Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, October 12

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

9:00 am Faith Formation for children and youth

10:00 am – Worship

Sermon: Julia Burkey

Lay Liturgist: Deanna Blanchard

Musical Offerings: ORUCC Bell Choir

Restorative Justice Circle after worship (see below).

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Pastors’ On-Call

Your pastors are here for you! Pastor Julia is on call. Please do not hesitate to reach out to her with your pastoral care needs, questions or concerns. She can be reached at [email protected].

October Compassion Offering:

Al-Ahli Gaza Hospital

During this terrifying time, Al-Alhi Gaza Hospital is one of the few remaining Hospitals able to provide medical services to families in Gaza. The Hospital is run by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, a UCC Mission Partner organization, and is staffed by both Palestinian and international professionals from around the world. 

Several times in the past two years, Al-Ahli Hospital was bombed and invaded by Israeli ground troops. Throughout these attacks and subsequent evacuations of the Hospital grounds, Al-Ahli’s staff of 116 have shown heroic courage and determination, setting up tent clinics and mobile services in nearby towns and villages, and always returning to the Hospital to provide ongoing medical care for the wounded.

Your donation to Al-Ahli Gaza Hospital will literally save lives and enhance healing, providing children and families with emergency and trauma care, treatment for burns (primarily children), physical therapy for wounds and loss of limbs, treatment for malnourished (starved) children, and more.

Restorative Justice Circle

Circles – sometimes called peace circles or talking circles – are an intentional, structured form of dialogue that draw on the wisdom and practice of indigenous communities around the world. Circles offer a different way of being together and quality of conversation, and can be used for deepening relationships, and sharing stories and perspectives around a wide variety of topics and situations. Engaging in the practice of Circle is inherently transformative because we experience the world from more perspectives than our own, and drawing on diverse knowledge and experience in this way often generates options and solutions for challenges that are outside the box of conventional thinking and go beyond what one person or a small group could generate on their own.

You are invited to get a taste, by participating in a Circle after the worship service on October 12th (concluding by 12:15 p.m.). There will also be an opportunity to go deeper, with a more intensive Circle retreat / training experience on November 7th and 8th. More information will be shared about that on October 12th, or you may reach out to Barbie Jackson ([email protected]) or John Lemke ([email protected]).

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings is on sabbatical through November 30, 2025

Director of Children’s Arts and Education: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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