4/15/06 Congratulations to John!

Congratulations to John for his Baptism & Confirmation! (Click the thumbnail to see all pictures)

Cornerstone: Divine Mercy

Last night, at the dinner table, while it was still rainy and cloudy, we prayed that the weather would be better since we will have church activities Thursday through the weekend, and it would be difficult to have the outdoor Stations of Cross on Friday if it rains. Praise and thank our merciful God, somehow, the forecasted black clouds and rains have disappeared, and we have cheerful blue sky, white-cotton clouds, and a BIG sun today. Amazing!! We don't know what happened or what will happen tomorrow, but all we know is that we have a loving God.

Tomorrow, is the "Good Friday", our God loves each of us so much that He let His only Son die on the cross for us. I would like to encourage everyone to pray for God's Divine Mercy. Please pray for all families, especially for all the Cornerstone families. We have a wonderful and a very blessed group, and we can see God's special grace for all of us. At this very time, each of our families is facing its own challenges, it might be related to our health, our spouse, our children, our job, our spiritual condition, our relatives, or other things. Please pray that our loving Father grant us the Divine Mercy so we can endure our trials, and shape us to be mature disciples to be close to Him and to serve Him.

The Divine Mercy prayer is one of my most favorite prayer, if you don't know about it and would like to learn it, it is available at Brandon's web site: http://www.faqcorner.info/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=824#824

We know that, just like the big sun above the cloud, our Heavenly Father, is always there for us.

May God bless us and our families always,
+Tony

"accidents are just incidents in God's good play for you" "when you've been refined by trials, people can see Jesus' reflection in you" - PDL 25

Reminder - No Bible Study this Friday (4/14)

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

This is a friendly reminder that we will not have Bible study this Friday because of the Holy week festivities. We will resume next week at a new locale - St. Joseph of Cupertino Church. Thanks to Tony and Wendar and Father Kimm. They have made arrangements to use the school facilities where we will have separate rooms for the kids and adults. This should provide a more conducive environment overall.

I will send out details with directions next week. Please prepare your kids to look forward to this new change.

Under weekly bulletin in the SJCCC website: http://www.sjccc.org, you will find the schedule for Holy week celebrations. Specifically there is an outdoor station of the cross on Friday 7:30pm, if weather permits.

Lastly, I want to share an inspirational website that I received from Sr. Rebecca in my local parish.
http://wandascountryhomeinspirational.com/pinetrees/ Enjoy it and have a very holy and blessed Holy week filled with Christ's immense Love, Peace and Joy of His resurrection!

God Bless,
Maria

Cornerstone Easter Brunch

Dear Brothers and Sisters of Cornerstone,

I would like to organize an Easter Sunday brunch with the group at the Faz Restaurant in Sunnyvale.

Here's the info on the restaurant:
Faz Restaurant Sunnyvale, at the Sheraton Sunnyvale
1108 N. Mathilda Ave. Sunnyvale
(408)752-8000
www.fazrestaurants.com
April 16, at 12:30PM
Adults $26.95
Children 6-12 $13.95
Children 5 and under Free
10% Discount for Seniors (feel free to invite your parents)
Special Visit by the Easter Bunny
Easter Egg Hunt

The elegant Grand Buffet features:
Carving Station: Leg of Lamb, Prime Rib, Glazed Ham. Seafood Display. Oysters on Ice. Poached Prawns. Omelette Station. Eggs Benedict. Pizza Station. And Many More Entrees. Array of Fresh Salads, Breads and Pastries. Fresh House-Made Desserts.

If you would like to join us for the festivities, please reply to this email before tomorrow, as the seatings are limited, and I plan on making the reservation tomorrow morning. Looking forward to hear from all of you.

Happy Holy Week and God Bless,

Wendar & Tony

Cornerstone Bible Study - 4/7: The message was proclaimed to the Gentiles

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Acts: 11:1, Albert and Alex will lead
• Date/Time: 4/7 (Friday) 8:00pm
• 8-8:30pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: The Holy Spirit will bring the Word of God for us to feast on

(no snacks as our Lenten sacrifice)

Starting with Peter's vision and the Holy Spirit's baptism of Cornelius and the gentiles in Caesarea, the Church in Jerusalem accepted and praised God for giving the Gentiles the same opportunity to repent and live! Thus the Good News was spread afar to Jews and Gentiles alike.

Attached is the schedule for the quarter, please invite a friend!
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God Bless,
Maria