Fayetteville Country Christmas this Saturday

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Eat, drink and be merry at the Annual Country Christmas, Lighted Parade and Home Tour event held by the Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce this weekend. A sweet addition on Sunday adds to the schedule of music, shopping, home tour, parade, Santa, a bell choir and lots more.

Enjoy horseshoes, the Christmas tree display, local stores selling goods and offering up special treats, a teepee raffle and vendors selling arts and crafts and homemade canned goods. Fayetteville local Elizabeth Roper will be selling her handmade paper treasures from Paper Tramp and Joan Hoffmann of Cakes by Joan will offer amazing cakes in her new food truck.

Look for Granny’s Tamales, chili, turkey legs and Indian food. All restaurants in the square will be serving their finest. Tickets for the home tour, which begins at noon, can be purchased in advance at Joe’s, Orsak’s, ARTs for Rural Texas, and Fayetteville Bank, or in front of the Grand Fayette Hotel on Saturday.

Discover the schedule of events and more on their website: https://www.greaterfayettevillechamber.

org, email info@greaterfayettevillechamber. org or call/text (979) 378-2800.

City of Fayetteville 

For the months of December through February, City utility bills are averaged. Any amount above 3000 gallons is multiplied by the water rate for each additional 1,000 gallons used. That amount becomes the sewer adjustment amount added to customer’s bills each month for the next March through February period. ARTS Performance

Close out the merry weekend with more music featuring award-winning singers, songwriters and performers Gloria Anderson and Bud Bierhaus on Sunday from 5 - 7 p.m. at ARTS. Admission is $20 at the door. Libations and snacks are provided. Bierhaus is a Texas State Guitar Flatpicking Champion. Anderson is “a songwriter at her core.”

Deputy Santa 

Help to ensure no child is left without presents under the tree this Christmas by contributing to the Deputy Santa program. Simply donate unwrapped Christmas gifts, monetary contributions or a Visa card (used to purchase more needed gifts) for kids ages zero to 12 to our Justice of the Peace office in the square.

Donations are accepted up until Friday, Dec. 13. Call their office at (979) 378-2573 with any questions.

Lions Club Donates 

Fayetteville Lions Club donated funds to the AMEN Food Pantry, Bluebonnet Lions Club and Gardenia Janssen Animal Shelter.

Art After School 

Art after school registration at ARTS opens online for the 2025 spring semester on Dec 17.

St. Paul Lutheran 

St. Paul Lutheran holds services on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Services are recorded every week, rotating among four Shared Lutheran Ministry churches and posted on the Facebook page for the Shared Lutheran Ministry of Fayette County. Services are also featured on KTIM 89.1 Sundays at noon.

St. John the Baptist Catholic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville holds Mass Saturdays at 6 p.m., and Sunday’s at 10 a.m.

St. Mary Catholic Church St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger holds Mass on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s at 8 a.m.

Fayetteville Brethren 

Worship services at Fayetteville Brethren are held on the second, third and fourth Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. An adult Bible Study is held before the worship service from 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Celebrations 

Happy Birthday wishes are extended to: Rachel Schley-14; Linda Keilers Duke-15; Rusty Aparicio-16; Ed Sklar-17; and Karson Corn-19.

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