Celebrate Oktoberfest Saturday

Faith Lutheran High School’s Annual Oktoberfest will be held on Saturday, Oct. 28.

New this year will be the Battle of the Vines, in addition to the Battle of the Brew-both are home brew competitions. Submissions need to be made by 10 a.m. You can check out the FLHS Facebook page or contact the school for more information regarding the contest.

A concession stand will be open all day with hot dogs, warm pretzels, cheese and nuts. Silent auction items will be available for bidding until 1:15 p.m. Children’s games and activities will begin at noon and include bounce house, temporary tattoos, photo backdrop, pumpkin painting, hayride and more. Domino 42 and Cornhole tournaments will begin at 1:30 p.m.

Contact the church office or call (979) 242-2889 for tickets.

Trunk or Treat

Trunk or Treat will be held at the Serbin picnic grounds on Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. The St. Paul cheerleaders will be selling hot dogs, chips and drinks.

Knox Memorial Scholarship The Amanda Knox Memorial Scholarship Fund is selling tickets for a pulled pork taco dinner on Monday, Nov. 13. The meal includes BBQ pulled pork, tortillas, beans and coleslaw. Tickets are $15, presale only. Baked goods will be available for a free-will donation. Plates can be picked up at the Warda picnic grounds from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Only 200 tickets are available. You can contact the church office for tickets at (979) 242-3333. The scholarship is awarded annually to provide full tuition to Faith Lutheran High School to an incoming freshman.

Bluff Creek Ranch

Bluff Creek Ranch in Warda has bike riding trails that are open every day. On Nov. 4-5 they will be hosting the Texas A&M Invitational Race; A South-Central Collegiate Cycling Conference Race. Nov. 18-19 will be The Wild Hare Trail Race. Visit tejastrails.com/wild for more information on this race.

Thanksgiving at Tejas

Tejas Camp and Retreat Center is hosting Thanksgiving at Tejas on Nov. 24-26. Guests can book a room and enjoy activities such as night zip lining, axe throwing, crate stacking, rock wall climbing, kid zone, bazooka ball, crafts, dinner, tree lighting and fireworks. For more information or to sign up visit: mytejas.org. Game Day at Holy Cross The next monthly Game Day hosted by Holy Cross in Warda will be held on Thursday, Nov. 9 from noon-2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Lunch will be served and games of dominoes, cards, scrabble etc. are available. Everyone is invited to attend; if you have any questions you can contact Lisa at (979) 218-6000.

Wednesday Night Bible Study The Wednesday Night Bible Study Group is doing a study on the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel at 6:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend and everyone is welcome. Contact Cyndy Zoch at cyndy.zoch@gmail.com to sign up and receive the materials for this study.

Holy Cross Services

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

Reformation Sunday will be observed at the Oct. 29 worship service.

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

Faith Lutheran High School Everyone is invited to join the weekly Chapel Worship Services Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

The high school will be hosting the 5th Annual Private Schools of Central Texas Cross Country Meet on Friday Nov. 3 for students in K-8 grade. The first race will begin at 2 p.m.

Stay informed of all the activities of FLHS by joining their Facebook page or visit their website at: www.flhstx. org.

Prayer Requests

Wilma Kaiser, J.C.Kaiser, Louis Jakiel, Douglas Beck, Wesley Cervenka.

Anniversaries

Anniversary wishes are extended to the following couples: Travis and Yige Teinert-Oct. 27, Debbie and Wayne Knox-30, Lance and Kristal Schramm-31.

Birthdays

Birthday wishes are extended to the following celebrants: Robin Wedgeworth, Meghan Lange-Oct. 29, Sandra Matthijetz, Priscilla Kasper-30, Debbie Knox-31.

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.