Worship Resources for Sunday, May 26, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on May 25, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, May 26, 2024

8:30 a.m. – Supported Nursery Care in Crossroads

9:00 a.m. – No Sunday School for Children and Youth

9:00 a.m. – For Adults: Java & Jesus

10:00 am – Worship

Preaching: Rev. Dr. David Anderman

Lay Liturgist: Diane Jungblut

Music: Vicki Nonn & Bruce Gladstone

11:15 am – Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth – May 26

Children

8:30 am Supported Childcare: Jade will be available to assist families with young children in The Crossroads.

Youth

On this Memorial Day weekend, we will not have 9:00 a.m. Sunday School. However, TRU Function will still practice at their regular time, 10:00-12:00.

Some upcoming dates:

May 27: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Mandatory Service Trip Meeting for Youth & Chaperones
June 2: End of Programming Year celebration, TRU Function in worship! Sundae Sunday to follow.
June 16: Freecycle Event at church! Jill Westberg and the Care of Creation Team wonder if any youth could help with this event. Freecycle invites folks to bring gently used items to church to be exchanged (anything leftover will be donated). They are looking for volunteers to set up and pack up items. If you would like to help out to volunteer with this event, please contact Jill: [email protected]

Java & Jesus

Sunday, May 26, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Mary Neuhaus facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss a piece on prayer from the book: Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer, by Gregg

Braden. To whom do we pray, why do we pray, & how do we pray?

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MAY COMPASSION OFFERING

Showing Compassion for Children in Gaza

Our May Compassion Offering – Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) — was identified and recommended by the ORUCC Palestine Justice Mission Team. After researching and considering many options, the Team unanimously approved sponsoring MECA as the Compassion Offering, in light of the current, urgent situation in Gaza. MECA has staff on site in Gaza to respond immediately and directly upon receiving our support.

MECA was founded in 1988 in Berkeley, California as a private, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to deliver vital supplies and humanitarian services to children in Gaza. As MECA’s work has progressed over the years, its activities have included providing direct aid to refugee children in Lebanon and Iraq; water projects in Gaza that bring clean water for children and their families; assistance to community organizations that help meet Palestinian children’s needs; scholarships for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; and educational/cultural programs in the USA to increase understanding about the lives of children in the Middle East and the impact of US foreign policy on people in the region.

Compassion Offering funds raised in May will be directed entirely to MECA’s emergency appeal for the humanitarian needs of Gazan children and their families. Our donations will quickly provide food, water, healthcare and shelter for children in Gaza who are hungry, injured, orphaned and/or homeless.

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Thank you for giving generously

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/