Dripping Springs, Texas THE WARD WEEKLY | SUNDAY · SEP 06 2026 |
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A bona fide weekly dispatch
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
Good music. Questionable directions.
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A dispatch from the back roads The Dapper Dan is packed and the band is ready. The bass is still in the doorway, so the tour has been very local. We’re a long way from a recording contract, but we do have a ward talent show on the 19th. Here’s your bona fide guide to the week ahead. |
Sunday, September 6 Sunday’s program | |
Music: Dustin Fuller / Marilyn Felkner
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New schedule · Beginning September 6 Both classes, every week.The weekly “Is this Sunday School week?” question can officially retire. Starting this Sunday, we’ll have both Sunday School and quorum or class meetings every week.
25 MINUTES Sunday School |
5 MINUTES Change classes |
25 MINUTES EQ · RS YM · YW |
Adults and youth have five minutes to get to Sunday School after sacrament meeting. After Sunday School, adults attend elders quorum or Relief Society; youth attend their quorums or Young Women classes. Primary: 55 minutes, including singing time and classes. Read about the new Sunday schedule |
The main event Ward Talent Show & DinnerSaturday, September 19 · 6:00pm Stake center Your Soggy Bottom Boys moment awaits. All ages and all talents are welcome: share something onstage or at a table, or come for dinner and cheer everyone on. You could get discovered. It may be by someone who needs help stacking chairs, but that’s show business. |
Tuesday, September 8 Tuesday’s itinerary| GATHERERS & PRIESTS | 7:00pm Axe throwingAt Zatylny’s. |
| | BUILDERS OF FAITH | 7:00pm Doodles to DoorstepsMeet at Amanda Slade’s home. |
| | TEACHERS & DEACONS | 7:00pm Scripture Capture the FlagMeet at Highpoint. |
| | MESSENGERS | 7:00–8:30pm Pottery MakingAt Terri Bills’ home. Address and gate code: available from youth leaders |
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Pottery tip: decide what you made after it comes out. Much better odds of success. |
Ministering Look after your traveling companions.A good traveling companion notices when someone falls behind. Before heading home Sunday, check on someone sitting alone or someone you haven’t seen lately. Ask how their week went, and leave enough time for an answer. |
Fall classes · Enrollment is open Classes & CESAdult Religion Class10:00–11:30am · Stake center Teachings of the Living Prophets, taught by Brother and Sister Richardson. No fee. The class began August 25, and you can join at any time. Fall Institute ClassesAll young adults ages 18–35, single or married, are welcome. Classes began August 25, and students can join at any time. Institute of Religion · 2020 San Antonio St. Tues / Thurs 3:30pm | Jesus Christ and His Everlasting Gospel | Friday 10:00am | Jesus Christ and His Everlasting Gospel | Tuesday 7:00pm | The Divinely Inspired Constitution workshop | Wednesday 7:00pm | Jesus Christ and His Everlasting Gospel | Thursday 7:00pm | First Half of the Book of Mormon |
Gathering Place, Cedar Park Wednesday, 7:00pm · Saints, Our Story Parker Lane Chapel Thursday, 7:00pm · Spanish gospel questions class Dinner follows Wednesday and Thursday night classes. |
Temple recommends Interview times & locationsWard interviews Meet with the bishopric after church or request an appointment. | | Stake interviews · 7:00pm First Tuesday: Oak Hill Stake Center Third Tuesday: Parker Lane Chapel |
Next regular stake interviews: Tuesday, September 15 · 7:00pm · Parker Lane Chapel |
Saturday, September 19 Stake Day of ServiceAll youth combined at Lady Bird Lake. Time and further details to be announced. |
Come, Follow Me · September 7–13 “He Shall Direct Thy Paths”Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31 Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12 Proverbs offers wisdom for ordinary life: trust the Lord, choose your words carefully, and be willing to learn. Ecclesiastes is honest about how uncertain life can feel. Together, they invite us to follow Jesus Christ even when we don’t have everything figured out. Talk about it: What is one decision you’re facing this week, and what would it look like to trust the Lord with it? |
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TL;DR Before you hit the road.| Talent show | September 19, 6:00pm at the stake center. Ward Talent Show & Dinner: all ages and talents welcome. Sign up above, or come for dinner and cheer everyone on. | | Sunday | 10:30am. Fast and testimony meeting, with Rushton Budge’s farewell during the final part. Both second-hour classes meet this week. | | Tuesday | 7:00pm. Gatherers & Priests: axe throwing at Zatylny’s. Builders of Faith: Doodles to Doorsteps at Amanda Slade’s home. Teachers & Deacons: Scripture Capture the Flag at Highpoint. Messengers: pottery making, 7:00–8:30pm at Terri Bills’ home. Ask youth leaders for the address and gate code. | | Recommends | Ward interviews after church or by appointment. Next regular stake interviews: September 15, 7:00pm, Parker Lane. | | Service | September 19: youth stake service at Lady Bird Lake, time TBA. | | Classes | Adult religion class and fall Institute enrollment are open. See the schedules above; Institute welcomes ages 18–35, single or married. | | Study | “He Shall Direct Thy Paths,” selected chapters in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. |
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