QUICK LOOK

Rockdale Ministerial Alliance will be holding Holy Week lunches on Monday through Wednesday of Holy Week, March 30, 31 and April 1. The lunches will begin at noon and should be finished by 1 p.m. each day and will be held in the fellowship hall of Peace Lutheran Church.

Small Town Big Book Festival a big success

The first annual Small Town Big Book Festival in Cameron was a big hit on Saturday with authors coming from as far away as Michigan and Missouri which filled all of the hotel rooms and Airbnbs in the area.

Easter Egg hunt at Fair Park April 3

The Rockdale PTO's annual Community Ester Egg Hunt will be held on Friday, April 3 from 10 a.m. to noon at Fair Park. The egg hunt starts at 10 a.m. sharp and is for toddlers through fifth grade.

Are we there yet?

“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13) O ur baby girl who is the perfect bookend to our family got married a couple of years ago. Her husband is a nice guy from Israel who is a ballet dancer. That’s not your typical love story, is it?

ATTENTION AREA PASTORS:

Our readers would love to hear from all of you. You are invited to submit a one-page Word document in 12-point type to kyle@rockdalereporter.com. Columns will be used on the Faith page, as space permits.

How the Irish saved civilization

On December 31, 406, the river Rhine froze solid, and hundreds of thousands of barbarian Goths crossed over the ice and down into Italy; and one morning, the city of Rome awoke to find Alaric, king of the Visigoth, and all his forces parked at their gates, and great was the fall of the Roman Empire.

CHURCH NEWS

First Baptist hosting Soup-er Prayer Sunday First Baptist Church will hold its Soup-er Prayer Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. March 15. Chicken noodle soup and crackers will be served in the parking lot and attendees will pray for anyone that needs it.