We need to start earning those stars again

How do we measure our faith? What’s our metric? How do we know how we’re doing as Christians? We used to celebrate people’s attendance, bring them in front of the church and give them a pin. That’s not bad, especially in today’s culture where regular church attendance has become 3 out of 6 Sundays.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open 10 a.m. until noon weekdays. Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome, especially one-pound bags of rice, pinto beans, macaroni and cheese, canned soups and peanut butter.

Tips to improve skills in reading for your student

This week Rockdale Intermediate School Principal Kathy Pelzel has some tips on improving your child’s reading skills: • Kids who read often and widely get better at it. At Rockdale Intermediate students are required to read every night for at least 20 minutes.

ROCKDALE’S TURN—

The Rockdale Rotary Club continued its project of donating dictionaries to third graders in Milam County Schools last week with a visit to Rockdale Intermediate school.

EDUCATION NOTES

Rockdale Elementary Wednesday—First grade PLC Meeting, 7:30 .m. Thursday—Kindergarten PLC Meeting, 7:30 p.m.; Gold Out Pep Rally, Rockdale High School; wear Gold Out Shirts. Rockdale Intermediate Wednesday—Specials PE; PALs, 1 p.m. Thursday—Specials, PE; Gold Out Pep Rally, 9:30 a.m.

Monitor your student’s grades online

It’s hard to believe, but we’ve already completed our first three weeks of school. We’ve had a great start and our faculty, staff and students have the school year up and running smoothly.

Long legacy for local Girl Scouts

Rockdale Girl Scouting has a long and proud history. Meetings were held in homes in the 1930s. Hostesses from the 30s to the 50s included Gladys Maxwell, Dottie Stewart, Nettie Turner, Florence Marrs, Jerry Weed, Jane Hood, Willyne Lamb and Nita Jones. Scouts also used the St.

Why I’m a minister

Sept. 3, marked the anniversary of my first sermon in my home church on Sunday, Sept. 3, 1939.

CHURCH NEWS

Note-burning Sept. 23 at Meadowbrook Baptist Meadowbrook Baptist Church will hold a note-burning event Sunday, Sept. 23 during a potluck luncheon following 11 a.m. morning worship, according to Pastor Steven Ammons. “This marks our church as being completely debt-free,” he said.

Bible studying, Bible doing 2 different things

Iwas sitting at the church secretary’s desk yesterday working on the church bulletin (hey, it’s what pastors do) and a guy came in looking for some help. He needed some groceries.