St. Michael’s Vacation Bible School Begins Next Week

Vacation Bible School will be held June 26-29 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sign up your children or grandchildren today. Use the link below to register your child. Each student will need to bring a white t-shirt on Sunday so that we can use it during our craft time. Please be sure to label the shirt with your child’s name on it.

If you have any questions, contact one of the Amanda Hart at (979) 540-0600 or Amanda Hankemeier at (979) 540-8143.

Sign up link: https://vbsmate.com/events/SMLCWinchester/2485.

Young at Heart

Young at Heart will be held on Tuesday, June 28, at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall. Dominoes and cards are played. Please bring a dish to share for a light snack during the afternoon.

Winchester Book Club

The June book will be The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich and will be discussed on June 21 at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. Everyone is welcome. This will be the last meeting until September.

Neighbors Night Out

Neighbors Night Out will be held on Wednesday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall. An ice cream social will be hosted by Rhoda and Sherwood Gersch. Bring your favorite ice cream, topping, or dessert to serve with ice cream and enjoy fellowship with your neighbors.

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 that you make sure that you close the bins so that any trash will remain in the bins and not blow.

Barn Board Quilt Trail

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-drive, available at your convenience, and is a great 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 can 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 following COVID-19 requirements. Rent is very reasonable.

The Little Free Library

The library 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. The Little Free Library is housed under the roof of the patio at Zilss Hall. There is also a bulletin board available on the patio. If you have an event, you would like to advertise, please post.

Birthdays

Wishing birthday congratulation to Jodi Miller, Ryan Wich, and Glen Becker-June 22; Johnny Green-23; and Candace Hill -24.

First United Methodist

The Winchester First United Methodist Church has services 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, please contact Rev Paul Whitmill at (512) 629-1428.

St. Michael’s Lutheran Church

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 for Worship and Bible Study. When you come to the church, please introduce yourself to Pastor Nate, he will be thrilled to meet you.

In Our Prayers

Those on the prayer list include: Don Buck, Marian Fritsche, Sam Gibbs, Evelyn Haschke, Bea Kilian, Mary Lehmann, Rose Lehmann, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, JoAnn Schneider, and Layne Schramm.

Remembering Our Shut-Ins

Charlene Franke, R. C. Franke, Evelyn Kasper, Lillian Pietsch, Thelma Kieschnick and Audrey Koenning.

In the US Armed Forces

US Air Force: Nathan Brothers, Eielson AFB, Fairbanks Alaska; Ryan Spray, San Antonio; US Army: Caleb Burton, Ft. Benning, Ga.; Warren Evans, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska; Jake Hagood, Ft. Hood; Byron Taylor, South Korea; Seth Lopez, Army Reserve National Guard, Egypt; Kaleb Pyle, Fort Jackson, S.C.; US Marines: Damien Hernandez, San Diego, Calif.; Kevin Gonzalez, San Francisco, Calif.; US Navy: Christopher Brand, Great Lakes, Ill.; US Coast Guard: Brett Smith, Corpus Christi.

Calendar of Coming Events

June 21-Winchester Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

June 26-29-St. Michael’s Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School at the Park Pavilion begins at 5:30 p.m.

June 28-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. Zilss Hall

June 28-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

Have News?

If anyone has news to share and/or corrections please call me, Rhoda Gersch, at (979) 242- 3213 or email at rmgersch@yahoo.com.