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Shiner Catholic Church Sacred Heart Parish prepares for picnic
Fall Festival coming up FROM A NEWS RELEASE
FROM A NEWS RELEASE
Shiner Catholic Church in
Shiner is holding its 96th
annual Fall Picnic on Sept.
3 at the KC Park, 103 S. Av-
enue G. Dinner will be
served from 10:30 a.m. to 2
p.m. in the dining room.
To-go plates will be avail-
able from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. or until sold out
at the Kaspar Pavilion in
Green-Dickson Park.
A country store featuring
kolaches, pigs in the blan-
ket, canned and baked
goods will begin at 8 a.m.
The big country auction will
feature many unique items
up for sale, including cattle,
homemade quilts, Spoetzl
Brewery memorabilia and
hundreds of other items.
There will be lots of mu-
sic all day beginning at 11
a.m. until 1 a.m.
Arts and crafts booths will
be set up in and around the
old dining room. Old fash-
ioned bingo, a grocery
wheel, plant and cake-
wheels, ball throw, fish
pond, ring toss, wheel of
fortune and other games for
children will be available.
Check out the picnic flyer
on the church website at ss-
cmshiner.org or call the
parish office at 361-594-3836.
Community news items
can be submitted online
at VictoriaAdvo-
cate.com, emailed to
planner@vicad.com,
faxed to 361-574-1220.
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have to leave law enforce-
ment with a tool to use with
those who are mentally de-
ranged and acting out on
their mental impulses – the
ones who aren’t transgen-
dered and looking for ways
to do harm.”
Jim Ford, a member of the
Unitarian Church in Victo-
ria, which accepts all re-
ligions and spiritual follow-
ers as equal, said he sup-
ports Texas Impact’s efforts
to call attention to unnec-
noon. Later in the after-
The Sacred Heart Parish
Fall Picnic begins at 10:30
a.m. Sept. 3 at the KC Hall
in Hallettsville.
The meal will be served
from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Drive through to-go plates
will be served from 10:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Country-
fried chicken, stew and
homemade cornbread
dressing with all the trim-
mings will served. Plates
are $10 for adults and $5
for children age 10 and
younger.
There will be a short
memorial at 1 p.m. given
by the Rev. Msgr. John Pe-
ters.
The activities include a
cake walk, country store,
religious articles booth,
and bingo, played from
noon to 6 p.m.
A washer pitching tour-
nament will be held at 5
p.m.
There will be kiddie
games and rides all after-
Church to recognize first responders
FROM A NEWS RELEASE
Christ the Victor Luther-
an Church, 202 Stanly St.,
is one of nearly 10,000
congregations of the
Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America partic-
ipating in “God’s work.
Our hands” on Sept. 10.
On this day of dedicated
service, Christ the Victor
will recognize, honor and
thank our first responders,
Victoria’s firefighters, by
providing breakfast at six
essary legislation.
“Bills like this divert the
legislature from the things
that need their attention,
like finances and education,
impending water shortages
and other things,” he said.
“There are a lot more im-
portant things the legisla-
ture should be devoting
their time to than where we
go to the bathroom.”
Ford said the Unitarian
Church welcomes the
LGBT community and
doesn’t feel the need to tell
them which bathroom they
can use.
“I support what Texas Im-
pact is doing, and we need to
BREAD CRUMBS
Roots of that hatred, prejudice go much deeper
It has become the most
liked tweet of all time. Re-
acting to the attack in
Charlottesville, Virginia
and the subsequent racial
tensions around the coun-
try, former President
Barack Obama posted on
Twitter: “No one is born
hating another person be-
cause of the color of his
skin or his background or
his religion.”
President Obama was
quoting Nelson Mandela’s
1994 autobiography “Long
Walk to Freedom,” and his
point is that hatred and
racism are learned behav-
iors.
They often are.
When children see and
hear prejudice from their
parents or grandparents –
from their society or cul-
ture – they often accept it
and make it their own.
Much of the vitriol and vi-
olence in our world today
has been passed down
from generation to gener-
ation – from father to son.
That being said, I feel I
must respectfully disagree
with President Obama and
noon, hamburgers, french
fries, nachos, popcorn, fun-
nel cakes, snow cones,
lemonade and soda water
will be served.
The auction begins at 1
p.m. Sacred Heart is raf-
fling a 2017 Polaris Ranger
with 12 foot Load Trail
Landscape Trailer and 13
additional prizes benefiting
Sacred Heart Catholic
School. Tickets are $35
each.
There are also church
picnic raffle tickets with 25
prizes available from
parishioners and at the
picnic. The tickets are $1
each.
Music on the main pavil-
ion will be provided by
Konvanda Czech Band
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There will be a free dance
on the Polka Pavilion/Bier-
garten with music by The
Dujka Brothers and The
Red Ravens from 1 to 7
p.m.
Victoria fire stations.
Christ the Victor Luther-
an Church will hold one
worship service on this
day at 10:30 a.m., with no
Sunday School so that all
who wish can participate
in the service project.
The Victoria community
is welcome to join the
congregation in honoring
our firemen. Call the
church office at
361-575-4363 for more in-
formation.
tell the legislature to go get
their mind on something
else,” he said.
Cozby said the bills, while
funnily referred to as bath-
room bills, are important
legislation.
“It’s a real privacy issue, a
real issue of public safety.
That’s part of the legisla-
ture’s responsibility – to
protect us from people who
don’t want to do the right
thing,” he said. “The gov-
ernment’s first responsibil-
ity is to protect us.”
It is unlikely the legisla-
ture would review another
bathroom bill until the next
regular 2019 session.
VictoriaAdvocate.
FA I T H
Nelson Man- sin. You don’t have to teach vation and strength to love
dela. State- a person to be selfish. You everyone – even those
ments like don’t have to teach people who are different than us
theirs reflect to hate. We do it quite nat- – even those who seem to
a mistaken urally on our own. be unlovable.
philosophy King David admitted in The recent attack in
prevalent in Psalm 51, “Surely I was Charlottesville, Virginia is
ANDREW our world to- sinful from birth, sinful a reminder that hatred and
SCHROER day, namely, from the time my mother prejudice are alive and well
BREAD that people conceived me.” From the in our world today. Much of
CRUMBS are inherent- moment of conception we the racism and tension in
ly good and only act badly are stained with selfish- our country has been
because of their upbring- ness. We are sinful down learned and passed from
ing or negative influences to our very genes. Your in- generation to generation.
in their lives. fant daughter can figure We need to do everything
Our children are inun- out on her own how to get we can to stop that cycle.
dated by that philosophy angry without ever having But the roots of that ha-
on television, in the seen you get angry. tred and prejudice go
movies and even at school. We don’t need to be much deeper. They are en-
In the 2013 Disney movie taught how to sin. We do, sconced in the heart of ev-
“Frozen,” the trolls sang however, need to be taught ery human being on this
to our children, “People how to truly love. To un- planet.
make bad choices if derstand love we need to The only cure for that is
they ’re mad or scared or simply see Jesus who Jesus.
stressed, but throw a little loved us, the unlovable. In
love their way and you’ll fact, he loved us so much, Pastor Andrew Schroer
bring out their best.” he sacrificed everything, has been a pastor for
In other words, people do including his life for us. He more than 15 years and
bad things because of the suffered the punishment of is currently serving at
bad influences or problems all our selfishness, anger Redeemer Lutheran
in their lives. Deep down and hate on the cross. Church in Edna. Read
people are good. Sin is Seeing his love and for- more of his devotional
simply a learned behavior. giveness shows us what writing and contact
The problem is, you don’t true love is. His love and him at 364DaysofT-
have to teach a child to forgiveness are our moti- hanksgiving.com.
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CONTINUED FROM D1 Holy Cross Catholic Church and more. The live auction
in Yorktown is its ANNUAL begins at 12:30 p.m. First
Visit sscmshiner.org or call FESTIVAL. Mass with cel- English Lutheran Church is
the parish office at ebrant Father Roger Hawes located at 516 N. Main St.
361-594-3836 for more in- begins at 9:30 a.m. The For more information, call
formation. festivities start at 10:30 the church at
a.m. at the Yorktown Com- 361-575-3623.
Sacred Heart Catholic munity Hall with entertain-
Church is having its FALL ment by Yorktown’s own Palestine Missionary Baptist
PICNIC beginning at 10:30 D.J. Val Mungia playing Church will have a MEN’S
a.m. at the Hallettsville waltzes, polkas and country AND WOMEN’S DAY PRO-
Knights of Columbus Hall, music. The country store GRAM at 3 p.m. The guest
321 US Highway 77, in Hal- will be open at 10:30 a.m. minister is the Rev. Vernon
lettsville. Plates will be A dinner with beef shoulder Garza, of Mt. Calvary Bap-
served from 10:30 a.m. to clod barbecue, homemade tist Church. For more in-
1:30 p.m. Drive-thru and sausage, and all the trim- formation, contact Brenda
to-go plates will be served mings will be served be- or Alfred Williams at
from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; ginning at 11 a.m. in the 361-578-6120.
serving country fried chick- air-conditioned dining hall.
en, stew and homemade Plates to-go will also be OCT. 8
cornbread dressing with all available. Plates are $10 for Our Lady of Guadalupe
the trimmings. Adults are adults and $5 for children Catholic Church, 501 B
$10 each and children 10 under 12 years old. Chil- Williams St., in Tivoli, is
and younger are $5. Ac- dren’s activities and a cake- having its ANNUAL PARISH
tivities include a cakewalk, walk will also be available FESTIVAL. Barbecue brisket
country store, religious ar- for additional fun. At 12:30, plates with all the trim-
ticles booth, bingo and the live auction will begin. mings, tea and dessert will
washer pitching tourna- The drawing for the raffle be served beginning at 11
ment. The auction begins at prizes will be at 3 p.m. a.m. for $9 each. There will
1 p.m.; prizes include cat- also be a live auction, bin-
tle, quilts, antiques, home- Christ the Victor Lutheran go, raffle, bake sale and
made canned goods, noo- Church, 202 Stanly St., will kids’ games.
dles, vegetables, outdoor RECOGNIZE , HONOR AND
furniture and more. Raffle THANK FIRST RESPON- Regularly occurring
tickets may be purchased DERS, Victoria’s Firefight- church services, Bible
from Parishioners or at the ers, by providing breakfast studies and classes will
picnic. Music on the Main at six Victoria Fire Stations be posted on our online
Pavilion will feature Kovan- at 8 a.m. There will be one calendar only.
da Czech Band, from 11 worship service on this day
a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be at 10:30 a.m., with no Sun-
a free dance at the the Pol- day School. The Victoria
ka Pavilion/Biergarten with Community is welcome to
The Dujka Brothers and Red join the congregation in Christ the King
Ravens from 1 to 7 p.m. honoring our brave firemen.
Call the church office at Lutheran Church
SEPT. 6 361-575-4363 for more in- LCMS
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PRAYER ON THE SQUARE Victoria,TX 77905
SEPT. 17
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 361-894-3623
p.m. at Deleon Plaza, 101
Main St. Join us the first
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
HERITAGE DAY CELEBRA-

Sunday School
Wednesday of each month TION begins with worship
for prayer for our leaders, service at 10 a.m. with 9 am
Traditional Worship
our community, churches,
schools, nation, ourselves
guest pastor, the Rev. Joe
Garcia. Barbecue will be 10:00 am

and etc. During prayer time served from 11 a.m. to 1
please be respectful of oth- p.m. for $10 per plate; Pastor David M Couchman
ers. For more information, available for dine-in or
contact Carmia Green at drive-through. Activities be-
361-582-6074. gin at 11 a.m. and include a
cake walk, silent auction, Communion 1st and
SEPT. 10 country store, kids events 3rd Sunday
LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF Victoria
TRINITY CHRIST THE VICTOR
202 STANLY (ELCA)
ZION LUTHERAN
106 N. DELEON (ELCA) 12183 FM 236 (LCMS)
Sunday Worship.......................8:45 am
Sunday Holy Communion........8:00 am Children’s Sunday School.......8:30 am
Sunday School..........................9:15 am Coffee Fellowship.....................9:45 am Adult Sunday School...............8:30 am
Sunday Worship......................10:30 am Sunday School........................10:00 am
Contemporary Worship.........11:15 am Traditional Worship................10:00 am
Holy Communion 1st & 3rd
Sunday @ 10:30 Service 4th Thursday Soaking & Healing Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday
Pastor: Barney Matocha Prayer Service 6:00 pm
Youth & Family Minister: Kara Hairell Pastor: Cheryl Kester-Schmidt Pastor: Jonathan Meyer
email: staff@trinityvictoria.net Communion Every Sunday
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Coffee & Sharing..............................8:30 am Holy Communion every service Sunday Traditional Worship......... 8:00 am
Sunday Worship...............................9:10 am Sunday Worship.......................8:00 am Sunday Contemporary Worship 10:30 am
Sunday School & Bible Classes .. 10:30 am Communion ..................1st & 3rd Sundays
Sunday School for all ages.....9:15 am
Sunday School ................................9:15 am
Sunday Worship.....................10:30 am
Men’s Nondenominational Bible Study
Pastor: Jim Pearson Pastors: John Waak
Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm Sunday TV Broadcast 10:30 am
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