Cornerstone Connection

VOLUME 5 ISSUE 4 DECEMBER 2010

LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING for

International Missions
Cornerstone’s Goal: $43,000
(the cost of sending a Missionary Unit (family)
to the mission field for one year)

Christmas At Cornerstone
The Music Ministry presents the following Special Events to
Celebrate our Savior’s birth . . .
Youth Christmas Dinner Drama
Children’s Choir Musical
Objects
In

Christmas
Are Closer

Than They

Appear

Friday, December 3
Saturday, December 4
6:30 PM FLC Sunday, December 12
6:00 PM FLC
CBC Family Christmas Concert
Christmas Eve Services
December 24
5:00 PM
Family
Service

7:00 PM
Traditional
Sunday, December 19 Service
6:00 PM Sanctuary
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CORNERSTONE PRAYER TEAM

PRO-ACTIVE PRAYER
The First-in-Prayer event on Wednesday, December 1st will be easy for you to attend since you will already be
here! Before or after (or during) the class night time you can visit the Commons Area and pray over all the
Christmas events for the month of December. Will you pray for God to be glorified through all the events of the
church? Will you pray for any unbelievers who attend any of the services and shows to hear the Gospel Message
and be saved? Will you pray for God to bless and protect all those performing? Just stop by the tables in the
Commons and pray as suggested and as the Holy Spirit leads.

Spend a day with God!

Now this could be a couple of special hours, the whole day or more! You can be alone
with the LORD but also come together with family and friends for a time of corporate
worship. What a wonderful way to spend a day with friends! How amazing for a
family to honor the Lord in this way! So you won't forget the date you select, you can
sign up on the bulletin board's day with God calendar -- making a commitment to
spend that day with God. Also, the prayer team will pray for you before and on the
day you have chosen.
Here are some ideas to help you get started:

· Read scripture together.

PRAYING FOR THE
NATIONS:
PRAISE  the  LORD!  The October
month-long First-in-Prayer event--
successfully covered the nations of the
world in prayer!!! Thank you to all who
picked a nation and prayed! Remember,
we can continue to pray for our nation
and all nations of the world that every
person shall hear the Gospel and know
Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
A time of PRAISE & PRAYER
In celebration and thanksgiving for the
greatest gift ever given, our LORD Jesus
Christ, may our hearts be overflowing
with gratitude to our KING this
Christmas. We are a blessed people! As
a small token of our appreciation (not
that we can ever earn HIS love --- for
salvation is a free gift to us) but how
wonderful it is that we can offer
ourselves anew to our LORD. Will you
give the gift of yourself to Jesus this
Christmas!!!
· Select a story in the Bible & act it out!
· Walk in the park & continually praise our LORD for the beauty around us!
· Study a passage of scripture apart; then come together & share what God has
said to you.
· Share your favorite verses & why.
· Do an art project together (draw/sew/build: the Priest garment, lamp of the
Tabernacle, the Cross)
· Have a parade carrying the Ark of the Covenant. (Made from a cardboard box!)
· Spend time in prayer, listening for God.
· Spend time listening to & dancing to praise music!
· Write little notes to God of what you are thankful for (send them out onto a lake
on leaves!)
· Look for the "V" for victory of Jesus Christ in nature (Geese fly in a "V", tree's
trunk & branch form a "V" etc!)
· Have a Birthday Party for Jesus.
· Go to the park & lay twigs together in the shape of a cross along the side of the
trail.
· Be LOUD outside & say how much you LOVE JESUS into the wind!
· Have a prayer walk around a school.
· Make a scrapbook, painting, or journal entry of the faithfulness of our LORD.
· Try to speak ONLY PRAISES for the day to our LORD!!!!!
· Write encouraging notes to family members.
· Make a list of all your worries, give them to the LORD; then tear them up &
throw them away!
· Pray over your children's Year Book at school for all the teachers & students.
· Pray over the newspaper or magazine (articles etc) for people to be saved & for
God to do a mighty work.
Ask God before the Day to lead your time.
The prayer team will be praying for you before and during your Day With God!

What are your New Year's Plans?

Announcing a
New Year's Day PRAISE & Prayer Service.
What an awesome way to start the New Year!
Saturday, January 1st, 4:00-5:00 pm in the sanctuary.
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MUSIC MINISTRY UPDATES

FINAL REHEARSAL
SCHEDULE FOR

ANGEL ALERT!
Sunday, December 5
6:00 PM
(during PM Worship)
FLC
Saturday, December 11

9:30am - 11:30am FLC

FAMILY WORSHIP
Sunday, December 26
10:00 AM in the Sanctuary
We will combine all 3 services into 1 service
to allow the entire Cornerstone Family to worship together!
THERE WILL BE NO SMALL GROUPS MEETING.

J.O.Y. GROUP NEWS

Annual J.O.Y. Christmas Luncheon

Sunday, December 5, 2010
12:15 in the Family Life Center
Special Guest: Linda Rozelle presents
“THE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS”

$10 per person Tickets available after all Sunday

Services and at the Church Office Monday - Friday.
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SAVE POSTAGE AND DONATE TO

Lottie Moon THE LOTTIE MOON
Drama CHRISTMAS
OFFERING !
Sunday, December 5
6:00 Service The GA class will be operating the Lottie
Moon Post Office. It will open Sunday, December 5
and will be open before and after the 9:15 and 10:45
Sunday morning services and on Wednesday nights.
Bring any Christmas cards for Cornerstone families
that you planned on mailing at the US Post Office to
Sunday Night Discipleship Clas- the Lottie Moon Post Office. The postage rate is the
ses for Children same, but will be given to Lottie Moon Christmas
Return in January offering instead. The girls will deliver the mail in
December. If you have any questions see Cindy
 Ages 4 & 5—Pair O’ Bulls Hunter.
 Grades 1-5

 Taste of Thailand or
 First Steps—Knowing Christ
Volunteers are needed for
all ages—see Cindy
if you are willing to help.
Bible Drill
Grades 4-6
Begins January 9
Get a head start on memorizing the verses! Driller packets
are available in the new media displays behind the
welcome center. Pick your packet up and
get started memorizing!

THANK-YOU’S

THANK YOU to the

Grounds Crew of the Facilities
Management Team & the 36
volunteers who came to help them!
Under the direction of Jane & Benny
Webster, over 150 trees & shrubs were
THANK YOU, Cornerstone
planted all around our campus!
for donating over
Thank you to all who donated your time,
your sweat and your monetary
900
Shoeboxes to
contributions!
Samaritan’s Purse
Operation Christmas Child!
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On Friday November 5th, 131 students, chaperones and

college students departed for Fort Caswell for our
Annual Fall Retreat. The Retreat’s theme was, Soul
Survivor - OUTLIVE, OUTPRAY, OUTSERVE. Once
there students were divided into TRIBES and they
competed in Survivor challenges and a Soul Survivor
Ultimate Relay. On Saturday and Sunday mornings the Survivors were given TREE
MAIL which came straight from the Word of God. Throughout the weekend Survivors participated in four
sessions of worship and teaching. At Saturday night’s session we saw at least 17 decisions for Christ. One
particular decision was made by a high school senior who received a scholarship. Her decision was, as she
put it, “I gave my life to Christ”. Prior to this retreat she did not go to Cornerstone. She is an athlete at
Northwest High School and I see her practically every
day while coaching football. I invited her to come
to which she replied she could not afford it.
Nevertheless, I gave her a scholarship. Because of the
monies you give, lives are changing. This is only
one of many decisions that were made. To God be
the Glory!

3 Packages to choose from:

PACKAGE A $130 NON-SKIER PACKAGE, snow tubing, resort amenities, great food, great fellowship, lodging and
transportation included.

PACKAGE B $195 - SKI PACKAGE, lift ticket and rentals included, resort amenities, great food, great fellowship
lodging, and transportation included.

PACKAGE C $210 - SNOW BOARDING PACKAGE, lift ticket and rentals included, resort amenities, great food, great
fellowship lodging, and transportation included.
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Cornerstone Women’s Ministry Reaching Up, Reaching In & Reaching Out!

PRAYER CORNERSTONE If you are interested in serving on one of

OPPORTUNITIES…
Friday's for HIM will meet every
Friday in December including
Christmas eve day. 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
more information contact Joanne
Schulze at 336-668-2502 or
cjschulze@att.net.
Tuesday's with HIM will meet
every Tuesday morning in the sanctuary
from 6-7:00 am for the month of
December. 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
les@klhs.net .
WOMEN’S MINISTRY these teams or would just like to learn
Thank you to all of those who attended more, please contact any one of the team
the Fall Fest on November 4th. It was a leaders or our Women’s Ministry Leader,
wonderful time of fellowship and fun. Pam Carrigan. As always, you can also
We are very excited to have had many visit the Women’s Ministry table in the
commons.
women sign up to help with the various
ministry teams. If you were unable to
attend or have since decided that you Bible Studies 
Please watch for new studies beginning
would like to be involved, we would love
in the new year.
to have you! Our service teams include:
Prayer Team – led by Suzanne Billips
and Joanne Schulze Ladies Night
Bible Study Team – led by Patsy Griffin
Out!
and Cassie Sampson Cookies and
Hospitality Team – led by Tammy Caroling!
McKinney Thursday, December 9
Communications Team – led by Meet at the church at 6:15.
Melissa Brewster
We will leave to go
Activities Team – led by Sharon Riccio caroling at 6:30.
and Leslie Shelton
Return to the church
Special Events Team – led by Betsy
afterwards for
King
Hot chocolate/coffee & a cookie
Service Team – led by Naomi Zellers exchange! Bring 3 dozen of your
and Jamie Simmons favorite cookies.

Mentoring Team - led by Nikki Kober See Leslie Shelton or Sharon

and Natasha Robinson Riccio if you have any
questions.

CORNERSTONE NEWS

2011 ALTAR PETAL PUSHERS COMING IN

FLOWER
When you sign up on the Altar FEBRUARY!
Flower Schedule on the bulletin
 
board across from the Fellowship
CALENDAR
Hall, you will see a space called “Petal FAMILY MARRIAGE 
The  2011  Altar  Pushers” on the form. If you do not
Flower  Calendar  is  posted  on  the  want to take your altar arrangement CONFERENCE! 
home with you after the Sunday
bulle n  board  across  from  the  Fel- Evening Worship Service, you may Here at Cornerstone!
lowship Hall.  Sign up for the week  donate your flower arrangement to the
you  would  like  to  place  a  flower  Petal Pushers. A wonderful team of Sunday, February 13,
arrangement at the altar.    ladies will transform your arrangement 2011
Details of cost and how-to’s are on  into smaller arrangements which they
deliver to shut-in’s, hospitalized
the calendar. 
members and others. SAVE THE DATE!!!
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LIBRARY CORNER - DECEMBER 2010

THE DECEMBER LIBRARY THEME IS “Wise Men Still Seek Him…At the Library.” Are you in search
of truth? Come to the library and read the Good News about our Lord and Savior. Jesus is the reason for
the season, so come over and check out our Christ-centered books and DVDs.

MISSING ITEMS! We are still missing the Saving Sarah Cain DVD and Loves Long Journey DVD.
Please either return these items or fill out an orange checkout slip so we know who has checked out the
items. We are also missing several other books. Please check your bookshelves at home for any books
stamped “Cornerstone Baptist Church Library” and return them to the library so others in the church can
also enjoy them!

STAFF PICKS understand why The ADVENTure of Christmas

Each month, the Library Corner males behave the by Lisa Whelchel – Your kids
column will feature a way they do. Even know that Christmas means the
recommended list of personal long-married birth of Jesus
favorite materials from one of our women who think – and they
Cornerstone pastors and staff. they understand want to
Here are Cindy Hunter’s picks men have only celebrate. Join
for December: scratched the Lisa Welchel on
surface. Beneath a a 24 day
man’s rugged expedition to
Choosing to See: A Journey of exterior is an even more rugged, discover the
Struggle and Hope by Mary unmapped terrain. What Shaunti Savior in the
Beth Chapman – Grief is a Feldhahn’s research reveals about the center of all
journey many inner lives of men will open women’s things holiday –
of us take at eyes to what the men in their life – shopping, baking, decorating; and
one time or boyfriends, brothers, husbands, and even the candy cane, the pear-tree
another. For sons – are really thinking and feeling. partridge, the Santa suit, and the
the Chapman This book will guide women in how meaning of the mistletoe kiss.
family their to provide the loving support that
journey began modern men want and need.
Humphrey’s First Christmas
with the
by Carol Heyer – We have all
accidental death The Hole in Our Gospel by heard the
of their 5 year Richard Stearns – Two story of the
old daughter, thousand years ago, 12 people three wise
Maria Sue, changed the men, who
whom they adopted from China. In world. brought their
Choosing to See, Mary Beth Believing it can gifts of gold,
Chapman shares her struggles with happen again, frankincense
the tragic loss of Maria Sue, her Stearns and myrrh to
journey to heal, and the unexpected demonstrates the baby Jesus.
path God has placed her on. Even as what it means to But what about the camels who
difficult as life can be, Mary Beth and actively live out carried them? Here is the imaginative
the Chapmans choose to see with faith your faith by story of Humphrey the camel and his
and hope. Forward by Steven Curtis sharing his own long, cold journey to Bethlehem. In
Chapman. journey! addition to an engaging text and
Discover how gorgeous, whimsical artwork, this
For Women Only by Shaunti this CEO chose story reminds readers of the
Feldhahn – What’s going on in a to obey God – and found himself in importance of Christmas and the true
man’s mind? From their early days, Uganda. meaning of gift-giving.
every woman has struggled to

Your Library Team!

Kellie Bennett Suzy Handgraaf Prisca Onwuemene Lori Rountree Leigh Ellen Salmon   
STAFF: Dr. Rick Byrd, Senior Pastor
Rev. Dave Tomasek, Worship/Senior Adults
Rev. Forrest Moss, Church Growth
Rev. Jim Scott, Youth Ministry
Mrs. Cindy Hunter, Children’s Ministries
Mrs. Sherri Howard, WEE School Director
Web Site: www.cornerstonesbc.org
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
5736 INMAN RD
GREENSBORO NC 27410
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
MORE INFORMATION
Cornerstone
LifeWay
Book Fair
November 26-
December 11
There are forms in the church
office, in the foyers, the
Welcome
Center and in
the December
5 bulletin that
you can take to
the LifeWay Store close to
Target (Wendover) & when you
make your purchase, the
Cornerstone Library will receive
15% of your net sale! Why not
do your Christmas shopping and
help out the church library at the
same time! (If you can’t pick up
a form, you may take one of our
church bulletins to LifeWay.)
SUNDAY SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE
8:00 am Worship 6:15-7:30 pm Life Development Institute
9:15 am Sunday School & Worship Mission Friends (ages 2-K)
10:45 am Sunday School & Worship RA & GA (Grades 1-5)
6:00 pm Evening Worship MAXIMUM lMPACT (Grades 6-12)
Children’s Choirs & Discipleship Cornerstone Choir
CARE Ministry (Sept-May)
Youth Discipleship
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Greensboro NC
Permit No. 871
JOIN THE JOURNEY! BLUE BARRELS
Class meets on the for FOOD Collection!
FIRST WEDNESDAY Blue barrels are located in the Commons
of each month @ 6:00 PM and beside the WEE School Office.
Conference Room Each month a food item is collected in
in the Admin Suite the barrels and donated to local agencies
If you are new to Cornerstone and are who give the food items to those in need.
wondering if Cornerstone is to be
part of your journey with the Lord,
please consider attending this class. DECEMBER
Contact Pastor Forrest FOOD ITEM:
(forrest@cornerstonesbc.org) or the
church office (665-1944) for more CHICKEN
details. NOODLE SOUP
CHECK OUT THIS BLOG SITE!
toughquestionsanswered.org
If you’ve ever wanted to dig into the
Christian faith and seek answers to tough
questions, then join the over 3,000
people per month who visit the Tough
Questions Answered blog. The blog EQUIPMENT CHECK-OUT
addresses theology, difficult Bible
passages, evolution/creation, biblical
archaeology, proofs for God's existence, If you plan to borrow any
and more! It is our goal to provide a tables or chairs (or
place where people can clear away any anything else) from the
intellectual barriers to the Christian faith church, the items must be
that are plaguing them. We understand checked out through the
these barriers because we have church office. If you have questions,
experienced them ourselves. please call the office at 665-1944.
See you at the blog!
For more information, contact Billy Pratt.