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Rockton-Roscoe News: Sunday, April 27, 2025

Holy humor, community events, another hearing

Michael McGinnis

Apr 27, 2025 — 3 min read

People enjoying themselves at Palm Sunday breakfast at Roscoe's First Congregational Community Church.

Sunday in Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit - with news and events from Rockton-Roscoe News.

First Congregational Community Church in Roscoe is celebrating holy humor today at 10 a.m. That means a joke filled, laughter filled worship service. You can join in the fun by dressing in mismatched clothes, loud clothes, or even inside out! Ladies, got a crazy hat? Men, a crazy tie or shirt? It’s time to bust them out and wear them to the silliest worship service of the year! Stay afterwards for a church "shower" complete with cake. The church has met at 10780 3rd Street at Broad Street in Roscoe, across from Leland Park, since about 1843.
Matthew D. Barnett, the Roscoe man charged with robbing a bank in Belvidere in November, has another pretrial hearing scheduled on Wednesday, Apr. 30 at Boone County Courthouse. He has been free since shortly after his arrest, the judge ruling that he was not a flight risk nor a threat to society. And sure enough, the 41-year-old man continues showing up for hearings voluntarily. But he no longer lives in Chicory Ridge.

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Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. (Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service).