This Week: June 29th thru July 5th

**Action Steps to Letting Your Light Shine

Step 1: Walk in Integrity and Grace: Philippians 2: 14-15 - “Do everything without complaining and arguing, 15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.”

Step 2: Show Compassion and Forgiveness: Ephesians 4:32 - "Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”
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Step 3: Perform Visible Good Works: Matthew 5:16 - “In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”

** Pastor Mike will  NOT likely be in the office on any specific day this week. I now have a nurse visiting me everyday to unpack and pack my wound. This week I will have another follow up appointment with my doctor on Tuesday. It is healing, but healing very slowly.

** Last Sunday Worship Night - The combined teams from Quincy and Cornerstone made the decision to take a summer break for our Last Sunday Worship Nights. With vacations, graduations, and fair weeks, there will be limited availability for people to be involved. See you in August or September!

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

• Church Lay Leader - Represent the congregation by attending all meetings possible and being the voice of the church within each meeting.

** 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/

** Allegheny West Annual Conference was this past week. June 24th - 27th at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The Miracle Offering 2026 will support the Allegheny West mission partnership with  Democratic Republic of Congo Annual Conference. Our miracle offering goal is $160,000. Our Annual Conference was able to raise over $320,000 to help our families in the DRC. God is good!

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

G.R.A.C.E. volunteers,
No more packing!! It is time for Summer Break and our lunches in the DeGraff Park.
We will serve lunch every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
We will serve each Wednesday through August 12th (weather permitting).
Praying that God will keep the storms away during our lunch time!

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

** 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 June 18th. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm. Come for some fellowship and care, with some fun of course! Feel free to stop in and check it out!

** Our Cornerstone Men's Group is once again caught with a scheduling conflict. We will begin to meet again, the 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights at 6:00 starting on July 8th! Be sure to join us if you are looking for a way to get connected.

** Youth Group Sunday Night!!! We will be back on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in May! Be on the lookout! There is a 5th Quarter / Youth Group team meeting this Tuesday at 6:00 at the church.

** 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 - Our church will be providing the free lunch in the park on Wednesday, July 15th.  We will meet at the church by 11 a.m. to assemble the sack lunches and then go to the park to set up and distribute the meals.  All volunteers are appreciated for this community outreach program!  Just being there and talking to people as they eat lunch is a great contribution!  Thanks for your support in being the hands and feet of Jesus in our community!  

The free community garden produce stand is now up and running for the season and ready to accept donations of garden produce and non-perishable goods to share.  The stand is located in the New Beginnings Church parking lot.  If you have any plastic bags to recycle, please bring them to Church or drop off in the bin at the stand.  

We are slightly re-structuring our missions team to delegate tasks better for our outreach ministries.  Sue Walls will oversee the mission efforts of our church, but certain people will be responsible for organizing and completing outreach projects we are doing so the workload will be spread out more.  Anyone wanting to help with missions is always welcome to assist any time!  Please see Sue for more info or for any questions regarding missions team work in our church.

** 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 collecting Instant Oatmeal and we need 55 by July 12th. Meals and food boxes are delivered on Wed., July 15th at 4:30pm.

This Week at the Church: - June 29th - July 5th

Monday: Church Open 10-12

Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 

Wednesday: Bible Study - 10:00 am / Lunch In The Park 11-1 /  No Praise Team Practice / Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots 8:00 pm on Facebook or Youtube. (will hopefully be back this week)

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

Friday: Church Open 11-12

Next Sunday - July 5th - Discipleship - The Invitation - Matthew 4: 18-22 / Psalm 25: 4-6 - Sunday School 9:30 / Worship 10:45 / Communion

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.