This Week: May 19th thru May 25th

** Upcoming Events:

** Action Steps to Using Gifts

Step 1: Find Your Gift - Through the practice of prayer and study, ask God for what gifts you have and how to use them. He will let you know. 1 Corinthians 12: 4-7
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Step 2: Find Your Body Part - Romans 12: 4-8 - tells us that there the body of Christ is like our own body and there are many parts. If we are intended to be an ear, we should be an ear. Our thumb would make a horrible ear, and vice versa.

Step 3: Trust Him With Your Good - Ephesians 2:10 - For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. God made you, specifically for this moment. Where is He calling you to go? What is He calling you to do? You can trust Him!

** Pastor Mike will be in the office this Tuesday from 10 - 1. He is looking at potentially not having office hours this summer, but making contact with you and setting time to visit with you this summer.

** 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,

Our Wednesday Free Lunch in the Park will begin in just a couple weeks! See the schedule below!

Schedule:
June 4 - G.R.A.C.E. (tentative Subway sandwiches)
June 11 - Stony Creek Church (finishing discussion for that week)
June 18 - Philadelphia Lutheran Church
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!

** 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 5th. They will be meeting at the church at 6:00 pm.

** Mother/Daughter Women's Tea will be taking place on May 31st from 11:00 to 1:00 PM at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff. Please let Deb Schaffner know if you plan to attend no later than Sunday, May 25th. It sounds like a lot of fun! Let’s get it on your calendar now!

** Our Cornerstone Men's group will be meeting this Tuesday 5/20! We will meet and go through our book at 6:00. We are currently on chapter 12, The Devout Man!

** Junior High / High School Youth Event - If you are a junior high or high school student and would like to have an amazing night of worship, and special guest speaker Jordan Rowland, please join us at Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff on Friday night May 30th at 6:30 pm. Pizza will be provided as well. The next morning we will meet again Saturday morning May 31st at Solid Rock Church in Sidney at 10 am and pick up where we left off!

** 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 - The baby bottle campaign is now going on until Father's Day. Please fill your baby bottle with change and be sure to bring it back on Father's Day Sunday, June 15, 2025. Also, the free community produce stand is open and receiving donations of produce and non-perishable foods for anyone needing them.

** 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 mashed potatoes (mashed, au-gratin, scalloped) for the Five Loaves Food Pantry. We need 55 by June 15th. They give out meals and food boxes Wed. June 18th at 4:30 pm. If you would like to help pack and deliver boxes.

This Week at the Church: - May 19th - May 25th

Monday: Church Open 10-12
 
Tuesday: Church Open 10-12 / SPPRC Meeting 6:00 pm / Cornerstone Men 6:00 - 8:00 

Wednesday: Bible Study - at 10:00 am / 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 / Jammin for Jesus 5:30 pm / Worship Team Meeting 7:00 pm

Friday: Church Open 10-12 
 
Next Sunday - May 25th - Multiply Grace - Multiply Our Lives - 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21 / Psalm 145: 1-8-7 - Sunday School (Youth Bible Study, Adult Class, Back to Basics) 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".
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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.