Winchester Civic Association Planning Fall Fun Run/Walk

The first planning meeting for the Winchester Scarecrow Fun Run/Walk was held this past week. The run is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26. All proceeds from the Run/Walk will benefit the Winchester Area Civic Association’s Scholarship Fund. More information will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead. If you are interested in sponsoring the event or would like to participate, please contact Michele Weth at sweetcity@aol.com or Karen Derr at karencderr@gmail.com.

St. Michael’s VBS 

St. Michael’s Vacation Bible School kicked off at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 23 and runs through June 27. This year’s VBS theme is “SCUBA: Diving into Friendship with God”. Contact Amanda Hart for more information at (979) 540-0600 or amandalaurenhart@ gmail.com.

Round Table Book Club 

The Round Table Book Club will not meet in July or August and has set the September meeting for Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. The selection for reading is “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters.

75th Anniversary Calendar 

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Winchester Community Center & Winchester Civic Association, the association is working on a historic calendar to sell for 2025. Funds will be used for building maintenance, painting or scholarships.

The association is looking for historic Winchester area pictures, buildings, people, family, or events. If you have any pictures that you might like included, please call Michele Weth at (281) 4359245. Your pictures will be scanned and returned to you.

Quilt Block 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 on the Quilt Block Trail. 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.

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

Zilss Community Hall 

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

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 

Wishing happy birthdays to Bernice Latimer-June 27; Madelyn Franke-28; Justin Klehm-29; Frank Jones and Lexi Anderson-July 1.

Anniversaries 

Anniversary congratulations go out to Dorothy and Roger Loewe-June 28; Becky and Rich Leer and CJ and Jake Franke-29.

First United Methodist The Winchester First United Methodist Church has service on the first and third Sunday of the month at 9 a.m. Richard Johnson is the interim 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) 6291428. 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. The Reverend Nate Hill is the pastor. You are welcome to visit.

In Our Prayers 

Those on the prayer list include: Kourtney Burton, Sam Gibbs, Bea Kilian, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Colton Montgomery, and Layne Schramm.

Remembering Our Shut-Ins Charlene Franke, Evelyn Kasper, Lillian Pietsch, Thelma Kieschnick, Audrey Koenning, Marie and Raymond Schulz.

Calendar of Events 

June 23-27-St. Michael’s Vacation Bible School begins at 5:30 p.m. at Park Pavilion.

June 25-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

June 25-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Deptartment 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 e-mail rmgersch@yahoo.com.