Church-Charity

Blood drives at KC dinners save 2,249 lives in 7 yrs.

News Staff

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

In conjunction with drivethrough dinners held by Schulenburg Knights of Columbus Council 2902, South Texas Blood & Tissue from Victoria has been holding blood drives since 2018 at the Schulenburg Hall parking lot.

CCA Meals

News Staff

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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.

Local Food Pantry serves 141 families during April

News Staff

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

The Schulenburg Area Food Pantry served 141 families in April with a total of 442 individuals. The Pantry had three new clients with 16 individuals in those families. The amount of food given out was 7,965 pounds. Food donated was 2,865 pounds. The volunteer hours were 330.

Shown at the Bishop’s Award presentation are (front row, from left) St. Rose students Tenley Zbranek, Caroline Bartek, Mallory Bonner and Saybra Pinney; (middle row) St. Rose students Reese Dusek and Courtney Magliolo; Bishop Brendan Cahill; St. Rose student Rilee Durfey; Robert Whitworth, diocese superintendent of Catholic schools; (back row) St. Rose principal Rosanne Gallia; and St. Rose students Brett Hollas, Weston Hollas, William Eudy, Bo Brossmann and Holden Holub.

St. Rose 8th graders get certificates from bishop

News Staff

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Each year, Bishop Brendan Cahill of the Victoria Diocese presents awards to eighth graders in the diocese who meet the criteria of a theology test and Christian behavior in doing service for their schools, parish and community.On Tuesday, April 29, the St.

GJAS took in 75 animals in a week

News Staff

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

The Gardenia E. JanssenAnimal Shelter took in 75 dogs and cats in need during the week of April 26 to May 2, and jumped from 102 in care to 155 in care in seven days.As of May 2, total intake for 2025 stood at 576 – 297 dogs and 279 cats in need.

FUNERAL NOTICE - Cynthia Gassmann Barton

News Staff

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Funeral services for Cynthia Gassmann Barton, age 84, of Schulenburg will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in High Hill.Tha family will receive friends beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the Parish Rosary to be recited at 10:30 a.m. from the church.

FUNERAL NOTICE - Gladys Olle

News Staff

Monday, May 5, 2025

Memorial services for Gladys (Krause) Olle, age 93, of Schulenburg will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in High Hill.The family will receive friends beginning at 9 a.m. from the church.You are invited to sign the guestbook at schwenkebaumgarten.com.

Students receive First Holy Communion at St. Rose Parish

News Staff

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Students from St. Rose of Lima Catholic School and the St. Rose CCD Program made their First Holy Communion on Saturday, April 26 at a 10 a.m. Mass.

St. Rose picks Orsak for St. Mother Seton Award

News Staff

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

The Diocese of Victoria Office of Catholic Schools, in partnership with home and school associations throughout the diocese, held the St. Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton Awards ceremony at the Shiner K.C. Hall on Thursday evening, April 10.This year, St.

The descendants of the Peter Sommer family have donated $1,081.64 to the Schulenburg Area Food Pantry. Shown are Violet Sommer Hollas (center), granddaughter, Debra Blansitt (right), great-granddaughter, and Ed Semler (left), Food Pantry board member.

Sommer family contributes to SAFP

News Staff

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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