Neighbors Night Out Wednesday in Winchester

The first Neighbors Night Out of the 2025 summer season will be held Wednesday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall. Hosts for the evening are Barb and Richard Schafer. Please come and bring a dish to share with your neighbors. All are welcome.

St. Michael’s VBS 

VBS is only a few days away. Please consider volunteering your time to help with meals, snacks, crafts, games, or even classrooms. They could use your help on Tuesday, June 17, to set up at the park at 5:30 p.m. VBS kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on June 22 and runs through June 26 (Sunday through Thursday). Join for dinner and fun! This year’s VBS theme is “True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World.” This VBS is filled with awesome Biblelearning experiences kids get to see, hear, and touch. For more information, call (979) 242-3444 or email secretary@stmichaelswinchester.org.

Winchester 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, Zilss Hall, Murphy’s Steakhouse, quilt stores, and other businesses in Giddings, Smithville, and La Grange.

Recycling Trailer 

It has come to our attention that cardboard boxes are not being broken down and making it hard or impossible for other boxes to be placed in the bin. All cardboard boxes need to be broken down before placing them in the recycling trailer. 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. The Winchester Recycling trailer is located on the side of Zilss Hall on Memorial Hall Street. Please place recyclable items 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 available for rentals.

The Little Free Library 

The library is on the covered patio at the 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.

Round Table Book Club The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. on June 17 at Zilss Hall. The book selection is “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore. All are welcome.

Birthdays 

Happy birthday greetings are sent to Cassidy Kenyon-June 19, Rebecca Vick-20, Glen Becker, Jodi Miller, and Ryan Wich-22; and Johnny Green-23.

Condolences 

Sympathy is extended to the family of Audrey Koenning, 93, of Winchester. Audrey died on June 6, 2025. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon K. Teinert and husband Doug; one granddaughter and one grandson along with two great grandsons. A funeral service was held Thursday, June 12 at the Winchester St. Michael’s Lutheran Church with burial at the St. Michael’s Church cemetery.

Winchester United Methodist The United Methodist Church has service on the first and third Sunday of the month at 9 a.m. Richard Johnson 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 10:30 a.m. The Reverend Nate Hill is the pastor. You are welcome to visit.

In the US Armed Forces US Air Force: Nathan Brothers, Langley Va.; Ryan Spray, San Antonio; US Army: Warren Evans, Fort Bragg, N.C.; Jake Hagood, Ft. Hood; Byron Taylor, South Korea; Seth Lopez, Army Reserve National Guard, Egypt; Kaleb Pyle, Ft. Bliss; US Marines: Damien Hernandez, San Diego, Calif.; Kevin Gonzalez, San Francisco, Calif.; Dylan Robbins, Jacksonville, N.C., Gavin Noak, Cherry Point, N.C.; US Navy: Christopher Brand, Great Lakes, Ill.; US Coast Guard: Brett Smith, Corpus Christi; Texas National Guard: Erik Vallejo, US Border.

Calendar of Events 

June 17-Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

June 18-Neighbors Night Out at 6:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

June 24-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall. Games and light lunch.

June 24-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

June 22-26-St. Michael’s Vacation Bible School begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Park Pavilion. Have News?

If anyone has news or notices to share in the Winchester News column to Rhoda Gersch at (512) 237-0842 or email rmgersch@yahoo.com.