Easter activities at Schulenburg Public Library
Everyone is invited to come visit with the Easter bunny at the Schulenburg Public Library, 310 Simpson, on Saturday, March 28 and join in an Easter egg hunt. Activities will start at 10 am.
Participants should bring their own Easter basket and can also enter a drawing to win an Easter gift basket. This Easter event is hosted by the Friends of the Schulenburg Public Library.
St. Rose Altar Society Palm Sunday Dinner
The St. Rose Altar Society will hold its Palm Sunday fried chicken dinner on March 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Schulenburg Hall. The drive-thru-only plates will cost $15 each and include fried chicken with all the trimmings. A free-will donation bake sale will also be held.
Good Friday Holiday
Many local businesses will be closed or will close early in observance of Good Friday, April 3.
Community Good Friday Service
The community Good Friday service hosted by the Schulenburg Ministerial Alliance will be held at United Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swiss Alp, on April 3 at noon. A meal with Connie Koopmann’s chicken spaghetti will follow at 1 p.m. Pastor J.P. Kessie of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church will preach. United Evangelical Lutheran Church is located at 2038 FM 3171 off Highway 77 north of Schulenburg.
Holy Week, Easter Services at First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, 110 North Upton Ave., will hold HolyWeek services as follows: Palm Sunday, March 29, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 10:45 a.m.; and Maundy Thursday, April 2 service at 6 p.m.
On Easter Sunday, April 5, sunrise service will be held at 7 a.m., Sunday School will begin at 9:30 a.m. and worship service will start at 10:45 a.m., followed by an Easter egg hunt for children nursery-age to fifth grade.
For more, visit www.fbcschulenburg.net or call 979-743-3621.
Freyburg Methodist Church Easter Sunrise Service
Freyburg Methodist Church, 4520 FM 2238 northwest of Schulenburg, will hold an Easter sunrise service on Sunday, April 5 at 7:30 a.m. Afterward, breakfast/brunch will be served in the Fellowship Haus. All are invited. For more information, contact Junette Rodecap at 979-743-0623.
Schulenburg Sausagefest
The 11th annual Schulenburg Sausagefest will be held on Saturday, April 11 in downtown Schulenburg from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. It’s the only festival in Texas with sausage-making contests plus homemade wine, sauerkraut and pickles.
Activities will start at 11:15 a.m. with the “Shortest Parade in Texas.” Live music will feature Czechaholics, Matt Bonner Band and Mark Halata & Texavia. There will be a hog-calling contest, sausage-toss contest, arts/ crafts vendors, grand march, children’s activities, fun run, American Legion black bean motorcycle ride, biergarten and food. Admission is free.
For more information, contact the Schulenburg Chamber of Commerce at 979-743-4514 or schulenburgsausagefest@gmail.com or visit www. schulenburgsausagefest.com.