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JULY 2014 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 7

Sunday Services

Traditional Service

9:30 a.m.

Sunday School

10:30 a.m.

Contemporary Service

11:00 a.m.

Did you know?

1. Soccer is the most played sport in the world.

2. Soccer is the fastest growing sport for children in the

United States.

3. Soccer and hockey rules are the least known by average

Americans.

When we begin our soccer season here at Cornerstone, it will be

the first youth soccer league in the city of Portsmouth in at

least ten years. It will be our opportunity to reach even more

families with the love of Jesus Christ through sports

ministries here at Cornerstone.

We have moved away from the Upward logo to give every family a better opportunity

to play. With a registration fee of $30, this will be a more affordable option than the

$50 we would have had to charge with the Upward name attached. This gives us an

even better opportunity to serve our community.

Registration starts now for girls and boys ages 4 years through 2nd grade. Practices

start in August and our first game is September 6th. Pick up a registration brochure

at the church for your children and for the children in your neighborhood. We will

most definitely have a great time. Come and join us!

Newly completed green space on 9th street.

The grass is growing!

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Organ Player

Matt Bickett who has played the organ the past several years is off to college. Please let us know in the church office if you know of anyone interested in playing the organ at Cornerstone on Sunday mornings.

July Worship Highlights

June 29 How To "Deal with Anger" James 1:19-27 Pastor Tim

July 6 How to “Handle Allegiances” Matthew 22:17-22 Pastor Tom

July 13 How To "Increase Your Faith" Mark 11:20-24 Pastor Tim

July 20th How To "Live with Hope" Exodus 15:20-27 Pastor Tim

July 27th How to “Finish Strong” 2 Timothy 4: 6-8 Pastor Tom

Men’s Retreat

On May 30, around 20 men gathered at Shawnee Lodge and Resort for a weekend of fellowship

organized by Cornerstone member Jay Darrel. The content of the retreat centered on John Eldredge’s Book,

Wild at Heart. Men’s group members Jonathan James, Jeff Bradley, and Jay Darrel all presented on various

topics, with member John Bender joining them on occasion for a roundtable discussion. The weekend gave

everyone who attended a chance to explore what it means, in Eldredge’s view, to be both a Christian and a

man in today’s society. Although the retreat is over and

was a success, the Cornerstones Men’s Group will contin-

ue to explore this book and invites all the men of Corner-

stone to join us.

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Let's tap, twirl, jump & shout for Jesus!! Amanda Jacks has been teaching jazz/hip-hop, tap

and ballet for years and will be offering a dance camp for kids to enjoy trying out the different

types of dance with a short 6-week commitment.

No special shoes required, "dress" shoes can be used as tap shoes and socks can be used for

ballet slippers. Please join us to raise money for our new youth room, get exercise and learn

something new and fun!!

Tuesday Evenings

July 8th- August 12th

Sign up in the church office

4 years old - 6th grade

$25 for 6 classes

All proceeds will go towards the new youth room!

Cornerstone United Methodist Women

Rebekah Circle, Maxine Hoffman Circle, and the UMW Executive Board do not meet during July

and August. Meetings will resume in September.

Don’t forget about the Women’s Summer Reading Group. We are reading the book

“Laugh Your Way To Grace” by Rev. Susan Sparks. We will gather at the church for a

potluck dinner followed by discussion of the book on Tuesday, July 15 at 6:30 pm.

Carol Mascari

Summer Scholarship Assistance Requested

One of our high school youth has a financial challenge. Would you be willing to help? She

has been admitted to a special two-week summer scholars program at Miami (of Ohio)

University. She and her family can cover about 1/3 of the fee, leaving a balance of $1,000.

If you would like to help, please contact Pastor Tom. (740-285-4494 or,

[email protected]) Thank you for considering this request.

Summer Dance Camp for Kids

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Preschool Elementary

First Service

9:30-10:30

Teacher: Courtney Adkins

Assistant: Jodie Bickett

Teacher: Ann Dissinger

Assistant: Kathy Rideout

Teacher: Jennifer Roth

Assistant:

Teacher: Robbie Shugert

Assistant: Brenda Covert

2nd Service 11:00-

12:00

Teacher: Cindy Morrow

Assistant: Hetty Phillips

Teacher: Jennifer Roth

Assistant: Jessica White


Assistant: Jen Arnzen


Assistant:

First Service 9:30-

10:30


Assistant: Linda Berry

Teacher: Lisa Kepler

Assistant: Robbie Shugert

Teacher: Kendra Tener

Assistant: Donna Dietrich

Teachers: Matt Taylor

Assistant: Danielle Mitchell

2nd Service 11:00-

12:00


Assistant: Katie Anderson


Assistant: Kerri Galloway

Teacher: Tiffany Newsome

Assistant: Cassie Morris

Teacher: Sarah Prosch

Assistant: Jayla Bowling

Kids Schedule July

July

6th

July

13th

July

20th

July

27th

Ever wonder what our kids are learning on

Sunday mornings?

Our elementary students are learning about Noah in a series called “Surviving

the Storm.” The kids usually play a game, watch an intro video, learn a bible

verse, hear a lesson with powerpoint, and then watch a rapper who raps

what the lesson was about. This month they will learn to:

Live for God in a Wicked World

Don’t Miss the Boat

After the Rain

Our preschoolers follow the Orange curriculum. This month they are watching a Clubhouse Pirate Adventure where they are

learning that God’s Word is better than gold. The Bible is our Treasure. They play a game to introduce the lesson, hear the

story, then complete a follow-up activity that is a craft or game to reinforce the day’s lessons. Parents can join our Children’s

Ministry page on facebook for a short follow-up video they can show their preschoolers each week. Orange curriculum

believes that when church and home work together, we create powerful learning about God.

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Vacation Bible School ~Follow Up~

We had a wonderful week at Wilderness Escape VBS.

120 Kids

60 + Volunteers

200 Children have Clean Water in India through our Kid to Kid Project

5 Nights of Singing, Dancing, Games and Story

1 Big God that Guides and Provides

We travelled through the Red Sea, picked up quail and manna in the desert, helped strength-

en Moses in battle, remembered God’s deliverance out of Egypt, and saw God’s love for us in

the 10 Commandments. Thanks to our amazing kids and volunteers!

The 41st year of the Knost Music Workshop comes to a

close with the highest attendance yet! Over 250 kids dai-

ly & 45 Staff.

The cookie donations were through the roof! We thank

you. The leftovers were donated to the youth during

their mission week.

We hope you were able to take in one of the fantastic

daily concerts. The closing program was incredible with

standing room only! We are so blessed and honored to

be able to offer this program to not only our local children but

we have many returning students from Tennessee, Chicago

and New York. If you haven't seen it check out this link

(http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/news/home_top-

news/3812345/Knost-Workshop-celebrates-41-years) to a great

article in the Portsmouth Times.

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Cornerstone will once again have the blessing of hosting two Chrysalis Flights in July. The

Girls’ Flight is scheduled for Saturday, July 12 through Monday, July 14. The Boys’ Flight is

scheduled for Saturday, July 19 through Monday, July 21. These flights are designed to bring

participants closer to Jesus Christ and to give them a vision as to how God will use their gifts

and graces to make our world a better place. Although Chrysalis is designed for high school

youth, we made special arrangements for college students to attend our Chrysalis Flights. For many college

students, summer flights are the only opportunity they will have to attend Chrysalis.

Every Chrysalis weekend consists of unique worship opportunities, prayer, fellowship, speakers, small group

discussions, singing, great food, and just plain fun. The weekend leadership team consists of both youth and

adults who have been well trained for the Chrysalis weekend. It has been a joy for the past seventeen years to

observe both participants and team volunteers grow as Christian leaders serving their churches, local

communities and overseas mission fields.

If you would like to learn more about the Chrysalis experience, please contact Joanne Charles, Community Lay

Director for the Southern Ohio Chrysalis community, or Pastor Tom. Contact information is as follows:

Joanne Charles, 740-354-4494, [email protected]

Pastor Tom Charles, 740-285-4494, [email protected]

Southern Ohio Chrysalis

Our Very Own Beth Bostick

Continues To Serve In Mission!

As you are aware, “our very own” Cornerstone parishioner, Beth Bostick, is participating in a mission experience that takes her to

eleven countries in eleven months. Thus far, Beth and her team have served in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Bulgaria and Albania.

Presently, she is serving in Zambia, Africa. In the May Courier we reported on her activities in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Here’s an update regarding her recent adventures.

In Bulgaria Beth and her team worked on a property that is being converted into a retreat and conference center for Bulgarian

church leaders and children. They plastered, painted, installed windows, and landscaped the premises. They also worked with local church

leaders and children, speaking, singing, and performing dramas. All this in addition to worshipping and prayer-walking with them on a daily

basis.

In Albania Beth and her team worked at a summer camp preparing it for the arrival of underprivileged Albanian boys. They

washed, plastered, painted, poured concrete, and assembled furniture, playground equipment and picnic tables. We suspect these activities

were more fun than cleaning chicken coops and pig stalls….another of their many projects. During the Albanian leg of their journey they

studied Proverbs and lessons on integrity, hard work, excellence and finishing strong.

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Invasion with Amy Lambert is coming to Portsmouth, Ohio on July 12th to Spartan Municipal

Stadium! Cornerstone invited Amy to speak in March 2013, and over the course of the year she

felt God calling her to hold a large event in Portsmouth. Invasion is a free non-traditional evan-

gelistic concert with the goal to reach the youth and young adults that are lost, those who would

not typically enter the four walls of the church, and those who are trapped within the epidemic

of substance abuse as well as other life controlling issues. This year’s lineup includes Chris-

tian rock groups, Red, and We as Human, as well as hip-hop artists Thi’sl and The Rep. There

will also be pro skateboarding and BMX demos, lots of incredible giveaways, and a chance to

win a Harley Davidson!

How can you help?

1) Pray. There is power in unified prayer!

2) Bring. Bring people to the event.

3) Volunteer. Volunteers are needed to work every aspect of Invasion, from parking

and greeting to stagehands and hospitality, however, our greatest need is always for a re-

sponse team.

To sign up to help go to hopeuprising.com or stop by the Welcome Center Booth

Follow up to Amy Lambert and Invasion

Big Event on July 17th

5:30pm-8:00pm Rejoicing in Recovery will be hosting a hot dog roast on July 17. This will be an intentional outreach to folks

who attended the Amy Lambert event the weekend prior. There will be bounce houses, snow cones, face

painting, and hot dogs. There will be a worship service at 6:30pm.

You can help by bringing sides and desserts. If you could bring them in disposable pans or paper plates, that

would be a big help.

Rejoicing in Recovery

http://hopeuprising.com/

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Cornerstone United

Methodist Church. We

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Cornerstone United Methodist Church

808 Offnere Street

Portsmouth, OH 45662

740-353-2548

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July

4th Independence Day

Office Closed

12th Invasion

12th-14th Girls Chrysalis Flight

12th-19th Honduras Trip

12th Loaves and Fishes

19th-21st Boys Chrysalis Flight

24th Chrysalis Board Meeting

HOOT

August

9th Loaves and Fishes

10th-16th Habitat for Humanity

17th Church Picnic

26th Chrysalis Board Meeting

HOOT

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