Festival Hill August to April Series Begins Saturday

Festival Hill August to April Series Begins Saturday

The 2022-2023 August-to-April Series begins Aug. 27. The Magnolia City Brass Band will kick the series off in the Festival Concert Hall with a 3 p.m. concert. Adult tickets are $30, students are $10. Buy tickets online or by calling (979) 249-3129. Lunch will be available prior to the concert by reservation only. Overnight accommodations are available on campus for the concert weekend. For additional information, visit

festivalhill.org.

Round Top Rifle Hall

The Round Top Rifle Hall Monday Night Hamburger Social is the first through third Monday of each month. The Hall opens at 5:30 p.m., and the order window is open from 6-8 p.m. All proceeds benefit the continued improvement of the RTRA. For more information about the Rifle Hall or to book it for upcoming events, visit

roundtoprifle.com.

Local Events

The last Wednesday of each month, Blue Mule Winery hosts Red’s Terrific Trivia from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Come out to win prizes, trophies and make new

friends. Teams welcome.

Les Cousins, Liz Tipps & Travis Burns, will be performing at Busted Oak Cellars on Round Top Road Friday, Aug. 26 from 6-9 p.m., Bill Pekar will perform Saturday from 3-6 p.m., and Jerry Moreno is playing Sunday from 2-5 p.m. The next Bingo Night is Sept. 2 from

6-8 p.m.

The Stone Cellar is currently closed for renovations, but the new owners expect to reopen around Labor Day weekend.

Blood Drive

Sunday, Aug. 28 there will be a blood drive at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. There is a great need for blood. Make your reservation today by

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calling (832) 212-2799 or send an email to khardin@giveblood. org. Donors will receive a Blue Bell ice cream coupon and tshirt.

Round Top Family Library Round Top Family Library is open Monday-Friday from 1:30-5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Adult Yoga meets Mondays at 5 p.m. An adult exercise class will take place Aug. 31 at 10 a.m. Please bring a light set of hand weights and a mat. The monthly Senior Citizen Gaming Party is Sunday, Aug. 28 from 2-4 p.m. The Library’s annual fundraiser has sold out but a waiting list is available. Several underwriting opportunities are available. Don’t forget about the raffle – first prize is a fully butchered calf, and second prize is a $1,000 Mastercard. Only 300 tickets will be sold. Raffle tickets may be purchased on the library’s website. For more information about any of the programs offered by the library, call (979) 249-2700, or visit ilovetoread.org.

Round Top-Carmine ISD Round Top – Carmine student’s first holiday of the school year is Monday, Sept. 5. RTC FFA will meet the first Thursday of each month during the school year at 6 p.m. The first meeting is set for Thursday, Sept. 1. All meetings are open to Junior FFA and FFA members The RTAHS museum has free admission every second Saturday of the month from 1-4 p.m. Take the opportunity to view three historical homes and a historical church. Private tours are welcome. For more information call (979) 249-5058 or visit https://roundtopareahistoricalsociety. weebly.com Church News St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Warrenton holds a monthly service at 8 a.m. for the intentions left on the altar. This month’s mass was held Tuesday, Aug. 2. View the bulletin online at stjohnfayetteville.com for more information. Bethlehem Lutheran Church holds services with Pastor John David Nedbalek Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School is the first Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Ruth Circle is the first Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Sewing Circle is the second Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church in Shelby holds Worship service at 8 a.m., followed by fellowship, coffee, and Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Game Day is held the first and third Wednesday of each month from 2-4 p.m. Bring a snack, board game, dominoes, etc. Quilting meets the third Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. Noisy Offering is the third Sunday of each month. St. Cecilia’s Round Top Episcopal Church holds services with Father Bill Miller Sundays at 10:45 a.m. in the historic Haw Creek Chapel in Henkel Square. Music is provided by Joey McGee. For more information please visit the website at www.StCecilias.org Round Top Christian Fellowship Church holds service at 10 a.m. For more information, please visit their website at www.roundtopchurch.org.

The City of Refuge Church on 237 in Round Top holds bible study on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. followed by church service at 11 a.m. For more information visit their Facebook page at facebook. com/cityofrefugeHC.

Ruth Circle Meets Ruth Circle Bible Study met Thursday, August 4 to conclude the “Crafted in Christ” study. Sessions included choosing and following a, cutting and piecing, and assembling a quilt. Soles represent the vows a Pastor makes in ordination. Pastor John David brought and shared the stories for his first ordination stoles made by a member of his church, another by his grandmother, and two more he purchased during his time in seminary while serving Hispanic communities. Today, his stoles match the paraments on the altar and symbolize his work. The hostess was Jolene Wickel. The next bible study will be Sept. 1 at 9:30 a.m.

Birthdays Happy birthday wishes go out to Brooke Schobel - Aug. 26; Wendy Beaver, Sophie Moore - 27; Bradley Smith, Cindy Weidemann - 28; Macie Boyd,Andrew Faske, Carl Schobel - 29; Junice Walther, Bradley Wunderlich - 30; Chad Tillman, Ed Gage - 31; Jeanette Schoenst, Gavin Sternadel, Terry Huebner - Sept. 1; Thomas Fricke - 2.

Anniversary Happy Anniversary to Charles and Peggy Marburger - Aug. 27.

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as well as parents. There is already quite a bit of sports news. Check out the Carmine News in Tuesday’s edition of the newspaper for updates.

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