Camp Lone Star to Hold Family Night Tuesday

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Camp Lone Star will host a Family Night on Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This is a free event and will include dinner, hayrides, cookie decorating and more. Everyone is welcome to attend, register online at www. camplonestar.org.

FLHS Christmas Concert Faith Lutheran High School students will present a Christmas concert, “Faith at Christmas” on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at FLHS. The program will include a collection of choir pieces, handbells, hymns, scripture readings and more. Refreshments will be served following the program and everyone is invited to join this festive event. It will also be streamed live on Facebook, for those who would prefer to view from home.

Ladies at Holy Cross 

The Ladies at Holy Cross in Warda have boxed Christmas cards for sale in the hallway of the Narthex, there are also selections of Birthday, Get Well, Sympathy and Anniversary cards. These are all Christian cards and many have Bible passages in them. Stop by to see the selection and purchase some.

If you are looking for some Christmas gifts, the Ladies at Holy Cross have their cookbooks available for purchase for $15 each, they also have RADA Cutlery available for purchase, this cutlery is made in the USA and makes great Christmas gifts, contact the church office to purchase at (979) 242-3333.

Knox Scholarship Fund The Amanda Knox Memorial Scholarship Fund will hold a BBQ pulled Pork Taco meal on Monday, Jan. 20. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased by contacting Cyndy Zoch at (979) 9663166. Only 250 tickets are available. All proceeds will be used to award a scholarship to an 8th grade student attending Faith Lutheran High School.

Candlelight Carol Service St. Paul Lutheran Church in Serbin will have a Candlelight Carol Service Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. and a Song Service Sunday, Dec. 22 at 8:30 a.m. Their Children’s Christmas Eve program will be Dec. 24 at 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study The Wednesday Night Bible Study at Holy Cross in Warda will take a break for the Holidays and will begin the study of 2nd Kings on Jan. 8. New members are always welcome. If you are interested in participating, please contact Cyndy Zoch to receive a study guide. Her contact email is: cyndy.zoch@gmail.com.

Game Day at Holy Cross 

The next Game Day at Holy Cross in Warda will be held Thursday, Dec. 19 from noon-2 p.m. A light lunch is served, there is no cost to attend and everyone is welcome. Games of bingo and dominoes are offered. Rumor has it that the old Wendish/German tradition of a visit by Rumplich is alive and well and he will pay a visit on the 19th. There will also be opportunities for photos with Rumplich.

Holy Cross Services 

Services at Holy Cross Lutheran are Sunday at 9 a.m. Bible Class and Sunday school follows the morning service.

Advent Services will be held Dec. 11 and 18. At 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

The Children’s Christmas Eve Program will be held Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. Christmas Day worship will be held Dec. 25 at 9 a.m. New Years Eve worship will be held Dec. 31 at 6:30 p.m.

The midweek morning Bible Study at Holy Cross in Warda is Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

The church office will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 26 and Jan. 1 for the Holidays.

Holy Cross is looking for instrumentalists to join them in playing for the children’s Christmas Eve program, or for any Sunday morning service. If you play a special instrument and would be interested in playing for a service, call the church office at (979) 242-3333.

The Youth Group will meet on Dec. 15 at 11:15 a.m. for a Christmas cookie swap and Christmas games.

Sermon links/streaming videos and additional information is on the website at: www.holycrosswarda.com.

Faith Lutheran High School If you are interested in receiving enrollment information, please contact the school at (979) 242-2889 or visit their website at: www.flhstx.org.

FLHS invites you to like their Facebook page to see exciting things happening at the school, including the archery and basketball schedule.

Everyone is invited to attend the free Chapel Worship Service every Wednesday in Advent at 10:30 a.m.

Scholarships are available to attend FLHS, every family who applies (through TADS) will receive some assistance. Contact the school for information to apply.

If you would like to bless FLHS will a Christmas gift, they have created an Amazon wish list for materials needed for this school year. You can find the list on the link of their Facebook page or website.

Prayer Request 

Lisa Brugger, Layne Schramm, David Lehmann, Courtney Wagner, Lawrince Heinrich, Clayton Wolf, Cheryl Jurk.

Special prayers for those fighting cancer: Frances Gray, Darrell Schubert, Karen Schubert, Dee Tegtmeier, Courtney Wagner, John Kaiser, Diane Tribble, Taylor Korenek, Susan Dube, Lacey Quadrelli, Carol Phillips, Michael Williams, Mark Vogelpohl, Anthony Ontiveros, Clayton Wolf, Robbie Lange, Cami Butler, Dana Srubar, Amy Klepac, Cherly Jurk.

Anniversary Wishes 

Special Anniversary wishes to Larry and Brenda Woelfel who celebrate 52 years of marriage on Dec. 9.

Birthday Wishes 

Birthday wishes are extended to the following celebrants: Brenda Duff-Dec. 9, Betsy Guettler-11, Kennedy Mrozek, Donald Pietsch-12.

Have News? 

If you have news items to share with readers of the Warda news including visits from your friends and family, contact Lisa Gay at (979) 2186000 or Wardanews78960@gmail.com.