Cornerstone Clips -- April 17, 2011

Sunday, April 17, 2011
     - Prayer Meeting at 8:30 a.m.
     - Sunday School & Kids' Klub at 9:30 a.m.
     - Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.  -  Teen Challenge
     - Fellowship Lunch
 Young Adult Bible Study – Monday, April 18 at John & Sheila Smith’s at 7:30 p.m.
 Ladies Bible Study – Colossians Bible Study on Wednesday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m.
 Easter Weekend Services
     - Good Friday, April 22 – 10:30 a.m. – BookMark
     - Easter Sunday, April 24 –
             Prayer Meeting at 8:30 a.m.
             No Sunday School or Kids’ Klub
             Easter Morning Brunch at 9:30 a.m. – Sign-up sheet at the back to bring food. Grp.1(Marge Reimer’s group) is in charge. Everyone bring juice. 
             Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.
 Work Party at church – Monday April 25th at 7pm. Bring rakes and shovels. Contact Denis Choquette if you have questions.
 Lost and found in the foyer. Please claim any items that belong to you today. Any unclaimed items will go to MCC.
 BOOKMARK – Candlewick Players invites you to join them this Easter for this enjoyable and contemplative drama considering the Gospel of Mark. BookMark tells of Mark and his Gospel; we see the happenings of then as though they were now. With a small cast playing multiple characters, BookMark helps to celebrate this Easter season.
Performances:
       April 19 & 20 at 7:30 – Morden EMM Church. Freewill offering.
       April 22 at 10:30 a.m. – Cornerstone Ministries Church
 MCI invites you to Fundraising Concert and Dessert Evenings.
       May 4th – Crystal City Mennonite Church, at 7:00 p.m.
       May 5th – Home Street Mennonite Church, Wpg., at 7:30 p.m.
       May 7th – MCI, Gretna, Banquet at 6:00 & Concert to follow.
Call 327-5891 for more information.
 Help Wanted – Sign-up sheet at the back to bring food for Richard & Marilyn’s Auction Sale on May 3rd ; to help on that day talk to Dorothy Martens.

Youth Announcements
Sr. Youth
 Youth Night – Tuesday, April 19 from 7:30-10:00. Movie Night: Passion of the Christ.
 Bible Study – Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30-9:30.
 Starfield Concert – Friday, May 13. Talk to Scott about tickets.

Jr. Youth
 Youth Night – Wednesday, April 20 from 7:00-9:00
 The Amazing Race – Friday, April 29th at 7:30 in Crystal City Park
 Starfield Concert – Friday, May 13. Talk to Scott about tickets.

Cornerstone Clips -- Sunday, April 10, 2011

Sunday, April 10, 2011
     - Prayer Meeting at 8:30 a.m.
     - Sunday School & Kids' Klub at 9:30 a.m.
     - Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. - Report by New York Youth Missions Team
 TONIGHT - Sunday, April 10 – Service with Juan & Beulah Swart at 7:00 p.m. - “Without a Vision, People Perish”.
 Next Sunday, April 17 -- Teen Challenge Service & Fellowship Meal – Please bring buns, salads, desserts and beverages. Burgers and hotdogs will be provided. Group #5 (Dorothy’s group) is in charge. Please note that we will be having the Teen Challenge team here … bring food accordingly.  A special offering for Teen Challenge will be taken during the morning service.
 Young Adult Bible Study – Monday, April 11 at John & Sheila Smith’s at 7:30 p.m.
 Ladies Bible Study – Colossians Bible Study on Wednesday, April 13 at 10:00 a.m.; “Living the Gospel in Relationships” study on Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. (last study in this series).
 Volunteer Lunch – Volunteers at PVL & PCH, Rock Lake Health District, Louise Community Services for Seniors and Palliative Care Program are invited to a lunch and program in their honour on Thursday, April 14 at 12 noon at Pilot Mound Fellowship Club. National Volunteer Week is April 10-16.
 The Rock YFC – Everyone is invited to tour the new Youth for Christ "The Rock" Building. A Public Open House will be held on Tuesday April 12th between 2:00 and 8:00p.m. Please come for coffee and refreshments.
 Easter Weekend Services - Good Friday, April 22 – 10:30 a.m. – BookMark by Candlewick
    -  Easter Sunday, April 24 – No Sunday School; Prayer Meeting at 9:30; Worship Service at 10:30
 BOOKMARK – Candlewick Players invites you to join them this Easter for this enjoyable and contemplative drama considering the Gospel of Mark. BookMark tells of Mark and his Gospel; we see the happenings of then as though they were now. With a small cast playing multiple characters, BookMark helps to celebrate this Easter season.
Performances: April 19 & 20 at 7:30 – Morden EMM Church Free Will offering
April 22 at 10:30 a.m. – Cornerstone Ministries

Youth Announcements
Sr. Youth
 Youth Night – Tuesday, April 12 from 7:30-10:00.
 Bible Study – Wednesday, April 13 at 7:30 at Cornerstone.
Jr. Youth
 Youth Night – Wednesday, April 20 from 7:00-9:00

Cornerstone Clips -- April 3, 2011

 Church Spring Cleaning – Monday, April 4. Volunteers are needed to help with spring cleaning at the church. Bring a bag lunch, pails, mops, etc.


 Young Adult Bible Study – No Young Adult Bible Study this week – Monday, April 4.

 Ladies Bible Study – Bible Study on Tuesday, April 7 – Colossians study at 10:00 a.m.; “Living the Gospel in Relationships” study at 7:00 p.m.

 Teen Challenge Service and Fellowship Meal - Sunday, April 17. Please bring buns, salads, desserts and beverages. Burgers and hotdogs will be provided. Group #5 (Dorothy’s group) is in charge.

 Volunteer Lunch – Volunteers at PVL & PCH, Rock Lake Health District, Louise Community Services for Seniors and Palliative Care Program are invited to a lunch and program in their honour on Thursday, April 14 at 12 noon at Pilot Mound Fellowship Club. National Volunteer Week is April 10-16.

 The Rock YFC Announcements
  - Rock Volunteer Appreciation Evening – If you participated in any way at the new Youth for Christ "The Rock" Building please come help celebrate its completion on April 4th from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
  - Everyone is invited to tour the new Youth for Christ "The Rock" Building. A Public Open House will be held on Tuesday April 12th between 2:00 and 8:00p.m. Please come for coffee and refreshments.

HOPE  -  THE ANTICIPATION OF GOOD FROM GOD IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE
Weekend Services with Juan & Beulah Swart
April 8-10, 2011

Friday, April 8
7:30 “Our Hope Story” - Juan & Beulah will share their testimonies.

Saturday, April 9
9:30 Worship
10:00 “The God of All of Life” – Juan will speak to the men
          “Hope in the Next Generation” – Beulah will speak to the women
(There will be child-care available for this session only. Please sign up at the back table so adequate care can be arranged.)

12:00 Soup & Sandwich lunch for everyone (provided by the Men’s Bible Study Group)
1:30 Worship
2:00-3:30 “Building a Presence-Based Life – A Hope Center”
Juan will be sharing with the men and Beulah with the women.

7:00 “Hope in Marriage” with Juan & Beulah

Sunday, April 10
7:00 Praise & Worship
“Without a Vision, People Perish” - Juan

Youth Announcements

Sr. Youth
 No Youth Night on Tuesday, April 5.
 Youth Night – Tuesday, April 12 from 7:30-10:00.
 Bible Study – Wednesday, April 13 at 7:30 at Cornerstone.

Jr. Youth
 Youth Night – Wednesday, April 6 from 7:00-9:00

Day #8

Hello, this is mostly Hilary and a bit of Kendra. We are going to fill you guys in on Day #8.

We started off our day in a truly Canadian way by attending Johanna's (Darryl and Julia Reimer's daughter) hockey game. We cheered a lot and got PUMPED up. We were the first ones to start a slow clap and do the wave at those children's hockey game.
After that, we drove into the Upper West side of Manhattan, parked, and took the subway to the Ground Zero Museum Workshop. We watched some videos that occurred around the time of the terrorist attack and explored their gallery using an audio tour set. We saw the famous clock that stopped at 10:02:14am [which is the exact time at which the south tower was hit]. We also saw a Bible page that was found in the ruins; it was Genesis 11, which talked about the tower of Babylon.
Afterwards we walked past the Ground Zero site and saw the new tower they are building -- The Freedom Tower. Then we visited Battery Park and saw the Statue of Liberty. While we were at the park we were approached by several people who were walking around with briefcases that were filled with watches and sunglasses that they were trying to sell for ridiculous prices. We had to use our bartering abilities as not to get cheated. It was so much fun! We also had a contest to see who could get the lowest price on an I love NY t-shirt; the cheapest price was $4.
Then we went for dinner at the world's largest Applebees near Times Square and had some seriously good food. After that, we split into groups and went shopping and exploring for an hour in Times Square. Then we took the subway to our vans and drove back to the house in Tarrytown. Following a long day of walking, we ended the day with a time for sharing and worship. Overall, we had an awesome day and are looking forward to the rest of the days that we get to spend in the Big Apple!
See you when we get home on Monday! =)

Day #7

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!!

Thanks everyone who has been reading this, and praying for us while we are out here. It is very much appreciated!!

This morning was a lazy one, as we got to sleep in until NINE O'CLOCK!!! We were all pretty pumped!!
We all got ready, and headed to the South Asian Community Center for lunch. Most got Gyros, lamb or chicken pitas, and Dip n' Dots (the ice cream of the FUTURE)!!! We left for Masbeth Bible Church for the kids and youth program there. We were there by 1 o'clock and helped the program leader, Dorothy, and her helpers Brigy, Eric and Todd. We all did various activities before the kids got there; bathroom cleaning, put together Easter eggs, organized donated clothes, craft organization, mopped and swept, made picture collages, scraped the gym floor, and addressed envelopes. Once the kids got there, we were all helping with the different activities that they had planned. There were crafts, gym games, spoon hockey, basketball, scooters and lots more.

Then we got some directions and drove to Manhattan to Times Square, and The Gate at The Times Square Church. The Gate is a youth night the church has every Friday night. It was a wonderful evening of worship and speaking. It was about three hours long, but it was very different. There was a play for us, and a sermon by the Pastor. It was a good night. McDonald's for supper and a walk by Times Square for some of us after the service.

We drove back to the Reimer's house and had a little chat. Then we hit the sack. Tomorrow and Sunday are days of being a tourist!! So we are gonna get up pretty early, and hit the city!!

Have a great night everyone!!  Love ya'll

Day #6

Good morning from the largest city in the US of A.  yesterday was a bit of a interesting day; all of the groups carried on with their usual activities of teaching English, hanging out with pastor Botto, (who was very sick but never for a minute did it slow him down) or putting some finishing touches on our construction projects.  After lunch we were treated to a visit at a mosque in Queens.  It was the largest one in the entire city and had an operating school for ages k to 12.  It was really interesting and informative our tour guide stood up to the challenge and put his best foot forward and answered all of our questions.  After the tour we prepared to go to our next activities; the three groups were each teaching english at different locations but we suffered our first vehicle related incident we received a cruel lesson in parking when our van was towed away to some addressless location which occupied Scott and Joy for the rest of the night.  in the end our van stayed in the impound and we received a new one from the rental company.  Scott and Joy said they felt like they were in the amazing race.  everything else went smoothly and more or less as planned.  His grace is sufficient.

Seth.