 1-18 / Psalm 18: 1-6 - Sunday School 9:30 / Worship 10:45 / Sonrise Service at 6:45 am / Breakfast afterwards / Carry-In Lunch after church for those that may not have a place to go for Easter!

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.