ORUCC –October Lunch & Learn

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 4, 2024

For Children & Youth

“Kids in the Garden” this Sunday!

 

”Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered four more times throughout the summer: this Sunday, 7/14; 8/4,11, & 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

Lunch and Learn 

Wednesday, October 9th

 

Effigy Mounds

 

On Wednesday October 9th we will welcome Amy Rosebrough, Archeologist, for the Wisconsin Historical Society to Lunch and Learn.  She will speak about Wisconsin effigy mounds.  Rosebrough has substantial experience in Wisconsin’s and the Midwestern United States’ archaeology scene, and her work has spanned public, private and educational sectors of archaeology, including within the Wisconsin Archeological Society and Archaeological Research, Inc. Rosebrough is regarded as one of the top experts on Wisconsin’s effigy mounds, cultivating her expertise through a commitment to continuous field work as well as the development of her doctoral dissertation titled “Every Family a Nation” and co-authoring the book “Indian Mounds of Wisconsin.” She is also an active educator, giving frequent talks and presentations to share her archaeological knowledge with people of all ages.

 

Please join us.  All are welcome.  We will see you Wednesday, October 9th at 11:30 am.  The meal donation is $10.  Please email Doug Piper with your RSVP.  We need the count for the Hospitality Team!   dlpiper0413@gmail.com

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Church Leadership Team Opportunities at ORUCC

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 1, 2024

As we continue to grow and strengthen our church community, we are excited to invite nominations and self-nominations for several important positions within our church leadership team.

We are seeking individuals for the following roles this fall:

 

1.   Treasurer, Associate Treasurer, and Finance Team Members: Responsible for overseeing the church’s finances, ensuring accurate record-keeping, and managing the budget. This group also directs the investments in our Memorial Funds.

 

2.   Members of a Communications and IT (Information Technology) Team: Works to help with our social media, our website, our YouTube channel, and our internal IT teams. This team will select and support software and hardware tools and help promote our church to our members, staff, and to the community.

 

Please don’t be shy — you don’t have to be an expert! If you have an interest and a willingness to learn, we’d like to hear from you. 

We will also be working this Fall to fill open roles on our Ministries and Mission teams. These positions will be for terms starting in January 2025. It is a good time to volunteer at Orchard Ridge UCC! Our Nominations Team is looking to fill several roles and good candidates are always welcome. 

If you feel called to serve in one of these capacities or know someone who would be a great fit, we encourage you to nominate yourself or others. Please send your nominations and questions to moderators@orucc.org and we’ll reach out to you. Thanks in advance for your consideration.  

Deanna Blanchard

Hal Evensen

Dale Rebhorn

Orchard Ridge UCC Moderators 

This Sunday we celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Veggie Village!  Worship at 10:00 is a celebration of Eco-Spirituality. It concludes with a procession and blessing of the Veggie Village followed by the sharing of a fresh-baked herbal treat prepared and served by Kids in the Garden.  All are invited to wear GREEN or other Earth colors to enhance the celebration . 

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Meal Train for Laura Amburn and Family

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 29, 2024

Dear Friends,

We are organizing a Meal Train for our dear friend and church member Lauren Amburn and her family during her breast cancer journey. Lauren will be undergoing a double mastectomy on October 9th, which will significantly impact her mobility for a few weeks. This is a great way to help support Lauren, Bryce, and Nathan!

Please click on the following link to donate:

https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/276w9e

Questions? Contact Francesca Vash or Rev. Kate

Sunday, July 14, 2024

10:00 am Worship Celebrating Eco-Spirituality

Sermon: Dr. John Leonard

Centering Moment: Leslie Linser

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

Musical Offerings: John Leonard and Friends

Kids in the Garden: Julie Mazer & LuAnn Greiner

11 am  Blessing of the Veggie Village celebrating 15 years!

11:15 am  Sermon Talk-Back

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Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

ORUCC Adult Education Presentation tomorrow, Sept. 29th, at 9 am

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 28, 2024

You’re invited to an Adult Education Presentation tomorrow,

Sept. 29th, at 9 am!

At Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ,

1501 Gilbert Rd., Madison, Wisconsin, 53713

(Friendship Hall)

Hear compelling personal stories of

worker justice in action

The ORUCC Immigration Justice Team invites you to a presentation by members of Los Volcanes, a worker cooperative that specializes in screenprinting, sewing, and embroidery. 

Come help us celebrate the successful creation by Los Volcanes of an immigrant-led cooperative. The group will discuss their decision to become a cooperative, the cooperative support network and the place of cooperatives in the greater labor movement. 

Come hear about their struggles with workplace discrimination and wage theft and the challenges of enforcing the decisions regarding their case.

The workers will bring some of their products for display and sale. 

Come join us in Friendship Hall, 9am, Sunday, 9/29/24!

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Worship Resources for Sunday, September 29, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 28, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, September 29, 2024

9:00 am Faith Formation for Children and Youth

Nursery care available 8:30-11:30 am

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Kate Mackey

Lay Liturgist: Ruthanne Landsness

Musical Offering: Bruce Gladstone and Judy Brauer

11:15 am  Sermon Talk-Back

       

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Join our Worship virtually

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SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

Yahara House

Yahara House (YH), located in Madison Wisconsin, is an evidence-based community mental health program that focuses on recovery through social connection, meaningful activity, and reintroduction to community employment. YH’s mission is to transform the lives of people living with mental illness by replacing despair, stigma, and isolation with hope, dignity and community.  YH is made up of community members who are working together to achieve some common goals, including:

   - completing educational and employment goals

   - developing self-esteem, confidence, and coping strategies

   - finding and securing resources – such as affordable housing, primary care services; and

   - living a life of respect and independence within the members’ larger community

 

Open and accessible to program members 40 hours a week, plus holidays and monthly evening and weekend social activities, YH offers a place for adults with mental illness to belong in a stigma-free environment. Yahara House was founded in 1976 and is an official member of Clubhouse International. You can find more information at Work and Community | Yahara House | Madison.

 

Thank you in advance for your donation to benefit Yahara House as our September Compassion Offering recipient. This video shares more info.

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/

Sunday Morning Faith Formation for Children and Youth

Nursery care opens for children 1st grade and younger beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays. We have two new nursery care workers: Najma and Abby. Both are nursing students at UW-Madison. Stop by to say hi!

Children and Youth Faith Formation for all ages is at 9:00 a.m. We are making the switch from using the language “Sunday School” to “Faith Formation” to more accurately reflect our hopes for this hour of time together on Sunday mornings.

For children Pre-K to 6th grade: Spring 2024, the children brainstormed a name to better represent our 9 am faith formation hour. The name they created is, “Peace Circle.” Most of our curriculum has a “Peace” element. Peace for the world, for each other, and for ourselves. “Circle” reflects that we are gathering together, usually in the shape of a circle. This fall’s Peace Circle guides are: Joanna Beilman-Dulin, Josie Gasser, Julie Horton, Karen Jaehnig, Kristin Schumacher, Maddie Miller, and Jill Westberg.

For Youth (7th grade-High School): This fall we will have an exploration of five major faith traditions. We hope to learn about the beauty and value of other faiths, while also learning more about our own faith tradition of Christianity in interfaith dialogue. Approximately once-a-month, we will have “Breakfast Club,” an opportunity for fellowship and meaningful conversation. Our guides this year are Kristian Muckian, Susan Jane Watson, and Al Blanchard.

Music Opportunities continue to be a highlight of our Sunday programming. Music Connections for children 2nd-6th grade meets during the 10:00 worship hour, after children’s time. TRU Function, our youth band, rehearses from 10:00-noon, with the intent to lead congregational worship monthly. Julie Mazer leads Music Connections, and Rob Martens directs TRU Function.

It is going to be another great year in Children and Youth ministries! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Pastor Kate (kate@orucc.org) or Julie Mazer (jmazer@orucc.org) at any time.

Senior Pastor Julia Burkey has returned from maternity leave!

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Worker Justice in Action presentation: Sunday at 9 am in Friendship Hall

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 27, 2024

Hear compelling personal stories of worker justice in action

this Sunday, September 29th, at 9:00 am

in Friendship Hall

The ORUCC Immigration Justice Team invites you to a presentation by members of Los Volcanes, a worker cooperative that specializes in screenprinting, sewing, and embroidery. 

Come help us celebrate the successful creation by Los Volcanes of an immigrant-led cooperative. The group will discuss their decision to become a cooperative, the cooperative support network and the place of cooperatives in the greater labor movement. 

Come hear about their struggles with workplace discrimination and wage theft and the challenges of enforcing the decisions regarding their case.

The workers will bring some of their products for display and sale. 

Come join us in Friendship Hall, 9am, Sunday, 9/29/24!

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Need your help finding lost set of keys!

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 26, 2024

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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Help Joyce Pohl find her lost set of keys!

On Thursday, September 26th, church member Joyce Pohl lost her set of keys while working on the church grounds. If you happen to find a set of keys, please call Joyce right away at (608) 206-5607 or email her at joyce@pohl.us. Also, please let Joyce know if you’ve got a metal detector she can borrow. Time is of the essence.

Thank you!

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Worship Resources for Sunday, September 22, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 21, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, September 22, 2024

9:00 am Faith Formation for Children and Youth

Nursery care available 8:30-11:30 am

10:00 am Worship

        Point Pastor: Kate Mackey

Sermon: Rachel Bauman

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

WCC Prayer: Ginny Moore Kruse

Mission Moment: Ruthanne Landsness

11:15 am  Sermon Talk-Back

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Join our Worship virtually

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SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

Yahara House

Yahara House (YH), located in Madison Wisconsin, is an evidence-based community mental health program that focuses on recovery through social connection, meaningful activity, and reintroduction to community employment. YH’s mission is to transform the lives of people living with mental illness by replacing despair, stigma, and isolation with hope, dignity and community.  YH is made up of community members who are working together to achieve some common goals, including:

   - completing educational and employment goals

   - developing self-esteem, confidence, and coping strategies

   - finding and securing resources – such as affordable housing, primary care services; and

   - living a life of respect and independence within the members’ larger community

 

Open and accessible to program members 40 hours a week, plus holidays and monthly evening and weekend social activities, YH offers a place for adults with mental illness to belong in a stigma-free environment. Yahara House was founded in 1976 and is an official member of Clubhouse International. You can find more information at Work and Community | Yahara House | Madison.

 

Thank you in advance for your donation to benefit Yahara House as our September Compassion Offering recipient. This video shares more info.

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/

Sunday Morning Faith Formation for Children and Youth

Nursery care opens for children 1st grade and younger beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays. We have two new nursery care workers: Najma and Abby. Both are nursing students at UW-Madison. Stop by to say hi!

Children and Youth Faith Formation for all ages is at 9:00 a.m. We are making the switch from using the language “Sunday School” to “Faith Formation” to more accurately reflect our hopes for this hour of time together on Sunday mornings.

For children Pre-K to 6th grade: Spring 2024, the children brainstormed a name to better represent our 9 am faith formation hour. The name they created is, “Peace Circle.” Most of our curriculum has a “Peace” element. Peace for the world, for each other, and for ourselves. “Circle” reflects that we are gathering together, usually in the shape of a circle. This fall’s Peace Circle guides are: Joanna Beilman-Dulin, Josie Gasser, Julie Horton, Karen Jaehnig, Kristin Schumacher, Maddie Miller, and Jill Westberg.

For Youth (7th grade-High School): This fall we will have an exploration of five major faith traditions. We hope to learn about the beauty and value of other faiths, while also learning more about our own faith tradition of Christianity in interfaith dialogue. Our guides this year are Kristian Muckian, Susan Jane Watson, and Al Blanchard.

Music Opportunities continue to be a highlight of our Sunday programming. Music Connections for children 2nd-6th grade meets during the 10:00 worship hour, after children’s time. TRU Function, our youth band, rehearses from 10:00-noon, with the intent to lead congregational worship monthly. Julie Mazer leads Music Connections, and Rob Martens directs TRU Function.

It is going to be another great year in Children and Youth ministries! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Pastor Kate (kate@orucc.org) or Julie Mazer (jmazer@orucc.org) at any time.

Senior Pastor Julia Burkey has returned from maternity leave!

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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JULY COMPASSION OFFERING



Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Food Pantry: Helping at home in our church neighborhood

Did you know that Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (GSLC) offers a weekly (Thursday) food pantry? This pantry located at 5701 Raymond Road opened its doors in 2005 and currently serves up to 75 eligible individuals and families each week.   Rick Thomas, GSLC Outreach Director, reports that the pantry has experienced record high demand (up to 50% more attendance) since late winter 2024. He also reports that local pantries have seen fewer food products come from Second Harvest, the main supplier to Dane Co food pantries, due to high demand throughout the county. GSLC has had to rely heavily on an internal pantry fund to maintain an adequate supply of food items on the pantry shelves. Additional funds are much-needed at this time. Can we at ORUCC help?

 

We invite ORUCC members to make monetary donations to the GSLC food pantry fund through our July Compassion Offering. Your donations will go toward direct purchase of food items that best meet the needs of food pantry clients. Please consider a generous donation to keep the GSLC food pantry well-stocked for those in need.

Additional ways that you can help:

–         Food, paper goods or personal items are also accepted year-round at the GSLC Donation Room during weekday hours.

-         Volunteer at the GSLC Food Pantry: Assist with registration, act as a host or help with stocking the shelves. Thursdays, 9:30am-Noon or 5:30pm-7pm. Familiarity with languages is a bonus, such as Spanish, Middle Eastern dialects, others. Contact: Rick rthomas@gslcwi.com or ORUCC contact Jane jfglaze@sbcglobal.net



-         Volunteer your time in the ORUCC Veggie Village garden where we tend and harvest fresh vegetables for the GSLC food pantry. Contact: LuAnn Greiner greinerlu@gmail.com

VIDEO

Please give generously. Thank you.

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/

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

ORUCC Youth Updates & Feedback Requested!

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 16, 2024

Dear friends,

Fall is in full swing! I hope that everyone is getting settled into the new school year. There are two important things I would like to bring to your attention regarding our youth at ORUCC: 
Invitation for Gilda's Walk/Run, Sunday October 6:
This is a
fundraising walk (2 mi.) or run (5K) for Gilda’s Club Madison, a nonprofit cancer support community
that provides free emotional support, cancer education, and hope to thousands
of children and adults impacted by any kind of cancer and to those who care for
them. 

Francesca Vash has organized a team in honor of Lauren Ambrun, mother of Nathan. We are hoping to practice “church outside of the walls” this Sunday and walk/run together! If you are able to attend, please register by September 30. Julie Mazer will also hold a virtual run another day if you aren't able to make it on the 6th. 
Registration details:

Team Page: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/gildasrunwalk2024/team/968737/
Team Name: Team Lauren!
Team Captain: Francesca Vash
If you’d like more details about the event, please visit https://secure.qgiv.com/event/gildasrunwalk2024/. You can also feel free to email Francesca at francescaj@gmail.com if you have any questions.


Youth Service Trip Feedback & Planning
I need your help as we look forward to planning next year's service trip. We are having some big conversations about the financial sustainability of this trip, and I need your input! Please review this summary of 2024's financial outcome if you are interested. I am asking all parents of youth who have attended the trip (or might have their student attend next year) to fill out this survey to help me plan. 
Thank you, all! 
Grace and peace,
Kate

—

Rev. Kate Mackey
(she/her/hers)
Associate Pastor for Children, Youth, and Families
Orchard Ridge UCC
1501 Gilbert Rd.
Madison, WI 53711
Office: (608) 271-7212 ex. 2030
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to one another.” -Mother Teresa 

*Please note: Outside of Sunday and evenings by appointment, my primary working hours are Monday-Thursday from 8:00 am-2:00 pm. I take Friday and Saturday as sabbath days and may not respond quickly to my email during those times. 

Worship Resources for Sunday, September 15, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 14, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, September 15, 2024

9:00 am Faith Formation for Children and Youth

Nursery care available 8:30-11:30 am

10:00 am Worship

        Sermon: Ken Pennings

        Lay Liturgist: Jim Franzone

        Musical Offerings: ORUCC Choir

        Birthday Offering

        Compassion Offering: Yahara House Director Brad Schlough

        Witness for “Week of Peace for Palestine & Israel” (Sept. 16-22): Ruth Ann Berkholtz

11:00 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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Join our Worship virtually

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SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

Yahara House

Yahara House (YH), located in Madison Wisconsin, is an evidence-based community mental health program that focuses on recovery through social connection, meaningful activity, and reintroduction to community employment. YH’s mission is to transform the lives of people living with mental illness by replacing despair, stigma, and isolation with hope, dignity and community.  YH is made up of community members who are working together to achieve some common goals, including:

   - completing educational and employment goals

   - developing self-esteem, confidence, and coping strategies

   - finding and securing resources – such as affordable housing, primary care services; and

   - living a life of respect and independence within the members’ larger community

 

Open and accessible to program members 40 hours a week, plus holidays and monthly evening and weekend social activities, YH offers a place for adults with mental illness to belong in a stigma-free environment. Yahara House was founded in 1976 and is an official member of Clubhouse International. You can find more information at Work and Community | Yahara House | Madison.

 

Thank you in advance for your donation to benefit Yahara House as our September Compassion Offering recipient. This video shares more info.

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/

Update: Children & Youth Programs

Nursery Care opens at 8:30am. Abby and Najma are ready to play with your little one!

 

Children and Youth Faith Formation starts at 9 am. 

 

Children in PreK – 2 grade are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, their classroom “guides,” Jill Westberg and Julie Horton, will lead the children in the story, “The Light” (inspired by John 8:12). Together, they will light the Christ Candle light and see how it shines within each of us. 

 

The 3-6 grade classroom will focus on the Parable of The Forgiving Father. After discussing the story, the children will be invited to explore multi-sensory stations to deepen their understanding of the text. Josie Gasser and Maddie Miller will guide the children in their learning. Your child will wait for you in the classroom before moving to the sanctuary for worship at 10 am. 

 

Youth (7th-High School) will meet in the Frank Room at 9:00 a.m. for Coexist with Susan Watson and Al Blanchard.

Music Opportunities for Children and Youth

 

TRU Function (youth band) practice begins this Sunday from 10:00-noon in the Haynes Music Room.

 

Music Connections resumes this Sunday. Following the children’s moment in worship, children in grades 2-6 are invited to join Julie downstairs in the Friedrich Bonhoeffer room for Music Connections for a Drum Circle! Bethany Schultz will be our Music Connections volunteer.

Senior Pastor Julia Burkey has returned from maternity leave!

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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For Children & Youth

“Kids in the Garden”

 

”Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered three more times throughout the summer: 8/4,11, & 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Sept 26 – 7 pm Zoom with Peter Makari

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 11, 2024

The Interfaith Peace Working Group of Wisconsin will host a one-hour Zoom session on Gaza at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, featuring Peter Makari, global relations minister for the UCC and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Peter, recently back from Jerusalem, will share updates on Gaza, followed by a Q&A session. This event aims to help faith leaders and communities understand conditions in Gaza and explore ways to promote peace. It will also aid congregations preparing for the 2025 Wisconsin Conference Annual Meeting, where delegates may vote whether to adopt the Declaration for a Just Peace Between Israel and Palestine adopted at the UCC’s 2021 General Synod. The event is free and requires no registration. Join us on Zoom.  

Worship Resources for Sunday, September 8, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 7, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, September 8, 2024

9:00 am Faith Formation for Children and Youth

Nursery care available 8:30-11:30 am

No Java & Jesus this Sunday

10:00 am Worship

Welcome Back & Youth Service Trip Celebration!

Preaching: Youth Panel with Kate Mackey

Musical Offering: ORUCC Bell Choir, TRU Function Trio

Lay Liturgists: Sage Walker, Timmy Hagen, Ben Lancor

All Church Picnic following worship!

Click Here for Printable Bulletin

Join our Worship virtually

on YouTube any time after 10 am:

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SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

Yahara House

Yahara House (YH), located in Madison Wisconsin, is an evidence-based community mental health program that focuses on recovery through social connection, meaningful activity, and reintroduction to community employment. YH’s mission is to transform the lives of people living with mental illness by replacing despair, stigma, and isolation with hope, dignity and community.  YH is made up of community members who are working together to achieve some common goals, including:

   - completing educational and employment goals

   - developing self-esteem, confidence, and coping strategies

   - finding and securing resources – such as affordable housing, primary care services; and

   - living a life of respect and independence within the members’ larger community

 

Open and accessible to program members 40 hours a week, plus holidays and monthly evening and weekend social activities, YH offers a place for adults with mental illness to belong in a stigma-free environment. Yahara House was founded in 1976 and is an official member of Clubhouse International. You can find more information at Work and Community | Yahara House | Madison.

 

Thank you in advance for your donation to benefit Yahara House as our September Compassion Offering recipient. This video shares more info.

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/

Faith Formation for

Children & Youth

This Sunday we are excited to kick-off the 2024-25 faith formation (formerly known as “Sunday School”) programming year!

Children Pre-K-6th Grade “Peace Circle”:

Spring 2024, the children brainstormed a name to better represent our 9 am faith formation hour. The name they created is “Peace Circle.” Most of our curriculum has a “Peace” element. Peace for the world, for each other, and for ourselves. “Circle” reflects that we are gathering together, usually in the shape of a circle.

All Children Pre-K-6th Grade will begin in the William Johnson Room at 9 am for Music with Julie.

Children under the age of five will transition to the nursery after the music. Be sure to pop in and introduce yourself to our new Nursery Care Workers, Abby and Najma!

K-2 Children will stay in the Ruby Bridges Room to hear a story about the Good Shepherd. 

Children in grades 3-6 will transition to the Ruby Bridges Room where they too will hear the parable of The Good Shepherd as well as explore multisensory stations throughout the room. 

Your child will wait for you in the classroom before moving to the sanctuary for worship at 10 am.

Youth Faith Formation (7th-High School):

Youth meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Anne Frank Room. We will begin our journey through Coexist: Interfaith Exploration. This fall we will learn about four major religious traditions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam) and how they relate to Christianity. This Sunday we also celebrate the Youth Service Trip in worship, so youth will help set up for this event during the 9:00 hour!

Senior Pastor Julia Burkey has returned from maternity leave!

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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ORUCC –September Lunch & Learn

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 6, 2024

Sunday, July 21, 2024

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Phil Haslanger

Centering Moment: Leslie Linser

Lay Liturgist: Dee Seyfarth

Musical Offerings: Paul Vash

11:15 am  Sermon Talk-Back: Leslie Linser

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Lunch and Learn 

Wednesday, September 11th

 

We return on the 11th for our first meeting of our program year.  We gather at 11:30 am for the lunch portion in Friendship Hall and adjourn to Worship Hall for the Learn portion. This month we will learn about Braver Angels.

 

Braver Angels is a nonprofit dedicated to political depolarization. The organization runs workshops, debates, and other events where “red” (conservative) and “blue” (liberal) participants attempt to better understand one another’s positions and discover their shared values. The organization states that it is the “largest, grassroots, bipartisan organization in America dedicated to reviving the communal spirit of American democracy.” They say that their “method involves bringing politically diverse people together in small groups to listen empathetically to each other’s perspectives.”

 

As its main activity, Braver Angels runs conversations among Americans with opposing political views. Its flagship discussion format has been the Red/Blue workshops. The Red/Blue workshops are designed to facilitate understanding and conversations between conservative Reds and liberal Blues. Ideally, the number of Red and Blue participants is balanced for each session. The workshop was designed by Braver Angels co-founder, Prof. William Doherty, an expert in family social science at the University of Minnesota, based on therapy methods used in couples counseling.

 

Be prepared to learn non-threatening conversation techniques that may help us come to common ground on any issue.  We will see you Wednesday, September 11th at 11:30 am.  The meal donation is $10.  Please email Steve Sheets with your RSVP by September 9th erab1958@icloud.com .

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Orchard Ridge

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Hello from Pastor Julia after maternity leave!

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 5, 2024

Pastor Julia Burkey 

September, 2024

Dear Orchard Ridge UCC,

Greetings to you in this season of new beginnings, where God’s spirit surrounds each of us as we begin a new church year, as we send our children back to school, as we sink into the last days of summer and as we harvest the heavy tomatoes in our garden. How are you doing? I have missed you these last months while I have been on maternity leave, adjusting to time as a family of four with the new addition of Kindred Praise Burkey Cooperrider. She is peaceful baby and giggles with joy at her big sister Reverie who is now three and a half and going to 3k nursery school five mornings a week!

My heart is filled with gratitude for your beautiful gifts to my family of delicious meals, a gorgeous quilt created with love by the many hands of our quilters at ORUCC for Kindred, for the baby doll for Reverie just like mom, for the very helpful diapers for my family and for families in need, and for the gift of paying for visits with a postpartum doula. Our postpartum doula was a game changer for me, as she helped me have a positive postpartum time. She supported us in so many ways during her visits- she helped me swaddle Kindred, do laundry, clean the kitchen, bathe Kindred for the first time and maybe most importantly sat at bedside with me helping me integrate my new life as a mother of two as I healed from my beautiful birth and bonded with my new baby. Kindred was born at home on May 20, 2024 at 10:55am. The day after Pentecost worship! I think she was really feeling the Holy Spirit and wanted to come join us. I cannot wait for you to meet her.

After 15 weeks of precious time with my children, I am ready and eager to come back into the fold with you and to be engaged in the meaningful work of being the church in our little corner of the world. My work as your pastor is deeply purposeful for me; I love being one of your pastors.

For the beginning of my time back, I am seeking to be present relationally and administratively. Relationally means I want to connect with you, to know what is on your heart, hear how your summer has been, or get to know what matters most to you. Administratively means I am paying particular attention to getting into good rhythms with our staff and leaders, with the many monthly meetings that make the engine of the church hum beautifully. Since sermons take time and planning (what? you don’t just get up there and talk?), my creative work of writing and preaching and will come in October as I plan out themes and ease back in. I plan to be in the office most Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings and I welcome you to swing by. I have some standing monthly morning meetings that take me off site so do check in with me or George if you’d like to visit with me. You can also make an appointment with me or come to worship on Sunday see me and the wider ORUCC community.

This is a vital season to lean into local community, to lean into the deep story of the Christian faith, one of liberation and love. This is a vital season to turn our faces to what is life-giving and hope-filled, to give us strength to perceive the places of violence and injustice that need the loving care and attention of the world. Let us, as is sometimes attributed to John Wesley, do all the good we can, by all the means we can, in all the ways we can, in all the places we can, at all the times we can, with all the people we can, as long as we ever can.

 

In grace,

Julia

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Sign up now for ORUCC’s Black History for a New Day group course

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 3, 2024

Registration is now open for ORUCC’S group course: Black History For A New Day (BHFAND) Mondays 7-9PM Sept. 16-Nov. 18 either on Zoom or at church.  

Put ORUCC in the “coupon” box and probably also in the “organization” box. Then it lets you register without paying.

Money should go to the church office. 

Register by Sept. 6, 2024

Choose the MONDAY EVENING Virtual Option  

Use Code ORUCC

The link is https://courses.justifiedanger.com/component/eventbooking/course-registration/2024-fall-monday-hybrid/184?Itemid=762

Course fee is $300 for first time participants and $150 for those of us repeating the course, funds which support Nehemiah’s important work. Pay with a check payable to ORUCC with Black History in memo line and send to the church office by September 30. 

Check out BHFAND for a course overview.

 

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Worship Resources for Sunday, September 1, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 31, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, September 1, 2024

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rebecca Meier-Rao

Centering Moment: Leslie Linser

Lay Liturgist: Brian Lancor

Musical Offerings: Sandra Dyar and her granddaughter Samantha (piano duets)

Sacrament of Holy Communion

11:15 am  Sermon Talk-Back: Leslie Linser

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SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

Yahara House

Yahara House (YH), located in Madison Wisconsin, is an evidence-based community mental health program that focuses on recovery through social connection, meaningful activity, and reintroduction to community employment. YH’s mission is to transform the lives of people living with mental illness by replacing despair, stigma, and isolation with hope, dignity and community.  YH is made up of community members who are working together to achieve some common goals, including:

   - completing educational and employment goals

   - developing self-esteem, confidence, and coping strategies

   - finding and securing resources – such as affordable housing, primary care services; and

   - living a life of respect and independence within the members’ larger community

 

Open and accessible to program members 40 hours a week, plus holidays and monthly evening and weekend social activities, YH offers a place for adults with mental illness to belong in a stigma-free environment. Yahara House was founded in 1976 and is an official member of Clubhouse International. You can find more information at Work and Community | Yahara House | Madison.

 

Thank you in advance for your donation to benefit Yahara House as our September Compassion Offering recipient. This video shares more info.

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/

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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Worship Resources for Sunday, August 25, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 24, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, August 25, 2024

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Phil Haslanger

Centering Moment: Bob Millholland

Lay Liturgist: Nancy Wettersten

Musical Offerings: David Myers & Sue D’Alessio

Kids in the Garden: Rachael Lancor & Sara Hagen

11:00 am  Sermon Talk-Back

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“Kids in the Garden”

 Last call for the summer: Sunday, August 25th

 

“Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered one more time this summer: Sunday, August 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

AUGUST COMPASSION OFFERING



United Church of Christ Outdoor Ministry

Many at Orchard Ridge have experienced community and spiritual renewal at Moon Beach over the years. So many of us have warm memories from across the seasons:

 

  • From the summertime: With multigenerational family camps, autism family camps, memory family camps, and rainbow family camps. 
  • From the fall: With retreats offering educational enrichment and an opportunity to create our art in community with others. 
  • And from the winter: With a getaway to the peace and beauty of a north woods epiphany retreat. 

Along with Moon Beach, Daycholah Center on the shores of Green Lake, and Cedar Valley located on over 100 beautiful acres near West Bend, comprise our United Church of Christ outdoor ministry here in Wisconsin. And here at Orchard Ridge, we have a strong tradition of supporting our ministry, by participating in and volunteering to support our ministry programming. 

Now, we are asking those of us who know and love our outdoor ministry to give financially, too. With our support, we can ensure a sustainable future for Moon Beach, Daycholah Center, and Cedar Valley. And preserve our special places as sources of spiritual renewal for generations to come.

 

Thank you for giving generously and giving what you can. This video shares more info.

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/

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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JULY COMPASSION OFFERING



Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Food Pantry: Helping at home in our church neighborhood

Did you know that Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (GSLC) offers a weekly (Thursday) food pantry? This pantry located at 5701 Raymond Road opened its doors in 2005 and currently serves up to 75 eligible individuals and families each week.   Rick Thomas, GSLC Outreach Director, reports that the pantry has experienced record high demand (up to 50% more attendance) since late winter 2024. He also reports that local pantries have seen fewer food products come from Second Harvest, the main supplier to Dane Co food pantries, due to high demand throughout the county. GSLC has had to rely heavily on an internal pantry fund to maintain an adequate supply of food items on the pantry shelves. Additional funds are much-needed at this time. Can we at ORUCC help?

 

We invite ORUCC members to make monetary donations to the GSLC food pantry fund through our July Compassion Offering. Your donations will go toward direct purchase of food items that best meet the needs of food pantry clients. Please consider a generous donation to keep the GSLC food pantry well-stocked for those in need.

Additional ways that you can help:

–         Food, paper goods or personal items are also accepted year-round at the GSLC Donation Room during weekday hours.

-         Volunteer at the GSLC Food Pantry: Assist with registration, act as a host or help with stocking the shelves. Thursdays, 9:30am-Noon or 5:30pm-7pm. Familiarity with languages is a bonus, such as Spanish, Middle Eastern dialects, others. Contact: Rick rthomas@gslcwi.com or ORUCC contact Jane jfglaze@sbcglobal.net



-         Volunteer your time in the ORUCC Veggie Village garden where we tend and harvest fresh vegetables for the GSLC food pantry. Contact: LuAnn Greiner greinerlu@gmail.com

VIDEO

Please give generously. Thank you.

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/

Worship Resources for Sunday, August 18, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 17, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, August 18, 2024

9:00 am Summer Seminar

“The Deep Source of Trump’s Appeal”

Facilitated by Baxter Richardson

Alfred Swan Room

All are welcome!

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10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Phil Haslanger

Centering Moment: Susan Soric

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

Musical Offerings: Susan Soric and Claire Purkis

11:15 am  Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth

“Kids in the Garden”

 Last call for the summer: Sunday, August 25th

 

“Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered one more time this summer: Sunday, August 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

AUGUST COMPASSION OFFERING



United Church of Christ Outdoor Ministry

Many at Orchard Ridge have experienced community and spiritual renewal at Moon Beach over the years. So many of us have warm memories from across the seasons:

 

  • From the summertime: With multigenerational family camps, autism family camps, memory family camps, and rainbow family camps. 
  • From the fall: With retreats offering educational enrichment and an opportunity to create our art in community with others. 
  • And from the winter: With a getaway to the peace and beauty of a north woods epiphany retreat. 

Along with Moon Beach, Daycholah Center on the shores of Green Lake, and Cedar Valley located on over 100 beautiful acres near West Bend, comprise our United Church of Christ outdoor ministry here in Wisconsin. And here at Orchard Ridge, we have a strong tradition of supporting our ministry, by participating in and volunteering to support our ministry programming. 

Now, we are asking those of us who know and love our outdoor ministry to give financially, too. With our support, we can ensure a sustainable future for Moon Beach, Daycholah Center, and Cedar Valley. And preserve our special places as sources of spiritual renewal for generations to come.

 

Thank you for giving generously and giving what you can. This video shares more info.

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/

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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ORUCC – August 18, 9 am, summer seminar

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 13, 2024

For Children & Youth

“Kids in the Garden”

 

”Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered three more times throughout the summer: 8/4,11, & 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

You’re invited to a summer seminar!

at Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

1501 Gilbert Rd.,

Madison, WI 53711

Sunday, August 18th, 2024, 9 am

in the Alfred Swan Room

“The Deep Source of Trump’s Appeal”

Faciliated by Baxter Richardson

In January, Pastor Julia Burkey asked us to think about what we need as the 2024 election cycle approaches. While there have been several responses to this request, one frequently heard response is “I just do not understand how anyone could support Donald Trump.” David Brooks, the New York Times columnist, has attempted to answer this question in an opinion piece that goes well beyond the simplified explanatory categories currently in vogue. He suggests that a creative “tension” that existed in American culture and which created a common moral culture with widespread support, has all but disappeared, leading to a deeply fragmented and polarized society. Trumpism is but one response to this fragmentation.

So our task on August 18 will be threefold: (1) to understand his argument (2) to critically examine his argument and (3) to explore his suggestion that the way forward should be the work of “religious progressives.”

Please read the Brooks article ahead of time: Click here for reading

Questions? Contact Baxter Richardson at baxter.2614@charter.net

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Mitri Raheb speaks on September 8 at 7:00 pm in Madison

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 12, 2024

Register now for a presentation Sunday, September 8, 2024, 7:00-8:30 pm at Midvale Community Lutheran Church by the Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb. Born and raised in Palestine, Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb is a co-founder of Bright Stars of Bethlehem. He is founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. Previously, he was the pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. Described as the most widely published Palestinian theologian, Rev. Raheb is the author and editor of more than forty books.

Raheb will share a presentation in Madison on Sunday, September 8 at 7:00pm at Midvale Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd., open to the public. He will provide a firsthand account of the current crisis in Gaza and the West Bank and how the work of Bright Stars of Bethlehem is offering hope in the lives of people experiencing extreme suffering and challenges. Register online here: tinyurl.com/mrrtcm4c

Copies of Mitri’s newest book, Decolonizing Palestine: The Land, The People, The Bible will be available for purchase at the event, and Mitri will do a book-signing.

This event is presented in collaboration with the non-profit Bright Stars of Bethlehem and co-sponsored by Midvale Community Lutheran Church, Christ Presbyterian Church, Madison, and Memorial United Church of Christ, Fitchburg.

Worship Resources for Sunday, August 11, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 10, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, August 11, 2024

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Shelby Jeidy (they, their)

Centering Moment: Becky Baumbach

Lay Liturgist: Ginny Moore Kruse

11:15 am  Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth

“Kids in the Garden”

 Last call for the summer: Sunday, August 25th

 

“Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered one more time this summer: Sunday, August 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

AUGUST COMPASSION OFFERING



United Church of Christ Outdoor Ministry

Many at Orchard Ridge have experienced community and spiritual renewal at Moon Beach over the years. So many of us have warm memories from across the seasons:

 

  • From the summertime: With multigenerational family camps, autism family camps, memory family camps, and rainbow family camps. 
  • From the fall: With retreats offering educational enrichment and an opportunity to create our art in community with others. 
  • And from the winter: With a getaway to the peace and beauty of a north woods epiphany retreat. 

Along with Moon Beach, Daycholah Center on the shores of Green Lake, and Cedar Valley located on over 100 beautiful acres near West Bend, comprise our United Church of Christ outdoor ministry here in Wisconsin. And here at Orchard Ridge, we have a strong tradition of supporting our ministry, by participating in and volunteering to support our ministry programming. 

Now, we are asking those of us who know and love our outdoor ministry to give financially, too. With our support, we can ensure a sustainable future for Moon Beach, Daycholah Center, and Cedar Valley. And preserve our special places as sources of spiritual renewal for generations to come.

 

Thank you for giving generously and giving what you can. This video shares more info.

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/

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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Sunday, July 28, 2024

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Phil Haslanger

Centering Moment: Bob Millholland

Lay Liturgist: Ginny Moore Kruse

Musical Offerings: Bethany Schultz (clarinet)

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Worship Resources for Sunday, August 4, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 3, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, August 4, 2024

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Shelby Jeidy (they, their)

Centering Moment: Becky Baumbach

“Kids in the Garden” for children ages 6+: LuAnn Greiner and Laura Conners assisting

Lay Liturgist: Meg Stevens

Musical Offerings: Jim McNamara & friends

Sacrament of Holy Communion

11:15 am  Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth

“Kids in the Garden” this Sunday!

 

”Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered three more times throughout the summer: this Sunday, 8/4, and 8/11 & 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

AUGUST COMPASSION OFFERING



United Church of Christ Outdoor Ministry

Many at Orchard Ridge have experienced community and spiritual renewal at Moon Beach over the years. So many of us have warm memories from across the seasons:

 

  • From the summertime: With multigenerational family camps, autism family camps, memory family camps, and rainbow family camps. 
  • From the fall: With retreats offering educational enrichment and an opportunity to create our art in community with others. 
  • And from the winter: With a getaway to the peace and beauty of a north woods epiphany retreat. 

Along with Moon Beach, Daycholah Center on the shores of Green Lake, and Cedar Valley located on over 100 beautiful acres near West Bend, comprise our United Church of Christ outdoor ministry here in Wisconsin. And here at Orchard Ridge, we have a strong tradition of supporting our ministry, by participating in and volunteering to support our ministry programming. 

Now, we are asking those of us who know and love our outdoor ministry to give financially, too. With our support, we can ensure a sustainable future for Moon Beach, Daycholah Center, and Cedar Valley. And preserve our special places as sources of spiritual renewal for generations to come.

 

Thank you for giving generously and giving what you can. This video shares more info.

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/

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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Sunday Worship Resources

Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

August Compassion Offering: United Church of Christ Outdoor Ministry

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 1, 2024

Many at Orchard Ridge have experienced community and spiritual renewal at Moon Beach over the years. So many of us have warm memories from across the seasons: 

  • From the summertime: With multigenerational family camps, autism family camps, memory family camps, and rainbow family camps. 
  • From the fall: With retreats offering educational enrichment and an opportunity to create art in community with others. 
  • And from the winter: With a getaway to the peace and beauty of a north woods epiphany retreat. 

Along with Moon Beach, Daycholah Center on the shores of Green Lake, and Cedar Valley located on over 100 beautiful acres near West Bend, comprise our United Church of Christ outdoor ministry here in Wisconsin. And here at Orchard Ridge, we have a strong tradition of supporting outdoor ministry, as both participants and as volunteers in programming offered by UCC Camps. 

Now, we are asking those of us who know and love our outdoor ministry to give financially, too. With our support, we can ensure a sustainable future for Moon Beach, Daycholah Center, and Cedar Valley. And preserve these special places as sources of renewal for generations to come. 

Thank you for giving generously and giving what you can to benefit United Church of Christ Outdoor Ministry as our August Compassion Offering recipient. This video shares more info.

JULY COMPASSION OFFERING



Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Food Pantry: Helping at home in our church neighborhood

Did you know that Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (GSLC) offers a weekly (Thursday) food pantry? This pantry located at 5701 Raymond Road opened its doors in 2005 and currently serves up to 75 eligible individuals and families each week.   Rick Thomas, GSLC Outreach Director, reports that the pantry has experienced record high demand (up to 50% more attendance) since late winter 2024. He also reports that local pantries have seen fewer food products come from Second Harvest, the main supplier to Dane Co food pantries, due to high demand throughout the county. GSLC has had to rely heavily on an internal pantry fund to maintain an adequate supply of food items on the pantry shelves. Additional funds are much-needed at this time. Can we at ORUCC help?

 

We invite ORUCC members to make monetary donations to the GSLC food pantry fund through our July Compassion Offering. Your donations will go toward direct purchase of food items that best meet the needs of food pantry clients. Please consider a generous donation to keep the GSLC food pantry well-stocked for those in need.

Additional ways that you can help:

–         Food, paper goods or personal items are also accepted year-round at the GSLC Donation Room during weekday hours.

-         Volunteer at the GSLC Food Pantry: Assist with registration, act as a host or help with stocking the shelves. Thursdays, 9:30am-Noon or 5:30pm-7pm. Familiarity with languages is a bonus, such as Spanish, Middle Eastern dialects, others. Contact: Rick rthomas@gslcwi.com or ORUCC contact Jane jfglaze@sbcglobal.net



-         Volunteer your time in the ORUCC Veggie Village garden where we tend and harvest fresh vegetables for the GSLC food pantry. Contact: LuAnn Greiner greinerlu@gmail.com

VIDEO

Please give generously. Thank you.

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/

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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JOIN our Private FB Group:

“Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

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Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

Orchard Ridge UCC onJuly 6, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, July 7, 2024

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Manuel Ramminger

Centering Moment: Bob Millholland

Musical Offerings: Jennifer, Ken, Henry & Linus Hahn

Lay Liturgist: Leslie Linser

Sacrament of Holy Communion

11:15 am Sermon Talk-Back

Click Here for Printable Bulletin

Join our Worship virtually

on YouTube any time after 10 am:

YouTube Link

You will need to refresh the page

after 10 am if you have opened it before

For Children & Youth

“Kids in the Garden”

 

”Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered four more times throughout the summer: 7/14; 8/4,11, & 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

JULY COMPASSION OFFERING



Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Food Pantry: Helping at home in our church neighborhood

Did you know that Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (GSLC) offers a weekly (Thursday) food pantry? This pantry located at 5701 Raymond Road opened its doors in 2005 and currently serves up to 75 eligible individuals and families each week.   Rick Thomas, GSLC Outreach Director, reports that the pantry has experienced record high demand (up to 50% more attendance) since late winter 2024. He also reports that local pantries have seen fewer food products come from Second Harvest, the main supplier to Dane Co food pantries, due to high demand throughout the county. GSLC has had to rely heavily on an internal pantry fund to maintain an adequate supply of food items on the pantry shelves. Additional funds are much-needed at this time. Can we at ORUCC help?

 

We invite ORUCC members to make monetary donations to the GSLC food pantry fund through our July Compassion Offering. Your donations will go toward direct purchase of food items that best meet the needs of food pantry clients. Please consider a generous donation to keep the GSLC food pantry well-stocked for those in need.

Additional ways that you can help:

–         Food, paper goods or personal items are also accepted year-round at the GSLC Donation Room during weekday hours.

-         Volunteer at the GSLC Food Pantry: Assist with registration, act as a host or help with stocking the shelves. Thursdays, 9:30am-Noon or 5:30pm-7pm. Familiarity with languages is a bonus, such as Spanish, Middle Eastern dialects, others. Contact: Rick rthomas@gslcwi.com or ORUCC contact Jane jfglaze@sbcglobal.net



-         Volunteer your time in the ORUCC Veggie Village garden where we tend and harvest fresh vegetables for the GSLC food pantry. Contact: LuAnn Greiner greinerlu@gmail.com

VIDEO

Please give generously. Thank you.

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/

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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“Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

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Orchard Ridge UCC onJune 29, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, June 30, 2024

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Shelby Perez (they, them, their)

Centering Moment: Susi Petta

Musical Offerings: Melissa Simonson

Lay Liturgist: Bruce Gladstone

11:15 am Sermon Talk-Back

Click Here for Printable Bulletin

Join our Worship virtually

on YouTube any time after 10 am:

YouTube Link

You will need to refresh the page

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For Children & Youth

“Kids in the Garden”

 

”Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered four more times throughout the summer: 7/14; 8/4,11, & 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

JUNE COMPASSION OFFERING

Casa Alitas

The compassion offering for June 2024 is Casa Alitas. Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center near the border in Tucson, Arizona. Casa Alitas provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, and shelter for a few days for legal asylum seekers who have crossed the border. Casa Alitas provides services to 1,000 to 1,500 guests every day.

The ORUCC connection with Casa Alitas was prompted by a mission trip to the border in 2015. Since then, we have maintained a hands-on connection, through compassion offerings, clothing drives and volunteer time at Casa Alitas.

During the last year in particular, despite unpredictable funding allocations from the federal government, Casa Alitas was the only welcome center on the border that maintained its capacity to welcome all who arrived at its doors.

Casa Alitas needs our help now more than ever. Funds that we provide will keep people from being dropped off as street releases in the city of Tucson. All funds will provide direct services to immigrant families. Funds will

 
  • Pay for clothing and food provided by Casa Alitas;
  • Buy items for play bags for children; and
  • Pay for transportation to reunite families who have been separated at the border.

    VIDEO

    Please give generously. Thank you.

    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/

    Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

    Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

    Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

    Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

    Office Manager George Decker

    608-271-7212 or EMAIL

    

    LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge Facebook Page

    JOIN our Private FB Group:

    “Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

    Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onJune 22, 2024

    Orchard Ridge

    United Church of Christ

    Sunday Worship Resources

    Sunday, June 23, 2024

    Please note: The cooling pump on our air conditioning system is broken, and it will take approximately two weeks to install the new part. During this time, please dress for church knowing that it will be a bit warmer in the sanctuary.

    10:00 am Worship

    Sermon: Rev. Shelby Perez (they/them)

    Centering Moment: Bob Millholland

    Kids in the Garden: Rachael Lancor and Sara Hagen

    Lay Liturgist: Deanna Blanchard

    Musical Offerings: John Leonard and Bruce Gladstone

    11:15 am Sermon Talkback

    11:15 am Ministry of Youth Faith Formation

    11:15 am Immediately after worship, you are invited to gather outdoors in ORUCC’s Memory Garth with Chris Thomas’ family for the scattering of her ashes.

    Click Here for Printable Bulletin

    Join our Worship virtually

    on YouTube any time after 10 am:

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    For Children & Youth – June 23

    “Kids in the Garden” This Sunday

     

    ”Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship. This program will be offered five more times throughout the summer: this Sunday, 6/23; 7/14; 8/4,11, & 25. While there is no staffed nursery care during the summer, children of all ages are always welcome to remain in service or to visit the “Crossroads” with a caregiver as well.   

    There is no regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth during the summer. Sunday School will resume on September 8th!

    JUNE COMPASSION OFFERING

    Casa Alitas

    The compassion offering for June 2024 is Casa Alitas. Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center near the border in Tucson, Arizona. Casa Alitas provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, and shelter for a few days for legal asylum seekers who have crossed the border. Casa Alitas provides services to 1,000 to 1,500 guests every day.

    The ORUCC connection with Casa Alitas was prompted by a mission trip to the border in 2015. Since then, we have maintained a hands-on connection, through compassion offerings, clothing drives and volunteer time at Casa Alitas.

    During the last year in particular, despite unpredictable funding allocations from the federal government, Casa Alitas was the only welcome center on the border that maintained its capacity to welcome all who arrived at its doors.

    Casa Alitas needs our help now more than ever. Funds that we provide will keep people from being dropped off as street releases in the city of Tucson. All funds will provide direct services to immigrant families. Funds will

     
  • Pay for clothing and food provided by Casa Alitas;
  • Buy items for play bags for children; and
  • Pay for transportation to reunite families who have been separated at the border.

    VIDEO

    Please give generously. Thank you.

    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/

    Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

    Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

    Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

    Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

    Office Manager George Decker

    608-271-7212 or EMAIL

    

    LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge Facebook Page

    JOIN our Private FB Group:

    “Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

    Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onJune 15, 2024

    Orchard Ridge

    United Church of Christ

    Sunday Worship Resources

    Sunday, June 16, 2024

    9:00 Adult Ed Opportunity with Dr. Robert Asen

    (see below)

    10:00 am Worship

    Sermon: Rev. Shelby Perez (they/them)

    Centering Moment: Susi Petta

    Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

    Musical Offerings: David Anderman & Julie Horton

    11:15 am Sermon Talkback

    Click Here for Printable Bulletin

    Join our Worship virtually

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    Adult Education Opportunity

    Sunday, June 16, 2024, 9 am

    Alfred Swan Room

    How Can We Have Meaningful Discussions with Others

    about Difficult Topics?

    Featuring Robert Asen, the Stephen E. Lucas Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture in the Communication Arts Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Facilitator: Baxter Richardson

    This presentation/discussion, while using the Israel-Palestine conflict as an example, will not focus on the content of that conflict, but rather will explore the approaches and strategies that we might employ in order to have meaningful discussions with others, including those we disagree with, about the conflict. These approaches, it is hoped, can also be used for other kinds of undertakings, such as Jewish-Christian dialogue.

    Americans live in an increasingly polarized society in which we face difficult issues impacting our local communities and our wider worlds. These issues may address core values and commitments that connect us and divide us from others with similar and different viewpoints. Indeed, we may even feel internal tensions as we struggle to articulate coherent perspectives on complicated issues. This brief presentation and facilitated discussion will invite reflection on the possibilities for productive deliberation and dialogue across differences. We will consider the ethics, purposes, and implications of engaging different perspectives on potentially difficult issues. We will also reflect on our own values and commitments, including what we are willing to risk to engage different viewpoints.

     

    Robert Asen is the Stephen E. Lucas Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture in the Communication Arts Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his research, Asen explores the democratic possibilities of public debate and dialogue, as ordinary folks may connect with others to build diverse communities and support individuals, as well as the ways that public discourse may divide and scapegoat people and sustain unjust practices. He regularly teaches an undergraduate argument course that starts with the basic belief that we must be able to discuss our differences and that these differences can contribute to a dynamic and diverse society.

     

    Please open this link and read the UW Madison Faith Leaders statement before Sunday:

    Click here for the statement

    Questions? Contact Baxter Richardson at baxter.2614@charter.net

    dog_at_beach.jpg

    For Children & Youth – June 16

    It’s time for fun in the sun! Just like your family’s schedule, our children’s and youth offerings look a little different in the summertime.

    During the summer months (June-August), we will not have nursery care or regularly scheduled youth and children’s Sunday school programming at 9:00 a.m.

    “Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship this Sunday and at five other Sundays this summer, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship.

    This program will be offered five more times throughout the summer: June 23; July 14; August 4,11, & 25.

    Youth Service Trip to Nashville, TN will take place July 14-20. Pastor Kate will continue to be in touch with participants and their families in the weeks ahead.

    Children and Youth are always welcome in worship throughout the summer! Children are also welcome to visit the Crossroads with a caregiver, if they need a little more wiggle room.

    Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Pastor Kate () or Julie Mazer () at any time. We look forward to kicking off our fall programming on September 8!kate@orucc.orgjmazer@orucc.org

    JUNE COMPASSION OFFERING

    Casa Alitas

    The compassion offering for June 2024 is Casa Alitas. Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center near the border in Tucson, Arizona. Casa Alitas provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, and shelter for a few days for legal asylum seekers who have crossed the border. Casa Alitas provides services to 1,000 to 1,500 guests every day.

    The ORUCC connection with Casa Alitas was prompted by a mission trip to the border in 2015. Since then, we have maintained a hands-on connection, through compassion offerings, clothing drives and volunteer time at Casa Alitas.

    During the last year in particular, despite unpredictable funding allocations from the federal government, Casa Alitas was the only welcome center on the border that maintained its capacity to welcome all who arrived at its doors.

    Casa Alitas needs our help now more than ever. Funds that we provide will keep people from being dropped off as street releases in the city of Tucson. All funds will provide direct services to immigrant families. Funds will

     
  • Pay for clothing and food provided by Casa Alitas;
  • Buy items for play bags for children; and
  • Pay for transportation to reunite families who have been separated at the border.

    VIDEO

    Please give generously. Thank you.

    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/

    Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

    Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

    Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

    Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

    Office Manager George Decker

    608-271-7212 or EMAIL

    

    LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge Facebook Page

    JOIN our Private FB Group:

    “Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

    Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onJune 11, 2024

    You’re invited

    to Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

    1501 Gilbert Rd., Madison, WI 53711

    this Sunday, June 16, 2024, 9 am

    Alfred Swan Room

    How Can We Have Meaningful Discussions with Others

    about Difficult Topics?

    Featuring Robert Asen is the Stephen E. Lucas Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture in the Communication Arts Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Facilitator: Baxter Richardson

    This presentation/discussion, while using the Israel-Palestine conflict as an example, will not focus on the content of that conflict, but rather will explore the approaches and strategies that we might employ in order to have meaningful discussions with others, including those we disagree with, about the conflict. These approaches, it is hoped, can also be used for other kinds of undertakings, such as Jewish-Christian dialogue.

    Americans live in an increasingly polarized society in which we face difficult issues impacting our local communities and our wider worlds. These issues may address core values and commitments that connect us and divide us from others with similar and different viewpoints. Indeed, we may even feel internal tensions as we struggle to articulate coherent perspectives on complicated issues. This brief presentation and facilitated discussion will invite reflection on the possibilities for productive deliberation and dialogue across differences. We will consider the ethics, purposes, and implications of engaging different perspectives on potentially difficult issues. We will also reflect on our own values and commitments, including what we are willing to risk to engage different viewpoints.

     

    Robert Asen is the Stephen E. Lucas Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture in the Communication Arts Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his research, Asen explores the democratic possibilities of public debate and dialogue, as ordinary folks may connect with others to build diverse communities and support individuals, as well as the ways that public discourse may divide and scapegoat people and sustain unjust practices. He regularly teaches an undergraduate argument course that starts with the basic belief that we must be able to discuss our differences and that these differences can contribute to a dynamic and diverse society.

     

    Please open this link and read the UW Madison Faith Leaders statement before Sunday:

    Click here for the statement

    Questions? Contact Baxter Richardson at baxter.2614@charter.net

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onJune 8, 2024

    Orchard Ridge

    United Church of Christ

    Sunday Worship Resources

    Sunday, June 9, 2024

    10:00 am – Worship

    Rev. Shelby Perez (they/them) will be preaching

    Centering Moment: Bob Millholland

    Lay Liturgist: Jennifer Hahn

    Musical Offerings: David Allen

    “Kids in the Garden” for children ages 6+

    11:15 am – Sermon Talk-Back

    Click Here for Printable Bulletin

    Join our Worship virtually

    on YouTube any time after 10 am:

    YouTube Link

    You will need to refresh the page

    after 10 am if you have opened it before

    illustrated-sun-boats.jpg

    For Children & Youth – June 9

    It’s time for fun in the sun! Just like your family’s schedule, our children’s and youth offerings look a little different in the summertime.

    During the summer months (June-August), we will not have nursery care or regularly scheduled youth and children’s Sunday school programming at 9:00 a.m.

    “Kids in the Garden” is our yearly summer enrichment program. During worship this Sunday and at five other Sundays this summer, children ages 6 and older (ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver) will be invited to hear a nature-themed story, visit our Children’s Garden plot to collect herbs, and make a snack to serve after worship.

    This program will be offered six times throughout the summer:

    June 9, 23; July 14; August 4,11, & 25.

    Youth Service Trip to Nashville, TN will take place July 14-20. Pastor Kate will continue to be in touch with participants and their families in the weeks ahead.

    Children and Youth are always welcome in worship throughout the summer! Children are also welcome to visit the Crossroads with a caregiver, if they need a little more wiggle room.

    Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Pastor Kate () or Julie Mazer () at any time. We look forward to kicking off our fall programming on September 8!kate@orucc.orgjmazer@orucc.org

    JUNE COMPASSION OFFERING

    Casa Alitas

    The compassion offering for June 2024 is Casa Alitas. Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center near the border in Tucson, Arizona. Casa Alitas provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, and shelter for a few days for legal asylum seekers who have crossed the border. Casa Alitas provides services to 1,000 to 1,500 guests every day.

    The ORUCC connection with Casa Alitas was prompted by a mission trip to the border in 2015. Since then, we have maintained a hands-on connection, through compassion offerings, clothing drives and volunteer time at Casa Alitas.

    During the last year in particular, despite unpredictable funding allocations from the federal government, Casa Alitas was the only welcome center on the border that maintained its capacity to welcome all who arrived at its doors.

    Casa Alitas needs our help now more than ever. Funds that we provide will keep people from being dropped off as street releases in the city of Tucson. All funds will provide direct services to immigrant families. Funds will

     
  • Pay for clothing and food provided by Casa Alitas;
  • Buy items for play bags for children; and
  • Pay for transportation to reunite families who have been separated at the border.

    VIDEO

    Please give generously. Thank you.

    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/

    Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

    Pastor Julia is on Maternity Leave until September.

    Please contact Pastor Kate or Pastor Ken in the meantime!

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

    Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

    Office Manager George Decker

    608-271-7212 or EMAIL

    

    LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge Facebook Page

    JOIN our Private FB Group:

    “Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

    Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onJune 4, 2024
    colorful quilts on display

    Our first group of fifty quilts for children in Gaza was dedicated in worship at ORUCC in May. These quilts are already on their way to Gaza, and our quilters are busy making the next batch. We are gratefully accepting donations for packing and shipping expenses. Please help if you’re able.

    Donate for Packing and Shipping Expenses
    colorful quilts and hats displayed
    3 bags packed for Gaza
    Quilts dedicated for Gaza children

    June Compassion Offering: Casa Alitas

    Orchard Ridge UCC onJune 1, 2024

    Casa Alitas

    The compassion offering for June 2024 is Casa Alitas. Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center near the border in Tucson, Arizona. Casa Alitas provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, and shelter for a few days for legal asylum seekers who have crossed the border. Casa Alitas provides services to 1,000 to 1,500 guests every day.

    The ORUCC connection with Casa Alitas was prompted by a mission trip to the border in 2015. Since then, we have maintained a hands-on connection, through compassion offerings, clothing drives and volunteer time at Casa Alitas.

    During the last year in particular, despite unpredictable funding allocations from the federal government, Casa Alitas was the only welcome center on the border that maintained its capacity to welcome all who arrived at its doors.

    Casa Alitas needs our help now more than ever. Funds that we provide will keep people from being dropped off as street releases in the city of Tucson. All funds will provide direct services to immigrant families. Funds will
  • Pay for clothing and food provided by Casa Alitas;
  • Buy items for play bags for children; and
  • Pay for transportation to reunite families who have been separated at the border.

    Please give generously. Thank you.

    VIDEO

    You can make a donation by check or online. If 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/

    ORUCC Youth 6/2

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 30, 2024
    Hello friends, it is June already, and that means the end of our 2023-2024 programming year! This Sunday we will celebrate with one last “Breakfast Club” gathering with Pastor Kate at (come for some donuts!). TRU Function gathers for rehearsal at 8:30 a.m. 
    9:00 a.m. in Friendship Hall
    At 10:00 a.m. all youth are invited to come to worship to recognize and celebrate our Children and Youth ministry volunteers, cheer on TRU Function, and bless our graduating seniors. 
    Immediately following the service we will celebrate with Ice Cream Sundaes for all outside on the lawn!
    Please let me know if this is something you could help with. 
    Special invitation: if any youth are up for helping scoop and serve ice cream, the Ministry of Congregational Life welcomes your help!!
    Looking ahead:
  • June 16:  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:Freecycle Event jillwestberg@gmail.com
    Happy (almost) summer! 
    Grace and peace,
    Kate

    —
    Rev. Kate Mackey
    (she/her/hers)
    Associate Pastor for Children, Youth, and Families
    Orchard Ridge UCC
    1501 Gilbert Rd.
    Madison, WI 53711
    Office: (608) 271-7212 ex. 2030
    “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to one another.” -Mother Teresa 

    *Please note: I take Fridays and Saturdays as sabbath days and may not respond immediately to my email during those times. 

    ORUCC – June 2nd, 9 am, adult education opportunity

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 28, 2024

    You’re invited

    to Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

    1501 Gilbert Rd., Madison, WI 53713

    this Sunday, June 2, 2024, 9 am

    Alfred Swan Room

    Antisemitism Then and Now:

    The Christian Origins and Legacy

    Facilitator: Baxter Richardson

    This adult education session will be an inquiry – an attempt to answer one question: How does one explain the enduring reality of antisemitism in Christian cultures? Other questions we might explore: Is there some inherent quality of Christianity, or religion itself, that prevents us from freeing ourselves from the pernicious form of racism that we call antisemitism? Or is it possible that antisemitism is the manifestation of the human need to define who one is by who one is not? Or is it something else?

    To help us understand the Christian origins and legacy, please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss James Carroll’s article “Easter, Christianity, and Antisemitism” (2024) and excerpts by Martin Luther, “On the Jews and their Lies” (1543).

    If time permits, we will consider how the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) have responded, officially, to antisemitism. Copies of “Nostra Aetate” (1965) and “A Declaration of the ELCA to the Jewish Community” (1993) will be available on June 2.

    Click here for first reading

    Click here for second reading

    Questions? Contact Baxter Richardson at baxter.2614@charter.net

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 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

    Click here for printable bulletin

    Join our Worship virtually

    on YouTube any time after 10 am:

    YouTube Link

    You will need to refresh the page

    after 10 am if you have opened it before

    new_vision.jpg

    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: jillwestberg@gmail.com

    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?

    Click here for reading

     _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     Click here to join Zoom discussion

    Or paste the following into your browser:  

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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

    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.

     

     VIDEO

     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/

    Office Manager Julie Wombacher

    Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:00 pm

    608-271-7212 or EMAIL

    Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

    EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings

    EMAIL

    Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

    

    LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge Facebook Page

    JOIN our Private FB Group:

    “Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

    Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 23, 2024
    Hello friends! 

    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: 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: 
    • Freecycle Eventjillwestberg@gmail.com

    Grace and peace,
    Kate


    —
    Rev. Kate Mackey
    (she/her/hers)
    Associate Pastor for Children, Youth, and Families
    Orchard Ridge UCC
    1501 Gilbert Rd.
    Madison, WI 53711
    Office: (608) 271-7212 ex. 2030
    “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to one another.” -Mother Teresa 

    *Please note: I take Fridays and Saturdays as sabbath days and may not respond immediately to my email during those times. 
    ORUCC Youth 5/26

    ORUCC Java & Jesus, May 26th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 23, 2024

    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?

    Click here for reading

     _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     Click here to join Zoom discussion

    Or paste the following into your browser:  

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83649436657?pwd=R2hVU0drV1N2VTZlMVJoRmI4K2VtUT09

    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

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice | www.orucc.orgMadison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 22, 2024
    We celebrate with joy!

     We welcome with joy

    Kindred Praise Burkey Cooperrider!

    Born Monday, May 20th at 10:55 a.m., we are happy to report that both baby and mama are doing well.

    You are invited to participate in a Meal Train for Pastor Julia!

    mealtrain.com/9q90oo

    Please sign up to provide nourishing foods to support the postpartum mama with lunch and snacks, soups, etc.

    Preferred are food items that are Gluten-Free, protein-rich, low sugar or sweetened with honey/maple syrup;

    fresh produce welcomed!

    There will be a cooler left out to receive meals/snacks to avoid needing to coordinate around the baby and mama’s schedule.

    Thank you!

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 22, 2024
    No Children's Programming this Sunday. 


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

    —
    Julie Mazer (she/her)

    Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
    Children's Education Coordinator
    Children's Music Director
    5/26 – No Children’s Programming

    Worship Resources for Sunday, May 19, 2024

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 18, 2024
    We celebrate our Confirmation Youth!

    Orchard Ridge

    United Church of Christ

    Sunday Worship Resources

    Sunday, May 19, 2024

    Pentecost Sunday

    Celebrating Confirmation!

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

    9:00 a.m. – Sunday School for Children

    No 9 a.m. Sunday School for Youth

    9:00 a.m. – For Adults – Java & Jesus

    10:00 am – Worship

    Preaching: Kate Mackey

    Lay Liturgist: Ginny Stiles

    Music: ORUCC Choir

    

    Click here for at-home bulletin

    Join our Worship virtually

    on YouTube any time after 10 am:

    YouTube Link

    You will need to refresh the page

    after 10 am if you have opened it before

    For Children & Youth – May 19

    Children

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

    All children (PreK-5) will gather at 9 am in the Ruby Bridges Room for a special Pentecost lesson with Joanna, Diane, and Julie. Following the story, the children will have opportunities to engage in sand play, collage, and watercolor painting. We’ll end with a Pentecost Guided Meditation. 

    After Sunday School, we’ll support our Confirmed Youth in worship. Children will stay in service with you to witness this honored tradition. 

    Youth

    This Sunday we celebrate Confirmation! Confirmation youth/families: Please plan to arrive around 9:45 a.m. to touch base before the service.

    Looking Ahead:

    May 26 Memorial Day weekend–No Sunday School

    May 24-26: Service Trip folks: Please sign up for a Brat Fest volunteer shift if you haven’t already!  https://app.initlive.com/JE/2lh0kiwu5hyftv

    May 27 Mandatory Meeting for Service Trip, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at ORUCC

    June 2 Children and Youth Ministry Celebration: TRU Function in worship, Sundae Sunday!

    Java & Jesus

    Sunday, May 19, at 9 am

    Attend in-person at the church in the

    Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

    by Zoom

    Dan Rossmiller facilitating

    All are welcome!

    Join us even if this is your first time!

    At this session of Java & Jesus, we will discuss a video of a 2009 TED Talk by religious historian Karen Armstrong on the topic: “Let’s Revive the Golden Rule.” 

    Karen Armstrong is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. She is a former Roman Catholic sister who became a religious historian and author. Along the way, she moved from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith. She attended St Anne’s College, Oxford, while in the convent, and majored in English. She left her order in 1969, while in college.

     

    Among her many books are: A History of God (1993), which sketches the evolution of the concept of God in the three major monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, along with some details on Buddhism and Hinduism; The Case for God (2009); Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life (2010); and The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts (2019).

     

    Armstrong received the TED Prize in February 2008. She used that occasion to call for the creation of a Charter for Compassion, which was unveiled the following year.

    Here is a link to the video:  

    https://www.ted.com/talks/karen_armstrong_let_s_revive_the_golden_rule?language=en 

    Or simply click here

     _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     Click here to join Zoom discussion

    Or paste the following into your browser:  

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83649436657?pwd=R2hVU0drV1N2VTZlMVJoRmI4K2VtUT09

    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

    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.

     

     VIDEO

     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/

    Office Manager Julie Wombacher

    Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:00 pm

    608-271-7212 or EMAIL

    Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

    EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings

    EMAIL

    Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

    

    LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge Facebook Page

    JOIN our Private FB Group:

    “Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

    Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc

    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice 1501 Gilbert Road | Madison, WI 53711 US

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 17, 2024
    Hello friends,

    This Sunday is Confirmation Sunday! Due to this special day, we will not have youth Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. TRU Function will practice from 8:30-9:45 to accommodate youth being in service for confirmation. All confirmation youth and parents, please arrive at to run through the logistics of the confirmation liturgy. 
    9:45
    We will celebrate after service with cake in Friendship Hall!
    A few dates to keep in mind going forward:
  • BRAT FEST is next weekend. Please to work a shift to support our Youth Service trip! 
    • sign up
  • No Sunday school 5/26. 
  •  Monday, May 27 we will have a mandatory Service Trip meeting at ORUCC, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
  • June 2nd is the end-of-school year celebration! In lieu of regular Sunday school, youth are invited to come at 9:00 a.m. to help set up for Sundae Sunday and our Children and Youth ministry celebration in worship.
    • Grace and peace,
    Kate

    —
    Rev. Kate Mackey
    (she/her/hers)
    Associate Pastor for Children, Youth, and Families
    Orchard Ridge UCC
    1501 Gilbert Rd.
    Madison, WI 53711
    Office: (608) 271-7212 ex. 2030
    “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to one another.” -Mother Teresa 

    *Please note: I take Fridays and Saturdays as sabbath days and may not respond immediately to my email during those times. 
    ORUCC Youth 5/19

    ORUCC Java & Jesus, May 19th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 16, 2024

    Java & Jesus

    Sunday, May 19, at 9 am

    Attend in-person at the church in the

    Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

    by Zoom

    Dan Rossmiller facilitating

    All are welcome!

    Join us even if this is your first time!

    At this session of Java & Jesus, we will discuss a video of a 2009 TED Talk by religious historian Karen Armstrong on the topic: “Let’s Revive the Golden Rule.” 

    Karen Armstrong is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. She is a former Roman Catholic sister who became a religious historian and author. Along the way, she moved from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith. She attended St Anne’s College, Oxford, while in the convent, and majored in English. She left her order in 1969, while in college.

     

    Among her many books are: A History of God (1993), which sketches the evolution of the concept of God in the three major monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, along with some details on Buddhism and Hinduism; The Case for God (2009); Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life (2010); and The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts (2019).

     

    Armstrong received the TED Prize in February 2008. She used that occasion to call for the creation of a Charter for Compassion, which was unveiled the following year.

    Here is a link to the video:  

    https://www.ted.com/talks/karen_armstrong_let_s_revive_the_golden_rule?language=en 

    Or simply click here

     _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     Click here to join Zoom discussion

    Or paste the following into your browser:  

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83649436657?pwd=R2hVU0drV1N2VTZlMVJoRmI4K2VtUT09

    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
    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, www.orucc.org, Madison, WI 53711

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 15, 2024
    This week…


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

    will gather at 9 am in the Ruby Bridges Room for a special Pentecost lesson with Joanna, Diane, and Julie. Following the story, the children will have opportunities to engage in sand play, collage, and watercolor painting. We'll end with a Pentecost Guided Meditation. All children (PreK-5) 

    After Sunday School, we'll support our Confirmed Youth in worship. Children will stay in service with you to witness this honored tradition. 

    have you filled out our ?Caregivers, Children and Youth Programming Review
    Upcoming: 
    No Sunday School 5/26.
    June 2: Rachel and Julie will offer a preview of Kids in the Garden at 9 am. During worship at 10 am, we'll celebrate our programming year and recognize our graduates. Ice Cream Sundaes to follow the service!


    —
    Julie Mazer (she/her)

    Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
    Children's Education Coordinator
    Children's Music Director
    5/19 Sunday School

    Worship Resources for Sunday, May 12, 2024

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 11, 2024

    Orchard Ridge

    United Church of Christ

    Sunday Worship Resources

    Sunday, May 12, 2024

    Seventh Sunday of Easter

    Happy Mother’s Day!

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

    9:00 a.m. – Sunday School for Children and Youth

    9:00 a.m. – For Adults – Java & Jesus

    10:00 am – Worship

    Preaching: Ken Pennings

    Lay Liturgist: Ruthanne Landsness

    Music: Handbell Choir

    11:15 am – Sermon Talk-Back

    

    3:30 pm Confirmation-Lower Level

    

    Click here for at-home bulletin

    Join our Worship virtually

    on YouTube any time after 10 am:

    YouTube Link

    You will need to refresh the page

    after 10 am if you have opened it before

    For Children & Youth – May 12

    Children

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

    All children (PreK-5) will gather at 9 am in the William Johnson Room for music. After the singing, Music Connections 2-6 graders will shift to the Anne Frank Room to rehearse our special meditative music for the 10 am worship service. Younger children and those not interested in participating in the music (or observing the music), are invited to stay with Jill and Josie to hear a story about when the Disciples saw Jesus by the Sea of Galilee after his resurrection. 

    After sharing our special music during worship, we’ll shift downstairs for our FINAL Music Connections gathering of the programming year! By special request, we will have a Dance and Donut party to celebrate a wonderful year of music together. George G. will be our Safe Sanctuary volunteer. 

    Looking Ahead: 

    May 19: Confirmation Sunday

    June 2: End of Programming Year Celebration

    This Sunday, this Music Connections kiddos are going to share special music during worship. In coordination, all PreK-5th grade students will be invited to join me for singing until 9:15. At that time, Music Connections kids will shift to the Frank Room to rehearse. So, you might have a few stragglers stay for the story if they are not interested in participating/observing with us.

    Youth

    This Sunday we will have Youth Sunday School in the Dorothy Day Room at 9:00 a.m. Susan and Kate will help shepherd the youth through another Echo of the Psalms. TRU Function will practice from 10:00-Noon. Our final confirmation session will take place 3:30-5:30! 

    Looking ahead:

    May 19 Confirmation Sunday, Worship 10:00 a.m. (No Sunday School)

       Confirmation youth/families: Please plan to arrive around 9:45 a.m. to touch base before the service! 

    May 26 Memorial Day weekend–No Sunday School

    May 24-26: Service Trip folks: Please sign up for a Brat Fest volunteer shift if you haven’t already! 

        https://app.initlive.com/JE/2lh0kiwu5hyftv

    May 27 Mandatory Meeting for Service Trip, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at ORUCC

    June 2 Children and Youth Ministry Celebration: TRU Function in worship, Sundae Sunday!

    Java & Jesus

    Sunday, May 12, at 9 am

    Attend in-person at the church in the

    Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

    by Zoom

    Jim McNamara facilitating

    All are welcome!

    Join us even if this is your first time!

    Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Anti-Zionism Is Not the Same as Antisemitism. Here’s the History” 

    by Benjamin Moser

    from Chistian Ethics Today.

    With all the turmoil over the Israeli-Hamas (Palestinian) war, last December’s congressional resolution equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism and the subsequent student protests, we wonder how we should respond to the “anti-semetic” protesters on and off our nation’s campuses. This article gives a brief history of the difference between anti-Zionist and antisemetic behavior. Recently President Biden spoke out about the increase in antisemitism in the US while, at the same time, our nation is withholding military supplies from the Israeli government. Are these actions compatible or not? What should our response to this situation be? Can we oppose the Israeli actions while supporting the Jewish community? Join us for discussion!

    

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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.

     

     VIDEO

     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/

    Office Manager Julie Wombacher

    Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:00 pm

    608-271-7212 or EMAIL

    Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

    EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings

    EMAIL

    Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

    

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    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 11, 2024

    Orchard Ridge

    United Church of Christ

    Sunday Worship Resources

    Sunday, May 12, 2024

    Seventh Sunday of Easter

    Happy Mother’s Day!

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

    9:00 a.m. – Sunday School for Children and Youth

    9:00 a.m. – For Adults – Java & Jesus

    10:00 am – Worship

    Preaching: Ken Pennings

    Lay Liturgist: Ruthanne Landsness

    Music: Handbell Choir

    11:15 am – Sermon Talk-Back

    

    3:30 pm Confirmation-Lower Level

    

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    For Children & Youth – April 28th

    Children

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

    All children (PreK-5) will gather at 9 am in the William Johnson Room for music. After the singing, Music Connections 2-6 graders will shift to the Anne Frank Room to rehearse our special meditative music for the 10 am worship service. Younger children and those not interested in participating in the music (or observing the music), are invited to stay with Jill and Josie to hear a story about when the Disciples saw Jesus by the Sea of Galilee after his resurrection. 

    After sharing our special music during worship, we’ll shift downstairs for our FINAL Music Connections gathering of the programming year! By special request, we will have a Dance and Donut party to celebrate a wonderful year of music together. George G. will be our Safe Sanctuary volunteer. 

    Looking Ahead: 

    May 19: Confirmation Sunday

    June 2: End of Programming Year Celebration

    This Sunday, this Music Connections kiddos are going to share special music during worship. In coordination, all PreK-5th grade students will be invited to join me for singing until 9:15. At that time, Music Connections kids will shift to the Frank Room to rehearse. So, you might have a few stragglers stay for the story if they are not interested in participating/observing with us.

    Youth

    This Sunday we will have Youth Sunday School in the Dorothy Day Room at 9:00 a.m. Susan and Kate will help shepherd the youth through another Echo of the Psalms. TRU Function will practice from 10:00-Noon. Our final confirmation session will take place 3:30-5:30! 

    Looking ahead:

    May 19 Confirmation Sunday, Worship 10:00 a.m. (No Sunday School)

       Confirmation youth/families: Please plan to arrive around 9:45 a.m. to touch base before the service! 

    May 26 Memorial Day weekend–No Sunday School

    May 24-26: Service Trip folks: Please sign up for a Brat Fest volunteer shift if you haven’t already! 

        https://app.initlive.com/JE/2lh0kiwu5hyftv

    May 27 Mandatory Meeting for Service Trip, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at ORUCC

    June 2 Children and Youth Ministry Celebration: TRU Function in worship, Sundae Sunday!

    Java & Jesus

    Sunday, May 12, at 9 am

    Attend in-person at the church in the

    Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

    by Zoom

    Jim McNamara facilitating

    All are welcome!

    Join us even if this is your first time!

    Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Anti-Zionism Is Not the Same as Antisemitism. Here’s the History” 

    by Benjamin Moser

    from Chistian Ethics Today.

    With all the turmoil over the Israeli-Hamas (Palestinian) war, last December’s congressional resolution equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism and the subsequent student protests, we wonder how we should respond to the “anti-semetic” protesters on and off our nation’s campuses. This article gives a brief history of the difference between anti-Zionist and antisemetic behavior. Recently President Biden spoke out about the increase in antisemitism in the US while, at the same time, our nation is withholding military supplies from the Israeli government. Are these actions compatible or not? What should our response to this situation be? Can we oppose the Israeli actions while supporting the Jewish community? Join us for discussion!

    

    Click here for reading

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     Click here to join Zoom discussion

    Or paste the following into your browser:  

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83649436657?pwd=R2hVU0drV1N2VTZlMVJoRmI4K2VtUT09

    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

    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.

     

     VIDEO

     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/

    Office Manager Julie Wombacher

    Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:00 pm

    608-271-7212 or EMAIL

    Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

    EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

    Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings

    EMAIL

    Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL

    

    LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge Facebook Page

    JOIN our Private FB Group:

    “Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

    Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 9, 2024

    Java & Jesus

    Sunday, May 12, at 9 am

    Attend in-person at the church in the

    Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

    by Zoom

    Jim McNamara facilitating

    All are welcome!

    Join us even if this is your first time!

    Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Anti-Zionism Is Not the Same as Antisemitism. Here’s the History” 

    by Benjamin Moser

    from Chistian Ethics Today.

    With all the turmoil over the Israeli-Hamas (Palestinian) war, last December’s congressional resolution equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism and the subsequent student protests, we wonder how we should respond to the “anti-semetic” protesters on and off our nation’s campuses. This article gives a brief history of the difference between anti-Zionist and antisemetic behavior. Recently President Biden spoke out about the increase in antisemitism in the US while, at the same time, our nation is withholding military supplies from the Israeli government. Are these actions compatible or not? What should our response to this situation be? Can we oppose the Israeli actions while supporting the Jewish community? Join us for discussion!

    

    Click here for reading

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     Click here to join Zoom discussion

    Or paste the following into your browser:  

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83649436657?pwd=R2hVU0drV1N2VTZlMVJoRmI4K2VtUT09

    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
    Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, www.orucc.org, Madison, WI 53711

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 9, 2024
    Hello friends, 

    This Sunday we will have Youth Sunday School in the Dorothy Day Room at 9:00 a.m. Susan and Pastor Kate will help shepherd the youth through another Echo of the Psalms. TRU Function will practice from 10:00-Noon. Our final confirmation session will take place 3:30-5:30! 
    Confirmation Sunday, Worship 10:00 a.m. (No Sunday School)
    Looking ahead:
    May 19
         Confirmation youth/families: Please plan to arrive around 9:45 a.m. to touch base before the service! 
    Memorial Day weekend–No Sunday School
    May 26
         May 24-26: Service Trip folks: Please sign up for a Brat Fest volunteer shift if you haven't already! 
         
    https://app.initlive.com/JE/2lh0kiwu5hyftv
    Mandatory Meeting for Service Trip, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at ORUCC
    May 27
     Children and Youth Ministry Celebration: TRU Function in worship, Sundae Sunday!
    June 2
    Grace and peace,
    Kate 

    —
    Rev. Kate Mackey
    (she/her/hers)
    Associate Pastor for Children, Youth, and Families
    Orchard Ridge UCC
    1501 Gilbert Rd.
    Madison, WI 53711
    Office: (608) 271-7212 ex. 2030
    “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to one another.” -Mother Teresa 

    *Please note: I take Fridays and Saturdays as sabbath days and may not respond immediately to my email during those times. 
    ORUCC Youth 5/12

    5/12 Sunday School

    Orchard Ridge UCC onMay 8, 2024
    This week…


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

    will gather at 9 am in the William Johnson Room for music. After the singing, All children (PreK-5) Music Connections 2-6 graders will shift to the Anne Frank Room to rehearse our special meditative music for the 10 am worship service. Younger children and those not interested in participating in the music (or observing the music), are invited to stay with Jill and Josie to hear a story about when the Disciples saw Jesus by the Sea of Galilee after his resurrection. 
    Looking Ahead: 
    May 19: Confirmation Sunday
    June 2: End of Programming Year Celebration
    This Sunday, this Music Connections kiddos are going to share special music during worship. In coordination, all PreK-5th grade students will be invited to join me for singing until 9:15. At that time, Music Connections kids will shift to the Frank Room to rehearse. So, you might have a few stragglers stay for the story if they are not interested in participating/observing with us. 



    Julie Mazer (she/her)Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Children’s Education CoordinatorChildren’s Music Director



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