Good afternoon, Church family.
In my last email update, I mentioned that my devotions would come from the week’s One Year Bible Reading Plan. I just finished week one, and there are a couple of things that really stuck out at me from the readings from Luke.
Luke 4: Jesus had been preaching and healing in the synagogues and was now in the synagogue of his hometown of Nazareth. 4:15 He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. Then Jesus immediately lets the people in the synagogue know that He is the fulfillment of the Messianic prophecy from Isaiah 61. Their reaction is Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips (4:22). But then Jesus immediately challenges the hypocrisy of the religious leaders and this is what happens at the same encounter: When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were furious. (4:28). The mob even tried to kill Jesus.
This sort of crazy flip flopping happens again in Luke chapters five and six. It reminds me that sometimes life as a Believer and our perceived testimonies can flip flop so quickly and unexpectedly, that it makes our heads spin. Our testimony can encourage some and offend others. The trick, I think, is to remain gracious, and steeped in prayer. And open to being transformed each day. Paul says in Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Learning how to graciously reflect Jesus takes time, takes humility, and takes learning. Let us go into 2025 with the mindset to be more like Christ, and to be willing to learn in this process. It won’t always go perfectly, but how we handle challenges can become more and more Christlike.
We will be celebrating Communion followed by POTLUCK this Sunday, January 12!
Thank you everyone for your prayerful and financial support of Cornerstone FM Church. We will have a final 2024 financial update shortly.
An exciting new sermon series called The Games We Play is starting on January 19. Mark your calendars, you won’t want to miss it.
There is a Board Meeting after church on January 19.
CHRISTMAS FOR CARLTON THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Thank you so much to the Cornerstone Girls for making this happen.
Sunday School for all ages from 10:00 – 10:40am.
Scrapbooking takes place Thursday evenings. Bible Study begins at 6:45, followed by Scrapbooking at 7:30.
Tuesday morning Bible Studies at 9:30.
Remember that there is Wednesday morning Prayer time at 9:30. A coffee time begins at 10:00 – everyone is welcome.
Extra copies of Reading Through The Bible In A Year are available in the foyer.
Cornerstone Free Methodist Church is hosting Children’s Choice Child Development Cooperative (daycare and afterschool program) weekdays for the next couple of months while they are dealing with an insurance claim. This means that the Daycare is using our Fellowship Hall, two smaller classrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, fireside room, and parking lot from 7:15am to 5:30 pm every weekday. The Fellowship Hall and kitchen will be available on weekends. While the Daycare is using our space, please do not use any of their supplies, food, or the two smaller classrooms. Let us praise God for this partnership and how we can help with the needs of our community.
We are well into winter. Please pray for safety on the road. Pray for those who need shelter from the cold.
Pray for Arlington Beach Camp and their “new” Director, Kevin Sykes. He has moved from being the interim director to the Executive Director. What an answer to prayer!!
Pray for those young people from our Christmas for Carlton project. Pray that they would be able to stay in school. Pray for their housing situation.
Praise God for the connections made with the daycare and after school program.
Pray for our upcoming sermon series: The Games We Play.
Pray for Maxine Holden who has been ill for a number of weeks. Pray for her recovery.
Pray for George Hermatiuk who was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. His pain is being managed. Pray for Maryanne as well.
Pray for Jayme Borrowman who has been having a number of health issues and is undergoing many tests.
Pray for Noah’s friend, Pepe who is going through a very difficult time.
Pray for Caleb Sigstad and his very busy schedule.
Pray for Sandra Langlois who has continued to have health issues. She has started taking some good healing steps, but recovery is slow. Please pray that she will get the doctor’s “ok” to come back to church. Pray for her continued healing. This note came from her to the church: “Please convey my thanks and appreciation to all those who have been praying for me. Tell them God heard their prayers.”
Pray for Bobbi Dorian who is still waiting for treatment to deal with her hearing and debilitating tinnitus. Unfortunately, it could take months before there is an opening for needed surgery. Let us surround Bobbi with our prayers: that there would be a miraculous opening for that surgery in a very short time frame. Pray that the insistent ringing in her ears will stop!!
Pray for Lois Borrowman who is scheduled to have her knee surgery in a couple of weeks. Pray that she would be healthy enough for the surgery.
Pray for Darlene Peters who has been having some long-term health concerns. Pray for the doctors, and for effective medications.
Pray for the Board: that God would give us direction for the church, and for the new programs starting and re-starting in January.
Please continue to pray for others in our church with health issues.
Pray for the people in our congregation, or people who are connected with those who are struggling with mental health issues, particularly with anxiety and depression. Pray that they would receive the medical help needed during these difficult diagnoses and treatment. Pray that they would hear the encouragement of our Saviour over dark thoughts.
Pray for the Prodigals in our lives – that they will remember the goodness of the Father’s House and come home.
Let us pray that our congregation will grow, and that we will be able to attentively meet the needs of our visitors and regular attendees alike.
Pray for Pastor Anne Martin (former congregant of Cornerstone) who is pastoring the Pimento Walk Church in Jamaica.
Pray for the people in our community that are struggling with housing and food insecurity in Prince Albert. Pray for the community programs ministering to them. Now that it is winter, the need for shelter becomes greater.
Pray for Pastor Dyan and the Board as they listen to what God has to say about His great plans for Cornerstone. Let us continue to pray that our church will grow.
Many of our congregants (and their loved ones) are struggling with various health and mental health issues. Pray for their healing. Pray specifically for our young people who have many stresses and anxieties.
We are so very thankful for your ongoing generosity. Cornerstone keeps its doors open and participates in ministry due to your willingness to give of your tithes and offerings. In order to pay all of our bills, we need to receive about $7,000 each month. UPDATE: once a month, we will post a financial update in our bulletins and in this email update. We hope to have a more comprehensive update for 2024 in the next week or two.
Pray that we will meet our bills and be able to continue participating in Kingdom Building and Church Care. Please remember Cornerstone in your regular giving.
Reminder that we now have e-transfer as another way to give to the church. E-transfers go to etransfer@cfmcpa.ca Two things to remember when sending an e-transfer to Cornerstone. 1. The Security Question can be anything you like, but please ALWAYS make the Security Answer ilovemychurch (no spaces). 2. If you wish to give for a specific purpose just make a note of it in the message/comments box when you send the e-transfer.
You can also send a cheque to the church or donate during the service. 2200 – 15 Ave East . Prince Albert, Sk S6V 6J5 NOTE: due to the postal strike, mail will be very delayed for some time.
Please remember to PRAY FOR OUR CONGREGATION. Be ALL IN FOR PRAYER. Below is a list of our congregants. I have divided them into five groups. My challenge is that we pray for every person in one of the groups on one particular day, AND that we try to do TEN MINUTES of prayer for our church each day. By following the schedule, we can make sure that everyone is prayed for during the week. If you notice someone missing from the list, please let Pastor Dyan know. If you would like to be added to the list, please let Pastor Dyan know. The power of prayer is amazing. Ephesians 6:18 says And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. As a pastor, it is my prayer that we all (myself included) fall in love with praying.
GROUP ONE:
Cathy Bendle
Chrystal Borrowman
Gordon and Benita Borrowman
Gregory Borrowman
Scott Borrowman
Michelle Borrowman and her son Owen Rider (moved to White City)
Iris Clark
Church Leadership
Church Growth
GROUP TWO
Andrew and Chrissy Clark- Jayden and Ava
Gena and Dave Cleveland
Lynn Dernoga
Bobbie Dorian
Brendan and Marina Friesen and son Gus
Karen and Len Gaumond
Curt Graham
Verda Graham
Verna Henry
Impacting our community
GROUP THREE
Maryanne and George Hermatiuk
Maxine Holden
Wilbert and Dorothy Holmgren
Sosa Iroere (currently studying at Polytech in Moose Jaw)
Pat Kellar
Sandra Langlois
Samuel Langlois
Ewen MacLeod
Donald and Ethel MacLeod
Lorriane MacCauley
Michelle MacCauley and daughter Soleh
Church finances
GROUP FOUR
Ann Martin-Trusty (in Jamaica now)
Dave and Rose Mineau
Dyan Mouland and Chad Vankoughnett
Noah Vankoughnett-Mouland
Blake and Darlene Peters
Holly Peters and son Elijah G
Marlene Schutte
Caleb Sigstad
Church programs
GROUP FIVE
Norma Simpson
Virginia Stack
Danny Paquette, Brenda Smith and sons Wesley and Brendan
Darwin Szell and Debbie Schutte and daughters Sarah and Bria
Neil and Tammy Twyver and Halle and Kai
Bill and Denise Wilkinson and Jack and Charlie
Cornerstone Girls: Faith and Hope Crawford, Margaret Dreaver, Asia Borrowman, Kelsey Mineau, Kerrie Canada
Jayme Borrowman-Bonner
Listening to God’s direction
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