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Cornerstone Connection

APRIL 2011VOLUME 5 ISSUE 8

MonthlyNewsletterPublicationofCORNERSTONEBAPTISTCHURCH

EASTER PAGEANT 2011

Friday, April 15 7 pm

Saturday, April 16 7 pm

Sunday, April 17 4 pm

presented in the

Family Life Center

CHILDCARE ProvidedInfants-Kindergarten

Open 15 minutes before

Pageant begins

A Church Wide Community Outreach Event

ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERINGfor

NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONS

Cornerstones Goal: $18,000


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PAGE 2 CORNERSTONE CONNECTION

3) Siloam Missionary Homes:100-125 people needed. Last year we

served at Siloam Missionary Homes had

an outdoor cookout with the missionaryfamilies, and facilitated several projects,

utilizing tools, talents, skills, and sweat.

This year we will continue with many

opportunities to serve. Jim Scottand David

Whiteare the point people for this project.

4) Greensboro Pregnancy Care

Center: Saturday, April 16

We will be helping with the set-up and

tear-down for the Greensboro Pregnancy

Care Centers Annual Walk for Life.

Even though it is not the same weekendas our other projects, this is a part of

Cornerstones Family Ministry Weekend.

If you have any questions or already know

at which site you feel led to serve, contact

F o r r e s t v i a e m a i l :

[email protected].

The Family Ministry Weekend brochure is

included in this newsletter. Please fill out

the registration form and bring it to the

Welcome area in the Commons or place it

in the offering plate during the worship

services.

You may also register for Family Ministry

Weekend at the church web site:

www.cornerstonesbc.org.

Join the Journey:

This class is for anyone new to

Cornerstone or for anyone who wantsadditional information to determine if

Cornerstone is what the Lord has in mind

for them. The next Join the Journey

class is May 4 at 6:00 pm in the

Conference room in the Admin Wing.

If you plan to attend this class, please

contact Forrest at the church office.

Family Ministry Weekend

April 29th and 30th will be our

annual Family MinistryWeekend.

It is later this year, which should allow

several people to be involved that dont

normally have the opportunity. As of

now, we are looking at three major

project sites, with the possibility of adding

a couple more. Two of the projects are a

direct result of Operation Turkey Leg last

Thanksgiving. The other is a continued

partnership with Siloam Missionary

Homes. Here are the sites, the projectsand the number of people needed:

1) Room at the Inn:25-50 peopleneeded. Ministry at Room at the Inn will

consist of constructing a play area,

constructing an outdoor seating area, and

several landscaping type projects. The

main focus will be to make their outsidearea functional and practical for their

ministry purposes as well as providing a

cookout for the residents and staff. Greg

and Lisa Godatare the point people for

this project.

Room at the Inn is a safe haven and source of

hope for pregnant mothers and their children.

Invoking a Christ-centered approach inspired by

the examples of Mary and Joseph, Room at the

Inn helps young families move toward a new life

of hopeful, independent, and healthy living and

educates the broader community on theimportance of fostering a culture of life.

2) Burmese Refugee Ministry:30-50 people needed. This will happen

here at Cornerstone. The ministry to the

Burmese refugee families typically

happens at the PBA facility but we will be

privileged to host them here. The day will

consist of helping them practice English,

playing games with the kids, building race

cars and holding a race, cooking and

serving food and other options as well.Hilary and David Myers are the point

people for this project.

PRAYER MINISTRY

Individual stations will be placed

around the outside perimeter of the

church from Friday morning, April

1 - Sunday evening, April 3 (rain orshine).

The first station and instructions will be

placed on the porch of the Modular

Building. There will be a prayer walk

map and suggested prayers. Bring your

family, gather with

friends, or arrange

for your Sunday

School class or

small group to meet

and shower God

with your prayers!

April'sFirstinPrayer

eventisallWeekend!

Friday,April1

Sunday,April3

Theme:"ShoweringGod

withOurPrayers" Praying

backGod'sWordsfromthe

BookofJoshua!!!

How awesome it is that God has blessed

us with a Pastor who loves the LORD

wholeheartedly and desires to seek God's

guidance for our church! He has shared

God's challenge for us in his teaching on

Joshua, so come and shower God withyour prayers as you

prayer walk the grounds

of our church. It will be

a time of praise and

petition as directed by

the verses and principles

we have learned so far in the Book of

Joshua. Come pray God's truths for

yourself, family, friends, our church and

the Body of Christ (such as overcoming

fear, pressing forward, claiming our

inheritance, total surrender and

obedience to the LORD, etc).

FORRESTS NEWS MORE NEWS


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EASTER WEEK SCHEDULE

MUSIC MINI STRY

To date over 85 people are involved in the Cast and Choir of this years Pageant. The set ispresently being constructed in the FLC, costumes are being sew n, light grids will be hun g,chairs will need to be moved. You ma y ask, how can you help?

In the past we h ave learned that a PERSONAL INVITATION goes a long way w hen invitingguests to attend the Pageant.. .much better than a new spaper ad o r banner .

On Sunday, April 3 invitations and flyers will be available in the Comm ons for you todistribute to family and friends. Tickets are NOT required to attend. We added an extranight to accommo date the crowds. Please help us get the word out to the community aboutthis Ministry event.

P a s t o r D a v e

EASTERPAGEANT2011Friday, April 15 7 pm

Saturday, April 16 7 pm

Sunday, April 17 4 pm

Presented in the

Family Life Center

AChurchWideCom

munity

Outreach

Event

J.O.Y.Ministry Opportunity

April 30, 2011

Are you looking for

a place to serve?

As a part of the

FAMILY MINISTRY WEEKEND

we have been invited back to

SILOAM MISSIONARY HOMESto cook lunch for the

MISSIONAIRIES (their families)

&

CORNERSTONES WORK TEAM

Be sure to fill out the FAMILY MINISTRY

REGISTRATION FLYER!

No other J.O.Y. activities in April due to the

EASTER PAGEANT

Remember to invite your family and friends.

J.O.Y. GROUP NEWS

Friday, April 15 Easter Pageant 7 pm - FLC

Saturday, April 16 Easter Pageant 7 pm - FLC

Sunday, April 17 Palm Sunday NO 8:00 am

Worship Service. 9:15 & 10:45 am

Worship Services in the FLC

Easter Pageant 4 pm - FLC

Friday, April 22 Good Friday Worship Service

@ Noon in the Sanctuary

Sunday, April 24 Easter 8:00, 9:15 & 10:45 am

Worship Services.

NO PM Service


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PAGE 4 CORNERSTONE CONNECTIONPRESCHOOL & CHILDREN

CHILDRENS SUMMER

CAMP

Are you ready for one of the BEST weeks ofyour life? Summer Camp is just around the

corner and this year we are returning to Teen

Valley Ranch located in the Blue Ridge

Mountains.

Camp DATES are June 20 June 25Registrat ion Deadline: Sunday May 8 th

Cost $325

Information about RA and GA

Camp is also available

GIFT CARD FUNDRAISER

Sell gift cards to a wide variety of stores.Gift cards are bought for face value andyou earn between 4% and 15% profit off

each card. More Infosee Cindy Hunter

Saturdays: May 21 & June 4Pancake Breakfast at Ap-

plebee's!There are 350 tickets available for you to sell.Earn $5/ticket plus tips to help pay for camp.

Youth and Children Can Participate!

club. No girls allowed. It has been fun

watching these young men grow over

the past two years. I am amazed at how

smart these guys are. I can tell that the

parents have worked with them on their

reading and on how they should behave.

We have even been able to spend

sometime outside of church. We have

gone and even played Putt-Putt. I would

strongly recommend that if Gods calls

you to do something in the church then

take a look at the childrens ministries.

I think that I started to teach

around four years ago. At first, I

was able to shadow a special young man

named Tyler Jarman. It was one of the

best experiences that I have had. If I

had a day that I felt like not being there;

he was there giving me a hug and

turning my whole day around. Even

when he was having a bad day; he

would away put his arms around me and

tell me thanks for hanging out with

him. I can now walk through church

and he will come up and hug me and

talk. Two years ago he moved up to the

next grade level and they needed a

teacher for the younger boys class.

At first, I wanted to take a break. I felt

that I needed some adult conversation. I

told the head of the department to try

and get someone else and if they

couldnt find anyone then I would teach

the class. Well, I got the chance to teach

the class and it turned out to be ALL

boys. We have named it the boys

Bible Drill 2011Congratulations to the 3 (seated in the

picture) who have

completed Bible Drill

this year. They

memorized 25 verses,

mastered finding the

books of the Bible in 10 seconds, and

learned the location of 10 key passages

of the Bible. If you see them, pass on a

word of encouragement to them as the

final drills are fast approaching.

Date to remember in Prayer:

Saturday, April 9State Drill in North Wilkesboro

Danielle Karly JoeEanes Billips Coggin

Standingbehindthemaretheircoaches: HamptonBillips,HannahHunter,T.J.Smith

IN THE SPOTLIGHT, CHILDRENS WORKER: T. L. Clary!

Preschool & Children Sunday School Clasdo not open until 9:05.

VBS Door to Door - June 26

JOY VBS - June 2730VBS - July 11-15

(Children Born before 9/1/07 through 5th grade)

Nursing Home VBSBlumenthal - July 1820

Greensboro Manor - July 2628

Online Child Registration Available atwww.cornerstonesbc.org

VBSDatesToRemember

So that friends and family may be invited

to the EASTER PAGEANT, we provide

a nursery for newborns through kinder-

garten for all 3 presentations of the East-

er Pageant. Will you volunteer to help?

Lessons,games,crafts,andsnacksare

prepared.Signuponthebulletinboard

orreturnthebulletininsertsintheofferingplate.

FIRE DRILL...For the safety and contentment of yourchildren, during a fire drill please allow the teachers to evacuateyour children. We will come find you if there is a need insteadof you coming to check on them. Remember, many children stillstruggle with separation anxiety and any parent coming over reminds themthat their parent is not there.


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PAGE 5VOLUME 5 ISSUE 8 YOUTH GROUP NEWS

Youth

Happenings

Fundraising Opportunity for

Students

See Pastor Jim for details

Summer CampDates: June 20 - 25

Location: Teen Valley RanchCost: $325

Registration forms are in the FLC, in the Commons or ithe Church Office. For more information on Teen Valley Ranch

go to TVR.org.

Why break your back and wear yourself out when you can p

a teen to do all those SPRING CHORES? With all of t

activities planned for the spring and summer, students couuse some monetary help. You can hire a student to work f

you and make a donation to the Youth Department. Yo

donation will go into their account which will assist them

paying for Youth activities planned. To hire a student c

Pastor Jim at 665-1944 and a student will be assigned the ta

Our students know how to work!

Youth vs Staff Basketball game was a great time for all (excep

for Pastor Dave who blew out his knee). Nevertheless, it was

great time and the youth with the help of the referees won 42

to 39.

The Theme for DNOW 2011 was discovering the

SEQUENCE for RADICALLY FOLLOWING Jesus Christ.

72 high school and middle school students and 14 college stu-

dents began this fast paced - action packed weekend on Friday

March 18 and concluded on Sunday morning March 20. In

that time they had two worship services, 4 Bible Studies and a 4

hour service project. The service projects were raking leaves at

one of our Senior Saints home, spreading mulch at the church,helping Pastor Dave unpacking and delivering set construction

for the Easter Pageant, and debris clean-up on the church

property. DNOW is designed to take the student out their

home environment and stretching them spiritually. It is also

designed to bring students closer together as brothers and sister

in Christ. From what I have seen, DNOW was a great success.


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PAGE 6 CORNERSTONE CONNECTIONWOMENS MINI STRY

Cornerstone Womens Ministry Rea ching Up, Rea ching In & Rea c hing Out!

Women's Ministry table, with a mentor,

or with Nikki Kober via email at

[email protected].

We are mentoring intentionally with a

progressive growth and focus on

Knowing God, Knowing Ourselves, and

Loving Others.

PRAYER TEAM -Friday's for HIM will meet everyFriday in April. We meet from noon to

1 pm in the sanctuary. This prayer time

is open to all women of the church who

desire to pray for the congregation and

the forwarding of God's Kingdom here

on earth! Come when you can. For moreinformation contact Joanne Schulze at

336-668-2502 or [email protected].

Tuesday's with HIM will meetevery Tuesday morning in the sanctuary

from 6-7:00 am for the month of April.

This prayer time is open to all women

of the church who desire to pray for the

congregation and the forwarding of

God's Kingdom here on earth! For more

information contact Leslie Shelton at

336-664-1005 or [email protected] .

BIBLE STUDY

Upcoming Summer Study

Faithful, Abundant, True from the

recent Deeper Still Conference by Beth

Moore, Kay Arthur and Priscilla Shirer.

Kay Arthur teaches from basically, the

entire book of Hebrews! Hebrews is

both an example of God's faithfulness

and a challenge to believers to be

Mentoring Ministry

We are excited to announce the launch

of the CSBC Women's Mentoring

Ministry. Mentoring is "a trusted

partnership through which one person

or several persons impart knowledge

and share wisdom to foster the spiritual

growth of mentee(s) with the focus of

individual growth in an intimate

relationship with Christ, resulting in a

continuous abundant living."

CSBC Women's Mentoring Ministry is

an intentional small group/discipleship

ministry, with a mentor-mentee and

peer-to-peer relationship model just like

Jesus' relationship with his 12 disciples.

The ministry Informational Dinner

will be held at 6:30 PM, Thursday,

May 12, 2011 in the church FLC. All

women of all ages and in all walks of

life are invited. Please come out and

bring a friend. (The event is specifically

required for those intending to

participate in the First Season of

mentoring - groups will be held August

2011-May 2012.)

The Ministry Leaders are Nikki Koberand Natasha S. Robinson. Ministry

Mentors are Charlotte Perkins, Judy

Averitte, Mary Kober, Susan

Blankenship, Carmen Lowery, Selma

Rummage, Nancy Byrd, and Debbie

Hahn.

To assist with planning, please RSVP

(with your name, email address, and

phone number) for this event at the

faithful in difficult times.

Priscilla Shirer teaches from Ephesians

3:20-21 on God's abundance. A

fundamental basis for every believer is

the absolute reality that God can do

whatever He chooses to do. God'sability empowers our faithfulness.

Beth Moore teaches on the topic of

discernment. In these difficult days it is

absolutely essential that we learn to

trust the Holy Spirit to enable us to

determine what is true and what is false.

LDI Wednesdays,6:157:30pmRoom 106/108 Study in Isaiah

Isaiah 40-66 includes words of comfort

and encouragement for the people of

Judah as they were in exile. However,

these words of the Bible are not just for

the people of Judah but for us, today, as

well. This study will look at how Judah

will be completely restored and at

prophecies of the Messiah. Only the

book of Psalms has more New

Testament quotes than Isaiah either

directly or alluded to by Jesus or the

Apostles. These prophecies speak of

Messiah as first the suffering Servant

and then again as the reigning King on

earth who will restore His created order

on earth. This will be an exciting

study of prophecy as we approach thecelebration of Easter.

Joanne Schulze is leading this

magnificent study of the prophecy

of Isaiah. She will also be teaching the

participants a great tool of

Homiletics. This will be a tool that will

help you to dig deeper into the Bible in

your own personal study.

WomensMentoringMinistry InformationalDinner

IllGoWhereYouGo

Thursday,May12th

6:30p.m.intheFLC

Allwomen,allagesareinvited!

Admissionisfree!

NatashaS.Robinson

MinistryCoLeader,Speaker

RSVP:WomensMinistryTable

intheCommons,withany

MentororwithNikkiKober,

MinistryCoLeaderviaemail,

[email protected]

3366385503


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LIBRARY CORNER - APRIL 2010

THE APRIL LIBRARY THEME IS Extra, Extra! Read All About It..at the Library.This month we are featuring titles for all ages! HE IS RISEN, come read the GoodNews about Jesus.

Missing: The following book titles are missing from the library.Please checkyourbookshelves for Its All About Him by Denise Jackson and The Case For the RealJesus by Lee Stroebel. Please place these items in the Returns bucket in the li-brary if found.

Reminder: Please be sure to fill out an orange checkout slip when you borrow materials from the library.Also, please include your name, email address and telephone number on the checkout slip. Books are dueback within 3 weeks of the checkout date and DVDs are due within 1 week of the checkout date.

We have several books and DVDs that have been out for over 6 months. Please take time to checkyour shelves for Cornerstone materials so that others may enjoy them.

Your Library Team!

Kellie Bennett Suzy Handgraaf Prisca Onwuemene Lori Rountree Leigh Ellen Salmon

wholly satisfy our cravings! Kellerexplores Scripture to demonstrate how

our hearts can turn good, wholesome

things into idols that drive us. Using

classic Bible stories, he reveals the key

to understanding our society and

transforming our own minds.

Man to Man by Charles SwindollAre you drowning ina sea of meaninglessactivity . . . astranger even to

yourself? In thewarm conversationalstyle he's known andloved for, this best-selling author andradio host offers youa life preserver. Grabonto this biblical direction for meetinglife's challenges successfully, living lifeto the fullest, and learning how to havefun! This book calls on the bestSwindoll writings on issues such ass t re ss , l e ade rsh ip , adve rs i ty ,commitment, and marriage

The DisconnectedGeneration byJosh McDowell Break the barrier of

isolation that separates

you from your children.

According to

STAFF PICKSEach month, the Library Corner column

will feature a recommended list of

personal favorite materials from one of

our Cornerstone pastors and staff. Here

are Jim Scotts picks for April:

Beyond Belief to Convictionsby Josh McDowell Distorted beliefslead to distorted

values, and that affects

our attitudes and

actions. Gain the tools

you'll need to give your

kids an accurate

foundation. This

comprehensive text

presents rock-solid

reasons to believe the

deity and incarnation of God, the Bible

and its reliability, the Resurrection, and

provides the blueprint to live out those

beliefs.

Counterfeit Gods: The Empty

Promises of Money, Sex andPower and theOnly Hope ThatMatters by TimothyKeller -- Have you everthought money, power,

or love would bring you

happiness? Discover

how only God can

McDowell, the most dangerous threat toour teens is not lurking outside in our

morally corrupt culture, but inside our

homes, where young people are losing

hope because they feel alienated from

their parents. Learn how you can close

the gap.

The Prodigal God by TimothyKeller - Using his characteristicintellectual approach to

faith issues, Keller

uncovers an unexpected

message in the familiar-

--and often

misunderstood---New

Testament parable of

the prodigal son.

Seekers and believers

alike will see

Christianity in a whole new way when

they learn how Christ's followers are

supposed to love, so they can join him

in heaven.


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STAFF: Dr. Rick Byrd, Senior PastorRev. Dave Tomasek, Worship/Senior AdultsRev. Forrest Moss, Church Growth/OutreachRev. Jim Scott, Youth Ministry/RecreationMrs. Cindy Hunter, Childrens MinistriesMrs. Sherri Howard, WEE School Director

Web Site: www.cornerstonesbc.org

SUNDAY SCHEDULE8:00 am Worship9:15 am Sunday School & Worship10:45 am Sunday School & Worship6:00 pm Evening Worship

Childrens Choirs/DiscipleshipYouth Discipleship

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

6:15-7:30 pm Life Development InstituteMission Friends (ages 2-K)RA & GA (Grades 1-5)MAXIMUM lMPACT (Grades 6-1Cornerstone ChoirCARE Ministry(Sept-May)

BLUE BARRELSfor FOOD Collection!

Blue barrels are located in the Commonsand beside the WEE School Office. Eachmonth a food item is collected in thebarrels and donated to local agencies whogive the food items to those in need.

APRILFOOD ITEM:

CANNED

CORNThank you, Cornerstone, for donatingover 100 lbs. of crackers in the month of

March!

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If youve ever wanted to dig into theChristian faith and seek answers to toughquestions, then join the over 3,000 peopleper month who visit the Tough QuestionsAnswered blog. The blog addressestheology, difficult Bible passages,evolution/creation, biblical archaeology,proofs for God's existence, and more! Itis our goal to provide a place wherepeople can clear away any intellectualbarriers to the Christian faith that areplaguing them. We understand thesebarriers because we have experiencedthem ourselves.

See you at the blog!

For more information, contact Billy Pratt.

Fr o m t h e

PERSONNEL TEAM

On behalf of the Personnel Team and

the Cornerstone congregation, we wan

to recognize the following April StaffAnniversaries:

Dr. Rick Byrd14 years - Senior Pastor

(4/014/1997)

Kathy Kress3 years - AM Receptionist/Admin Ass

(4/21/2008)

Susan Lee7 years - Financial Administrator

(4/26/2004)

Phyllis Seagraves2 years - Music Associate

(4/01/2009)

Sue Wrather3 years - PM Receptionist/Admin Ass

(4/21/2008)

Thank you for your faithful service to

the Lord and to the Cornerstone

congregation!

MAY 12-15, 2011Ocean Isle Beach

ContactJeffColbertformoreinformation!

WEDNESDAYS!

MID-WEEKSCRIPTURE LESSON& PRAYER TIME!March 30-May 25

6:15-7:30 pmFellowship Hall

Led by Glynn Greer

EVERYONE is welcometo attend!

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