Cornerstone is planning to march in the Johnston Green Days parade on Saturday, June 20th and passing out bottled water to thirsty parade watchers. If you can donate a case or more of bottled water and drop it off at Lew Clarkson’s Friday evening, that would be very helpful. We will be decorating the “float” and applying labels to the bottles there starting around 6PM. Any questions, contact Alan Crim, Mike Johnson or Jeff Westphal, and also let them know if you can volunteer to march in the parade and help pass out water. The parade route is approximately 1.2 miles long and begins at the intersection of South Drive and Pioneer Parkway.  The parade will proceed south along Pioneer Parkway and north on Greendale Road, ending behind the Hy-Vee and Village Square Mall. For more information on Johnston Green Days, visit their web site.

Set-up/Sound Crew Help Needed

It’s easy to take for granted the songs we sing, the sermon we hear, and the visuals we see on Sunday mornings during our CONNECT service. Jay Reichenbacher is looking for people to sign up for a rotation of sound crew and set-up crew to relieve the individuals who have been faithfully making this happen for us for eight years. Would you be able to commit to two weeks at a time every other month? Ideally, we’d like to have several rotating teams to share the work. Each Sunday, three people are needed to unload the trailer and set-up the sound system, one person to haul the trailer, and one person to run the sound board. This is an important ministry that we can’t do without in order to hold meetings as we do, so please consider how you can help. There is a sign-up sheet at church, or you can contact Jay directly.

Summer Missions Trip & Fundraiser

This past Sunday we announced the destination for our high school youth group for this summer’s missions trip July 2-12. We are going to Fuguay-Varina, NC, with an organization called Mission Serve. We plan to help rebuild homes in a poverty stricken area 20 miles south of Raleigh. We will be staying in a local high school with 400 other students from around the country. 

A fundraiser was held April 26th, at which nearly $3,600 was raised for the trip! Thank you to those who were led to contribute. Look for photos online soon.

Contact Nick or Heather Reed with questions about the missions trip, and be sure to check out Mission Serve’s web site at ServeMG.com. 

Special Offering

Due to the current budget deficit, we will be suspending the bi-monthly offering for the building fund, and encourage you to give to the general fund instead. If you wish to contribute directly to the building fund, you may still do so by noting this on your check.