Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 10/13: The Birth of Jesus

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

This week we will have a brief introduction by Br. Kuo Ting on the study of Catholic Catechism. We can go to the website: www.catholic.org.tw to preview. Thank you Br. Kuo for taking the time to share with us this important information to start off our exploration of our Catholic believes and Church teachings. We will have our first session of the study of the Catholic Catechism on November 3rd.

Chapter of 2 of Luke's gospel uniquely portrays the glorious and joyous arrival of Jesus Christ when the angels of heavens shook the earth as they sang: "Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth!" Probably The most important message that was ever announced to human race by God, was said to the lowly shepherds, that a lowly babe was born to a lowly family in a lowly manger. This babe is to be our saviour and king of kings! Lord, teach us to see things through our eyes of faith and acknowledges your grand plan in the most ordinary of things, even if we do not fully understand.

God Bless,

Maria

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 9/29: "Blessed are you among women!"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

The gospel of Luke begins with great joy when the first news of salvation were brought to Zechariah and Mary. We continue to see how this joy is lived out through Mary and with the very presence of the Lord God in her that Elizabeth, when greatedby Mary, exclaimed in a loud cry of joy and her baby St. John the Baptist in her womb leaped for joy.

We too through our baptism and the mystery of the Eucharist has Christ in us. We are the living Tabernacle. Lord, teach us each day to live out our faith that others may come to see the joy of the living Christ in us. In Jesus name we pray.

God Bless,


Maria

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 9/22: Special topic "How to be a good Christian"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

We welcome Carol as our guest speaker for this week and thank her for giving us her time and sharing her faith with us. Her topic will be centered around Mark 8:34 " if anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me". This also happens to be last Sunday's Gospel.


God Bless,


Maria

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 9/15: We will begin a new book - Gospel of Luke

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

Thanks to Angela for leading the last chapters of Acts of The Apostles last week and giving us a good summary of the book we have been studying most of this year. Last week, we also had many new friends join us. We welcome Bethany, Michelle, Heidi and their families and look forward to see them regularly at our gatherings.

This week we will begin to study the Gospel according to Luke. As the name implies, the author of the third Gospel is St. Luke who also happens to be the author of the Acts of the Apostles. It is believed that Luke was a close follower and disciple of Paul. He wrote the Acts through first hand knowledge of having been around Paul throughout much of his journey up till Paul's Martyrdom. Luke also wrote the Gospel through much of Paul's narrative and his own research. Thanks to Mike for the suggestion, we will see a lot of continuity in both books as the central believe, ideal and theme flows from Paul's main teachings: the universality of salvation and God's immense mercy towards sinners.


God Bless,

Maria

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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 9/8: The Storm at Sea

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

Praise and Thank God for letting us have a smooth rooms arrangement last week to have both our bible study and the young adult group's 20/20 meeting. We are back to our usual room this week, meeting in the Art room. In Paul's journey as a prisoner to Rome, in chapter 27 we see how God has used what must have been a painful and sorrowful experience for Paul in his captivity, to bring about Mercy for all on the shipwreck.


God Bless,

Maria

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Reminder - No Bible Study this Friday (9/1)

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

This is a friendly reminder that we will not have Bible study this Friday because of the Labor day long weekend. We will resume on 9/8/06 and continue our journey through the last couple of chapters in ACTS.

Have a pleasant, safe and joy filled holiday! May God bless and watch over all Cornerstone families!

In Christ,
Maria
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 8/25: Paul appeals to the emperor

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

The courtroom drama of Paul's trial reaches a new high point in this chapter. By all standards of our modern day measure, many would have no doubt that Paul is insane. Just as Festus shouted to him saying: "Paul, you are mad!". When given a chance to defend himself before the Roman Emperor when the outcome is either life or death for him, Paul did the most unthinkable by human standard - the challenge to convert his pagan Roman audience to Christianity! How does Paul's actions challenge us to view our own faith with the same singularity of purpose and intensity of passion? Tough act to follow... But his ultimate spreading of the Good News from Greece to Rome even as a prisoner, should be a source of great inspiration that God uses his obedient and faithful servants in great ways beyond our wildest imagination.


God Bless,
Maria

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 8/18: Paul's Defense before Felix

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

As Paul was brought to the governor to be tried, we once again see how the truth was deliberately twisted by his accusers. Does this sound familiar? I'm sure all of us have similar experiences in our daily lives where we feel injustice was being done to us or people around us. What can we learn from Paul's own defense and outcome? Come share your thoughts...

God Bless,

Maria

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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 6/23: "Do not be afraid. Keep on speaking and do not give up!"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

Paul continues his journey throughout the Roman empire, this time arriving at Corinth and Ephesus. He worked and worshipped in the Synagogues with the Jews with one and only one purpose in mind - spreading the good news and establishing the Christian faith to people who would listen and believe.

I will be on vacation starting Thursday and will not see you at Bible study this week. I wish you all a happy summer filled with God's blessing. See you in about a month!

God Bless,

Maria

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 6/16: "In Him we live and move and exist."

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

As Paul meets and introduces to the sophisticated Athenians the concept that all of human mankind are the children of God, it challenges us to reflect on what that means to us personally. Almighty and eternal God, how good it is to be called your child. In our weakness, help us to be worthy of that by our actions and decisions that reflect our faith and complete reliance on your infinite fatherly love. One that will see us through any circumstances life may bring. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

God Bless,

Maria

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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

New Location! (click here for more pictures)





In May, we moved to a new gathering location - St. Joseph of Cupertino School. Praise and thank God for giving us this wonderful facility for growth! We are also grateful to Fr. Kimm, pastor of St. Joseph of Cupertino Church and the faculties of the school for their generosity. May God bless their work and service to his flocks on earth!
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April BBQ (Click here for more pictures)




We had our first 2006 Cornerstone family BBQ gathering at Angela's home!
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Cornerstone Bible Study - 6/9. Special topic: Raising kids

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

We will have a guest speaker Cecilia with us this week. Thanks Cecilia for taking the time to share your experience with us. Cecilia will be sharing her own experience in raising kids. This is indeed a much needed guidance and help for many of us Cornerstone parents. We praise and thank God for giving us this wonderful opportunity of sharing.
  • Date/Time: 6/9 (Friday) 8:00pm
  • Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=

  • 8-8:30pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly. Vincent will be our family worship leader
  • Snacks: Michelle will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your own and your children's needs.
Attached is the schedule for the quarter, please invite a friend!

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God Bless,
Maria
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Cornerstone Bible Study - 6/2: "In him we live and move and exist"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.
  • Bible Study: Acts: 17:1, Michelle and Angela will lead
  • Date/Time: 6/2 (Friday) 8:00pm
  • Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=

  • 8-8:30pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly. Vincent will be our family worship leader
  • Snacks: Arthur will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your own and your children's needs.
Hope everyone had a blessed and restful memorial day weekend! After a week's break, I am eagerly waiting to hear sharings of spiritual growths in the last couple of weeks and see the children grow a little bit taller! Praise and thank God for his providence! See you all on Friday… Lucia has a few things to discuss after Bible sharing this week, so don’t miss out!

Our blog: http://cornerstone-bible-study.blogspot.com/

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

God Bless,
Maria
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Reminder - No Bible Study this Friday (5/26)

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,


This is a friendly reminder that we will not have Bible study this Friday because of the memorial day long weekend. We will resume on 6/2/06. Have a pleasant, safe and joy filled holiday!


Here's a reminder to bookmark the following url which is the Cornerstone blog. You will find past weekly reminders, schedules and event pictures posted there. Do visit from time to time - you may find your beautiful picture posted there.
http://cornerstone-bible-study.blogspot.com/


God Bless, Maria

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Sunday, April 16, 2006

4/15/06 Congratulations to John!

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



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Thursday, April 13, 2006

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
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

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

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Monday, April 10, 2006

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
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Friday, April 07, 2006

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

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