Pastoral Notes for Sunday, September 10, 2023

Dear Cornerstone Family,

The wait is over! Today is the official launch of the fall Sunday School quarter. Please take a look at the map and list below for room locations for children and youth classes. If you need any help finding a room, please don’t hesitate to ask one of our officers or volunteers. They will have a Cornerstone name badge.

You can find your classes in these locations today.

  • Nursery: Third Floor (301)

  • 3 years olds-4th grade: Second Floor (see map)

  • 5th & 6th grades: The Corner House

  • 7th-12th grades: Merridee’s

  • Adults: Chapel & Third Floor (302-303)

    If you plan to attend adult Sunday School, and I hope you do, there are two class offerings this term. Check them out below!

  • Delighting in the Trinity led by Tony Giles, Nathan
    Johnson, and yours truly. Leaning on Michael
    Reeves’ excellent work by the same title, this class is
    designed to introduce to the vital importance of the
    Trinity for understanding the Christian faith and living the Christian life. By taking a deep dive in the nature of the Triune God, we will imminently see how practical and relevant this doctrine is for our everyday lives. Meets on the Third Floor.

  • Resolving Everyday Conflict led by Randy Allen, Will Kesler, and John Millard. From marriage, to parenting, to the workplace, we need help knowing how to make peace in a world rife with conflict. Leaning on the work of Ken Sande, this class will help you develop biblical peacemaking skills in order to address the day-to-day conflicts of ordinary life. Meets in the Chapel.

    With so much going, I want to be sure you don’t miss two other important ministry initiatives happening right now.

    First, Midweek at Cornerstone starts THIS Wednesday, September 13! Please check out the schedule posted around the building or on the church website, and make sure you’re registered for dinner and any children’s activities. During our evening service, I can’t wait to walk with you through a topical series entitled, Define Your Terms: The Vocabulary of Salvation.

    Second, Officer Nominations open today! At Cornerstone, the congregation has the joyous responsibility to nominate qualified men for the office of elder and deacon. Please locate the Officer Nomination Booklets at either entrance to the chapel today for more information. Nominations for office will extend from today through Sunday, September 24. You can turn in your nomination in one of two places on the church premises. There is a Nomination Box on the credenza as you pass up the ramp and through the glass doors on the right of the chapel. At The Corner House, as you pass through the side door on Church St, you will find a Nomination Box in the foyer. If you have any questions, please reach out to the church office.

Your servant,