Holy Cross Worship Services Resume Sunday
Holy Cross Lutheran Church will tentatively resume in-person services on Sunday, May 24 in accordance with State guidelines. Sunday School will not re-open, but Bible Class will resume in-person in the sanctuary. Members 65 and older and those with underlying health conditions are encouraged to continue to worship from their homes. Beginning May 27, a mid-week service restricted to those 65 years and older will be held Wednesdays at 11 a.m. For more information go to: Facebook page: Holy Cross Lutheran Church; YouTube: Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Warda, TX; Website: www.holycrosswarda.com. The church phone number is (979) 242-3333.
Jr. Confirmation
Due to the uncertainty of worship plans for the next couple of weeks, Jr. Confirmation has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 31.
VBS Canceled
Vacation Bible School scheduled for June 8-10 has been canceled.
Faith Lutheran High
The FLHS Campus remains closed until further notice.
Registration for the 202021 school year continues and the school is looking forward to adding more students to the family. Are you looking for a Christ-centered education, a rigorous college prep curriculum, a small class size? Schedule a shadow day to check out FLHS. You can receive registration materials by calling (979) 242-2889 or visiting the website at www.faithlutheranhighschool.com.
Golf Tournament
The Annual Golf Tournament scheduled for May 30 at Pine Forest Golf Club in Bastrop has been postponed.
Lutheran World Relief
The annual Lutheran World Relief collection of quilts and health kits has been postponed until November. The Ladies Aid will be collecting for health kits later in September and October.
Sewing Circle
The sewing circle, which usually meets on Thursday mornings, will continue making quilts when it is deemed safe to do so. All items that have been collected will be kept until November. Watch for the church Facebook page and e-mail for further information.
AMEN Food Pantry
As the response to COVID-19 virus continues, Holy Cross Lutheran Church continues to be a drop off point for the AMEN Food Pantry in La Grange. As always, you can bring non-perishable food items and place them in the AMEN basket in the hallway. There is always a need for unexpired dry-boxed staples, canned meats, veggies and soups.
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum cans continue to be collected by Trail Life 143 of Giddings. Cans may be brought to the Holy Cross Picnic Grounds at your convenience and placed in the large wire bin.
Recycle Trailer
The recycling trailer has been moved from Warda for the time being as the virus crisis continues.
Prayer Request
Currently on the prayer list are Dr. Otto Kunze, Gladys Giese, Brenda Woelfel, Amy Wagner, Jorge Thomas, Darrell Schubert, Joyce Kingsbery, Nancy I. Pietsch, Nancy M. Pietsch, Al Jurk, Curtis Davis, Dee Tegtmeier, William Jurk, Christine and Edward Buscha, Larry Pietsch, Hulda Graf, Larry Kasper, Jim and Betty Duke, Freddie Zoch, Helen Kaiser, Curtis and Alvina Moerbe, Lawrince Heinrich, Kenneth Moore, Wally Lehmann, Evelyn Kasper and Bernell Teinert.
The following are relatives or friends of Holy Cross members, Frank and Reedy Schwartz, premature twins, John Gallup, Jana Tindle, Wesley Cervenka, Robert Yurk, Audrey Huenefeld, Robert Boyce, Kenny Lorenz, Carolyn Major, Kenny Frank, Tim Meservey, Joyce Bise, Harold Krause, Arthur Urban, April Martin, Patrick Dube, John Kaiser, Jimmy Sladek, Margaret Ro-scher, Sandra Behrens, Jo Anne Gains. Bernice Guettler, Delores Wright and Jessica Dunk.
Serving in the Military
Currently serving in the military is Ingrid Devin-Kayne, Clayton Knight, Navy; Kirk Peschke, Coy Hunt-Army; Ty Bounds-Marines.
Birthdays
Upcoming area birthday observants for the remainder of May include: Glady Giese, Joyce Kingsbery-May 24; Brooke Kovar-26; Dr. Otto Kunze- 27; Shirley Lehman-30.
Have News?
If you have any news items you would like to share with the readers of the Warda News in Friday’s edition of The Fayette County Record, please contact Gladys Giese at (979) 242-3362 or at ggiese@cvctx.com.