Wendish Fest Sunday in Serbin

The 34th Annual Wendish Fest will be held on Sunday, Sept. 25 at Serbin. The day will offer lots of Wendish history, heritage, culture and family activities at the St. Paul Picnic Grounds. There will be an English church service at 8:30 a.m. and a German church service at 10:30 a.m. Church tours will be offered at 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets for the traditional Wendish noon meal will go on sale at 10:30 a.m. Adults are $12 and children $6. To-go and drive-thru will also be available at 9:30. All take-out meals are $12. There will be polka music throughout the day by the Shiner Hobo Band. Students of St. Paul Lutheran School will present Ptaci Kwas (Wendish Bird Wedding). The Texas Wendish Heritage Museum Complex will feature Wendish folkways, demonstrations and exhibits, a German Christmas Market and the traditional decorated Wendish Easter Egg demonstrations and sales. Research and genealogy assistance will be available. This year they are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society so people are encouraged to wear the sunbonnets or hats. For more information contact (979) 366-2441 or museum@texaswendish. org or visit their website at www.texaswendish.org.

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.

150 year 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. They will be scanned, so they can be shared at the Anniversary celebration.

Note: Photos and items will not be kept, you will receive them 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.

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.

Faith Lutheran High School FLHS currently has 16 stu-dents 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) 2422889. You can also schedule a visit on the school website at: www.flhstx.org.

Everyone is invited to join in the weekly Chapel Worship Service every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. 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. 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 domino tournament, cornhole tournament, music, kid’s games and lots of fun. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this fun event.

Prayer Requests Whitney Swearingen, Robert Grim, Loretta Brugger, Evelyn Cervenka, Helen Schlotterbeck, Jo Ann Fehrle, Sweetpea Brown, Freddie Zoch. Special prayers for those serving in the Military: Ingrid Devin-Kayne, Kirk Peschke, Ryan Zoch, Clayton Knight, Andrew Bamsch-Navy, Coy Hunt-Army.

Anniversaries Anniversary wishes are extended to the following couples: Wayne and Lisa Brugger- Sept. 26, David and Linda Lehmann-27.

Birthdays Birthday wishes are extended to the following celebrants: Brandon Weishuhn, Jonathan Kueck-Sept. 23, Darrell Schubert- 24, Layne Schramm-25, Scarlett Landry-26, Nichole Varner-28, Sawyer Burgess-30.

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