ROCKWALL, TX – October 30, 2020 — Meet Moishy Kalmenson, a local Rabbi who along with his wife Chana is looking to create a warm and vibrant Jewish community center for Rockwall County known as a Chabad House. Chabad is a worldwide movement providing Jews all around the world with a place where they can […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 25, 2020) First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, located at 1200 Yellow Jacket Lane, will host a Drive-Thru Pecan Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Organizers say this is a “new crop of the best pecans in Texas!” Proceeds from the pecan sale will benefit missions and charities […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 24, 2020 — The wheels on the bus go round and round after nearly six months of sheltering in place. Two of my grandchildren – sporting colorful new masks – are hopping aboard. Attending school may well become the most notable event of Fall 2020. To open or not to open? […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 22, 2020) My usual Saturday morning phone call to my elderly parents opened with a question I’d never before asked them: “Do you have plenty of toilet paper?” Isolated in the early months of COVID-19, they depended solely on my time-challenged sister’s weekly visit and grocery run. My father answered and eased […]
Join in the LIVE YouTube broadcast by Rockwall United | Ministerial Alliance for the NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2020. To access the LIVE broadcast, visit rockwallunited.com. Rockwall United is a Rockwall County Ministerial Alliance consisting of pastors and leaders from churches in Rockwall County. Their mission: through strategy and actions of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 22, 2020) On Saturday, May 2, First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall will hold a donation drive of desperately needed hygiene products for Helping Hands of Rockwall County. Helping Hands is in need of: toothpaste and toothbrushes (adult and children), deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, skin/body lotion, disposable razors, sanitary pads of varying sizes […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 5, 2020) My heart beats faster as the clock strikes midnight in the fairy tale movie. Cinderella is running down the castle steps with the awful realization that her beautiful clothing will soon return to rags. I recall two episodes of real panic, and both involved the same child. Our son, at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 14, 2020) Lake Pointe Church volunteers have been busy this afternoon collecting drive-thru food donations, running them inside to be sorted, assembled and packed up to make sure kids are fed during extended Spring Break. Lake Pointe’s website says, “As a church we will be here to meet the needs of […]
The year 2020 arrived with more than a bang: a US embassy attack followed by ballistic missiles and the resulting loss of a passenger plane. Meanwhile, as Australia battled wildfire, several other countries experienced either earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Closer to home, we watched a troubling impeachment trial and grieved the death of a beloved […]
Join the First United Methodist Church of Heath for a special Christmas Eve Service on Tuesday, Dec. 24 beginning at 5:30 p.m. FUMC Heath is located at 140 Smirl Drive. For more information visit www.fumcheath.org. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your good news and […]