Blood Drive Sunday in Carmine

A blood drive will be this Sunday, Aug. 28 from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Martin Luther Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. It is in conjunction with Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Round Top. You can make an appointment by contacting Khardin@giveblood.org or logging into your established digital donor account.

RT-C School News Round Top-Carmine High School varsity volleyball team won their season opener by defeating Anderson-Shiro in 5 sets on Aug. 9. JV and varsity host Weimar Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. They host Aggieland High School on Aug. 29 with the first game at 4:30 p.m.

Carmine VFD Carmine Volunteer Fire Department regular meeting is Aug. 25. The burn ban continues to be in effect for Fayette County. Let’s pray for rain. To rent the Firemen’s Annex, contact Jennifer Mohr at (979) 716-1377.

MLLC Rebekah Group Meets The Rebekah Group of Martin Luther Lutheran Church met Aug. 11. Five members were present. They were Barbara Jacob, Diana Wunderlich, Susan Ray, Carol Carmean, and Nancy Eilers. August birthday celebrant recognized was Joann Ullrich.

Susan Ray led the Bible study with the theme Crafted in Christ; Session Three: Ties That Bind.

A container has been placed in the narthex for A.M.E.N. donations. Especially needed are pork and beans, ranch style beans, oatmeal, pineapples, peaches, stew, canned chicken, dumplings, canned salmon, hamburger helper and saltine crackers.

Diana Wunderlich suggested a possible program about quilts for the Thankoffering service on Nov. 13. A committee will be formed at the September meeting to plan the program.

School kits for LWR are still being collected during August.

A meeting will be held on Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for chairpersons of the funeral serving groups to discuss if changes need to be made to the groups.

The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer and the group sang the table prayer.

Hostesses were Barbara Jacob and Jocie Braun. Heritage Committee to Meet The Heritage Committee of the Carmine Chamber of Commerce will meet Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. in the museum. “Remembering Recreation, Amusement, and Fun” will be the topic for discussion. Old timers in the area and new comers alike are invited to join the group.

MLLC News Saturday worship with Holy Communion is at 6 p.m. Sunday School is Sunday at

9 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion observing the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost is at 10 a.m. The service will also be on the mllccarmine.com website. Rev. David Tinker is the pastor.

Recycling Trailer The recycling trailer is at the Carmine Hall on Thursdays from noon until 4 p.m. The trailer is in Ledbetter from 8:30-11 a.m., also on Thursdays, behind the Ledbetter Fireman’s Hall.

Visitors’ Center Carmine Chamber of Commerce Visitors’ Center at the restored Train Depot is open on the second and fourth Fridays and Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Birthdays Birthday wishes are extended to Taylor Hanchey, Rickey Roemer, and Kevin Woelfel-Aug. 24; Gladys Roemer-25; Carol Hall, Presley Jacob, and Porter Jacob-26; Shana Muske-27; Lyndell Woodruff- 28; and Kylan Koehl and Cindy Weidemann-29.

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