Newsletter October 14, 2022

Newsletter | October 14, 2022

Dear Cornerstone Family:

This coming Sunday we will welcome Rev. Adam Venable from Southside Presbyterian Mission Church in South Huntsville. Rev. Venable will be sharing an update on the church plant in South Huntsville and will also preach the Word to us from Acts 2.

Wilson and I both serve on the MNA (Mission to North America) committee of our Presbytery. Our committee's primary responsibility is to oversee and "stir up" church planting within our Presbytery. We believe that healthy churches lead to healthy church planting efforts, and we are thankful that Cornerstone continues to be connected to church planting in our Presbytery.

To that end, we encourage you to be in prayer for the following church plants that are ongoing or starting up in 2022-2023:

  • All Saints Presbyterian Mission (formerly West Huntsville Mission)- Rev. Matt Patrick (LEARN MORE)

  • Grace Fellowship Church Hispanic Mission in Albertville- Rev. Mark Berry

  • Hope City Mission in South Madison/Triana- Rev. Amos Williams (LEARN MORE)

  • Redeemer Presbyterian Church Scottsboro- Rev. Dieter Paulson (LEARN MORE)

  • Southside Presbyterian Mission in South Huntsville- Rev. Adam Venable (LEARN MORE)

How can you help our church planters and church plants? Specifically, how might you be able to help Southside church? Consider these four categories and how you might be involved.

  1. Pray- Pray for the church planter and for the ministry and outreach of the church plant.

  2. Give- Give financially to church planting works to help fund their mission.

  3. Help/Resource- Do you know someone that might need to hear about Southside or another church planting work? Can you help make connections in the community? Can you serve in some way (providing food for a gathering, using your gifts to help in some way)?

  4. Go!- Consider going to be a part of the church plant.

Looking forward to our time together Sunday!
Pastor Brian

Preparation for Worship

October 16, 2022

This Sunday's Sermon: “Repentance for our neighborhood”

Acts 2:36-41 (ESV)

Wilson’s Weekly

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Announcements

Serving Opportunity with our Covenant Children - We are in need of volunteers to care for our children in the nursery. If you are a member and would like to volunteer see Nursery Volunteer Sign-Up You may also email Christina Wendorf if you have questions at christina@cornerstonehuntsville.org

Serving Opportunity FOUNDATIONS - If you are attending Foundations this fall an easy way to get involved, and serve the congregation, would be to serve food during mealtime. Servers are asked to arrive by 5:20 to "apron up" and get instructions. Volunteers will be free to finish serving and join others to eat by around 5:45 when the big rush is over and we consolidate into one line, or you can hang out and help for the entire mealtime. Please use this link to sign up for one, or multiple Wednesdays this semester Foundations Meal Service Sign Up

FOUNDATIONS - Join us on Wednesdays for a meal at 5:30pm. Discipleship opportunities for all ages are from 6:15 to 7:15pm. A nursery is provided. RSVP at FOUNDATIONS Sign-Up

Book Resources - Disciplines of a Godly Man (current men’s small group study) are available in the lobby for $10. Age of Opportunity is a great resource for parents of teenagers and is available in the lobby for $15.

Youth Downtown Open - Rescheduled to THIS Sunday, October 16th, from 4:30-6:30pm. We will meet at Jimmy John’s downtown on the square and have dinner downtown afterwards. See youth families email communications or Pastor Brian for more information.

Women’s Prayer Time - Thursday, October 20th, at 10am, at the church. Email Elena Lewis at bruce.lewis.family@juno.com with prayer requests.

Ordination and Installation Service - Join us on Sunday, October 23rd, during the first worship service, as we ordain and install the newly elected officers. Reception to follow, during the Sunday school hour, in the Family Life Center.

Bookshelf Ministry - Be sure to check out this resource ministry located in the Gathering Room. There are free books, tracts and other resources for you to take or give to someone.

Child Evangelism Fellowship. CEF is a Bible-centered organization composed of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. Cornerstone is hoping to partner with CEF to start a Good News Club at Blossomwood Elementary School. Good News Club® is a ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship in which trained teachers meet with groups of children in schools, homes, community centers, churches, just about anywhere the children can easily and safely meet with their parent’s permission. You can learn much more by visiting cefonline.com. In the meantime, we are praying that God would raise up a leader and a group of missionaries from Cornerstone to lead this effort. If you are interested and would like to know more, please contact the church office.

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Cornerstone Prayer Requests

Pray for church members caring for family - Lora Abernathy, Diana Akridge, Bryan Gassaway, Rick McCann, Randy Petcher, Mike Bayless, Bill and JoAnn Sneed, and Kyle Mosier.

Pray for healing - April DeJong, Mary Allen Junen, Matthew Lawrence, Berin Wendorf, Phil Freeze, Gail Ricks, Lauren Davenport, Sharon Ibsen, Brian Russ, Farris Powell, and Sam Trotter.

Pray for our nursing home resident - Ruby Petcher 

Pray for our expectant mothers - Hillary Hornor (November), and Kawell (adoption).

Pray for those affected by Hurricane Ian and for MNA disaster response teams.

Pray for our newly elected officer candidates and their families.

Pray that the Lord would raise up an assistant pastor to serve at Cornerstone.

Pray for our Missional Partnerships - Lincoln Village Ministries and Redeemer Church of the Shoals, Florence, AL (Pastor Scott Barber).

Missions Moment

Each week we want to highlight one of our missional partnerships. Please take a moment to learn about these wonderful ministries that Cornerstone has the privilege of serving alongside.

This week's highlighted ministries:
Lincoln Village Ministries

The Mission of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church is to be a community of Christ's followers who worship, grow, and serve together to glorify God in Huntsville and throughout the world.

Please contact the church office by Thursday for changes or additions to prayer requests.

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