Warda Neighbors Night Out Oct. 16, FLHS Oktoberfest Oct. 22

Neighbors Night Out Neighbors Night Out in Warda is planned for Sunday Oct. 16, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Holy Cross Lutheran picnic grounds. There will be four representatives from TXDOT to answer your questions regarding the Hwy. 77 expansion project. Everyone in the area is invited to come together to celebrate our community and enjoy food, fellowship and information from a handful of local officials and leaders. There will be BBQ on bun, hot dogs for the kids, Blue Bell ice cream, tea and water. This will be an opportunity to get to know folks who may be new to the area and to catch up with old friends. There will be door prizes, including a quilt made by the local quilting group. They are asking for people to RSVP to the church office, if you plan to attend, so they can have an adequate amount of food. Contact the church office at (979) 242-3333 or email them at holycross@cvctx.com.

FLHS Oktoberfest Faith Lutheran High School will hold their annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Holy Cross Picnic Grounds. New this year will be “The Battle of The Brew,” a home brew competition. Submissions for entry need to be made by 10 a.m. on the day of the event.

They will have their traditional German meal of brats, noodles, green beans, potato salad, kraut, bread and coffee cake. The meal will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $12 each and are pre-sale only. Talk to a FLHS student, staff, board member or stop by the church office to purchase a ticket.

There will be a silent auction beginning at 1:15 p.m. There will be a domino tournament and cornhole tournament beginning at 1:30 p.m. Other activities include music, kid’s games, bounce house, face painting, photo backdrop, pumpkin painting, hayride and more. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this fun event.

50th Class Reunion The La Grange High School graduating class of 1972 recently held its 50th Class Reunion. This included students that transferred from eighth grade in Warda and Winchester in 1968. Holy Cross 150th Anniversary Holy Cross Lutheran in Warda is planning for their 150 year Anniversary Celebration in 2023. If you have any photos of church or Warda area activities, or items relating to the area; especially older photos, documents or programs please bring them by the church office.

Pictures will be scanned so they can be shared at the Anniversary celebration. Note: They will not be kept, you will receive your photos/items back.You can also scan and email them to: holycrosswarda@ gmail.com.

The Anniversary Committee also has t-shirts for sale in the church office for $15.

Holy Cross Bible Study Group The Bible Study Group at Holy Cross Lutheran in Warda is currently studying Joshua, they meet each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending contact Cyndy Zoch at cyndy.zoch@gmail.com. The group will hear from Miss Rebecca Bartelt on Wednesday, Oct. 12, she will present details of her mission work in Taiwan and discuss the growing Lutheran Church there.

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

Mission Festival Sunday will be held Oct. 9. The speaker will be Pastor Karim Baidaoui, the Mission Director for Disciples of the Way.

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

Recycle Trailer The recycle trailer is located at the storage units off Hwy. 77 in Warda. The Holy Cross picnic grounds has a recycle bin for all of your aluminum cans. These cans are collected by the area Trail Life Group and the money is used to pay for their activities. Faith Lutheran High School FLHS currently has 16 students registered for the 2022-23 school year. If you have an 8th grader and would like to bring them to visit for the day, contact Mrs. Nikki Kueck at (979) 242-2889. You can also schedule a visit via their

website at: www.flhstx.org.

Everyone is invited to join in the weekly Chapel Worship Service every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Prayer Requests Debbie Knox, Lawrence Heinrich, Gale Mersiovsky, Whitney Swearingen, Matthew Grim, Evelyn Cervenka, Sweetpea Brown, Freddie Zoch.

Special prayers for much needed rain for Warda and the surrounding areas.

Anniversaries Anniversary wishes are extended to the following couples: Ron and Cyndy Zoch-Oct. 1.

Birthdays Birthday wishes are extended to the following celebrants: Emma Knox, Maxwell Carey-Oct. 1; Jane Chapman, Sherry Schramm-2; Taylor Kasper-3; Courtney Wagner-4; Jeanette Schramm, Gary Wagner-5.

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