[Dialogue] Fwd: Janice Ulangca's Memorial Service

[Ellie Stock]

Thanks for sending this info about Janice's service and thanks for your presence there.  Much appreciated.
Ellie


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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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