--Friday, July 24, 2026--


Edited by

Christopher Dazey

Organist, Video Producer and Director of Publications


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THIS SUNDAY

Sunday, July 26, 2026


Join us this final Sunday in July for worship! Pastor Mary Jo will give a special message entitled Gospel Math, and we will continue to explore the imagery of sowing seeds and reaping harvests in our Gospel. Julie Smith and the Sunday School team will lovingly guide our young ones through this special Sabbath day.


Our readings this Sunday are:


Psalm 105: 1 - 11, 45b

Matthew 13: 31 - 33, 44 - 52


See Current and Past Sunday Bulletins


Everyone is always welcome to worship here at Crossroads, and when we take Communion, everyone is always welcome at the Lord's table. So please tell your friends, coworkers or neighbors who may be looking for a church home about us! We worship every week in our sanctuary at 10:00 am.

Also On Sundays

Oatmeal Breakfast

6:30 am - Wesley Hall

We serve a hearty breakfast every Sunday to the greater downtown community 

Anyone who wants to volunteer to help cook, serve and clean is always welcome!


Adult Bible Study

9:00 am - Wesley Hall

Our adult Bible study meets every Sunday in Wesley Hall just prior to the worship service

Everyone is welcome to join our lively Biblical discussions!

The Crossroads Choir

8:30 am - Choir Room

Off for the summer!

Our Weekly Activities


Men's Prayer Breakfast

Most Wednesdays

Village Ministry


Our moms-helping-moms village ministry 

is currently asking for your donations of: 



Socks, Newborn to 2T

Pajamas, 9 Months to 2T

Towels & Wash Cloths 
Pacifiers
 


If you are able to help, please see Erin Ackerman 
or simply bring your donations to the church office

Fall Newsletter Deadline


Yes indeed, it is time to start thinking about the next program year beginning this September

If you are a group leader, 
or if you have something you'd like to announce to our congregation 
in our next Crossroads Chronicle, 
please submit your items to the Director of Publications


The deadline for submission for our next print newsletter, 

covering September, October and November, 

is Sunday, August 16, 2026


Submit Your Newsletter Items

How Can I Help? 
What Can I Do?


Thank you to everyone who has responded 
to our call for volunteers so far!

But we STILL need people - MAYBE EVEN YOU -

to fill key volunteer roles! 


None of these tasks are difficult

and they don't take up much time,

but they are very important in the life of your church


If you've been thinking about

wanting to do more for your church,

here are some ways you could do just that!



Make music this summer
If you play an instrument or sing, 
you can do so during one of our summer worship services!

Please contact Beth Polen



Join our A/V team
If you are already in church on Sunday morning, 
why not volunteer one Sunday a month 
to help run our audio and visual equipment? 
It's not difficult, no experience or technical knowledge is necessary,
and you will be trained on the job!


Please contact Pastor Mary Jo if you are interested



Become a Sunday caretaker
We need people every Sunday to stay after church 
and make sure all of the lights are turned off

and the building is secure


You will also have to stay through 
the Sunday afternoon meal in Wesley Hall, usually until about 2 pm


Please contact Ron Leonard 
if you can do this even one Sunday a month,

or even one Sunday every two months!

This is From the Archives, where we present something from our extensive collection of archival photos, records and all manner of materials dating back to when the church was First Methodist Episcopal, to First Methodist, to Church of the Savior, to St. Paul's to Crossroads.


This week's archives items are, once again, some pictures of our building like you have probably never seen it photographed - this time, from very high above.


There are no dates listed on these photos, but we can assume from the cars and the buildings around the church that these images were captured on film sometime in the 1970s.


There is no word that your Chronicle Weekly editor could find about the provenance of these photos, whether they were taken in a helicopter, small plane, hang glider or...blimp? This was of course long before the availability of drones or Google satellite imagery.


The first picture is of the north and west faces of the church, and the second image shows the rarely photographed east and south sides. 


If anyone out there knows the backstory of these images, how they were taken and why, please contact your Chronicle Weekly editor! Otherwise, simply enjoy these rare bird's-eye views of our church.


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Read our current and previous Sunday bulletins on the Worship page


Stay tuned for 
more interesting features!

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We rely on your generous donations to continue our ministries


Thank you to those of you who already donate or tithe on a regular basis!

Contact us


The Reverend Mary Jo Yeakel 

Pastor



Lilly Brunoni
Administrator & Custodial Engineer



Beth Polen 

Director of Music Ministries 


Christopher Dazey

Organist, Director of Publications & Video Producer



Kristina Belliveau 

Finance Coordinator

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