weekly Update
Karole Palmberg
C O R N E R S T O N E Q U I C K N E W S
information for the members and friends
of Cornerstone Covenant Church,
Turlock, California.
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Weekly Update December 14, 2006
CONTENTS
01) This Sunday @ Cornerstone
02) Thank You to Those Who Serve This Week
03) Known Birthdays in the Next Two Weeks
04) Covenant Women Christmas Card
05) A View From the Chair
06) Servicemen Update
07) Turlock Together
08) Upcoming Events
09) Adopt a Mission Family
10) On the Internet
11) About This Email
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1) THIS SUNDAY @ CORNERSTONE -- December 17th
~ Connections at 9 a.m. -- Seminars and classes for all
ages. Please note that Connections will NOT be meeting
December 24th and 31st.
~ Worship at 10 a.m. Scripture Reading: Isaiah 12:2-6 &
Matthew 2:1-11
~ Indian Christmas Program & Dinner -- 6 p.m., Sunday,
December 17th. All are invited. Please contact Pastor
Wilson Koppula at 632-4091 or 620-3191 for details.
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2)THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO SERVE AT CORNERSTONE THIS WEEK!
~ Audio Visual, Projection & Set-up team: Mike Gilton, Greg
Page, Hannah Salafia, Doug Starn, Don Wilkey
~ Bus Driver: Carl Schali
~ Childcare-Infants: Tina Bates, Debbie Stevens (arrive @
8:40)
~ Childcare-Toddlers: Eric & Joe Bonander (arrive @ 9:40
a.m.) Stefani Ferreira (Staff)
~ Green Team: Mike & Dhyan Gilton, Raymond Hamilton
~ Greeters: Eric & Lisa Muller
~ Hospitality: Rita Hoskins & Evelyn Gibson
~ Musicians: Sue Bonander, Bryce Callahan, Bruce Dockter,
Charlie Farrar, Chelsea Gibbs, Linda Johnson, Jay Lee,
Stephanie Page, Kurt Palmberg, Britta, Jet & Karen Walker
~ Prayer Minister: Tance Salafia
~ Reader: Cindy Gibbs
~ Signing: Karen Cuaresma
~ Ushers: Mike Gilton, Ben & Chris Lascano, Anthony
Salafia, Doug Starn
If for some reason you are not available please find a
replacement and let your crew leader (in some cases the
office) know who that will be. If you're not currently
serving but would occasionally be available to be part of
any of these important support teams please let the office
know (Karole@Cornerstone Covenant.org). Joe Bonander is in
charge of Sunday morning logistics.
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3) KNOWN BIRTHDAYS IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
Fri, Dec 22 -- Betsy Boydston
Mon, Dec 25 -- Connor Pearson
Sat, Dec 30 --Anne Ahlem
Sat, Dec 30 -- Eric Muller
Happy birthday to all of you -- and by the grace of God,
many more years!
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4) COVENANT WOMEN CHRISTMAS CARD
In lieu of sending Christmas Cards to your friends and
family at Cornerstone (as well as saving lots of time and
expense on postage) Covenant Women has a great alternative.
Simply sign your name on the Christmas Card in the foyer
and place a check for any amount in the basket next to it.
Your greetings will be delivered in our Christmas Eve
bulletin. Please make checks payable to Cornerstone and
designate them "Christmas Card." This years donations will
go into the Campership Fund ~ thanks for sending a child to
camp!
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5) A VIEW FROM THE CHAIR
(This comes to us from our Church Chair)
Our council will be meeting this Thursday to review our
positions and prepare for the upcoming year. There are
several council members who will be completing their terms
in February, 2007. We have been prayerfully considering who
the next leaders will be for Cornerstone. Please pray for
our discernment, as well as the openness and willingness of
those who are approached and asked to serve. It is a
tremendous blessing to serve the Lord and our church.
Our search committee and transition team will be meeting
with our transition coach, Alan Forsman on Saturday,
January 13, 2007 to discuss our pastoral search process.
This is a necessary process that I am personally looking
forward to with great anticipation. Please pray for the
Lord's leading of our Search Committee (Blanche Krumm,
Chuck Johnson, Lloyd Ahlem, Chelsea Gibbs, Karen Walker,
Don Johnson, Mike Gilton, Lindsay de Bruyn, and Anthony
Salafia).
Thank you all for a wonderful Christmas Dinner last Sunday
evening. It was great to have the India Community
Fellowship join us as well.
In His Service,
Anthony Salafia
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6) SERVICEMEN UPDATE
Currently we have two (known) active duty Servicemen from
our congregation. Tyler Graham is stationed Stateside &
Trevor Stevens is serving in Iraq. (Kris Palmberg switches
to active duty mid-February.) It is a blessing to show our
love, support, and appreciation by corresponding with "our
guys" especially at this time of year. Kurt Palmberg will
be shipping care packages to our guys every other month
from now on. We know they'll appreciate your gifts of:
nuts; beef jerky; candy; gum; cookies; reading materials
such as devotionals, pocket Bibles, and inspirational
books. You may place your donations in the Servicemen's
drop box at Cornerstone.
You may also correspond year round with our guys or to our
troops in general.
Trevor Stevens
USAF/332EOG/CSAR
APO AE 09315-9997
trevor....@blab.centaf.af.mil
Tyler Graham (will be home 12/20-29)
5755 E River Rd, #624
Tucson, AZ 85750
airman...@gmail.com
If you have a relative or friend who is in the service and
you would like them to be included in our mailings and
updates please contact Karole at the church office,
667-6768.
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7) TURLOCK TOGETHER
Thanks to everyone who provided donations to families in
need. Our over-flowing blue barrel was picked up yesterday.
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8) UPCOMING EVENTS
~ Sr Hi MGM (Modesto Gospel Mission) -- 6:30 p.m., Friday,
December 13th. Please RSVP to Pastor Greg.
~ The ROC youth group Christmas party -- 5 p.m., Friday,
December 22nd. You won't want to miss this special event!
Please RVSP to the church office.
~ Christmas Eve Candle light Service -- 7 p.m., Sunday,
December 24th
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9) ADOPT A MISSION FAMILY
Partners in Mission is a program at Cornerstone in which
three or four families in the congregation join together in
adopting one of our missionary families (the Bosworths in
Alaska; the Boydstons in Guam; the Hayworths in Japan; and
the Reeds in Spain.) We gather on a regular basis to pray
for and encourage our adopted family as well as to learn
about their new culture and then share with our
congregation about them and their needs. Contact the
Dockter's with any questions and sign up to Adopt a Mission
Family in the church foyer.
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01) ON THE INTERNET
~ Cornerstone website, along with church calendar --
http://CornerstoneCovenant.org
~ The Evangelical Covenant Church -- http://covchurch.org
~ The Pacific Southwest Conference -- http://pswc.org
~ Don and Cat Bosworth, (our people in Alaska) have a
website --
http://donandcat.com
~ Rob & Nancy Reed (our people in Spain) --
http://spain.missioncovenant.org
~ Covenant Affirmations --
http://www.covchurch.org/cov/resources/affirmation.pdf
~ The Boydston's Ministry in the Western Pacific site --
http://Guam.Boydston.us
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11) ABOUT THIS EMAIL
If you would prefer to NOT receive these updates or if you
would like to receive them at a different address please
contact Kar...@CornerstoneCovenant.org. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
PRINT THIS OUT AND PASS IT ALONG TO ANYONE WHO DOESN'T GET
EMAIL. These emails are archived and accessible from the
church website --
http://CornerstoneCovenant.org
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