The City of Coupland now has a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cityofcoupland/. The page has photos of Coupland and announcements of Council and committee meetings. Mayor Jack Piper says, “Please like it and follow along to see what’s happening in our little town of Coupland.” Caitlyn Voelker is the admin.
COUPLAND CIVIC ORGANIZATION (CCO)
The CCO is resuming its golf tournament, which had been cancelled due to COVID. Board member Jonathan Jones is organizing the tournament, which is scheduled for Aug. 6 at 8 a.m. at Taylor’s Mustang Creek Golf Club. The tournament is one of the major CCO fundraisers which helps to maintain the historic depot and to continue work on the caboose.
In October, the CCO will hold its annual Choo Choo Fest, with the barbecue dinner by Coupland’s Master Chef Peter Wabbel and the ever-popular Kiddie Express Train.
SCHOOL NEWS
In June, Coupland ISD held summer school beginning at 7:15 a.m. Summer office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, with the office closed Fridays. Please contact the office at 512-856-2422 or email [email protected] if you need information about new student registration.
Registration is July 26-28 and Meet the Teacher Night is tentatively Aug. 11. The first day of school is Aug. 17.
ST. PETER’S CHURCH OF COUPLAND
The LIFT (Ladies in Fellowship Together) ladies meet the second Monday of even numbered months. The Men’s Brotherhood meets each second Monday and sponsors a “42” Domino game from 2 to 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of even numbered months.
The next seniors’ luncheon will be a picnic luncheon on July 19 at 11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs Lois Schmidt and Sandra Wernli note, “’42’ Dominoes and Bingo will be played. If you play Bingo, you are encouraged to bring a prize under $10. So, come join us for a fun day.”
Then, the next luncheon will be Sept. 20.
On June 16, the St. Peter’s Diners went to Mas Fajitas. After dinner, they collected an offering for the Taylor Food Pantry. On June 19, during morning worship, Cayli Johns was confirmed, and all fathers were recognized for Father’s Day.
On June 21, Coffee Connections was at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room, and the Elgin Ministerial Alliance was at 11:30 a.m.
On June 26, St. Peter’s held its potluck lunch after worship. Everyone is welcome at the services Sunday at 10:15 a.m.
For more infor mation, see www.CouplandChurch.org or email [email protected].
NEW SWEDEN CHURCH
New Sweden Church holds Adult Bible Class on Sunday at 9:15 a.m. Sunday school is 9:30, and services are at 10:30 a.m.
On June 19, the ladies of the WELCA committee served breakfast for Father’s Day.
The Mid-Summer Swedish Celebration was June 23 at the Elgin S.P.J.S.T. Hall.
There was a silent auction, a May pole, and a Swedish store. Social hour was at 5 p.m., and the meal was served at 6:30 p.m. For dessert, there was a Swedish bakery.
Barbara Carisalez says, “Our God and Country Program will be held again this year on June 26 with a meal and festivities starting at 5 p.m. and program at 7 p.m. We recognize every branch of the military at the end of the service. Ice cream will be served in the parish hall after the service. All are welcome to all of our services and events.”
The church picnic will be Sunday, July 24 at 5:30 p.m.
New Sweden is holding a backpacks for schoolchildren project from July 1 through July 31. They are filling 100 backpacks by Aug. 6.
Pastor Hans Lillejord says, “We are asking you to bring school supplies to church with you. We also accept monetary donations which can be sent to the church address. Thank you in advance for all your love and support in this blessed gift for the children of your community in need. The backpacks will be blessed during the Sunday morning church service on Aug. 7.”
New Sweden Church is at 12809 New Sweden Church Road.
For information, go to [email protected] and www.newswedenelca.org.
TYPE CHURCH
Pastor Terrence Kennedy says, “We need you at church to encourage us, to love us, to lift us up when we are discouraged, to rejoice with us when we are happy, and so we can be there for you as well. Never been to church, then come on out; we invite you to join in the fun.”
Everyone is welcome at Type Church, 1200 County Road 466, about five miles east-southeast of Coupland. Services start at 10:30 on Sunday morning. Type offers Children’s Church and a nursery. For more information, email Pastor Terrence Kennedy at [email protected] or call him at 512- 599-7761.
Sermons are on the church’s Facebook page, Type,Church.1.
COUPLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Coupland Volunteer Fire Department warns everyone that Williamson County has a burn ban in effect.
The merger of the Coupland and Thrall departments is almost complete. There will be one department under ESD#10. Station 1 will be Coupland, and station 2 will be Thrall. The chief will be
The chief will be Mark Moellenberg who is Thrall’s chief, and the assistant chief will be Jared Cummings who is Coupland’s chief. Eleven firefighters are attending the Ignis Fire Academy.
FLAG DAY AT MAGER CEMETERY
Bonne Kaderka says, “The Mager Cemetery sits on a quiet acre of land at the top of a low hill shaded by scattered liveoak trees a mile or so south of Beyersville. The land for the cemetery was donated by Reinhold Mager, a German immigrant. For Flag Day, members of Hermann Sons Lodge in Coupland and some family members spent the morning decorating the cemetery, placing small U.S. flags on each grave”. The cemetery has
The cemetery has 55 grave sites including those of Reinhold Mager and his wife, Francisca. The first burial in the cemetery was that of Albert Mager in 1900. Reinhold died in 1930. His wife died in 1951 and was the last person to be buried there.
Kaderka adds, “Most of the tombstones in the Mager Cemetery bear inscriptions in German. Many of the grave sites tell stories, including a spate of markers put in during the Influenza Epidemic of 1919 when at least four people were buried in a two-week span.”
Bonnie, Robert and Russell Kaderka currently maintain the cemetery, which acquired a Texas historical marker in 2001.
