The regular July monthly meeting of the Crossroads Quilt Guild was held at Stitch and Chatter Quilt Shop in Stockton on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments were served by the hostesses, Lynda F. and Idona D.

(The following article is taken from the unapproved June 23rd Board of Directors regular meeting minutes.) President Jeff Van Dyke called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.The other board members present were Charles Allphin, Charles Comeau, Michael Oller, MD and Jon Voss. Also present, Frank Rajewski, William Stahl, Anthony Thomas and June Karlin, recording secretary.

Why do you go to church? That is a question maybe we should ask ourselves on a regular basis. Do we attend just to make us feel good about ourselves? Do we go because we think that somehow this hour each week is going to save us? What if something is said at church that we don’t like, such as “Sell all you have and follow Me?” Do we then attend with the same enthusiasm?

The Rooks County-Wide 4-H Projects include the following: Dog—The final dog practice is scheduled on July 18th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Harding Hall 4-H Building.

Savy Gray and Aricka Bryant (Stockton), Skilynn Birdsall (Plainville), Wendy Adams (Almena), Isabella Burk (Norton), and McKenna and Elyria Gardner (Phillipsburg) attended the combined state and nationals competition for Our Diamond Miss on July 17th through July 23rd in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

(The following article is taken from the unapproved July 14 Rooks County Health Center Board of Directors regular meeting minutes.) President Jeff Van Dyke called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. The other board members present were Charles Allphin and Charles Comeau.

After a long absence of organized club get-togethers due to COVID issues, the meeting of the Crossroads Quilt Guild was held at Stitch and Chatter Quilt Shop in Stockton on Monday, June 15th, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Social distancing was observed and bottled water refreshments were provided by the hostesses.

Ever since Adam's deliberate sin against God's one and only prohibition, all of humanity has been born with a sin nature and a natural inclination to sin and to rebel against our Creator. The well-known English pastor, Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), put it this way—“As the salt flavors every drop in the Atlantic, so does sin affect every atom of our nature. It is so sadly there, so abundantly there, that if you cannot detect it, you are deceived.” Being sinners at birth, plus choosing to sin in life, means all of us are under God's judgment. No matter our race, our religion, or our riches, we all are separated from our Creator with absolutely no way to restore the relationship that Adam severed. Sounds pretty hopeless, no? Well, it is a hopeless situation! Absolutely hopeless! However, that doesn't mean that we're without hope. The Apostle Paul tells us that our hope is a Person—"Christ Jesus our hope" (1 Tim. 1:1). God's eternal plan for humanity included sending His Son to be the One to stand between God and man. Being fully God, Jesus fully represents God's interests. Being fully man and providing Himself as a sinless sacrifice to satisfy God's wrath toward our sin, Jesus fully represents mankind's interests. In other words, Jesus is indeed "our hope" because He is our Mediator as Paul revealed, saying "For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Tim. 2: 5). Notice that God says through Paul there is ONLY ONE mediator—Christ Jesus. The writer of Hebrews revealed that, "He (Jesus) is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death." We all need a "go-between" —someone to go between us and God. Many people are concerned about their eternity, and rightly so. They wonder if they've been "good enough." They have no hope. If you're one of those people, let me encourage you to "Behold! The Lamb of God" (John 1:29) Who longs to be your Mediator!

(The following article is taken from the unapproved June 17th Rooks County Health Center’s Board of Directors regular meeting minutes.) President Jeff Van Dyke called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. The other board members present were Charles Allphin and Charles Comeau.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, August 10th, are as follows: Monday—Swiss steak with tomatoes, rice, mixed vegetables, bread, apricots. Tuesday—Turkey tetrazzini, mashed potatoes, seasoned carrots, bread, mixed fruit. Wednesday— Little smokies, baked potato, California blend vegetables, bread, rosy pears. Thursday—Baked fish, macaroni and cheese, peas, bread, watermelon. Friday—Chef salad, tropical fruit, crackers, brownie.