FLHS Christmas Concert Dec. 7
Faith Lutheran High School will be presenting a Christmas Concert “Faith at Christmas” on Tuesday Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at FLHS. The program will include a collection of choir pieces, handbells, hymns, scripture readings and more. Refreshments will be served following the program. Everyone is invited to attend. This event will also be streamed on Facebook, for those who prefer to view from home.
Faith Lutheran High School will be off for Thanksgiving break from Nov. 22-26.
Faith Lutheran High School now has a boys basketball team and they will have their first game on Friday, Dec. 3 at McDade High School at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to come out and cheer the Falcons on to a victory.
Holy Cross News
The sewing and quilting group at Holy Cross will be taking a break in December and will be starting again on Jan. 6. They are always accepting donations of new or gently used sheets and thank everyone who has donated in the past. You do not need to be a member of Holy Cross to join this great group, new members and friends are always welcome to come and check them out.
The ladies still collect all cancelled postage stamps, these are trimmed from their envelopes and sold to collectors. These can be dropped off at the church office, or in the designated box in the hallway.
If you are looking for some great Christmas gifts the ladies have their cookbooks for sale. These are $15 each. They also sell RADA Cutlery year-round. Paring knives, steak knives, tomato slicer, peelers, knife sharpeners, serving spoons, spatula’s and more are all available and make great gifts. RADA Cutlery is made in the U.S.A. Contact Elaine Kieschnick at kieschnick@cvtx.com or stop by the church office to purchase cookbooks or cutlery.
The ladies also have a very nice selection of Christian Christmas Cards sold by the box. These can be purchased from the church office.
Tejas Camp and Retreat Center
Tejas Camp and Retreat Center will be open to the public this year for Christmas Dec. 10- 12 from 4-10 p.m. They are offering packages for $29 a person that will include lights, climbing wall, zip line, crate stacking, three-person swing, bounce house and fireworks. They also have VIP packages available for $43 per person that includes the above activities plus dinner, smores kit, hot chocolate and a DIY craft. More information can be found at www.mytejas. org.
Bible Study
The Bible Study group at Holy Cross meets Wednesday evenings. They will break until the New Year. Watch for more information about their new study in January. Please contact Cyndy Zoch if you would like to participate or if you have any questions. Cyndy can be reached at (979) 966-3166 or cyndy.zoch@gmail.com.
Holy Cross Services
Services at Holy Cross Lutheran are Sunday at 9 a.m. Bible Class and Sunday school follows the morning service.
Sermon links/streaming videos and additional information is on the website at: www.holycrosswarda.com
Prayer Requests
Suzie Barrow, Al Jurk, Betty Ward, Layne Schramm, Susan Dube, Lacey Quadrelli, Beatrice “Nellie” McBride.
Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary to the following couples: Ryan and Alicia Moerbe-Nov. 28.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes are extended to the following celebrants: Aimee Klepac-Nov. 27, Caleb Tonn, Laurel Martin-29, Danny Jurk, Scott Schramm-30.
Special Birthday wishes to Carolyn Jurk who celebrates turning 81 years old on Nov. 29.
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