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 February 7, 2007
CONTENTS
01) This Sunday @ Cornerstone
02) Thank You to Those Who Serve This Week
03) Known Birthdays in the Next Two Weeks
04) FYI
05) A View From the Chair
06) Servicemen Update
07) Upcoming Events
08) "GriefShare" Support Group
09) Recycle Inkjet Cartridges
10) On the Internet
11) About This Email
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1) CORNERSTONE HAPPENINGS THIS SUNDAY -- February 11th
~ Connections (Seminars and classes for all ages) at 9 a.m.
The College/Adult
Class for February is led by Lois Wilson. The topic is "The
Cross and the
Prodigal: Luke 15 through the Eyes of Middle Eastern
Peasants" (A-6, A-7)
~ Worship at 10 a.m. -- Scripture Readings: Jeremiah
17:5-10, Psalm 1, Luke 6:17-26
~ Palmberg Open House -- 2-5 p.m. Please join us as we say
farewell to Kris. He leaves for the Navy on Valentine’s
Day.
~ Rocin' @ the ROC -- 4:30-6 p.m.
~ Youth Night @ the ROC -- 6-8 p.m.
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2) THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO SERVE AT CORNERSTONE THIS WEEK!
~ Audio Visual, Projection & Set-up team: Phil Cuaresma,
Kurt Palmberg, Joe, Ken & Eric Bonander
~ Bus Driver: Carl Schali
~ Childcare-Infants: Amelia Taylor & Indi Wilcox (arrive @
8:40)
~ Childcare-Toddlers: Ruth Bonander & Ryan Horjus (arrive @
9:40 a.m.) Stefani Ferreira (Staff)
~ Greeters: Lucy Honnette & Lorraine Bostrom
~ Reader: Karole Palmberg
~ Signing: Karen Cuaresma
~ Ushers: Joe Bonander, Earl Hamilton, Loren Holt, Jack
Wilkey
If you are not available please find a replacement and let
someone on your team know in advance. If you're not
currently serving but feel led to share of yourself in one
or more of the important ministries at Cornerstone please
respond to this email. By the way, there are not age
limitations in serving the Lord. : )
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3) KNOWN BIRTHDAYS IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
Thu, Feb 08-- Kirk Boydston
Thu, Feb 08 -- Doug Starn
Sat, Feb 10 -- Jack Wilkey
Sun, Feb 11 -- Debbie Stevens
Mon, Feb 12 -- Tom Gibbs
Mon, Feb 12 -- Ingrid Pearson
Wed, Feb 14 -- Marylou Bonander
Thu, Feb 15 -- Irving Espen
Thu, Feb 15 -- Stephanie Hedstrom
Mon, Feb 19 -- Mark Ahlem
Wed, Feb 21 -- Bonnie Farrar
Wed, Feb 21 -- Mary Jo Lee
Happy birthday to all of you -- and by the grace of God,
many more years!
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4) FYI
~ Offering last Sunday: $11,336
~ Offering Year to Date: $36,742
~ As of last Sunday, we were 10% of the way through our
budget year. Our offerings equal 9% of our anticipated
offering income for the year.
~ Attendance last Sunday: 184
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5) A VIEW FROM THE CHAIR
(This comes to us from Anthony Salafia)
Wednesday night fellowship starts again tonight. It will
be a great night of dining, visiting with friends, and
Bible studies. No need to cook dinner! I encourage ALL OF
YOU to attend. Those of you who attended this past fall
know what a wonderful time that we all had.
A pastoral search survey questionnaire was handed out at
the end of the January 28, 2007 worship service. The
purpose of this survey was to get feedback from the
congregation regarding their preferences of sermon and
worship styles. The data collected will be used to complete
a Covenant Church Profile. The elected pastoral search team
has been working on this 10 page church profile that is
required for all Covenant Churches in a pastoral search
process. This survey was written by the denomination and is
available to download and view at
http://www.covchurch.org/cov/resources/ordered-ministry/church-profile-form2
or contact a member of the pastoral search team to see the
Church Profile. I would like to thank those of you who took
the time to complete the survey. The survey will be
available this Sunday for those who have not completed one
yet. Please return it to an usher or search team member. We
will need all completed surveys by the end of this Sunday’s
service. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please mark your calendar for the March 11, 2007 Annual
Meeting. This will be a brief, but important meeting
following the church service. It will include voting on the
following church council nominees.
Chuck Johnson: Office of Vice Chair
Lois Wilson: Office of Financial Secretary
Alan McCord: Council Position #1 Stewardship
Katie Dockter: Council Position #2 Missions
Ann McNulty Council Position #5 Congregational Care
Our weekly church bulletin indicates the current church
council members and positions. Continue to pray for the
Lord’s guidance of our council, and for Bob Atkins, Greg &
Amanda Oppenhuizen and Sean & Kerry Curtis who are
traveling to and from Denver this week for the Covenant
Mid-Winter Conference.
In His Service,
Anthony Salafia, Chair
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6) SERVICEMEN UPDATE
(This comes to us from Debbie Stevens)
Trevor made it back (from Iraq) to Tucson on Saturday
afternoon. We were all there to greet him. He looks great
and is so happy to be back. Here is his new address and
e-mail.
Trevor Stevens
6001 E Pima St #210
Tucson, AZ 85712
born2...@hotmail.com
Thanks again for all your prayers!
Debbie
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7) UPCOMING EVENTS
~ Wednesday Family Fellowship Nights --6-8 p.m., begins
tonight!
~ Sr Hi MGM (Modesto Gospel Mission) -- 6:30 p.m., Friday,
February 16th
~ Sweetheart Dinner & Raffle -- 5 p.m., Saturday, February
17th at Cornerstone. This dinner is a fundraiser for our
Children and Youth Ministries. Tickets are $30/couple;
$3/child (includes childcare and dinner) and may be
purchased following worship on Sundays. Questions?: Marny
Fern or Stacey McCord.
~ Financial Peace University Class -- begins Tuesday,
February 20th and runs for 13 weeks. This is an excellent
class that you won't want to miss. See Alan or Stacey
McCord for information.
~ Partners in Missions -- 6:30 p.m., Thursday, February
22nd. Call Katy Dockter for details and location.
~ Guys Overnighter -- Friday, February 23rd at the
McNulty's. See Greg or Jeremy of details.
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8) "GRIEFSHARE" SUPPORT GROUP
A thirteen week (free) educational and support group for
adults who have lost a loved one through death, will be
offered at the Hilmar Covenant Church Family Center,
beginning on March 4th, 5-6:30 p.m. For information or to
register contact Carolyn Ahlem at 634-2762.
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9) RECYCLE INKJET CARTRIDGES
Don't forget that Cornerstone is an authorized recycling
center for used inkjet cartridges. We receive up to $4 for
each cartridge deposited in the collection box in the
church foyer.
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10) 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
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church website --
http://CornerstoneCovenant.org
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