Religion

St. James women publish cookbook

For more than 150 years, the women of St. James Lutheran Church in Vandalia and Zion Lutheran Church in Loogootee have been known as great cooks.
To help raise money to restore the church's steeple, the women have published the "Town and Country Cookbook."
The book includes more than 250 recipes, contributed by more than 100 church members. To obtain one, call the church at 283-0725.

Sefton churches to meet Sept. 8, 9

The OASIS members and friends of First Baptist Church in Vandalia have been enjoying a variety of activities.
In March, Mary Truitt presented a program titled "Museum in a Suitcase." Included were many items from the Vandalia Museum and information regarding each item. She is very knowledgeable about Vandalia, Fayette County  and the Vandalia Museum.
In April, some members attended Jubilee (an event featuring gospel music and preaching, held in Branson, Mo.).

By  Charlene M. Jett
After the drought and a little rain, the clouds felt like ice cream on the skin, so cool and soothing. In case you didn’t know it already, you made it through the worst drought since 1936.
Beverly Hood was the program manager at Evergreen Outreach on Monday, and Bernie Ray played the introductory music while everyone had refreshments and cookies from Barb McCart. Our main entertainers were Judy Vargas and Randy Schukar.

By Charlene Jett
Now that the heat wave and drought have broken, the Evergreen Outreach gathering  was back at First United Methodist Church on Monday. However, make note, next week we will be back at FCH Long Term Care.