[Dialogue] Fwd: Janice Ulangca's Memorial Service

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Ken Rose's reflections of Janice Unlangca's service.
Love, Grace & Peace,
Ellen Howie

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> From: "Dorcas Rose" <icatroy at verizon.net>
> Date: September 2, 2013 2:57:23 PM EDT
> To: "Nelson Stover" <StoverN at BellSouth.net>, "Terry Bergdall"  
> <bergdall at gmail.com>,	"John Cock" <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com>, "Norm &  
> Judy Lindblad" <nj.lindblad at gmail.com>, "Ellen Howie"  
> <rhowie3 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Janice Ulangca's Memorial Service
>
> Reflections on Janice Ulangca’s Memorial Service
>
> 	Janice Ulangca’s memorial service was held at the First United  
> Methodist
> Church in Endicott, New York on August 14, 2013. That morning  
> Dorcas and I
> drove to the Howie’s with our daughter Alice and Bob Griffin soon  
> arrived
> from Massachusetts. We took two cars to Endicott. Dick drove the  
> Howie’s car
> with Ellen and Dorcas; Alice followed in ours with me and Bob, who  
> checked
> in with Muriel.
> 	The memorial service was hosted by Janice’s sister Jeanine and  
> her family.
> Jeanine looks enough like Janice to be mistaken for her at first  
> glance. The
> Endicott church has a large facility with some conference offices  
> and runs a
> Safety Net program. Part of that program involves meals at the  
> church and
> participants in the program helped prepare the meal following the  
> memorial
> service.
> 	The memorial service was led by Rev. Susan Davis who had just  
> retired as
> the pastor. Janice had been active in the Broome County Council of  
> Churches
> for many years, which was reflected in the five other pastors (all  
> men) who
> participated in the service in addition to the choir.
> 	There is a period in the service for words of remembrance and  
> hope. This
> provided an opportunity for people to witness to the blessing that  
> Janice’s
> life had been for them. This was a remarkable outpouring of  
> appreciation for
> the presence Janice had been in the many lives she touched. Here  
> are some
> highlights as I remember them.
> 	Rev. Sue Davis talked about how close Janice had been as a friend,
> supporter, and guide in her ministry. She mentioned Janice eating  
> meals and
> talking with the people served by the Safety Net program.
> 	Janice’s family remembered her growing up as a preacher’s kid.  
> When she was
> in primary school, she asked to stay home from church one Sunday.  
> It turned
> out that she spent her time at home calling up members of the  
> congregation
> to ask why they weren’t in church. (Her parents only learned about  
> this when
> her father retired from the church.)
> 	At Ellen’s request I read from Judy Lindblad’s eulogy for  
> Janice. I left
> out the long list of Janice’s ICA activities, but got a laugh from  
> the
> congregation when I mentioned her being a founding member of the  
> Old as Hell
> Angels.
> 	A member of the choir, who was the husband of the choir director,  
> thought
> he would get more time with his wife when Janice became involved in  
> the
> music program at the church. Janice mentioned that one piece of  
> music was
> not suitable for the choir because it required a deep voice. He  
> asked ‘What
> about me?’, became involved, and remembered Janice’s  
> enthusiastic ‘Yes!’
> when he hit the low tones.
> 	A neighbor recalled many conversations with Janice when she was  
> ferrying
> her back and forth from chemotherapy. Janice was beginning to feel  
> more
> tired, but no less encouraging.
> 	Copies of Janice’s obituary and the memorial service are attached.
>
> Ken Rose
>
>

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