Holy Cross Ladies Collecting Canceled Stamps
The ladies at Holy Cross collect cancelled postage stamps. The stamps are sold in bulk to collectors. If you have any stamps, they can be dropped off in a collection box in the hallway of the church.
AMEN Food Pantry
Holy Cross continues to be a drop-off point for AMEN Food Pantry in La Grange. You can drop off non-perishable food items in the designated basket in the hallway at your convenience.
Aluminum Cans
There is a large wire collection bin at the picnic grounds for you to drop off your aluminum cans. The funds benefit the Trail Life 143 of Giddings.
Recycle Trailer
Recycling is collected at the Warda Self Storage facility. A trailer with designated bins is there for your convenience.
Holy Cross Services
Services at Holy Cross Lutheran Church are on Sunday at 9 a.m. Bible Class and Sunday school follow the morning service.
Midweek communion service is held on the first Wednesday of every month at 9 a.m.
There will be a New Years Eve worship service with communion on Thursday, Dec. 31, at 7 p.m.
Sermon links/streaming videos and additional information is on www.holycrosswarda.com.
Faith Lutheran High School
FLHS will be closed for Christmas break from Dec. 19 through Jan. 4, 2021. The Board of Directors of FLHS is in the planning stages for their Spring Raffle. They are seeking valuable items or monetary donations to be used in the raffle. Please contact Nikki Kueck at Kueckn@faithlutheranhighschool.com if you have something you would like to donate.
Bible Study
Bible Study at Holy Cross will resume on Jan. 6, 2021. They will begin a short six-week discussion of the book called “You’ll Get Through This,” by Max Lucado. If you are interested in joining the group, please let Cyndy Zoch know. The approximate cost will be $15. Contact Cyndy Zoch at cyndy. zoch@gmail.com or (979) 966- 3166 for more information.
Prayer Requests
Helen Kaiser, Ruby Bohot, Linda Lehmann, Zachary Pietsch, Mark Noack, Bernice Guettler and Cynthia Segura.
Special prayers to those serving in the military: Ingrid Devin-Kayne and Clayton Knight - Navy; Kirk Peschke and Coy Hunt - Army; and Ty Bounds - Marines.
Sympathies
Sympathies are extended to: the family of Annie Mae Fick, sister of James Schramm and Mary Ann Pietsch; William and Al Jurk and their families on the death of their cousin Robert Yurk on Dec. 14; Lowell and Joan Powell (best friends of David and Linda Lehmann), of Hecker, IL, on the death of Lowell’s sister, who passed away on Dec. 11.
Have News?
If you have news items to share with readers of the Warda news, contact Lisa Gay at (979) 218-6000 or Wardanews78960@gmail.com.