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

December 1st—15th

Bob Ridgley 816-388-3206

Cell 913-905-9998

CrossRoads Calendar

PEOPLE IN NEED OF PRAYER

Kathy Joy

Larry Streiff

Richard “Linn” Linnell (Barb’s husband)

Helen Thompson

Carl Gum

Hayley Batchelder

Tierra Johnson

Ona Ruth Smith

Connie Smith (Barb Linnell’s friend)

Dalene Hall

RD Hall

Melody Pritchett

(Friend of Sandy McNeil)

Tim Clutter

(Bob & Nancy Clutter’s son) Angie Ball

(Friend of Christina Painter) Casey White

Brenda Elliott

Glen Knight (Roberta Cox’s brother)

Richard Huffman

Joe & Shirley Kormanec

Stevie Hoskins

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)

Friday, December 8 None

Saturday, December 9 None

Sunday, December 10 2nd Sunday in Advent 9:00am-9:30am Bible Trivia/Bible Study Sunday School Class in Room #103

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, December 11 10:30am-12:00pm Breakfast Club at local restaurant

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

Tuesday, December 12 6:30pm-9:00pm Tuesday Night Jam in the Multipurpose Room

6:30pm-7:30pm Pack Committee in Room #105

Wednesday, December 13 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-6:15pm 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, December 14 6:00pm-8:00pm The Caring People & Child Care in Rooms #105 & #201

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

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

7:00pm-9:00pm Joy Group at home of member

Friday, December 15 None

Saturday, December 16 None

Sunday, December 17 3rd Sunday in Advent 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

2:00pm-4:00pm Brett Ashbaugh Eagle Court of Honor

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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

December 8, 2017

www.crossroads-umc.com

Volume 8, Number 48 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.

Please keep bringing your Best Choice bar codes to the big white

collection jar at church in the reception area. We have until 12/31 to get

the bar codes turned in. According to our coupon counter Vicki, we’re so

close and only need a couple hundred more to reach 2000 labels. That

will raise $60 plus our bonus of $30 for Backsnack. $90 total for a couple

thousand bar code labels. What could be easier? Thanks for all the

clipping and sharing to help our church and Gladden students.

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)

BackSnack click here to donate

online

Collecting for 2018-2019

School Year Now!

We have collected our

$7000 commitment to

the program for the

current school year!

Thank you for your

support in helping these

children in need. You

can drop your check in

the offering plate and

note that it is for

BackSnack in the

memo line. Your

donation for the 2018-

2019 school year is

appreciated!

BIRTHDAYS

DECEMBER

5 Annalou Streiff

7 Lyn Polk

21 Gib Pearis

22 Chris Corbin

23 Lawrence Streiff

25 Mickey Tabor

27 Esco McCann

30 Marge Jones

31 Betty Robertson

31 Stacy McCann

Isaiah 9:1-7

“Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for

those who were in distress. In the past he hum-

bled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naph-

tali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the

Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jor-

dan-- The people walking in darkness have

seen a great light; on those living in the land of

the shadow of death a light has dawned. You

have enlarged the nation and increased their

joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice

at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing

the plunder. For as in the day of Midian's de-

feat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens

them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of

their oppressor. Every warrior's boot used in

battle and every garment rolled in blood will

be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and

the government will be on his shoulders. And he

will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty

God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and

peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom,

establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and

forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this."

ANNIVERSARIES

12/3 Phil & Tracy Inman

“Rising Star”

Sermon by Pastor Sid Robbins

CrossRoads Announcements

from Lyn Polk

The gospel writers and early Christians looked to the Book of Isaiah for

inspiration and for descriptions of the Jewish Messiah. They quoted Isaiah

many times showing how Jesus fulfilled what Isaiah described.

The beginning of the Book of Isaiah described a situation where there is

conflict between the northern and southern Jewish kingdoms. This situation

was superseded by an invasion by the Assyrians who conquered and

occupied the northern kingdom of Israel. In Jesus’ day and in the decades

following there was conflict among the Jews and the Romans had

conquered and occupied all of Israel. Isaiah talked of a Messiah that would

come to deliver God’s people. In Isaiah’s descriptions, early Christians found

words to express how they believed Jesus was the Messiah and would

deliver God’s people.

In describing the coming of God’s Messiah, Isaiah mentions Zebulun,

Naphtali and Galilee. While many of the names had changed and it was

many hundreds of years later, this was the area where Jesus lived and had

his ministry. It is no wonder early followers of Jesus saw Jesus in the words of

Isaiah.

Save the date! Quilt show at:

CrossRoads United Methodist Church

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

(snow date Jan 27, 2018 10:00-2:00)

We are in need of your antique, old, or new quilts for display only. If you have quilts to

display for the day, please fill out an Entry Form and drop it off at the church office or

email it to office@crossroads-umc.com.

For more information contact:

Virginia Robbins, Jane Jaques, Betty Robertson, or Annalou Streiff 816-331-6872

Children’s Time

With Pastor Sid Robbins

“Tiny Little Star”

Crossroads Choir

“Medley of Christmas Carols”

Adree Anderson & Virginia Robbins

“Mary Did You Know?”

Crossroads Praise Band

Thank you for your gifts for the 14 families we’ve adopted for Christmas this

year. We will deliver the gifts to them soon, so please have your gifts at the

church this Sunday.

We ask that you attach the tag securely to the outside of the

wrapped gift you bring so that we can determine who the gift is

for, but in a manner that will allow us to remove it for delivery.

Please have your wrapped gift back to the church and placed

under the tree by this Sunday, December 10th for delivery to the

families.

We will also give each family a gift card for groceries, purchased from our

scrip gift card program. You can turn in the $25 payment for the card along

with the tag from the tree at the scrip table and we will purchase the card

for you. Thanks for your support of our adopted families.

2018 Pledge cards are available on the info table. Please take

one, place your completed form in the envelope provided, and

drop it in the offering plate or turn it in to the office. Thanks for your

support by estimating your giving to God for next year!

Enjoy our skits each week during Advent, as well as the traditional Advent Reading and

Candle Lighting presented by a different family each week.

Crossroads will celebrate Christmas again this year with

origami poinsettias. We will provide you with the opportunity

to honor or memorialize loved ones in our Christmas Eve

Bulletin by giving $12 per flower to decorate our worship

area. The money you donate will be used to fund 2018 -

2019 BackSnacks for our Gladden Elementary kids.

Please place your order online here: Origami Poinsettias and either submit

your $12 per flower payment to the church online here (under BackSnack)

or drop your check in the offering plate & indicate ‘Christmas Poinsettias” on

your payment. There are also order forms available on the info table and in

your bulletin. You may take your poinsettia home with you after the

Christmas Eve service. Thank you for your support.

Our Christmas Eve service is at 9:00 pm

on Sunday, December 24th. Please join

us and invite your neighbors to this fun

and upbeat service in the style of an old

time radio show, with lots of singing and

some seasonal skits, ending with our

traditional candlelight singing

of “Silent Night”.

As we celebrate the birth of the baby

Jesus, may the Joy and Peace of

Christmas be with you now and

throughout the new year!

“Advent Skit #1”

Karen McLaughlin & Mat McCann

“Advent Candle Lighting”

McClain & Batchelder Families

Christmas Eve Service at 9:00pm on Sunday, December 24th