Tidings

Venice United Church of Christ

620 Shamrock Boulevard Venice, FL 34293

Telephone: (941) 493-6741

Fax: (941) 497-3157

Email: veniceucc@gmail.com Website: veniceucc.org

Office Hours: All Year Monday-Friday

9am - 12pm & 1pm-4pm

Regular Sunday Schedule: Worship: 10:00 am

Fellowship Hour: 11:00 am

Library Hours: During regular office hours

and Sunday morning

Ministers All Members of the Church

Pastor - Teacher Rev. Donald H. Wilson

Pastor - Teacher

Director of Music Barbara Quinn

Bella Handbell Choir Director

Pat Hodgkins

Administrative Assistant Pam Gansch-Boythe

Financial Clerk Arlene Smith

Publications Clerk Vicki Decker

Custodian Rich Roehr

Volume 54 Issue 5

Newsletter of the Venice United Church of Christ

“Never place a period where God has placed a comma.”—Gracie Allen “God is Still Speaking….”

No matter who you are; no matter where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.

May & June 2019

As my time among you as your Pastor –Teacher draws to a close …..

I thank you for the many gifts and personal expressions of affection which you shared with me at the reception at Pelican Point. Your generosity of spirit overwhelms me beyond anything I can imagine.

Our relationships through the years have been the life–blood of our church family. So many beginnings and endings, comings and goings are etched into our memory, and spirit. We have become who we are because of the character of each of you in our congregational life. Along with this, I have been shaped and renewed in more ways than I can count by your participation in all our doings through the years.

I can’t help but think that we as individuals, and as a Church, are truly God’s gift to the world through each other and to so many others. Each and every one of us is here because, in some way, we have chosen to be here. I am so very thankful for your interesting choices.

Even though I will continue to live in our community, you will not see me in our congregation until you new Pastor is well settled among you. As I worship elsewhere in our United Church of Christ, I will trust that you will find yourselves in a new and trusted relationship with another of God’s servant pastor–teachers.

We have come a long way, and our journey has been filled with so much that has challenged and affirmed each of us in many surprising ways. I am absolutely confident that your future as a family of faith doing the work of Christ will be filled with unimaginable goodness and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Pastor John Robinson bid the Mayflower Pilgrims to have a good voyage by telling them that God has yet more truth and light to break forth out of the holy word. Be ready to receive whatever truth shall be made known to you from the word of God.

May you hear, see and be touched by God’s living word in surprising life–giving ways!

Rev. Don Wilson

May Welcome Table

May 5

Nancy Bennett

May 12 Linda Levesque

May 19 Jenny Steindam

May 26 Jenny Steindam

May Greeters

May 5

Barbara Zittel

May 12 Janice Shull

May 19 Bonnie Saxman & Cynthia Voortman

May 26 Linda Levesque

Musical Notes by Barb Quinn

This time every year, we ask the same question…where did “Season” go? Didn’t we just have the Welcome Back Barbeque? Time flies! Both the Chancel Choir and the Bella Hand-bell Choir have bid (temporary) fond farewells to some of the members. The ringers will return on the last Sunday in October. Of course, they will be practicing much sooner than that. The same goes for the singers, who will finish for the season on May 19

th and will return on the first Sunday in October.

They, too, will start rehearsing sooner than that. Thank you to the dedicated members of both groups. I would like to offer a personal “Thank You” to Sue Jack, who comes in every week before choir rehearsal to transfer each week’s music from the practice folders to the black choir folders in the order that the pieces will be sung. She also takes all of the pieces that I have laid out to rehearse for future services and places them in each person’s practice folder. It is a huge help to me! If you are interested in joining either of the choirs, please contact directors Pat Hodgkins (handbells) or Barb Quinn (chancel choir). New members are welcomed with many open arms! During the summer months, I am (sort of) on vacation (but still working!). I will be writing more about our wonderful substitute musicians in the next Tidings. (Sometimes I even substitute for myself!) Music is an important part of the worship services at VUCC all year round, so even in the summer, we all must make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

May Readers

May 5

Rev. Carolyn Stephens

May 12 Christine Parsons

May 19 Rex Ingerick

May 26 John Yahres

South County Food Pantry will be delighted

to take that unopened non-perishable food you’re cleaning out of your cupboards.

Fewer people here during the summer months means fewer donations.

June

Fellowship Hour

Coordinator: Pam Gansch–Boythe

Helpers: Joanne Gentry

Jeff Cook Phillip Munsey

Ruth & Bill Packing Carolyn Stephens

May

Fellowship Hour

Coordinator: Liz Sharpe

Helpers:

Art & Carol Bell David/Helen Greenwood

Hilda Dillman Jane Chittick Bob Sharpe Jan Colby

July

Fellowship Hour

Coordinator: Wendy Seeley

Helpers: Christine Parsons Don & Carol Gray

Bridgett & Kristie Adams Marian Shern

Bill & Peg Fahrenback Whitney Armstrong

We are again publishing the Fellowship Hour teams for the next three months so that

everybody has a bit more warning. If you are a Coordinator and you are unable to serve

in the month for which you're listed, please call Pam in the office or Liz Sharpe. If you

are a team member, please call your Coordinator if you are unable to serve.

Additional helpers will never be turned away!

May Flowers

(April showers didn’t bring May Flowers!!)

May 5 open

May 12 Dee Rogers & Bob Dube

Happy Mother’s Day Bob Dube

Happy birthday to my wife May 19

open May 26

open

A Sincere Thank You

to Coordinator:

Joy Klapp

And all of the helpers on the April

Fellowship team: Carolyn Witt Helen Markus

Liz Roehr Carl Moyer & Mary Young

David/Greenwood

May

Sunday Morning Librarians

May 5

Sandy Anderson & Toni Yahres

May 12 Helen Markus

May19 Marcia Murphy

May 26 Hannah McNabb

June Birthdays Joan Behling June 01

Andrew White June 03

Robert Trumpy June 04

Sarah Mueller June 05

Ellen Schleicher June 07

Mary Young June 09

Aleta Hoy June 12

Marilyn Schwab June 13

Alice Wentworth June 13

Morris Wright June 14

Marcia Murphy June 15

Jere Rowland June 20

Barbara Zittel June 20

Ashton Calback June 21

Joy Klapp June 22

Jeff Cook June 26

Logan Matney June 26

Dee Ana Reichmuth June 28

May Anniversaries

Rich & Liz Roehr May 09, 1981 Celebrating 38 Years

Bob & Liz Sharpe May 21, 1994 Celebrating 25 Years

Gary & Lyn Woodrum May 27, 1972 Celebrating 47 Years

Garland & Norma Sue White May 28, 1971 Celebrating 48 Years

May Birthdays

Arlene Smith May 01

Betty Moore May 02

David Mansfield May 05

Victoria Augustine May 07

Mary Ann Forsberg May 07

Paul McHenry May 07

Delia Rogers May 10

Janet Beardsley May 13

Dorothy Wilkinson May 13

Wendy Seeley May 15

Nick Long May 20

Garland Reedy May 20

Wanda Mink May 21

Susan Holmes May 25

Richard Railsback May 25

Linda Mellen May 30

June Anniversaries

Howard & Karin Scott June 01, 1963 Celebrating 56 Years

Bill & Ellie Reed June 02, 1956 Celebrating 63 Years

Bonnie Saxman & Cindy Voortman June 8, 2018 Celebrating 1 Year

Mike & Sandy Andert June 10, 1967 Celebrating 52 Years

Ed & Kathy LeBel June 10, 1972 Celebrating 47 Years

Faye & Skip Graham June 11, 1966 Celebrating 53 Years

Clark & Betty Moore June 11, 1960 Celebrating 59 Years

Greg & Wendy Seeley June 12, 1972 Celebrating 47 Years

Ian & Hannah McNabb June 15, 1957 Celebrating 62 Years

David & Susan Jack June 17, 1977 Celebrating 42 Years

Andy & Kausie White June 23, 1993 Celebrating 26 Years

Joe & Pat Runner June 24, 1961 Celebrating 58 Years

Ned & Trish Hahn June 26, 1982 Celebrating 37 Years

Dee Ana & Mark Reichmuth June 26, 2004 Celebrating 15 Years

Art & Carol Bell June 30, 1950 Celebrating 69 Years

June Readers

June 2

Rev. Bob Zittel

June 9 Kathleen Kilbourne

June 16 Barbara Zittel

June 23 Hilda Dillman

June30 Pam Gansch–Boythe

June Greeters

June 2

Kate Borduas

June 9 Bridgett & Kristie Adams

June 16 JoAnne Gentry

June 23 Karen Ewing

June30 Christine Parsons

June

Sunday Librarians

June 2 Marcia Murphy

June 9 Debra Mosely

June 16 Toni Yahres

June 23 Maria Groody

June30 Hannah McNabb

June

Welcome Table

June 2 Sarah Mueller

June 9 Jesse Crews & Larry Law

June 16 Linda Levesque

June 23 Gayle Rainville

June30 Mona Price

For all the ←beautiful music→

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 9:15 AM

Backpack

1:00 PM

Cut Ups

6:30 PM

Choir

2 9:00 AM

Backpack

Clean-up

10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers Bible

Study

3 2:00 PM

Stephen

Ministry

Meeting

4

5 9:00 AM Choir

10:00 AM Worship

Communion -

followed by Time of

Fellowship

6 8:00 AM

Landscape

Ministry

7:00 PM Fun

Fellowship

Bridge Group

7 9:30 AM

Building &

Grounds

Meeting

8 6:30 PM

Choir

9 10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers Bible

Study

2:00 PM VICA

Board Meeting

10 11

12 9:00 AM Choir

10:00 AM Worship

followed by Time of

Fellowship

13 8:00 AM

Landscape

Ministry

9:30 AM HR &

LD Meeting

7:00 PM Fun

Fellowship

Bridge Group

14 9:00 AM

Library

Ministry

Meeting

9:30 AM

Financial

Admin.

15 1:00 PM

Cut Ups

6:30 PM

Choir

16 10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers Bible

Study

4:00 PM Baby

Basics

17 9:30AM Campus Improvement Fund Meeting

18 9:30 AM

Venice

Area

Democrats'

Club

19 9:00 AM Choir

10:00 AM Worship

followed by Time of

Fellowship

20 8:00 AM

Landscape

Ministry

7:00 PM Fun

Fellowship

Bridge Group

21 22 8:15 AM

Lifeline

Screening

23 10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers Bible

Study

24 9:30 AM

Caregiver's

Support

Group

25

26 10:00 AM Worship

followed by Time of

Fellowship

27 Office Closed

8:00 AM

Landscape

Ministry

28 9:30 AM

Leadership

Council

29 30 10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers Bible

Study

31

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 10:00 AM Worship &

Communion -

followed by Time of

Fellowship

3 8:00 AM

Landscape

Ministry

9:30 AM WF

Board Mtg.

9:30AM

Campus

Improvement

Fund Mtg.

4 9:30 AM

Building &

Grounds

Meeting

10:30 AM

College

Club

5 1:00 PM

Cut Ups

6 10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers

Bible Study

7

8

9 10:00 AM Worship

followed by Time of

Fellowship

10 8:00 AM

Landscape

Ministry

9:30 AM HR

& LD

Meeting

11 9:00 AM

Library

Ministry

Meeting

9:30 AM

Financial

Admin

12 13 10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers

Bible Study

2:00 PM

VICA Board

Meeting

14 15 9:30 AM

Venice Area

Democrats'

Club

16 10:00 AM Worship

followed by Time of

Fellowship

17 8:00 AM

Landscape

Ministry

18 19 1:00 PM

Cut Ups

20 10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers

Bible Study

4:00 PM

Baby Basics

21 9:30AM Campus Improvement Fund Meeting

22

23 10:00 AM Worship

followed by Time of

Fellowship

24 8:00 AM

Landscape

Ministry

25 9:30 AM

Leadership

Council

26 27 10:30 AM

Adventure

Seekers

Bible Study

28 9:30 AM

Caregiver's

Support

Group

29

30 10:00 AM Worship

followed by Time of

Fellowship