Posts from October 2012

We wanted everyone to know the details for the Halloween Bash. Due to the weather forecast, the Downtown Bash has been moved to the gym at Galax High School. The time is still 5-8pm. We have also decided to setup in the Community Room at Cornerstone for tricker treaters from 5-7:30 (or until the kids stop coming) At the High School we will have an inflatable ski ball game…

Wow!  You are all amazing! Thank you for your generous response last Sunday towards our goal of filling 300 shoesboxes!  We have about 170 boxes to go and only two weeks left to fill them, but we believe we can meet our goal if every family fills (at least) two boxes.  You do not have to use the boxes we provided.  We only ordered 200 pre-made ones so if there are no more…

The Ribbons of Faith research  program is being conducted in partnership with Virginia Tech to encourage cancer  awareness and screening for participating church members. Participants will receive free ongoing education and support  to make decisions about cancer screening, access to a computer for additional  cancer screening information, referrals to local agencies and…

As part of our new sermon series exploring the Gospel, Mike challenged everyone to pray a Gospel Prayer that pastor J.D. Greear shared in the book, Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary. If you didn’t pick up a bookmark at church, here is the bookmark to remind you of the prayer. Click here to download the bookmark. If you missed this…

Cornerstone has reserved the Galax Recreation Center from 5-8pm on Sunday, October 21st.  The gym upstairs and party room for snacks will be available from 5-8pm.  The pool will be available from 6:30-8pm.  Bring a snack to share.  This is for all ages.  Children under 12 should have an adult with them.  This will take the place of youth meetings.

The Galax Downtown Association has asked Cornerstone to partner with them in helping make Halloween costumes more affordable for families.  Cornerstone will be sponsoring a costume swap on Saturday, October 27th.  This is a great way to reach out to our community.  If you are willing to help (9am-noon) or want more info, please contact Jennifer Morris.

Cornerstone will be setting up a booth at the Galax Downtown Halloween Bash on Halloween Night.  We need donations of candy and lots of helpers for set up, games and clean up.  If you would like to donate candy, you may bring it to church and leave it by the resource center.  If you would like to volunteer, contact Jennifer Morris.  This is a huge outreach to our…