THE CONNECTIONCORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH • MAY 2020

Choose Love in Difficult TimesYou Version

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 4:7

Sometimes it feels like news updates are coming every few minutes. When we give so much of our attention to events beyond our control, we

can lose sight of the power that we do still have. We can choose how we respond to our circumstances. And per-haps even more important, even in the midst of those circumstances, we can choose how we treat others.

Remember the time that Jesus’ disciples were afraid their boat might sink, but then He calmed the storm. Just like Jesus’ disciples, we’re all in the same boat with Jesus — but we’re also in it with each other. And we can choose to encourage one another, to support each other, to love each other, and to point each other back to Jesus.

Love each other, just as I have loved you. If you love each other, everyone will know that you are my disciples. John 13:34–35

Here are four ways we can choose love1. Encourage one another.We live in such an incredible time! Even when we can’t be physically present with one another, we can still call, text, email, connect on social media, attend church online, and more.

Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them. Proverbs 3:27

2. Support each other.Some of the most meaningful things we can do are simple

and practical. Check in with your neighbors and ask how they’re doing. Share whatever you have. Drop off a meal for someone who can’t get out. Pay for the person behind you in a drive-through. Send an email gift card to a friend.

… our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do. I John 3:18

3. Love each other.Jesus said that loving your neighbor was the second most important commandment. And in the parable of the Good Samaritan, He explained what He meant by that word, “neighbor.” Paul even suggested we turn loving each other into a competition!

Try to outdo yourselves in respect and honor of one an-other. Romans 12:10

4. Point each other to Jesus.It’s Jesus who calms our storms. But it’s up to us to remind each other of God’s promises. And to pray for one another. You can do both these things—and more—in the same ways we mentioned in #1 (and of course in the Bible App).

Just remember: No matter what we may be going through, we’re all in it together. We all live on the same planet. We all breathe the same air. Jesus said we would have troubles in this life. But He gave us His Spirit. And He gave us each other.

And those two things are more than enough.

What about …

We know you’re probably wondering about events that are coming up on the church calendar. Things like Sports Camp and Serve Day. The

short answer is, we are praying about what these events may look like. We are hopeful that as we enter May, we can start to resume some kind of “normal” activity (although maybe modified). But, we are committed to ensuring everyone’s safety and respecting the guidelines of the CDC and our local and national government.

As soon as decisions are made, we will communicate them as quickly and efficiently as possible. Thanks once again for your flexibility during this time. Your prayers are also very appreciated. We ask that you join us in prayer in the com-ing days and weeks as we continue to navigate all of this.

We love you guys! We hope we can see you in person soon!

Found ‘em!

Couldn’t have an Easter Egg Hunt this year but a member of our Food Ministry team found some eggs from last year! Now, who’s going to eat

that candy?

New Facebook group

Megan is kicking off a new ”virtual” Serve Your City group this week, diving into how we were cre-ated to serve and how we can best serve during

this weird times. If you’re interested in joining this virtual Serve Your City Facebook group (which can be found on our main page), email Megan Safko (megan@cccdun-cannon.com).

THANK YOU! We have raised more than $4,000 specifically for helping and supporting those af-fected by the pandemic.

As the needs in our community are evolving, so is our re-sponse! Check out cccduncannon.com/serve for how you can continue to support our COVID-19 outreach efforts and how you can continue to love your neighbor.

You can give specifically to COVID-19 outreach at PayPal.me/cccduncannon and you can always give to support ALL of our programs at Cornerstone at cccduncannon.com/donate.

Katrina Boyer

We were able to serve more than 30 families Easter weekend, and we delivered to 52 families two weeks later! The need in our community is

real. Our volunteers are going above and beyond to finish meals in record time. God is good, and He knew that the needs would be fulfilled. I love being a small part of this amazing team of friends! Thank you for your donations for helping to make this happen! And SPECIAL THANKS for our meal team for preparing the meals and our deliv-ery drivers for dropping off the food to families.

You can donate for our next meal

delivery! Learn more at cccduncannon.com/serve.

You can also request a meal for your family or let us know about another family who may need some help. Visit cccduncannon.com/serve for details!

God doesn’t stop the bad things from happening; that’s never been part of the promise. The promise is: I am with you. I am with you, now until the end of time.Madeleine L’Engle

Each person on this planet is here for a purpose … That purpose is to care for other people and to help this world become a better place through service to others.Gary Sinise

If you missed the service on Sunday, you can watch any time on Facebook, YouTube, or our website at ccc duncannon.com/messages.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtidLhq73ecatb SN4E-NuA?view_as=subscriber

That’s quite the link to find us on Facebook. If you can help us get to 100 subscribers, we can have a custom URL (something like YouTube.com/cccduncannon).

Copy and paste the link and then select subscribe to help us out!

May 1 16th Jay and Heather Bange, Chris and Candance Sanderson

May 6 14th Corey and Amanda HallMay 9 22nd Pam and Rich HooverMay 14 37th Lynn and Scott RothermelMay 15 17th Ken and Angie BlackMay 17 16th Bob and Aggie PeifferMay 20 59th Dave and Carol WilfongMay 21 26th Tim and Crystal Groff; 9th Ian and Megan SafkoMay 23 5th Luke and Casey SteppMay 24 23rd Rob and Stephanie MorrisMay 29 29th Brian and Tracy Jones

I do, I did!

Where to find us on Sundays

Thanks to everyone who has been tuning in each Sunday to church online. We appreciate your patience as we continue to learn what works

best and how to best connect with each one of you! We’ll be making continuous improvements each week, so we appreciate your patience as we navigate this new way to worship together.

We’ll be posting services at 9am AND 10:30am on Face-book (almost like normal), and on YouTube at 9am. If you are still enjoying breakfast or want to rest a little longer, the service will be available to rewatch after 10am on YouTube (make sure you subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss any upcoming videos) and after 11:30am on Facebook. Our staff will be watching the comments before, during, and after the service, so feel free to drop us a line, leave a comment, tell us your favorite song, or ask a question. This is the best way to interact with our church family! The ser-vices on Facebook and YouTube are both Premier videos, which means we can interact WHILE we watch the service. If you hear something inspiring, post the question as you think of it.

Be sure to tune in about five minutes before the service begins to chat with others in the Cornerstone family!

You can watch the message at any time on our website! Messages will be posted at 9am on Sunday mornings.

Celebrate • Connect • Reach

How do I give?

Your donations allow us to continue living out our mission, CELEBRATE together, CONNECT with one another, and REACH out to our community in

love. We are so grateful for your generosity.

ONLINE Check out Cornerstone’s online giving by visiting cccduncannon.

com/donate for more information or to get started. This secure platform allows you to safely use your credit card, debit card, or a bank transfer to give your offering as you normally would. All donations are tracked and we provide a charitable giving receipt to you at the end of the year, or you can access your account anytime to track your giving.

TEXT Text GIVE to 717-527-7877 and you will be prompted to complete a few simple

steps to send your offering.

MAIL You can also mail a check to 595 New Bloomfield Road, Duncannon, PA 17020.

Thank you for your continued support of Cornerstone and our programs/ministries!

God is good—all the time!Cornerstone Christian Church is truly blessed.

Pray for God to continue to bless us as we follow His will. OFFERING BLDG. FUND BENEV. FOOD MIN. PIZZA

April 5 $8,231 — — — — April 12 $6,330 $100 $160 — — April 19 $10,146 — $525 $20 $20April 26 $10,130 $100 $125 $200

We’re going to try something new next Sunday, May 3—communion at home. Taking part in communion is an important part of our faith as

we remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us.

There are no specific requirements for what you use for communion. Some type of bread product (actual bread, crackers, etc.) and some type of juice (any type; water will also work). The actual elements that you have on hand are not as important as what they represent: Jesus’ body, broken for us and His blood, spilled for us.

We hope you’ll tune in on Sunday, May 3. We will guide you and your family through communion together as we remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us.

I told my wife how thankful I was to have someone I enjoyed being quarantined with. She said, “Must be nice.”

Just a little kindness can change someone’s day.

It’s a boy!

Here’s something to celebrate during this crazy time—Ezra Walter Stidfole joined his

brother (Crawford) and sister (Vaida) on Monday, April 20, weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs., 13 ozs.! He was a little bit of an early birthday present for mommy (just two days early), but David and Alicia didn’t mind at all!

May 1 Evan Branch, Melina Cosentino

May 2 Ben FryMay 4 Christian Sabolsky,

Valerie WarnerMay 5 Arielle FarhatMay 7 Jay Bange, Beth Sny-

der, Caden CampbellMay 9 Karissa Black,

Brooke Patrick, Malorie Kocher

May 11 Tammy Boyer, Dave Barrett

May 12 Stephanie Morris, Carol Raudensky, Tom Comp

May 13 Mary StumpMay 15 Joe SassamanMay 16 Tracy Jones, Char-

lotte Barrett, Casey

SandersonMay 17 Ethan HainesMay 18 Lilly Henry, Lauren

McNaughtonMay 19 Scott RothermelMay 20 Sandy Sizer, Dorcas

ThomasMay 21 Nancy LuciaMay 22 Sandy ElliottMay 23 Brian Jones, Jeremiah

Baker, Paislie HallMay 24 Gina GeraghtyMay 25 Hunter HughesMay 27 Lauren HainesMay 28 Presley Wilson,

Donna FooseMay 29 Lauren Maggs, John

Takach, Gina Ger-aghty

May 31 Marcie Sabolsky

It’s your birthday!

Want some chicken?

When someone calls and says they have a pallet of chicken for you, one might wonder what that looks like. Well, a pallet of chicken weighs over a

ton and looks a little something like this.

A HUGE THANK YOU to Mission Central! This will feed SO MANY families in so many ways! Another HUGE THANKS to 3B Ice Cream in Duncannon for help with chicken stor-age until we can start cooking!

I used to spin toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now I turn it like I’m cracking a safe.

Let’s eat!

We’re so excited that, thanks to your donations, we were able to continue to love our nurses on the front lines and provide a well-earned lunch to

Geisinger Holy Spirit CVICU.

Hey, what’s cookin’?Pam Hoover

During these months we’ve been “quarantined” in our homes, most of us have

been doing a lot more cooking than usual. With a lot of restaurants closed completely or open just for takeout, we’ve had to read through those cookbooks on our shelves, search the Internet for some new dish, or maybe called mom for one of grandma’s family recipes.

I know Cornerstone is blessed with many great cooks. There’s evidence of that at our potluck meals, plus our newest ministry, our “Meal Team,” has been preparing meals for many people and families in our community these past few weeks.

It’s been 13 years since our first cookbook was published, and a few people had the idea to do another one since we’ve been spending more time in the kitchen. I’ll be col-lecting recipes in the next few weeks and compiling them into a church cookbook that we can use as a fundraiser for our Reach ministries.

There are Recipe Collection Sheets below and on the next page, plus there will be extra sheets available at the

church office if you happen to stop by the church building. I can also send you a PDF file to print out. If you don’t have a printer, simply mail, text, or email your recipes to me (405 Cassell Street, Marysville, 17053; 717-829-5211; or phoover405@comcast.net). Feel free to submit as many recipes as you want, and include comments with them if you’d like, such as “This recipe was handed down from my great-grandmother” or “This recipe is great for picnics/large crowds/potluck suppers” or

“These cookies are my kids’ favorite.”

I hope to send everything to the publisher in September so the books will be back to us in plenty of time before Christmas. I have not researched the price with the pub-lisher yet, but based on the cost of the previous cook-book, the price will probably be $10–$12. For those of you who are currently working or those who will be going back to work eventually, I encourage you to take orders at work (if your employer allows), plus sell to your friends and family members. And these will make great Christmas presents!

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