Dear Cornerstone family,
October, November, and December mark out a special season in the church calendar, including many opportunities to worship together. I want to give you a heads up on these opportunities, so you can mark your calendars and fully participate in this season.
First, at the end of this month on Sunday, October 27, we will take time to remember and celebrate the Protestant Reformation. On Sunday morning at Cornerstone, we will take a break from our series in 1 Corinthians to focus on a gospel-themed text and rehearse the precious truths recovered during the Protestant Reformation. Then, we’ll regather on Sunday evening at 5:00 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville for a special, presbytery-wide Reformation Day Service. Area pastors will lead the service and area choirs—including the Cornerstone choir—will help lead the service. This will be a special opportunity to express our solidarity with our sister churches in the Nashville Presbytery.
Second, as many of you know, Mr. Drew Abercrombie and Mr. Sebastian Bjernegard have been working toward ordination in the Presbyterian Church in America. Both men have completed their written exams and await their oral exams with the Leadership Development Committee this week and the Presbytery in early November. Pending final approval by the Nashville Presbytery, we will gather at the chapel on Sunday evening, November 17, at 6:00 p.m. for the joint ordination service of Mr. Drew Abercrombie and Mr. Sebastian Bjernegard. We will have guests from the Nashville Presbytery as well as pastors and elders who have been instrumental to the ministerial development of Drew and Sebastian. We’ll even have cake! Immediately following the service, we will have a reception in the Fellowship Hall honoring Sebastian and Drew. Needless to say, you do not want to miss this special time.
Third, on Sunday morning, November 24, we will have our annual Thanksgiving and Anniversary service. In God’s kind providence, the anniversary of Cornerstone and Thanksgiving coincide each year. Like we’ve done in past years, we’re carving out time on the Sunday before Thanksgiving to remember God’s faithfulness to our congregation and hear personal testimonies from Cornerstone members. It’s one of my favorite services, and I know you’ll want to be there, too.
Finally, and hot off the press, on Sunday, December 15, Cornerstone will get the opportunity to worship together in ONE SERVICE. That’s right—for one Sunday only, we will not meet at the downtown chapel. Instead, we will gather for a special Advent service on Sunday, December 15, at 9:00 a.m. at the Fine Arts Auditorium at Battle Ground Academy. Then, we’ll come back to BGA evening at 5:00 p.m. for a special Christmas Concert with both the Cornerstone and New College Franklin choirs. More than 80 choir members will help ring in the season with Christmas classics!
I can hardly wait to see all the Lord has in store for us during this season.
Your servant,
