Venice View

A monthly newsletter of Venice Presbyterian Church May 2017

“Reaching God through: Enrichment, Education and Extending Our Hands”

Venice Presbyterian Church

4244 Layhigh Road PO Box 41

Ross, Ohio 45061 Phone: (513) 738-1317

email: churchoffice@thevenicechurch.com www.thevenicechurch.com

Sunday School 9:15a Worship Service - 10:30a

Junior Church - during worship service Youth Group - during worship except 1st Sunday: 12-2

Pastor Janet Dillaman

Established 1828

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Venice Presbyterian Church 4244 Layhigh Road

P.O. Box 41 Ross, OH 45061

Office Hours Monday - Friday

9:00a-1:00p Phone

(513) 738-1317

Fax (513) 738-0456

Email churchoffice@thevenicechurch.com

Website www.thevenicechurch.com

STAFF

Pastor

Janet Dillaman Cell (513-477-7746)

Administrative Assistant

Debbie Schwab

Music Director Kwi-im Kim

Choir Director

Sterling Finkbine

Nursery Attendants Nancy Renner

Erin Gates

Youth Director Andrew Story

Custodian Mike Schwab

Venice View is published monthly.

All items should be submitted by the third Tuesday of each month.

Inside this issue . . . Important Info …………. 2 Dear Friends…… 3 Boards/Events…….. 4-17 Calendar….. 18-19

Attendance February 5..…...72 12…...83 19…...73 26…...76

March 5……..83 12....…58 19……67 26……89

The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated on: Sunday, May 7, 2017

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Dear Friends,

I am encouraging you to wear your nametags. If you are in need of a nametag or if the one you currently have has seen better days, please let Debbie in the church office know and she will be happy to make a new one for you! You can choose a clip-on nametag, or one you wear around your neck. Let us help our visitors and new members get to know who we are by wearing your nametag. We will have special surprises throughout the month for those that are wearing their name-tags! Be sure to wear yours!

Please “LIKE” our Facebook Page

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MORNING GLORY MUFFINS Makes: 16 regular sized muffins in regular sized cup cake paper liners Or Makes: 12 jumbo muffins in jumbo sized cup cake paper liners Ingredients: 2-1/4 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 3/4 cup brown sugar (I used light) 3/4 cup white sugar 2 tablespoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon allspice 2 cups grated carrots 1 cup (8 oz. can) crushed pineapple, packed in own juice and drained 3/4 cup raisins 1/2 cup shredded and chopped coconut 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 3 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup veg. oil Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F with a rack in lower third. Line muffin tins with paper cups. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. Add the carrots, pineapple, raisins, coconut and nuts and mix thoroughly. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with the vanilla and then the oil. Pour egg mixture into the dry ingredients and blend well. Do not over mix muf-fins or they'll turn out tough. Fill muffin cups to the brim. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes and remove from tins.

Thank you Sharon Thompson for this recipe!

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Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School will be June 19-June 23! 9:00am-11:45am

Registration is now open for VBS! You can register online at www.thevenicechurch.com, click on the VBS link. We also have registration forms on sign up table, or contact the church office. We need volunteers! Please see Kim Young or contact the church office. At Maker Fun Factory, kids discover that God made them - and for a purpose! Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experi-ence one-of-a-kind Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sight-ings. Each day concludes with the Funshop Finale that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned. Family members and friends are encouraged to join in daily for this special time.

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The Venice Presbyterian Church pantry has provided 22 families with food already this year. Your donations are greatly appreciated! 1) Perishable items (meats, dairy, produce, breads, baked goods) 2) Spaghetti sauce and dry pasta & canned pasta meals 3) Boxed meals 4) Pet food and treats 5) Canned meats (tuna, chicken, spam, beef stew) 6) Breakfast Foods (cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix, syrup, granola bars, pop-tarts) The RAMM monthly open pantry is held the third Saturday of each month, from 10am to 12pm, at the Ross Schools Administration Building, room 101. The monthly fresh market open pantry has served 59 families this year. If you would like to volunteer your time or donations, please contact RAMM at 513-212-7950. Thank you for your generosity!

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A FRIENDLY REMINDER

Anyone or any group using the Church Kitchen, is expected to clean up after themselves. Any leftover food should be labeled with the group name and date it was placed in the refrigerator. All kitchen and fellowship hall counters should be wiped clean of debris. Stoves and refrigerators need any splatters wiped up also. Please remove your group’s trash to the dumpster. Wash, dry and put away any dishes that are used. Please DO NOT Leave them in the drainer to drip dry. After washing and drying these dishes...PLEASE TAKE HOME THE LINENS THAT YOU HAVE USED AND RETURN THEM TO THE CHURCH CABINET WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE!!!! Each person or group is responsible for their own laun-dry. There have been multiple towels and wash cloths left to harden and not smell their best. If everyone takes care of their own supplies, it will make it easier on everyone else.

We appreciate your help with this situation!

Thank you, The Deacons and The Women’s Association

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Kyle, Courtney and Baby Mason Young Fund First and foremost, thank you for your prayers! A group of church members wanted to help out Kyle and Courtney Young. Courtney’s baby had an extremely rare pericardial teratoma, which is a tumor on the heart and she had a successful in utero operation February 7th. Mason was born prematurely on March 27th, and is improving daily. If you would like to make a donation, just write a check out to the church and indicate on the check it is for the Kyle and Courtney Young Fund. Continue prayers...God is listening!

Mason Newbauer Young was born on March 27, 2017!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3916 Gateway Drive, Apt. A1, Philadelphia PA 19145

Dear Members of Ross Venice Presbyterian Church,

Kyle and I are overwhelmed with your generosity. We cannot thank you enough for your donations, love, support and prayers. We truly appreciate all that you have done to help us on this journey. We continue to take it day by day and hope to make it to 37 weeks for a C-section delivery. (Mason Newbauer Young was born March 27th) Thank you for the continued support and we will keep you updated.

Love, Kyle and Courtney

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Many thanks to everyone for their cards, calls, prayers and visits. The friends and members of Venice Presbyterian Church are always there when we need a helping hand.

Bless You All, Martha Young I want to thank you for your prayers again. Your support has been wonderful! I am finished with the chemo treatments so I am feeling much better. Happy Easter to all of you!

Diana Davis __________________________________________________________ Our deepest sympathy for Ruth Guenther, Jean Wilhelm, Virginia Schradin and family on the loss of their brother, James A. Lewis. He passed away on April 1, 2017. Cards may be sent to the family through his daughter, Tina: Greg & Tina Pennington and Family, 4080 Kirchling Rd, Hamilton OH 45013 Our deepest sympathy for Chuck Truesdale, his wife, Ruth Truesdale passed away on April 1, 2017. Memorials may be made to Green Hills Baptist Church Deacons Fund, 11195 Winton Rd, Cincinnati OH 45218

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Venice Preschool News

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Venice Presbyterian Preschool staff enjoyed a very successful carnival on April 22nd, thanks to the many donors and participants who made it possible. We raised $2,230.00! Students will participate in review of learned material in the month of May. We will also have Bible Story time and Graduation picnic! May 18th - 10:00am Graduation picnic (2 day class) at Harbin Park May 19th - Graduation picnic (3 day class) at Harbin Park 10:00am & 1:00pm. We still have a few spots available for the 2017-2018 Preschool year. Please call or email for information. You can reach the Preschool in the following ways: Phone: 738-0158, Email: vpcpreschool@thevenicechurch.com

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The Great News is the Griffie Property Loan was paid off on April 4th. The Griffie Property was purchased by Venice Presbyterian Church on July 16, 2008. The property was purchased with the thought that it would serve as expan-sion space if the church were to make any additions to its primary structure in the future. The Griffie property would provide additional parking lot for displaced parking by any expansion, and also additional space for an expanded membership if that occurred. To make the land purchase, the church took out a loan for $66,000. The monthly payment was $600. This loan was renewed in 2012 for $51,000. Loan renewal again came up at the beginning of April of this year. By this time, the balance on the loan was down to $14,345. Loan renewal was going to cost almost $1000 so the Session and Trustees decided that it would be better to pay off the loan now. You may wonder where did we get $14,000+ to pay off the loan when finances have been so tight. First, a donor has faithfully been giving $2000 a year to pay towards the principal on the loan. Without this additional $2000 per year, the loan would not have been anywhere close to only $14,000 remaining on the loan. A real thanks needs to go to that donor. When this donor heard that we had the potential to pay off the loan, they gave the $2000 this year immediately. A second donor gave part of their 2018 pledge to help pay off the loan. After these two actions, $6,345 was taken from our church investments to cover the remain-der of the payoff. This is a real milestone in tough economic times to be debt free. One Great Hour of Sharing: Donations for One Great Hour of Sharing for this year were $186. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this worthy cause. Mason Young Fund: Donations to help out Kyle, Courtney, and Mason Young have now reached $1935. We are all rejoicing that Mason and everyone is doing well and the finan-cial help is appreciated by Kyle and Courtney. Kroger Rewards Program: Our most recent Kroger Rewards payment was $286.95. Thank you for everyone who buys at Kroger and has their account setup to contribute to Venice Presbyter-ian Church.

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Trustees 1. Currently working on upgrading outside signage. 2. New stoves for the church kitchen will be delivered the

first week of May. 3. The storage area in the fellowship hall has been cleaned

and organized. This is where the tables and chairs are stored. Please do not store any additional items in this area before checking with Trustees.

4. The Boiler room is for the Boiler only. Nothing can be stored in this room.

5. The church kitchen was painted and old stoves removed. Trustee of the month for May: Greg Young __________________________________________________

Graduation Recognition Sunday The Deacons will be recognizing 2017 Graduates on June 4th during worship. We will need to have this years graduates names and information by the end of May.

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Youth Group Mission Trip

We are on a mission. I am Andrew Story, the new Youth Group Director at Venice Presbyterian. Members of our Youth Group called LOFT along with 10 adults from our church family are traveling to Beattyville, Ken-tucky on June 25 through June 30. We will be building, painting, wiring, plumbing, and just about any other house maintenance you can imagine. Lending a helping hand and heart is always welcome to the families of Beattyville. How can the community help us and be a part of this mission? A Pig Roast is being held on June 4th at the Ross High School parking lot. Enjoy some skillfully smoked pork sandwiches prepared by Tom Licata and friends, along with potatoes, coleslaw and green beans. Advance tickets may be purchased by email at l.o.f.t.v.c.@gmail.com. You may also consider a financial donation to assist in the cost of materi-als online at http://www.thevenicechurch.com/mission-trip-donations-2017.html. Youth are the most important members of society. When we pour into youth, we are building our tomorrow. They will become our work force, innovators, future families, and the church. That is why I am so excited to be a part of the ministry team at Venice Presbyterian Church. The LOFT meets each Sunday at 10:30am with the church family, and break off to our youth room for activities. Once a month we have an extended event day. All youth 5th grade to young adults are welcome. Young adult men-tors are also needed on our Youth Team. If you have any questions, please send them to me at the l.o.f.t.v.c.@gmail.com. I look forward to meeting the Ross community as LOFT moves ahead. On behalf of LOFT and Ven-ice Presbyterian Church, we thank you for your consideration of assis-tance for the families in Beattyville, Kentucky.

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The Women’s Group is collecting personal care items for Haven House, please leave donations in bin marked “Haven House” outside Sanctuary. Thank you! ______________________________________________________________

WOMEN’S GROUP

Let your light shine so they may see your good works...Matthew 5:16

May 4, Thursday 6:30 pm WOMEN’S SPRING BANQUET

“TEA TIME”

Food will be provided.

May 18, Thursday 7:00 pm Dorcas Circle at the home of Judy Bohne

May 23, Tuesday 1:30 pm Togetherness Circle at the Church Annex

IT’S FOR YOUR LADIES!!!

Bring only yourself,

We will provide the food and tea;

The celebration is for you,

sweet and simple as it should be!

VPC Women ’s

Spr ing Banquet

May 4

Thursday

6:30 PM

Tea Time

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s Group is collecting personal care items for Haven

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JOIN US AT THE BOOK CLUB

If you are interested in reading books and discussing them with friends then consid-er joining the newly formed book club.

It’s an evening of good conversation and (surprise) sweet treats in a relaxing atmosphere. The club meets

every other month at a member’s home.

The next meeting is at 7PM, May 2nd at the home of Helen and

Jerry Rohrer, 4289 Scottwood Drive., in Ross. Men and women are welcome.

The current selection is The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. It’s a fun book and an easy read. We hope to see you there.

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Please keep our friends and members in your thoughts and prayers. Please make a visit, send a note or make a phone call. Please keep prayers going, her health is deteriorating. Jean Wagonfield: Bradford Place, 1302 Millville Ave, Hamilton OH 45013 _________________________________________________________ Millie is continuing to improve, please keep the prayers coming. Ray & Millie Miller: PO Box 172, Ross OH 45061

_________________________________________________ Please keep Clydene Spangler in prayer for healing. Send a card or note to: 2701 Chopin Dr, Cincinnati OH 45231 _________________________________________________ Please keep Wilma Butterfield in your prayers to get well soon. Send a card to: 2206 Timberman Rd, Hamilton OH 45013 _________________________________________________________ Please keep Diana Davis in your prayers, her chemo treatments are completed. Send a card to: 10439 Deer Trail, Harrison OH 45030

_________________________________________________ Please keep Beth Dieselberg (friend of Tami & Tad Adams) in your prayers for healing. She is battling lung cancer at 33 years old. Please send a card or note to: 1538 Beth Lane, Cincinnati OH 45230 _________________________________________________________ Please keep Ruth King in your thoughts and prayers and send a card or note to: 4137 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Fairfield OH 45014 _________________________________________________________ Please keep Zoerado Mills in your prayers for healing. You may send a card to: 3373 Kirchling, Hamilton OH 45013 _________________________________________________________ Please keep Viola Powell in your thoughts and prayers. You may send a note or card to: 2135 Noble Ave, Hamilton OH 45015 _________________________________________________________ Please keep Martha Young in your prayers for a smooth recovery from knee surgery. You may send a card to: 2031 Demoret Ln, Hamilton OH 45013

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2 - Tina Ozias 7 - Tad Adams 9 - Shirley Hamilton 10 - Rick Weppler 14 - Ellie Boyle 15 - Carole Wheat 15 - Kim Young 17 - Kara Brandenburg 21 - Ralph Guenther 30 - Chris Young

If we have missed your birthday or anniversary, please contact the church office. Thank you.

May 9 - John and Sue Pigg May 17 - Clarence and Nancy Bohne

May 22 - Rick and Candy Weppler May 30 - Jody and Rebecca Asher