The Woodston UMC had services on Sun., Feb. 7, 2021. Margaret Welker led the singing of, “This Is The Day.” Joan Balderston played, “An Evening Prayer” for the special. The Scripture was Acts 16: 6-10 and Corinthians 9: 16-23. Rev. Michelle Byerly’s sermon was titled, “When God Calls: Paul’s Call to the Community.” Holy Communion was served. The closing hymn was, “Christ For The World We Sing.”

Week of February 15 Breakfast Monday—No School. Tuesday—Cereal bar, fruit, juice, milk.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, February 15, are as follows: Monday—Beef fritter with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, bread, mixed fruit. Tuesday— Ham and beans, carrot/ raisin salad, cornbread, mandarin oranges. Wednesday—Baked fish, creamed potatoes, peas, bread, pears. Thursday— Salisbury steak/gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, bread, pineapple upside down cake. Friday—Tuna and noodles, brussel sprouts, bread, fruit crisp.

Janice Keller: “I’m related to Jay Vanderlip who was featured in Names on the Wall. He was my great-great-granddad. Jay’s son, Hiram, was the father of my grandmother on my mom’s side. The house mentioned, which is still standing, was my grandparents’ house which is now owned by Jess and Denise Hulse.”

Some of you may remember the hit song from the 1960s with the chorus, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of.” The same thing could probably be said for today. It would seem that sometimes love is in short supply.

The Stockton Public Library Board met on Monday, January 11th and announced the December 2020 statistics as follows: Patrons Using Library—1,148; Library Materials Checked Out—780; Adults Using Library—495; Children Using Library—285; Interlibrary Loans Sent—116; Interlibrary Loans Received —74; Story Time/Outreach Programs Served—28 Children and 8 Adults; Computer Users—103; Newspapers Received and Read—120; Reference Requests—55; Computer Training of Patrons—8; ebook Circulation—33; and Hoopla Circulation—32.

Co. F, 10th Iowa Volunteer Infantry William Cook was born June 14, 1839, the eldest of five children of Thomas and Margret Cook on a farm near Montezuma, Indiana.

The annual St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest was held on Sunday, January 31st at 2:00 p.m.

Condolences to the Carol (Jones) Orr family on the death of Carol. She was a 1953 graduate of Woodston Rural High School.

TRANSFORMED LIVES. Have you ever read God's Word and thought, "Ow! That hurts!" In Philippians 2:14, God, through Paul, commands the Christians in Philippi, saying, "Do all things without complaining and disputing." OUCH! Sadly, from time to time, the sin nature gets the best of even us who have been spiritually born again. All too often, even true followers of Jesus Christ give in to a grumbling spirit. The Israelites, during the exodus years, also had a problem with complaining. God saved them from slavery, delivered their first-born children from certain death, and blessed them greatly in many ways. Their response? They murmured against Moses and Aaron when water and food. Yet God said, "How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against Me?" (Num. 14:27). Israel's complaining revealed they didn't truly trust God. What of the Philippians? God saved them, transformed their lives, blessed them in countless ways, yet they, too, gave in to a grumbling spirit. The real issue was that they were living "in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation" but they were not showing themselves to be "children of God" (2:15). Their walk with the Lord was not "blameless and harmless" and therefore they could not "shine as lights in the world" (2:15). Jesus told His disciples, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven" (Matt. 5:16). By living a spiritually transformed life, the light of our lives will give reason for those still living in darkness to seek Jesus Christ. God sent John the Baptist into the world "to bear witness of the Light (Jesus), that all through him might believe" (John 1:7). John's personal testimony, by his life and lips, drew sinners to Jesus. So today, genuine Christians have the opportunity to live radically transformed lives so that our "perverse generation" will see, seek, and find the Lord Jesus Christ.