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Religion

  • Veterans Outreach Center to be started in Our Place

    Northside Christian Church on Monday will launch an outreach center for military veterans in Vandalia.
    Located at 507 W. Gallatin St., in the same location as Our Place, the Veterans Outreach Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
    Overseeing the center will be the Rev. Carl Rhodes (pastor of Northside Christian Church) and Gene Beckman, both veterans of the Vietnam War. They recently attended a one-day training program at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis to prepare them to meet the special needs of veterans.

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  • Jesus brings God's love to those who gather at the cross

    We count seven times that Jesus spoke at his crucifixion. Yet none of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke or John) tell them all. Each writer chose the “saying(s)” that fit best with his presentation of the Good News of Jesus.

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  • Evergreen Outreach

    By Charlene  M.  Jett
    Monday, the welcoming hospitality of Wesley Hall and First United Methodist Church, demonstrated God’s love for all.   Cindy Hunter brought cookies and was our leader today and SoftFire (David and Patricia Pence with their border collies) was our entertainment. We skipped our usual  welcoming song, as Cindy told us about her youngest son getting married last week, and shared her enthusiasm for Cardinals baseball. There was a good discussion about how everyone wants and tries to win  tickets to the games.  

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  • Church Briefs

    For Heaven's Sake trio to sing Sunday at Farina's First Southern Baptist Church

    For Heaven's Sake, a Southern gospel music trio from Southern Illinois, will be appearing in concert at First Southern Baptist Church in Farina this Sunday at 6 p.m.
    The trio is comprised of John and Judy Roberts, co-hosts of the Southern Illinois Homecoming Gospel Choir for the past 15 years, and Cheryl Harre, a featured soloist with the Homecoming Gospel Choir, also for the past 15 years.

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  • Church Briefs

    Childers will present program on Pontius Pilate on March 30

    A portrayal of Pontius Pilate will be presented  by Dr. Kevin Childers at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, in Wesley Hall at First United Methodist Church.
    The program is the final event of the season   and is sponsored by Historical Vandalia.
    All proceeds will be used to pay for improvements to the Fayette County Museum.
    Refreshments will follow the program.
    Single-event tickets are available in advance at the museum for $13 or at the door for $15.   

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  • Lenten Luncheon series is under way

    This year's Lenten Luncheon series has begun. The six-event program began on Wednesday, March 12 and concludes on Wednesday, April 16.
    The luncheons are held at noon on every Wednesday during Lent, with a different host church and a different speaker each week.
    Week one was held on March 12 at First Christian Church. The speaker was Keith Merritt, youth pastor at Northside Christian Church.

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  • Evergreen Outreach

    By Charlene M. Jett
    Monday was beautiful, and I’m not just talking about the warm weather and sunshine.  Most of our Evergreen Outreach  regulars were with us, and we still had room for newcomers, like Max Maxwell (Brownstown).
    God bless them all. Bette Stolte, whose delightful fingers have NOT been slowed down by her recent surgery, played the piano and lifted our mood and hearts.

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  • Through Jesus' sacrifice, God is pleased with us

    The season of Lent is upon us.  It consists of days during which Christians study the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ.
    During the Passion of Christ, he was tempted by Satan. Matthew’s gospel states, in chapter 4, verse 10, that Jesus faced Satan and said to him, “Be gone, Satan, for it is written, 'For the Lord you shall worship and you shall serve him only.'"

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  • Church Briefs

    CentrePointe Church to sponsor trivia night on Saturday, March 22, at 6 p.m.

    CentrePointe Church of Vandalia will sponsor a trivia night on Saturday, March 22, at 6 p.m.
    Teams of six to eight players will compete for prizes, and there also will be a silent auction and door prizes.
    There will be a charge of $5 per person at the door.
    Proceeds will go to the church building fund and youth ministry.

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  • Evergreen Outreach

    By Charlene M. Jett
    At last we are back to a semblance of normal, thank you, God. After a most difficult and cold winter, we had another successful Evergreen Outreach meeting on Monday.  And I’m 99 percent over my cold. Yea for  sunshine and warm weather!
    The Rev. Jim Fackler and his infamous, gold-plated joke book was our leader. We missed Donna Smith and her husband, so we had to sing our special meeting songs a-capella. Not really a good ring to the ears, but a good message to the heart.

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