Serbin LWML Collecting School Supplies for Orphan Grain Train
The ladies of Serbin Lutheran Women’s Missionary League are collecting donations to make school kits for Orphan Grain Train. Items needed include spiral notebooks, pencils, pens, sheets of construction paper, 24 count crayons, ruler, glue sticks, scissors, rectangular erasers, 12-count colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, single pocket folders and cash to help cover cost of shipping, are also appreciated. Items are needed by Sept. 1. Contact the church office at (979) 366-9650 for more information.
Fried Chicken Dinner
The Adult Fellowship at St. Paul Lutheran in Serbin will have their 29th Annual Fried Chicken Dinner on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Serbin Picnic Grounds. Pre-orders are preferred and all plates are to-go only for $15. Contact the church office at (979) 3669650 for tickets. All proceeds will go toward future church/ school projects.
Holy Cross Church Picnic Holy Cross Annual Church Picnic will be held on Sunday, Sept. 6 at the picnic grounds. They will be selling BBQ brisket, pork, fryers and sauce beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Ladies will be taking preorders for sides of beans, potato salad, coleslaw and noodles for $4 a pint. There is a signup sheet in the church Narthex for sides. Any pre-orders for sides need to be picked up by noon. Sides are also available the day of the picnic.
The Ladies Country Store will also have lots of great home canned items for sale as well as desserts, plants and home crafted items.
Children’s activities will begin at 11 a.m. The ladies will have a silent auction beginning at 11 a.m. Hamburgers, French fries and nachos will be available at 4 p.m. and the live auction will begin at 5:30 p.m.
The proceeds from the live auction will go towards the Parochial School Tuition Assistance Fund and to the picnic fund for future projects. Come out and enjoy the live music of Mark Gruetzner from 10 a.m.2 p.m. and The Lost Cause Band from 2-5:30 p.m.
“Embark” Retreats
Camp Lone Star will be hosting “Embark” Retreats on Sept. 18-20 and Oct. 2-4. These retreats are designed for 6th-8th grade students to grow together as a community, as well as connect with other churches from all around Texas. They will also be hosting a Father and Child Weekend Retreat on Sept. 4-6, and a Fall Blast on Nov. 6-8. To register for any of these retreats, visit camplonestar. org. Fishes and Throws Event
Tejas Camp and Retreat Center will be hosting their first annual Fishes and Throws Event on Saturday, Sept. 19. This will be an action-packed day of competition for a good cause. Visit mytejas.org. TMBRARace
Bluff Creek Ranch will host the Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association “Return of the Warda Race” on Sept. 27. This is Race #2 of the TMBRA Texas Cup Fall Series.
Holy Cross Sewing Circle
The Sewing Circle meets each Thursday from 9 a.m.noon in the old parish hall at Holy Cross in Warda. This is around the back side of the church. No experience is necessary and you do not have to be a church member to join this fun group. Contact the church office at (979) 2423333 for questions.
Game Day at Holy Cross
The next Game Day at Holy Cross in Warda will be held Thursday, Sept, 17, from noon-2 p.m. A light lunch is served. There is no cost to attend and everyone is welcome. Games of bingo and dominoes are offered.
Upcoming Events
The 38th Annual Wendish Fest weill be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 in Serbin. Other upcoming events include: Neighbors Night Out in Warda on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Holy Cross Picnic Grounds. Faith Lutheran High School will be having their Annual Octoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 24. More details coming soon.
Sympathy Extended
Sympathy to Jennifer and Larry Teinert on the death of Jennifer’s sister, Cynthia Wied on Aug. 8.
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.
The Wednesday Morning Bible Study group meets each Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the family room of the church. They are currently studying the book of Galatians. Everyone is invited to join.
Faith Lutheran High School FLHS will dismiss at 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26 for a staff meeting.
They will have their Annual Camp Lone Star Retreat on Aug. 27-28.
If you are interested in receiving enrollment information, please contact the school at (979) 242-2889 or visit their website at: www.flhstx.org. Prayer List
Those on the prayer list include: Harry Lehmann, Rev. Al Gallmeier, Joyce Fuchs.
Anniversary Wishes
Happy Anniversary wishes are extended to Dennis and Diann Pietsch-Aug. 25, Terry and Marion Lehmann, Wayne and Julia Kappler-26.
Birthday Wishes
Happy Birthday wishes are extended to: Ashton Grimm, Sarah Herbrich-Aug. 22, Lana Swearingen-25.
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.
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