Pastoral Notes for Sunday, August 20, 2023

Dear Cornerstone Family,

Mark your calendar! Beginning Sunday, September 10, we will be back with Sunday School offerings for adults, youth, and children.

Our Children’s Director, Meredith Suits, has been busy preparing new classroom spaces for this fall and reviewing some new curriculum in several of our classes. Parents, here’s a breakdown of what you can expect this fall.

  • Our preschool class will be led by Joe and Joy Marlo and Faith Gulliver. They will be reading Old Testament stories as well as singing songs together and memorizing scripture. Our seasoned preschool leaders have a great weekly routine established for this class, and it’s such a joy to see our littlest kids learning Scripture together.

  • Our 1st and 2nd grade classes, led by Lisa Fiedler, Colleen McGarry, Alli Faulk, and Carl Ware, will be using The Biggest Story curriculum this year. You may have seen copies of The Biggest Story on our Cornerstone bookshelf. I encourage you to check out this children’s Bible for your own family if you haven’t already.

  • Our 3rd and 4th grade class will be led by Matt O’Roark. We will continue with the Show Me Jesus curriculum, which teaches key concepts and stories from both the Old and New Testaments helping students connect all of Scripture to the good news of Jesus.

  • Our 5th and 6th grade class will be led by Mike & Sabrina Brewer and Katie Ewing. It will be a study of the New City Catechism, taking 1-2 weeks to discuss each question and study the Scripture that supports it.

Head to the website or follow the link in the Life at Cornerstone midweek email to register your kids for Sunday School, and be on the lookout for additional information in the next few weeks about new classrooms and new check-in procedures.

Also, our new Youth Director, Drew Abercrombie, has hit the ground running. Youth Sunday School will be meeting at Merridee’s and wading through the life-giving waters of the Gospel of John this fall. His prayer for the youth is that they would “come and see” Jesus as he’s presented in the gospel, believe in Him, and have life in His name.

Finally, two adult classes will be offered this fall.

  • Delighting in the Trinity —Why is God love? Because God is a Trinity. Why can we be saved? Because God is a Trinity. How are we able to live the Christian life? Only through the Trinity. Join Tony Giles, Nathan Johnson, and Nate Shurden for this six-week series as we explore the mystery of the Trinity and how it relates to every aspect of our faith.

  • Resolving Everyday Conflict—Conflict is inevitable. The question is: how will we respond to it? Scripture teaches us how to address conflict in a godly way by understanding conflict’s source, our role in it, and how to make peace. Leaning on Kevin Johnson and Ken Sande’s work, Resolving Everyday Conflict, join Randy Allen, Will Kesler, and John Millard for this important six-week series.

Make plans now to join us for Sunday School this fall as we commit to growing in grace together!

Your servant,