Is baptism important?

“And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.

Adopt me!

Available for adoption from the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter:Noel (left) and Noella (right) are two young beautiful huskies looking for a forever home. Both dogs are kennel and leash trained. If you’re a husky lover, you know they are a special breed that requires a very attentive leader.

Animal Shelter statistics

The Gardenia E. JanssenAnimal Shelter hours of operation are as follows: open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for all normal operations.On Monday, the shelter is closed to the public but staff is on-site for animal care from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Swiss Alp Church sets Lenten, Easter services

Lenten services have been announced by United Evangelical Lutheran Church at Swiss Alp.•Each Wednesday during Lent, a soup and sandwich meal will be held at 6 p.m., followed by an evening prayer service at 7 p.m.This will start on Ash Wednesday, Feb.

Catholic Daughters Court St. Rose welcomes new members

Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) Court St. Rose is pleased to welcome new members Vicky Kainer and Jennifer Muesse and is also excited to welcome back Kim Olsovsky.

42nd anniversary Equipping the Saints to be held Feb. 7 in Victoria

2026 will mark the 42nd anniversary for Equipping the Saints (ETS), a regional event for a 12-county area, sponsored by the Bluebonnet Conference of ELCA congregations.The all-day event is being hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church, 106 North DeLeon, Victoria, on Saturday, Feb. 7.

CDA donates to Deputy Santa

Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) Court St. Rose No. 1597 donated to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department’s Deputy Santa program. On hand for the presentation were (from left) Sgt. Angela Lala of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department; Cynthia Kosler, past regent of Court St.

CCA Meals

Combined CommunityAction’s “Meals on Wheels,” located at First Baptist Church, serves frozen congregate meals or frozen meals to the homebound. Meals should be ordered two weeks in advance and will be delivered to the homebound, or may be picked up at the center on Mondays.

Catholic Daughters present awards at Christmas party

Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) Court St. Rose No. 1597 presented awards at the Christmas party held at the Schulenburg Hall in December. The annual Christmas party was held in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus and St. Rose Altar Society.

Food Pantry serves 152 families in December

The Schulenburg Area Food Pantry served 152 families in December with a total of 524 individuals. The Pantry had three new clients with six individuals in those families. The amount of food given out was 9,910 pounds. Food donated was 10,203 pounds. Volunteer hours were 278.