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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 Group 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#210 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: 816-331-4188 E-mail: [email protected] We’re on the Web! www.crossroads-umc.com Church Security Sept 1st —15th Steve Worstell 816-322-4180 Cell: 816-520-2371 Sept 16th —30th Bob Ridgley 816-388-3206 Cell: 913-905-9998 CrossRoads Calendar To remove your name from our mailing list, please click here Terry Johns (Barb Linnell’s daughter) Toni Freeman (Tom & Marilyn pretty’s daughter) Sue Foley (Sandy McNeil friend) David Lang (Sandy McNeil father) Donna Miller (Vicki’s mom) Archie Goodin (Bob’s father) Carroll Weaver Melissa Viles Crystal Beckett (Stacy McCann’s Sister) Wilma Long Lois Ray Fri, Sept 12 6:00pm CrossRoads Ringers Performance at Belton’s Fall Fest On Main Street Sun, Sept 14 9:00am Sunday School-Bible Study Room #210 9:00am Sunday School-Explorers Room #105 9:00am Bible Study with Sid-Gospel of John-Room #103 10:10am Worship Service 10:25am Kids Quest Sunday School 1:30pm SonLight Players Rehearsal Mon, Sept 15 7:00pm Pack Meeting Tues, Sept 16 10:20am Kids First Children’s Chapel 1:00pm Guild Meeting (Bob Evans) 6:30pm Admin Team Meeting 7:00pm Girl Scout Troop #5110 Meeting Wed, Sept 17 5:00pm Crossroads Ringers Rehearsal 5:15pm Staff Meeting 6:00pm Heavenly Ringers Rehearsal 6:30pm CYG Youth Group 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal Thurs, Sept 18 6:00pm The Caring People (Single moms & children) 6:30pm Boy Scout Meeting 7:00pm Kids First Governing Board Meeting Sun, Sept 21 9:00am Sunday School-Bible Study Room #210 9:00am Sunday School-Explorers Room #105 9:00am Bible Study with Sid-Gospel of John-Room #103 10:10am Worship Service 10:25am Kids Quest Sunday School 1:30pm SonLight Players Rehearsal Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected] Rev. Sid Robbins Pastor Susan Kern Office Coordinator Bob Goodin Choir Director Kevin Adkins Youth Director Stacy McCann Kids First Director September 12, 2014 www.crossroads-umc.com Volume 5, Number 36 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. Thanks for sharing in the commitment to provide weekend food for 35 Gladden Elementary students who would otherwise go with out enough to eat. $200 per child per year seems like a small price for such a great benefit to the child. You have donated $3298.17 to date of the $7000 we need. If you would like to give a monetary donation to help us fund this much needed program, you may drop your donation in the offering plate on Sunday morning (clearly notate that it is for “backsnack”), or mail a check to our office at PO Box 167, Belton, MO 64012, or click here to donate online and enter your contribution in the BackSnack Fund field on the donation page. Thanks for caring so much about feeding Belton’s kids! Thanks also to the loyal team of volunteers who pickup and deliver the food for the backpacks each week to Gladden Elementary! BackSnack click here to donate online Collecting for 2014-2015 School Year Now! Greeting cards and matching envelopes are on the welcome table. Check them out! Only 40¢ each! Proceeds go directly to our building principal. Sold individually or in sets of 10. Prayer Concerns Cub Scout Pack & Boy Scout Troop 210 Fundraiser Flamingo flocking...if you would like to Flock-A-Friend, please email scoutunit210fundrais- [email protected] Flyers are on the information table. Heart n Hand Barrel Great need for: corn flakes, peanut butter, jellies or jams (all flavors), toiletries (shampoo, deodorant, etc.) and laundry detergent And don’t forget that you can pay for online purchases with scrip gift cards and certificates. Increase your donation to Crossroads even more! UMCmarket.org 1. OUR STORES ARE AWESOME! Shop online through UMCmarket.org. Book your travel, shop for family get-togethers, or purchase your everyday needs and donate to your church at the same time! (Search for “Crossroads in Belton” when you sign up for the first time.) 2. ITS TOTALLY EASY! Using the Easy Give Button App is the easiest way for you to shop and donate. Once it’s downloaded, you will see the UMC Cross and Flame icon in your browser toolbar. This will allow you to shop directly at store websites and let you know that you are connected. Research shows that members who download the Easy Give Button generate more than double the amount of donations to their church. 3. GIVING FEELS GREAT! Jesus said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35. Every time you shop through UMCmarket you have the opportunity to give back to your local church to help the mission. It feels great to be able to give to the Lord from something you do everyday like shopping for your busy life needs. NO DRIVE-UP RECYCLE BINS We are no longer receiving income from our newspaper recycling bins, so we will be removing them from the church lot. We hope you will continue to recycle at an alternate location. It Takes a Village (Submitted by Cherrie Fleming) Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Many thanks go to the cleaning crew that tackled the hideous job of cleaning our Crossroads kitchen last weekend! Have you noticed its gleaming, clean look and smell? Many hours of hard work were put in over four days last week to accomplish the task. The crew was headed up by Jodi Whitaker, "Chief Cook and Bottle Washer" of Kids First and Karen Kenslow, Kids First Staff person. They were joined by Kids First staff, UMW and other church women. Together they worked to empty and store away the entire contents of the kitchen. After many hours of cleaning, mostly by Jodi and Karen, the kitchen was reassembled for use early Monday morning. Thanks everyone and a special thanks to Jodi Whitaker and Karen Kenslow for your stupendous work!! Cherrie Fleming, Kids First Governing Board Chairperson Donna Antin & Marge Jones performed “Let Us Break Bread Together” accompanied by Stacy McCann on piano Kevin and Haylee Adkins performed “We Cry Holy” Our Crossroads Ringers bell choir performed during communion under the direction of Stacy McCann New Ministry at CrossRoads The Caring People reaches out to Single Moms and their Children with unconditional love, acceptance and friendship. Find hope. . . know you are not alone. Meets Thursdays 6-8pm. Meal & Childcare provided. Contact Alyson at 816-716-3058 for the date this will start and for more information. Flyers are on the information table. www.thecaringpeople.org Grandparent’s Day at Kids First Friday, September 12 10:00am to 11:00am The children and staff at Kids First are looking forward to fun with grandma and grandpa! Just a reminder - Belton Main Street will be closed Friday, 9/12/2014, at 10:00 am through Saturday night, 9/13/2014, for the 2014 Belton Fall Festival. Come down and join us on Main Street for great music, food and craft vendors, and lots of activities! Friday hours are 4:00-10:00 pm; Saturday hours are 9:00 am-10:00 pm. Featuring over one hundred booths with good foods, lots of crafts, and plenty of activities for your family. A bicycle show with antique and custom bicycles and also a bike rodeo hosted by the Cass County Sheriff's Department. Come take your chances at the Cakewalk, have a great Chris Cakes breakfast Saturday morning, see some antique tractors and reenactors and visit the shops, eateries, and businesses on Main Street. Belton Fall Festival on Main Street Friday, September 12, 4pm—10pm Saturday, September 13, 9am—10pm CrossRoads Ringers Performance Friday, September 12, 6:00pm Empty pantry and shelves after cleaning The displaced kitchen! Pics courtesy Cherrie Fleming Karen Kenslow & Jodi Whitaker SIGN UP IN SEPTEMBER!! Enter promo code when signing up!! EXTRA $5 for each new member in September. 6 Arlene Danley 8 Penny Kelly 12 Nancy Jones 17 Phil Duncan 18 Vickie Trutzel 19 Helen Graham 21 Bille Jean Hoskins 26 Vicki Miller 29 Kala Handley CrossRoads hosts an annual Craft Festival each fall to raise funds for our children’s ministry. It has grown over the years, and we now have room for approximately 45 booths as we welcome local and regional vendors and crafters to our event. There will be children’s activities, such as crafts and games, available as well. This year’s event will be on Saturday, November 8th, from 9am to 3pm. Registration info is available online at www.crossroads-umc.com. If you prefer to download a form and mail it in, you will find it on our web site or contact Cindy Jones at [email protected].
