Is faith about church or home?

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1 June, 2018 Is faith about church or home? If you ask someone about their faith journey they will often answer by telling you about their church experience. A common story is going to church and Sunday School as a kid, being confirmed, drifting away from church after high school, and then coming back to church after marriage and kids. That answer means that we re primarily thinking of faith as something that we do at church, not something that happens in our home life meaning home, work and school. We even say I go to church rather than say We are the church. There s a big difference. This summer we re going to explore biblical characters and the story of what their faith@home looked like. Some did well and some did not. We can learn from both. Our key verse for the summer will be Deut. 6:4-9: Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and all your strength., And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. In other words, faith happens at home! Pastor Steve THE CHURCH will be closed the following Friday s: June 22, June 29, and July 6th for scheduled appointments and vacations. During these dates you may contact the staff by calling the church office at , and selecting option 3 or 4. Thank you.

2 New Church Sign Installation Has Begun! By mid-june our new church sign along the north side of our property will be installed and we will begin to use the digital signboard to communicate with the 5,200 cars a day that drive by our facility on 14 th Ave NE. Our current sign on 11 th Ave NE will also be redone to match the new sign. Thanks to the Trustees who have been working on this project for 11 months, sorting through ideas, concepts and bids. Next week our Ministry Staff will begin planning how to best use the digital signboard to let people know what s going on at Cornerstone. The entire cost of the sign has already been underwritten by existing Memorial funds and gifts approved and designated for a new sign. A STAFF SHIFT IS HAPPENING! Beginning May 29 th, our Staff Parish Relations Committee approved a shift in responsibilities for two of our staff, Ben Gietzen and Brandon Trupe. Brandon s hours will be increased from his current 20 hours a week to 25 hours a week; he will shift his focus to assisting Ben with administrative work for worship services, as well as pastoral visitation. With Brandon taking over some of the administrative work for worship services, Ben will be freed up hours a week to help us reach people in our community for Jesus Christ. During the initial months of this shift, Ben will be exploring how we can best reach our community for Christ and then setting goals. Please pray for God s blessing on Ben, Brandon, and us as a church as we seek to reach out into our community and provide care for those who call Cornerstone church home.

3 the a.r.k. (absorbing-relying-knowing) KIDS MINISTRY a.r.k. Park Nursery (birth-3 year olds); Little a.r.k. (3 years-through K); Big a.r.k. (1st 6th grade) If you are new, someone will be in the kids ministry area to greet you! KIDS SUMMER CALENDAR Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, June 25, 26, 28: Summer Lighthouse Series begins. For more information and registration please contact Lola at the contact information listed below. Month of July: Registration for Summer Bible Scamp Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 31 August 2 : Summer Bible Scamp Thursday, August 2: Summer Scamp Ice Cream and Pie Social Sunday, September 9: Sunday School Kick Off... for 3 yr. olds thru 2nd grade during the message time of the 10:30 service. This is a time for the kids to worship through songs, a Bible story, games, and snacks. Parents may pickup their children immediately after the second worship from the Big a.r.k. Contact: Lola (theark.lola@gmail.com; ext. 223) Kids Ministry Director

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7 E LOCATION KEY F (Fireside Room) C (Conference Room) 103 (Prayer Room) A (Atrium) WC (Worship Center) BA (BIG ARK Kids Room) YR (Youth Room) EC (Encounter Church)

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10 SPECIAL RATES FOR US As a Summit 2018 Premier Host Site, our members can receive world-class leadership development at a special discount up to 70% off regular rates. TWO WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Register : willowcreek.com/summit and use priority code 18HSFAMILY. 2. Pick up a registration form at the welcome center and submit it to our office along with payment (cash or check made payable to Cornerstone Church). COST Early Bird Host Rate: $89 if received before June 26. Regular Host Rate: $119 if received after June 26. OTHER NOTES *To receive the discounted rate through us, you must be a member or attendee of Cornerstone or Encounter churches. Please do not share the priority code or discounted rate with others. *Registrations are for one person only and are not to be split between two people. *Children: While families are important to us, there are no accommodations for children or nursing infants at this event. We will not be able to admit them into any of the sessions. $30

11 SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES STEPPING UP: SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 9:45-10:15 AM, FIRESIDE RM. Fathers, if you have a young adult son, this summer we would like to encourage you to consider journeying with them through the Stepping Up series. At the June 10 informational meeting, you will hear stories about father s that have done this with their sons and hear what it s like to walk together towards living a courageous life. Stepping Up: A Call to Courageous Living will unpack what biblical manhood looks like and what it means to be a godly, courageous man in today's world. For more information contact Luke at OASIS: support for those in living in chronic pain or illness OASIS is a support group designed to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of the person who lives with chronic illness or pain, through Christ and his gift of friends. We meet on Wednesday s on-line for an hour over lunch. Our hope is that through these times together you will find hope, have the opportunity to grow spiritually, and realize you re not alone while living with a chronic illness or pain. Call Luke at for more info. SAMSON SOCIETY FRIENDSHIP and DISCIPLESHIP MONDAY ENCOUNTER, 7:00-8:15 PM SAMSON SOCIETY is a gathering of men that meets weekly to follow Christ together, challenging each other daily to believe the incredible news that God actually knows us, loves us, and has restored us to himself. A typical meeting includes: Opening Prayer; Statement of Belief; Introductions; Statement of Path to Healing; Discussion on Topic; Closing Prayer. Don t settle for less than God s best for you. Break free from isolation. Learn how to live honestly. Give yourself grace. Grow in Christ one day at a time. For more information contact Luke at HOSPITALITY Join our Hospitality Team and help meet the needs of those that come into our home welcoming with smiles, serving refreshments, and providing needed information and encouragement to make sure your experience at Cornerstone reflects the value and care that Christ extends to you. Our hospitality team includes greeters, refreshment servers, ushers, and welcome center receptionists. We serve weekly before and after Sunday morning services. Please call Luke at for more information about how to get involved.

12 RIGHTNOW MEDIA Cornerstone has access RIGHTNOW MEDIA, an on-line catalog of 14,000 video bible studies. Instantly stream biblical teaching to your digital device. Contact to receive an invitation to create a free account. ***Invitation is open to everyone all are welcome.*** WHAT: JOY GROUP. WHEN: Wednesday, June 13 at 9:00 AM WHERE: Perkins Restaurant SPEAKER: Pastor Steve Anderson TOPIC: Worship at Cornerstone MINISTRY TEAM: Steve Anderson, Senior Pastor; Luke Smith, Discipleship Pastor; Jesse Hurkes, Youth Pastor; Ben Gietzen, Worship Pastor; Paul Kimball, Encounter Pastor; Brandon Trupe, Assistant Pastor; Lexie Vetch, Business Administrator; Lola Sackreiter, Kids Ministry Director; Emily Trupe, Youth Ministry Assistant/Young Adults; Alec Paulson, Summer Youth and Kids Ministries Assistant Rick Klein, Technology Coordinator; Don Sackreiter, Shannon Berg, Custodians; Sharie Bekaert, Nursery Coordinator; Jane Roemen, Cornerstone Early Learning Center Teacher/Director & Kids Ministry Assistant 2018 FINANCIAL AND ATTENDANCE REPORT: Annual Budget: $1,180,251.00; $22, needed per week to meet budget $19,622 average received per week for budget expenses General Fund Year-to-Date Budgeted Income: $412, Building Fund Balance: $192, ($ avg/week) Average weekly attendance = 665 (171-1st service; 394-2nd service; 100-Encounter) Webpage: cumcwat.com Phone (605)