Prayer
The Community is first and foremost a praying community. At its weekly meeting the community gives significant time to prayer and reflection. 'Live-in' members pray together twice daily, and all are committed to pray regularly for each other and for the neighbourhoods around the community.
Ecumenical prayer groups
The Community hosts a monthly Tuesday evening Bible-sharing group which is attended by people of different Christian traditions. The Community also hosts a monthly coffee morning also attended by people from diffrent christian traditions. People simply visit together over tea or coffee . The session ends with a short time of prayer. The Community also encourages local people of the area to come together to pray at specific times.
Group work
At frequent intervals the Community mounts small conferences and study sessions to enable local people from both sides to share experiences and examine differences and so come to a better understanding of one another. Members of the Community regularly attend religious and peace conferences, both as participants and as resource personnel.
Healing and helping
Members of the Community take a leading part in a local Churches Ministry of Healing and in comforting the distressed, especially those distressed through the 'Troubles'.
Crisis visiting
Members visit people locally who have suffered through violence. Whenever possible, this is done in twos, a Catholic and a Protestant together. This has proved to be a powerful healing symbol and witness.
Bridge building
Cornerstone has established links between local clergy and church workers from the Falls/Shankill area, enabling them to meet regularly. For a number of years Cornerstone has had overseas volunteers who have worked with local youth leaders in both the Catholic and Protestant clubs. They have established valuable links between the clubs and have also given an international flavour to their work.
Peace education
Frequent opportunities arise to share the Cornerstone 'vision' with church, school and community groups and to encourage them to pray and work for peace.
A resource
Members and friends, who work full-time in difficult circumstances in local churches, communities or enterprises, find in Cornerstone a resource through which they are refreshed and re-equipped for their various tasks.
Hospitality
The House is an open house, offering hospitality to all who come, from wherever they come. Many people from many countries have stayed and been helped to a deeper understanding of the situation and a new appreciation of the resilience of the local people.
