YOUTH SUNDAY/MOTHER’S DAYWelcome to Cornerstone Church!Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:00 a.m.  

Welcome!  We are so glad you chose to spend your Sunday with us. Chiming of the Trinity Julia Nelson, Courtney Miner, Leah Hekl“Bringing in the Light” - Lighting of the Candles Jon WelchWord of Welcome! “God is Good! All the Time!” Reverend Cromie & Marissa RosatoOpening Prayer Jon WelchPresentation of the Bible John Varrelmann Responsive Call to Worship: Isaiah 49:13-15 Leah HeklPraise Songs “Jesus, Name Above All Names,” You Are My All in All” Director of Music, Susan RoviraCall to Confession Sean DiGirolamoResponsive Prayer of Confession Sean DiGirolamoDeclaration of God’s Love and Forgiveness Sean DiGirolamo Congregational Response “Change My Heart, O God” A Prayer for Mother’s Day Annabel HughesTime for Children and Children’s Offering* Marissa Rosato Gifting of the FlowersRitual of Friendship (print your name in the Friendship Pad) Announcements Reverend Cromie & Marissa RosatoMoment for Appreciation “Honoring our Mothers” Reverend Cromie & Marissa RosatoPrayers of the People** & The Lord’s Prayer Nicholas HughesTime of Greeting Marissa RosatoHymn #368 “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” Giving Thanks with our Offering of Gifts and Tithes Colin DiGirolamoOffertory “10,000 Reasons” Annabel Hughes (Piano) and Nicholas Hughes (Alto Sax) Congregational Response “Give Thanks”Prayer of Dedication Colin DiGirolamoSpecial Music “Gold” Marissa RosatoPrayer of Illumination Leah Hekl

Scripture Reading #1  Exodus 2:1-10 Birth and Youth of MosesBrandon Capurso

Meditation   “Jochabed, Mother of Moses” Annabel HughesHymn   Down in My Heart (I've Got Joy, Joy, Joy)Scripture Reading #2   Genesis 21:1-7 Sean DiGirolamoMeditation “Sarah, Mother of Isaac” Courtney MinerScripture Reading #3  Luke 2:46-55 Maggie Varrelmann

Meditation “Mary, Mother of Jesus” Julia NelsonHymn #276  “Great is Thy Faithfulness”  Benediction (Please join hands in a circle.) Marissa Rosato* Children may leave for Sunday School.** Please write your prayer requests in the friendship pad. Thank you to our Youth for leading today’s worship service! Ushers:  Julia Nelson, Leah Hekl, Colin Digirolamo, John Varrelman; Greeters:  Colin Digirolamo, Sean Digirolamo, Annabel Hughes, Nicholas Hughes.

Next Sunday, May 19th, is Pentecost and we are blessed to have the Reverend Raymond Bonwell as our guest preacher. Join us! All are welcome!

Our Thanks to our Elders as Members of our SessionClerk of Session: Sharron A. Smith2013: Denise Mudalel, Lisa Capurso, Okoro Okparaeke, Chuck Calhoun2014: Dominique Robert, Todd Moyer, Kellie Pushko, Bruce Thompson2015: Barbara Dougherty, David LaCross, Gail Carlson, Wendy BaroneThe next Session meeting will be on Wednesday, June 5th, at 6:00 PM.

Our Board of Deacons – thank you for your service!2013 Betty Thompson (Moderator), Laurie Wegner2014 David Carlson, Sueli Paes de Barros2015 Jim Ryan, Laura StoneNext Meeting – May 15th, 7:00 p.m. at the home of Betty Thompson.

Pastor: Courtney Cromie, 732-928-2424, or 561-703-2263Director of Music: Susan Rovira, 609-371-1473Intern from New Brunswick Seminary: Kathy Genus, 732-585-3290Director of Christian Education: Kristen DiGirolamo, 732-657-7808Treasurer: Tina Kas, 732-928-1778Administrative Secretary: Elizabeth Hughes, 732-833-6857Administrative Manager: Jim Ryan, 732-833-8514 Nursery Care: Patti Miller, 732-928-3212, Courtney MinerCornerstone Choir rehearsals are weekly on Thursday evenings, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary at DeBows Methodist Church. If you are a high school youth or adult who would like to participate in the choir, please contact Susan Rovira,srplus3@comcast.net.

Shop Rite Gift Cards are available for you to purchase each Sunday before worship, and 5% of the purchase price goes directly to the church. Thanks to all, we have raised $9320 for the Foundation Fund. For more information, contact Vernice DaConceicao.

Coming in June! The Summer Praise Team/Choir will begin rehearsing on June 6

at Debow’s Church at 7:00. This is an informal group for anyone, Middle School through retirement and beyond, who would like to sing on Sunday morning during the summer months. Contact Susan Rovira for more information.

The Adult Tuesday Evening Study continues on May 21st at the home of Bob Wegner from 6:30-8:00 PM (there will be no meeting this week on May 14th). The study is co-taught by Kathy Genus and Pastor Courtney, and is based on the book:  Real Followers: A Radical Quest to Expose the Pretender Inside Each of Us by Michael Slaughter and Warren Bird. All adults welcome!

The Adult Study is planning a special outing to the Sculpture Garden in Hamilton on Sunday June 2nd. Lunch at Rats at 12:45 PM followed by a tour of the sculpture garden at 2:00 PM. Please RSVP to Pastor Courtney if you plan to come. All are welcome!  Women’s Tuesday Morning Bible Study meets from 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM at the home of Elizabeth Hughes and led by Pastor Courtney. The group is doing a Beth Moore study on the Book of James and the next meeting is on May 14th. 

Volunteers scheduled for next Sunday, May 19th: Set-up: Dominique Robert Greeters: Laura Tunis

Cornerstone Meets at McAuliffe Middle School35 South Hope Chapel Road, Jacksonwww.cornerstonechurchofjackson.org

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 140, Jackson, NJ 08527

732-928-2424. E-mail: pastor@cornerstonechurchofjackson.org

Cornerstone Presbyterian ChurchA place where you can be who you are.

“Building Community on the Solid Rock of Jesus Christ”

Mission Statement:We the people of Cornerstone

Are a part of God’s Grand Adventure to:Ground our lives on the solid rock of Jesus Christ,

Build up each other in love through prayer, words and deeds,And to create God’s community in Jackson and beyond.

Youth Sunday/Mother’s Day May 12, 2013 10:00 a.m.