Calendar
Saturday-Lions Club members dinner at Dudleys, Iola; 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.; Dec. 19-Lions Club, United Methodist Church basement, 7 p.m.; 20-County bus to Iola, phone 14 hours before you need a ride 785-448-4410 any weekday.
School calendar
Monday-middle school basketball (A teams) at Crest vs. St. Paul, 4 p.m.; high school basketball at Crest vs. St. Paul, 6 p.m.; Tuesday-Christmas concert, 7 p.m.; Dec. 19-end of semester; middle school dance; Dec. 20-Jan. 3-no school.
Meal site
Friday-ham and beans, stewed tomatoes, cornbread, strawberry cups; Monday-Mr. Rib, baked beans, coleslaw, bun, peaches; Phone 620-228-5156 for meal reservations.
Christian Church
Howard Reiter gave the Communion meditation Sunday on John 6:53-39. Pastor Chase Riebel gave the sermon titled The Prince of Peace from Ezekiel 34, James 4:1-3, Romans 8:3-4, Isaiah 9:6-7 & 11:6-9, Revelation 22:1-3.
Mens Bible study is at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Meal and prayer time are at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by youth group at 7.
Cowboy Church
A bountiful holiday dinner topped off the Sunday service at High Point Cowboy Church where everyone enjoyed a relaxed time of fellowship and food.
Jon Petty read from Mark 12:29-31. The praise band featured several traditional Christmas songs. Announcements included an invitation to attend a special service at 7 p.m. Saturday at Toronto Cowboy Church, where Kenny Russell from Israel will speak. He will be at High Point Sunday morning.
A Christmas Eve candlelight service begins at 5 p.m. at the church. The community is invited.
United Methodist Church
Scripture shared at the Sunday service was Luke 1: 68-79, Malachi 3: 1-4, Philippians 1: 3-11 and Luke 3: 1-6. Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon, Refine.
