DEEP THOUGHTS

You may know what it is to walk in darkness. Sometimes faith is walking in darkness and simply refusing to quit. Sometimes faith is just hanging on - John Ortberg

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

Tonight we had over 30 guys out for a great night of basketball. We continued our discussion on responsibility. Congrats to Preston and Justin, our MVP's for the night. They showed responsibility on and off the court.

JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Today we look at Humility through our lesson, "Start at The Back." Our main verse is Matthew 23:12, "For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

Our goals are to understand the Biblical concept of humility, to consider what real humility looks like in the life of a young teen and to write a prayer to God expressing our desire to grow and change in this area of our lives.

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST

Tonight we had a fun night out at Laser Quest!

DEEP THOUGHTS

Any truly meaningful human accomplishment will require perseverance. Gifts, talents, IQ - these are to some extent beyond our control. Endurance is the gift that we can offer. Spiritual transformation won't happen without it - John Ortberg

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

Last night was another great session with a lot of boys out. Congrats to our MVP's Dev and Mathew. Our Character Matters trait of the month is responsibility - We are accountable for all our actions. We follow through our commitments

CHRISTIAN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FAIR

On Wednesday November 4th, The Yorkland School will be hosting the Christian College and University Fair. This is a great opportunity to see the options that are out there for quality post-secondary education in with Christian principles. This will be the only one of it's kind in the Toronto region this season. Here's the link for more info: http://www.ccufairs.ca/

CORNERSTONE SUNDAY SERVICE

Today the youth led the music part of Cornerstone's worship service. Zach did a great job as leader. Awesome job team!

RIDE FOR REFUGEES

The numbers are staggering – 67 million refugees and internally displaced peoples according to a United Nations 2007 report. Over half are women and children, vulnerable and voiceless while they flee war, persecution and tribal violence. Today a group of us from Cornerstone joined over 200 riders in Markham for it's first Ride for Refugees. Together, we raised over $50,000 and worldwide we raised over $800,000 for this worthy cause. The specific cause we rode 50k for was a lady who helps refugees in Iraq. She'll be sharing at Cornerstone about exactly what she does.

For more info or to support, click on the link
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?SID=2400352

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

Tonight was another specatular night with almost 40 boys out. Congrats to our MVP's of the night for showing responsibility on and off the court.

DEEP THOUGHTS

When the heart is well ordered, we are not only increasingly free from sin, but also increasingly free from the desire to sin. If the heart were truly well ordered, we would love people so much we would not want to deceive or manipulate or envy them. We would be transformed from the inside out - John Ortberg

JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Today our topic was GIVE 'TIL IT HURTS - SACRIFICE. A very fitting lesson for Thanksgiving. We talked about what generous giving looks like, why Jesus cares about it as well as to brainstorm ways teens can be generous giver. Our challenge was to choose a plan to be a generous giver this week.

SENIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST

Tonight we had some fun and games and TMC. We had a Thanksgiving lesson on thankfulness and looked at Luke 17:11-19. Happy birthday Anson!

YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

Today we had over 40 boys out for a great night of intense basketball. We also had 12 student volunteers and 10 adult volunteers. Congrats to Piran and Osei who won MVP honours for showing responsibility on and off the court.

WE DAY

We Day is Free The Children’s annual signature event. Taking place on September 29 at Vancouver’s GM Place and on October 5 at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, these events are a celebration of the Me to We philosophy of reaching out to help others, while engaging youth to be the change as they support the international development work of Free The Children.
The largest event of its kind, each We Day event celebrates the power of young people to change the lives of others. Every year, the We Day events feature a series of inspirational and motivational speeches by top leadership and social issues activists, speakers and entertainers.
But the action doesn’t stop here. Every person attending We Day has committed to take tangible actions for a better world. They’re part of a support network of students, educators and facilitators that stretches from coast to coast.
Students will take action throughout 2009-2010 through Free The Children’s campaigns to raise awareness and funds. Donations will build schools and provide clean water and alternative income streams for some of the most remote and impoverished people in the world. Each step will lead us closer to creating global equality and ending poverty in the developing world.

http://weday.ctv.ca/Home/About

JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATION - THE NARROW ROAD

Today we looked at understanding why this is the granddaddy of all dares, the big kahuna, the mega-dare! Also, to consider what it looks like for young teens to choose the “narrow way” as well as to write out the implications of making this choice for their own lives. Our main verses were Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

THE RIDE FOR REFUGEES

The numbers are staggering – 67 million refugees and internally displaced peoples according to a United Nations 2007 report. Over half are women and children, vulnerable and voiceless while they flee war, persecution and tribal violence. The RIDE is a way that I can personally connect to this crisis, and it's a way for me to make a real difference in a refugee’s life. Thank you for your help. Cornerstone has a team doing the ride in Markham on October 17th. Please support us by riding with us or by going online and making a donation.

The Ride for Refugees

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SENIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST

Last night, we continued our study - Following After God, We did part 2 - How does believing in God affect my purpose in life. We talked about how people like Jordan, Madonna, Elvis became famous by excelling in sports or Hollywood. We also talked about people like Hitler, Osama who became famous for cruel and disturbing behaviour. Then we talked about how Mother Teresa was famous yet never excelled at a sport, never made a song and never established herself in the political or business world. We talked about how deep down we all long to have a name that symbolizes a life of importance. The scripture we looked at was Matthew 25:14-30 (the parable of the talents). Our homework was to think about some of the things that you would like to have our lives remember by. Following our 1st session, this brings us to a Matrix moment where we need to acknowledge the gifts that God has given to us as well as do our part to use them for him and develop them in community.

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

And finally... our Wednesday night basketball program returns to Greensborough! We had a great turnout with almost 40 boys and 16 student volunteers. Congratulations to Andrew and Anushan, our MVP's for the night. This month, our Character Matters Trait is RESPECT - We respect ourselves and treat others with courtesy, dignity and positive regard. We honour the rights of others. We respect their belongings, the environment and the world around us