Warda Neighbors Night Out Oct. 16

Neighbors Night Out in Warda is planned for Sunday, Oct. 16, beginning at 4 p.m. at the picnic grounds. Everyone in the area is invited to come together to celebrate our community and enjoy food, fellowship and information from a handful of local officials and leaders. There will be BBQ on bun, hot dogs for the kids and Blue Bell ice Cream. This will be an opportunity to get to know folks who may be new to the area and to catch up with old friends. The guest speakers will be there to answer your questions regarding the upcoming expansion of Hwy. 77, Faith High School,

Holy Cross and more.

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34th Annual Wendish Fest The 34th Annual Wendish Fest will be held on Sunday, Sept. 25 at Serbin. The day will offer lots of Wendish history, heritage, culture and family activities at the St. Paul Picnic Grounds. The traditional Wendish noon meal will be available at 10:30 a.m. for $12 and children $6. To-go and drive-thru will also be available at 9:30 a.m. All take out meals are $12. For more information contact (979) 366-2441 or museum@texaswendish.org, or visit their website at www.texaswendish. org.

Holy Cross Bible Study Group The Bible Study Group at Holy Cross Lutheran in Warda is currently studying Joshua, they meet each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending contact Cyndy Zoch at cyndy.zoch@gmail.com. There is no charge to attend, but registration is recommended to make sure there are enough materials for everyone. The group will hear from Miss Rebecca Bartelt on Wednesday, Oct. 12, she will present details of her mission work in Taiwan and discuss the growing Lutheran Church there.

Condolences Our sympathy goes out to Jerrell and Oranell Dunk on the death of Jerrell’s sister, Joyce Bise, on Aug. 29. Her funeral was held Sept. 7 in Serbin.

Holy Cross Services Services at Holy Cross Lutheran are Sunday at 9 a.m. Bible Class and Sunday school follows the morning service.

Mission Festival Sunday will be held Oct. 9. The speaker will be Pastor Karim Baidaoui, the Mission Director for Disciples of the Way.

Sermon links/streaming videos and additional information is on the website at: www.holycrosswarda.com

Faith Lutheran High School FLHS currently has 16 students registered for the 2022-23 school year. If you are interested in enrollment, contact the school at (979) 242-2889 to experience what FLHS is all about. You can also schedule a visit via their

website at: www.flhstx.org Everyone is invited to join in the weekly Chapel Worship Service every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Faith Lutheran High School will hold their annual Oktoberfest on Saturday October 22. New this year will be “The Battle of The Brew,” a home brew competition. They will have their traditional German meal, domino tournament, cornhole tournament, music, kid’s games and lots of fun. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this fun event.

Prayer Requests Karen Schubert, Gayle Mersiovsky, Linda Lehmann, Leslie Hobratschk, Jerrell Dunk, Calvin Schimank, Whitney Swearingen, Robert Grim, Loretta Brugger, Evelyn Cervenka, Helen Schlotterbeck, Jo Ann Fehrle, Sweetpea Brown. Special prayers for those fighting cancer: Nancy I. Pietsch, Darrell Schubert, Karen Schubert, Dee Tegtmeier, Jana Tindle, John Kaiser, Carolyn Major, Wesley Cervenka, Diane Tribble, Taylor Korenek, Susan Dube, Lacey Quadrelli, Carol Phillips, Michael Williams, Erick Ponthieux, Steve Hillhouse, Mike Grafelman, Jo Ann Fehrle, Helen Scholotterbeck, and Loretta Brugger.

Anniversaries Anniversary wishes are extended to the following couples: Mark and Sunny Woelfel-Sept. 11, and Lee and Cindy Heselmeyer- 15. Special Congratulations to Ralph and Carolyn Bamsch who celebrate 56 years of marriage on Sept. 10.

Birthdays Birthday wishes are extended to the following celebrants: Larry Kasper, Matt Grimm-Sept. 11, Sarah Carey, Benjamin Wagner-12, Layne Huenefeld- 13.

Special birthday wishes to J.C. Kaiser celebrated turning 90 years old on Sept. 4, Beatrice McBride who celebrated turning 88 years old on Sept. 5 and Wayne Chapman who celebrated turning 89 years old on Sept. 2.

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