Worship Resources for Sunday, July 21, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on July 20, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

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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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!

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 [email protected] or ORUCC contact Jane [email protected]



-         Volunteer your time in the ORUCC Veggie Village garden where we tend and harvest fresh vegetables for the GSLC food pantry. Contact: LuAnn Greiner [email protected]

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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Worship Resources for Sunday, July 14, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on July 13, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

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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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 . 

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!

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 [email protected] or ORUCC contact Jane [email protected]



-         Volunteer your time in the ORUCC Veggie Village garden where we tend and harvest fresh vegetables for the GSLC food pantry. Contact: LuAnn Greiner [email protected]

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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Worship Resources for Sunday, July 7, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on July 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

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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!

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 [email protected] or ORUCC contact Jane [email protected]



-         Volunteer your time in the ORUCC Veggie Village garden where we tend and harvest fresh vegetables for the GSLC food pantry. Contact: LuAnn Greiner [email protected]

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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Worship Resources for Sunday, June 30, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 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

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Join our Worship virtually

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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



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Worship Resources for Sunday, June 23, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 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.

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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



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Worship Resources for Sunday, June 16, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 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

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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 [email protected]
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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 ([email protected]) or Julie Mazer ([email protected]) at any time. We look forward to kicking off our fall programming on September 8!

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



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Worship Resources for Sunday, June 9, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 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

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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 ([email protected]) or Julie Mazer ([email protected]) at any time. We look forward to kicking off our fall programming on September 8!

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



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Worship Resources for Sunday, June 2, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 1, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Children and Youth Ministry Celebration,

Blessing High School Graduates,

Sundae Sunday!

9:00 am Children (PreK-5th) in Ruby Bridges Room

for a preview of “Kids in the Garden”

9:00 am Youth “Breakfast Club” in Friendship Hall

9:00 am For Adults – Alfred Swan Room

Antisemitism Then and Now:

The Christian Origins and Legacy

10:00 am Worship

Celebrating Children and Youth Ministry Volunteers

Blessing High School Graduates

“Message for All Ages”:

Rev. Kate Mackey & Julie Mazer

Centering Moment: Susi Petta

Lay Liturgist: Ginny Moore Kruse

Music: TRU Function

11:00 am Ice Cream Sundaes for all

just outside the east entrance

11:15 am Sermon Talk-Back in the Alfred Swan Room

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For Children & Youth – June 2

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 “Kids in the Garden” preview with Julie and Rachael. “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 six times throughout the summer. Stay tuned to our weekly announcements for upcoming Kids in the Garden dates.

After Sunday School, we’ll celebrate our programming year in worship. Children will stay in service with you to help us recognize our volunteers and graduates. Join us for Ice Cream Sundaes after worship!

Youth

Youth are invited to one last “Breakfast Club” with Pastor Kate in Friendship Hall at 9:00 a.m. There will be donuts!

Stay for worship to celebrate our Children and Youth volunteers, cheer on TRU Function, and bless our graduating seniors.

Youth are invited to help scoop and serve (and eat!) ice cream for sundaes after worship.

Adult Education Opportunity

Sunday, June 2, at 9 am

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.

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Questions? Contact Baxter Richardson at [email protected]

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.

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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

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Worship Resources for Sunday, May 26, 2024

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

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

9:00 a.m. – For Adults: Java & Jesus

10:00 am – Worship

Preaching: Rev. Dr. David Anderman

Lay Liturgist: Diane Jungblut

Music: Vicki Nonn & Bruce Gladstone

11:15 am – Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth – May 26

Children

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

Youth

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

Some upcoming dates:

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

Java & Jesus

Sunday, May 26, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Mary Neuhaus facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

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

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

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MAY COMPASSION OFFERING

Showing Compassion for Children in Gaza

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 Thank you for giving generously

You can make a donation by check, on the memo line, please write “compassion” and mail to ORUCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711, or donate online from our website. 

The link is https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

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

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



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Worship Resources for Sunday, May 19, 2024

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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



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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 

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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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Worship Resources for Sunday, May 12, 2024

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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 – 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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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

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Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657

Passcode: 315584

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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



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Worship Resources for Sunday, May 5, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on May 4, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Sixth Sunday of Easter

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: Julia Burkey

Lay Liturgist: Jennifer Hahn

Music: ORUCC Choir

11am – After Worship:

Worship and Work Sunday!

Immediately following the worship service there will be opportunities for everyone to help with inside and outside projects.

Wear your grubbies to church. Bring your work gloves, your energy, wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes (for spreading mulch), dandelion diggers, pruners and garden shears, if you plan to work outdoors.

Plan to enjoy lunch in Fellowship Hall

with your friends and family.

3:30 pm Confirmation-Lower Level



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For Children & Youth – April 28th

Children

8:30 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 William Johnson Room for music. After the singing, we will tour the gardens outside with Jill to learn more about the ORUCC Veggie Village and Rain Garden. We might even have a chance to get our hands dirty; aka, come in your grubbies for Work and Worship Day! 

May 5: Work and Worship

May 19: Confirmation Sunday

June 2: End of Programming Year Celebration

Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour downstairs in the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Room. We’ve made great progress in our guided meditation project and will use the entire time before communion to review our music. Bethany S. will be our Safe Sanctuary volunteer. 

Would you believe that there are ONLY THREE remaining Music Connections of this programming year?! Julie Mazer is in need of a Safe Sanctuary volunteer on May 12. Can you assist? https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Youth

This Sunday, Susan and Kristin will lead our youth through another session of Echo with the Psalms at 9:00 a.m. TRU Function practices 10:00-noon. It is Work & Worship Sunday: please consider staying after worship to help work on the building and grounds! Confirmation will meet downstairs 3:30-5:30 p.m., with Pastor Julia joining us.  

Mark your calendars!

  • May 19: Confirmation Sunday (no Sunday school)
  • May 26: Memorial Day weekend (no Sunday school)
  • May 27: Service Trip Meeting, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
  • June 2: Sundae Sunday: End-of-year celebration and Senior recognition in worship, TRU Function leads worship.

Service Trip Updates: 

Please sign up for a shift at Brat Fest (May 24-26)! This is an important fundraiser to help us get over the finish line on fundraising. There are many different kinds of jobs available; set-up for the event begins as early as two weeks from now. 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, May 5, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Jeanne Moberly facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared

to discuss excerpts from “Becoming Wise — An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living,” by Krista Tippett.

Click here for reading

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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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Worship Resources for Sunday, April 28, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 27, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Fifth Sunday of Easter

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 – Awaken Dane presentation

Friendship Hall

10:00 am – Worship

Preaching: Julia Burkey

Lay Liturgist: Amy Kell

Music: TRU Function

11:15: Conversation about what our souls might need during this upcoming contentious election cycle in Friendship Hall.

3:30 pm Confirmation-Lower Level

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For Children & Youth – April 28th

Children

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

All children and youth (PreK-HS) will gather at 9 am in the Bridges Room to center ourselves, review labyrinth expectations, and hear about “The Walk to Emmaus.” While walking the labyrinth in the Johnson Room, the children will be encouraged to wonder what it would be like for Jesus to walk alongside them. Reflection stations will be offered in both the Bridges Room and the Frank Room.

May 3: Family Game Night

May 5: Work and Worship

May 19: Confirmation Sunday

June 2: End of Programming Year Celebration

Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary with you. When they are dismissed for Music Connections, we will move to the downstairs Bonhoeffer Room for movement and movement. We’ll revisit our guided meditation project and continue to work on the accompanying music. Al B. will be our Safe Sanctuary volunteer. 

Would you believe that there are ONLY THREE remaining Music Connections of this programming year?! I am in need of a Safe Sanctuary volunteer on May 12. Can you assist? https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Youth

TRU Function plays during worship this week! Other youth are invited to participate in an all-ages Children/Youth Labyrinth Walk in the Education Wing, starting at 9:00 a.m. 

Confirmation will meet from 3:30-5:30. Pastor Ken is joining us this week to share about ORUCC history, and what it means to be a member of the congregation.

Awaken Dane for Parents: I strongly encourage you to attend our 9:00 session in Friendship Hall. We are considering an invitation for this next year to be part of an exciting program called Awaken Dane. This would be an opportunity for our congregation to be in collaboration with diverse congregations in our area, and to focus more deeply on what it means to know and serve our neighborhood. We want as many different perspectives on this decision as possible!

Awaken Dane

9:00 a.m. Friendship Hall

Before church we will welcome Johnna Georgia from the Wisconsin Council of Churches to give a presentation about the innovative program of Awaken Dane.

We want to know as a church- would we like to participate in Awaken Dane?

Watch this video to get an idea of what the program offers.

We have been saying that “justice moves at the pace of relationships, and this would be a great way to form relationships with our neighbors of faith doing good work in Dane Country.

Do you feel a call to participate? Come and see!

What does your soul need

during election season?

A conversation with Pastors

11:15am-12:15pm

Friendship Hall

On April 28th following worship, the pastors will host a conversation about what we as a congregation think we might need during this upcoming contentious election cycle. As we plan fall programming and spiritual opportunities, we would love to hear from you. What does your soul need?

April COMPASSION OFFERING

One Great Hour of Sharing

Share the Light!

For 75 years One Great Hour of Sharing has provided an ecumenical response to disaster relief, refugee resettlement and community development around the world. The United Church of Christ joins multiple other denominations [including Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Presbyterian Church (USA), American Baptist, African American Episcopal, Church of the Brethren, and more] to express God’s love through water programs, agricultural assistance, infrastructure improvement and emergency shelter.  

Our One Great Hour of Sharing Compassion Offering for April provides rebuilding and grass roots assistance in today’s challenging world.  Please give as you are able to address the effects of war, climate-imposed migration, natural disasters, chronic poverty and oppressive political structures.  Working with local partners and ecumenical networks, One Great Hour of Sharing can be trusted to bring timely, just and effective programs where they are needed most. 

 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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Worship Resources for Sunday, April 21, 2024 (corrected)

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 20, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Fourth Sunday of Easter

8:30 a.m. Nursery Opens

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

9:00 a.m. – For Adults – No Java & Jesus

Instead: Shedd Farley Presentation on Green Burials

9:00 a.m. – Meet & Greet for Those New to ORUCC

10:00 am – Worship

Sermon: Kate Mackey

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

Music: ORUCC Bell Choir

11:15 YFF Meeting

11:15 Diane Dulin Presentation

on Stones Cry Out Delegation to Palestine

3:30 pm Confirmation-Lower Level

Click here for at-home bulletin

Join our Worship virtually

on YouTube any time after 10 am:

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For Children & Youth – April 14th

Children

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1st grade children are invited to sing with Julie in the Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, we’ll move to the sanctuary to meet with the bell choir. During worship, the children will be invited to creatively move with the first song that the will bells play. No dance or choreography experience is needed. Just a positive attitude!

Save some time before or after church to experience a “Story Walk” (Weather Permitting). On the south side of the parking lot, you’ll find the book, “Butterfly Child,” by Marc Majewski. Walk along and read this lovely book that, “delivers a gorgeously painted, tender story about a young child who loves dressing up as a butterfly. A joyful celebration of creativity, self-expression, and family. A young child loves the spots and patterns found on butterflies, and fashions bold orange wings to become a butterfly child. But when other kids shun the child for the clothes they don’t understand, it takes a father’s encouragement for the kid to stay true to what they love and find joy in the butterfly wings once more.” This book will complement the butterfly coloring experience that Pastor Kate set up in Friendship Hall for Eastertide. 

Youth

Youth Sunday school begins at 9:00 a.m., Kristin and Susan will continue to lead through an “Echo” experience of the Psalms. TRU Function will practice from 10:00 a.m.-Noon. 

Confirmation will meet at the church from 3:30-5:30 p.m..

Confirmation youth: don’t forget to work on your worship notes, a spiritual interview, and check out the devotional opportunity as well! 

Green Burial Presentation

Shedd Farley

9:00 a.m. Friendship Hall

All are welcome to come learn about Green Burial and the Natural Path Sanctuary in Verona.

(No Java & Jesus today)

ORUCC Meet & Greet

9:00 a.m. Anne Frank Room

Are you new to ORUCC? Want to get to know others and learn a little bit about the community? All are welcome to the “Meet & Greet,” with light refreshments provided!

Report from the Stones Cry Out 

Solidarity Delegation 

Diane Dulin

11:15am-12:30pm

Friendship Hall.

For ten days in February-March, ORUCC member Diane Dulin participated in the Stones Cry Out solidarity delegation to the occupied West Bank of Palestine and Washington, D.C. Organized by the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and sponsored by eight nationally recognized advocacy groups, this delegation of 23 American Christian leaders met with Palestinian religious and civil society leaders, community leaders and everyday residents — Christians, Muslims and Jews. Diane will share with us the urgent messages the Stones Cry Out delegates received while in the West Bank and then shared with congressional representatives, religious groups and media outlets throughout the U.S. 

(No sermon talk-back today)

April COMPASSION OFFERING

One Great Hour of Sharing

Share the Light!

For 75 years One Great Hour of Sharing has provided an ecumenical response to disaster relief, refugee resettlement and community development around the world. The United Church of Christ joins multiple other denominations [including Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Presbyterian Church (USA), American Baptist, African American Episcopal, Church of the Brethren, and more] to express God’s love through water programs, agricultural assistance, infrastructure improvement and emergency shelter.  

Our One Great Hour of Sharing Compassion Offering for April provides rebuilding and grass roots assistance in today’s challenging world.  Please give as you are able to address the effects of war, climate-imposed migration, natural disasters, chronic poverty and oppressive political structures.  Working with local partners and ecumenical networks, One Great Hour of Sharing can be trusted to bring timely, just and effective programs where they are needed most. 

 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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Worship Resources for Sunday, April 21, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 20, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Fourth Sunday of Easter

8:30 a.m. Nursery Opens

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

9:00 a.m. – For Adults – No Java & Jesus

Instead: Shedd Farley Presentation on Green Burials

9:00 a.m. – Meet & Greet for Those New to ORUCC

10:00 am – Worship

Sermon: Kate Mackey

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

Music: ORUCC Bell Choir

11:15 YFF Meeting

11:15 Diane Dulin Presentation

on Stones Cry Out Delegation to Palestine

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 – April 14th

Children

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1st grade children are invited to sing with Julie in the Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, we’ll move to the sanctuary to meet with the bell choir. During worship, the children will be invited to creatively move with the first song that the will bells play. No dance or choreography experience is needed. Just a positive attitude!

Save some time before or after church to experience a “Story Walk” (Weather Permitting). On the south side of the parking lot, you’ll find the book, “Butterfly Child,” by Marc Majewski. Walk along and read this lovely book that, “delivers a gorgeously painted, tender story about a young child who loves dressing up as a butterfly. A joyful celebration of creativity, self-expression, and family. A young child loves the spots and patterns found on butterflies, and fashions bold orange wings to become a butterfly child. But when other kids shun the child for the clothes they don’t understand, it takes a father’s encouragement for the kid to stay true to what they love and find joy in the butterfly wings once more.” This book will complement the butterfly coloring experience that Pastor Kate set up in Friendship Hall for Eastertide. 

Youth

Youth Sunday school begins at 9:00 a.m., Kristin and Susan will continue to lead through an “Echo” experience of the Psalms. TRU Function will practice from 10:00 a.m.-Noon. 

Confirmation will meet at the church from 3:30-5:30 p.m..

Confirmation youth: don’t forget to work on your worship notes, a spiritual interview, and check out the devotional opportunity as well! 

Green Burial Presentation

Shedd Farley

9:00 a.m. Friendship Hall

All are welcome to come learn about Green Burial and the Natural Path Sanctuary in Verona.

(No Java & Jesus today)

ORUCC Meet & Greet

9:00 a.m. Anne Frank Room

Are you new to ORUCC? Want to get to know others and learn a little bit about the community? All are welcome to the “Meet & Greet,” with light refreshments provided!

Report from the Stones Cry Out 

Solidarity Delegation 

Diane Dulin

11:15am-12:30pm

Friendship Hall.

For ten days in February-March, ORUCC member Diane Dulin participated in the Stones Cry Out solidarity delegation to the occupied West Bank of Palestine and Washington, D.C. Organized by the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and sponsored by eight nationally recognized advocacy groups, this delegation of 23 American Christian leaders met with Palestinian religious and civil society leaders, community leaders and everyday residents — Christians, Muslims and Jews. Diane will share with us the urgent messages the Stones Cry Out delegates received while in the West Bank and then shared with congressional representatives, religious groups and media outlets throughout the U.S. 

(No sermon talk-back today)

April COMPASSION OFFERING

One Great Hour of Sharing

Share the Light!

For 75 years One Great Hour of Sharing has provided an ecumenical response to disaster relief, refugee resettlement and community development around the world. The United Church of Christ joins multiple other denominations [including Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Presbyterian Church (USA), American Baptist, African American Episcopal, Church of the Brethren, and more] to express God’s love through water programs, agricultural assistance, infrastructure improvement and emergency shelter.  

Our One Great Hour of Sharing Compassion Offering for April provides rebuilding and grass roots assistance in today’s challenging world.  Please give as you are able to address the effects of war, climate-imposed migration, natural disasters, chronic poverty and oppressive political structures.  Working with local partners and ecumenical networks, One Great Hour of Sharing can be trusted to bring timely, just and effective programs where they are needed most. 

 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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Worship Resources for Sunday, April 14, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 13, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Third Sunday of Easter

9:00 am – No Nursery or Sunday School for Children

9:00 am – For Adults – Java & Jesus

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Ken Pennings

Lay Liturgist: Bruce Gladstone

Music: ORUCC Choir

3:30 pm Confirmation-Lower Level

Click here for at-home bulletin

Join our Worship virtually

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For Children & Youth – April 14th

Children

There is no regularly scheduled Children’s Programming (including Nursery/Supported Childcare) this Sunday due to the All Church Retreat.

Looking ahead: 

April 21: Children are invited to participate in worship in a creative movement alongside the Bell Choir. More details to come next week! 

April 29: Children’s Labyrinth Walk 9 am

Youth

Sunday, April 14:

  • No 9:00 a.m. Sunday school programming due to the All-Church Retreat at Daycholah. TRU Function will still practice 10:00-12:00.
  • Older youth participating in the “Amazing Grace (Race)” with First Congregational Church will leave church by 12:45. You should have received an email from Julie Mazer with more details regarding this event if you are participating. 
  • Confirmation class will still be held 3:30-5:30 p.m. 

Service Trip Updates:

  • Please make your final payment toward the service trip either by check or on the website by 4/15. As a reminder, the initial deposit was $250, and the second payment is also $250, for a total of $500 per youth. If you are not sure how much you have already paid, please contact Julie Wombacher in the office: [email protected]. 
  • Please sign up for the Bratfest fundraiser if you have not done so already! Each youth is expected to contribute 8 hours at Bratfest (either individually, or can be split up between people to equal eight hours). If you are unable to participate, please contribute an additional $80 toward the cost of the trip. 
  • UPDATE: We will have some additional youth and one chaperone joining us from Middleton Community Church (UCC)! Stay tuned for more details about our upcoming collaboration.
  • Save the Date! We will have an important meeting for all youth and chaperones on Memorial day, Monday May 27 from 6:30-8:00. This is a time to go over details of the trip and get to know one another better! 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, April 14, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Peg Knueve facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared

to discuss two pages from:

THE INNER WORK OF AGE

Shifting from Role to Soul

BY CONNIE SWEIG

Click here for reading

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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

April COMPASSION OFFERING

One Great Hour of Sharing

Share the Light!

For 75 years One Great Hour of Sharing has provided an ecumenical response to disaster relief, refugee resettlement and community development around the world. The United Church of Christ joins multiple other denominations [including Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Presbyterian Church (USA), American Baptist, African American Episcopal, Church of the Brethren, and more] to express God’s love through water programs, agricultural assistance, infrastructure improvement and emergency shelter.  

Our One Great Hour of Sharing Compassion Offering for April provides rebuilding and grass roots assistance in today’s challenging world.  Please give as you are able to address the effects of war, climate-imposed migration, natural disasters, chronic poverty and oppressive political structures.  Working with local partners and ecumenical networks, One Great Hour of Sharing can be trusted to bring timely, just and effective programs where they are needed most. 

 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“

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Worship Resources for Sunday, April 7, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 6, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Second Sunday of Easter

9:00 am – Sunday School for Children

9:00 am – For Adults – Usama Nicola in Alfred Swan Rm (limited space, arrive early)

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Kate Mackey

Lay Liturgist: Rayelle Berola

Music: Bruce Gladstone & Vicki Nonn

3:30 pm Confirmation-Lower Level

Click here for at-home bulletin

Join our Worship virtually

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For Children & Youth – April 7th

Children

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

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1st grade children are invited to sing with Julie in the Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Jill and Josie will guide the children in the Easter story, “Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene.”

The 2-5 grade classroom will revisit the symbols and lessons from their Lenten lessons and add the symbol of light. This week, the children will learn about how Jesus’ light continues to shine in each of us after his resurrection. Stations will include several art opportunities. We’ll close in a quiet meditation. Joanna and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning in the Bridges Room. 

Music Connections resumes during worship this week for children 2nd-6th grade.

Save some time before or after church to experience a “Story Walk” (Weather Permitting). On the south side of the parking lot, you’ll find the book, “Butterfly Child,” by Marc Majewski. Walk along and read this lovely book that, “delivers a gorgeously painted, tender story about a young child who loves dressing up as a butterfly. A joyful celebration of creativity, self-expression, and family. A young child loves the spots and patterns found on butterflies, and fashions bold orange wings to become a butterfly child. But when other kids shun the child for the clothes they don’t understand, it takes a father’s encouragement for the kid to stay true to what they love and find joy in the butterfly wings once more.” This book will complement the butterfly coloring experience that Pastor Kate set up in Friendship Hall for Eastertide. 

Youth

9:00 a.m. Susan and Kristin will be with our youth for Sunday school, looking at “echoes” of the creation story in the Psalms. TRU Function practices from 10:00-12:00. 

Confirmation students will return at 3:30 for Confirmation class! Please bring your journal and any completed “invitations” you might have done over the past few weeks.

Adult Faith Formation

9:00 a.m.

A Palestinian friend of ORUCC members Tom Beilman and Diane Dulin, Usama Nicola, will offer a presentation on Palestinian justice. Usama is a tour guide extraordinaire and co-runs an organization — Wi’am: The Palestine Transformataion Center — that helps Palestinian children and youths cope with the trauma of occupation. He is a deeply committed Christian living in Bethlehem just a couple of blocks from the Church of the Nativity. Tom and Diane have met Usama several times, benefiting greatly from his insights as a tour guide and even staying at his home. 

Attendees at this presentation will hear firsthand from Usama about the many obstacles he and his family face in the West Bank as they try to live their daily lives. 

Usama will be joining us from Palestine over Zoom in the Alfred Swan Room, and we are setting a cap of 30 people. Therefore, the first 28 people to arrive will have a seat. You may want to arrive early!

April COMPASSION OFFERING

One Great Hour of Sharing

Share the Light!

For 75 years One Great Hour of Sharing has provided an ecumenical response to disaster relief, refugee resettlement and community development around the world. The United Church of Christ joins multiple other denominations [including Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Presbyterian Church (USA), American Baptist, African American Episcopal, Church of the Brethren, and more] to express God’s love through water programs, agricultural assistance, infrastructure improvement and emergency shelter.  

Our One Great Hour of Sharing Compassion Offering for April provides rebuilding and grass roots assistance in today’s challenging world.  Please give as you are able to address the effects of war, climate-imposed migration, natural disasters, chronic poverty and oppressive political structures.  Working with local partners and ecumenical networks, One Great Hour of Sharing can be trusted to bring timely, just and effective programs where they are needed most. 

 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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ORUCC Easter Worship Resources for Sunday, March 31st, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on March 30, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Easter Sunday

6:30am Sunrise Easter Service on church lawn

followed by brunch in Friendship Hall

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

“Becoming Midwives of the Resurrection”

Lay Liturgist: Diane Jungblut

Music: ORUCC Choir

There will be a coloring activity with parents for children

& youth in Friendship Hall on Easter

Worship is followed by outdoor Easter Egg Hunt!

Click here for at-home bulletin

Join our Worship virtually

on YouTube any time after 10 am:

YouTube Link

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after 10 am if you have opened it before

For Children & Youth – March 31st

Children

9:00am Nursery Care: Join Al Blanchard & Jennifer Whitacre who are ready to care for your little ones in the nursery.

March 31 Easter: (no regular Sunday school; no Music Connections)

   6:30 a.m. Sunrise service, followed by brunch

  10:00 a.m. Easter Worship, followed by egg hunt

Youth

On Easter Sunday 3/31, there are several opportunities:

  • 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service
  • Brunch (immediately following sunrise service)
  • 10:00 a.m. Easter Worship
  • Kids’ Easter Egg Hunt (immediately following worship service)

For those who are away on Spring Break, safe travels! 

Some fun things coming up:

  • Our All-Church retreat is, April 12-14! We are looking forward to enjoying the springtime weather up at Daycholah. If you had signed up in January, and you are still planning to attend, you do not need to re-register. If you couldn’t come in January, but you can now, please sign up here! 

MARCH COMPASSION OFFERING

JustDane (formerly Madison-area Urban Ministry), is a non-profit organization that offers an array of direct supportive initiatives for:

  • people being released from incarceration through our reentry programs, including the Journey Home, Circles of Support and Peer Support,
  • children and families impacted by the justice system,
  • justice-involved youth,
  • employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery,
  • recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness at Healing House.

In 2023 over 750 individuals received support through JustDane’s initiatives.

This year JustDane celebrates 50 years of social justice work in our community. Throughout our 50 years JustDane has, and continues to engage in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, an end to homelessness and racial and economic justice. Rev. William Sloane Coffin once said, “charity yes, always, but never as a substitute for justice.” His words reflect the importance of our work at JustDane offering support to individuals and families in our community, alleviating suffering while working to eliminate the causes of the suffering.



 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. 

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, March 24th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on March 23, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Palm Sunday

9:00 am Coloring activity with parents for children & youth in Friendship Hall on Palm Sunday & Easter, no Sunday School

9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults

Alfred Swan Room

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

“Speaking Life in the Face of Death”

Lay Liturgist: Ginny Moore Kruse

Music: TRU Function

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 – March 24th

Children

8:30 Nursery Care: We have a new kid play area in crossroads! When we only have one nursery attendant, to be in compliance with safe-sanctuary policy they station themselves in the crossroads and engage the kids in the crossroads play area while their parents are near by, attempting to worship.

March 24: Palm Sunday (no regular Sunday school; no Music Connections). There will be coloring materials at 9 am Friendship Hall for all ages. 

March 28: Maundy Thursday Dinners

March 29 Good Friday Tenebrae 7:00 p.m.

March 31 Easter: (no regular Sunday school; no Music Connections)

   6:30 a.m. Sunrise service, followed by brunch

   10:00 a.m. Easter Worship, followed by egg hunt

April 7: Sunday School and Music Connections Resume

Youth

This coming Sunday is the start of Holy Week as we celebrate Palm Sunday. There will be no regular youth programming at 9:00 a.m. TRU Function is playing in worship with practice starting at 8:30 a.m. There will be an intergenerational coloring opportunity in Friendship Hall beginning at 9:00 a.m. with Holy Week activities available. The entire congregation will meet to process with palms into the worship hall a few minutes before 10:00 a.m.

During Holy Week, some of you may have signed up for Maundy Thursday dinner groups 3/28. At 7:00 p.m. on 3/29, all are welcome to attend the Good Friday Tenebrae service. Our confirmation group is exploring Holy Week with a self-study.

On Easter Sunday 3/31, there are several opportunities:

  • 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service
  • Brunch (immediately following sunrise service)
  • 10:00 a.m. Easter Worship
  • Kids’ Easter Egg Hunt (immediately following worship service)

*Pastor Kate needs some help setting up the Easter egg hunt! Any youth who are available, please let her know!*

For those who are heading out for Spring Break next week, safe travels! 

Some fun things coming up:

  • Our All-Church retreat is, April 12-14! We are looking forward to enjoying the springtime weather up at Daycholah. If you had signed up in January, and you are still planning to attend, you do not need to re-register. If you couldn’t come in January, but you can now, please sign up here! 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, March 24,

at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Jeanne Moberly facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss 4 brief passages on “resurrection.”

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

MARCH COMPASSION OFFERING

JustDane (formerly Madison-area Urban Ministry), is a non-profit organization that offers an array of direct supportive initiatives for:

  • people being released from incarceration through our reentry programs, including the Journey Home, Circles of Support and Peer Support,
  • children and families impacted by the justice system,
  • justice-involved youth,
  • employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery,
  • recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness at Healing House.

In 2023 over 750 individuals received support through JustDane’s initiatives.

This year JustDane celebrates 50 years of social justice work in our community. Throughout our 50 years JustDane has, and continues to engage in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, an end to homelessness and racial and economic justice. Rev. William Sloane Coffin once said, “charity yes, always, but never as a substitute for justice.” His words reflect the importance of our work at JustDane offering support to individuals and families in our community, alleviating suffering while working to eliminate the causes of the suffering.



 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. 

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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JOIN our Private FB Group:

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, March 17th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on March 16, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Lent 5

9:00 am Sunday School for children & youth

9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults

Alfred Swan Room

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

“Rituals at End of Life”

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

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

Pastor Kate Mackey’s Installation

March 17th 1:30pm

Wisconsin UCC Southwest Association members will formally install Kate as our Associate Pastor.

All are welcome for this special service!r

Worship service + cake 1:30pm

You may join using the same YouTube link listed above

For Children & Youth – March 17th

Children

8:30 Nursery Care: Jade and Marcia will be available for childcare in the nursery. 

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1st grade children are invited to sing with Julie in the Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Karen and Josie will guide the children in the Lenten stories, “Too Afraid to Follow Jesus” and “Jesus’ Trial.”

The 2-5 grade classroom will continue their study of the season of Lent. This week, the children will learn about Palm Sunday to prepare them for next week.  Stations will include sand, several art opportunities, and puzzles. We’ll close with a visual meditation by viewing art inspired by Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem. Joanna and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning in the Bridges Room. Be sure to pop by the Bridges Room to share your thoughts on “How We Can Make The World A Better Place.” Please add your ideas to the sign on the door. Everyone in our community is welcome to contribute. 

Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary with you. When they are dismissed for Music Connections, we will move to the downstairs Bonhoeffer Room for music and movement. The children have already started crafting their next project: Guided Meditation and Reflective Music. Two weeks ago, the children composed a beautiful guided meditation. This week, we’ll begin to work on the accompanying music. Bethany S. will be our Safe Sanctuary volunteer. 

No Music Connections 3/24 and 3/31. 

Looking ahead: 

March 17: Pastor Kate’s Installation 1:30

March 24: Palm Sunday (no regular Sunday school)

March 28: Maundy Thursday Dinners (sign up here)

March 29 Good Friday Tenebrae 7:00 p.m.

March 31 Easter: (no regular Sunday school)

   6:30 a.m. Sunrise service, followed by brunch

   10:00 a.m. Easter Worship, followed by egg hunt

Youth

This Sunday (St. Patrick’s Day!) there are many things happening for youth. Sunday school will be at 9:00 a.m., with Susan and Kristin guiding. We will continue “echoing” the story of scripture through an exploration of the Psalms. TRU Function will practice from 10-12. 

Following the worship service, Paul Vash is organizing an Easter-egg candy stuffing/pizza party for the youth. The eggs will be used for our Easter egg hunt on 3/31! TF youth who would like to participate are welcome to join in after practice. 

Any youth who will be available to help set up and facilitate the easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday, please let me know!

At 1:30, there will be a special “Installation Service” to officially recognize and affirm the start of Pastor Kate’s ministry at ORUCC with the wider church community. We are excited and hope that you all will be able to join in. Josie, Jadyn, and Lily are providing some special music, too. 

Reminder, NO confirmation this week (but you have an opportunity to fill out TWO worship notes on the 17th if you are feeling ambitious! ;). We will resume in earnest on April 7. 

Some fun things coming up:

  • We are looking for youth to help stuff eggs for the Easter egg hunt! This will happen after worship on Sunday 3/17, with pizza lunch provided. Stay for Pastor Kate’s installation service at 1:30! Contact Paul Vash ([email protected]) for more info.
  • Older youth: Would you be willing to help set up and coordinate the egg hunt on Easter Sunday? Talk to Pastor Kate.
  • Registration has re-opened for our RESCHEDULED All-Church retreat, April 12-14! We are looking forward to enjoying the springtime weather up at Daycholah. If you had signed up in January, and you are still planning to attend, you do not need to re-register. If you couldn’t come in January, but you can now, please sign up here! 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, March 17,

at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Dick Rossmiller facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss an article by John Shelby Spong, “The Connection Between the Crucifixion and the Passover.”

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

MARCH COMPASSION OFFERING

JustDane (formerly Madison-area Urban Ministry), is a non-profit organization that offers an array of direct supportive initiatives for:

  • people being released from incarceration through our reentry programs, including the Journey Home, Circles of Support and Peer Support,
  • children and families impacted by the justice system,
  • justice-involved youth,
  • employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery,
  • recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness at Healing House.

In 2023 over 750 individuals received support through JustDane’s initiatives.

This year JustDane celebrates 50 years of social justice work in our community. Throughout our 50 years JustDane has, and continues to engage in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, an end to homelessness and racial and economic justice. Rev. William Sloane Coffin once said, “charity yes, always, but never as a substitute for justice.” His words reflect the importance of our work at JustDane offering support to individuals and families in our community, alleviating suffering while working to eliminate the causes of the suffering.



 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. 

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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JOIN our Private FB Group:

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, March 10th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on March 9, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Lent 4

Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour!

9:00 am Sunday School for children & youth

9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults

Alfred Swan Room

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Ken Pennings

“Fear Not! Life is Good!”

Lay Liturgist: Manuel Ramminger

Music: Hand Bell Choir

Guitar/Vocals: John Leonard

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 – March 10th

Children

8:30 am Jade will be available in Crossroads for Supported Childcare. 

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1st grade children are invited to join Jill and Josie in the Johnson room for singing followed by the stories, “The Gift of the Poor Widow” and “A Woman Anoints Jesus for Burial.”

The 2-5 grade classroom will continue their study of the season of Lent. This week, the children will learn about the Last Supper and the ritual of Communion.  Stations will include sand, several art opportunities, and puzzles. Joanna and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. Be sure to pop by the Bridges Room to share your thoughts on “How We Can Make The World A Better Place.” Please add your ideas to the sign on the door. Everyone in our community is welcome to contribute. 

Looking ahead: 

3/17: Pastor Kate’s Installation Ceremony

3/24: No Sunday School. Stay tuned for info about an intergenerational coloring opportunity. 

3/31: Easter Sunday! No Sunday School. 

Youth

On Sunday, March 10th, at 9 am. our youth will meet in the Day room for Breakfast Club with Kate and Kristin. TRU Function practices from 10:00-12:00. Confirmation will meet in the downstairs Brown Room from 3:30-5:30. 

Some fun things coming up:

  • We are looking for youth to help stuff eggs for the Easter egg hunt! This will happen after worship on Sunday 3/17, with pizza lunch provided. Stay for Pastor Kate’s installation service at 1:30! Contact Paul Vash ([email protected]) for more info.
  • Older youth: Would you be willing to help set up and coordinate the egg hunt on Easter Sunday? Talk to Pastor Kate.
  • Registration has re-opened for our RESCHEDULED All-Church retreat, April 12-14! We are looking forward to enjoying the springtime weather up at Daycholah. If you had signed up in January, and you are still planning to attend, you do not need to re-register. If you couldn’t come in January, but you can now, please sign up here! 

Mark your calendars:

March 17: After Worship Easter Egg filling and pizza, Pastor Kate’s Installation 1:30

March 24: Palm Sunday (no regular Sunday school)

March 29 Good Friday Tenebrae 7:00 p.m.

March 31 Easter: (no regular Sunday school)

   6:30 a.m. Sunrise service, followed by brunch

   10:00 a.m. Easter Worship, followed by egg hunt

Java & Jesus

Sunday, March 10,

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 the recent AP article from the State Journal, “Is the US a Christian Nation?” 

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

MARCH COMPASSION OFFERING

JustDane (formerly Madison-area Urban Ministry), is a non-profit organization that offers an array of direct supportive initiatives for:

  • people being released from incarceration through our reentry programs, including the Journey Home, Circles of Support and Peer Support,
  • children and families impacted by the justice system,
  • justice-involved youth,
  • employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery,
  • recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness at Healing House.

In 2023 over 750 individuals received support through JustDane’s initiatives.

This year JustDane celebrates 50 years of social justice work in our community. Throughout our 50 years JustDane has, and continues to engage in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, an end to homelessness and racial and economic justice. Rev. William Sloane Coffin once said, “charity yes, always, but never as a substitute for justice.” His words reflect the importance of our work at JustDane offering support to individuals and families in our community, alleviating suffering while working to eliminate the causes of the suffering.



 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. 

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

ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, March 3rd, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on March 2, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Lent 3

9:00 am Sunday School

Pre-K-5th, Dancing the Labyrinth with Pastor Julia

Youth: Echo the Story, Dorothy Day Room

9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults

Alfred Swan Room

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Kate Mackey

“‘Jesus Wept’: When Death Isn’t Fair”

in our “Fear Not!” Becoming Death Doulas, series

Lay Liturgist: Diane Jungblut

Music: ORUCC Choir

11:15: Suicide Awareness and Prevention

You are invited to a conversation with Dr. Janine Bussa and Pastors Kate and Julia in the Oscar Romero room, as we consider how we can best understand and support one another in community.

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 – March 3rd

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade will provide family support for kiddos infant-5 years in the Crossroads this week.

Sunday School starts at 9 am. ALL PreK-5th grade children are invited to sing with Julie in Friendship Hall from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Pastor Julia will guide the children in a special “Dancing the Labyrinth” experience.

Be sure to pop by the Bridges Room to share your thoughts of “How We Can Make The World A Better Place.” Please add your ideas to the sign on the door. Everyone in our community is welcome to contribute. 

Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary and head down to Music Connections with Julie after the Children’s Message.

Older Youth: Youth 6th-High School will meet for Echo the Story Sunday school at 9:00 in the Dorothy Day room with Kristin and Barbara. TRU Function will practice as usual 10:00-12:00. Good news! The new drum set has been purchased! Take a peek into the music room while TF is practicing if you’d like to see the new set in action. 

This Sunday at 3:30, we will also have an informational meeting for all youth of confirmation age (7th-9th grade) and their adults. We will plan to meet downstairs in the Brown Room. 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, March 3, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Peg Knueve facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss a chapter from Richard Rohr’s book What Do We Do With Evil?

His chapter “A Way Out and Through” explores the misunderstanding that religion can add to evil if it is only about ritual, rules and obedience. He suggests that our faith should be about the extravagant freedom to love. Rohr urges us to look at systemic causes, rather than individual acts as the only source of evil. As Rohr points out, “We need real wisdom and spiritual intelligence in attacking evil or it rebounds back on us.”

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MARCH COMPASSION OFFERING

JustDane (formerly Madison-area Urban Ministry), is a non-profit organization that offers an array of direct supportive initiatives for:

  • people being released from incarceration through our reentry programs, including the Journey Home, Circles of Support and Peer Support,
  • children and families impacted by the justice system,
  • justice-involved youth,
  • employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery,
  • recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness at Healing House.

In 2023 over 750 individuals received support through JustDane’s initiatives.

This year JustDane celebrates 50 years of social justice work in our community. Throughout our 50 years JustDane has, and continues to engage in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, an end to homelessness and racial and economic justice. Rev. William Sloane Coffin once said, “charity yes, always, but never as a substitute for justice.” His words reflect the importance of our work at JustDane offering support to individuals and families in our community, alleviating suffering while working to eliminate the causes of the suffering.



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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. 

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

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



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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, February 25th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on February 24, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Lent 2

9:00 am Sunday School

Education Wing

9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults

Alfred Swan Room

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

“Cultivating Deep Peace”

in our “Fear Not!” Becoming Death Doulas, series

Lay Liturgist: Amy Kell

Music: TRU Function & children of Music Connections

11:15: Israel in Context, Friendship Hall

You are invited to a presentation: “Israel in Context,” hosted in Friendship Hall by Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Executive Director, Wisconsin Faith Voices For Justice and Rabbi Jonathan Biatch, Rabbi, Temple Beth El, who will share with us their perspectives on the anguishing conflict in the Holy Land.

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For Children & Youth – February 25th

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one. 

Sunday School starts at 9 am. ALL PreK-5th grade children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Karen and Josie will guide the PreK-1 children and any others who are not participating in the special music share during worship in a story about The Most Important Commandment.

Those who participated in the song/poetry writing experience in Music Connections will shift to the Frank Room to rehearse their music before a final rehearsal in the sanctuary at 9:30. 

Be sure to pop by the Bridges Room to share your thoughts of “How We Can Make The World A Better Place.” Please add your ideas to the sign on the door. Everyone in our community is welcome to contribute. 

Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary with you. Those who have participated in our song/poetry writing project will share their special music during the worship service. After our music, all the children will stay in worship. This will allow everyone to have the opportunity to watch TruFunction perform!

Older Youth: This Sunday TRU Function plays in worship at 10:00–this means that they will gather at 8:30 a.m. for rehearsal. Youth who are not part of TRU Function will be invited to “Breakfast Club” with Pastor Kate and Barbara Stretchberry in the Day room at 9:00 a.m. 

Looking ahead:

  • Wed., February 28th, 6:30 p.m.: Meeting for folks interested in talking about service trip fundraising, meeting by zoom. Pastor Kate will send out a direct email early next week with a zoom link to Service Trip families.
  • Sun., March 3, 3:30 p.m.: Confirmation Class Info meeting for youth 7th-9th and their adults! Held at the church. 
  • Sun., March 10, 3:30-5:30 Confirmation Class, held at church.
  • Sun., March 17, 1:30 p.m.: Pastor Kate’s Installation Service 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Feb. 25, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Dick Rossmiller facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Strangeness of Easter” (Wall Street Journal, April 3-4, 2021).



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FEBRUARY COMPASSION OFFERING

Porchlight, Inc - Safe Haven Program

 

Safe Haven is a Madison-based day shelter for adults with mental illness who are experiencing homelessness. Guests have access to meals, showers, laundry, bus tickets, mail, and phone services. Safe Haven also provides housing-focused case management and crisis stabilization services. Safe Haven staff specialize in building rapport with individuals who may not otherwise engage in mainstream services.   

 

Safe Haven provides invaluable support through its Crisis Stabilization Program, which focuses on developing and maintaining recovery plans for guests experiencing acute crises. All eligible guests have been diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness, and 43% are also struggling with a co-occurring substance use disorder. 

 

Safe Haven’s daily utilization has increased significantly over the past several years, more than doubling from 2018 (198 guests) to 2020 (467 guests). As one of the few community programs for this population that kept its doors open, utilization continued to increase throughout the pandemic. In 2023, Safe Haven served 602 guests during the day. Of those guests, 41% were unsheltered – sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, and 55% were sleeping in an emergency shelter at night. 

 

With skyrocketing costs and increased guest usage at Safe Haven, Porchlight is in need of additional funding to support these services. Your generous contribution will go directly toward guest services at the day shelter as well as transitional housing support, specifically for individuals with mental illness. 

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, February 18th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on February 17, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Lent 1

Due to the current increased rates of Covid, RSV and influenza respiratory infections, ORUCC strongly encourages you to wear a face mask this Sunday to protect yourself, your family, and your friends here at church.

9:00 am Sunday School

Education Wing

9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults

Alfred Swan Room

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

“Fear Not!” Becoming Death Doulas

Lay Liturgist: Susi Petta

Music: ORUCC Choir

11:15: Sermon Talk Back, Alfred Swan Room

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For Children & Youth – February 18th

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one. 

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Jill and Josie will guide the children in The Parable of the Two Sons.

The 2-5 grade classroom will continue their study of the season of Lent. This week, the children will learn about Jesus’ baptism.  Stations will include sand, art, journaling, and puzzles. At the request of the children, their time together will end with a meditation. Joanna and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. Last the children will discuss and brainstorm ways we can be of service to each other. Be sure to pop by the Bridges Room to share your thoughts, too! Fiona created and posted a sign on the door inviting everyone in our community to contribute ideas of “How We Can Make The World A Better Place.” We’d love to hear from you, too! 

Older Youth:

This Sunday is the first Sunday of the season of Lent, a time when we join Jesus on the journey toward the cross–and ultimately, resurrection! Our Youth will get a preview of this journey on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. as they continue with Echo the Story, focused on “Death to Life”. Susan and Kristin will be leading this Sunday. TRU Function will practice from 10-12. 

Confirmation is beginning!

March 3rd, 3:30 p.m: Info meeting at ORUCC for any 7th/8th/9th graders and their adults who might be interested in confirmation! Confirmation will begin March 10th. 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Feb. 18, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Jeanne Moberly facilitating

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss

excerpts from Brian Doyle’s essays in his lovely book One Long River of Song. The theme will be, as Mr. Doyle states so ably,

“That the Small is Huge, That the Tiny is Vast,

That Pain is Part and Parcel of the Gift of Joy,

and That This is Love.”



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FEBRUARY COMPASSION OFFERING

Porchlight, Inc - Safe Haven Program

 

Safe Haven is a Madison-based day shelter for adults with mental illness who are experiencing homelessness. Guests have access to meals, showers, laundry, bus tickets, mail, and phone services. Safe Haven also provides housing-focused case management and crisis stabilization services. Safe Haven staff specialize in building rapport with individuals who may not otherwise engage in mainstream services.   

 

Safe Haven provides invaluable support through its Crisis Stabilization Program, which focuses on developing and maintaining recovery plans for guests experiencing acute crises. All eligible guests have been diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness, and 43% are also struggling with a co-occurring substance use disorder. 

 

Safe Haven’s daily utilization has increased significantly over the past several years, more than doubling from 2018 (198 guests) to 2020 (467 guests). As one of the few community programs for this population that kept its doors open, utilization continued to increase throughout the pandemic. In 2023, Safe Haven served 602 guests during the day. Of those guests, 41% were unsheltered – sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, and 55% were sleeping in an emergency shelter at night. 

 

With skyrocketing costs and increased guest usage at Safe Haven, Porchlight is in need of additional funding to support these services. Your generous contribution will go directly toward guest services at the day shelter as well as transitional housing support, specifically for individuals with mental illness. 

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, February 4th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on February 10, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Due to the current increased rates of Covid, RSV and influenza respiratory infections, ORUCC strongly encourages you to wear a face mask this Sunday to protect yourself, your family, and your friends here at church.

9:00 am Sunday School

Education Wing

9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults

Alfred Swan Room

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey “Faith Without Works”

Lay Liturgist: Laura Conners

Music: ORUCC Handbell Choir

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Faith in Action Brunch

Sunday, February 11, 2024

11:15am – 12:45pm

Friendship Hall

 

What is this about, you ask? It’s a wonderful opportunity to:

 

  - Gather as a community & enjoy a meal together

  - Inspire new connections

  - Learn about and raise up our individual and collective outreach and justice work within and beyond ORUCC

  - Support our youth! Proceeds will go toward the 2024 Youth Service Trip

  - Have fun!

 

Individuals, families, little children – all are invited to partake in this gathering. There will be a dedicated seating area for families with young children and one of our nursery staff will be available to assist you. 

Your presence at this brunch is the most important contribution that you can make. If you can also make a donation toward the 2024 Youth Service Trip, in any amount, we will be grateful.

Suggested guidelines are:

Ages 13 and above: $10

Ages 6-12: $5

Ages 5 and under: $0

For Children & Youth – February 11th

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one. 

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Jen and Josie will guide the children in a story about one of Jesus’ miracles.

The 2-5 grade classroom will begin their study of the season of Lent. This week, the children will prepare for Ash Wednesday by exploring the calendar to discover why Lent begins next week, feeling the ashes from last year’s palms, and a brief discussion about entering the season of remembering, reflection, and repentance. Stations will include sand, coloring, journaling, puzzles, and the creation of a lenten intention/promise. At the request of the children, their time together will end with a guided meditation. Joanna and Paul will guide the children in their learning. 

This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary with you. When they are dismissed for Music Connections, we will move to the downstairs Bonhoeffer Room for movement and songwriting. On 1/7, the children organically began the process of writing a song (this was 100% initiated by the children!) We’ll revisit that work and continue the process. Kate Mackey will be our Safe Sanctuary volunteer. 

Save The Date! February 25, the children are invited to share their composition during worship. Those participating need to attend Music Connections at least two out of the three upcoming Sundays: February 4, 11, and 18. Please note your child’s availability here: https://forms.gle/qxVmUyz5o2zog7Mo8

Older Youth:

This Sunday, 2/11, we will not have regular Sunday School for youth at 9:00 a.m. CWS is putting on a “Faith in Action Brunch” after worship, and the donation proceeds from this brunch will go toward supporting our Youth Service Trip! 

Anyone who is available at 9:00 a.m. to help CWS set up is welcome. After worship at 11:00, youth are strongly encouraged to attend the event and participate in the table conversations. CWS has asked that youth attending the service trip stay after the brunch to help clean up. 

TRU Function will still practice from 10:00-12:00. Any TRU Function youth who are also attending the Service trip are asked to stop into the kitchen after practice to pitch in with the cleanup effort. 

The following week, we have some fun and meaningful all-church events coming up as we head into the Lenten season:

  • Tuesday 2/13 Party Gras
  • Wednesday 2/14 Ash Wednesday Service 6:30-7 p.m. and Labyrinth Walk (open 5:00-8:00 p.m.)

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Feb. 11, 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

a Wikipedia on “Lent.” 



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FEBRUARY COMPASSION OFFERING

Porchlight, Inc - Safe Haven Program

 

Safe Haven is a Madison-based day shelter for adults with mental illness who are experiencing homelessness. Guests have access to meals, showers, laundry, bus tickets, mail, and phone services. Safe Haven also provides housing-focused case management and crisis stabilization services. Safe Haven staff specialize in building rapport with individuals who may not otherwise engage in mainstream services.   

 

Safe Haven provides invaluable support through its Crisis Stabilization Program, which focuses on developing and maintaining recovery plans for guests experiencing acute crises. All eligible guests have been diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness, and 43% are also struggling with a co-occurring substance use disorder. 

 

Safe Haven’s daily utilization has increased significantly over the past several years, more than doubling from 2018 (198 guests) to 2020 (467 guests). As one of the few community programs for this population that kept its doors open, utilization continued to increase throughout the pandemic. In 2023, Safe Haven served 602 guests during the day. Of those guests, 41% were unsheltered – sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, and 55% were sleeping in an emergency shelter at night. 

 

With skyrocketing costs and increased guest usage at Safe Haven, Porchlight is in need of additional funding to support these services. Your generous contribution will go directly toward guest services at the day shelter as well as transitional housing support, specifically for individuals with mental illness. 

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, February 4th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on February 3, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Due to the current increased rates of Covid, RSV and influenza respiratory infections, ORUCC strongly encourages you to wear a face mask this Sunday to protect yourself, your family, and your friends here at church.

9:00 am Sunday School

Education Wing

9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults

Alfred Swan Room

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

Music: ORUCC Choir

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Annual Meeting: directly after worship

We will live-stream the Annual Meeting

using the same link for live-streaming worship.

You may participate virtually

by writing in the chat of the YouTube channel

Or by calling or texting Hal Evensen at for any feedback or questions once worship is over at 608-732-6088

All are welcome!

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For Children & Youth – February 4th

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one. 



Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Jen and Josie will guide the children in a story about one of Jesus’ miracles.

The 2-5 grade classroom will continue their study about God’s Love and Care. The children are currently experiencing lessons designed “to become aware of God’s incarnational nature and unconditional love.” (From “The Way of The Child” curriculum). This week, the children will explore the story of The Good Shepherd. Stations will include an opportunity to explore hands-on shepherd props from the Godly Play collection, sand, and an art station to design their own sheep. The lesson will close in a guided meditation. Joanna and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

Music Connections

This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary with you. When they are dismissed for Music Connections, we will move to the downstairs Bonhoeffer Room for movement and songwriting. On 1/7, the children organically began the process of writing a song (this was 100% initiated by the children!) We’ll revisit that work and continue the process. Bethany Schultz will be our Safe Sanctuary volunteer.

Save The Date! February 25, the children are invited to share their composition during worship. Those participating need to attend Music Connections at least two out of the three upcoming Sundays: February 4, 11, and 18. Please note your child’s availability here: https://forms.gle/qxVmUyz5o2zog7Mo8

I am in need of a Music Connections Volunteer on 2/11 and 2/18? Can you help? Sign-up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/ 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Feb. 4, 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

chapter five of Anne Lamott’s book Almost Everything – Notes on Hope. Chapter five is entitled “Don’t Let Them

Get You to Hate Them.”

 

After reading, reflect on how you “unplug” and reorient.

Also consider: In ROOTS, the character Omoro holds up his naked infant son Kunta Kinte proclaiming “Behold the only thing greater than yourself.” 

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FEBRUARY COMPASSION OFFERING

Porchlight, Inc - Safe Haven Program

 

Safe Haven is a Madison-based day shelter for adults with mental illness who are experiencing homelessness. Guests have access to meals, showers, laundry, bus tickets, mail, and phone services. Safe Haven also provides housing-focused case management and crisis stabilization services. Safe Haven staff specialize in building rapport with individuals who may not otherwise engage in mainstream services.   

 

Safe Haven provides invaluable support through its Crisis Stabilization Program, which focuses on developing and maintaining recovery plans for guests experiencing acute crises. All eligible guests have been diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness, and 43% are also struggling with a co-occurring substance use disorder. 

 

Safe Haven’s daily utilization has increased significantly over the past several years, more than doubling from 2018 (198 guests) to 2020 (467 guests). As one of the few community programs for this population that kept its doors open, utilization continued to increase throughout the pandemic. In 2023, Safe Haven served 602 guests during the day. Of those guests, 41% were unsheltered – sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, and 55% were sleeping in an emergency shelter at night. 

 

With skyrocketing costs and increased guest usage at Safe Haven, Porchlight is in need of additional funding to support these services. Your generous contribution will go directly toward guest services at the day shelter as well as transitional housing support, specifically for individuals with mental illness. 

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, January 21st, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on January 20, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Due to the current increased rates of Covid, RSV and influenza respiratory infections, ORUCC strongly encourages you to wear a face mask this Sunday to protect yourself,

your family, and your friends here at church.

9:00 am: Java & Jesus (for adults)

9:00 am: Sunday School for Youth & Children

10:00 am: Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

“Prayer in Action: God’s Tapestry”

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

Musical Offerings: ORUCC Choir

Special Music: Bruce Gladstone

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth – January 21st

Children

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one. 

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Jill and Josie will guide the children in a story about the Transfiguration of Jesus.

The 2-5 grade classroom will begin a study about God’s Love and Care. During the next few weeks, the children will experience lessons designed “to help children become aware of God’s incarnational nature and unconditional love.” This week, the children will consider the idea that we are created in the image of God. Stations will include an opportunity to draw a self-portrait, journal, sand play, and a collaborative art project. Diane and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

Youth

Youth 6th-12th grade Sunday school at 9:00 will focus on Echo the Story with Susan and Kristin in the Dorothy Day room. TRU Function is practicing from 10:00-12:00. 

Unfortunately, the meeting to discuss a faith-based GSA at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church this Sunday has been postponed, due to low RSVP’s.

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Jan. 21, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room,

or attend remotely by Zoom (link below)

All are welcome!

Join us even if this is your first time!

Mary Neuhaus facilitating

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss

pages 1-17 of Anne Lamott’s book 

Almost Everything: Notes on Hope.  



Paradox and Parable; Hope and Despair – How do we humans dig deeper into our lives and keep rediscovering love and hope?

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If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,

phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371

JANUARY COMPASSION OFFERING

Neighborhood Schools

Last year our congregation was able to donate $4,500 to our 3 neighborhood schools: Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary, and Toki Middle School. 

The schools were able to use these funds to purchase winter clothing and basic school supplies for students in need. The need for these basic necessities becomes clear when we consider the number of students who come from economically disadvantaged households. 

According to the latest statistics from the Department of Public Instruction, over 40% of the students at Anana Elementary live in economically disadvantaged households. At Toki Middle School, the number is 43%. And at Orchard Ridge Elementary, the number is 57%. 

Another basic need within our neighborhood schools is the need for staff. As is the case in many school districts across the country, our neighborhood schools must deal with the daily predicament of not having enough teachers. 

Given the challenges that each school faces, we aren’t asking the principals of our 3 neighborhood schools to submit a video for this year’s compassion offering. They have other pressing issues to attend to. 

Instead, we are asking you to give what you can, and give generously, so that each school can use our donations to address the urgent and important needs of the students they serve. 

Thank you for supporting our neighborhood schools, which have served many of our congregation families past and present. And thank you to all of the ORUCC members who have served and who continue to serve our community as teachers and school volunteers. 

At ORUCC we have a long history of supporting our neighborhood families and investing in education. With this month’s compassion offering, we have another important opportunity to contribute and carry on that tradition.

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, January 14th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on January 13, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Due to the current increased rates of Covid, RSV and influenza respiratory infections, ORUCC strongly encourages you to wear a face mask this Sunday to protect yourself,

your family, and your friends here at church.

9:00 am: Java & Jesus (for adults)

10:00 am: Worship

Sermon: Ken Pennings

“The Universal Christ”

Lay Liturgist: Ellen Franzone

Musical Offerings: Handbell Quartet

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth – January 14th

Children

There will not be Children’s Programming (Nursery, Sunday School, Music Connections) this Sunday, January 14. See you back again on January 21!

Youth

No youth programming on Sunday, Jan. 14th

Some things coming up:

  • January 21, 12:00-2:00: Interfaith GSA planning/exploring session at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (5701 Raymond Rd). If any youth are interested in being part of planning this, please come along! Lunch will be provided; they would like an RSVP by Jan. 15 so please let Kate know soon if you want to attend. 
  • January 28: All Church Chili Cook-off! Mark your calendars for this event. 
  • February 11 Faith in Action Brunch: This brunch, held after worship, will be an intergenerational fellowship opportunity centered around conversation about what it means to have “faith in action.” The Ministry of Christian Witness & Service has decided that all proceeds from this brunch will go towards the Youth Service Trip! Kate will be sending more info directly to Service Trip families about this opportunity. 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Jan. 14, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Peg Knueve facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Sonia K. Weaver’s book “What is Palestine-Israel?” addresses Israel’s need for a home, their significant fears and their fierce response. Israel’s exaggerated response stems from deep anxieties. The Palestinians have become more and more discouraged by the Israeli actions and have eventually become very militant as well. They feel that Israel is trying to eliminate them to take over the entire region. Many Israeli and Palestinian groups, with the help of groups from other countries, are trying to find peaceful solutions, and to help all people caught up in the disaster. 

In our discussion we will become aware of what some of the issues are, possible solutions, and how we might help.

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Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657

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JANUARY COMPASSION OFFERING

Neighborhood Schools

Last year our congregation was able to donate $4,500 to our 3 neighborhood schools: Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary, and Toki Middle School. 

The schools were able to use these funds to purchase winter clothing and basic school supplies for students in need. The need for these basic necessities becomes clear when we consider the number of students who come from economically disadvantaged households. 

According to the latest statistics from the Department of Public Instruction, over 40% of the students at Anana Elementary live in economically disadvantaged households. At Toki Middle School, the number is 43%. And at Orchard Ridge Elementary, the number is 57%. 

Another basic need within our neighborhood schools is the need for staff. As is the case in many school districts across the country, our neighborhood schools must deal with the daily predicament of not having enough teachers. 

Given the challenges that each school faces, we aren’t asking the principals of our 3 neighborhood schools to submit a video for this year’s compassion offering. They have other pressing issues to attend to. 

Instead, we are asking you to give what you can, and give generously, so that each school can use our donations to address the urgent and important needs of the students they serve. 

Thank you for supporting our neighborhood schools, which have served many of our congregation families past and present. And thank you to all of the ORUCC members who have served and who continue to serve our community as teachers and school volunteers. 

At ORUCC we have a long history of supporting our neighborhood families and investing in education. With this month’s compassion offering, we have another important opportunity to contribute and carry on that tradition.

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday, January 7th, 2024

Orchard Ridge UCC on January 6, 2024

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Epiphany Sunday, January 7, 2024

Due to the current increased rates of Covid, RSV and influenza respiratory infections, ORUCC strongly encourages you to wear a face mask this Sunday to protect yourself,

your family, and your friends here at church.

9:00 am: Sunday School for Children & Youth

9:00 am: For Adults:

Baxter Richardson and Ed Janus dialogue:

The Current Tragedy in the Land Formally Known as the Holy Land: A Conversation Between a Christian and a Jew

About Israel and Palestine

10:00 am: Worship

Sermon: Ken Pennings

“Epiphany – God’s Glory Revealed”

Lay Liturgist: Ginny Moore Kruse

Musical Offerings: David Allen

Celebration of Holy Communion

11:00 am: Reception in Friendship Hall

We invite you to remain after worship for a reception

of international Epiphany breads

baked and served by John Leonard.

Find a red bean, trade it in for a crown!

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Join our Worship virtually

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For Children & Youth – January 7th

Children

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Marie and Leah are ready to play with your little one. 

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Jill and Josie will guide the children in our final Advent story about the Prophets, Mary and Joseph, the Shepherds, and the Magi.

The 2-5 grade classroom will also complete their Advent study. The Magi have now arrived in Bethlehem for Epiphany! The children will hear the story of the Magi and have the opportunity to sniff frankincense and myrrh essential oils. Following the stories, the children will be invited to make a beaded star to symbolize the star the Magi followed. Joanna and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

Looking Ahead….NO SUNDAY SCHOOL 1/14 for the All Church Retreat. Sunday School Resumes on 1/21.

Youth

This Sunday, our Sunday school programming will start up again with Echo the Story at 9:00 for youth 6th-12th grade. Susan Watson and Kristin Muckian will be leading this week. TRU Function will practice 10:00-12:00. Kate will be away this Sunday, attending to the memorial for her niece in Albuquerque, NM. 

Looking ahead, Sunday 1/14 is our All Church Retreat at Daycholah Center. Kate will be offering some youth-specific programming on Saturday morning at the retreat. She’s excited for time together with you! We will not have regularly scheduled Sunday school at ORUCC on the 14th, and TRU Function will not have practice. If you would like to sign up for the retreat, there’s still time! Please sign up here.

Another exciting development: Kate has been part of a group discussing the idea of an interfaith GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance) group in Madison. Anyone interested is invited to come to a meeting at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Sunday, January 21 at 1:00. Kate will be there–if there are any youth who have interest in sharing their perspectives about what this kind of a group might look like, she’d like to invite you to come along too!  

For Adults

Sunday, January 7, 9 am

Alfred Swan Room (or possibly an adjacent area)

Baxter Richardson and Ed Janus dialogue:

The Current Tragedy in the Land Formally Known as the Holy Land: A Conversation Between a Christian and a Jew

About Israel and Palestine

American Jews find themselves in a very difficult – some would say “untenable” – position as regards the horror in Israel and especially, in Gaza. How do these non-Israeli Jews reconcile the deep Jewish demand for justice and Israel’s expropriation of the Palestinians’ homeland? How do they reconcile the “colonialism” of the Jewish state with their own special status as refugees from horror? On the other hand, are American Christians, whose religious traditions are deeply Jewish, troubled in the same way.

In this 45-minute conversation, Baxter Richardson and Ed Janus will both share perspectives and, if possible, help us understand something that seems to defy understanding. Baxter and Ed will have no answers, only a look at the horrible tragedy of the once-Holy Land. They will be happy to entertain your questions and comments.

Here are some of the questions they plan to put to each other:

·        Do Judaism and Christianity offer us frameworks for understanding and/or optimism?

·        Do American Christians and American Jews view the horror in Gaza and Israel radically differently? 

·        Do American Jews have an unreasonable (unjust) bias towards Israel?

·        What does Ed think about Israel? If Israel is important to him why is that?

·        Is Israel a special case in world history with a permanent “get out of jail card”? Do American Jews believe that?

·        What does Israel mean to Baxter?

·        Does Israel get a pass when it acts like a normal nation? Is it held to a different standard higher than other nations?

·        Justice is a big deal for Jews: Does their support for Israel undermine that in the case of Gaza?

·        Do Jews have different justifications for the slaughter? Does Ed buy it?

·        Why do both Ed and Baxter find moral refuge in tragedy?

For background, watch the PBS documentary “Netanyahu, America and the War in Gaza/Failure at the Fence” which is available streaming on PBS Passport. This documentary aired on December 19 and while it deals primarily with Netanyahu, it examines the underlying conflicts and the failure of the peace process.

Click here for a pdf which may be easier to print

JANUARY COMPASSION OFFERING

Neighborhood Schools

Last year our congregation was able to donate $4,500 to our 3 neighborhood schools: Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary, and Toki Middle School. 

The schools were able to use these funds to purchase winter clothing and basic school supplies for students in need. The need for these basic necessities becomes clear when we consider the number of students who come from economically disadvantaged households. 

According to the latest statistics from the Department of Public Instruction, over 40% of the students at Anana Elementary live in economically disadvantaged households. At Toki Middle School, the number is 43%. And at Orchard Ridge Elementary, the number is 57%. 

Another basic need within our neighborhood schools is the need for staff. As is the case in many school districts across the country, our neighborhood schools must deal with the daily predicament of not having enough teachers. 

Given the challenges that each school faces, we aren’t asking the principals of our 3 neighborhood schools to submit a video for this year’s compassion offering. They have other pressing issues to attend to. 

Instead, we are asking you to give what you can, and give generously, so that each school can use our donations to address the urgent and important needs of the students they serve. 

Thank you for supporting our neighborhood schools, which have served many of our congregation families past and present. And thank you to all of the ORUCC members who have served and who continue to serve our community as teachers and school volunteers. 

At ORUCC we have a long history of supporting our neighborhood families and investing in education. With this month’s compassion offering, we have another important opportunity to contribute and carry on that tradition.

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for December 31

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 30, 2023

Worship Sunday, December 31, 2023 NO LIVE STREAM

9:00 am: Java & Jesus for Adults

10:00 am Worship

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

Journey Into The Sacred: Labyrinth Walk

Lay Liturgist: Amy Kell

Special Music: Vicki Nonn

After a short sermon message will be a labyrinth walk to begin the New Year. There will be accessible options such as sitting around the labyrinth to meditate or hand held labyrinths.

Our worship will NOT be live-streamed

No programming for children and youth. Resumes January 7.

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Dec. 31, 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!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

(Jesus will be there, but bring your own Java!)

The Java & Jesus reading for New year’s Eve Sunday is a chapter from former President Jimmy Carter’s book: Faith: A Journey For All, in which he recounts demonstrations of faith through actions of a number of people who influenced him.

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Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657

Passcode: 315584

If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,

phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371

DECEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE UCC CHRISTMAS FUND

The Christmas Fund is an annual special offering of the United Church of Christ. Each year at Christmas, UCC members are invited to give to this fund, created for the benefit of clergy and lay workers in our denomination. Orchard Ridge UCC has participated in generous ways for many years. 

Funds are disbursed in a timely and sensitive manner to benefit retired clergy with inadequate pensions, surviving clergy spouses whose needs may be great following the death of their spouse, retired church workers who often lack adequate pension plans, and currently serving pastors confronted with emergency financial needs. 

This year’s theme comes from John 1:16: “From Christ’s fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” The presence of God in our lives equips us to respond generously. 

Throughout December we will hear specific accounts of ways The Christmas Fund has proved essential for those who lead us in worship and mission across the United Church of Christ. Funds are collected by The Pension Boards of the UCC and are distributed carefully and thoughtfully for maximum benefit. 

Thank you for giving generously

VIDEO

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/

ORUCC Christmas Eve Worship Resources for 12.24.2023

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 23, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Merry Christmas

10:00 am: Advent 4 & Christmas Carol Sing

Coffee, cocoa & cookies plus cozy casual worship service for the whole family. You’re invited to wear something festive or even your pajamas!

This service is in-person only and

will NOT be live-streamed.

3:00 pm: Children & Youth Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with original and classic Christmas music in the theme of “hope” with children of the church and youth rock band TRU Function.

Live-Streamed & in-person

YouTube Link

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5:30 pm: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

shared with ORUCC and Madison Mennonite Church

Special Music: ORUCC Choir

As a shared in-person service, our live-stream option is to join this special service over ZOOM, as the Mennonite community does at their weekly services.

Zoom Meeting Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81377636352?pwd=MW9BRFRlRDZncmtFdEs1cjN6Y1BkUT09

Meeting ID: 813 7763 6352

Passcode: 094412

Here is a google doc Printable Bulletin

Nursery & Sunday School pauses

Nursery Care is closed 12/24 & 12/31 and resumes 1/7/24

Sunday School takes a winter break 12/24 & 12/31 and resumes 1/7/24

Java & Jesus

pauses 12/24/23

resumes 12/31/23

DECEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE UCC CHRISTMAS FUND

The Christmas Fund is an annual special offering of the United Church of Christ. Each year at Christmas, UCC members are invited to give to this fund, created for the benefit of clergy and lay workers in our denomination. Orchard Ridge UCC has participated in generous ways for many years. 

Funds are disbursed in a timely and sensitive manner to benefit retired clergy with inadequate pensions, surviving clergy spouses whose needs may be great following the death of their spouse, retired church workers who often lack adequate pension plans, and currently serving pastors confronted with emergency financial needs. 

This year’s theme comes from John 1:16: “From Christ’s fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” The presence of God in our lives equips us to respond generously. 

 

Throughout December we will hear specific accounts of ways The Christmas Fund has proved essential for those who lead us in worship and mission across the United Church of Christ. Funds are collected by The Pension Boards of the UCC and are distributed carefully and thoughtfully for maximum benefit. 

 

Thank you for giving generously

VIDEO

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/

ORUCC office will be closed 12/23/23-1/1/24 and Office Manager Julie Wombacher will not respond to email or phone calls during this time. For pastor’s on-call and holiday vacation schedule, see bellow:

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey EMAIL

On-call: 12/24/23 – 12/31/23

Holiday vacation: 1/1/24 – 1/6/24

Away attending UCC Conference for Senior Pastors: 1/7/24 – 1/11/24

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Holiday vacation: 12/25/23 – 1/1/24

Away tending to family needs in early January

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL

Holiday vacation: 12/25 – 1/1/24

On-call: 1/2/24 – 1/11/24

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday December 17th

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 16, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, December 17, 2023

9:00 am: Sunday School for Children & Youth

9:00 am: Java & Jesus for Adults

10:00 am (or 9:50 am): Worship

Some of our youth will offer prelude music beginning at 9:50 am. Please try to arrive early for worship, and consider wearing pink or rose for we will be lighting the pink advent candle of joy!

Sermon: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

The Song of Simeon “I can cross over in peace”

Lay Liturgist: Laura Conners

Special Music: ORUCC Choir

Candle-lighters: The Kinney Family

We invite you to remain after worship when some of our children will offer 20 minutes of postlude music.

11:15 am: Sermon Talk Back

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For Children & Youth – December 17

Children

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one!

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. We’ll rehearse the song “Away in a Manger” for our Christmas Eve service. After the music, Karen and Josie will guide the children in Advent stories about the Prophets, Mary and Joseph, The Shepherds, and The Magi.

The 2-5 grade classroom will also explore the Prophets, Mary and Joseph, The Shepherds, and The Magi. Exploration stations will include writing Christmas cards to church elders, designing HOPE letters for our Christmas Eve service, sewing Christmas stars, nativity dioramas creation, and puzzles. Joanna, Diane, and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

*No Sunday School 12/24 and 12/31. We’ll resume on 1/7 with a special Epiphany Celebration.

Here is a link to a fabulous resource for an at-home Advent devotional. With quick and easy prompts, families are invited to find a scripture, reflect, color, and pray. 

Click here for the resource

Upcoming! Save the Date!

January 12-14  All Church Retreat at Daycholah Center: We are excited to continue this wonderful tradition again this year. More details are coming soon about registration for this all-ages event. 

Youth

There is a lot coming up for our youth! This Sunday, Dec. 17th, we will have “Echo the Story” Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. Pastor Kate will be teaching this week.

Our ORUCC Post Office fundraiser will be in its last week (bring your cards to “send”, and come stop by to see if you have cards to pick up!) TRU Function will meet from 10-12 to prepare for Christmas Eve service. Some of our youth have prepared musical selections to play either at 9:50 as a prelude to service, or immediately following the service at 11:00. 

If your family picked up a tag for the Christmas Gift Tree, please make sure to do your shopping and bring your wrapped gift, along with the original tag, this Sunday. 

More Next Week:

12/19 Culver’s Night Service Trip Fundraiser, 4:00-8:00: Youth 16+ can volunteer; youth under 16 who are preparing for the service trip are welcome to come have dinner and participate in one the conversation tables we are hosting! This is an opportunity for folks of the church who come to support the youth at Culver’s to have a conversation and dinner with us. If you are planning to be there at any point, let me know!

12/22 Christmas Eve Dress Rehearsal: Children and youth participating in our Children’s Christmas Eve service are asked to take part in this rehearsal at 5:30 p.m. You are encouraged to wear festive attire! 🙂 

12/24 Christmas Eve: We have three services, as this is a Sunday. 

  • 10:00 Carols and Cocoa: Wear your Christmas jammies and enjoy a Christmas Carol-singalong as part of this morning service!
  • 3:00 Children’s Service: Our beloved tradition, worship led by children and youth
  • 5:30 Intergenerational Candlelight Service: This year we are collaborating with Madison Mennonite Church for this special service of lessons and carols. 

   There will be no Sunday School on 12/24 or 12/31.

Looking ahead!

All Church Retreat! Spiritually Alive: Rooted and Grounded in Love

January 12-14 at Daycholah Center. Please find registration here

Confirmation: We hope to begin confirmation in March. If your youth (8th grade plus) is interested in confirmation, please indicate your interest (and any questions you might have) here. 

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Dec. 17, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Jeanne Moberly facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

The theme for the third Sunday of Advent is JOY. We have six short readings, prose and poem, for our discussion.



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Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657

Passcode: 315584

If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,

phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371

DECEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE UCC CHRISTMAS FUND

The Christmas Fund is an annual special offering of the United Church of Christ. Each year at Christmas, UCC members are invited to give to this fund, created for the benefit of clergy and lay workers in our denomination. Orchard Ridge UCC has participated in generous ways for many years. 

Funds are disbursed in a timely and sensitive manner to benefit retired clergy with inadequate pensions, surviving clergy spouses whose needs may be great following the death of their spouse, retired church workers who often lack adequate pension plans, and currently serving pastors confronted with emergency financial needs. 

This year’s theme comes from John 1:16: “From Christ’s fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” The presence of God in our lives equips us to respond generously. 

 

Throughout December we will hear specific accounts of ways The Christmas Fund has proved essential for those who lead us in worship and mission across the United Church of Christ. Funds are collected by The Pension Boards of the UCC and are distributed carefully and thoughtfully for maximum benefit. 

 

Thank you for giving generously

VIDEO

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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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday December 10th

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 9, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, December 10, 2023

9:00 am: Sunday School for Children & Youth

9:00 am: Java & Jesus for Adults

10:00 am: Worship

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey, “Preparing for Jesus”

Lay Liturgist: Jennifer Hahn

Special Music: Hand Bell Choir

11:15 am: Sermon Talk Back

Cookie Sale! $12/dozen to support the Youth Service Trip

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 – December 10

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Lily are ready to play with your little one!

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. We’ll rehearse the song “Away in a Manger” for our Christmas Eve service. After the music, Jill and Josie will guide the children in Advent stories about the Prophets and Mary and Joseph and the Shepherds.

The 2-5 grade classroom will also explore the Prophets and Mary and Joseph and the Shepherds. Exploration stations will include writing Christmas cards to church elders, designing HOPE letters for our Christmas Eve service, sewing Christmas stars, nativity dioramas creation, and puzzles. Paul, Diane, and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning.  

Children participating in the Christmas Eve Service will rehearse with Julie Mazer from 10-11 am. Please note that children will not attend worship. Pastor Kate will serve communion to the children downstairs. Anyone not participating in Christmas Eve is still invited to be downstairs. There will be opportunities for the children to design HOPE letters, write Christmas cards to our church elders, and draw Christmas scenes for our program. Bethany Schultz will be our Music Connections volunteer. 

Youth

This Sunday our youth 6th-High School will have Youth Newsletter 9:00 a.m with Susan Watson and Breakfast Club at 9:00 a.m. with Kristin Muckian and Pastor Kate. TRU Function practices from 10-12. 

Here are some other dates and events to mark:

 Service Trip fundraisers: December is a busy month! 

  • Each Sunday in December we have our ORUCC Post Office from 9:00-11:00 
  • December 10th is our Cookie and Baked Goods Sale (read the flyer. for more info please)
  • December 19th Culver’s Night-Mineral Pt. Rd

Save the Date: January 12-14  All Church Retreat at Daycholah Center: We are excited to continue this wonderful tradition again this year with the theme, ”Spiritually Alive”. More details are coming soon about registration for this all-ages event. 

Confirmation: Please fill out this Google form! For youth in 8th-9th grade, Confirmation will be offered this spring. We are intending to have confirmation held for 8 weeks on Sundays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The dates will be March 10, 17, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, with the Confirmation service on May 19th (Pentecost).

Java & Jesus

Sunday, December 10th, 9am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Jeanne Moberly facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

For this second Sunday of Advent (Peace Sunday), please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss

”Some Peace- filled Thoughts.”

Click here for reading

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If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,

phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371

DECEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE UCC CHRISTMAS FUND

The Christmas Fund is an annual special offering of the United Church of Christ. Each year at Christmas, UCC members are invited to give to this fund, created for the benefit of clergy and lay workers in our denomination. Orchard Ridge UCC has participated in generous ways for many years. 

Funds are disbursed in a timely and sensitive manner to benefit retired clergy with inadequate pensions, surviving clergy spouses whose needs may be great following the death of their spouse, retired church workers who often lack adequate pension plans, and currently serving pastors confronted with emergency financial needs. 

This year’s theme comes from John 1:16: “From Christ’s fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” The presence of God in our lives equips us to respond generously. 

 

Throughout December we will hear specific accounts of ways The Christmas Fund has proved essential for those who lead us in worship and mission across the United Church of Christ. Funds are collected by The Pension Boards of the UCC and are distributed carefully and thoughtfully for maximum benefit. 

 

Thank you for giving generously

VIDEO

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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JOIN our Private FB Group:

“Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday December 3rd

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 2, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, December 3, 2023

9:00 am: Sunday School for Children & Youth

9:00 am: Java & Jesus for Adults

10:00 am: Worship

Guest Preacher: Rev. Diane Dulin

Lay Liturgist: Bruce Gladstone

Special Music: ORUCC Choir

Welcome of New Members

11:15 am: Sermon Talk Back

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 – December 3

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one!

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. We’ll rehearse the song “Away in a Manger” for our Christmas Eve service. After the music, Jill and Josie will guide the children in Advent stories about the Prophets and Mary and Joseph.

The 2-5 grade classroom will also explore the Prophets and Mary and Joseph. The children have requested an opportunity to make a “nativity diorama.” Do you have a shoebox to spare? If so, please bring it along on Sunday.  Joanna and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

Children participating in the Christmas Eve Service will rehearse with Julie Mazer from 10-11 am. Please note that children will not attend worship. Pastor Kate will serve communion to the children downstairs. Anyone not participating in Christmas Eve is still invited to be downstairs. There will be opportunities for the children to design HOPE letters, write Christmas cards to our church elders, and draw Christmas scenes for our program. Bethany Schultz will be our Music Connections volunteer. 

Youth

This Sunday our youth 6th-High School will have Echo the Story at 9:00 a.m. with Susan Watson leading along with Kristin Muckian and Pastor Kate. TRU Function practices from 10-12. 

Here are some other dates and events to mark:

 Service Trip fundraisers: December is a busy month! 

  • Each Sunday in December we have our ORUCC Post Office from 9:00-11:00 
  • December 10th is our Cookie and Baked Goods Sale (read the flyer. for more info please)
  • December 19th Culver’s Night-Mineral Pt. Rd (sign up coming soon!)

Save the Date: January 12-14  All Church Retreat at Daycholah Center: We are excited to continue this wonderful tradition again this year with the theme, ”Spiritually Alive”. More details are coming soon about registration for this all-ages event. 

Confirmation: Please fill out this Google form! For youth in 8th-9th grade, Confirmation will be offered this spring. We are intending to have confirmation held for 8 weeks on Sundays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The dates will be March 10, 17, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, with the Confirmation service on May 19th (Pentecost).

Java & Jesus

Sunday, December 3rd, 9am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Jeanne Moberly facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

For the first Sunday of Advent our Java and Jesus discussion will focus on finding Hope in the story of the first Christmas and finding Hope in our imperfect lives. Not wistful Hope but tough, gritty Hope. Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss a document which includes two short readings. But feel free to come for the discussion even if in this busy season you have not had time to read either of them.

Click here for two short readings

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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

DECEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE UCC CHRISTMAS FUND

The Christmas Fund is an annual special offering of the United Church of Christ. Each year at Christmas, UCC members are invited to give to this fund, created for the benefit of clergy and lay workers in our denomination. Orchard Ridge UCC has participated in generous ways for many years. 

Funds are disbursed in a timely and sensitive manner to benefit retired clergy with inadequate pensions, surviving clergy spouses whose needs may be great following the death of their spouse, retired church workers who often lack adequate pension plans, and currently serving pastors confronted with emergency financial needs. 

This year’s theme comes from John 1:16: “From Christ’s fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” The presence of God in our lives equips us to respond generously. 

 

Throughout December we will hear specific accounts of ways The Christmas Fund has proved essential for those who lead us in worship and mission across the United Church of Christ. Funds are collected by The Pension Boards of the UCC and are distributed carefully and thoughtfully for maximum benefit. 

 

Thank you for giving generously

VIDEO

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

ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday November 26

Orchard Ridge UCC on November 25, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday November 26, 2023

9:00 am Advent Wreath Making for the Whole Family

10:00 am Worship

Lay Liturgist: Diane Jungblut

Special Music: TRU Function

Preaching: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey, “You Are Anointed”

11:15 am: Sermon Talk Back

Alfred Swan Room

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 November 26th

Nursery Care paused this week Children under age five are invited to enjoy the nursery alongside their parents. Please tidy up the room before leaving.

November 26: Advent Wreath Making: Join us at 9 a.m. in Friendship Hall for our third annual intergenerational Advent Wreath Making Event. All supplies will be provided for families to make an Advent Wreath to take home. Please bring your wreath mold from the last years if you still have it. Pastor Ken will harvest live-greens! We will also have an ornament-making station, and the opportunity to help Pastor Kate set up the Holiday Gift tree to benefit our neighbors with the Early Childhood Initiative program. NO Sunday School.

Christmas Eve Music Connections for any children who want to be involved in the 3pm Christmas Eve service on December 24th, rehearsals for this special experience begin today! Grades 2nd-6th.

Service Trip Fundraiders:

  • Our next fundraiser is the Christmas Cookie and Baked Goods Sale on December 10 at 11:00 a.m. at ORUCC in Friendship Hall to support our summer service trip to Nashville, TN. Each family is asked to contribute 8 dozen cookies or the equivalent, with a variety preferred. Special items (pies, etc.) will be individually priced. Bring baked goods on December 10 between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. to Friendship Hall. For full details and instructions, please read the flyer. Thank you for your support!
  • We will also have the ORUCC Christmas “Post Office” in December. This is an opportunity for folks at ORUCC to share Christmas cards with other church members for a suggested donation of 50 cents per card. 
  • Culver’s Night on December 19th–I will have a new signup Genius after Thanksgiving.

Java & Jesus

Sunday November 26th 9am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom



Dan Rossmiller facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Before our discussion, please listen to an interview with Robin Wall Kimmerer, a PhD. Plant Scientist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi nation that aired on the Wisconsin Public Radio series, “To The Best of Our Knowledge.” The title of the interview is “We’ve forgotten how to listen to plants.”

 

Kimmerer is the award-wining author of the book

“Braiding Sweetgrass.”

Here is a link to the interview: 

https://www.ttbook.org/interview/weve-forgotten-how-listen-plants. People can read a simplified transcript of the interview on that webpage. If they want to listen to the full interview, they should click on the blue “Listen now” box just below the photograph on that webpage.

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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

November Compassion Offering

Thanksgiving Year Round Fund

ORUCC has a long tradition of supporting our social services partners in their work with neighbors in need. Post pandemic and the end of CARES funds have left some of our neediest ORUCC neighbors struggling to keep up with inflationary food prices and skyrocketing rent increases.  

Established in 2020, the ORUCC Thanksgiving Year Round Fund helps support our neighbors with Woodman’s gift cards distributed by staff from Joining Forces for Families (JFF), Commonwealth Development (CWD), and Early Childhood Development (ECI). There is now a need to replenish this fund in order to continue this vital support. 

ORUCC member Loretta Swanson and Community Social Worker, Eric Alvin are our lead social services team who distribute the gift cards to other neighborhood case workers. Loretta reports how a $20-$50 gift card can help a family through the holiday season and beyond: 

 

  • To cover the cost of extra food needed while children are home during holiday breaks
  • To help pay for gas to allow a parent to travel for a job interview

These gift cards help in so many ways. Please consider a donation to the Thanksgiving Year Round Fund to provide direct support to families and individuals in our neighborhood. Your donation is truly appreciated, this holiday season and beyond. 

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

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: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The 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

ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday November 19

Orchard Ridge UCC on November 18, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday November 19, 2023

10:00 am Worship

Stewardship Sunday and

Children’s Bible Celebration

Please bring your stewardship pledge cards to return!

Lay Liturgist: Bruce Gladstone

Stewardship Testimony: Hal Evensen

Special Music: ORUCC Choir and Fiona Schultz

Preaching: Rev. Kate Mackey, “Tension Around the Table”

11:15 am: Sermon Talk Back

Alfred Swan Room

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 November 19th

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little ones!

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Karen and Josie will guide them in a story about one of the miracles Jesus performed, “Jesus Feeds 5000 People.”

The 2-5 grade classroom will explore the Letters From the Apostles. First, the children will learn more about the words “Apostle” and “Epistle” and search for bible verses. In our stations, the children will have the opportunity to write a letter to someone in our congregation, work with Sand, color, and complete a worksheet about the Fruit of the Spirit. Hal and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

Older Youth (6th grade-H.S.) have Echo the Story at 9:00 in the Dorothy Day room, facilitated by Kristin Muckian and Susan Watson.

TRU Function will practice from 10:00-12:00. 

Music Connection for grades 2-6 with Julie Mazer after the children’s Bible Celebration in worship.

Upcoming! Save the Dates!

November 26: Advent Wreath Making: Join us on November 26 at 9 a.m. in Friendship Hall for our third annual intergenerational Advent Wreath Making Event. All supplies will be provided for families to make an Advent Wreath to take home. We will also have an ornament-making station, and the opportunity to help Pastor Kate set up the Holiday Gift tree to benefit our neighbors with the Early Childhood Initiative program.

November 29th Fundraiser at Culver’s in Verona! These have been very profitable for us in the past. We get 10% of sales for the night, so tell your friends and family! We need 4 youth and one adult for each hour (if you want to sign up for more than one hour, you are welcome to do so!). Please sign up here . 

Thank you to those of you who signed up to be a Music Connections Volunteer! There are still opportunities to assist throughout the programming year. Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Java & Jesus

Sunday November 19th 9am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom



Dan Rossmiller facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the first half of chapter five of Jawanza Eric Clark’s book Reclaiming Stolen Earth – An Africana Ecotheology (pages 162-179).

The reading for Nov. 26th will be the second half of chapter five.

(Ideally, we try to send out readings that are no more than five pages long. The reading we’re now sending is much longer [17 pgs]. Please join our discussion even if you’re not able to complete the entire reading)



Click here for the reading

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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

November Compassion Offering

Thanksgiving Year Round Fund

ORUCC has a long tradition of supporting our social services partners in their work with neighbors in need. Post pandemic and the end of CARES funds have left some of our neediest ORUCC neighbors struggling to keep up with inflationary food prices and skyrocketing rent increases.  

Established in 2020, the ORUCC Thanksgiving Year Round Fund helps support our neighbors with Woodman’s gift cards distributed by staff from Joining Forces for Families (JFF), Commonwealth Development (CWD), and Early Childhood Development (ECI). There is now a need to replenish this fund in order to continue this vital support. 

ORUCC member Loretta Swanson and Community Social Worker, Eric Alvin are our lead social services team who distribute the gift cards to other neighborhood case workers. Loretta reports how a $20-$50 gift card can help a family through the holiday season and beyond: 

 

  • To cover the cost of extra food needed while children are home during holiday breaks
  • To help pay for gas to allow a parent to travel for a job interview

These gift cards help in so many ways. Please consider a donation to the Thanksgiving Year Round Fund to provide direct support to families and individuals in our neighborhood. Your donation is truly appreciated, this holiday season and beyond. 

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

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: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The 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

ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday November 12

Orchard Ridge UCC on November 11, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday November 12, 2023

10:00 am Worship with Indigenous Justice Fall Theme

Lay Liturgist: L Jennifer Hahn

Stewardship Testimony: Giulia Lawrence

Special Music: ORUCC Bell Choir

Preaching: Julia Burkey, “Justice as Healing”

11:15 am – 1:00 pm: Active Threat Preparedness Conversation & Training with Charles Tubbs, Director of Dane County Emergency Management. Finger food and child care will be provided. You may want to pack a lunch for your child. Friendship Hall

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 November 12th

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one!

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Jill and Josie will guide them in a story about one of the miracles Jesus performed, ”Jesus Heals Two Daughters.” 

The 2-5 grade classroom will explore the Letters From the Apostles. First, the children will experience the Fruits of the Spirit through guided imagery. After the story, the children will have the opportunity to write a letter to someone in our congregation. Diane, Joanna, and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

Older Youth have both Newsletter & Breakfast Club as options for gathering this Sunday at 9am!

TRU Function will practice from 10:00-12:00. 

Music Connection with Julie Mazer after the children’s message on Sunday.

Upcoming! Save the Dates!

November 17: 5:30-7:30 “Friendsgiving” Party at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church– Our youth (6th-high school) are invited to get to know other youth at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church (6205 University Ave, Madison, WI 53705) at a potluck “Friendsgiving” party. We are looking to do some combined youth programming with St. Dunstan’s and other progressive Christian churches with Queer & LGBTQIA+ youth; this is one step toward this exciting collaboration!

November 19: Bible Distribution: During worship, ORUCC will strengthen the baptismal commitment to the children in our church community with a Bible Distribution Ceremony. Though it is too late to order additional Bibles, your child is welcome to attend service to watch and support the ritual.

Service Trip Deposit by Nov 19th: We are asking that a non-refundable down payment for the trip ($250 per youth) be paid by next Sunday, November 19th. This can be done on our website or by check. (Please make sure to mark that it is for Service Trip if paying by check)

November 23: Thanksgiving Day Berbee Derby: Calling all walkers, run/walkers, and runners! Join us at the 40th Annual Berbee Derby. It’s too late to enter for a team shirt, but you can still run, walk, and pose for selfies with the ORUCC bunch! www.berbeederby.com/registration/ 

November 26: Advent Wreath Making: Join us on November 26 at 9 a.m. in Friendship Hall for our third annual intergenerational Advent Wreath Making Event. All supplies will be provided for families to make an Advent Wreath to take home. 

November 29th Fundraiser at Culver’s in Verona! These have been very profitable for us in the past. We get 10% of sales for the night, so tell your friends and family! We need 4 youth and one adult for each hour (if you want to sign up for more than one hour, you are welcome to do so!). Please sign up here . 

Thank you to those of you who signed up to be a Music Connections Volunteer! There are still opportunities to assist throughout the programming year. Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Java & Jesus

Sunday November 12th 9am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom



Dan Rossmiller facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss chapter one of Jawanza Eric Clark’s book Reclaiming Stolen Earth – An Africana Ecotheology.

(Ideally, we try to send out readings that are no more than five pages long. The chapter we’re now sending is much longer [36 pgs]. Please join our discussion even if you’re not able to complete the entire reading)



Click here for first half of chapter

Click here for second half of chapter

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Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657

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November Compassion Offering

Thanksgiving Year Round Fund

ORUCC has a long tradition of supporting our social services partners in their work with neighbors in need. Post pandemic and the end of CARES funds have left some of our neediest ORUCC neighbors struggling to keep up with inflationary food prices and skyrocketing rent increases.  

Established in 2020, the ORUCC Thanksgiving Year Round Fund helps support our neighbors with Woodman’s gift cards distributed by staff from Joining Forces for Families (JFF), Commonwealth Development (CWD), and Early Childhood Development (ECI). There is now a need to replenish this fund in order to continue this vital support. 

ORUCC member Loretta Swanson and Community Social Worker, Eric Alvin are our lead social services team who distribute the gift cards to other neighborhood case workers. Loretta reports how a $20-$50 gift card can help a family through the holiday season and beyond: 

 

  • To cover the cost of extra food needed while children are home during holiday breaks
  • To help pay for gas to allow a parent to travel for a job interview

These gift cards help in so many ways. Please consider a donation to the Thanksgiving Year Round Fund to provide direct support to families and individuals in our neighborhood. Your donation is truly appreciated, this holiday season and beyond. 

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

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: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Ken Pennings

EMAIL

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



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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday November 5

Orchard Ridge UCC on November 4, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

November 5, 2023

All Saints Day &

Worship & Work

9:00 am Prospective New Member Class – Anne Frank Room

10:00 am Worship with Indigenous Justice Fall Theme

Lay Liturgist: Ginny Moore Kruse

Stewardship Testimony: John Day

Special Music: ORUCC Choir

Preaching: Julia Burkey, “Ancestors”

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back – Alfred Swan Room

Worship & Work: Stay to help out with the church grounds and for a luncheon! Wear your grubbies, and bring your garden gloves, wheelbarrows and garden tools to help spruce up the church grounds after worship! There may be a few indoor tasks to tackle also. There will be a free luncheon sponsored by the Ministry of Congregational Life. Please stay for lunch even if you’re unable to assist with the work projects.

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 November 5th

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one!

This Sunday, 11/5, at 9:00 a.m. we have a special opportunity for our children and youth to participate in a labyrinth walk and contemplative practice/prayer stations. This will be a multi-age experience held in several rooms of the education wing. Everyone PreK-High School will first gather together in the Bridges Room. After a brief opening conversation, small groups of children and youth will have the opportunity to travel through our small labyrinth in the Johnson Room. Those waiting to walk the labyrinth will be invited to freely explore artistic, tactile, and mindfulness stations. 

There will be no music connections this Sunday, and the children are welcome to remain in worship.

TRU Function will practice from 10:00-12:00. 

Looking ahead, we also have some more exciting things on the horizon: 

**November 17**: 5:30-7:30 “Friendsgiving” Party at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church– Our youth (6th-high school) are invited to get to know other youth at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church (6205 University Ave, Madison, WI 53705) at a potluck “Friendsgiving” party. We are looking to do some combined youth programming with St. Dunstan’s and other progressive Christian churches in the future; this is one step toward this exciting collaboration!

November 19: First Service Trip Deadline–If your youth (entering 8th-H.S. graduation) would like to come on the Service Trip to Nashville, TN, please let Pastor Kate know by Nov. 19th. First payment of $250 is due by that date. 

Thank you to those of you who signed up to be a Music Connections Volunteer! There are still opportunities to assist throughout the programming year. Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Java & Jesus

Sunday November 5th 9am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Peg Knueve facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the introduction to Jawanza Eric Clark’s book

Reclaiming Stolen Earth An Africana Ecotheology.

Click here for the reading

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 Click here to join Zoom discussion

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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

October Compassion Offering

Thanksgiving Year Round Fund

ORUCC has a long tradition of supporting our social services partners in their work with neighbors in need. Post pandemic and the end of CARES funds have left some of our neediest ORUCC neighbors struggling to keep up with inflationary food prices and skyrocketing rent increases.  

Established in 2020, the ORUCC Thanksgiving Year Round Fund helps support our neighbors with Woodman’s gift cards distributed by staff from Joining Forces for Families (JFF), Commonwealth Development (CWD), and Early Childhood Development (ECI). There is now a need to replenish this fund in order to continue this vital support. 

ORUCC member Loretta Swanson and Community Social Worker, Eric Alvin are our lead social services team who distribute the gift cards to other neighborhood case workers. Loretta reports how a $20-$50 gift card can help a family through the holiday season and beyond: 

 

  • To cover the cost of extra food needed while children are home during holiday breaks
  • To help pay for gas to allow a parent to travel for a job interview

These gift cards help in so many ways. Please consider a donation to the Thanksgiving Year Round Fund to provide direct support to families and individuals in our neighborhood. Your donation is truly appreciated, this holiday season and beyond. 

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

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: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Ken Pennings

EMAIL

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



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JOIN our Private FB Group:

“Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 29

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 28, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 29, 2023

9:00 am Prospective New Member Class – Anne Frank Room

10:00 am Worship with Indigenous Justice Fall Theme

Lay Liturgist: L Jennifer Hahn

Stewardship Testimony: Jim McNamara

Guided Meditation: Becky Baumbach

Preaching: Julia Burkey, “Ancestors”

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back – Alfred Swan Room

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 October 29th

Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one!

Sunday School starts at 9 am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room from 9:00-9:15. After the music, Jill and Josie will guide them in the Parable of The Treasure.

The 2-5 grade classroom will continue their study of New Testament History. This week the children will experience Pentecost through a shared reading with accompanying movements. After the story, the children will work together to find bible verses and then freely work through stations that include decorating a candle, watercolors, and sand play. Diane and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

This week we have Sunday School at 9:00 for youth 6th-high school. Susan Watson and Kristin Muckian will be our guides for Echo the Story. TRU Function practices 10:00-12:00. 

Next week (Nov. 5), we have a special Sunday coming up–instead of our regular Sunday school programming, all children and youth will be invited to take part in a Labyrinth walk and contemplative spiritual practice stations. This will be an awesome way to explore some new ways to engage with our spirituality using many senses and expressions (artistic, tactile, auditory, etc.). 

Thank you to those of you who signed up to be a Music Connections Volunteer! There are still opportunities to assist throughout the programming year. Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Java & Jesus

takes a pause this Sunday

October 29

OCTOBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE CROSSING Campus Ministry

THE CROSSING has spiritual roots in progressive Christianity. Its mission is to provide

an open, diverse, welcoming and faith-inclusive campus ministry at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, where students can deepen their relationship with God, each other

and their sense of the world around them.

THE CROSSING encourages participants to interpret and apply the teachings of Jesus

within a social justice framework, while incorporating their own personal spiritual

reflections. This includes supporting the learning about justice from Christian and non-

Christian traditions, as well as being invested in cultural diversity in our programming

and worship gatherings.

THE CROSSING is committed to raising awareness about local and global human rights

concerns, promotes a service, compassion-oriented approach to life, inspires courage to

live as agents of peace, believes in environmental stewardship and justice, and affirms

gender equality, identity, and individual preference in human sexuality.

THE CROSSING welcomes all students and encourages them to collaborate on

meaningful and impactful activities. Small group gatherings are central in our

programming.

THE CROSSING programming is carried out in a casual and fun learning environment

where students set the agenda, lead actions and activities.

THE CROSSING is jointly funded by the United Church of Christ, The United Methodist

Church, and the American Baptist Churches, of Wisconsin.

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

VIDEO

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: 

https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher

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

608-271-7212 or EMAIL

Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Ken Pennings

EMAIL

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



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JOIN our Private FB Group:

“Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 22 (J&J corrected)

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 21, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 22, 2023

9:00 am Java & Jesus – Alfred Swan Room

9:00 am Prospective New Member Class – Anne Frank Room

9:00 am Sunday School for Children

10:00 am Worship

Youth Service Trip Celebration!

Lay Liturgists: ORUCC Youth

Special Music: TRU Function

11:15 am Service Trip 2024 Info Session

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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 October 22th

Children: NO Nursery Care this week. Families are welcome to visit the nursery. Please sanitize and tidy any used materials. 

Sunday School starts at 9am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Barbara and Hal in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, they will hear the Parable of the Farmer and the Growing Seed.

The 2-5 grade classroom will begin their study of New Testament History. This week’s lesson includes the story of Pentecost using engaging props from the Godly Play play curriculum. After the story, the children will have the opportunity to freely work through stations that include watercolor, journaling, and sand play. Joanna and Diane will guide the children in their learning. 

Youth 6-12 grade: NO regular Sunday school this week: Youth who attended the service trip and are participating in the service will gather to prepare for service at 9:00. If your youth did not attend the service trip, but would still like to be involved in the service (serving as an usher, etc.), they are welcome and we will find them a role! 

Following the service we will have an informational meeting for Service Trip 2024. If your youth (entering 8th-finishing 12th grades) would like to come on next year’s trip, please come to this meeting! 

Music Connections: No Music Connections this week. Instead, your child is welcome to stay in the sanctuary with you to watch TruFunction perform and to hear about the 2023 Youth Service Trip to Duluth. 

Thank you to those of you who signed up to be a Music Connections Volunteer! There are still opportunities to assist throughout the programming year. Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Oct. 22, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Peg Knueve facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

As discussed last Sunday, Racial Reckoning is a complicated process. This week we will visit two more chapters from THE QUAKING OF AMERICA, BY RESMAA MENAKEM. The first addresses the essentials and history of White Body Supremacy and the second will deal with 5 anchors or practices that may help us in the process of addressing how to deal with our bodies as we experience forms of this reckoning.

OUR DISCUSSION

1. Discussion about the history of racism that brought us to this place.

2. What unwritten promises did white Americans often receive?

3. Is the base of the problem hatred?

4. How is it that all these human atrocities seem so hidden and ignored?

5. How does this white supremacy get passed on?

6. The author states that the healing for this begins in the body. How?

7. Body pigmentation and body identity is complicated and confusing.

8. What are the “5 anchors” and how can they help?

Click here for ch. 16, and 1st pg. of ch. 21

Click here for the rest of ch. 21

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Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657

Passcode: 315584

If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,

phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371

OCTOBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE CROSSING Campus Ministry

THE CROSSING has spiritual roots in progressive Christianity. Its mission is to provide

an open, diverse, welcoming and faith-inclusive campus ministry at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, where students can deepen their relationship with God, each other

and their sense of the world around them.

THE CROSSING encourages participants to interpret and apply the teachings of Jesus

within a social justice framework, while incorporating their own personal spiritual

reflections. This includes supporting the learning about justice from Christian and non-

Christian traditions, as well as being invested in cultural diversity in our programming

and worship gatherings.

THE CROSSING is committed to raising awareness about local and global human rights

concerns, promotes a service, compassion-oriented approach to life, inspires courage to

live as agents of peace, believes in environmental stewardship and justice, and affirms

gender equality, identity, and individual preference in human sexuality.

THE CROSSING welcomes all students and encourages them to collaborate on

meaningful and impactful activities. Small group gatherings are central in our

programming.

THE CROSSING programming is carried out in a casual and fun learning environment

where students set the agenda, lead actions and activities.

THE CROSSING is jointly funded by the United Church of Christ, The United Methodist

Church, and the American Baptist Churches, of Wisconsin.

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

VIDEO

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: 

https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher

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

608-271-7212 or EMAIL

Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Ken Pennings

EMAIL

Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer 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

ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 22

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 21, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 22, 2023

9:00 am Java & Jesus – Alfred Swan Room

9:00 am Prospective New Member Class – Anne Frank Room

10:00 am Worship

Youth Service Trip Celebration!

Lay Liturgists: ORUCC Youth

Special Music: TRU Function

11:15 am Service Trip 2024 Info Session

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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 October 22th

Children: NO Nursery Care this week. Families are welcome to visit the nursery. Please sanitize and tidy any used materials. 

Sunday School starts at 9am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Barbara and Hal in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, they will hear the Parable of the Farmer and the Growing Seed.

The 2-5 grade classroom will begin their study of New Testament History. This week’s lesson includes the story of Pentecost using engaging props from the Godly Play play curriculum. After the story, the children will have the opportunity to freely work through stations that include watercolor, journaling, and sand play. Joanna and Diane will guide the children in their learning. 

Youth 6-12 grade: NO regular Sunday school this week: Youth who attended the service trip and are participating in the service will gather to prepare for service at 9:00. If your youth did not attend the service trip, but would still like to be involved in the service (serving as an usher, etc.), they are welcome and we will find them a role! 

Following the service we will have an informational meeting for Service Trip 2024. If your youth (entering 8th-finishing 12th grades) would like to come on next year’s trip, please come to this meeting! 

Music Connections: No Music Connections this week. Instead, your child is welcome to stay in the sanctuary with you to watch TruFunction perform and to hear about the 2023 Youth Service Trip to Duluth. 

Thank you to those of you who signed up to be a Music Connections Volunteer! There are still opportunities to assist throughout the programming year. Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Oct. 15, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Peg Knueve facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss chapters 16 and 21 from The Quaking of America — an Embodied Guide to Navigating our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning,

by Resmaa Menakem



Click here for the first reading

Click here for the second reading

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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

OCTOBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE CROSSING Campus Ministry

THE CROSSING has spiritual roots in progressive Christianity. Its mission is to provide

an open, diverse, welcoming and faith-inclusive campus ministry at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, where students can deepen their relationship with God, each other

and their sense of the world around them.

THE CROSSING encourages participants to interpret and apply the teachings of Jesus

within a social justice framework, while incorporating their own personal spiritual

reflections. This includes supporting the learning about justice from Christian and non-

Christian traditions, as well as being invested in cultural diversity in our programming

and worship gatherings.

THE CROSSING is committed to raising awareness about local and global human rights

concerns, promotes a service, compassion-oriented approach to life, inspires courage to

live as agents of peace, believes in environmental stewardship and justice, and affirms

gender equality, identity, and individual preference in human sexuality.

THE CROSSING welcomes all students and encourages them to collaborate on

meaningful and impactful activities. Small group gatherings are central in our

programming.

THE CROSSING programming is carried out in a casual and fun learning environment

where students set the agenda, lead actions and activities.

THE CROSSING is jointly funded by the United Church of Christ, The United Methodist

Church, and the American Baptist Churches, of Wisconsin.

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

VIDEO

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: 

https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher

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

608-271-7212 or EMAIL

Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The 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

ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 15

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 14, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 15, 2023

9:00 am Java & Jesus – Alfred Swan Room

9:00 am Prospective New Member Class – Anne Frank Room

10:00 am Worship

Preaching, The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey, The Healing of Jesus

Lay Liturgist: Diane Jungblut

Special Music: ORUCC Choir

11:00 am Heart Room Celebration + Cake

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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 October 15th

Children: Nursery Care opens at 8:30am. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one! 

Sunday School starts at 9am. Children in PreK-1 are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, their classroom “guides” (Julie and Hal) will lead the children in a story about how the 12 Disciples came to follow Jesus.

The 2-5 grade classroom will continue their exploration of the Gospels. This week’s lesson includes the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, and the Lord’s Prayer. After finding passages in the bible, the children will have the opportunity to freely work through stations that include collage, modeling clay, and a crossword puzzle. Joanna and Paul will guide the children in their learning.

Youth: This Sunday we continue with our fourth week of “Echo the Story” Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. for 6th grade-High school youth. Susan Watson and Pastor Kate will be the guides for this group. TRU Function practices 10:00-12:00, and youth who are not in the band are encouraged to attend service at 10:00.

Reminder!! Sunday, October 22nd is our Youth Service Trip Celebration Sunday! Youth who attended the service trip and are participating in the service will gather to prepare for service at 9:00. If your youth did not attend the service trip, but would still like to be involved in the service (serving as an usher, etc.), they are welcome! Please let me know. We will not have regularly scheduled Sunday school. 

Following the service we will have an informational meeting for Service Trip 2024. If your youth (entering 8th-finishing 12th grades) would like to come on next year’s trip, please come to this meeting! 

Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary with you. When they are dismissed for Music Connections, we will move to the downstairs Bonhoeffer Room for movement and drumming. Ben Lancor will be our Music Connections Volunteer. 

*There will not be Music Connections next week, 10/22. Instead, your child is welcome to stay in the sanctuary with you to watch TruFunction perform and to hear about the 2022 Youth Service Trip to Duluth. 

Thank you to those of you who signed up to be a Music Connections Volunteer! There are still opportunities to assist throughout the programming year. Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Oct. 15, 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!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss chapters 1 and 28 from The Quaking of America — an Embodied Guide to Navigating our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning,

by Resmaa Menakem



Click here for the 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

OCTOBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE CROSSING Campus Ministry

THE CROSSING has spiritual roots in progressive Christianity. Its mission is to provide

an open, diverse, welcoming and faith-inclusive campus ministry at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, where students can deepen their relationship with God, each other

and their sense of the world around them.

THE CROSSING encourages participants to interpret and apply the teachings of Jesus

within a social justice framework, while incorporating their own personal spiritual

reflections. This includes supporting the learning about justice from Christian and non-

Christian traditions, as well as being invested in cultural diversity in our programming

and worship gatherings.

THE CROSSING is committed to raising awareness about local and global human rights

concerns, promotes a service, compassion-oriented approach to life, inspires courage to

live as agents of peace, believes in environmental stewardship and justice, and affirms

gender equality, identity, and individual preference in human sexuality.

THE CROSSING welcomes all students and encourages them to collaborate on

meaningful and impactful activities. Small group gatherings are central in our

programming.

THE CROSSING programming is carried out in a casual and fun learning environment

where students set the agenda, lead actions and activities.

THE CROSSING is jointly funded by the United Church of Christ, The United Methodist

Church, and the American Baptist Churches, of Wisconsin.

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

VIDEO

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: 

https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher

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

608-271-7212 or EMAIL

Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Ken Pennings

EMAIL

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



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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 8

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 7, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 8, 2023

9:00 am Indigenous Justice Presentation

Rev. Kerri Parker, Friendship Hall

9:00 am Prospective New Member Class

For those brand new or fairly new to the church – in the Anne Frank Room

10:00 am Worship

Preaching: The Rev. Kerri Parker,

Executive Director of Wisconsin Council of Churches

on Indigenous Justice

Lay Liturgist: Amy Kell

Special Music: Bell Choir

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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Join our Worship virtually

on YouTube any time after 10 am:

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after 10 am if you have opened it before

For Children & Youth October 8th

Children: Nursery Care opens at 8:30am. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one! 

Sunday School starts at 9am. Children in PreK-1 are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, their classroom “guides” (Josie and Karen) will lead the children in a story about how Jesus modeled God’s Love to a person with disabilities.

The 2-5 grade classroom will continue their exploration of the Gospels. This week’s lesson includes the story of Zaccchaus. After the story, the children will have the opportunity to freely work through stations that include images of Zacchaeus, an opportunity to draw their own image of Jesus and Zacchaeus, sand exploration, a word puzzle, and a writing prompt. Diane, Joanna, and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

Youth: This Sunday 10/8 there is:

  • Newsletter group will meet with Susan Watson, assisted by Rex Eggerling-Boeck in the Dorothy Day room, 9:00-11:00.
  • “Breakfast Club” youth group (ages 6th grade-high school) will meet in the Music Room (please note the room change), 9:00-9:50, with Pastor Kate and Kristin Muckian.
  • TRU Function will practice 10:00-12:00 with Rob Martens and Megan Piper.

Youth who are not in TRU Function or Newsletter are encouraged to attend worship at 10:00, where we will hear from Kerri Parker, the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Council of Churches.

Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary with you. When they are dismissed for Music Connections, we will move to the downstairs Bonhoeffer Room for movement and Ukulele play. We have about 12 ukuleles on hand. If your child has their own, they are welcome to bring it to church on Sunday. 

Julia M is still in need of a Safe Sanctuary volunteer for many Sundays of Music Connections. Please sign-up

Java & Jesus will be held in Friendship Hall

for Rev. Kerri Parker’s presentation on

Indigenous Justice

Sunday, Oct. 8, at 9 am

The Rev. Kerri Parker is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Council of Churches and is deeply engaged in Indigenous Justice in Wisconsin.

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

OCTOBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE CROSSING Campus Ministry

THE CROSSING has spiritual roots in progressive Christianity. Its mission is to provide

an open, diverse, welcoming and faith-inclusive campus ministry at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, where students can deepen their relationship with God, each other

and their sense of the world around them.

THE CROSSING encourages participants to interpret and apply the teachings of Jesus

within a social justice framework, while incorporating their own personal spiritual

reflections. This includes supporting the learning about justice from Christian and non-

Christian traditions, as well as being invested in cultural diversity in our programming

and worship gatherings.

THE CROSSING is committed to raising awareness about local and global human rights

concerns, promotes a service, compassion-oriented approach to life, inspires courage to

live as agents of peace, believes in environmental stewardship and justice, and affirms

gender equality, identity, and individual preference in human sexuality.

THE CROSSING welcomes all students and encourages them to collaborate on

meaningful and impactful activities. Small group gatherings are central in our

programming.

THE CROSSING programming is carried out in a casual and fun learning environment

where students set the agenda, lead actions and activities.

THE CROSSING is jointly funded by the United Church of Christ, The United Methodist

Church, and the American Baptist Churches, of Wisconsin.

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

VIDEO

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: 

https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher

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

608-271-7212 or EMAIL

Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Ken Pennings

EMAIL

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



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CORRECTED Bulletin: ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 1

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 30, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 1, 2023

For Children & Youth: Sunday School (9 am)

For Adults: Java & Jesus (9 am)

For Adults: “Meet & Greet” (9 am)

For those brand new or fairly new to the church – in the Anne Frank Room

10:00 am Worship

Kate Mackey preaching

Lay Liturgist: Barbara Stretchberry

Special 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

This coming Sunday, Oct. 1st, will be our third week of Echo the Story for 6th-High school Sunday school at 9:00 in the Dorothy Day room. Kristian Muckian along with Barbara Stretchberry will be our facilitators this week. TRU Function will practice from 10:00-12:00 in the Music room. Youth who are not involved in the band are encouraged to attend worship with their families at 10:00. Pre-K through 5th grade will have Sunday school at 9:00, with Music Connections available to children 2nd-6th grades during worship.

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Oct. 1, 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!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



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phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371

OCTOBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE CROSSING Campus Ministry

THE CROSSING has spiritual roots in progressive Christianity. Its mission is to provide

an open, diverse, welcoming and faith-inclusive campus ministry at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, where students can deepen their relationship with God, each other

and their sense of the world around them.

THE CROSSING encourages participants to interpret and apply the teachings of Jesus

within a social justice framework, while incorporating their own personal spiritual

reflections. This includes supporting the learning about justice from Christian and non-

Christian traditions, as well as being invested in cultural diversity in our programming

and worship gatherings.

THE CROSSING is committed to raising awareness about local and global human rights

concerns, promotes a service, compassion-oriented approach to life, inspires courage to

live as agents of peace, believes in environmental stewardship and justice, and affirms

gender equality, identity, and individual preference in human sexuality.

THE CROSSING welcomes all students and encourages them to collaborate on

meaningful and impactful activities. Small group gatherings are central in our

programming.

THE CROSSING programming is carried out in a casual and fun learning environment

where students set the agenda, lead actions and activities.

THE CROSSING is jointly funded by the United Church of Christ, The United Methodist

Church, and the American Baptist Churches, of Wisconsin.

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

VIDEO

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: 

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

518-542-6915 EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings

608-556-2371 EMAIL

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



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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 1

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 30, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 1, 2023

For Children & Youth: Sunday School (9 am)

For Adults: Java & Jesus (9 am)

For Adults: “Meet & Greet” (9 am)

For those brand new or fairly new to the church – in the Anne Frank Room

10:00 am Worship

Kate Mackey preaching

Lay Liturgist: Barbara Stretchberry

Special 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

This coming Sunday, Oct. 1st, will be our third week of Echo the Story for 6th-High school Sunday school at 9:00 in the Dorothy Day room. Kristian Muckian along with Barbara Stretchberry will be our facilitators this week. TRU Function will practice from 10:00-12:00 in the Music room. Youth who are not involved in the band are encouraged to attend worship with their families at 10:00. Pre-K through 5th grade will have Sunday school at 9:00, with Music Connections available to children 2nd-6th grades during worship.

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Oct. 1, 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!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



Click here for reading

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 Click here to join Zoom discussion

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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

OCTOBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE CROSSING Campus Ministry

THE CROSSING has spiritual roots in progressive Christianity. Its mission is to provide

an open, diverse, welcoming and faith-inclusive campus ministry at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, where students can deepen their relationship with God, each other

and their sense of the world around them.

THE CROSSING encourages participants to interpret and apply the teachings of Jesus

within a social justice framework, while incorporating their own personal spiritual

reflections. This includes supporting the learning about justice from Christian and non-

Christian traditions, as well as being invested in cultural diversity in our programming

and worship gatherings.

THE CROSSING is committed to raising awareness about local and global human rights

concerns, promotes a service, compassion-oriented approach to life, inspires courage to

live as agents of peace, believes in environmental stewardship and justice, and affirms

gender equality, identity, and individual preference in human sexuality.

THE CROSSING welcomes all students and encourages them to collaborate on

meaningful and impactful activities. Small group gatherings are central in our

programming.

THE CROSSING programming is carried out in a casual and fun learning environment

where students set the agenda, lead actions and activities.

THE CROSSING is jointly funded by the United Church of Christ, The United Methodist

Church, and the American Baptist Churches, of Wisconsin.

 

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

VIDEO

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: 

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

518-542-6915 EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings

608-556-2371 EMAIL

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



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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday September 24th

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 23, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Happy Fall Equinox!

September 24, 2023

Coffee-Maker Training (8:15 am)

For Children & Youth: Sunday School (9 am)

For Adults: Children/Youth Ministry Update (9 am)

(No Java & Jesus)

10:00 am Worship

Ken Pennings preaching

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

Special Music: John Leonard

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

This coming Sunday, Sept. 24th, will be our second week of Echo the Story for 6th-High school Sunday school at 9:00 in the Dorothy Day room. Kristian Muckian along with Barbara Stretchberry will be our facilitators this week. TRU Function will practice from 10:00-12:00 in the Music room. Youth who are not involved in the band are encouraged to attend worship with their families at 10:00. 

For Adults

Children/Youth Ministry Update and

Safe Sanctuary Training: September 24, 9:00 a.m.

 

There are many exciting things happening with our young folks at ORUCC!

 

On Sept. 24 at 9:00 a.m., all are invited to learn about what’s happening for children and youth this fall, as well as updates to the Safe Sanctuary policy. Approved by the Leadership Team this summer, the updated Safe Sanctuary policy will be voted upon at the congregational meeting in February. This policy outlines how we work together as a community to create a safe and welcoming environment for all children and youth. Individuals volunteering with our youth are required to be trained in this policy, and we also encourage as many people as possible to have a working knowledge of how to put this into action as a community.

ALL are encouraged to attend (Java & Jesus will not be meeting this Sunday).

Interested in Learning How to Use the Coffee-Machine

in the Church Kitchen?



Kurt Jaehnig will be training new Coffee-Makers in the church kitchen this Sunday, Sept. 24th, at 8:15 am. Please let Kurt know if you’re planning to attend - [email protected]

(or simply show up).
SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING
Thiotte Haiti Vulnerable Children’s Relief, INC.
THIOTTE HAITI VULNERABLE CHILDRENS RELIEF, INC (THVCR) is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that supports a group of women and children in the community of Thiotte,Haiti. These children are identified as being at risk of entering a child trafficking system because they don’t have parents, or the parents are not able to provide for them.  THVCR provides direct support to a Haiti organization (known as KoFAT Compassion Project) which hires five women who serve as community workers, three teachers to tutor and prepare the children for school and 3 cooks who prepare one meal per week for the 120 children. Funding covers the staff, annual tuition for 109 children to be in school this fall and the food to prepare the meals.
The relationship between THVCR and KoFAT dates back to 2009. In subsequent years, the program and has experienced progressive, controlled growth with the first year having 16 children in school and meals for about 80 children.  THVCR is a 501c3 nonprofit made up of an all-volunteer group of leaders and supporters who’s sole focus in on sustaining the work of KoFAT in Haiti. With that, 100% of donated funds are transferred to KoFAT to apply to teacher/cook salaries, student tuition and food.  Routine communication between THVCR and KoFAT is maintained with various methods including WhatsApp, emails and an annual meeting between Haitian and WI leaders that, for safety reasons, is held on the Dominican side of the border with Haiti. The next trip is scheduled for November 2023.
ORUCC’s association with THVCR originates with members Paul Patenaude and Ann & Roger Avery who have previously traveled to this region of Haiti as part of the Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin and who remain engaged in the work of THVCR. Thank you in advance for supporting THVCR as the September Compassion Offering. 
 
Thank you in advance for your contribution.
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. 

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

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday September 10th

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 16, 2023

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Sunday Worship Resources

Blessing of the Animals

Outdoor Worship

September 17, 2023

Well behaved and socialized pets, photos of your pet, and/or a stuffed animal in lieu of your pet are invited to join us outdoors for a blessing!



9:00 am Sunday School & Java & Jesus

10:00 am Worship

Julia Burkey preaching, “All Our Relations, On Kinship.”

Lay Liturgist: L. Jennifer Hahn

Special Music: Jim McNamara, Paul Vash & Bruce Gladstone & Choir

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We recommend tuning into a different church this Sunday while ORUCC worships outside.

One recommendation is Trinity UCC in Chicago who are, “Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian.”

7:30am, 11:00am & 6:00pm

Trinity Live-Stream

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Sept. 17th, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Dick Rossmiller facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Coffee is provided!

This fall, “Indigenous Justice” will be the theme of

Sunday sermons and J&J discussions.

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss two articles, “The Doctrine of Discovery” (crafted by Dan Rossmiller) and “An Intro to Indigenous Peoples – US History.”

Click here for first reading

Click here for second reading

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Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657

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Children & Youth programming for September 17th

Nursery opens at 8:30am! Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one!

Sunday School starts at 9am. Children in K-2 are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, their classroom “guides” (Jill and Josie) will lead the children in a story about when Baby Jesus was presented to God using wooden props. 

The 3-5 grade classroom will begin their journey through the New Testament with the “Learning to Use My Bible” Curriculum. (January-May 2023 we explored the Old Testament). This week, the children will learn to identify different sections of the Bible, practice finding different bible verses, learn American Sign Language for a bible verse, and even make a “scroll.” We’ll use the Bibles we have on hand in the classroom for this study. Certainly, if your child has a Bible that they would like to bring to church, they are welcome to do so! Diane and Jadyn will guide the children in their learning. 

Middle School & High School: our Newsletter Group will meet at 9:00 in the Day room. Susan Watson is leading this along with youth lead Rex Eggerling-Boeck. We’re excited to expand on this opportunity that began last spring. Anyone is welcome to check it out! Look for more detailed information in another email from Susan at the end of this week. 

For those who aren’t participating in the newsletter, we’ll have our first Breakfast Club Youth Group at 9:00 in the Frank room. (Despite the name, we’ll have snacks but not a full breakfast) This is a more informal opportunity to have fellowship time together, and I’ll be looking for input from the youth who come this Sunday about how they might want to see this time together develop. Kristin Muckian and Pastor Kate will be leading this time together this week. 

Have you updated your child’s info? If not, please complete the following Google Form. FORM This is especially important so I know if your child has any dietary restrictions or food allergies. 

This Sunday, the children are invited to stay in our outdoor worship for the blessing of the animals. Well behaved and socialized pets, photos of your pet, and/or a stuffed animal in lieu of your pet are invited to join us outdoors, as well! We will resume Music Connections next week, September 24, with a xylophone exploration. 
SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING
Thiotte Haiti Vulnerable Children’s Relief, INC.
THIOTTE HAITI VULNERABLE CHILDRENS RELIEF, INC (THVCR) is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that supports a group of women and children in the community of Thiotte,Haiti. These children are identified as being at risk of entering a child trafficking system because they don’t have parents, or the parents are not able to provide for them.  THVCR provides direct support to a Haiti organization (known as KoFAT Compassion Project) which hires five women who serve as community workers, three teachers to tutor and prepare the children for school and 3 cooks who prepare one meal per week for the 120 children. Funding covers the staff, annual tuition for 109 children to be in school this fall and the food to prepare the meals.
The relationship between THVCR and KoFAT dates back to 2009. In subsequent years, the program and has experienced progressive, controlled growth with the first year having 16 children in school and meals for about 80 children.  THVCR is a 501c3 nonprofit made up of an all-volunteer group of leaders and supporters who’s sole focus in on sustaining the work of KoFAT in Haiti. With that, 100% of donated funds are transferred to KoFAT to apply to teacher/cook salaries, student tuition and food.  Routine communication between THVCR and KoFAT is maintained with various methods including WhatsApp, emails and an annual meeting between Haitian and WI leaders that, for safety reasons, is held on the Dominican side of the border with Haiti. The next trip is scheduled for November 2023.
ORUCC’s association with THVCR originates with members Paul Patenaude and Ann & Roger Avery who have previously traveled to this region of Haiti as part of the Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin and who remain engaged in the work of THVCR. Thank you in advance for supporting THVCR as the September Compassion Offering. 
 
Thank you in advance for your contribution.
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. 

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

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday September 10th

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 9, 2023

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Sunday Worship Resources

Welcome Back BBQ!

September 10, 2023

9:00 am Sunday School & Java & Jesus

10:00 am Worship

Julia Burkey preaching, “Children in the Temple

Lay Liturgist: Amy Kell

Special Music: Bell 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

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Java & Jesus

Sunday, Sept. 10th, 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!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

Coffee is provided!

This fall, “Indigenous Justice” will be the theme of

Sunday sermons and J&J discussions.

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss Stephanie Perdew’s article “On Native land,” which was published

in Christian Century Magazine (Nov. ’22).

Click here for the reading 

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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

Children & Youth programming begins again!

All Children (ages 0-PreK are also welcome to join us for music!) will begin in the William Johnson Room at 9am 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, Jade and Marie!

K-5 children will hear the story, “A Sense of Gratitude: Exploring the Five Senses, by Halimah Bashir.

6th Grade- High School: 9:00 am Ecco the Story Curriculum to explore Biblical themes through storytelling and artistic expression, while finding their own identity and voice in their faith.

Children in grades 3-5 will transition to the Ruby Bridges Room where they will be invited to explore stations throughout the room to experience God in Five Senses. Joanna Beilman-Dulin and Julie Mazer will guide the children through the experience. 

K-2 Children will stay in the Ruby Bridges Room and will have opportunities to experience their Five Senses as a group led by Jill Westberg and Karen Jaehnig.

Your child will wait for you in the classroom before moving to the sanctuary for worship at 10am. Following the children’s moment, children in grades 2-6 are invited to join Julie downstairs in the Friedrich Bonhoeffer room for Music Connections for a Drum Circle! In agreement with our church’s Safe Sanctuary policy, two adults must be present in a room when working with children. Volunteers are still needed to assist in Music Connections. Sign up to volunteer.  

Older youth are invited to stay in worship or participate in Music Connections as a helper. If your child wishes to be a helper, please connect with Julie to chat about expectations. 

Younger families are welcome to use the craft materials in Crossroads during the service. 

AND, after worship, we will celebrate with a meal together on the lawn! Parents, we need your help to get ready for the BBQ! We’d especially appreciate it if you could help set up tables and chairs during Sunday School. Grillers are also needed during this time. Please sign up using the link below. Thanks! Sign Up to Volunteer
SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING
Thiotte Haiti Vulnerable Children’s Relief, INC.
THIOTTE HAITI VULNERABLE CHILDRENS RELIEF, INC (THVCR) is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that supports a group of women and children in the community of Thiotte,Haiti. These children are identified as being at risk of entering a child trafficking system because they don’t have parents, or the parents are not able to provide for them.  THVCR provides direct support to a Haiti organization (known as KoFAT Compassion Project) which hires five women who serve as community workers, three teachers to tutor and prepare the children for school and 3 cooks who prepare one meal per week for the 120 children. Funding covers the staff, annual tuition for 109 children to be in school this fall and the food to prepare the meals.
The relationship between THVCR and KoFAT dates back to 2009. In subsequent years, the program and has experienced progressive, controlled growth with the first year having 16 children in school and meals for about 80 children.  THVCR is a 501c3 nonprofit made up of an all-volunteer group of leaders and supporters who’s sole focus in on sustaining the work of KoFAT in Haiti. With that, 100% of donated funds are transferred to KoFAT to apply to teacher/cook salaries, student tuition and food.  Routine communication between THVCR and KoFAT is maintained with various methods including WhatsApp, emails and an annual meeting between Haitian and WI leaders that, for safety reasons, is held on the Dominican side of the border with Haiti. The next trip is scheduled for November 2023.
ORUCC’s association with THVCR originates with members Paul Patenaude and Ann & Roger Avery who have previously traveled to this region of Haiti as part of the Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin and who remain engaged in the work of THVCR. Thank you in advance for supporting THVCR as the September Compassion Offering. 
 
Thank you in advance for your contribution.
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. 

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

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday September 3rd

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 2, 2023

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Sunday Worship Resources
September 3, 2023
10:00 am Worship
Julia Burkey preaching, “Savoring Beauty”
Lay Liturgist: Leslie Linser
Special Music: Sandra Dyar
No “Kids in the Garden” or Java & Jesus this Sunday
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The United Church of Christ’s
Hawaii Wildfires Response: 
SEPTEMBER COMPASSION OFFERING
Thiotte Haiti Vulnerable Children’s Relief, INC.
THIOTTE HAITI VULNERABLE CHILDRENS RELIEF, INC (THVCR) is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that supports a group of women and children in the community of Thiotte,Haiti. These children are identified as being at risk of entering a child trafficking system because they don’t have parents, or the parents are not able to provide for them.  THVCR provides direct support to a Haiti organization (known as KoFAT Compassion Project) which hires five women who serve as community workers, three teachers to tutor and prepare the children for school and 3 cooks who prepare one meal per week for the 120 children. Funding covers the staff, annual tuition for 109 children to be in school this fall and the food to prepare the meals.
The relationship between THVCR and KoFAT dates back to 2009. In subsequent years, the program and has experienced progressive, controlled growth with the first year having 16 children in school and meals for about 80 children.  THVCR is a 501c3 nonprofit made up of an all-volunteer group of leaders and supporters who’s sole focus in on sustaining the work of KoFAT in Haiti. With that, 100% of donated funds are transferred to KoFAT to apply to teacher/cook salaries, student tuition and food.  Routine communication between THVCR and KoFAT is maintained with various methods including WhatsApp, emails and an annual meeting between Haitian and WI leaders that, for safety reasons, is held on the Dominican side of the border with Haiti. The next trip is scheduled for November 2023.
ORUCC’s association with THVCR originates with members Paul Patenaude and Ann & Roger Avery who have previously traveled to this region of Haiti as part of the Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin and who remain engaged in the work of THVCR. Thank you in advance for supporting THVCR as the September Compassion Offering. 
 
Thank you in advance for your contribution.
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. 

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

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JOIN our Private FB Group:
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Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711