Kids First

Preschool and Daycare Open Mon through Fri 6:00 am to 6:00 pm

Accepting children age 2 months to 10 years (816) 322-9603

Sunday Worship Service 10:10 am

Wednesday

Youth Groups 6:30 pm

Sunday Kid’s Quest

Sunday School After the Children’s Time segment in the 10:10am Worship Svc (3 yrs to 5th grade)

Busy Bags

Available for children who remain in worship svc with their parents (located in basket in back of sanctuary)

Sunday School

Adult 9:00 am

Explorer’s Rm#105 Bible Study Rm#103

Nursery

Let our greeters know if you would like nursery services for your child

(under 3 yrs old)

Contact Us

In Person: 515 E. Markey Parkway Belton, MO 64012 By Mail: PO Box 167 Belton, MO 64012 By Phone: 816-331-5258 By Fax: 816-318-4188 E-mail: office@crossroads-umc.com

On the Web

www.crossroads-umc.com

Church Security

January 1st—31st Chris Harrelson 816-803-6901

CrossRoads Calendar

PEOPLE IN NEED OF PRAYER

Richard Huffman

Betty Standiferd (Dalene’s Aunt)

Brad Riley (Friend of Sandy McNeil)

Clint Kitto

Bruce Anderson (Adree Anderson’s father)

Bill & Zelma Inman (Phil Inman’s parents)

Rex Sconyers (Lena & Braden’s grandpa)

Richard “Linn” Linnell (Barb’s husband)

Tierra Johnson

Ona Ruth Smith

Connie Smith (Barb Linnell’s friend)

Dalene Hall

RD Hall

Peggy Kershaw

Melody Pritchett (Friend of Sandy McNeil)

Angie Ball (Friend of Christina Painter)

Joe & Shirley Kormanec

Ken Kluter

GROUPS

Crossroads Youth Group

Boy Scout 210 & Pack 4210

Kids First Preschool & Daycare

Missionaries

United States Military

United States of America

MILITARY

Clint Kitto

John Parks (Friend of Sandy McNeil)

TJ Doran (Lena & Braden’s step-brother) Jake Carr (son of Donna Carr)

Friday, January 19 4:00pm-6:00pm Set up for Quilt Show

Saturday, January 20 10:00am-2:00pm Quilt Show

Sunday, January 21 9:00am-10:00am Explorer’s Sunday School Class in Room #105

9:30am-10:00am Devotions With Randy in Room #103

10:10am-11:10am Worship Service in the Multipurpose Room

10:30am-11:10am Kids Quest Sunday School Class in Room #201

11:30am-12:00pm Choir Rehearsal in Room #103

11:30pm-1:30pm SonLight Players Rehearsal in the Multipurpose Room

Monday, January 22 6:30pm-8:00pm Den Meetings in Rooms #201, #207, & #210

Tuesday, January 23 6:30pm-9:00pm Tuesday Night Jam in the Multipurpose Room

6:30pm-7:30pm Troop #210 Committee Meeting in Room #105

Wednesday, January 24 10:30am-11:00am Children’s Chapel with Sid in the Multipurpose Room

2:00pm-5:00pm Private Music Lessons with Virginia in Room #103

3:00pm-3:30pm Hand Bell Set Up in Room #105

5:00pm-6:00pm Crossroads Ringers Rehearsal in Room #105

5:15pm-6:00pm Staff Meeting in Room #103

6:00pm-7:00pm Heavenly Ringers Rehearsal in Room #105

6:30pm-8:30pm CYG Youth Group in Multipurpose Room

7:00pm-8:00pm Music Rehearsals with Virginia in Room #103

Thursday, January 25 6:00pm-8:00pm The Caring People & Child Care in Rooms #105 & #201

6:30pm-8:00pm Webelo Den Meeting in Room #210

6:30pm-8:00pm Joy Group Meeting in Room #103

6:45pm-9:00pm Boy Scout Troop #210 Meeting in the Multipurpose Room

Friday, January 26 None

Saturday, January 27 None

Sunday, January 28 9:00am-10:00am Explorer’s Sunday School Class in Room #105

9:30am-10:00am Devotions With Randy in Room #103

10:10am-11:10am Worship Service in the Multipurpose Room

10:30am-11:10am Kids Quest Sunday School Class in Room #201

11:30am-12:00pm Choir Rehearsal in Room #103

11:30pm-1:30pm SonLight Players Rehearsal in the Multipurpose Room

Upcoming Event: Ash Wednesday, Feb 14th, A Hands On, Unique Meditative Service for Lent. You won’t want to miss it. Watch for more info soon!

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CROSSROADS STAFF

Rev. Sid Robbins Sr. Pastor

Lyn Polk * Lay Leader

Cindy Jones

Office Coordinator

Stacy McCann Kids First Director

Virginia Robbins *

Music Director

Kim Carson-Swift Youth Director

Donna Shoemaker *

Hospitality * Volunteer

January 19, 2018

www.crossroads-umc.com

Volume 9, Number 3 LOVE God and Others LEARN & Grow in Faith LIVE Your Faith by Serving

Kids First is open Monday through Friday from 6 am to 6 pm. We accept

full time children ages 2 months to 10 years. In addition, we accept state paid tuition and are inspected by the state on a regular basis.

An afternoon snack and two meals are provided for all-day children.

Please call 816-322-9603 for more information.

Kevin & Sami Siems have written to an inmate about to be released from

the Kansas City Reentry Center. They will get to know him and his needs in

order to help him transition back to the "real world" successfully. If they

discover some needs that we might be able help with, they will share

those opportunities with us. Thank you, Kevin and Sami for helping share

the love of God in this way.

Prayers

Heart n Hand Barrel

FOODS: Canned Meat,

Canned Fruit, Meals in

a Can, Baby Items

PERSONAL HYGIENE:

Toilet Paper, Tooth-

paste, Laundry Soap,

Bar Soap, Shampoo,

Feminine Hygiene.

$25 Gift Cards from

Grocery Stores and

Dollar Stores to buy

items the pantry is short

of. (Example: Frozen

meats & cleaning

supplies)

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

2 Sid Robbins

6 Gerald Johnson

7 Virginia Mosby

13 Ella Jane Anderson

13 Toni Wiseman

19 Cindy Jones

24 Sonny Wiseman

29 Byron Swift

1 Samuel 7:15-8:5 Samuel continued as Israel’s leader all the

days of his life. From year to year he went on

a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah,

judging Israel in all those places. But he

always went back to Ramah, where his

home was, and there he also held court for

Israel. And he built an altar there to the Lord.

When Samuel grew old, he appointed his

sons as Israel’s leaders. The name of his

firstborn was Joel and the name of his

second was Abijah, and they served at

Beersheba. But his sons did not follow his

ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain

and accepted bribes and perverted justice.

So all the elders of Israel gathered together

and came to Samuel at Ramah. They said to

him, “You are old, and your sons do not

follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead

us, such as all the other nations have.”

JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES

4 David & Mary Haddox

“CEO in House”

Sermon by Mark Polk

CrossRoads

Announcements

Lyn Polk

After Moses died and the people of Israel moved into the Promised Land

they had a series of tribal leaders, usually referred to as “judges”. The Judge

would travel from sacred place to sacred place settling cases and

mediating disputes. It was the judge who called the people together in

times of crisis, such as in times of war to raise an army to repel an invader.

The various judges functioned as head chiefs among the tribes of Israel. Most

of the judges were men, but at least one was a woman.

Trust and honesty were the foundation of the judges providing real or

perceived justice among the people. When it became clear that there was

corruption at the highest levels, (i.e. Samuel’s sons) the tribal elders and

people of Israel decided they wanted a major change. They wanted a king

like the surrounding nations. They believed having a king would give them

justice, stability, security and a better life. Due to corruption and dishonesty,

the whole structure and character of Israel changed.

Giving Statements Giving statements will be

available for pickup for the

next 2 weeks. You can

save us some postage by

taking yours this Sunday.

Thanks for your support!

Children’s Time

With Pastor Sid Robbins

Prelude

Adree Anderson & Virginia Robbins

“Let the Whole Creation Sing Alleluia”

Crossroads Choir

“All Hail the Power”

Crossroads Ringers Hand Bell Choir

This Saturday at Crossroads!!

Sat, January 20, 2018 10:00am-2:00pm

Come view a wide assortment of beautiful quilts that will be on display and

learn the story behind them. The quilts are for display only, but there will also

be other handmade items for sale. Free admission but donations will be

accepted to benefit the music department at Crossroads. Concessions will

be sold by CYG, Crossroads Youth Group to benefit their activities.

“Revelation Song”

Crossroads Praise Band

“Prayer Time”

Randy Kelly

Submitted by Lyn Polk

The Bel-Ray Hospitality and Warming Station is a joint effort by community

members, nonprofit organizations and churches who have come together

to ensure that unsheltered families/individuals have a place to go for a bit

of heat and shelter during extreme cold weather.

The goal is to have a safe location where folks from Belton and Raymore

can get warm when temperatures drop to 25 degrees or below between

November 1st and March 31st. The initial plan was to have a place where

people could sleep overnight. However, the issue of liability reared it’s

ugly head so plans were scaled back to providing a warm place from 6PM

to 8PM on any day when the temperature was lower than 25 degrees.

After a second meeting on 1/18 where the whole idea seemed to be

“stalling out”, it was decided not to wait for an enclosed, warm location

to become available. The Steering Committee will pitch a tent from 5PM

to 7PM on Tuesday, Jan. 23rd to do a trial run.

What can CrossRoads do to help those folks who live without shelter while

the logistics of a Warming Station are being sorted out? We can collect

the articles that will be most helpful to the individuals and families who find

themselves in this situation. Sunday there will be a box under the

Hospitality Table at CrossRoads. If you have items to donate, please bring

them and put them in the box. Lyn will take things to Family Resource Cen-

ter of Cass County for distribution as needed. If you would rather donate

cash or a check, please put cash in an envelope labeled “Warming

Station” and put that same name on the memo line of your check.

Properly labeled donations can just be added to the offering plate on

Sunday. That way there will be no confusion regarding where the money

should go.

Items needed include gloves, socks, hats, handwarmers, blankets, and

non-breakable thermos-type bottles. Prepackaged food items like peanut

butter crackers, nutrition bars, and protein shakes would be very popular,

too.

Thank you, CrossRoads, for your generosity as we remember Jesus’

teaching that whatever we do for one of our brothers or sisters, we do for

Him. And conversely, whatever we fail to do for our fellow man, we fail to

do for Him.

Susie McClain received a nice thank you note the crew of Operation Santa

to thank us for our Angel Tree Christmas ministry gifts:

To Susie and Members of Crossroads UMC:

We want to thank you so much for making Christmas extra special for the

families you adopted. We couldn’t do what we do without your support.

Wishing all of you a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2018.

“Prayer Time”

Randy Kelly

CrossRoads

Announcements

Lyn Polk

Children’s Time

With Pastor Sid Robbins

“All In!”

Sermon by Sid Robbins

Prelude

Ari Frank & Virginia Robbins

“Thy Word”

Crossroads Choir