Calendar
Second Week: Wednesday-Rural Water District No. 5 Board meeting, Board Office- (summer) 8 p.m.; Fire Dept. meeting, Fire Station, 7 p.m.; Thursday-4-H Colony Community Bingo, City Hall Community Room, 6:30 p.m.
Third Week: Monday-Seekers Not slackers 4-H Club, Lone Elm Community building, 7 p.m.; Jolly Dozen Club, 7 p.m.; Tuesday-Library Board meeting, City Hall, 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday-Lions Club, United Methodist Church basement, 7 p.m.; Thursday-County Bus to Iola, phone 24 hrs. before you need a ride, 785-448-4410 any weekday.
School Calendar
Thursday-No School; Teacher Professional Work Day; middle school basketball at Jayhawk, 5 p.m.; Friday-high school basketball at Marmaton Valley, 6 p.m.; 9-high school basketball at NE Arma, 6 p.m.; 10-FFA to Spring Hill; middle school basketball at Altoona, 4:30 p.m.; 14-Crest School Board meets at Board Office, 7 p.m.
Christian Church
This was Youth Sunday, Dec. 30, so Ben Prasko gave the Communion Meditation titled Redeemed. He gave us the the four S of proclamation: Sing (Eph 5:19, Psalm 71:23 & 95:1), Serve (John 13:1, 13:3-5, 13:12-15, Philippians 2:7, Matthew 20:28), Speak (Mark 16:15, 1 Timothy 4:13) and Support (Mathew 18:20, Hebrews 10:25, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Proverbs 27:17). Kristan Hammond joined us today to tell about her missionary work in Peru. Pastor Chase Riebel gave the sermon on The Bible: A Letter from the Alpha and Omega. God created all things in the beginning, and He is at the end bringing us salvation. The letters to the seven churches teaches us: Ephesus – love others, Smyrna – dont be afraid, Pergamum – repent of idol worship, Thyatira – stand firm, Sardis – dont be like a zombie – Be Alive!, Philadelphia – look for an open door, Laodicea – dont be complacent but go out with a fire in your heart. (Ref: Jeremiah 29:11).
Mens Bible study Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. will be a meal and prayer time at the parsonage, with the youth group at 7 p.m. (kids are welcome to come hang out at 4:30 p.m). January 1st will be Prayer, Pizza and Planning for the church. This will be at 4 p.m. at the parsonage. All church members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Jan. 6 is our potluck lunch after church. Working Wonders will meet on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at the parsonage and on Jan. 26 from 9:00-3:00. All women are welcome to attend.
Cowboy Church
Service Sunday, Dec. 30 at High Point Cowboy Church was opened with remarks by Pastor Leo Ramsey and praise and worship led by Cindy Beckmon accompanied by the praise band.
Quoting Ephesians 2:10, Apostle Jon Petty explained that believers have each been created for a specific reason and who we are today is the result of someones prayer.
Ron Thompson led the Bible study class following the message.
Library Board
The Colony Library Board met Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the library. The new DVD projector and lockable cabinet has arrived. They completed the Library Director evaluation.
The following books and DVDs were added to the library in December: childrens books – Life from Disney, Cliffords Birthday Party by Norman Bridwell, Beginning Crafts for Beginning Readers; DVDs – The Polar Express; adult fiction – Bloody Sunday by Den Coes, In Her Bones by Kate Moretti; adult non-fiction – The Drought-Resilient Farm by Dale Strickler, The Miracle Worker by William Gibson; The Great War of Our Time by Michael Morell, NYPD Green by Luke Waters; young adult fiction – The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle and Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard; junior fiction – The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars, Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary, Smoky the Cowhorse by Will James, Wood-Song by Gary Paulsen, Steal Away Home by Lois Ruby, Zillah & Me by Helen Dunmore, Nancy Drew: The Triple Hoax by Carolyn Keene, The Ravenmasters Secret by Elvira Woodruff, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark by Ryder Windham and Following the Rainbow by Ben M. Baglio; DVDs – Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.
