St. Elmo News
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, April 13
• First day of school spring break.
• Fayette County Extension Workshop sponsored by the Fayette County HCE and U of I Extension for 4-H ages 8-18, 9-11 a.m., Vandalia Extension Office.
• Fayette County Schools Annual Art Show starts this Thursday in the upstairs on the Fayette County Museum, Vandalia. It runs through Tuesday, April 18. The museum is open from 9:30-4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and will be open this Sunday from 2-4 p.m.
• Lunch Bunch, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
• U of I Extension open house, 2:30-6 p.m., Effingham Extension Office, to meet and greet Dr. Kimberlee Kidwell, dean of U of I College of ACES. She is the first female dean of any college of agriculture.
• Maundy Thursday Service, 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church.
• St. Elmo Public library District Board, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
• Effingham Chapter #110, Order of the Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Effingham Masonic Temple.
Friday, April 14
• Fayette County Schools Art Show, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fayette County Museum, Vandalia.
• St. Mary’s Catholic Church Good Friday Service, 3 p.m.
• Ministerial Alliance Good Friday Service, 6 p.m., St. Elmo Christian Church.
Saturday, April 15
• Fayette County Schools Art Show, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fayette County Museum, Vandalia.
• There will be no Mass at St. Mary’s.
Sunday, April 16
• Happy Easter Sunday!
• St. Mary’s Catholic Church sunrise Mass, 6 a.m., followed by a light breakfast and treats for the children.
• First Church of God sunrise service, 8 a.m. and worship service at 9:30 a.m., with a children’s egg hunt afterward.
• St. Elmo Christian Church sunrise service, 7 a.m., followed by a breakfast. One worship service, at 9 a.m.
• Freedom Reigns in Christ Church Sunday school, 9 a.m., and worship service at 10 a.m.
• First Assembly of God Sunday school, 9 a.m., and worship service at 10 a.m.
• New Horizons Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., and worship service at 10:30.
• First United Methodist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., and worship service at 10:35 a.m.
• St. Elmo Lions Club’s annual Easter egg hunt for children through the sixth grade, 2 p.m., in Deken Park.
• Fayette County Schools Art Show, 1-4 p.m., Fayette County Museum, Vandalia.
Monday, April 17
• Fayette County Schools Art Show, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m, Fayette County Museum, Vandalia.
• Historical Vandalia Inc. Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Fayette County Museum, Vandalia.
• MOPS (Mothers of Fayette County Preschool children, 6:30-8 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library. Child care and snacks will be provided.
Tuesday, April 18
• School classes resume.
• Last day for the Fayette Couty Schools Art Show, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fayette County Museum, Vandalia.
Wednesday, April 19
• Reverb Youth 56, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Reverb Youth 78, 6:45-8 p.m., St. Elmo Christian Church.
CCW
President Mona Durbin opened the April 4 meeting of the Council of Catholic Women held in St. Mary’s Catholic Church Parish Hall with a prayer and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call, “What is your favorite pie?,” was answered by Karen Denning, Durbin, Debbie Hough, LaVonne Kramer, Mary Myers, Pat Porter, Carol Rine and Natalie Stout.
Cards were signed for parish members and Easter cards were signed for homebound.
Seven St. Mary’s volunteers went to the St. Clair Catholic Church in Altamont the afternoon of March 26 to hear Vanessa Wright give a program, “Protecting God’s Children.” Another program on the topic possibly will be given in early May.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church will have a Good Friday service at 3 p.m. There be no Saturday April 15 evening Mass, but there will be a 6 a.m. sunrise Mass on Easter. The Mass will be followed by a light breakfast and treats for the children.
On April 13, St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Edgewood will have a 7 p.m. Holy Thursday service and will have an 8 a.m. Mass on Easter. St. Clair’s Catholic Church in Altamont will have an Easter vigil service at 7 p.m. on Saturday and a 10 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday.
Hostesses Rine and Durbin decorated in a spring theme and served a cheese ball, crackers, layered lemon dessert, cherry cheesecake, nuts and mints.
Wright Corner HCE
“Do you collect any of your favorite things?” was the roll call answered by Carol Austin, Janice Garrison, Kate Jennings and Amanda Miller at the Wright’s Corner Unit of Home and Community Education meeting held the afternoon of Apr. 5 in the Loudon Town House.
Chairman Garrison led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Austin gave the special feature, “What We Collect and Why,” and the major lesson, “Extension Office.”
They then made Easter favors that will be taken to Aperion Care Nursing Home.
U of I Extension Council
“Cooking Challenge” was the program of the University of Illinois Extension Council meeting held the evening of March 29 in the Effingham Extension Office. Staff members present were Carl Baker, Ken Larimore, Michelle Frombelle and Tabitha Welch. County representatives present were Mandy Miller, Anna Jean Rhodes and Kyra Willenborg of Fayette County, Tom Haarmann and Douglass McCain of Effingham County, Shelah Bergbower, Lynnette DuSablon and Lindsey Vogt of Jasper County (Clay County was not represented).
An open house to meet and greet the new dean of the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), Dr. Kimberly Kidwell who is the first female dean of any College of Agriculture is from 2:30-6 p.m. on Thursday in the Effingham Extension Office.
The Real Colors program at the Jan. 30 meeting was recapped.
After the short business meeting, Welch was in charge of the “Cooking Challenge” that eventually will be used with 4-H’ers. The group left the meeting room and went to the large social/kitchen area. In three areas of the room, tables held electric cooking appliances and all kinds of utensils. On another table, there was a variety of foods to cook – a large package of sausage, cabbage, eggs, tortillas, canned tomatoes/green chilies, cheese, rice, milk, a variety of spices, green and red peppers, and many other items; there were not three of every item, some had only two.
The eight county representatives present were numbered 1,2,3 and were divided into three groups; Larimore joined one of the groups.
Welch said the sausage would be divided into thirds, one for each group. The groups had about five minutes to determine a recipe to make, then had 30 minutes to get the recipe plated for judging.
The judges were two adults and a youth. The recipe that won was from the men’s table. Each received a large tote bag with a variety of utensils in it.
The next U of I Extension Council meeting will be May 30 at the Effingham office.