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December Bible Readings

CONFIRMATION CLASS BEGINS BIBLE READING IN A YEAR

01 Daniel 8:1-27

1 John 2:1-17 Psalm 120:1-7

Proverbs 28:25-26

02 Daniel 9:1-11:1 1 John 2:18-3:6

Psalm 121:1-8 Proverbs 28:27-28

03 Daniel 11:2-35

1 John 3:7-24 Psalm 122:1-9

Proverbs 29:1

04 Daniel 11:36-12:13 1 John 4:1-21

Psalm 123:1-4 Proverbs 29:2-4

05 Hosea 1:1-3:5

1 John 5:1-21 Psalm 124:1-8

Proverbs 29:5-8 06 Hosea 4:1-5:15

2 John 1:1-13 Psalm 125:1-5

Proverbs 29:9-11

07 Hosea 6:1-9:17 3 John 1:1-14

Psalm 126:1-6 Proverbs 29:12-14

08 Hosea 10:1-14:9

Jude 1:1-25 Psalm 127:1-5

Proverbs 29:15-17

09 Joel 1:1-3:21 Revelation 1:1-20

Psalm 128:1-6 Proverbs 29:18

10 Amos 1:1-3:15

Revelation 2:1-17 Psalm 129:1-8 Proverbs 29:19-20

11 Amos 4:1-6:14

Revelation 2:18-3:6 Psalm 130:1-8

Proverbs 29:21-22

12 Amos 7:1-9:15

Revelation 3:7-22

Psalm 131:1-3

Proverbs 29:23

13 Obadiah 1:1-21

Revelation 4:1-11

Psalm 132:1-18

Proverbs 29:24-25

14 Jonah 1:1-4-11

Revelation 5:1-14

Psalm 133:1-3

Proverbs 29:26-27

15 Micah 1:1-4:13

Revelation 6:1-17

Psalm 134:1-3

Proverbs 30:1-4

16 Micah 5:1-7:20

Revelation 7:1-17

Psalm 135:1-21

Proverbs 30:5-6

17 Nahum 1:1-3:19

Revelation 8:1-13

Psalm 136:1-26

Proverbs 30:7-9

18 Habakkuk 1:1-3:19

Revelation 9:1-21

Psalm 137:1-9

Proverbs 30:10

19 Zephaniah 1:1-3:20

Revelation 10:1-11

Psalm 138:1-8

Proverbs 30:11-14

20 Haggai 1:1-2:23

Revelation 11:1-19

Psalm 139:1-24

Proverbs 30:15-16

21 Zechariah 1:1-21

Revelation 12:1-17

Psalm 140:1-13

Proverbs 30:17

22 Zechariah 2:1-3:10

Revelation 13:1-13:18 Psalm 141:1-10

Proverbs 30:18-20

23 Zechariah 4:1-5:11 Revelation 14:1-20

Psalm 142:1-7 Proverbs 30:21-23

24 Zechariah 6:1-7:14

Revelation 15:1-8 Psalm 143:1-12

Proverbs 30:24-28

25 Zechariah 8:1-23 Revelation 16:1-21

Psalm 144:1-15 Proverbs 30:29-31

26 Zechariah 9:1-17

Revelation 17:1-18 Psalm 145:1-21

Proverbs 30:32 27 Zechariah 10:1-11:17

Revelation 18:1-24 Psalm 146:1-10

Proverbs 30:33

28 Zechariah 12:1-13:9 Revelation 19:1-21

Psalm 147:1-20 Proverbs 31:1-7

29 Zechariah 14:1-21

Revelation 20:1-15 Psalm 148:1-14

Proverbs 31:8-9

30 Malachi 1:1-2:17 Revelation 21:1-27

Psalm 149:1-9 Proverbs 31:10-24

31 Malachi 3:1-4:6

Revelation 22:1-21 Psalm 150:1-6 Proverbs 31:25-31

DECEMBER2016 Volume 18 | Issue 12

A Note from the Pastor 1

Mission of the Month 2

Calendar At-A-Glance 2

Awana Clubs 3

Worship Series 4

Christmas Eve Services 4

Christmas Morning Worship 4

Birthdays & Anniversaries 5

Wisdom Keepers 6

Cornerstone Quilters 6

Red Bird Mision 6

Bible Reading In A Year 7

Worship Service at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

CORNERSTONE

OPPORTUNITIES

A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is a season celebrating God’s presence with us and care for us.

The reason we “Go, Tell It on the Mountain” is that so many folks feel

alone and vulnerable in the cold and darkness of this time of the year, and

in this time of economic, political, social and cultural uncertainty. Funny,

those same things were true when “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child” in a

manger.

Once we have answered the question “What Child Is This?” we ask in

awe, why would God do that? We can only conclude that God cares so

much for us creatures, for the challenges of life on this earth and desires

so much that we be in close relationship throughout all eternity, that

God snuck up on us to embrace us and shield us and walk us from

darkness into light, from anxiety to joy. “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen

(and Ladies), Let Nothing You Dismay!”

We, the children of light and the saints of Cornerstone, are privileged,

like the shepherds at the first Christmas, to have the truth pointed out to

us and be able to examine the evidence. Once we’ve concluded that the

“Angels We Have Heard on High” were telling not just the truth, but the

Good News, we are the ones who are in a position to tell the lonely, the

anxious, the vulnerable, the doubting, the hoping, the longing world what

we know. For the next month, “There’s a Song in the Air, There’s a Star

In the Sky” and it is ours to point out the star, sing along with the song

and be almost angelic as we bring not just hope, but confidence and

joyous faith to everyone we meet. More than gifts and cookies, Jesus is

the answer to the concerns of the world, and we are the gifts that will

make the most difference in our neighbors’ Christmas.

Pastor Jim

Wisdom Keepers - December 14

Cornerstone Quilters

Red Bird Mission and Clinic has been providing ministries in the

Appalachian Mountains since 1921. They faithfully serve the people

in this area through their ministries of: education, health and well-

ness, community outreach, economic opportunity and community

housing improvement. They previously purchased a mini-van with

the collection of 1,500,000 Labels for Education, and have a goal to

purchase another van. To date they’ve saved 1,350,000 labels, but

need an another 150,000 labels to make the purchase. YOU CAN

HELP . . . just bring your Campbell soup labels to church and drop

them in the collection basket located in the entryway on the wire

shelves. Please make sure to keep the UPC label intact and/or the

Label for Education. Many thanks!

Red Bird Mission

Join us for a light Christmas Lunch on Wednesday, December 14 at

11:30 a.m. (note change in date & time) catered by In the Neighbor-hood. We will have Christmas carols provided by our own Marilou

Haworth, Jeff Moore, and Roy Parker with a special appearance by Selah, the Wonder Dog. In order to plan for lunch, please RSVP by Monday,

December 12. Cost will be $10 per person, and a sign-up sheet will be available in the office.

Our next gathering will be January 18, 2017. We will be discussing the future direction of Wisdom Keepers, so come with your thoughts and

ideas on how you see us growing into 2017.

The Quilters will be taking a holiday break in December and will

not meet. They would like you to join them in the New Year on

Tuesday, January 17, 2017, in the Youth Room from 6:00 p.m. -

9:00 p.m. Feel free to invite friends, family and neighbors of all

ages. This is a great way to create a deep fellowship as well as

learn a new and useful craft in the art of quilting. The quilts are

donated to service organizations and are also given to the babies

who are baptized at Cornerstone.

If you have any questions, please contact Margit Rippberger at

geta99@aol.com, or Barbara Schening at scheningab@gmail.com or

call 847-494-2189.

DECEMBERBIRTHDAYS

DECEMBERANNIVERSARIES

Marilyn & Sam Ciaccio 12/4/48

Mary & Ken Pfortmiller 12/8/62

Tricia & Eric Hutchcroft 12/10/94

Sandy & Jerry Pryde 12/13/59

Barbara & Al Schening 12/18/59

1 Caylie Clark

1 Terri Lind

1 Breanna Samuelson

3 Nancy Hoke

4 Avery Schwarzwalder

4 Kevin Smith

4 Corey Toppel

5 Dick Wood

6 Emma Mae Kimbro

6 Paula Schwarzwalder

7 Andy Carter

11 Matt Overstreet

13 Laurel Bault

13 Tim Schiller

14 Ellie Butcher

14 Jake Toppel

15 Stevie Gruner

15 Jean King

16 Paige Stevens

17 Ryan Pasholk

17 Elizabeth Zale

20 Rex Covington

20 Hailey Lewis

20 Tyler Spinnato

21 Ryan McGrath

21 Croy Seagren

22 Natalie Svendsen

22 Bonnie Whildin

23 Michael Grasso

23 Steve Tammes

26 Brady Hunt

26 Lauren Johnson

27 Scott Fehrman

28 Cheryl Busick

29 Sue Brownell

29 Jacob Schutta

30 Hans Sjurseth

31 Ryan Metz

31 David Serna

HEIFER INTERNATIONAL

We are pleased to announce that this month's Mission of the Month will

be Heifer International. Heifer International is a nonprofit, humanitarian organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty and caring for

the earth. Heifer currently provides livestock, trees, seeds, and training in environmentally sound agriculture to families in 30 countries. They work

with small farming families and communities because they believe they are the key to feeding us all.

Their holistic approach is designed to help communities become the

drivers of their own change by cultivating the following:

Income and nutrition; Improving the environment; Women's empowerment; Social capital; Passing on the Gift.

Since 1944 they have helped more than 22.6 million families in more than

125 countries. By 2020, they aim to end hunger and poverty for 4 million families in the communities where they work.

As we take part in this wonderful ministry, we are very excited to be

hosting our very own Living Market, where we will be able to get involved in making sure this ministry continues to carry on. We will be able to

make an impact around the world. We will prayerfully challenge each oth-er to sacrifice some of the material gifts this Christmas and encourage families to get involved in our Living Market. The Living Market will be

held on the 11th of December (before and after both services). There will be a table set-up at the entryway. Stay tuned for more information. If

you have questions, please contact Jeff Cartee at 847-878-1255 or go online at: www.heifer.org

Thank you and God bless.

December Calendar At-A-Glance:

3, 10, 17 - 8:30 a.m. A-Men’s Breakfast & Bible

4 - 12:00 p.m. Confirmation Class

6 - 6:30 p.m. Circle of Hope

11 - Communion Sunday & Pantry Sunday

14 - 11:30 a.m. Wisdom Keepers Christmas Lunch

18 - 12:00 p.m. Confirmation Class

20 - Newsletter Deadline

Awana Clubs has found a home at Cornerstone Church! Awana Clubs

will meet Wednesday evenings from 6:33 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

throughout the school year, beginning January 4, 2017. Awana

consists of different levels depending on the age of your children: Puggles

(2 - 3 year olds), Cubbies (3 - 5 year olds), Sparks (Kindergarten, Grade 1

& 2), Truth & Training (Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6), Trek (Middle School) and

Journey (High School). A free will dinner will be available at 6:00 p.m. if

you and your family need to come right from work.

If you are interested in signing up your children or grandchil-

dren, please fill out a registration form located in the church

office. Only one form per family is required.

WE NEED YOU! Positions of Large Group Teacher, Game Director,

Leader, Listener, Student Leader, Secretary and Song Leader are needed

(position descriptions are available in the Literature Rack and the office).

Some are weekly commitments throughout the school year; Large Group

Teacher, Game Director, Leader, Song Leader, and Student Leader. A

Listener, simply listens to kids read the Bible; who would not want to

hear that. A Leader can choose to help one or two days a month or

throughout the entire program. A Listener would only need to be there

between 30 and 45 minutes; that is not too bad is it? The other easy

position is the Secretary. This can be done in your own home or here at

church. The secretary simply puts in the computer all the information

from each night. You would have 7 days to do the input, so it is not that

big of a commitment. Any of the jobs can be “shared” so if you and your

friends want to take turns, much like Sunday School, we are happy to

have you join us.

We are excited for you to be involved in this program. Please call Patti

Kohler-Peschke at 847-208-5507, or Janice Machay at 708-642-2344 with

any questions.

Dec. 4

Dec. 11

Dec. 18

Dec. 25

Isaiah 7: 13-25 The Virgin Shall Conceive

2nd Sunday of Advent, Hands & Feet Puppets

Micah 5: 1-5 Out of Bethlehem

3rd Sunday of Advent, Communion

Philippians 2: 5-11 Let This Mind be in You

4th Sunday of Advent

Christmas – One service at 10:00 a.m.

A Musical Celebration

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

Please join us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior,

Jesus Christ. Services will be at:

3:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., & 11:00 p.m.

Worship Note . . . on Sunday, December 25, we will have only one

worship service at 10:00 a.m. which will be a musical celebration!

CHRISTMAS MORNING WORSHIP - 10:00 a.m.

Come Christmas Morning and find your place in the story

of Christmas as we worship Christ the newborn King!

We'll be celebrating the birth of Jesus through music,

video and readings with one service at 10 a.m. Bring the

whole family as we raise our voices in praise.