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Mary Martha Guild

The Mt. Calvary Mary Martha Guild will host its annual Mother’s Day Bake Sale in front of National Bank and Trust on the courthouse square on Friday, May 8 beginning at 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. or until sold out. Baked goods available will include cakes, pies, brownies, cookies, cupcakes, and other home baked items. Free will donations. Funds raised will be used by the Guild to support various local outreach projects. Be sure to come early and surprise mom with a treat.

Hot Dogs/Bake Sale

St. John Lutheran Church in Ellinger will have hot dogs and a bake sale on Saturday, May 9 beginning at 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The bake sale is a free will donation. For information, call (979) 966-7710 or (979) 966-3515.

BBQ & Bake Sale

The St. James Episcopal Men’s Club (Holy Smokers) will hold a BBQ and the Episcopal Women a bake sale Saturday, May 9, from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. or until sold out, at 156 N. Monroe St. across from H-E-B. A half chicken $6 and sausage link $7 drive through only. This BBQ is for the benefit of the Texas Heroes Museum.

Hermann Sons Life Plum Meeting

 Hermann Sons Life Plum will hold their meeting Monday, May 11 at 5 p.m. at Prairie Valley Schoolhouse, 2510 Williams Rd.,West Point. A meal and dessert will be provided.

Country Music Night

Byron Wren and Bailey Wren Mathison will be performing at the Lee County Senior Center, located at 161 W. Austin St. in Giddings, on Monday, May 11. Music starts at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Plenty of parking in the back parking lot. Afree will donation will be collected and proceeds given to the music talent. Everyone is welcome.

CDA No. 1962 Meeting

CDA Court Annunciation No. 1962 of La Grange and Plum will be meeting on Monday, May 11 at Sealand Restaurant in La Grange at 6:30 p.m. for a makeup business meeting. All members are invited to attend.

Winedale Zoom Talk

On Tuesday, May 12 at noon, Dr. Kenneth Hafertepe will discuss how the preservation of historic sites such as Independence Hall, Mount Vernon, and the homes of Paul Revere and Betsy Ross helped shape early efforts in historic preservation, and how this legacy continues today through the ongoing work at Winedale. E-mail winedale@austin.utexas.edu for a link to this zoom talk.

American Legion Post, Auxiliary No. 102 The American Legion Post No. 102 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 102 will meet for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m. at the VFW Home located at Veterans Memorial Drive at the Fair Grounds in La Grange. The Post agenda includes holding elections for Officers for the Post. The Auxiliary agenda includes the presentation of local Scholarships and election of Officers for the 2026-2027 term. Members are encouraged to attend to show their support for both organizations. Potential new members are always welcome. A light meal will be served, with the regular business meetings to follow.

La Grange Senior Citizen Game Day The La Grange Senior Citizen Activity Center Inc. will host game day on Thursday, May 14 from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the City of La Grange Randolph Recreation Center. Game Day will be held the second and fourth Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Liz Tannler at (281) 543-1976.

Fayetteville/Ellinger KC Shrimp Boil The Fayetteville/Ellinger Knights of Columbus Council No. 3168 are holding their 26th Annual Shrimp Boil on Friday, May 15 under the pavilion at St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 E. Bell St. in Fayetteville. Happy Hour runs from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Food will be served at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy shrimp and all the fixin’s provided by Cajun Country Cookers, ice cold beer, live music featuring the Airplane Band, a card gun raffle and a silent auction. Tickets are $40. Purchase them on www.kc3168. com, by calling the KC order line at (979) 249-6003, Alvin Minarcik at (979) 249-7449, or any KC member. All proceeds raised go toward scholarships and other worthy causes.

Old High Hill Cemetery Meeting

The Old High Hill Cemetery Association, Inc. annual business meeting will be held on Sunday, May 17 at St. Paul’s Hall, 712 Summit St. in Schulenburg, at 2:30 p.m. All members, family, and descendants of those buried in the cemetery are encouraged to attend and participate in the meeting.

Mt. Calvary Church Picnic

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church and Preschool’s 31st annual church picnic will be held on Sunday, May 17 at the La Grange Knights of Columbus Hall at 190 S. Brown St., La Grange. Pastor Jason Kaspar will be leading worship service at 9 a.m. (casual dress okay). Barbecue beef brisket and sausage meal with all the trimmings will be served from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. All plates are $20 dine in or drive thru. There will be children’s activities, a silent auction, a live auction beginning at 12:30 p.m. and live music provided by Rabb’s Creek Band. Raffle prize winners will be drawn throughout the live auction. Meal and raffle tickets may be purchased at La Grange Chevron, Lukas Bakery, Weikel’s Bakery, or the church office or Preschool. Contact the church office at (979) 968-3938 or go to www.mtcalvary-lcms.org for more information.

Separation of Church and State The Fayette County Republican Women will host Pastor Ketrich Steger on Wednesday, May 20 at Frisch Auf! Country Club in La Grange. The meeting will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and is free to all. Lunch is available for $20. Pastor Steger will discuss challenges he has encountered in the Separation of Church and State. Pastor Steger is a certified Senior Chaplain and has been involved in ministry for over 30 years both locally and abroad. Currently, he serves as the Executive Director and campus pastor for a ministry that serves single moms and their children. He also serves as the chaplain for the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office, and the City of Bastrop Police Department. RSVP to fcrwtx.org.

Habitat For Humanity ReStore

Fayette County Habitat for Humanity ReStore is open for sales and donation drop-offs every Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 825 N. Main St. in Schulenburg. The ReStore sells and accepts donations of home goods to support Habitat’s mission. Visit www.fchfh.org/ReStore.

Historic Photographs Open House

The Round Top Area Historical Society (RTAHS) will host a public open house and reception at its Jaehne Pavilion for an exhibit of historic photographs on Sunday, May 24 between 2-5 p.m. The exhibit will feature representative works from three early area photographers, namely Gustav Froelich, Friederike Recknagel and Robert Fulton Adams. The RTAHS campus is located immediately behind the U.S. Post Office at 397 E. Mill Street in Round Top.

Etiquette Course in June

Etiquette Course will be held June 1, 2, 3 evenings at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club. A valuable skills training for graduating Fayette County 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Purchase a ticket now to get one of the 30 limited seats before they sell out. Go to www.faisonhouse.org. Scroll down on the homepage for Historic N.W. Faison House to Upcoming Events. Click Etiquette which takes you to all the details and ticketing. Offered by Faison Preservation Society as an advantage for our children’s future.

Celebrate Recovery at Bridge Church

Join us every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Building at 3007 Cedar Creek Drive for Celebrate Recovery a Christ-centered program designed to help individuals heal from hurts, habits, and hang-ups. The evening begins with worship and a lesson or testimony in the large group, followed by genderspecific small groups for sharing in a safe, supportive environment. Whether you’re facing addiction, relational pain, emotional struggles, or other life challenges, Celebrate Recovery offers a grace-filled community and a pathway to lasting freedom and spiritual renewal. For more information, contact info@bridgechurchtx. org or call (979) 968-5065.

Grief Group Being Offered

Hospice Brazos Valley is offering a new grief group for anyone who is grieving. This can be for any human grief, i.e. parent, grandparent, sibling, best friend, and the ones that HBV already offers, spouse, child. This support group will meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon at the Hospice Brazos Valley office, 1048 N. Jefferson, La Grange. For further information, call Cindy Fanning (979) 431-1556.