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June, 2014
Billiards is Alive and Well in Kings Point
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L to R: Charles Steinberg, Rusty Alexander, Kurt Hoffman, Don Posey, Len Greenstone, John Leedy, and James Paddock.
A Billiard Club was recently organized here in Kings Point. Organized activities will be planned for instruction at various levels, tournaments and possible leagues depending on the interest shown in Kings Point and the surrounding communities. The Billiard club is in conversations with the Billiard Clubs of Sun City Center and of
Valencia Lakes for some joint activities. You will see many pool players in the Billiard Room at the Kings Point North Clubhouse. Many of the more skilled players congregate weekdays in the early afternoons and it can get quite crowded. The best time to find an open table to play are weekends or weekdays before
Rev. Dr. Langer Retired May 4th The Rev. Dr. Warren Langer preached his last sermon at the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center on Sunday, May 4th at the 9:00 and 11:00 AM worship services. Rev. Langer had the longest tenure of any of the fulltime pastors serving churches in Sun City Center, having served the church from 2003 to the present. Under his leadership, the churchgrew from 450 attendees to a current attendance of 1,200 during the winter months. The church has been twice recognized as the fastest growing United Methodist Church in the Florida peninsula of over 740 churches. During this period, the church has completed three major capital improvement programs valued at4.5 million dollars. During Rev. Langer’s term, the church opened the Community Wellness Center, which offers services supported by a psychologist, psychiatrist, counselors and social workers. Pages of Life Bookstore, which opened in 2007,was a hallmark of Pastor Langer’s leadership. The church also helped to start and sponsor the South Shore Symphony Orchestra, one
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more example of Rev. Langer’s community involvement. The church developed an Emergency Response Team with a fully equipped trailer that has helped communities in four states and Jamaica to recover from natural disasters. The ministries have also partnered with three elementary schools in the Ruskin and Wimauma area to support their requested needs. Children/Youth and Family Ministries grew through Rev. Langer’s vision. From three children in 2008, the church currently ministers to 75+ children and youth weekly. The
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L to R: Neil McAllister, Denzel Lester, Karen Pelletier, Bob Rainsberger, and Scott Rinke. Not pictured members of Time Capsule are Boom Boneta, Tammy Hicks, and Scott Fredricksen.
11:00 and after 5:00. The sport of Billiards, or Pool, has been growing in popularity over the years and the APA, or American Pool Players Association, sponsors pool leagues and tournaments and has over 250,000 members. If anyone has questions or would like more information about the Billiard activities at Kings Point,
please call Club President, Neil McAllister at 813-633-9684 or email at nandjmcallister@gmail. com. In addition to playing at our clubhouse, Kings Point pool players have fielded two 8-Ball teams, Time Bandits and Time Capsule, that compete regularly in the APA League at the Baluka Billiards and Lounge in Brandon.
Dr. Rentz New UMC Pastor
There is an atmosphere of excited anticipation at the Sun City Center United Methodist Church as the congregation prepares to welcome a new pastor. Dr. Charles Rentz was recently appointed by Bishop Ken Carter to lead the 800-plus member congregation. Dr. Rentz was born in Jacksonville, Florida and is a ninth generation native Floridian, tracing his ancestry back to some of the early Spanish settlers in St. Augustine. He is a graduate of University Christian High School and Florida Southern College. He earned his Masters of Divinity from Emory University and his Doctor of Ministry in Theological Studies from Boston University. He also did post-doctoral studies at Florida Gulf Coast University in the field of mental Dr. Rentz health counseling. Dr. Rentz has served in several churches in Florida including Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg, Gulf Cove United Methodist Church in Port Charlotte, Cape Coral First United Methodist Church in Cape Coral and, most recently, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Bradenton. Dr. Rentz is married to Dr. Marcia Rentz, an anesthesiologist and co-owner of Oasis Anesthesia in Sarasota. They have five children with two, Keyton and Alaina, at home. Their family also includes three horses and six dogs. Dr. Rentz begins his duties at Sun City Center United Methodist Church on July 1. Please join us for his first Sunday services on July 6, 2014. church has been the number one non-profit supporter of the Salvation Army Kettle Drive each Christmas season in the Tampa Bay area. In the last few years, the church has sent three
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mission teams to Uganda, Africa and sponsored a sister church in Cuba. There is a mission team going this summer to Peru to build a church and provide Continued on Page 15
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