Winchester Summer Neighbors Night Out Wednesday

The first Neighbors Night Out for the summer of 2024 will be held on Wednesday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall. The evening will be hosted by Michele Weth and all are invited. Please bring a dish to share.

Round Table Book Club 

The Round Table book club met and the group selected “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver to be the June read. Everyone is welcome and will be held on June 18 at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

Vacation Bible School 

St. Michael’s VBS is only a couple weeks away. Please consider volunteering your time to help with meals, snacks, crafts, games or even classrooms. The teachers could use your help June 22 to set up at the park at 10 a.m. VBS kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on June 23 and runs through June 27 (Sunday through Thursday.) This year’s VBS theme is “SCUBA: Diving into Friendship with God.” Are you ready to send your kids on a splash-tastic adventure? Please contact Amanda Hart for more information at (979) 540-0600 or amandalaurenhart@ gmail.com.

75th Anniversary Calendar 

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Winchester Community Center and 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 sixty-five 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. Place your recycling in the appropriate bins.

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 Casidy Kenyon-June 19; Rebecca Vick-20; Verlene Hobratschk- 21; Glenn Becker, Jodi Miller, and Ryan Wich-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 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, 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. 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.

Calendar of Events 

June 18-Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

June 19-Neighbor’s Night Out at 6:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

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

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

June 25-Winchester VFDmeeting at7 p.m. in the Fire Station.

Have News? 

If anyone has news to share, contact Rhoda Gersch, at rmgersch@yahoo.com.