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Ice Cream Social LDOC, Summer Survival

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All Cornerstone LDOC Ice Cream Social

Next Wednesday, between the moat party and Connorstock, come get some free ice cream. LDOC from 1-3pm on the 'beach' by McIver (still trying to figure out why they call that a beach). Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/286002251481902/

Summer Survival Pack

Already worried about your spiritual growth (or lack thereof) this summer at home, working, or away from friends? The Cstone summer survival pack is for you. Lots of great material. Check it out here: http://www.unccornerstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Summer-Survival-Pack.pdf

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Final Mtg Tonight, More Free Food, Summer Survival admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:41:15 +0000 Last Meeting of the Year! See you guys in Hamilton 100 tonight at 7:30 for the last large group of the year. Seniors come on out to be 'sent off' well. Everyone else come out and send the seniors off well! Senior Cookout Sunday Seniors… we love and you and we will miss you. Allow us to feed you one last time before you go off into the real world and have to pay for all your meals. Senior cookout at Miles' house Sunday at 6. Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/212966388812021/ All Cornerstone LDOC Ice Cream Social Next Wednesday, between the moat party and Connorstock, come get some free ice cream. LDOC from 1-3pm on the 'beach' by McIver (still trying to figure out why they call that a beach). Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/286002251481902/ Summer Survival Pack Already worried about your spiritual growth (or lack thereof) this summer at home, working, or away from friends? The Cstone summer survival pack is for you. Lots of great material. Check it out here: http://www.unccornerstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Summer-Survival-Pack.pdf – www.unccornerstone.org facebook.com/unccornerstone twitter.com/unccornerstone Freshman night tomorrow, Outdoor large group, more admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:54:50 +0000 Freshman Night Tomorrow @ Miles Hey freshmen! Come back over to Miles' house at 9pm on Tuesday. Hang out and eat some snacks with us. If you don't have a car, harass your small group leader! Address: 12 Balthrope Pl Chapel Hill. Large Group in Forest Theatre Isn't spring wonderful! Enjoy it with us this week as we have a special large group this Thursday in Forest Theatre. We will start at 7pm (30 minutes early) to get a little extra sunlight. Should be fun and unique… see you there. (Rain backup- Hamilton 100) Student Venture Needs Volunteers Still looking for a way to serve in Cru? Has God placed a passion for high school students in your heart? If so Student Venture, the high school ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ may be the perfect fit for YOU! We are passionate about reaching out and showing love to high school students so they may begin encountering and responding to Christ's love for them now. Email Alisa Bentley at alisa.bentley@studentventure.com to learn how to get involved with UNC's branch of Student Venture! Human Trafficking Awareness Week- April 9-12 Look out for different events all week long, finishing out the week with IJM's benefit concert, Just Music at Mrs. D's starting at 9:30pm after Thursday's weekly meeting. Free Chick-fil-a and great performers, including the UNC Clef Hangers. – www.unccornerstone.org facebook.com/unccornerstone twitter.com/unccornerstone Take a 5 minute Cornerstone survey admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:18:40 +0000 Hi Cornerstoners. Instead of studying, take 5 minutes and help us out with a survey. We'd love to hear your thoughts on our large group meeting (normally in Hamilton 100)… what you value about it, how often you come, etc. You honest feedback is needed! Survey link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG9EQmZFMWs0TkdKODRqRXdoMG9zTUE6MQ#gid=0 If you are having trouble getting inspired, watch this soccer goal/celebration, this video of a future Tar Heel, or this video of our enormous universe. Happy Easter. Equip @5 Today, GLBTSA/RUF Event Wednesday admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:23:19 +0000 Equip – How to Lead a Small Group Last "Equip 1320" of the year today! Union Rm 3206. We're going to take a look at the nuts and bolts of what it looks like to lead a Cornerstone small group on UNC's campus. Hint: It's probably way easier to be in one than it is to lead one! This class would be a great one for any freshman or sophomores who anticipate leading in the future. See ya there. The LGBT and Christian Communities – Making Connections UNC's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Straight Alliance and UNC's Reformed University Fellowship are proud to present "Beginning of a Journey: Making Connections Between the LGBT and Christian Communities." Come out to hear Andrew Marin, founder of the Marin Foundation and author of "Love is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community," as he speaks about making bridges between the LGBT and Christian communities. All God’s children are one family, and we come together by virtue of our common humanity. We are all different, but we are all worthy of love and respect. Andrew Marin has spent the past 15 years working in Boystown, Chicago’s LGBT district, where he and his foundation devote themselves to bridging the gaps between the Christian and LGBT communities and healing the past grievances. He speaks at 7:00pm, Wednesday on April 4th, in Carroll 111. Q&A session follows after. We look forward to seeing you there! – www.unccornerstone.org facebook.com/unccornerstone twitter.com/unccornerstone Large Group Tonight, Prayer Tomorrow, Equip, GLBTSA admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:32:55 +0000 Large Group Tonight – 7:30 Hamilton 100 "Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21 Many of you have read this powerful verse from Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Do you believe it? Do you pray it? Tonight we will look at this passage and try to gain a grasp on the power of these verses and what they mean for the power of our prayer life. -miles Night of Prayer Tomorrow Join us this Friday at University Methodist for a night of corporate prayer over ourselves, our movement, our campus and our world. We believe the Holy Spirit is the only person who can make real change in any of these areas, and through prayer we join His plan for change instead of creating our own. We will kick off at 7 with a time of worship and a few words on prayer, and will fill the next 4 hours with structured prayer. We would love for you to stay the whole time, but if you have other obligations, please drop in for parts of the evening! Last Equip on Monday Come out to the last "Equip 1320" of the year on Monday in the Union from 5-6pm. If you are going to be a small group leader, this would be a great one to come to, as we'll talk about 'how to lead a bible study.' The LGBT and Christian Community – Making Connections UNC's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Straight Alliance and UNC's Reformed University Fellowship are proud to present "Beginning of a Journey: Making Connections Between the LGBT and Christian Communities." Come out to hear Andrew Marin, founder of the Marin Foundation and author of "Love is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community," as he speaks about making bridges between the LGBT and Christian communities. All God’s children are one family, and we come together by virtue of our common humanity. We are all different, but we are all worthy of love and respect. Andrew Marin has spent the past 15 years working in Boystown, Chicago’s LGBT district, where he and his foundation devote themselves to bridging the gaps between the Christian and LGBT communities and healing the past grievances. He speaks at 7:00pm, Wednesday on April 4th, in Carroll 111. Q&A session follows after. We look forward to seeing you there! – www.unccornerstone.org facebook.com/unccornerstone twitter.com/unccornerstone Night of Prayer Friday, Jrs Tonight, more admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:40:52 +0000 Cstone/Greek Life Night of Prayer on Friday Join us this Friday at University Methodist for a night of corporate prayer over ourselves, our movement, our campus and our world. We believe the Holy Spirit is the only person who can make real change in any of these areas, and through prayer we join His plan for change instead of creating our own. We will kick off at 7 with a time of worship and a few words on prayer, and will fill the next 4 hours with structured prayer. We would love for you to stay the whole time, but if you have other obligations, please drop in for parts of the evening! http://www.facebook.com/events/357673550938382/ Calling All Juniors TONIGHT (Come Hang @Miles's) You're basically seniors now… come hang out with the cstone staff at Miles's house on Monday night! We will feed you snacks and make small talk with you. Seriously, we're excited about your last year on campus coming up and would love to get to know you even better! Monday at 8pm at Miles's. 24/7 Prayer …Is happening now! We still need to fill a lot of spots. To sign up go to www.mysignup.com/unc247prayer and choose which hour (or hours) during the week you want to pray. See you there! SFCF Student-Faculty Christian Fellowship is having their second meeting March 26th at 7:00pm in Chapman 211. This months speaker is Professor Terrence Oliver from the School of Journalism. Come out and listen as he shares about his life, career, and faith. – www.unccornerstone.org facebook.com/unccornerstone twitter.com/unccornerstone Leaders App Deadline TODAY admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:24:48 +0000 Leadership for 2012-13 -Deadline is TODAY! -Rising Seniors must reapply Application for leadership is open to everyone, though we follow these general guidelines: 1) We reserve community area leadership positions (aka small group or bible study leaders) exclusively for Juniors and Seniors. There is often high demand for these roles so we want to honor those that have been around longest. Rising Jrs and Srs, you can find out more details about the position in the application. 2) If you are a rising senior currently already leading with us, you must reapply! 3) If you are a rising sophomore and want to get more involved, we'd love you to consider giving back too by getting involved in a servant team. If you'd like to be a servant team leader, please apply below… more details are available within the app including a list of the different servant teams. All are welcome to apply, but the majority of servant team leadership positions go to sophomores and, on occasion, some Jrs/Srs. A few notes: -Quick reminder that the deadline for leadership applications is TODAY and if you led this year and are a rising Sr you must reapply. -We have added a third document below defining the specifics of some roles for women applying to leadership. Women only. -The small group leadership application has been revised slightly since last week. *Added to expectations: attend weekly meeting regularly and leadership meetings and community meetings regularly. Applications: Small Group Leader Application (Question #8 applies to women only. See pdf below "Women's Roles" for more details.) Servant Team Application Women's Roles Descriptions (Small Group Only) Instructions: Open the above document and save it Read it, fill it out, and save as "lastnamefirstnameapp" Send it attached to unccornerstoneleadership@gmail.com with the subject line "Lastname Firstname" Deadline for all applications is Friday, March 23rd Soon thereafter a Cornerstone staff will be in touch to hang out and discuss the role in person with you Thanks! Large Group at 7:30, Jr Hangout, 24/7 help needed! admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:46:55 +0000 To Drink or Not To Drink? Tonight at 7:30 Over 21 or under 21, we all have a relationship with alcohol, even if you aren't seeing each other right now! It will affect us all at some point in college and beyond, so this issue is worth our attention. So what should a Christian's relationship with alcohol look like? Join us tonight at Hamilton 100 as we attempt to figure that out. Calling All Juniors (Come Hang @Miles's) You're basically seniors now… come hang out with the cstone staff at Miles's house on Monday night! We will feed you snacks and make small talk with you. Seriously, we're excited about your last year on campus coming up and would love to get to know you even better! Monday at 8pm at Miles's. Woven: Women's Beach Retreat 2011 All spots for WBR are full! Below are deets for rides. See y'all down there! Rides for WBR will be leaving from Hinton James, the ATM's behind Davis Library, and Granville at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 23. If you can't leave Chapel Hill until later and need a ride OR if you are driving down later and will have some extra spots in your car, please email Lauren Helton at lahelton@live.unc.edu and she will be able to hook you up! 24/7 Prayer Starts next week! It is a chance for Christians from every campus ministry to come together in the Chapel of the Cross, praying 24 hours a day for 7 days. Take an hour out of your day to spend time with God, to listen to his voice, and to strengthen your relationship with him. This year, 24/7's verse is Psalm 62:8–"Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." It starts March 22nd and goes through March 29th. The Opening Ceremony will be Thursday, March 22, at 9:30 pm at the Chapel of the Cross. We will kick off 24/7 Prayer with a time of worship and hearing from a speaker. To sign up go to www.mysignup.com/unc247prayer and choose which hour (or hours) during the week you want to pray. See you there! **Special Request- we need men to help with security for 24/7 Prayer. Here are deets. - We have to have two guys at the Chapel at the Cross from 10pm-7am. - I don't think it matters how it gets done, but it sounds like in the past they have done it in one or two hour shifts. - The guys who are willing to do it need to sign up on our "my signup" page- putting in a comment that they will be working security. Here's the link: http://www.mysignup.com/unc247prayer Student-Faculty Christian Fellowship Student-Faculty Christian Fellowship is having their second meeting March 26th at 7:00pm in Chapman 211. This months speaker is Professor Terrence Oliver from the School of Journalism. Come out and listen as he shares about his life, career, and faith. – www.unccornerstone.org facebook.com/unccornerstone twitter.com/unccornerstone Leadership App for ’12-13 admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:00:31 +0000 Apparently the listserv is having trouble so sorry for crowding your inbox if you're getting this twice! On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Andrew White <andrew.white@uscm.org> wrote: Leadership for 2012-13 -Deadline is Friday… please read changes below -Rising Seniors must reapply It's that time of year again! Yes march madness and good weather, but also time to start thinking about next school year. (Sorry seniors… we will miss you.) As you may know, Cornerstone runs on the leadership of many sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have a heart for our campus and want to give back and serve through Cornerstone. So if you have been involved with Cornerstone this year, have encountered God, and want to respond by serving in some sort of leadership capacity with us, we'd love to invite you open up the below applications and consider it. Application for leadership is open to everyone, though we follow these general guidelines: 1) We reserve community area leadership positions (aka small group or bible study leaders) exclusively for Juniors and Seniors. There is often high demand for these roles so we want to honor those that have been around longest. Rising Jrs and Srs, you can find out more details about the position in the application. 2) If you are a rising senior currently already leading with us, you must reapply! 3) If you are a rising sophomore and want to get more involved, we'd love you to consider giving back too by getting involved in a servant team. If you'd like to be a servant team leader, please apply below… more details are available within the app including a list of the different servant teams. All are welcome to apply, but the majority of servant team leadership positions go to sophomores and, on occasion, some Jrs/Srs. A few notes: -Quick reminder that the deadline for leadership applications is Friday and if you led this year and are a rising Sr you must reapply. -We have added a third document below defining the specifics of some roles for women applying to leadership. Women only. -The small group leadership application has been revised slightly since last week. *Added to expectations: attend weekly meeting regularly and leadership meetings and community meetings regularly. Applications: Small Group Leader Application (Question #8 applies to women only. See pdf below "Women's Roles" for more details.) Servant Team Application Women's Roles Descriptions (Small Group Only) Instructions: Open the above document and save it Read it, fill it out, and save as "lastnamefirstnameapp" Send it attached to unccornerstoneleadership@gmail.com with the subject line "Lastname Firstname" Deadline for all applications is Friday, March 23rd (4 days) Soon thereafter a Cornerstone staff will be in touch to hang out and discuss the role in person with you Any questions can go to me (Andrew). Thanks!