This Week: Apr. 28th thru May 4th

** Upcoming Events:

**Action Steps to Live A Life Like Jesus

Step 1: Prayer and Spiritual Disciplines - 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 - 16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. - It's in the Book for a reason, and we need it to learn.
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Step 2: Follow Jesus' Example - John 13: 14-15 - And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. - Do as Jesus did.
 
Step 3: Community and Belonging - Galatians 6:2 - Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. When we do life together, we build the community of faith, and we become the body of Jesus Christ.

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 10 - 1. - Next Tuesday Pastor Mike will be at two events at the High School (Sidney) and will not be available in the office till Thursday. 

** Last Sunday Worship Night was a deep emotional night filled with the Holy Spirit's presence. We were able to worship God, heal in our spirit and body, and hear from people who had a testimony to share! Our next Sunday night worship will be on May 25th at 6;00, in Quincy!!!

**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,

Packing is back, for a few weeks at least. 9:30 for setup and 10:00 am to pack!

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 4/29! We will meet and go through our book at 6:00. We are currently on chapter 10, The Generous 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 boxes of 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 pack and deliver boxes.

This Week at the Church: - April 28th - May 4th

Monday: Church Open 10-12
 
Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / G.R.A.C.E. Backpack Packing - 9:30 am / Cornerstone Men 6:00 - 8:00

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

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

Friday: Church Open 10-12
 
Next Sunday - May 4th - Multiply Grace - Mission For Everyone - Matthew 28: 16-20 / Psalm 95: 1-7 - 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.