Zion News for November 2017 Zion United Church of Christ - Evansville, Indiana Coffee Hour will be served on Sunday, November 12, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Come join us! Women s Fellowship Tuesday, November 7th is the date for the next meeting of the Women s Fellowship. The group will meet at noon for lunch to be served by Common Ground. Please make a reservation if you plan to attend. For the program the group will get acquainted with Wilhelm Rahm, Sr., who played a most significant role in the history of Zion Church for almost fifty years starting in 1852. His loyalty and faithfulness earned for him the honorary title: Father Rahm and his picture in Zion s Jubilee 50th Anniversary Booklet. Happy Birthday! Jeffrey Kniese Ralph Woehler Amy Robb Karleen Quinlin Jessica Pauli Dottie Pauli Bill Corbett 4-Nov 5-Nov 12-Nov 15-Nov 17-Nov 23-Nov 28-Nov Thinking of You... Please remember our shut-ins with cards and Prayers: Allen Thornton Brentwood Nursing & Rehab 30 E. Chandler Ave Evansville, IN 47713 Don Trautvetter c/o Susie Brown 8034 Wolf Creek Ct Evansville, IN 47712 Church Meetings: Finance: Nov. 7, 9am Trustees: Nov. 13, 5pm Council: Nov. 13, 6pm U.C.S. MEAL MINISTRY: Thursday, November 9. Zion volunteers meet at 3pm to start meal preparation, but could use extra hands around 4:45 to 5:30 pm when we serve the meal. Let us know if you would like to help. Thanks to our Board of Christian Ministry and Outreach who our Autumn Fest /Appreciation Luncheon, and thanks to all who attended! Sunday Attendance in October: 28, 35, 35, 32, 26
AT THE ZION CENTER Lunch continues to be served beginning at 11:30 Mondays thru Thursdays! Pay what you can. Second Tuesday Song Circle continues on Tuesday, November 14, from 6 to 8pm Certified Laughter Yoga therapist Tiffany Floyd prepared a class for Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5th, for people to learn *what's so funny*, with a short introduction to the history and benefits of Laughter Yoga and an experience of how good it feels to play and laugh with a bunch of strangers in a group Laughter Yoga class! Laughter Yoga, which originated with a physician in India in 1995, combines unconditional laughter with yogic breathing. Anyone can laugh for no reason, without relying on humor, jokes or comedy. Laughter is simulated as a body exercise in a group but with eye contact and childlike playfulness, it soon turns into real and contagious laughter. In India there are thousands of Laughter Yoga clubs that meet every morning in public parks. Club members proudly report that they haven't missed a day in five years or more. They say it makes them happy, healthy and energized-- in effect, it has changed their lives. Gentle Hatha Yoga Oct. 1 thru Nov. 17, Sunday mornings 9-10 am 6-week class for $40, instructor Katie Loehrlein (812-550-5323) Introduction to Qigong 6:00-7:15 PM Tuesdays Gentle exercises & visualizations, led by Richard Ogilvy. Kundalini Yoga 6:00-7:30 PM Thursdays Movements, poses and meditations to integrate physical, mental and spiritual health. All levels are welcome. Refuge Recovery Group 7:00-8:00 PM Mondays A spiritual support community for those dealing with addiction. For information please email RefugeRecoveryEvv@gmail.com Linda s Little Bookstore Books on spirituality, health and more at reduced prices. Downstairs Holistic Health Contact Kay Hummel (812-483-7195) if interested in one-on-one practices she provides to relieve stress and promote natural healing. Common Ground Community Kitchen hosted an open house/concert on October 20, with the band VanCan & Company performing. Organic Produce Club (Tues. 10am-1pm) & Frontier Co-Op See the Zion website or contact the office for more information.
Three Great Loves and the greatest of these is love. -1 Corinthians 13:13 There may be no greater need today than the need to love love of neighbors, love of children, love of creation. As the United Church of Christ introduced at General Synod recently, our church is being asked to be a partner in the UCC s Three Great Loves initiative an initiative that focuses on Love of Neighbor, Love of Children, and Love of Creation. Zion s UCS meal ministry drew help from quite a distance in October, with Ryan Robertson of Seattle, Washington serving (he was visiting Neal and David for the week). This effort begins with the Love of Neighbor effort. Love of Neighbor is part of a denomination-wide effort that is about engaging the UCC to take action and to show the impact of our congregation, and the UCC, working together as one church, with one voice and one vision a vision of A Just World for All. In the coming months, a portion of our newsletter will focus on loving our neighbor, with examples and ideas from our own and other UCC congregations. Members and friends of Zion UCC in Henderson KY recently marched in the Henderson community s Unity & Diversity Parade.
Service and November 24 for the Annual Mission Festival. There is some discussion about the bells recently installed in the new steeple. Then two new members are approved to be received next Sunday: Louis Puster and H. Korde. Evansville s 2017 CROP Walk took place on Saturday, October 28 in downtown Evansville. Individuals from our Zion Church donated a total of $420.00, which will be split among local food banks and the international relief and development work of Church World Service (CWS). Third Quarter 2017 Benevolence Disbursements IN-KY Conference $349.97 Eden Seminary $349.97 Good Samaritan Home $349.97 United Caring Services $349.97 One Great Hour of Sharing 5.00 CROP Walk $420.00 From the Arnold W. Geske Scholarship Fund of Eden Seminary: I am moved beyond words at the generosity of the Arnold W. Geske Scholarship Fund contributors to fund my first year of education at Eden Theological Seminary. My greatest stress at starting this journey was the financial implications to my already financially stressed family. Blessings, love and eternal thanks, -Tamel Vaupel 1867 Whooosh 1892 Through the magic of time travel our Time Machine takes us back to 1867 when the Church Council meets on November 2 nd after having had no meetings for several months. The Council selects November 11 for the Reformation We need to get better acquainted with Mr. Puster who was born in Germany in 1832 and came to America in 1850. He spent time in St. Louis, Missouri, Keokuk, Iowa, Quincy, Illinois, and Cincinnati, Ohio learning the trade of a wood-turner. He returned to Missouri and enlisted in the army in 1861, fought in the Civil War, was wounded at Vicksburg and hospitalized for a short time. During his army career he was promoted from private to sergeant and later became captain of his company. He was honorably discharged from the army in 1866, returned to Missouri briefly and then came to Evansville where he entered the furniture business working for two different companies. While in Keokuk he married Hermina Menke in 1856, and they had three children. She died in 1862. Two years later he married her sister, Louisa Menke, and they had four children. As the senior partner Puster organized the firm of L. Puster & Company in 1881. It became a prominent manufacturer of furniture in Evansville. His partners were John H. Ortmeyer, Hermann G. Menke (brother of Hermina and Louisa), and Leo Kevekordes. A fire destroyed their first building, and in 1887 they built a new factory at the corner of N.W. Sixth and Ingle Streets across from Zion Church. It was described as commodious where 100 men were employed in manufacturing furniture exclusively. Ortmeyer was a member of Zion, and Menke had close family ties with Zion. Some years later Louis Puster transferred to St. Lucas. Over the years this furniture factory has been used for many different purposes, and most recently it has become United Caring Services with various programs for homeless persons. (Some of the preceding information comes from A History of Vanderburgh County published in 1889.) A congregational meeting is held on November 26. During the roll call it is noted that many are absent because of a severe storm and the distance some members must travel. After the reading of the minutes the first order of
business concerns the ringing of the bells in the new steeple: Are the new bells a good thing and useful or not? A vote is taken. The result: The bells shall remain the property of the church. A detailed schedule is then approved for bell ringing the evening before services on the Sabbath or special holidays, for funerals and weddings provided the persons do not hold themselves apart from the church. For funerals it shall be tolled until the funeral procession is out of sight. Resolved that those who do not come to church have no right to be tolled at the funeral unless the pastor and one Council member consent to it. An eight member committee is appointed to take up a collection to cover the cost of the bells, this to be completed by January 1 st. The meeting adjourns with a Bible reading and prayer by the pastor. Pastor Schrenk has eight baptisms in November. Except for one, all are infants: 1) Mathilda Sophia Friederika Bauthe 2) Dina Louise Emilie Schroeder 3) Clara Dorothea Decker 4) Wilhelm Martini 5) Hermann Wilhelm Hasenjaeger 6) Johann Louis Pepper 7) Ida Gerhardt 8) Elisabeth Helena Gerhardt Leopold Baechle from Baden and Bertha Kuehn from Prussia are united in marriage on November 26 th. Johann Heinrich Hesemann, not quite two months old, dies on November 1 st and is buried two days later at Oak Hill. His parents are Ernst and Sophia (Nussmeier) Hesemann. Henriette Wilhelmine Ottohemming, at the age of one year and two months, dies on November 12 th and is buried the next day at Oak Hill. She is the daughter of Wilhelmine Ottohemming and was baptized in Germany. Her father served for many years in the German army and is deceased. Wilhelm Hinspeter, Sr. dies on November 13 at the age of 64 years. He was born in 1803 in Muhlenberg, Schwerin. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife (Gertraudt Fabrii) of 40 years, two sons, two daughters, six grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Now Zion s Time Machine whoooshes ahead 25 years, and we are at a Church Council meeting on November 26, 1892. We hear the members read Hymn 186 and the pastor s reading of 2 Peter 3:3-14. Next Mr. Meckstroth expresses his desire to resign from the Council. His responsibilities are transferred to Mr. E. Rahm. A list of 21 new members is read, and this includes three widows. Members who are in arrears have been asked to fulfill their obligations before Christmas so that all bills can be paid. The Council gives permission to the Deaconess Association to hold their meeting on the last Monday evening in November in the School Hall. The meeting adjourns with a closing prayer by Mr. Kattmann. Pastor Frick baptizes six children in November: 1) Herbert Knoll 2) Clara Bertha Bornefeld 3) Lyroi Johann Juergens 4) Karl Walter Korsmeier 5) Maria Magdalena Rogles 6) Friedrich Johann Bernhard Three couples become husband and wife: 1) William Christ, Jr. and M. Katie Meyer 2) Friedrich Schlundt and Minnie Kron 3) Friedrich C. Sickmann and Christine Hartig Anna Marie Tillkam dies on November 5 th at the age of 2 ½. She is buried the next day at Locust Hill. Her parents are Johann and Margareta (Benstrog) Tillkam. At the age of four weeks and two days Maria Gunther dies unbaptized during the night of Monday, November 28 th. She is buried the next day in Locust Hill Cemetery. Maria (Gerlach) Horster was born in Hesse in 1834. In 1850 she emigrated with her parents and brothers and sisters. She married Wilhelm Horster in 1860 and lived with him in happy marriage for 33 years. They had six children of whom two sons and three daughters are still living. She dies after a short but severe illness on Tuesday evening, November 29 th at 10:15 p.m. at the age of 58 years. She is buried at Oak Hill on Sunday, December 1 st.
November Zion United Church of Christ Evansville, IN Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 6:00 PM Spirit Share Group 6:00 PM Kundalini Yoga 5 9:00 AM HathaYoga 10:30 AM Worship With Communion & Totenfest 6 9-3 SEE Co-op 7:00 PM Refuge Recovery Group 7 Noon Women s Fellowship 5:00 PM Choir Practice 6:00 PM Handbells 6:00 PM Qigong 8 9 3:00-5:30 UCS Meal Ministry 6:00 PM Kundalini Yoga 10 11 4:00 AM Morning Sadhana 12 9:30 AM Coffee Hour 10:30 AM Worship (Handbells play) 19 9:00 Gentle Yoga 10:30 AM Worship 4:00 Laughing Yoga 13 9-3 SEE Co-op 5:00 Trustees 6:00 Council 7:00 PM Refuge Recovery Group 20 9-3 SEE Co-op 7:00 PM Refuge Recovery Group 14 5:00 PM Choir Practice 6:00 PM Handbells 6:00 PM Song Circle 6:00 PM Qigong 21 5:00 PM Choir Practice 6:00 PM Qigong 6:00 PM Handbells 15 6:00 PM Spirit Share Group 22 16 6:00 PM Kundalini Yoga 23 C.G. Kitchen & office CLOSED NO YOGA 17 18 24 Office CLOSED 25 26 10:30 AM Worship 4:00 Laughing Yoga 27 9-3 SEE Co-op 7:00 PM Refuge Recovery Group 28 5:00 PM Choir Practice 6:00 PM Qigong 29 6:00 PM Spirit Share Group 30 6:00 PM Kundalini Yoga
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