CONFIRMATION
BIBLE READING
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July Bible Readings
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01 2 Kings 18:13-19:37
Acts 21:1-17
Psalm 149:1-9
Proverbs 18:8
12 1 Chronicles 12:19-14:17
Romans 1:1-17
Psalm 9:13-20
Proverbs 19:4-5
22 2 Chronicles 6:12-8:10
Romans 7:14-8:8
Psalm 18:1-15
Proverbs 19:24-25
02 2 Kings 20:1-22:2
Acts 21:18-36
Psalm 150:1-6
Proverbs 18:9-10
13 1 Chronicles 15:1-16:36
Romans 1:18-32
Psalm 10:1-15
Proverbs 19:6-7
23 2 Chronicles 8:11-10:19
Romans 8:9-25
Psalm 18:16-36
Proverbs 19:26
03 2 Kings 22:3-23:30
Acts 21:37-22:16
Psalm 1:1-6
Proverbs 18:11-12
14 1 Chronicles 16:37-18:17
Romans 2:1-24
Psalm 10:16-18
Proverbs 19:8-9
24 2 Chronicles 11:1-13:22
Romans 8:26-39
Psalm 18:37-50
Proverbs 19:27-29
04 2 Kings 23:31-25:30
Acts 22:17-23:10
Psalm 2:1-12
Proverbs 18:13
15 1 Chronicles 19:1-21:30
Romans 2:25-3:8
Psalm 11:1-7
Proverbs 19:10-12
25 2 Chronicles 14:1-16:14
Romans 9:1-24
Psalm 19:1-14
Proverbs 20:1
05 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:17
Acts 23:11-35
Psalm 3:1-8
Proverbs 18:14-15
16 1 Chronicles 22:1-23:32
Romans 3:9-31
Psalm 12:1-8
Proverbs 19:13-14
26 2 Chronicles 17:1-18:34
Romans 9:25-10:13
Psalm 20:1-9
Proverbs 20:2-3
06 1 Chronicles 2:18-4:4
Acts 24:1-27
Psalm 4:1-8
Proverbs 18:16-18
17 1 Chronicles 24:1-26:11
Romans 4:1-12
Psalm 13:1-6
Proverbs 19:15-16
27 2 Chronicles 19:1-20:37
Romans 10:14-11:12
Psalm 21:1-13
Proverbs 20:4-6
07 1 Chronicles 4:5-5:17
Acts 25:1-27
Psalm 5:1-12
Proverbs 18:19
18 1 Chronicles 26:12-27:34
Romans 4:13-5:5
Psalm 14:1-7
Proverbs 19:17
28 2 Chronicles 21:1-23:21
Romans 11:13-36
Psalm 22:1-18
Proverbs 20:7
08 1 Chronicles 5:18-6:81
Acts 26:1-32
Psalm 6:1-10
Proverbs 18:20-21
19 1 Chronicles 28:1-29:30
Romans 5:6-21
Psalm 15:1-5
Proverbs 19:18-19
29 2 Chronicles 24:1-25:28
Romans 12:1-21
Psalm 22:19-31
Proverbs 20:8-10
09 1 Chronicles 7:1-8:40
Acts 27:1-20
Psalm 7:1-17
Proverbs 18:22
20 2 Chronicles 1:1-3:17
Romans 6:1-23
Psalm 16:1-11
Proverbs 19:20-21
30 2 Chronicles 26:1-28:27
Romans 13:1-14
Psalm 23:1-6
Proverbs 20:11
10 1 Chronicles 9:1-10:14
Acts 27:21-44
Psalm 8:1-9
Proverbs 18:23-24
21 2 Chronicles 4:1-6:11
Romans 7:1-13
Psalm 17:1-15
Proverbs 19:22-23
31 2 Chronicles 29:1-36
Romans 14:1-23
Psalm 24:1-10
Proverbs 20:12
11 1 Chronicles 11:1-12:18
Acts 28:1-31
Psalm 9:1-12
Proverbs 19:1-3
JULY2016
Volume 18 | Issue 7
Worship Service at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Youth Mission Trip
Pantry Sunday
VBS
nwcommUNITY VBS
Mission of the Month
Home for a Stranger
Leadership Incubator
Annual Conference Highlights
Stepping Stones Position
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Worship Series
July 3 - One Service
Red Bird Mission & Clinic
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Wisdom Keepers
Cornerstone Quilters
Serve Saturday
Bible Reading In A Year
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CORNERSTONE
PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
OPPORTUNITIES
YOUTH MISSION TRIP - JULY 9-15
On July 9, our youth and adult leaders will be leaving for Hurricane, West
Virginia, on their 2016 Mission Trip through the Reach Mission Trip organization. They will be returning tired, but full of stories to share and fulfilled
by the experience of having served others in great need.
NEW this year . . . we have provided a link so that you will be able to interact with the group while they are away. Use this link to send your thoughts,
encouragement and prayers. Likewise, the Youth will post to the page and
include pictures to keep their church home family in touch with their activities. Please accept your invitation or bookmark the page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/273079093044450/
PANTRY SUNDAY - JULY 10
On the 2nd Sunday of each month, we collect non-perishable food items for
the All Peoples Interfaith Food Pantry located at the First Congregational
Church in downtown Elgin. This is one of 18 food pantries in Elgin. Please
add a couple extra items to your grocery cart on your next visit and drop
them off at the Collection Zone baskets located in the entryway of the
church. A shopping list of most needed items is available for you to take
with you. Your generous participation is greatly appreciated!
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - JULY 18-22
This year our kids will be at the Surf Shack where they will encounter God’s
awesomeness through Bible stories and learn how we’re meant to experience an epic adventure each day. Children 3 years old to those who have
just completed 5th grade are invited to attend. We will meet from July 1822, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Registration forms are located in the Literature
Racks. Please see Linda Lowery to register.
nwcommUNITY VBS brought together kids and their families from Burlington, rural Elgin, Hampshire, Huntley, and Pingree Grove. The kids
learned all about Jesus and what he does for each us every day. They enjoyed four different sessions which included KidVid where they learned
about a child like them who experienced Jesus in their own lives and received a Bible Buddy each day; Bible Quest - they got to walk on water;
Games - they got to laugh and play all in Jesus’ name, and Imagination Station
- they received a fun and meaningful craft each day. We ended each day the
same way we started it, by praising Jesus! It was such a good time that the
kids were already asking about next year. Cave Quest 2016 was indeed an
over the top experience! Thank you for all your support!
Wisdom Keepers
You are invited to join this group of
young seniors for
“Pizza and a Program”
Wednesday, July 20, at Noon
Librarian Tish Calhamer offers great
summer reads as well as an update of
exciting services for seniors.
We are in need of a salad and dessert to share, so if you are so inclined, please call the office. Thank you!
Cornerstone Quilters
The possibilities are endless when making a quilt, and the process
can become very daunting when you’re not sure how to begin, so
you stop before you get started. The Cornerstone Quilters have a
passion for quilting, and they would love to share their knowledge
with you to help you begin. Please join them on Tuesday, July 19, in
the Youth Room from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. You are welcome to invite
friends, family and neighbors of all ages. No experience is required
and materials are provided.
Please contact Margit Rippberger at [email protected], or Barbara
Schening at [email protected] or at 847-494-2189, if you have
any questions. They would love for you to join them!
Serve Saturday - July 23
Did you know that Cornerstone members and friends regularly
help man the client choice food pantry, Food for Greater Elgin every fourth Saturday of the month? During a food distribution shift
(8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.), volunteers 12 years and older assist
clients through the choice process and help maintain the warehouse
as client’s shop for their food. One volunteer notes, “We provide
food for hungry people and we receive food for our souls.” Food for
Greater Elgin is located at 1553 Commerce Dr. on the northwest
side of Elgin. A sign-up sheet is located at the Activity Center just
outside the south end of the Worship Room doors, near the fellowship area. For more information, contact Linda Lowery at [email protected].
JULYBIRTHDAYS
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Bill Brandes
Terry Goebbert
Jake Spinnato
Barb Bear
Luke Toppel
Herb Lind
Andrei Pawelczyk
Brian Thompson
Sue Johnson
Amanda Martin
Steven Drygalski
Zander Seagren
Jacob Lind
Sheri Peterson
Kathryn Schening
Kayla Walter
Mackenzie Walter
Carolyn Gathman
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Pat Petersen
Lexi Quinones
Marilyn Ciaccio
Jill Dauel
Kristine Metz
Marilou Roth
Rob Dauel
Roger Klemm
Maja Redburg
Alyssa Kasiba
Penny Mackall
Alex Krog
Elaine Schneider
Marge
Brettschneider
Amber Clay
Ashley Clay
Marilou Haworth
ROCKFORD URBAN MINISTRIES (RUM)
22 Daniel Crass
23 Julie Misner
23 Lillian Peschke
23 Sam Peschke
24 Carolyn Brandes
24 William Eggebrecht
24 Ben Henrikson
25 Ashley Czerniak
25 Michelle Hayes
25 Janie Mitofsky
25 Amanda Porto
26 Brian Warren
28 Zach Brackemyer
30 Brandon Petschow
31 Tate Henrikson
31 Meghann Hinkle
31 Laura Kline
JULYANNIVERSARIES
Carl & Margit Rippberger
7/5/72
Jeff & Lisa Cartee
Larry & Marie Johnson
7/8/72
Zach & Jamie Brackemyer 7/23/11
Patrick & Mary Smith
7/16/94
Rex & Muriel Covington
7/26/86
Mike & Sara Thran
7/17/84
Alan & Beth Heyob
7/27/85
Wayne & Jessie LaGalante 7/18/15
Brad & Amanda Porto
7/27/13
Ty & Jennifer Walikonis
Marty & Karen Schiller
7/31/76
7/19/02
7/20/02
Recently, the Cornerstone junior high youth traveled to Rockford to
participate in a work camp through Rockford Urban Ministries (RUM).
The work camp experience includes doing home repairs in poor neighborhoods.
Founded in 1962, RUM is the outreach of 16 United Methodist and 4
other churches that work on a variety of ministries directed at showing God’s love throughout the Rockford area.
The Mission of the Month (MOM) donations this month will support
the work camp projects and also the general work of RUM which includes: rehabilitating houses through Rockford New Hope, Habitat for
Humanity, and Zion Development; working for improved programming
for the youth of the Winnebago County Juvenile Detention Center;
and supporting the long-term unemployed by establishing Promised
Land Employment Service, a professional employment agency that has
successfully served over 1,000 people per year in finding full-time employment.
These are just a sampling of the ways in which God’s love is spread
throughout the Rockford area through the ecumenical efforts of Rockford Urban Ministries.
Donations to MOM can be made throughout the month by using envelopes provided by the Missions of the Month box on the stand in the
fellowship area, or placed in the offering plate. Checks should be made
out to Cornerstone Church with MOM noted on the memo line of the
check, or indicate MOM if donating online.
A HOME FOR A STRANGER
There are a couple of Brazilian exchange students who are looking
for homes in the Elgin area. Their acceptance into their study abroad
program depends on lining up their accommodations. We’ve been
approached by a neighboring church to see if a saint or saints of Cornerstone might be interested in welcoming a foreigner for a school
year. I believe both students are male and about high school senior
status. Please contact Pastor Jim for more info at the church office
or by email at [email protected].
Leadership Incubator
Pastor Jim is looking for 30 committed leaders/couples who are interested
in playing leading roles in helping Cornerstone navigate the next chapter
of our mission, or being sent out to help build up the kingdom of God
wherever you are called. For the next year we will study two books, first
Lead Like Jesus for Churches, a story about the mythical Beacon Hill Church
told by Ken Blanchard, with discussion points in every chapter, and then
in 2017, H3 Leadership: Humble, Hungry, Hustle, a book of principles by
Catalyst organizer and leader Brad Lomenick.
Meetings will be weekly, on Wednesday evening, Friday evening and/or
Saturday mid-day. Participants should commit to regular attendance and
be willing to join the team in taking responsibility for shaping and leading
our ministries for the next phase (3-5 years?) of our life together. If you
think God may be calling you to this adventure, contact Pastor Jim at the
church office or [email protected].
Annual Conference Highlights
July 3
Luke 20:20-26
July 10
Render unto Caesar
Pastor Natarsha Preaching
Communion
July 17
Luke 12:1-34
Bigger barns or Kingdom builders?
July 24
Luke 12:35-13:9
Dressed, ready & fruitful
July 31
Luke 13:22-35
Enter by the narrow door
WORSHIP SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR JULY 3
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The 177 session of the Northern Illinois Annual Conference wrapped up
on Tuesday, June 7, following two and a half days of worship, legislative
work, Bible study, ordination, honoring colleagues, fellowship and planning
for a new quadrennium while focusing on the theme “Walk by Faith.”
Outgoing Conference Lay Leader, Arnold Rivera, was thanked for his 8
years of service. Three co-Lay Leaders will succeed Arnold. They are
Jessie Cunningham, Elisa Gatz and Mark Manzi.
Legislation approved includes: the discontinuation of First UMC Westmont, support of a FAIR COPS proposed ordinance which calls for the
implementation of an Independent Police Auditor’s office in Chicago, a
Conference Organization Task Force to recommend an alternative organizational structure following Landscape survey results, creation of a
Northern Illinois Ministry and Building Assessment Team and mandatory
participation in a conference-wide insurance program.
Stepping Stones Position Available
We are seeking a certified lead teacher for the fall session of the Stepping
Stones Mixed Age class. For more information, please contact Linda Lowery at [email protected] or at 847-464-4673, ext. 11.
On Sunday, July 3, in response to the holiday weekend, we
will have only one worship service at 10:00 a.m. Set your
clocks ahead or back, or however you’d like, but don’t
come early, don’t be late and most of all don’t miss it!
Red Bird Mission and Clinic in Kentucky
Red Bird Mission and Clinic has been providing ministries in the region of the
Appalachian Mountains since 1921. Today the need still remains critical in this
isolated, rural distressed area. Chronic poverty, lack of jobs, poor housing, and
rugged mountainous terrain provide obstacles to a fuller life for the residents of
this area. Red Bird strives to meet those needs through ministry in five areas:
Education, Health & Wellness, Community Outreach, Economic Opportunity,
and Community Housing Improvement. One way we can help is by saving
Campbell Soup labels and Box Tops for Education. The Mission redeems the
labels and Box Tops for school supplies. Please drop these items in the basket
at the Collection Zone located in the entryway. Your help is greatly appreciated!