Community Enjoys Open House in Winchester

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The Open House at Zilss Hall was attended by a nice crowd to view the new kitchen recently installed in the community building. Thanks were given to Michele and Michael Weth who constructed the custom-made cabinets. Dinah Breeden, Vice Chairman of the organization, announced that additional improvements are being planned. Recently, Richard Schafer and Travis Odom, WACA members, worked with the local Master Gardeners to place planters and plants on the porch of the hall. Altman’s of Giddings helped with the project also.

St. Michael’s VBS

Summer 2023 Vacation Bible School, “God’s Living Water, Jesus,” will be held starting Sunday, June 25 until Thursday, June 29 at the St. Michael’s Park Pavilion in Winchester. School will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. each evening. For more information, contactAmanda Hankemeier at (979) 540-7094 or amandahankemeier@ gmail.com.

Round Table Book Club The Winchester Round Table book club will meet Tuesday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. The club will be discussing “The Fire and The Ore” by Olivia Hawker, a true story of three women in the Utah Territory in 1857. Everyone is welcome.

TWHS Scholarship Program The Texas Wendish Heritage Society (TWHS) appreciates support given to our scholarship program. All Texas Wendish Heritage Scholarship funds are received through fundraising projects and donations. The TWHS scholarship program is available to students of Wendish descent and encourages students to learn more about their Wendish heritage. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or trade school for Fall 2023 semester. 20232024 scholarship applications are available online at texaswendish. org and on the Texas Wendish Facebook Page. The entire process is online and must be submitted digitally by the deadline; 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, 2023. For more information contact the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum at (979) 366-2441 or museum@texaswendish.net.

Recycling Trailer

The Winchester recycling trailer is located on the side of Zilss Hall on Memorial Hall Street. Please place your recycling in the appropriate bins. We would appreciate it if you make sure that you close the bins so that any trash will remain in the bins and not blow out.

Barn Board Quilt Trail

This summer is the perfect time to drive out to Winchester, pick up a map at Murphy’s or Zilss Hall, and enjoy viewing the 65 quilt blocks displayed in our area. The trail is self-driven, available at your convenience, and is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon viewing quilt blocks on fences, gates, barns, and houses that can be seen from the road. Winchester Barn Board Quilt Trail maps may be picked up at the Texas Quilt Museum, Casino Hall, the Wendish Museum, quilt stores, and other businesses in Giddings, Smithville, and La Grange.

Zilss Community Hall

Anyone wishing to rent Zilss Hall should contact (512) 434-0292. The hall is inexpensive and air conditioned and is now available for rentals following renovations.

The Little Free Library

The library is on the covered patio at Hall and is always open and has a variety of authors. Space is limited, so please, if you donate a book(s) look through the current selection and take as many as you leave. Also on the patio, there is a bulletin board available to post event notices.

Birthdays

Birthday wishes are extended to Verlene Hobratschk- 21; Jodi Miller, Ryan Wich, and Glen Becker-22; Johnny Green-23; and Candice Hill-24.

First United Methodist Church The Winchester First United Methodist Church has service on the first and third Sunday of the month at 8:30 a.m. The Rev. Patricia Zaiontz-Newcomer is the pastor.

Shiloh Baptist Church

The Shiloh Baptist Church is located on FM 153 at North Raymond Road. For more information, contact Rev. Paul Whitmill at (512) 629-1428.

St. Michael’s Lutheran The weekly worship service takes place at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning in the sanctuary. Following the worship service, you may gather in the Education Building for Bible Study and Sunday School beginning at 10:15 a.m. You are welcome to visit.

Condolences

Prayers are extended to the family of Paul Schramm, 73, of Warda who passed away on June 14, 2023. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda. The family will be present for visitation at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings on Tuesday evening from 5-7 p.m. Paul is survived by his wife Jeanette, daughters Lisa and Tiffany and their families.

In Our Prayers

Kourtney Burton, Dale Dunk, Sam Gibbs, Evelyn Haschke, Bea Kilian, Mary Lehmann, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Evelyn Parker, Marceil Prestridge and Layne Schramm.

Calendar of Events

June 20-Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

June 24-Quilt Block Paint Class meets at 10 a.m. at Zilss Hall.

June 25-St. Michael’s Vacation Bible School at the Park Pavilion at 5:30 p.m.

June 27-Young at Heart meets at Zilss Hall at 2 p.m.

June 27-Winchester Area VFD meeting at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

Have News?

If anyone has news to share with readers of the Winchester News column, contact Rhoda Gersch, at (512) 2370842 or email rmgersch@yahoo. com.