December 2023

Anthony James Adamcik and Colleen Marie Carpenter William John Oakley and Jacquelyn A. Richards Ty Ray John Roggenkamp and Kaitlyn Elizabeth Gest William Chase Fielder and Elizabeth Renee Cherry Jonathan Garrett Turnbull and Nova Jane Cooper Shane Sidney Earls and Sarah Katlyn Fourmy Devon Michael Wooten and Shelly Ann Lawson Joshua Oryan Lichnovsky and Ty Alonzo Salas Marcos Cortes Hernandez and Maribel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Fayette County Veterans Service Officer Jesse Lednicky reports that his office has continued to assist Veterans, their spouses, surviving spouses of Veterans and other family members of deceased Veterans through this office during this past year. I have maintained accreditation through the TVC with the VA to better serve our veterans and will continue to do so to the best of my ability. I am also working with the Salvation Army to ensure emergency funds are available if needed to assist needy veterans and the community as a whole.

St. Paul Lutheran PTLS Chili Supper, Auction and 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff will be held at the Serbin Picnic Grounds on Sunday, March 3. There will be a meal, bake sale, silent and live auction. The Chili Cookoff will have cash prizes and all proceeds for this event benefit future projects and improvements for St. Paul Lutheran School and Early Childhood Center. Register early as there are a limited number of slots for cook off teams available. Contact the church office for more information (979) 366-9650.

It is the poet’s job: Impossible . . . pos’ble; To hear a sound not heard, Describe the flight of birds, To feel a flake of snow, To touch a baby’s glow, To find the place unknown, To sing the song of silence; ‘Tis all this joy from words, It is the poet’s job. It is the poet’s job: Find why a feather’s soft, Why birds still glide aloft, Why mountains rise to joy, Prairies bound to endless, Oceans pound us senseless, It is the poet’s job.