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The Ellinger Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Bingo on Saturday, Aug. 20. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and games start at 6 p.m. There will be fifteen regular games with a $100 prize for each game,and two $500 jackpots. Refreshments and food will also be available.

Fair Catalogs Available The Fayette County Fair is coming soon. Fair catalogs are available at the Carmine State Bank, The First State Bank in Columbus, Fayetteville Bank, Fayette Savings in Flatonia, World Travel in La Grange, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in La Grange, Round Top State Bank, Fayette Savings in Schulenburg, and Fayette Savings in Weimar. Get your copy soon to get your entries for the various contests in on time.

Fayette County Heifer Show Additionally the Fayette County Heifer Show and Sale is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 26 and 27 respectively. The sale gets underway at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the fairgrounds. This would be a great opportunity to get some good heifers for your herd; sell the older cows and restock with these younger animals while helping the youth of our area.

St. Mary’s Annual Bazaar St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger will host its 72nd Annual Bazaar on Sunday Aug. 28. Starting at 10:30 a.m. there will be a drive thru meal at the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce Hall consisting of fried Chicken, Sausage and trimmings for $14 per plate. The meal will also be available in the hall for anyone wanting to dining-in. A Prize Drawing for a $5,000 Gift Card first prize, a $1,000 Gift Card second prize, thirteen $500 Gift Card prizes, and 18 additional prizes will be held in the afternoon. Tickets for the drawing are available from the St. John’s/St. Mary’s Parish Office, St. Mary parishioners or Fayetteville Bank. Beginning Aug. 19, an online auction will be open for bidding. Go to www.stmaryellinger. com to register as a bidder and view auction items. A portion of the profits will be given to the Re-Building Fund for the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn, Texas SLM Interim Pastor The Shared Lutheran Ministry announces that Pastor Jill Vivroux will be the Interim Pastor beginning Sept. 5, 2022. Pastor Vivroux is a trained Interim Pastor and has most recently served at Trinity –Frelsburg and St. John New Ulm.

Hilltop Singers Additionally, St. Paul Lutheran Church of Shelby invites SLM to an afternoon of singing by the Hilltop Singers led by Russel Klump. The event is scheduled for Sunday, August 21 at 5 p.m. A salad supper will follow.

Food Collection The Rutersville WELCA is collecting items for the AMEN food pantry. All SLM congregations are invited to participate. Suggested items for August include heavy duty reusable bags, cereal, boxed or canned milk, canned fruit, juices, bath soap/ liquid , tooth paste, and laundry detergent. For more information you may contact Mary Lou Fritsch.

Fayetteville Brethren Church Fayetteville Brethren Church has services the second, third, and fourth Saturdays of each month at 10 a.m. Other services are at Industry Brethren on the second, third and fourth Saturdays at 5 p.m., Wesley Brethren on Sundays at 9 a.m. and Nelsonville Brethren on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. Rev. Mike Groseclose leads all the services. The Nelsonville service is live streamed on Nelsonville Brethren’s Face book page.

Fall Blessings The Shared Lutheran Ministry of Fayette County, SLM, has scheduled a joint worship-Fall Blessings- for Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Ellinger. Nov. 6 St. Paul Lutheran in Fayetteville will host an All Saints’ Day joint worship. Additionally a joint worship on Christmas Day will be held at 9 a.m. in Warrenton.

Birthdays Birthday Wishes are extended to the following August celebrants: Clayton Fritsch-20; Ryan Polasek and Margaret Michalsky-22; Jack Kifer-23; Mike Braswell-24; Madison Krenek-25; Douglas Minar and Patsy Hess-27; Matt Karisch and Marcia Kifer-29; Bradley Klesel-30.

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