Newsletter May 16, 2025
Newsletter May 16, 2025
Dear Church Family and Friends,
Someone responded to me in an email this past week in very thoughtful way. I have to admit, most of the time I respond to email with "Got it!" or "10/4". But this person simply responded with, "Grace, peace, and joy!" ... Now that is an "affirmative!"
What I appreciated the most about that response was the genuine kindness and thoughtfulness of their response but also the response it elicited in me. For these three things, grace, peace, and joy, are evidences of the Christian life. They are fruits that we enjoy because of a relationship with Christ. Most importantly, they are experiences we have each and every Sunday in corporate worship.
And so if you find yourself longing for grace ... peace ... and joy ... look to Christ and join your brothers and sisters in Christ in corporate worship this Lord's Day.
I wanted to highlight an important outreach ministry we chartered a few years ago that many of you may have forgotten, and some of you may be unfamiliar with. It's called Luke5 Adventures. Several years ago, many of us got familiar with Luke5 through serving at the Joni and Friends Family Retreat. The good people at Luke5 Cincinnati showed up and introduced us to this wonderful contraption called a Rosie. A Rosie is a specialized wheelchair/mountain bike that allows us to take those with disabilities out in the wilderness. It is a wonderful ministry to be able to serve those who have been affected by disability.
If you would like to go on a hike and learn more about Luke5, please join us this Monday, 5:30 pm, at Monte Sano. Luke5 headquarters has asked us to participate in their "Queen Mary Tour." Mary is a favorite hiker of Luke5, and she and her family are traveling the country to visit different Luke5 chapters on an epic adventure to experience as much of the culture, sights, and sounds of each location.
If you want to learn more or have any questions, please contact Paul DuPré. Please consider joining the Luke5 training on Tuesday, May 20, at 5:30 pm in the FLC.
Finally, this Sunday, we will pray for and honor our high school and college graduates. This is an especially meaningful time for my family as we have our first high school graduate. Please be in prayer for our graduates and join us this Sunday as we worship our Lord and pray for these young men and women.
Grace and peace and joy! See you Sunday!
by His grace and to His praise,
Pastor Wilson
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Preparation for Worship
May 18, 2025
This Sunday's Sermon:
The Sermon on the Mount - Doxology
Matthew 6:9-13
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Cornerstone Prayer Requests
Pray for church members caring for family - Diana Akridge, Susan Dupré, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Kyle Mosier, Audrey Russ, Paul Poppe, Mike and Carol Wellfare.
Pray for healing - Dawn Chenault, Marc Goldmon, Tim and Gayle Ricks, Libby Stanfield, Butch Taylor, and others.
Pray for our homebound friends - Betty Baldwin, Bill and Suzi Bolton.
Pray for our expectant mothers - Andrea Mace (May), Rebecca Nunley (June), Morgan High (August), Grace Piercey (October), Christina Hall (October), Elizabeth Katz (November), and the Kawell family (adoption).
Pray for our Missional Partnerships - Alex and Suzanne Sarran - Missionaries to France and First Presbyterian Church, Tuscumbia, AL (Dr. Jeff Hamm).
Pray for our nursery ministry - the children, families, staff, and volunteers involved in this ministry. Praise God for the growth of our nursery ministry!
Announcements
May is Foster Care Awareness Month! - Information is available in the narthex to learn more about foster care and how you can support the foster care community in Madison County through The Forgotten Initiative.
Luke5 Adventures - Please join us this Monday, May 19, to learn more about our hiking ministry for those with disabilities at 5:30 pm at Monte Sano. We will also hike with a special guest and the founder of Luke5. Contact Paul DuPré for more details.
VBS Upward Bound 2025 Registration - VBS is June 2-5 from 9-11:30 am. To register your child, please click here. Please contact Mary Cooper with any questions.
MNA Disaster Response School Kits - For VBS, we are collecting: blunt metal scissors, 24-count crayon boxes, one-subject notebooks, packs of loose-leaf paper, hand-held pencil sharpeners, rulers, unsharpened pencils, erasers, and two-gallon ziploc bags. Donated items can be dropped off in the Gathering Room.
VBS Volunteer Snacks - Help us bless our VBS volunteers with yummy snacks and special treats during their work at VBS! Learn more and sign up here.
Women’s Summer Bible Studies - We will offer three studies this summer! More information and registration are available now; click here!
Office Closed Memorial Day - Our office will be closed on Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day and will reopen on Tuesday, May 27.
Hurricane Helene Donation Information - To donate to affected churches, you can give to our benevolence fund or directly to MNA Disaster Response here.
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 ministry:
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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