Venice View. A monthly newsletter of Venice Presbyterian Church June Established 1828

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1 Venice View A monthly newsletter of Venice Presbyterian Church June 2016 Established 1828 Reaching God through: Enrichment, Education and Extending Our Hands Venice Presbyterian Church 4244 Layhigh Road PO Box 41 Ross, Ohio Phone: (513) churchoffice@thevenicechurch.com Pastor Janet Dillaman Sunday School 9:15a Worship Service - 10:30a Junior Church - during worship service Youth Group - during worship except 1st Sunday: 12-2

2 The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated on: Sunday, June 5, 2016 Inside this issue... Important Info. 2 Dear Friends 3-4 Boards/Events Calendar Attendance March April Venice Presbyterian Church 4244 Layhigh Road P.O. Box 41 Ross, OH Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00a-1:00p Phone (513) Fax (513) churchoffice@thevenicechurch.com Web STAFF Pastor Janet Dillaman Cell ( ) Administrative Assistant Debbie Schwab Music Director Kwi-im Kim Nursery Attendants Nancy Renner Monica Schwab Youth Director James Dillaman Custodian Mike Schwab Venice View is published monthly. All items should be submitted by the third Tuesday of each month. 2

3 Dear Friends, Haggai 1:3-8 says, This is what the LORD Almighty says: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the LORD s house. Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai, Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin? Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it. This is what the LORD Almighty says: Give careful thought to your ways. Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD. ( The Story, New International Version, Zondervan, 2011). Our small Bible study group reading The Story has reached the place where the people of Jerusalem had finished their exile and had been allowed to return to Jerusalem with the expressed intent to rebuild the temple. While rebuilding, the workers had grown weary and had been distracted by outside influences. God sent the prophet Haggai to empower their labor through the reclaiming of the priority of the purpose of their return. On Pentecost we began the celebration of This is My Church. We choose to THRIVE, rather than just survive. As we move forward to putting the dreams of the Spirit into actual action, we remind ourselves that Christ is the foundation of the Church. F in the Book of Order (our constitution) states: In Christ all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell and through Christ God reconciles all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of the cross (Col 1: 19-20). In Christ s name, therefore, the Church is sent out to bear witness to the good news of reconciliation with God, with others, and with all creation. In Christ the Church receives its truth and appeal, its holiness, and its unity. 3

4 The Holy Spirit empowers us to proclaim this good news. Every step of our ministry is to bear witness to this good news. With your intelligence, imagination, energy, and love, we begin our summer journey. We will explore how the early church message was given as an example God has chosen as His holy instruction for our consideration. We will find the unique way God is calling us to make disciples. It is our on-going Pentecost experience that renews the building process of being Christ s faithful evangelist: F making disciples of all nations in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; sharing with others a deep life of worship, prayer, fellowship, and service; and participating in God s mission to care for the needs of the sick, poor, and lonely to free people from sin, suffering, and oppression; and to establish Christ s just, loving, and peaceable rule in the world. Let s show the priority of witness and THRIVE. Sincerely in Christ, Pastor Jan 4

5 To: Venice Presbyterian Church From: VPC Women s Group This is in regards to the Women s mission project, Community Meals Center. Because of the difficulty to get volunteers from our church to work at the CMC, we are ending this service project to serve meals every other month. We will consider future monetary donations to CMC...it is a worthwhile outreach and deserves our support. Lauren Marsh has been notified that we have concluded our service as of April 29. If anyone from VPC still wants to volunteer on their own on any given Friday night...that option is always open. I would like to thank Sharon Thompson for her devotion and leadership of this project since we started 11 years ago. Sharon very much appreciates the church volunteers who have prepared and served meals and donated desserts at the Meals Center over the years. This has been a rewarding mission and one that was valued by Lauren Marsh and the people we served. Melanie Hanson, Women s Group President 5

6 JUNE 11 RUMMAGE Sale DONATIONS PLEASE!! Drop Off Schedule Sunday (June 5) am Mon-Thurs (June 6-9) 9-11am / 6-8pm Friday (June 10) 9 am- 7 pm Any questions, call Melanie at Women s Fundraiser 8:00 am 3:00 pm GRADUATE SUNDAY The Deacons will be honoring our graduates for 2016 on Sunday, June 5th during worship. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall following worship to take a moment to congratulate our graduates and enjoy some cake. Congratulations to our Graduates! Kimberly Bohne Roxy Callan 6

7 Women's Spring Banquet a Success! This year's banquet program was about the rainbows and colors. Attendees enjoyed a musical program about the colors of music performed by students from Judy Bohne's piano studio. And, of course, the pitch-in dinner was fabulous. 7

8 The JOY Group will be meeting in the church social hall At 12:15pm on Tuesday, June 21st for lunch and a game of dominoes. Lunch will be provided (I will ask a few of you to bring some items to fill in the menu), so plan to come and join in the fun And fellowship. Maximizing the Kroger Rewards Program Benefits: The Kroger Rewards Program brings donations to VPC as you shop at your local Kroger store. May 1st, was the annual resign up to connect your card to VPC for donations. This has no negative effects on your own use of the your Kroger Card and bring credit to VPC anytime you make a purchase. VPC s rewards program organization number is If you need any help linking your Kroger card to VPC for donation benefits, please contact Melanie Hanson. If you would like to maximize your benefits from your Kroger Card for yourself and VPC, remember to buy gift cards at Kroger for any place that you frequently make purchases. The gift cards at Kroger have no additional fees and will also double or quadruple your fuel points. Dale Hanson Treasurer Venice Presbyterian Church

9 2016 Per Capita Apportionment The 2016 Per Capita Apportionment kicked off on May 22. So far we have collected $864. Per Capita Apportionment is an annual expense that all Presbyterian churches pay to the Presbytery, the Synod, and the General Assembly for the members. This year, the per capita apportionment is $30.00 for each member on the membership roll of our church. For our membership of 124 members, we owe the Presbytery a total of $3,720. If you are able to pay your portion of $30.00 towards the Apportionment expense for you and any of your family, please add your apportionment funds in the envelope provided in the Sunday bulletin, and place the envelope in the offering plate. Contribution to My Per Capita Apportionment Member - $ Members - $ Members - $ Members - $ Members - $ Members - $ Payments can also be sent direct to the VPC Financial Secretary at the address below. Venice Presbyterian Church Attn: Financial Secretary PO Box 41 Ross, Ohio Your support is appreciated as we collectively work together to help fund the 2016 Per Capita Apportionment expense. Venice Presbyterian Church Dale Hanson, Treasurer 9

10 School's out for summer! Venice Preschool News The teaching staff will return on August 1st to prepare the preschool to start classes on August 15th. We are still accepting registrations for the 3 day afternoon class. For more information, please contact us in the following ways: , vpcpreschool@thevenicechurch.com, Preschool Opening - Administrator Jennifer Strube (our current administrator) has informed the Preschool Board of her plans to retire at the end of the school year. College courses in early childhood development with either a certificate or a degree are required. If you are interested, or know of someone who might be interested, please contact the Preschool Board through the Church office or any of the following members: Donna Marsh, Sue Toler, Eunice Maynard, Martha Young, or Bob Young 10

11 THRIVE AT VPC The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body whether Jews or Greek, slave or free and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 1 Corinthians 12: As the gift of the Holy Spirit caused the disciples to become afire with the message and building up of the Church, we come together to celebrate and explore where we can thrive, not just survive. Each person within the body at Venice is a precious part of God s calling and purpose. Join us as we proclaim: This is God s Church. Because of God s grace I can say This is my Church. It is composed of people just like me. We make it what it is. It will be friendly if I am friendly. The pews will be filled if I help fill them. It will do great work if I labor with God s help to accomplish His tasks here. It will make good gifts to great causes if I give as God wants me to give. It will be a church of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith, and a church of a noble spirit, if I who help to make it what it is, am filled with these things. Therefore, by faith in Christ who calls me into His service, I dedicate myself to all the things God wants the Church to be. Then truly, I can say that this is my Church, Christ s Church, the Church that I love. Amen. 11

12 Come and hear our music We at Venice have been blessed with some of the best musical talent in the state. When James Dillaman finds the time between being the Youth Director and attending college to earn his ministry degree, he moves us with talent honed by years of being a professional musician. For years we had the pleasure of listening to Kirsten Homdrom, a superb talent that moved to North Carolina on earning her Doctorate in Music. Now we have the joy of hearing Kwi-im Kim, who is also working on her Doctorate Degree in Music at the University of Cincinnati. Kwi-im grew up in Seoul, South Korea and came to Cincinnati in 2006 to pursue her Musical Degree at UC. She went back home for a while and returned to the States in 2013 to pursue a Doctorate Degree. She started her interest in music at a young age of 4, when she just did not see the same joy at having a baby brother that her parents did. Her mom got her into daycare to find new hobbies and they had a piano at the school. That is where it all began. Kwi-im plays with a natural skill and occasionally lights things up with a little boogie woogie Please stop by and say hi to her. Dave Toler Personnel Chairman VPC 12

13 Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Cave Quest VBS granted for local church use. Copyright 2016 Group Publishing, Inc., Vacation Bible School July 25 th -29 th, 9a-11:45a Venice Presbyterian Church in Ross Children age 4 to going into the 6 th grade. To Register Go to Or call If you would like to volunteer your time and talents at VBS, please contact Gayla Young at gaylayoung@fuse.net 13

14 RAMM is gearing up for the annual Back to School event for the school year. The event will be held on August 6, If you would like to donate backpacks and/or school supplies for this year s event, please leave items in bin outside Sanctuary marked RAMM. You may also donate funds for items to be Purchased. Please contact Michelle Schwab at if you have any questions regarding this event. Thank you for your continued support of RAMM! Scissors 1 box sandwich bags 10 pack Crayola markers 1 3-ring binder 24 pack crayons Index cards 12 pencils Highlighters 1 pack of loose paper Pens (black/blue/red) 1 spiral notebook Erasers 5 two-pocket folders (yellow/green/red/blue/purple) 2 glue sticks 1 box of tissues 1 box of gallon storage bags 14

15 Deacons Activity Sunshine Shirley Hamilton sent 1 Sympathy and 9 Thinking of You cards to members of our congregation. Judy Bohne visited with one member and took flowers and a card. Community Needs The Deacons provided 5 food baskets to needy families this month. We want to thank everyone for providing food to resupply our food pantry. Since we have continued needs in our community, we appreciate everything provided, but we continue to need the following items to rebuild our inventory: Breakfast Foods (cereals, oatmeal, granola bars) Peanut Butter & Jelly Pasta and Rice Dishes Spaghetti Sauce/Chili Sauce Condiments (ketchup, mustard, salad dressing) Healthy Snacks (crackers, fruit snacks, fruit cups) Ushers/Greeters The Deacons served as ushers/greeters the first Sunday of the month. Carole Wheat solicited other church members to fill the slots the rest of the Sundays. We want to thank those who volunteered and remind everyone of the sign-up sheet on the table upstairs. Please consider signing up for this easy, but necessary volunteer opportunity. Coffee Hour Deacon members supplied goodies the first Sunday of the month. Martha Young solicited other church members to bring in snacks the rest of the Sundays. We want to thank all the members who provided snacks this month. Upcoming Events This year s Graduation Sunday will be June 5, and we will honor graduates with a special recognition during church and a cake during coffee hour. Please let us know if you have a family member graduating this year. 15

16 Trustees Report Trustees meeting for May: 1) Maintenance agreement with Inloe s Heating and Cooling secured for another year. 2) Exit light replaced in Social Hall - after fire inspection 3) Floor waxing for Social Hall scheduled for summer 4) Spring clean up was a success - Thanks to all the participants! Special thanks to Rick Weppler for the top soil and it s delivery!! 5) Thanks to Boy Scout Troop 923 for their assistance during the clean up. 6) Church and Annex landscaping is still a work in progress. 16

17 Session Report No report from Session Thank you for all of your prayers and support during our nephew, Doug Hollands battle with brain cancer. For all the calls, cards, prayers and words of comfort and understanding after Doug s passing. My sister Carolyn, Doug s mother, says Doug felt cared for and loved. He talked often about how incredible that was. We will see him again someday and he can show us around. Be sure to take a moment to be grateful for something today. Remember to enjoy every moment you have. Love to you all, Candy & Rick Weppler 17

18 My Dad had many words of wisdom and I have to say I heard a lot of sermons throughout my life, but my favorite one was You can t do wrong by doing what is right! Shared by: Gayla Young *It is incumbent upon us to give back to our Community and our Country. *To whom much is given, much is expected. *Reach for the stars. Shared by: Lee Steenken 18

19 My dad was a proponent of the right approach : think carefully about the best way to say or do something that will bring about the desired result without hurt feelings or negative consequences. He also strongly believed in caring and providing for his family. Finally, he always told us to save money and stay out of debt! Shared by: Sue Pigg Advice to my kids: If you sit in the house and wait for someone to knock at the door with an opportunity, you could be waiting for a long time. Make your own opportunities by getting out and trying to do something. Shared by: Dale Hanson *It takes all kinds to make the world go round. *You can t please all of the people all of the time. *Teach your children to be Independent. Don t rely on anyone but yourself. Shared by: Debbie Schwab An interview with Arnold Palmer, one of the best golfers in the world at the time: Arnold was asked to what he attributed his good luck to being a success in golf? Arnold s response was, It seems like the more I practice, the luckier I get Apply that lesson to what you do in life. Shared by: Dale Hanson 19

20 Please keep the following people in your prayers. Let them know we are thinking of them by sending a card, making a phone call, or a visit. Please keep Ray and Mildred Miller in your prayers. PO Box 172, Ross OH Please let Russell Gene Oder know we are thinking of him. Doverwood Village, Room 24, 4195 Hamilton Mason Rd, Fairfield Township OH Please keep Ruth King in your thoughts and prayers Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton OH Please keep Jean Wagonfield in your prayers. She is currently at Bradford Place in Hamilton. Mailing address: PO Box 703, Ross OH Please keep the prayers going for Greg and Kim Young Ficus Ct, Hamilton OH Gary Butterfield, nephew of Wilma Butterfield could use prayers as he battles multiple health issues New York Way, Dayton OH Please keep Viola Powell in your thoughts and prayers Noble Ave, Hamilton OH Please keep Ginny Schradin in your thoughts and prayers Acer Ct, Hamilton OH Please keep Becca Asher, daughter of Sue Pigg in your prayers for good health Minton Rd, Hamilton OH Please keep Clydene Spangler in your prayers for recovery from surgery. Send a card to: 2256 Bella Vista, Fairfield OH

21 4 - Kevin McBreen 4 - Sally Schwoeppe 6 - Grace Asher 6 - Gary McBreen 6 - Jane Wilkinson 7 - Gina Stitsinger 7 - Genevra Butterfield 11 - Ashley Kirk 11 - Adam Schwoeppe 13 - Keith Eby 15 - Vernon Tragesser 17 - Jennifer Young 21 - Steve Maynard 30 - Judy Bohne 30 - Patty Wurzelbacher June 12 June 19 Matt & Kara Dennis & Barb Brandenburg Ross June 16 June 20 Jim & Jane James & Julia Springer Dillaman June 18 June 23 Tom & Vicki Curt & Carole Kirk Reppart June 18 Mike & Debbie Schwab If we have missed your birthday or anniversary, please contact the church office. Thank you. 21