ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday June 25th

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 24, 2023

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Sunday Worship Resources
06.25.2023

Sunday
June 25, 2023
9:00 am Java & Jesus
10:00 am Worship
Ken Pennings preaching
Lay Liturgist: Mary Bucknell
Special Music: Vicki Nonn & Bruce Gladstone
“Kids in the Garden” during worship
11:10 am – Sermon Talk Back – Alfred Swan Room
Today, we begin collecting clothing in the Friendship Hall
for Casa Alitas Welcome Center, in Tucson
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
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after 10 am if you have opened it before
Kids in the Garden!
10am Summer Programming: The children will have the opportunity to work in the garden during worship for our yearly, “Kids in the Garden” program. Rachael Lancor will oversee this fantastic program. On June 25th, children will be dismissed for this program early in the service and will return for the closing song, “We Are Marching in the light of God.”

Java & Jesus
Sunday, June 25th, at 9 am
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
Dick Rossmiller facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Bring your own beverage, if you wish!
Our summer J&J programming will focus on the Phoenix Affirmations, which the pastors will be preaching about this summer. The reading(s) will be kept light most weeks.
This Sunday, we will be discussing Phoenix Affirmation 4:
“expressing our love for God in worship that is as sincere, vibrant,
and artful as it is scriptural.”
Our starting point will be a one page discussion guide (see below). Optionally, you may wish to read Chapter 4 of Eric Elnes’ The Phoenix Affirmations, which is available as an inexpensive paperback or ebook, but you will be able to participate fully in the discussion without this reading.
List of Phoenix Affirmations by content:
  1. Walk fully with Jesus, don’t deny other faiths
  2. Prayer, meditation, scripture
  3. Celebrate creation
  4. Worship includes art
  5. Engage people authentically across diversity
  6. Stand with poor and oppressed
  7. Separate church and state
  8. Walk humbly with God, seek to understand enemies
  9. We and all people are loved
  10. Sacredness of minds and hearts, doubt and belief
  11. Care for bodies, time for rest, reflection, recreation
  12. Meaning and purpose, discernment of calling
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To join Zoom discussion by phone: 1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657
Passcode: 315584
If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,
phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371
June COMPASSION OFFERING:
Lussier Community Education Center
Lussier Community Education Center (LCEC), celebrates over 50 years of quality programming and community organizing through the strength of community partnerships, the commitment of volunteers, and the kindness of neighbors. Its roots go back to the mid-70s, when the Wexford Ridge Community Association organized community services. In the 1990s, these services operated out of apartments in the Wexford Ridge complex off of Gammon Road. In the early 2000’s the establishment of a partnership agreement and lease with the Madison Metropolitan School District along with capital funding support from the City of Madison paved the way to the construction of the Lussier Community Education Center. In October 2007, LCEC opened its doors at 55 South Gammon Road, on school-owned land adjacent to Jefferson Middle School and Vel Phillips Memorial High School. 
 
LCEC has always been a place for people from different walks of life to come together, share gifts, and build community. LCEC offers comprehensive programs for children and youth of all ages. From ‘play & learn’ sessions for kids under three, to after-school programming through high school, and even free eight-week summer camps loaded with enriching activities to keep this community’s youth learning and engaged. LCEC’s offerings are guided by a justice and equity-focused LCEC Framework, details of which can be found on our website, lcecmadison.org/about.
Your generous donation will directly fund our summer youth camps. These camps will host over 80 kids who will participate in various enriching activities – from cooking and science clubs to art projects, dance workshops, and outdoor adventures. At LCEC, children and youth are encouraged to grow, explore, and learn how to use their collective power for societal good in a nurturing and inclusive environment.

You can make a donation by check, on the memo line, please write “compassion” and mail to ORUCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711, or donate online from our website. The link is https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

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