Good Friday Holiday
Many local businesses will be closed or close early in observance of Good Friday, April 15.
Good Friday Community Service
The annual Good Friday community service will be held at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 712 Summit St., on April 15 at noon.
Schulenburg Sharks Swim Team Registration
The Schulenburg Sharks swim team will hold registration on Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to noon in the SISD new gym.
Youth age 6 to under 18 can participate. Cost is $75 for the first swimmer and $65 for each additional swimmer. Registration received after April 30 will cost an extra $20 per swimmer. Forms should be printed out from www.sburgsharks.weebly.com and brought to registration.
For more information, contact Nanci Hadash at 361-772-5818 or Caitlyn Herzik at 979-561-6614.
Easter ‘Fellowship on the Grounds’ at First United Methodist
First United Methodist Church of Schulenburg will host “Fellowship on the Grounds” on Easter Sunday, April 17 beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Easter bunny will be available for pictures. Visitors can enjoy refreshments, games, story time, goody bags and more.
First United Methodist Church will have Easter Sunday worship services at 10:30 a.m. and everyone is invited to stay and join the congregation. The church is located at 209 North Upton Ave.
Moulton Catholic Church Easter Picnic
The Moulton Catholic Church will hold an Easter picnic on Sunday, April 17 at the St. Joseph’s Social Center. Mass will be at 10 a.m. followed by an Easter egg hunt. A fried chicken dinner for $12 per plate will be served starting at 10:30 a.m. (dine-in, drive-thru plates-to-go and fried chicken-to-go will be available).
Music will be by Ken Brothers (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Blue Denim (3:30 to 7:30 p.m.). A live auction will start at 1 p.m. There will also be cake/plant walks, country store, hamburgers, refreshments, etc. For more information, call 361-596-4674 or visit www.stjosephsmoulton.org.
American Legion Chicken Fried Chicken Breast Dinner
American Legion McBride Post 143 will serve a drive-thru-only chicken fried chicken breast dinner on Thursday, April 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Legion Home in Wolters Park. The plates will include chicken fried chicken breast, white gravy, mashed potatoes, and mixed vegetables. Tickets ($12 each) are available at Schulenburg Printing, Schulenburg Sticker, Grahmann’s True Value or from any Legion member. Only a limited number of tickets will be available at the drive-thru.
The Auxiliary will have bake sale items available for purchase.
St. James MBC Texas Sausage Plates Weekly Fundraiser
St. James Missionary Baptist Church will hold a weekly fundraiser every Saturday starting April 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 pm. at the church, 1103 James Ave. Texas sausage plates ($12 each) will be served drive-thru or dine-in and feature sausage from Schulenburg, Weimar, Gonzales, Luling, Lockhart, Elgin and Waelder (choice of one kind of sausage) along with potato salad, beans, cornbread, crackers, onions, pickles and barbecue sauce. For more information, call 979-743-4022, 979-997-1207 or 979-997-1327.
St. Michael, Weimar, Spring Festival
The St. Michael Catholic Church Spring Festival will be held Sunday, April 24 at Veterans Memorial Park in Weimar. A fried chicken/sausage dinner will be served at 11 a.m. for $12 per plate, with drive-thru take-home plates available at St. Michael Family Center.
Music will be provided by the Czechaholics and Broken Spokes (11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.). There will also be an auction (1 p.m.), bingo (2-6 p.m.), antique/classic car show, balloon artist Bobby Cordell (noon to 2 p.m.), bounce house (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.), mechanical bull, country store, cake walk, treasure chest, fish pond, train ride, Plinko, etc. Hamburgers, cold drinks and show cones will be available.
Schulenburg 4-H Rack of Ribs Sale
The Schulenburg 4-H Club is selling racks of ribs for $25 each, with pickup on Wednesday, April 27 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at City Market, which is preparing the ribs. For tickets, contact any Schulenburg 4-H member or the club manager at 979-249-7279.
Legion Raising Funds for SISD Band Trip to D.C.
Schulenburg American Legion Post 143 is helping raise funds to defray the costs for the Schulenburg ISD band to go to Washington, D.C. to perform in the National Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 30.
Donations of any amount are being accepted by Post 143 and 100 percent of all funds raised will be donated to the band for its expenses for this event. Donations can be mailed to Schulenburg American Legion Post 143, Band Fundraiser, P.O. Box 441, Schulenburg, TX 78956. Deadline for donations is May 1.