This Week: June 23rd thru June 29th

** Upcoming Events:

**Action Steps to Knowing The Promises of God

Step 1: Promise To Be With You: Isaiah 43: 1-2 “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. 2 When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.”

Step 2: Promise of Protection: 1 Peter 1:5 - “And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.”
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Step 3: Promise to Ease Your Fears: Psalm 34:4 - “I prayed to the Lord, and He answered me. He freed me from all my fears.”

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 3 - 5. I am looking at potentially not having office hours this summer, but making contact with you and setting time to visit with you this summer. I will be in the office getting some final things done before the end of the week. 

** Last Sunday Worship Night was, yet again, an emotional night filled with the Holy Spirit's presence. What an amazing time of worshiping our amazing God! Our next Sunday night worship will be on June 29th at 6;00, at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff

**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,

Our Wednesday Free Lunch in the Park is back THIS WEEK! See the schedule below!

Schedule:
June 25 - Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff
July 2 - Quincy Methodist Church
July 9 - Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff
July 16 - Philadelphia Lutheran Church
July 23 - Stony Creek Church (burgers on the grill)
July 30 - G.R.A.C.E. (tentative sloppy joe sandwiches)
August 6 - Quincy Methodist Church
August 13 - G.R.A.C.E. (not yet determined)
May God's blessing follow you each day!

** 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 July 3rd. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm.

** Cornerstone Family Campout! - Be sure to check your schedules for July 19th. We will be having our first family campout! Bring your tents and camping gear and spend the night around the campfire before church the next morning! Stay tuned for details.

** Our Cornerstone Men's group will be meeting this Tuesday 6/24! We will meet and go through our book at 6:00. We are currently on chapter 16, The Teacher! We will be taking a break for the month of July, but will be attending the family campout on July 19th and getting certified in our archery instruction!

** 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 helping through the season get in touch with Don Klingler on how you can get plugged in to helping our students!

** 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!

**Missions Moment - FREE SALE - Aug. 2 from 10am-2pm. We will be taking donations and sorting July 28-31 from 6-8pm ONLY! We will NOT be accepting items ahead of time!!!

** 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 instant oatmeal for the Five Loaves Food Pantry. We need 55 by July 13th. They give out meals and food boxes Wed. July 16th at 4:30 pm. If you would like to help pack and deliver boxes.

This Week at the Church: - June 23rd - June 29th

Monday: Church Open 10-12 
 
Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / Cornerstone Men 6:00 - 8:00 (will take a break through July)

Wednesday: Bible Study - at 10:00 am / 11:30-1:00 Lunch In The Park /  Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots - Facebook and YouTube 8:00 pm

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

Friday: Church Open 10-12 

Pastor Mike and Family will be on vacation from June 28th through July 7th. 
 
Next Sunday - June 29th - Fruit Of The Spirit - Greg Janek- Galatians 5: 13-25 / Psalm 1 - 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.