Newsletter: April 8, 2022

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Weekly Newsletter: April 8, 2022 Holy Week Sermon Series in Isaiah 52-53 Palm Sunday, April 10th: worship at 8:30 & 11am, Sunday School at 9:45am Good Friday Communion Service, April 15th, 6pm Easter Sunday, April 17th: worship at 8:30am and 11am, Fellowship Brunch at 9:45am Pastor's Corner Dear Church Family and Friends, This Sunday is Palm Sunday and begins Holy Week or Passion Week. It marks the final week of our Lord Jesus' life when we remember and celebrate all that He did for us His last week on earth.  But what exactly did Jesus do His last week and why such a big deal at Easter? ... Two things: His Death and His Resurrection.  These two life-altering, history-shaping, cosmic events are the highlight of eternity because they highlight our salvation.  The Heidelberg Catechism offers some helpful reflections on these two events: 43. Q. What further benefit do we receive from Christ's sacrifice and death on the cross? A. Through Christ's death our old nature is crucified, put to death, and buried with Him, so that the evil desires of the flesh may no longer reign in us, but that we may offer ourselves to Him as a sacrifice of thankfulness. 45. Q. How does Christ's resurrection benefit us? A. First, by His resurrection He has overcome death, so that He could make us share in the righteousness which He had obtained for us by His death. Second, by His power we too are raised up to a new life. Third, Christ's resurrection is to us a sure pledge of our glorious resurrection. These are the things we celebrate and remember this week. Please make plans to worship with us this week.  See you Sunday! By His grace and to His praise, Pastor Wilson  Preparation for Worship  Palm Sunday  April 10, 2022 This Sunday's sermon: High and Lifted Up: The Coming Salvation - Isaiah 52:13-53:9      Click here to access the latest bulletins, listen to sermons and to watch the live stream. Wilson's Weekly Pastor Wilson does not personally endorse every thing said or written in these links but hopes these articles and/or podcasts will be helpful for Christians in cultivating a biblical worldview. Jesus’s Path to the Cross: A 9-Day Devotional 7 Lessons I’ve Carried from ‘Narnia’ The Final 4 and Jesus Announcements    Communion - Communion will be observed this Sunday.  New Members Class - If you are interested in membership or learning more about Cornerstone, please join us during Sunday School beginning this Sunday in the Family Life Center. Please register by emailing office@cornerstonehuntsville.org Church family, we will celebrate our risen Savior over a church family brunch during the Sunday School hour on the 17th.  This is intended to be a light brunch of finger foods, rather than a meal as we know many of you will be enjoying an Easter meal later in the day.  If you would like to help contribute to the food selections, please click on the link below to sign up for one or more requested items.  CPC Easter Brunch 2022 If you would like to serve the congregation by assisting in the setting up and/or cleaning up of the brunch, please contact Jenny Roberts at robertsdj99@gmail.com  Ministry Opportunity - ”InFocus would like to provide international students at UAH the opportunity to experience Easter with a host family. The host family would invite one or more students to their church on Sunday morning and invite them to lunch. If you would like to host students, please email Seth Waldecker at seth@paradigms.net with your name and the number of students you would like to host.” Women’s Ministry - Join us for our “Spring Fellowship Dinner”, April, 24 at 6:00pm. Register at cornerstonehuntville.org/womensdinner. Save the Date - Vacation Bible School, June 6-9. More info to follow. Bikes for Students (service opportunity) - There are a few international students at UAH who are in need of a bicycle. There is a need for both women's and men's bicycles. If anyone has an old bicycle that they are willing to donate to InFocus, please contact Seth Waldecker at seth@paradigms.net. Bicycles in need of some repair might also be helpful depending on how much work needs to be done on them. Please make arrangements to drop them off at the church office.    Cornerstone Prayer Request Pray for church members caring for family - Lora Abernathy, Diana Akridge, Bryan Gassaway, Rick McCann, Alan Patterson, Randy Petcher, Mike Bayless, Bill and  JoAnn Sneed. Pray for healing - Matthew Lawrence, Berin Wendorf, Bill Evans and Kelly Hawkins. Pray for our nursing home resident - Ruby Petcher Pray for our expectant mothers - Yatang Cohee & Abby Junen (May), Anna Hill (June), Amanda Pendegraft (July), Sage Hundscheid (August), and Kawell (adoption). Pray for peace in Ukraine. Pray for our Officer Training class. Pray for our Missional Partnerships -Lincoln Village and Southwood PCA- Pastor Will Spink Mission's 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.  You may click on the link to learn more about the ministries.     This week's highlighted ministry: Lincoln Village Ministries, Huntsville AL  Please contact the church office by Thursday morning for changes or additions to the prayer requests. GIVE The Cornerstone Newsletter is a weekly publication emailed each Friday.    To notify the church office of church members in the hospital or of births and deaths, or if you have a change of address or name, please contact Geneva Cooper at office@cornerstonehuntsville.org or 256-489-4625. Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*