Newsletter November 3, 2023
Newsletter | November 3, 2023
Dear Church Family and Friends,
This coming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Providence Presbytery will hold its 59th stated meeting at Decatur Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Alabama. This meeting will be a momentous occasion for Cornerstone as our own John Summers will be coming forward to be examined for ordination to the Gospel ministry. Also, Chris Moody will be examined for licensure in Providence Presbytery.
We are grateful to God for this occasion and thankful for the Lord’s calling on these men’s lives. Please be in prayer for them as they are examined. Pray that God would strengthen them, give them wisdom, and that they would lean wholly on Him during their floor examinations.
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
2 Timothy 4:1-5 ESV
By His grace and to His praise,
Pastor Wilson
Preparation for Worship
November 5, 2023
This Sunday's Sermon:
“The Gospel of God: God’s Sovereignty and Our Salvation”
Romans 8:28-30
Cornerstone Prayer Requests
Pray for church members caring for family - Diana Akridge, Susan Dupré, Bryan Gassaway, Kyle Mosier, Randy Petcher, Bill and JoAnn Sneed, Bonnie Stock, and Mike and Carol Wellfare.
Pray for healing - Suzi and Bill Bolton, Phil Freeze, Anne Harbarger, Matthew Lawrence, Abby Reese Wren, Gary Abernathy, Kendall Junen, Jack Trotter, Kelly Davenport, Palmer Summers, Loren and April De Jong, Kevin McClure, and Elizabeth Shorter.
Pray for our homebound friends - Ruby Petcher and Betty Baldwin.
Pray for our expectant mothers - Olivia Clemons (January) and Lauren Hudgins (February).
Pray for our transition time during construction.
Pray for peace in Israel and Ukraine.
Pray for our Missional Partnerships - Ava Weeks (Sixty Feet of Uganda) and North Hills Presbyterian Church, Meridianville, AL (Rev. Adam Tisdale).
Announcements
Communion - Communion will be held next Sunday, November 12th.
Women’s Ministry Events:
Baby Shower - The Women’s Ministry is hosting a baby shower for two expectant mothers this Sunday, November 5th from 2-4 pm in the Family Life Center. For more information, please click here. To RSVP, please email Shelby Hundscheid at hundscheids@gmail.com.
Cornerstone College Exam Boxes 2023 - Please help us fill encouraging boxes for our Cornerstone college students as they prepare for exams! Collection days are this Sunday, November 5th, and next Sunday, November 12th. For more information and to sign up for item donations, please click here.
Jesse Tree Christmas Party - Join us on Sunday, November 26th from 4-5:30 pm as we enjoy a Jesse Tree Christmas Party with cookies and cocoa! The Jesse Tree is a wonderful way to celebrate the incarnation of Christ and the whole story of the Bible with your family! For more information and to sign up for the ornament exchange, please click here.
Senior High Sunday Night Fellowship - High school students, please join us this Sunday, November 5th from 7-8:30 pm at the Shorters’ home for a night of fellowship.
Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch - Sunday, November 19th after the second service. Please look for an email with an RSVP link next week. The main dish and beverages will be provided, last names A-J bring a dessert and K-Z bring a side.
Thanksgiving for International Students - If you are interested in hosting one or more international students from UAH this Thanksgiving with InFocus, please email Harold Bryer at sheprest@hotmail.com. For more information, you can contact Seth Waldecker at seth@paradigms.net.
Roots Winter Retreat - Registration is now open! The Roots Winter Retreat is January 19th-21st at Camp Toknowhim for 6th-12th grade. It will be a great time of fellowship, hearing the Word, and worship. Register here.
Restrooms Closed - For the next few Sundays, the restrooms on the 2nd floor, west end near adult Sunday School will be closed due to renovations. Please use the single restrooms on the 2nd floor or the restrooms in the FLC.
Benevolence - If you are in need of financial assistance or other needs due to hardship, please see a deacon or contact needs@cornerstonehuntsville.org.
Ministry Opportunity - Interested in reaching out to our church members who need help with minor home improvements or repairs? If so, contact David Hoover at ddhoover53@gmail.com for more information.
Bookshelf Ministry - Be sure to check out this resource ministry in the Family Life Center lobby. There are free books, tracts, and audio teaching CDs for you to take or give to someone.
RSVP to Shelby Hundscheid at hundscheids@gmail.com
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:
Ava Weeks (Sixty Feet of Uganda)
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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