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Cornerstone News May 21 May 27, 2015 Share Leadership Update: Judy Franklin Hi I m Judy Franklin. Do you like showing people how easy it is to share Jesus love? Well come on down and share it with us.

! There will be 2 meetings, June 4th at 6:30 pm to generate ideas to decorate and June 11th at 6:30 pm for DECORATING! Then PARADE DAY we ll meet and be part of the parade and pass out our suckers!

New Donation Request: Lollipops by the Thousands Our Share Team will be leading our Church in two big Outreach Events this Summer in June and July: a Church Float (and presence) in the parades in

We will be asking absolutely everyone to join us for those events, that together as a Church family we would walk together with our float and invite our communities to check us out and join us for a

1 Cornerstone News May 21 May 27, 2015 Share Leadership Update: Judy Franklin Hi I m Judy Franklin. Do you like showing people how easy it is to share Jesus love? Well come on down and share it with us. We are going to decorate a flatbed for the Maple Valley Days parade June 13th. We need your HELP and creative ideas!! There will be 2 meetings, June 4th at 6:30 pm to generate ideas to decorate and June 11th at 6:30 pm for DECORATING! Then PARADE DAY we ll meet and be part of the parade and pass out our suckers!! Please me at judy.franklin@kent.k12.wa and lets share it up together! New Donation Request: Lollipops by the Thousands Our Share Team will be leading our Church in two big Outreach Events this Summer in June and July: a Church Float (and presence) in the parades in Maple Valley Days and Covington Days! The Maple Valley Days parade will be Saturday, June 13 th and the Covington Days parade the 18 th of July. We will be asking absolutely everyone to join us for those events, that together as a Church family we would walk together with our float and invite our communities to check us out and join us for a Sunday of Worship! And as part of those outreaches (as is true at every parade!) we will have candy to give out to the crowds. And this is important: this is how we will advertise ourselves to the people. We are not allowed to give out literature, but we can give candy with stickers about our Church. Therefore, we are asking for donations of bulk lollipops, that we will then ad stickers with our Church name, details and website. Between the signage, the float, our people and the candy handouts, we are hoping to make a great impression on our communities and invite a lot of people to Church! But we need LOLLIPOPS! If you can, just donate them at the display in the foyer! Thank you!

Easter Season Worship Schedule Join us each Sunday morning during the Easter Season for a series of uplifting messages celebrating Jesus and His Victory over the grave!

pageid=51 ) May 24 th Pentecost Sunday Emergence of the Holy Spirit Acts 2 Empowered by the Spirit May 31 st Trinity Sunday Celebrating Our Creator, Redeemer & Sustainer Genesis 1:1-3, 1 Corinthians

2 Easter Season Worship Schedule Join us each Sunday morning during the Easter Season for a series of uplifting messages celebrating Jesus and His Victory over the grave! (And if you missed any of our Easter messages so far be sure to catch up by listening to sermons on the web through our site, at: ) May 24 th Pentecost Sunday Emergence of the Holy Spirit Acts 2 Empowered by the Spirit May 31 st Trinity Sunday Celebrating Our Creator, Redeemer & Sustainer Genesis 1:1-3, 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, Titus 3:4-7, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Corinthians 13:13 The Importance of Understanding God in Three Persons Missed a Sermon? Catch recent Easter sermons on our website, at: current-sermons Praising God that we raised over $16,942 in offering for transportation for Pastor Joseph s congregation! The monies will be sent soon toward the purchase of a bus or other transportation to safely transport their congregation on Sundays and throughout the week! Praising God: Baptisms & Dedications in May There are two youth baptisms and two children's dedications happening at Cornerstone this month! Baptism is one of the two sacraments of the Christian Church, where we are washed in water and the Spirit, and infused with God's grace to become a member of the family of God! Children's dedication is a precursor to baptism, where the child is consecrated to God with the promise of a future baptism when that child comes of age. May 3rd at 9:00 am: Holy Baptism for Jena Stannard May 10th at 9:00 am: Children's Dedication for Remme Pinkstaff May 24th at 10:45 am: Children's Dedication for Joseph Murphy May 31st at 9:00 am: Holy Baptism for Cara Marie Conforti Mark your Calendars: Single-Service Sundays We will have 2 services throughout the summer except for these 4 Sunday s we have chosen 10:45 am as the timeslot for each of these single-service Sundays. Sunday, June 7 th 10:45 am Youth Sunday Sunday, July 19 th 10:45 am VBS Sunday Sunday, August 9 th 10:45 am Lazy F Camp Sunday Sunday, September 13 th 10:45 am Ministry Fair

Current and Upcoming Events! Women of Cornerstone Our next Women s Devotional/Fellowship will be June 20th from 9-10 am in the sanctuary.

Do you have ideas of other fun events we as women can do together? Consider sharing your ideas with Peggy Kessel kesselcrib@comc

Please EMAIL Lori Wilkerson at: lori.wilkerson44@gmail.com if you interested in joining us -- so I can alert you if walk is cancelled due to weather concerns.

Fellas, boys, sons, and their friends join us on Thursday, May 28 th as Cornerstone Men enjoy an evening together at the Mariners! A block of 100 tickets has been purchased, so bring your buddies!

Looking for opportunities for your little one to make friends, or looking for ways to connect to other parents or grandparents of young children?

3 Current and Upcoming Events! Women of Cornerstone Our next Women s Devotional/Fellowship will be June 20th from 9-10 am in the sanctuary. If you would be interested in fellowshipping with other women of Cornerstone and making new friends consider joining us that day or for one of our upcoming fellowship opportunities. Do you have ideas of other fun events we as women can do together? Consider sharing your ideas with Peggy Kessel kesselcrib@comcast.net, Lori Wilkerson or Jenn Murphy jbmurphy@ymail.com. Thank you to all those who were able to join us for our first hike in God s Backyard. All hikes/ walks are "weather permitting". Please Lori Wilkerson at: lori.wilkerson44@gmail.com if you interested in joining us -- so I can alert you if walk is cancelled due to weather concerns. Come join us and "May you be blessed - as you enjoy "GOD's Backyard" Save the Date Cornerstone Men s Night Out at The Mariners Thursday, May 28th Men s Night Out at the Seattle Mariners! Fellas, boys, sons, and their friends join us on Thursday, May 28 th as Cornerstone Men enjoy an evening together at the Mariners! A block of 100 tickets has been purchased, so bring your buddies! Tickets are only $13 Sign Up on the table in the Foyer! With special thanks to Scott Hurter and Men s Ministries! New Play Group Forming! Looking for opportunities for your little one to make friends, or looking for ways to connect to other parents or grandparents of young children? There is a new Cornerstone play group meeting on Thursday mornings in the church nursery for children and their caregivers. Meets Thursday mornings, 9:00-10:30 a.m., open to children from newborn to preschool, and their caregivers (can be moms, dads, grandparents, etc.). Open to those in the community as well. For more Information, contact Jenn Murphy, jbmurphy@ymail.com Do you have a key for Cornerstone? Just a friendly reminder that if you have a key for Cornerstone that you be extra diligent to check doors when you leave the building to make sure they are locked. New: Cornerstone Magnetic Bumper Stickers Love your Church? Want to help promote our ministries? As another means to increase Church visibility we have created magnetic bumper stickers saying, Cornerstone in Covington, and then with our website address: BuildingonJesus.org. They are available free on the foyer table for anyone who would be willing to put them on your vehicle! Let Your Light Shine!

4 Praying and Community Support Prayer Corner A letter from Jeremy & Joy Ellington Dear Friends, We request your prayers in the following areas. Please also share this with others in your church who may not be on our list. Recently we have made 12 of our believers leaders over a local area. We are calling them sheep shepherds. They are specifically targeting the areas where we had more children come for VBS. Here is a list of the leaders names and the location of the place where they are visiting people and inviting them for Sunday Service as well as praying for the people s needs. 1) David - Poolavayal Pallam 2)Saneesh - Kalluvayal 3) Manoj - Kaipencherry 4) Deepak - Kuppadi 5) Baboo - Pazhari 6) Anil - Koli Moola 7) Anita Oddapallam 8) Somiya - Karavellikunnu 9) Kaliyani - Vengur 10) Dawoo - Poolavayal Colony 11) Smitha - Poolavayal thode 12) Chiru Muthanga. All of these people are dedicated and truly desire to see the hand of God. They along with us need your prayers at this exciting time in the ministry. They will be going out Saturday at 10 a.m. which is Friday night at 9:30 p.m your west coast time. Please also pray for the people who want to take baptism. We are praying for them that they would have a deep commitment as well as a deep experience of Jesus Love. Their names are Kaliyani, Dawoo, Leela, Somiya, Satish, Manoj, Binu and Somesh. Over 14 football camp was postponed for a week because we were too tired but it was a blessing as it was raining cats and dogs this past week. It starts on Monday Our Spiritual daughter Bindu had a baby girl by ceserian as the umbellical cord was wrapped around the babies neck twice. It was grace that the Dr was vigilant and caught the problem ahead of time. It was also pretty amazing as we arrived just as the decisions were being made and the baby was born within minutes. Our driver of 8 years Biju got married on Thursday and we got to drive for him and the new couple were blessed to use our new car for the functions. Joy & Jeremy Ellington Have something to submit for Prayer Chain the Prayer Chain at prayer@buildingonjesus.org Or you can call the church office at during office hours or after hours contact Amy Konvalin

5 Lorena Saxton Testimony May 18, 2015 A very dear friend said to me you don t get the testimony without the test. Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scripture we might have hope. Romans 15:4 There is no way we can ever thank the many people of the church and the many ways that our lives have been touched. Christine said it best a few weeks ago when she said we have people with serious things happening and the church has rallied to help in every way. Without getting into the medical part of things, Jesus, through the people of this church, has made so many things possible. Every need has been filled from the first week home, people coming to be with me so I was not nervous, rides to appointments, walker, wheel chair loan, meals, wheel chair disabled pass that has made making appointments much easier and lastly a working furnace. Prayers when my husband was in an accident the first time he left me in ICU and so much more that cannot be began to be recognized. The walk the last ten years has been a learning piece with my small group standing by me through the tears as well as the joy. And in the last chapter the entire church standing with Mark & I through it all thick and thin. Cornerstone, you have no idea how truly special you are, each and everyone of you. Words cannot express it. Cornerstone is made up of what I refer to as many Earth Angels. So many people but one needs a special call out, Carol Nohavec, who has lead my transition home to be what it is, through these different areas. Without her I would not be making the progress I am making today. Cornerstone is made up of a very special group of people, this church is made up of people lead by God along with our Pastor James leading the helm. This too has been about FAITH, this entire journey of late has been about FAITH and the remarkable outcome, nothing but positive in each and every way. Philippians 4: 6&7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

REGISTER NOW FOR All-Church Camp at Lazy F Aug 5-9th Looking ahead to this summer: Each year Cornerstone spends a special weekend

We offer these dates now, to help with planning your summer schedule join us!

summer. Activities for all ages!!! Early Registration Deadline June 7th.

Questions can be directed to Shannon Brannon at davtho04@comcast.net or Janie Whitnell at jwhitnell@msn.

6 REGISTER NOW FOR All-Church Camp at Lazy F Aug 5-9th Looking ahead to this summer: Each year Cornerstone spends a special weekend of fun, fellowship and worship at Lazy F Camp near Ellensburg. This is a special time for our Church family! We offer these dates now, to help with planning your summer schedule join us! August 7-9 (Fri-Sun) for a weekend of fun, fellowship, food and enjoying nature at one of the Pacific Northwest Conferences GREAT Methodist camps. Also consider coming early starting that Wednesday the 5th to do some service projects to give back and spruce up the camp for summer. Activities for all ages!!! Early Registration Deadline June 7th. If you are new to Cornerstone this is an awesome weekend together! Questions can be directed to Shannon Brannon at davtho04@comcast.net or Janie Whitnell at jwhitnell@msn.com Detailed information about the weekend and registration forms can be found on our website: Register NOW for Summer Church Camp! Our Pacific Northwest Conference owns 4 awesome camps, including nearby Lazy F and Indianola! Camps for families, adults, teens, kids and grandparents. All the camp info is online. Scholarships are available.

In Kidz Church (Infants 4th graders) This week

that someone in at least 5th grade should sign

Kids Corner Coming Up This Weekend: Club 56 (5th

7 In Kidz Church (Infants 4th graders) This week children will be learning We can trust in God s promises. from Philippians 1:1-14 Parents, please remember that someone in at least 5th grade should sign out your child each week. Kids Corner Coming Up This Weekend: Club 56 (5th & 6th graders) this week Making video for Confirmation. Important Date to remember: June 6th Confirmation Rehearsal 4 PM

8 Youth Sunday is June 7th One service at 10:45 AM Contact Ashley if your child wants to be involved OR if you have a 2015 graduate! YOUTH Youth Group Schedule MIDDLE SCHOOL: Sundays 6:30-8:00 PM HIGH SCHOOL: Wednesdays 7-9 PM We will still have youth group on Memorial Day Sunday May 24th, but it will be a movie and game night! Youth of all ages are welcome to join us to watch a movie and hang out from 6:30-8 PM! Middle School Mission Trip (for all 6th-8th graders) will be July 5th-10th to the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho. We still have space available, so contact Ashley if you are interested. We are now taking applications for our Youth Ministry Summer Internship! For more information, a full job description, and application, contact Ashley Creek at youth@buildingonjesus.org. The application and job description can also be found on our website! HIGH SCHOOLERS Join us for our new series KINGDOM COME"

from the store on occasions during the week? Please contact Carol Nohavec at carolnohavec@comcast.net if you are able and interested.

Summer or year around. Good pay, Flexible. Housekeepers!

Middle School. The team is called Team Linda Toycen in support of my mom. The whole time our team will be taking turns walking around the track.

If you want to help support me and my team you can donate online. http://relay.acsevents.org/site/tr?

9 Ways to Serve in Church & Community! 2015 Relay For Life of Black Diamond, Covington, Maple Valley Immediate Need from Care Ministries: Are you able to help a Senior member of our congregation with rides to and from the store on occasions during the week? Please contact Carol Nohavec at carolnohavec@comcast.net if you are able and interested. Camp Berachah is Hiring Someone to drive golf cart around, lock up, help summer counselors, guest groups, light maintenance, Fri-Tues negotiable, lots of fun days negotiable. Summer or year around. Good pay, Flexible. Housekeepers! Cedar Heights Middle School SE 272nd St, Covington, WA On June 6-7 from 3pm-10am Emily Toycen will be participating in an event called Relay For Life at Cedar Heights Middle School. The team is called Team Linda Toycen in support of my mom. The whole time our team will be taking turns walking around the track. This event is an opportunity to celebrate cancer survivors, remember others who have fought the battle or are fighting it now. If you want to help support me and my team you can donate online. team_id= &pg=team&fr_id=66724&utm_sour ce=m_fb_1_cy15_cd&utm_medium=social&utm_ca mpaign=relay_for_life&s_src=boundlessfundraising& s_subsrc=bfiphfbpfmsg Contact Gerry Hansen, Operations Manager and IT Support, SE 328 th Place, Auburn, WA ; or CAMP ext 110; ghanesen@campberachah.org Vine Maple Place Position and Volunteer Needs Facilities Work Parties Service Projects Babysitters Boys Mentors Financial Literacy Coaching Warehouse Assistant and Shed Organizers Employment Coaches and Employment Trainers Needed - Daytime! Office Janitorial Services info@vinemapleplace.org.

Please bring your donations to the kitchen or contact Louise Sargent or Bob Stone if you can help.

kitchen in preparation for that transition.

If you are willing to help in this area, please speak with either Louise or Pastor James. And thank you Bob!

!!! Right outside our Sanctuary doors you can find our new church family picture wall, with photographs and names of members and friends of

This project is both about helping us grow in relationship with one another, but also proclaim our belonging together as a family of God!

We estimate we have maybe half of our attendees on our wall and we want to include you so if we have not yet gotten your picture, the next

10 Ways to Serve in Church & Community! DONATIONS NEEDED We are in need of cookie donations and donations of regular coffee for Sunday morning meet and greet time. Please bring your donations to the kitchen or contact Louise Sargent or Bob Stone if you can help. Sunday Morning Kitchen Helpers The Stone family are moving to Spain this summer, and Bob is preparing to step back from his service in our kitchen in preparation for that transition. So - we are in need of a rotation of servants who would be willing to help in our kitchen on Sundays. If you are willing to help in this area, please speak with either Louise or Pastor James. And thank you Bob! Cornerstone Church Family Picture Wall SUNDAY May 31st!!!! Right outside our Sanctuary doors you can find our new church family picture wall, with photographs and names of members and friends of Cornerstone! This project is both about helping us grow in relationship with one another, but also proclaim our belonging together as a family of God! Praises to God on behalf of our photographer Kimberley, and for handy-fellas Jaime and Gary for putting this project together! We estimate we have maybe half of our attendees on our wall and we want to include you so if we have not yet gotten your picture, the next opportunity will be following services NEXT Sunday, May 31st! Praise Team looking for New Musicians! Do you play the piano, guitar, base or drums? Consider sharing your gifts with Cornerstone and being part of our wonderful Praise Team. Play another instrument or love to sing? If you are at all interested in sharing the talent God has given you in music, please talk with Brant, or him at worship@buildingonjesus.org. Be blessed! Shalom, Brant Vine Maple Place A great way to serve in our community is to get on the Newsletter list for Vine Maple Place. They are frequently looking for donations & volunteers If you are interested, please sign up at: view/22364

11 Ways to Serve in Church & Community! UMCOR at Work after Earthquakes in Nepal (from the United Methodist News service) United Methodists joined Christians around the world in a prayerful response to the earthquake that has claimed thousands of lives in Nepal and neighboring China and India. BBC News reported the death toll at 4,000 people, with at least 7,000 injuries by Monday evening as the Nepalese army and police undertook massive search and rescue operations. Many were living in vast tent cities in the capital of Kathmandu as aftershocks from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake continued. Five missionaries working in Nepal for the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries were reported safe. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries has been in mission with the people of Nepal a long time, and that is a great grace in this time of need, says Thomas Kemper, the board s top executive. In a joint statement, the World Council of Churches and the Christian Conference of Asia called churches around the world to pray for those affected by the earthquake and extend every possible support for humanitarian aid assistance in Nepal and other affected areas in the neighboring countries. The World Methodist Council also offered its prayers for the people of Nepal. The United Methodist Committee on Relief is planning to offer assistance through international and local partners, including the United Mission to Nepal, a longtime church partner. UMCOR approved a $90,000 grant April 27 to GlobalMedic, which will help earthquake survivors access clean water by providing household and public water-filtration units. To Donate toward UMCOR s Relief Efforts in Nepal Donations to support the response to the earthquake in Nepal and other international disasters can be made online through UMCOR Advance # Visit for more information. Checks also can be made out to your local United Methodist church. Write UMCOR Advance # on the memo line and put in the offering plate.

Team Linda Toycen Bracelets We have a unique opportunity to love one of our members, as in her fight and healing against cancer Linda's "Team" has produced rubber bracelets (in Seahawk colors,

12 Team Linda Toycen Bracelets We have a unique opportunity to love one of our members, as in her fight and healing against cancer Linda's "Team" has produced rubber bracelets (in Seahawk colors, naturally!) as a simple fundraiser for the family and show of support. These bracelets are available through Carol Nohavec on Sunday mornings for a donation of $5 that goes directly to the family toward treatment. Our prayers on Linda's behalf continue, and our trust in God's presence! This Week s Sign Ups $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 Finance $55,998 $40,837 $40,689 $38,498 $36,292 $39,478 $37,324 $30,015 Series1 Series2 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 Budget YTD $155,288 Income YTD $173,489 YTD = year to date Expenses YTD $146,289 Where can you participate? Men Sign-up to Attend the Mariners game Bring Bulk Unwrapped Lollipops Volunteer to serve in Children s Ministries or VBS Register for All-Church Camp Join Care Ministries Sunday Kitchen Helpers Bring Meet & Greet Cookies Share your Gifts in Special Music Join the Prayer Chain Birthdays Preschool at Cornerstone We are blessed to have welcomed a new preschool in our facility. Bright Hope Preschool is a non-profit Christian Preschool that has moved into our facility and is meeting in our Jungle Room Monday thru Friday, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, for ages 3 to 5. Bright Hope Preschool is enrolling now for Summer Preschool Camp June 30 July 30 including VBS July For more information or to enroll contact Director Rachel Passarelli at info@brighthopepreschool.com, or at You can visit them on the web at

13 CHURCH EVENTS May Birthdays! May Birthdays! Caleb Lackey May 4th Brian Heineman May 20th Scott Hurter May 6th Rachel Toycen May 23rd John Cooney May 7th Ski Segi May 24th Joseph Sieh May 7th Bennie Thueringer May 25th Shannon Brannon May 10th Dan Ryynanen May 27th Ashlyn Greget May 14th Olivia Elliot May 28th

Leaders & Servants at Cornerstone Committee Chairs & Lay Leadership Leadership Chair Lay Leader Women s Ministry Leader Men s Ministry Leader SPR Chair Finance Chair Trustees Chair Nominations Chair

14 Leaders & Servants at Cornerstone Committee Chairs & Lay Leadership Leadership Chair Lay Leader Women s Ministry Leader Men s Ministry Leader SPR Chair Finance Chair Trustees Chair Nominations Chair Amy Konvalin Brian Heineman Jill Stone Scott Hurter Amy Bjorn Jeff Hiss Steve Schaff Pastor James Murphy Discipleship Chairs Believe Team Chair Connect Team Chair Serve Team Chair Share Team Chair Phil Rodocker Megan Heineman Peggy Kessel Judy Franklin Cornerstone Staff Children s Ministry Leader Youth Ministry Leader Worship Director Admin. Assistant Custodial Music Christine Girard Ashley Creek Brant O Brien Kimberley Lackey Lorena Saxton Chuck Buser Contact Us Cornerstone United Methodist Church Rev. James Murphy, Senior Pastor SE 272nd Street, Covington, WA P: (425) Fax: (425) Office office@buildingonjesus.org Pastor's pastor@buildingonjesus.org Visit our web page at:

Pastor s Column: Ten Little Christians. Ten Little Christians came to church all the time; One fell out with the preacher, then there were nine.

Sep 22 Oct 6, 2016 Cornerstone News Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord Romans 12:11 Pastor s Column: Ten Little Christians Ten Little Christians came to church all