Newsletter May 23, 2025
Newsletter May 23, 2025
Dear Church Family and Friends,
It is hard to believe that summer is upon us! This Sunday we will begin a new summer sermon series in the Psalms as has been our tradition for the last seven years. This Sunday, we will begin our study in Psalm 85.
Psalm 85 picks back up near the end of Book 3 of the Psalms. Book 3 consists of Psalm 73-89. Book 3 of the Psalms has been called "the dark book" because of the many psalms of lament it contains. Sometimes these types of psalms can be hard to study, but they are often not hard to apply because many of us have had to walk through hard times, and sometimes dark times, and this is where the psalms can be balm for our souls -- especially as these psalms give us language to wrestle with our circumstances and learn to pray to and before our heavenly Father. I'm looking forward to this study in God's Word this Sunday.
This Sunday is also an important Sunday as we send off our Associate Pastor Brian Russ on his sabbatical. Brian has served faithfully at Cornerstone for over nine years! This will be the first sabbatical of his ministry career. Please join me in praying for the Russ family as they prepare for a season of rest and renewal. Let's also continue to pray for them as they mourn the loss of Audrey's mom this past week.
See you Sunday!
by His grace and to His praise,
Pastor Wilson
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Preparation for Worship
May 25, 2025
This Sunday's Sermon:
The Treasured Volume -
Help in a Spiritual Slump
Psalm 85
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Cornerstone Prayer Requests
Pray for church members caring for family - Diana Akridge, Susan Dupré, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Kyle Mosier, Paul Poppe, Mike and Carol Wellfare.
Pray for healing - Dawn Chenault, Marc Goldmon, Matthew Lawrence, Tim and Gayle Ricks, Libby Stanfield, Butch Taylor, and others.
Pray for our homebound friends - Betty Baldwin, Bill and Suzi Bolton.
Pray for Brian and Audrey Russ and family as Audrey’s mother, Jeanne Brown, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 19.
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 - Manna House and Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Athens, AL.
Pray for our children’s ministry - Pray that the Lord will lead our teachers and volunteers as they disciple our children to know and love the Lord their God!
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.
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.
RYM Fundraiser Car Wash - Support our students going to Reformed Youth Ministries summer camp! We are holding a free car wash on Saturday, June 7, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Donations will be appreciated!
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.
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