ORUCC January 15 Worship Resources

Orchard Ridge UCC on January 14, 2023

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

Worship Resources for

Sunday, January 15, 2023
 

Join us for worship at 10 am

virtually or in-person

Ken Pennings, preaching

“A Slow and Gradual Emergence into the New Year”

Lay Liturgist: Nancy Wettersten

Special Music: Piano Duets by

Vicki Nonn & Bruce Gladstone

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January 15th at 9 am:

No programming for children or teens

but there will be

Java & Jesus for Adults (see below)

Click here for Printable Bulletin

YouTube link

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Jan. 15th, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Dan Rossmiller facilitating

Java & Jesus participants are asked to listen to an excerpt from a recording of one of the last sermons Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King preached.

 

The sermon is entitled “Unfulfilled Dreams,” and it based on a verse spoken by King Solomon that appears twice in the Old Testament—in 1 Kings 8:18 and in 2 Chronicles 6:8 in reference to the building of a great Temple in Jerusalem:

 “But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart” King James Version.

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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 

 

January Compassion Offering is Ethical Trading Company

Watch Video

Co-founder Manuel Ramminger writes: Ethical Trade Co was founded in 2015 after our founders witnessed firsthand exploitation and human trafficking affecting people in southeast Asia. We met companies there that offered ethical employment opportunities to the people in their communities to prevent further exploitation. Feeling inspired, we set out to provide a marketplace for the products they were making so that they could offer ethical employment to even more people. Today our work financially empowers formerly exploited people in more than 25 countries.

 

As we sell items or receive donations into our general fund we are able to purchase more products which uphold the vision of empowering artisans by paying them a livable wage for their labor so that they are able to break free from exploitation and trafficking.

 

Any funds received through the Compassion Offering will be used to cover overhead costs to fulfill our mission to empower and support artisans around the world to break free from exploitation and extortion, as well as buying more products from our artisans to keep the circle of empowerment strong. Thank you for your generous support!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9-rwCxNlpg

  

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/

Wishing You a Very Happy Epiphany Season!
 

ORCHARD RIDGE UCC

1501 GILBERT RD.

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

ORUCC Epiphany January 8 Worship Resources

Orchard Ridge UCC on January 7, 2023

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

Worship Resources for Epiphany

Sunday, January 8, 2023, 10:00 am
 

Join us for worship

virtually or in-person

“Ritual of Guidance &

Blessing for the New Year”

Julia Burkey, preaching

Leslie Linser, Lay Liturgist

Printable Bulletin

YouTube link

Stay after worship for the return of 11am friendship hour!

Happy Epiphany!

After worship on January 8th in Friendship Hall, all are invited to a reception of King’s Cakes and Epiphany Treats made and served by John Leonard. Hot and cold beverages also! A couple of gluten-free options! Cakes from all over the world — Hungary, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, France, England, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Mexico, Argentina, New Orleans and Baton Rouge!

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Jan. 8th, 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!

This Sunday in the church calendar is Epiphany. The Feast of the Epiphany commemorates the manifestation of Christ to the Magi who came to Jerusalem asking “Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising.”

 

The earliest celebrations of this feast recalled not only the manifestation to the Magi but Christ’s Birth, but his Baptism by John in the Jordan River and his first Miracle at Cana where water was changed into wine. We’ll explore Gospel passages describing those events.

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Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657

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If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,

phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371 

Children’s Programming:

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

Kindergarten-5th grade will complete their Advent study. We have arrived at 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 star to symbolize the star the Magi followed. Josie and Jadyn Gilbert and Sally Allen will lead them through the experience. 

Looking Ahead….NO SUNDAY SCHOOL 1/15 for the All Church Retreat. Sunday School Resumes on 1/22 with the “Learning to Use My Bible” curriculum. 

10:00 am The Labyrinth Team will work the children downstairs starting at 10am.

 

January Compassion Offering is Ethical Trading Company

Watch Video

Co-founder Manuel Ramminger writes: Ethical Trade Co was founded in 2015 after our founders witnessed firsthand exploitation and human trafficking affecting people in southeast Asia. We met companies there that offered ethical employment opportunities to the people in their communities to prevent further exploitation. Feeling inspired, we set out to provide a marketplace for the products they were making so that they could offer ethical employment to even more people. Today our work financially empowers formerly exploited people in more than 25 countries.

 

As we sell items or receive donations into our general fund we are able to purchase more products which uphold the vision of empowering artisans by paying them a livable wage for their labor so that they are able to break free from exploitation and trafficking.

 

Any funds received through the Compassion Offering will be used to cover overhead costs to fulfill our mission to empower and support artisans around the world to break free from exploitation and extortion, as well as buying more products from our artisans to keep the circle of empowerment strong. Thank you for your generous support!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9-rwCxNlpg

  

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/

Wishing You a Very Happy Epiphany!
 

ORCHARD RIDGE UCC

1501 GILBERT RD.

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

ORUCC New Years Day Worship, Sunday, Jan. 1, 10 am (in-person only)

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 31, 2022

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Worship Service for

New Years Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
 

Join us for in-person worship!

Sunday, January. 1, 10 am

Ken Pennings preaching

“The Slaughter of the Holy Innocents”

Barbara Stretchberry: Lay Liturgist

John Leonard: Special Music

Celebration of Holy Communion

(no 9 o’clock programming)

No live-streaming this Sunday

(despite what last Thursday’s announcements indicated)
 

January Compassion Offering is Ethical Trading Company

Co-founder Manuel Ramminger writes: Ethical Trade Co was founded in 2015 after our founders witnessed firsthand exploitation and human trafficking affecting people in southeast Asia. We met companies there that offered ethical employment opportunities to the people in their communities to prevent further exploitation. Feeling inspired, we set out to provide a marketplace for the products they were making so that they could offer ethical employment to even more people. Today our work financially empowers formerly exploited people in more than 25 countries.

 

As we sell items or receive donations into our general fund we are able to purchase more products which uphold the vision of empowering artisans by paying them a livable wage for their labor so that they are able to break free from exploitation and trafficking.

 

Any funds received through the Compassion Offering will be used to cover overhead costs to fulfill our mission to empower and support artisans around the world to break free from exploitation and extortion, as well as buying more products from our artisans to keep the circle of empowerment strong. Thank you for your generous support!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9-rwCxNlpg

  

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/

Wishing You a Very Happy New Year!
 

ORCHARD RIDGE UCC

1501 GILBERT RD.

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

ORUCC Christmas Celebrations

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 23, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

Worship Services for

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
YouTube Link for Live-Streaming
 

Join us to welcome the light of Christ into our lives and the world!

4pm Children’s Service: A Celebration of Peace The children and youth will lead us with music that Julie Mazer & Rob Martens have helped them prepare. This service will be mask optional. TruFunction will play music for this wonderful celebration. Be ready to feel a sense of peace wash over you and to feel your heart opened. Service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. According to our covenant, we welcome former associate pastor Tammy Martens to join us in-person for this special worship service.

7pm Christmas Eve Service: Stars & Midwives We join together with Madison Mennonite Church and the ORUCC Choir for this contemplative service. Pastor Julia, Pastor Valerie & Pastor Ken will lead us in worship with lay readers sharing poetry and scripture. In this service we will imagine ourselves as midwives for the Christ Child and as bearers of the stars of light, each a twinkling star within the vast and amazing cosmos. For this service we will require masks KN95 or the like, as we do with all other regular ORUCC services and events. This service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel.

10am Sunday Christmas Day December 25: Pastor Julia Burkey leads a casual and joyful service with David Anderman playing Christmas hymns on the piano. We are pivoting away from a Bethlehem themed service, to an interactive hymn sing and with nativity reflection. You are invited to bring a character or figures from your creche or Christmas Nativity scene for the altar that represents who in the story you feel most connected to this year. We will have extra figures too. Our 10am service will not be live-streamed, so our wonderful tech folks can enjoy being with their families.

Yours in faith,

Senior Pastor Julia Burkey
 

Dec. 24

Christmas Eve Service

4:00 pm

live-streamed & in-person

Dec. 24

Christmas Eve Service

7:00 pm

live-streamed & in-person

Dec. 25

Christmas Morning Service

10:00 am

in-person only

We are not printing bulletins for these services, so your hands can be free to hold candles (and nativity characters on Christmas!)
 

Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas!
 

ORCHARD RIDGE UCC

1501 GILBERT RD.

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

ORUCC Worship Resources for December 18 Advent 4

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 17, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Advent Worship Resources 12.18.2022
Lighting the Candles of Hope, Peace, Joy & Love
Join us for Advent 4
Sunday,
Dec. 18th
9:00 am Sunday School for Children / Java & Jesus for Adults (scroll down)
10:00 am Worship
Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey preaching — “Dreaming with Joseph & the Stars“
Special Music: ORUCC Choir & Solos by Children and Teens
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page after 10 am if you have opened it before
Sunday, Dec. 18
Children and Youth involved in music for the 4pm Christmas Eve Service will rehearse with Julie Mazer beginning promptly at 10am.
Nursery Care opens at 8:30 am. Antonia and Lily are ready to play with your little one(s). 
Sunday School at 9 am — Kindergarten-5th grade will begin their Advent study. This week, they will hear the classic story of the Prophets, the Holy Family, the Shepherds, and the Magi. We will also arrive at the white, Christ candle. Following the stories, the children will have an opportunity to make a card for a church elder. Paul Vash, Sally Allen, and Jill Westberg will lead them through the experience. 
Looking Ahead….NO SUNDAY SCHOOL 12/24 and 1/1.
Sunday School Resumes on 1/8 with a special Epiphany lesson. 
Java & Jesus
Sunday, Dec. 18th, at 9 am
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom
Barbie Jackson facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
As we continue our advent journey together, we will turn to the stories leading up to the birth of Jesus as found in the first chapter of Luke. A portion of those stories was beautifully shared by Pastor Julia last Sunday. We will explore these and additional stories from various perspectives.
In this chapter of Luke, stories tell of the angel Gabriel’s visits to Zacharias and Mary to announce the births of John and Jesus. We will explore the different reactions (highlighted in gold) by Zacharias and Mary and what meaning we might derive from each. We will continue with Mary and Elizabeth’s beloved declarations (highlighted in blue) of faith and acceptance, blessings, joy and dedication and will then turn to Mary and Zacharias declarations of prophesy (highlighted in purple).
What do each of these mean to us as we read, reflect, and meditate on these stories?
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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
National UCC Christmas Fund
United Church of Christ retired clergy, servants of the church, have spent lifetimes baptizing and blessing, teaching and preaching, marrying and burying, and comforting and empowering God’s people. The UCC Christmas Fund for Veterans of the Cross gives us the opportunity to sustain and empower them. Gifts to the fund help retired clergy, church staff, and their families supplement pension benefits, pay bills, maintain health insurance, supplement health benefits, and meet emergency needs. In 2021, gifts to the Christmas Fund enabled pension supplementation for 231 retired clergy and lay employees, health benefit supplementation for 87 retired clergy and lay employees, emergency grants for 53 individuals and families, and Christmas “thank you” gift checks to 509 retired clergy and lay employees. Gifts to the Christmas fund in 2022 will make a real difference in the lives of retired clergy church staff, and their families, easing the anxiety of constant financial worries. 
You can make a donation by check, on the memo line, please write “compassion” and mail to ORUCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711, or donate online from our website. The link is https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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

ORUCC Worship Resources for December 11 Advent 3

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 10, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Advent Worship Resources 12.11.2022
Lighting the candles of Hope & Peace & Joy
Join us for Advent 3
Sunday
Dec. 11th
9am for in-depth James Webb Space Telescope presentation (more below!)
10:00am Worship
Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey preaches on Mary’s Magnificat & becoming friends with the stars
Special Music: ORUCC Bell Choir
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Children and Youth involved in music for the 4pm Christmas Eve Service will rehearse with Julie Mazer beginning promptly at 10am.
For the 9am hour… bring your cookies 9-9:30 and BUY some cookies to support the Youth Service Trip!
Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Antonia and Amalia are ready to play with your little one. 
Kindergarten-5th grade will begin their Advent study. This week, they will hear the classic story of the Prophets, the Holy Family, and the Shepherds. That day we will light the pink, “Shepherd” candle. This candle reflects the Joy that comes with Jesus’ arrival. Bonus points if you wear pink on Sunday! They will also have an opportunity to make a card for a church elder. Sally Allen, Jen Walker, and Jill Westberg will lead them through the experience. 

Ph.D. Astro-Physics Student Isaac presents at 9am TOMORROW Sunday Dec 11th on the science and significance of our Advent Theme!
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has propelled astrophysics into a new era: From observing the formation of the first galaxies, measuring the chemical composition of exoplanet atmospheres, to uncovering hidden stars, JWST is simultaneously pushing and scrutinizing our understanding of the universe. 
 
However, we reside on the shoulders of giants. JWST builds from the legacies of pioneering scientists and telescopes, so it is equally imperative for us to understand what lead to JWST as is understanding the discoveries made with JWST. We will trace the field of astronomy through centuries, underlining the people and discoveries that guided us to developing and launching the largest, most advanced space telescope to date.
The technological advancements can be seen throughout the entirety of the telescope.  With cameras and spectrographs tailored for the infrared, gold-plated beryllium mirrors, and numerous sun shields cooling the telescope to near absolute zero, we will examine the complex and intriguing design of JWST along with the primary instruments on board the spacecraft. 
The discoveries from JWST made within hours of the first data release were samples of what is to come. Since first light, programs observing for hundreds to thousands of hours have begun, with scientists just now dissecting the data. JWST is still in its infancy, so we will examine the discoveries to date, but also for what is to come as our data exponentially grows.
Bio:

My name is Isaac Laseter. I grew up outside a small town in southern Missouri but ended up studying at the University of Texas – Austin. After graduating with a B.S. in physics and a B.S. in Astronomy, I headed up north to the University of Wisconsin – Madison for a Ph.D. in astrophysics. I currently am in the 3rd year of my Ph.D. Research-wise, I am an observational cosmologist focusing on the evolution of galaxies from the earliest times. I am a member of the Near-Infrared Spectrograph team, which is a primary team for the James Webb Space Telescope with thousand-plus hours of observational time. Outside of research, I am a skydiving instructor on the weekends and enjoy weightlifting.
December Compassion Offering
National UCC Christmas Fund
United Church of Christ retired clergy, servants of the church, have spent lifetimes baptizing and blessing, teaching and preaching, marrying and burying, and comforting and empowering God’s people. The UCC Christmas Fund for Veterans of the Cross gives us the opportunity to sustain and empower them. Gifts to the fund help retired clergy, church staff, and their families supplement pension benefits, pay bills, maintain health insurance, supplement health benefits, and meet emergency needs. In 2021, gifts to the Christmas Fund enabled pension supplementation for 231 retired clergy and lay employees, health benefit supplementation for 87 retired clergy and lay employees, emergency grants for 53 individuals and families, and Christmas “thank you” gift checks to 509 retired clergy and lay employees. Gifts to the Christmas fund in 2022 will make a real difference in the lives of retired clergy church staff, and their families, easing the anxiety of constant financial worries. 
You can make a donation by check, on the memo line, please write “compassion” and mail to ORUCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711, or donate online from our website. The link is https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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

ORUCC Worship Resources for December 4 Advent 2

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 3, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Advent Worship Resources 12.04.2022
Lighting the candles of Hope & Peace

Join us for Advent 2
Sunday Dec. 4th
10:00am
Rev. Ted Drewsen preaches on “A Child’s Gaze”
Special Music: ORUCC Choir
Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Children and Youth involved in music for the 4pm Christmas Eve Service will rehearse with Julie Mazer beginning promptly at 10am.
For the 9am hour…
Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Antonia and Joey are ready to play with your little one. 
Kindergarten-5th grade will begin their Advent study. This week, they will hear the classic story of the prophets and the Holy Family. They will also have an opportunity to make a card for a church elder. Paul Vash, Jadyn Gilbert, and Karen Jaehnig will lead them through the experience. 

“When You Wish Upon A Star…”
Sunday December 4th at 9 am
Sharing Our Stories: Appreciative Inquiry Visioning
If you woke up from a deep slumber and came to ORUCC in 5 years and everything you dreamed and imagined and visioned came true, what would it be like? What would you see, feel, hear, smell? How would people be meeting? Who would be there? What is a vision you have for ORUCC?
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room
Julia Burkey Facilitating
Please join us even if this is your first time!
December Compassion Offering
National UCC Christmas Fund
United Church of Christ retired clergy, servants of the church, have spent lifetimes baptizing and blessing, teaching and preaching, marrying and burying, and comforting and empowering God’s people. The UCC Christmas Fund for Veterans of the Cross gives us the opportunity to sustain and empower them. Gifts to the fund help retired clergy, church staff, and their families supplement pension benefits, pay bills, maintain health insurance, supplement health benefits, and meet emergency needs. In 2021, gifts to the Christmas Fund enabled pension supplementation for 231 retired clergy and lay employees, health benefit supplementation for 87 retired clergy and lay employees, emergency grants for 53 individuals and families, and Christmas “thank you” gift checks to 509 retired clergy and lay employees. Gifts to the Christmas fund in 2022 will make a real difference in the lives of retired clergy church staff, and their families, easing the anxiety of constant financial worries. 
You can make a donation by check, on the memo line, please write “compassion” and mail to ORUCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711, or donate online from our website. The link is https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 November 27 Advent 1

Orchard Ridge UCC on November 26, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Advent Worship Resources 11.27.2022
Join us for Advent 1
Sunday Nov. 27th
10:00am
Ken Pennings preaches on “The Birthing of a Universe”
Special Music: TRU Function
Lay Liturgist: Jill Westberg
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
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after 10 am if you have opened it before
9am Families are invited to make live greens Advent wreaths with Pastor Julia instead of Sunday School!
We have the makings for 25 DIY Advent Wreaths with live greens and Hygge weekly Advent Devotionals. Join Pastor Julia in Friendship Hall for making our own wreaths.
NO Nursery Care this week. Children under age five are invited to enjoy the nursery alongside their parents. Please tidy-up the room before leaving.
NO Sunday School for Kindergarten-5th grade. Instead, join Julia Burkey in Friendship Hall for our 2nd annual Advent Wreath making event! All supplies will be provided for one wreath per family. Though, if you have your wreath mold from last year, please bring it with you.
December 4-18, the children will learn the classic Advent stories and make holiday cards for our elders. Stay tuned for more details next week.

Java & Jesus
Sunday, Nov. 27th, 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!
In keeping with the Advent preaching theme of “The Stars, Christ Child and Cosmos in Conversation,” we will be exploring our sense of wonder and awe at our place in this incredible creation. How did all this beauty and chaos come to be? What is our purpose in it?
 
As Christians we are called to measure our lives by the example given by Jesus the Christ. How does the story of Jesus inform us in our response to the constant revelation of new wonders revealed by scientific research? Do the birth stories of the Bible still have meaning in this era? Do new astronomical discoveries diminish the awe and wonder that we felt as children when we heard of the angel’s message or does it burnish an already beautiful story with even greater awe and thanksgiving?
 
Advent is the season of preparation for the arrival of the Messiah. Let’s start our preparation by reading the birth stories in Matthew and Luke as found in the NRSV translation. How did something so ordinary as the birth of a child become the story of hope and awe that we have today? How does light play a role in the stories? In the same way, how could an event such as the “Big Bang” result in the universe we see in the James Webb telescope pictures?
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Or paste the following into your browser:  
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
Our 3 Neighborhood Schools–Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary & Toki Middle School
 
Our 3 neighborhood schools – Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary, and Toki Middle School — are always in need of our support. And this is especially true in 2022, when budgets are tight and when so many families living in southwest Madison are stretched financially.  
 
As you’ll see from this short video, each school is planning to make use of our compassion offering in different ways. These range from funding basic supplies, to providing students with winter clothing, to paying for yearbooks so no child is left without one, and to beautifying a stage so students and staff can take pride in their facility. 
 
We invite you to please give generously and give what you can in support of our neighborhood schools. Thank you Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ for your timely and generous support!
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 20th

Orchard Ridge UCC on November 19, 2022

Worship Resources
11.20.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday Nov. 20th
10:00am
The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey preaches by weaving themes of “Christ the King Sunday,” Thanksgiving Sunday and Trans Day of Remembrance
Special Music: ORUCC Choir
Lay Liturgist: Jennifer Hahn
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Java & Jesus
Sunday, November 20th, at 9 am
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
Pam Oliver facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss an essay by Pam Oliver’s daughter Zee whom long-time ORUCC members will remember. It summarizes Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited and then asks what following its dictates would
look like if you are a worker in food service.  

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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 

Programming for Children
November 20th
9am: Parents are invited to join Julie Mazer & Julia Burkey in the Dietrich Bonhoeffer room downstairs for a conversation about Christmas Eve service!
Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Antonia and Joey are ready to play with your little one.
Kindergarten-5th grade will complete their Prayer study. This week’s focus is: ”Thanksgiving” In this practice, the children will be invited to consider what they are thankful for in their physical world. Any idea is welcome, even simple things like our walls! “I am thankful for the walls because they help create our space.” At the art station, they will create a thanksgiving collage. And, at the world station they will be invited to paint (with watercolors) a scene of the many things they are thankful for in God’s creation. Paul Vash, Jadyn Gilbert, Karen Jaehnig will guide them through the discussion and active stations.
Looking ahead, NO Sunday School next Sunday, 11/27. Instead, join Julia Burkey in Friendship Hall for our 2nd annual Advent Wreath making event.

November Compassion Offering
Our 3 Neighborhood Schools–Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary & Toki Middle School
 
Our 3 neighborhood schools – Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary, and Toki Middle School — are always in need of our support. And this is especially true in 2022, when budgets are tight and when so many families living in southwest Madison are stretched financially.  
 
As you’ll see from this short video, each school is planning to make use of our compassion offering in different ways. These range from funding basic supplies, to providing students with winter clothing, to paying for yearbooks so no child is left without one, and to beautifying a stage so students and staff can take pride in their facility. 
 
We invite you to please give generously and give what you can in support of our neighborhood schools. Thank you Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ for your timely and generous support!
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
The office will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be on Thanksgiving break
with family Nov. 21-25
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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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 November 13th

Orchard Ridge UCC on November 13, 2022

Worship Resources
11.13.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday Nov. 13th
10:00am
The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey preaches on Stewardship Sunday
Special Music: Bell Choir
Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn
Please bring your pledge card on Sunday
if you haven’t already sent it in by mail. Thank you!
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Sharing our Stories
Appreciative Inquiry Visioning
November 13th, at 9 am
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room
Pastor Julia facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Come join a conversation where we ask one another: 
What do you think are our core values at ORUCC? 
When have you felt our core values expressed best?
Programming for Children
November 13th
Nursery Care opens at 8:30. Antonia and Joey are ready to play with your little one.
Kindergarten-5th grade will continue their focus on Prayer. This week’s focus is: ”Intercession” In this practice, the children will be invited to reflect upon their week and create prayers for the world, their family, friends, or a pet. They will also continue working on their “Examen Ropes” by selecting beads to symbolize those emotions and have the opportunity to paint a stone to remember their ”Breath Prayer” (a simple prayer you can think of any time you take a breath). Jadyn Gilbert and Karen Jaehnig will guide them through the discussion and active stations.

November Compassion Offering
Our 3 Neighborhood Schools–Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary & Toki Middle School
 
Our 3 neighborhood schools – Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary, and Toki Middle School — are always in need of our support. And this is especially true in 2022, when budgets are tight and when so many families living in southwest Madison are stretched financially.  
 
As you’ll see from this short video, each school is planning to make use of our compassion offering in different ways. These range from funding basic supplies, to providing students with winter clothing, to paying for yearbooks so no child is left without one, and to beautifying a stage so students and staff can take pride in their facility. 
 
We invite you to please give generously and give what you can in support of our neighborhood schools. Thank you Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ for your timely and generous support!
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

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
Pastor Julia will be on Thanksgiving break
with family Nov. 21-26
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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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 November 6th

Orchard Ridge UCC on November 5, 2022

Worship Resources
11.06.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday Nov. 6th
10:00am
The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey preaches on All Saints Day
Special Music: ORUCC Choir
Lay Liturgist: Susan Dovell
Communion Sunday
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Java & Jesus
Sunday, November 6th, 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!
Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss an excerpt from Parker Palmer’s book, Healing the Heart of Democracy. Dan Rossmiller thought this might be an appropriate topic for the Sunday before the November general election.
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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 

Programming for Children
November 6th
Daylight Savings Time Ends. Reminder to set your clocks an hour behind. Enjoy an extra hour of sleep!
Nursery Care is back on this week! Antonia and Amalia are ready to play with your little one.
PreK-2nd grade students will enjoy a story with Jill Westberg and Karen Jaehning. Children under the age of 5 are invited to stay as long as they are able with a parent.
3rd-5th Grade will continue their focus on Prayer. This week’s focus is: ”Examen.” The children will be invited to reflect upon their week and consider what made them happy, mad, sorry, etc. Then, they will make an “Examen Rope” by selecting beads to symbolize those emotions. Sally Allen and Paul Vash will guide them through the discussion and active stations.

November Compassion Offering
Our 3 Neighborhood Schools–Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary & Toki Middle School
 
Our 3 neighborhood schools – Anana Elementary, Orchard Ridge Elementary, and Toki Middle School — are always in need of our support. And this is especially true in 2022, when budgets are tight and when so many families living in southwest Madison are stretched financially.  
 
As you’ll see from this short video, each school is planning to make use of our compassion offering in different ways. These range from funding basic supplies, to providing students with winter clothing, to paying for yearbooks so no child is left without one, and to beautifying a stage so students and staff can take pride in their facility. 
 
We invite you to please give generously and give what you can in support of our neighborhood schools. Thank you Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ for your timely and generous support!
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

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
Pastor Julia will be on Thanksgiving break
with family Nov. 21-26
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 30th

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 29, 2022


Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
10.30.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday Oct. 30th
10:00am
The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey preaches on Radical Hospitality
Special Music: David Anderman & David Myers
Lay Liturgist: Ruthanne Landsness
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
This Sunday, October 30th is a
Pancake Brunch at 11am!
2023 Youth Mission Trip Fund Raisers
We will be hosting a fundraising pancake breakfast after church for $5.00/plate. Our youth will be sharing their 2022 mission trip experiences during this time. 
Many thanks for all of your support!
Java & Jesus
Sunday, Oct. 30th, 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!
This Sunday’s reading is a brief chapter on Prayer from a book entitled, Follow Me to Freedom: Leading and Following As an Ordinary Radical, by John M. Perkins and Shane Claiborne, which features a series of conversations or discussions between
the two of them on various topics. Shane Claiborne is a leading figure in the New Monasticism Movement and one of the founding members of the non-profit organization, The Simple Way, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Claiborne is also a social activist, advocating for nonviolence and service to the poor.
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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 

Programming for Children
October 30th
No Nursery Care this week. Children under age five are invited to enjoy the nursery alongside their parents. Please tidy-up the room before leaving.
PreK-2nd grade students will enjoy a story with Jill Westberg and Karen Jaehnig. Children under the age of 5 are invited to stay as long as they are able with a parent.
3rd-5th Grade will continue their focus on Prayer. This week, they will learn how to write a “Breath Prayer” and have an opportunity to paint a cross on a small stone. The children will be invited to carry this stone with them throughout the week as a reminder to pause and say their breath prayer in times of worry or stress. This will be a very easy, light, quick, painting experience. Regardless, please do not send your children in their Sunday best. Sally Allen and Paul Vash will guide them through the discussion and active stations.

October Compassion Offering
The Crossing Campus Ministry
The Crossing is a progressive Christian campus ministry on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The mission of The Crossing is to provide a Christian campus ministry where students can explore, question, understand, develop and affirm their relationship to God, each other and the world. This mission includes being a diverse and theologically open-minded Christian ministry that allows members of the university community the freedom to grasp anew the love and grace of God through an understanding of, and commitment to, living the gospel of Jesus Christ with a particular focus on his life and teachings. In short, The Crossing is a place where students can belong in community, explore their faith, and become their authentic selves.
At The Crossing when we say “ALL ARE WELCOME”, we mean it. The Crossing is a Reconciling in Christ, Open, Welcoming and Affirming ministry. We celebrate God’s diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, different abilities, faith tradition or lack of faith, national origin, racial, ethnic and economic background and any other difference.
During the 2021-2022 academic year The Crossing hosted around 125 students per week in the study/community spaces and over 75 students participated in worship and small group programs. In addition, The Crossing fed around 150 students per week through the Food Recovery Network and the Frozen Meal Program, not including the hundreds of students and community members that our longtime friends from Slow Food UW host in the building.
Events planned for this Fall include:
  • Welcome Back Pie Extravaganza & Concert
  • Open Mic Night
  • Weekly Dinner + Worship
  • Weekly Bible Study
  • Fellowship & support groups for Freshman and Graduate students
  • Queer Students of Faith exploring queer theology
  • Food Recovery Meals — Free hot meals are served on Tuesday evenings & Friday lunch-time
  • UW Frozen Meals — Frozen meals from the UW dining halls are delivered weekly; available when the building is open
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

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
Pastor Julia will be on Thanksgiving break
with family Nov. 21-26
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 16th

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 22, 2022


Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
10.23.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday Oct. 23rd
10:00am
The Rev. Daniel Cooperrider, Pastor Julia’s spouse, will preach this Sunday on his forthcoming book with a sermon titled “Abraham and Sarah on Hospitality: Practicing Oak Ethics”
Special Music: Tru Function
Lay Liturgist Jill Westberg
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
This Sunday, October 23rd is Worship and Work Sunday!
Wear your grubbies to church this Sunday and stay after worship to participate in indoor and/or outdoor work projects. Bring work gloves and garden tools. 
Wheel barrows are no longer needed!
 
After completing our work projects, we’ll enjoy a delicious free luncheon provided by The Ministry of Congregational Life. Feel free to join us for lunch even if you’re not able to participate in the work projects.
Java & Jesus
Sunday, Oct. 23rd, at 9 am
Java & Jesus
Sunday, Oct. 23rd, at 9 am
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
Barbie Jackson facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!

Barbie Jackson has extracted passages from the Gospel of John which she finds particularly inspiring, and has organized them into six topics, which form a progressive set of meditations for the days of the week. Her favorite passage among these selections is the final one on day six, where three times Jesus calls on Peter to feed his sheep, forgiving him for his three denials and calling him to love and service.

Barbie invites us to share our thoughts about any of these passages that may have special meaning for us.

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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 

Programming for Children
October 23rd
This Sunday during worship some children will share music they have prepared during their reflection on “Peace” this season during Music Connections!
PreK-2nd grade students will enjoy music at 9:00 and then listen to s story with Jill Westberg and Josie Gilbert. Children under the age of 5 are invited to stay as long as they are able and then transfer to the nursery to play with Antonia Wuschner and Amalia Sherrill.
3rd-5th Grade will begin a new module focusing on “Prayer.” This module will help children to develop specific skills and tools for a life of prayer. This week, they will practice silence and listening to God. Sally Allen and Paul Vash will guide them through the discussion and active stations. Be sure to stop in and see the PEACE mobile the children made during the Peacemaker module. (See attached photo).
We now have some quiet Craft Playtime materials in Crossroads (the area between the Sanctuary and Friendship Hall) for your young children. Coloring books, construction paper, stickers, a puzzle, etc. will be offered. Parents, please supervise your children and return any materials you use to the bookshelf after worship. 
Looking ahead: Do you have any magazines with positive words and phrases and/or pictures of food? O Magazine, Runner’s World, National Geographic, Food Network, etc? In November, 3-5 will create a Thanksgiving collage. I’m looking for magazines that might work for this project. If you have some to share, please bring them to the Bridges Room or leave in the office with my name on them. Thanks!
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
October Compassion Offering
The Crossing Campus Ministry
The Crossing is a progressive Christian campus ministry on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The mission of The Crossing is to provide a Christian campus ministry where students can explore, question, understand, develop and affirm their relationship to God, each other and the world. This mission includes being a diverse and theologically open-minded Christian ministry that allows members of the university community the freedom to grasp anew the love and grace of God through an understanding of, and commitment to, living the gospel of Jesus Christ with a particular focus on his life and teachings. In short, The Crossing is a place where students can belong in community, explore their faith, and become their authentic selves.
At The Crossing when we say “ALL ARE WELCOME”, we mean it. The Crossing is a Reconciling in Christ, Open, Welcoming and Affirming ministry. We celebrate God’s diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, different abilities, faith tradition or lack of faith, national origin, racial, ethnic and economic background and any other difference.
During the 2021-2022 academic year The Crossing hosted around 125 students per week in the study/community spaces and over 75 students participated in worship and small group programs. In addition, The Crossing fed around 150 students per week through the Food Recovery Network and the Frozen Meal Program, not including the hundreds of students and community members that our longtime friends from Slow Food UW host in the building.
Events planned for this Fall include:
  • Welcome Back Pie Extravaganza & Concert
  • Open Mic Night
  • Weekly Dinner + Worship
  • Weekly Bible Study
  • Fellowship & support groups for Freshman and Graduate students
  • Queer Students of Faith exploring queer theology
  • Food Recovery Meals — Free hot meals are served on Tuesday evenings & Friday lunch-time
  • UW Frozen Meals — Frozen meals from the UW dining halls are delivered weekly; available when the building is open
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

Appeal from the United Church of Christ
for Pakistan
Following massive flooding across nearly three-quarters of the country, the United Church of Christ is issuing an appeal in support of the people of Pakistan. Pakistan has been enduring severe monsoon weather since June, with rainfall equivalent to 2.9 times the national 30-year average. To date, more than half of the country’s 160 districts have been declared ‘calamity hit’ by the government, a number that is expected to increase as rain and flooding continues.
 
With more than 33 million people affected by the flooding so far and an estimated 6.4 million in need of humanitarian assistance, this response is greatly needed. Through our membership in the ACT Alliance and contributions to its Rapid Response Fund, the United Church of Christ is already supporting early relief efforts. Emergency food and water, medical supplies, temporary shelter kits, and protective services are being offered by ACT members Community World Service Asia and Norwegian Church Aid.
 
Your gift to the United Church of Christ’s Pakistan Response Fund will help maintain this relief work and support the long-term recovery for vulnerable persons and affected communities. Farmers and livestock owners will receive the seeds, feed, and vaccines they need to restore their livelihoods. Pregnant women – of whom an estimated 650,000 are affected – will receive maternal health services. Protection services will ensure the creation of safe spaces for children and other vulnerable populations. Psychosocial support and trauma resources will be provided. Through our work with global partners and the ACT Alliance, your gift will be joined with others to bring hope, healing, and a helping hand to our neighbors in Pakistan.

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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 16th

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 15, 2022


Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
10.16.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday Oct. 16th
10:00am
The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey will preach this Sunday on the October Wayfinding series about creating a Theology of Aging
Special Music: ORUCC Choir
Lay Liturgist L. Jennifer Hahn
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Java & Jesus
Sunday, Oct. 16th, 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!
On several Sundays this fall, members of our congregation are engaging in Storytelling Sessions. In those sessions, Pastor Julia and members of our visioning team are using the Appreciative Inquiry process to guide us in interviewing each other about what we value. Those discussions are focusing on what we value about ourselves, each other, and ORUCC, and aim to help us discern where God is guiding us into the future.
This Sunday, Java & Jesus will examine the basics of the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) process. The Appreciative Inquiry process allows for the good, the true, the beautiful of our past to be carried forward into the future. The basis of the process is storytelling and one-on-one interviews. This week’s reading explains key components of the appreciative inquiry process, but we will also want to focus on our experience of the process.
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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 

Programming for Children
October 16th
PreK-2nd grade students will enjoy music at 9:00 and then have Sunday School at 9:15. Children under the age of 5 are invited to stay as long as they are able with music and then transfer to the nursery to play with Antonia Wuschner.
3rd-5th Grade will continue their Peacemaker exploration for the last week before they start their prayer module. Last week, they explored saying I’m sorry and this week they will explore the courage it takes to be a peace-maker with the amazing story of Ruby Bridges.
Starting this Sunday, we will have some quiet Craft Playtime materials in Crossroads (the area between the Sanctuary and Friendship Hall) for your young children. Coloring books, construction paper, stickers, a puzzle, etc. will be offered. Parents, please supervise your children and return any materials you use to the bookshelf after worship. 
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

October Compassion Offering
The Crossing Campus Ministry
The Crossing is a progressive Christian campus ministry on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The mission of The Crossing is to provide a Christian campus ministry where students can explore, question, understand, develop and affirm their relationship to God, each other and the world. This mission includes being a diverse and theologically open-minded Christian ministry that allows members of the university community the freedom to grasp anew the love and grace of God through an understanding of, and commitment to, living the gospel of Jesus Christ with a particular focus on his life and teachings. In short, The Crossing is a place where students can belong in community, explore their faith, and become their authentic selves.
At The Crossing when we say “ALL ARE WELCOME”, we mean it. The Crossing is a Reconciling in Christ, Open, Welcoming and Affirming ministry. We celebrate God’s diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, different abilities, faith tradition or lack of faith, national origin, racial, ethnic and economic background and any other difference.
During the 2021-2022 academic year The Crossing hosted around 125 students per week in the study/community spaces and over 75 students participated in worship and small group programs. In addition, The Crossing fed around 150 students per week through the Food Recovery Network and the Frozen Meal Program, not including the hundreds of students and community members that our longtime friends from Slow Food UW host in the building.
Events planned for this Fall include:
  • Welcome Back Pie Extravaganza & Concert
  • Open Mic Night
  • Weekly Dinner + Worship
  • Weekly Bible Study
  • Fellowship & support groups for Freshman and Graduate students
  • Queer Students of Faith exploring queer theology
  • Food Recovery Meals — Free hot meals are served on Tuesday evenings & Friday lunch-time
  • UW Frozen Meals — Frozen meals from the UW dining halls are delivered weekly; available when the building is open
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

Appeal from the United Church of Christ
for Pakistan
Following massive flooding across nearly three-quarters of the country, the United Church of Christ is issuing an appeal in support of the people of Pakistan. Pakistan has been enduring severe monsoon weather since June, with rainfall equivalent to 2.9 times the national 30-year average. To date, more than half of the country’s 160 districts have been declared ‘calamity hit’ by the government, a number that is expected to increase as rain and flooding continues.
 
With more than 33 million people affected by the flooding so far and an estimated 6.4 million in need of humanitarian assistance, this response is greatly needed. Through our membership in the ACT Alliance and contributions to its Rapid Response Fund, the United Church of Christ is already supporting early relief efforts. Emergency food and water, medical supplies, temporary shelter kits, and protective services are being offered by ACT members Community World Service Asia and Norwegian Church Aid.
 
Your gift to the United Church of Christ’s Pakistan Response Fund will help maintain this relief work and support the long-term recovery for vulnerable persons and affected communities. Farmers and livestock owners will receive the seeds, feed, and vaccines they need to restore their livelihoods. Pregnant women – of whom an estimated 650,000 are affected – will receive maternal health services. Protection services will ensure the creation of safe spaces for children and other vulnerable populations. Psychosocial support and trauma resources will be provided. Through our work with global partners and the ACT Alliance, your gift will be joined with others to bring hope, healing, and a helping hand to our neighbors in Pakistan.

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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 9th

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 8, 2022


Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
10.09.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday Oct. 9th
10:00am
The Rev. Kerri Parker (she/her) will preach this Sunday.
Kerri is a member of ORUCC and the Executive Director of
The Wisconsin Council of Churches
Special Music: Bell Choir
Lay Liturgist: Laura Connors
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Sharing Our Stories October 9th
All Church Visioning Session
9 am Under the Tent!
Bundle up and join us for some un-masked time and fresh air as Pastor Julia and members of our visioning team
use the Appreciative Inquiry process to guide us in interviewing each other about what we value. We will discuss what we value about ourselves, each other and ORUCC, to help us discern where God is guiding us into the future.
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time! This is the 2nd of 4 visioning sessions to be held this fall, the others are November 13th and December 4th.
Programming for Children
October 9th
PreK-2nd grade students will enjoy music at 9:00 and then hear the story about Jesus and the Tax Collectors. Jill Westberg and a TBD substitute (maybe you? Please respond to this email if you are available. Coffee and light snack provided.) will share that Jesus modeled kindness towards everyone. At that time, tax collectors were seen as wrongdoers. Instead, Jesus opened his home and served a meal to the tax collectors. Children under the age of 5 are invited to stay as long as they are able and then transfer to the nursery to play with Antonia Wuschner and Joey Miller.
3rd-5th Grade will continue their Peacemaker exploration. Last week, they explored forgiveness. This week, they will talk about another important piece of becoming a peacemaker - saying I’m sorry. Through a variety of active stations, they will consider how to say “I’m Sorry” and the power of those words. Paul Vash and Jen Walker will guide them through the process.
Looking ahead: Do you have any magazines with positive words and phrases and/or pictures of food? O Magazine, Runner’s World, National Geographic, Food Network, etc? In November, 3-5 will create a Thanksgiving collage. I’m looking for magazines that might work for this project. If you have some to share, please bring them to the Bridges Room or leave in the office with my name on them. Thanks!
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

October Compassion Offering
The Crossing Campus Ministry
The Crossing is a progressive Christian campus ministry on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The mission of The Crossing is to provide a Christian campus ministry where students can explore, question, understand, develop and affirm their relationship to God, each other and the world. This mission includes being a diverse and theologically open-minded Christian ministry that allows members of the university community the freedom to grasp anew the love and grace of God through an understanding of, and commitment to, living the gospel of Jesus Christ with a particular focus on his life and teachings. In short, The Crossing is a place where students can belong in community, explore their faith, and become their authentic selves.
At The Crossing when we say “ALL ARE WELCOME”, we mean it. The Crossing is a Reconciling in Christ, Open, Welcoming and Affirming ministry. We celebrate God’s diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, different abilities, faith tradition or lack of faith, national origin, racial, ethnic and economic background and any other difference.
During the 2021-2022 academic year The Crossing hosted around 125 students per week in the study/community spaces and over 75 students participated in worship and small group programs. In addition, The Crossing fed around 150 students per week through the Food Recovery Network and the Frozen Meal Program, not including the hundreds of students and community members that our longtime friends from Slow Food UW host in the building.
Events planned for this Fall include:
  • Welcome Back Pie Extravaganza & Concert
  • Open Mic Night
  • Weekly Dinner + Worship
  • Weekly Bible Study
  • Fellowship & support groups for Freshman and Graduate students
  • Queer Students of Faith exploring queer theology
  • Food Recovery Meals — Free hot meals are served on Tuesday evenings & Friday lunch-time
  • UW Frozen Meals — Frozen meals from the UW dining halls are delivered weekly; available when the building is open
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

Appeal from the United Church of Christ
for Pakistan
Following massive flooding across nearly three-quarters of the country, the United Church of Christ is issuing an appeal in support of the people of Pakistan. Pakistan has been enduring severe monsoon weather since June, with rainfall equivalent to 2.9 times the national 30-year average. To date, more than half of the country’s 160 districts have been declared ‘calamity hit’ by the government, a number that is expected to increase as rain and flooding continues.
 
With more than 33 million people affected by the flooding so far and an estimated 6.4 million in need of humanitarian assistance, this response is greatly needed. Through our membership in the ACT Alliance and contributions to its Rapid Response Fund, the United Church of Christ is already supporting early relief efforts. Emergency food and water, medical supplies, temporary shelter kits, and protective services are being offered by ACT members Community World Service Asia and Norwegian Church Aid.
 
Your gift to the United Church of Christ’s Pakistan Response Fund will help maintain this relief work and support the long-term recovery for vulnerable persons and affected communities. Farmers and livestock owners will receive the seeds, feed, and vaccines they need to restore their livelihoods. Pregnant women – of whom an estimated 650,000 are affected – will receive maternal health services. Protection services will ensure the creation of safe spaces for children and other vulnerable populations. Psychosocial support and trauma resources will be provided. Through our work with global partners and the ACT Alliance, your gift will be joined with others to bring hope, healing, and a helping hand to our neighbors in Pakistan.

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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 2nd

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 1, 2022


Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
10.02.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday, Oct. 2nd,
at 10:00am
Ken Pennings preaching
Making Peace Through Forgiveness
Special Music: ORUCC Choir
Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn
Holy Communion
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Java & Jesus
Sunday, Oct. 2nd, at 9 am
In-Person in the Alfred Swan Room
or by Zoom
(scroll down for more info)
Safe Sanctuary Training for Youth Volunteers
Sunday, October 2, 9 am
Friendship Hall
(scroll down for more info)
2023 Youth Mission Trip Meeting
Sunday, October 2, after worship @11 am
ORUCC Sanctuary
(scroll down for more info)
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UCC’s appeal for Pakistan

Safe Sanctuary Training for Youth Volunteers
Sunday, October 2, 9am
At Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, we believe that our church should be a safe sanctuary for all those who come in good faith. Most importantly, it should be a safe sanctuary for the children and youth who are entrusted to us.
Toward this goal, our congregation has adopted a Safe Sanctuary policy: a set of policies, procedures, and educational programs to reduce the possibility of child sexual or physical abuse, or any type of sexual misconduct or harassment from occurring in our congregation. These policies express our keen interest in protecting our children and youth, while maintaining the trusting atmosphere of our congregation for the entire congregation, adults and children alike.
On Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 AM, we will conduct our annual Safe Sanctuary training program. Every volunteer who works with kids and youth will need to receive the training (which involves reviewing and discussing the policy) before helping out in the kids’ programming. It should take approximately 30 minutes. Thank you to our volunteers for helping to make ORUCC a welcoming and safe space for our youth!
Java & Jesus
Sunday, Oct. 2nd, 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!
On Sunday, Oct. 2nd, our Sunday School children will be discussing “The Courage to Forgive,” and considering the story of the Prodigal Son, along with Matthew 18:21-22:
“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’”
The teacher will share, “When we forgive someone who has hurt us, we are being a peacemaker. Is there anyone you need to forgive? Are there any grudges you carry? What does it feel like when you carry a grudge?”
In our session of Java & Jesus this Sunday, let’s have an open honest conversation about forgiveness!
Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss an article by Marie M. Fortune, who works with domestic violence survivors, called, “Forgiveness: the Last Step.”
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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
Programming for Children
October 2nd
PreK-2nd grade students will enjoy music at 9:00 and then hear another story about the time when Jesus was at the Sea of Galilee. Jill Westberg and Josie Gilbert will share that Jesus modeled kindness towards people with disabled. Jesus even had the power to heal a man who was paralyzed! Children under the age of 5 are invited to stay as long as they are able and then transfer to the nursery to play with Antonia Wuschner and Amalia Sherrill.
3rd-5th Grade will continue their Peacemaker exploration. Last week, they explored giving their anger to God. This week, they will talk about another important piece of becoming a peacemaker - forgiveness. Through a variety of active stations, they will consider peace and forgiveness. Sally Allen and Jadyn Gilbert will guide them through the process.
Music Connections: This week, children in grades 2nd-5th + (middle schoolers and high schoolers are welcome to attend as a participant or helper) are invited to play hand chimes after the children’s moment. Additionally, we will continue our rhythmic and spoken exploration of the scripture, “Be Still and Know that God is Peace.” Chris Thomas is our Music Connections volunteer, this week.

2023 Youth Mission Trip Meeting
Sunday, 10/2/2022 after worship at 11 am
ORUCC Sanctuary
Who should attend? Any youth who is currently in 7th grade through 12th grade is eligible to attend the trip. Parents/guardians should also attend this meeting with their youth.
From Kristin Muckian: I’ve just confirmed our destination (Hint: It is been called “The Air-Conditioned City”), our dates (7/9/2022 – 7/16/2022) and some fundraising opportunities this next month! If you have any questions or concerns – please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or I can be texted/reached at 608-225-4103.

October Compassion Offering
The Crossing Campus Ministry
The Crossing is a progressive Christian campus ministry on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The mission of The Crossing is to provide a Christian campus ministry where students can explore, question, understand, develop and affirm their relationship to God, each other and the world. This mission includes being a diverse and theologically open-minded Christian ministry that allows members of the university community the freedom to grasp anew the love and grace of God through an understanding of, and commitment to, living the gospel of Jesus Christ with a particular focus on his life and teachings. In short, The Crossing is a place where students can belong in community, explore their faith, and become their authentic selves.
At The Crossing when we say “ALL ARE WELCOME”, we mean it. The Crossing is a Reconciling in Christ, Open, Welcoming and Affirming ministry. We celebrate God’s diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, different abilities, faith tradition or lack of faith, national origin, racial, ethnic and economic background and any other difference.
During the 2021-2022 academic year The Crossing hosted around 125 students per week in the study/community spaces and over 75 students participated in worship and small group programs. In addition, The Crossing fed around 150 students per week through the Food Recovery Network and the Frozen Meal Program, not including the hundreds of students and community members that our longtime friends from Slow Food UW host in the building.
Events planned for this Fall include:
  • Welcome Back Pie Extravaganza & Concert
  • Open Mic Night
  • Weekly Dinner + Worship
  • Weekly Bible Study
  • Fellowship & support groups for Freshman and Graduate students
  • Queer Students of Faith exploring queer theology
  • Food Recovery Meals — Free hot meals are served on Tuesday evenings & Friday lunch-time
  • UW Frozen Meals — Frozen meals from the UW dining halls are delivered weekly; available when the building is open
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page or click this LINK.

Appeal from the United Church of Christ
for Pakistan
Following massive flooding across nearly three-quarters of the country, the United Church of Christ is issuing an appeal in support of the people of Pakistan. Pakistan has been enduring severe monsoon weather since June, with rainfall equivalent to 2.9 times the national 30-year average. To date, more than half of the country’s 160 districts have been declared ‘calamity hit’ by the government, a number that is expected to increase as rain and flooding continues.
 
With more than 33 million people affected by the flooding so far and an estimated 6.4 million in need of humanitarian assistance, this response is greatly needed. Through our membership in the ACT Alliance and contributions to its Rapid Response Fund, the United Church of Christ is already supporting early relief efforts. Emergency food and water, medical supplies, temporary shelter kits, and protective services are being offered by ACT members Community World Service Asia and Norwegian Church Aid.
 
Your gift to the United Church of Christ’s Pakistan Response Fund will help maintain this relief work and support the long-term recovery for vulnerable persons and affected communities. Farmers and livestock owners will receive the seeds, feed, and vaccines they need to restore their livelihoods. Pregnant women – of whom an estimated 650,000 are affected – will receive maternal health services. Protection services will ensure the creation of safe spaces for children and other vulnerable populations. Psychosocial support and trauma resources will be provided. Through our work with global partners and the ACT Alliance, your gift will be joined with others to bring hope, healing, and a helping hand to our neighbors in Pakistan.

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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday September 25

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 24, 2022


Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
09.25.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday, Sept. 25th,
at 10:00am
Preaching: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey, “Peace: Releasing Our Anger to God”
Special Music: John Leonard
Lay Liturgist: Lee Johnsen
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UCC’s appeal for Pakistan
Discussion of Abortion Rights
September 25 at 9am Friendship Hall
Mike Murray, VP of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI), and Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Chair of the Wisconsin Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice WI-RCRC), will present on the current status of abortion access in Wisconsin. The presentation from PPWI will include a discussion of the current legal and legislative landscape, information on medical and surgical abortions and how PPWI is currently serving its patients to fill the needs. WI-RCRC will discuss the history of faith support for reproductive justice, the current status of organizing taking place, and plans currently in process for meeting patient needs through the faith community. Opportunities for volunteering and engagement will be explored. There will be opportunity for questions and discussion. Click HERE for more information and bios of presenters.

Children and Youth Programming for September 25th
PreK-2nd grade students will enjoy music at 9:00 and then hear another story about the time when Jesus was at the Sea of Galilee. Jill Westberg and Josie Gilbert will share that Jesus modeled kindness towards children and the poor. His way of teaching through example was seen as revolutionary and inspired others to spread the word. Children under the age of 5 are invited to stay as long as they are able and then transfer to the nursery to play with Antonia Wuschner and Amalia Sherrill.
3rd-5th Grade will continue their Peacemaker exploration. Last week, they talked about listening with our whole bodies and trying to really pay attention to someone when they are talking. This week, they will talk about another important piece of becoming a peacemaker - what we do when we get angry. Through a variety of active stations, they will learn how to share their angry feelings with God. Paul Vash and Jadyn Gilbert will guide them through the process.
Music Connections: This week, children in grades 2nd-5th + (middle schoolers and high schoolers are welcome to attend as a participant or helper) are invited to play xylophones with Julie Mazer after the children’s moment. Additionally, we will continue our rhythmic and spoken exploration of the scripture, “Be Still and Know that God is Peace.” Save the date for Sunday, October 23. That day, we’ll share music that we’ve developed on that passage during worship. 

September Compassion Offering
Just Dane
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, employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery, children and families impacted by the justice system, justice involved youth, as well as recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness. Recognizing that, in the words of Rev. William Sloane Coffin “compassion and justice are companions, not choices,” JustDane also engages in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, and end to homelessness and racial and economic justice.
If you’d like to know more about our work, there are two members of ORUCC on JustDane’s Board, Julie Horst and Phil Haslanger and they would be happy to share more about JustDane’s work in our community. 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.
To Order Baked Goods
Here’s how to order delicious baked goods online from Just Bakery as part of the Compassion Offering for JustDane:
  • Go to LINK (https://justdane.org/shop/) Select desired items
  • On the CHECKOUT DETAILS page go to the line that reads, “If you have chosen pickup, what date would you like to pick up your order?” and enter “9/25/22”.
  • Fill in your name, address, phone number and email 
  • Go to the line that reads, “Order Notes” and enter “For delivery to Orchard Ridge UCC on Sunday, Sept. 25“
When you have entered your credit card information and completed your order you will receive an order confirmation to your email.  Please place orders by Monday September 12th for delivery to ORUCC on Sunday, September 25th. (Sorry. In-person purchases on Sept. 25 are not possible.) Thank you!
Appeal from the United Church of Christ
for Pakistan
Following massive flooding across nearly three-quarters of the country, the United Church of Christ is issuing an appeal in support of the people of Pakistan. Pakistan has been enduring severe monsoon weather since June, with rainfall equivalent to 2.9 times the national 30-year average. To date, more than half of the country’s 160 districts have been declared ‘calamity hit’ by the government, a number that is expected to increase as rain and flooding continues.
 
With more than 33 million people affected by the flooding so far and an estimated 6.4 million in need of humanitarian assistance, this response is greatly needed. Through our membership in the ACT Alliance and contributions to its Rapid Response Fund, the United Church of Christ is already supporting early relief efforts. Emergency food and water, medical supplies, temporary shelter kits, and protective services are being offered by ACT members Community World Service Asia and Norwegian Church Aid.
 
Your gift to the United Church of Christ’s Pakistan Response Fund will help maintain this relief work and support the long-term recovery for vulnerable persons and affected communities. Farmers and livestock owners will receive the seeds, feed, and vaccines they need to restore their livelihoods. Pregnant women – of whom an estimated 650,000 are affected – will receive maternal health services. Protection services will ensure the creation of safe spaces for children and other vulnerable populations. Psychosocial support and trauma resources will be provided. Through our work with global partners and the ACT Alliance, your gift will be joined with others to bring hope, healing, and a helping hand to our neighbors in Pakistan.

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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday September 18

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 17, 2022


Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
09.18.2022
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday, Sept. 18th,
at 10:00am
Preaching: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey, “Joining Our Journeys Together: Walking The Labyrinth”
Special Music: ORUCC Choir
Lay Liturgist: Jenn Hahn
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UCC’s appeal for Pakistan
For Adults
This Sunday, Sept. 18th,
at 9 am
Sharing Our Stories: Appreciative Inquiry Visioning
9:00am — Sept. 18, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 & Dec. 4
We want to hear your voice!
These will be fun and connective visioning sessions with the aim of “sharing our stories” with one another. The appreciative inquiry process is one that allows for the good, the true, the beautiful of our past to be carried forward into the future. The basis of the process is story telling and one-on-one interviews. We will focus on a different question each Sunday once a month. Everyone’s voice matters, so please make a point to join for these 9am sessions on Sunday morning. Here is a look at the themes and questions and the dates to mark in you calendar.
September 18th: Sharing a peak experience of your time at ORUCC where you felt most spiritually alive.
October 9th: What do you value about yourself, about ORUCC, about UCC?
November 13th: What do you think are our core values? When have you felt our core values expressed best?
December 4th: If you woke up from a deep slumber and came to ORUCC in 5 years and everything you dreamed and imagined and visioned came true, what would it be like? What would you see, feel, hear, smell? How would people be meeting? Who would be there?
If you can’t be there for one of the Sundays, we still want to hear from you. We are still working on a virtual option for this process and ways of including voices who cannot make it on Sunday morning for any of these.
Children and Youth Sunday programming has begun!
For this Sunday, Sept. 18th:
PreK-2nd grade students will enjoy music with Julie Mazer at 9:00 in the William Johnson Room and then hear a story with Jill Westberg and Josie Gilbert about how Jesus modeled compassion and care for each other when he was at the Sea of Galilee. Children under the age of 5 are invited to stay as long as they are able and then transfer to the Frances Nursery to play with Lily Martens and Joey Miller.
3rd-5th Grade will continue their Peacemaker exploration in the Ruby Bridges Room at 9 am. Last week, they talked about how peace from God lives in their bodies. This week, they will talk about another important piece of becoming a peacemaker - listening carefully. Through a variety of active stations, they will consider, “How do we listen? How do our bodies hear?” with their Sunday School Guides, Sally Allen and Jadyn Gilbert.
Music Connections (during the 10 o’clock worship hour): This week, children in 2nd-5th+ grade (middle schoolers are welcome to attend as a participant or helper) are invited to drum with Julie Mazer after the “Time for Children.” We’ll also begin to explore the scripture, “Be Still and Know that God is Peace.” Save the date for Sunday, October 23. That day, we’ll share music that we’ve developed on that passage during worship. 

September Compassion Offering
Just Dane
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, employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery, children and families impacted by the justice system, justice involved youth, as well as recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness. Recognizing that, in the words of Rev. William Sloane Coffin “compassion and justice are companions, not choices,” JustDane also engages in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, and end to homelessness and racial and economic justice.
If you’d like to know more about our work, there are two members of ORUCC on JustDane’s Board, Julie Horst and Phil Haslanger and they would be happy to share more about JustDane’s work in our community. 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.
To Order Baked Goods
Here’s how to order delicious baked goods online from Just Bakery as part of the Compassion Offering for JustDane:
  • Go to LINK (https://justdane.org/shop/) Select desired items
  • On the CHECKOUT DETAILS page go to the line that reads, “If you have chosen pickup, what date would you like to pick up your order?” and enter “9/25/22”.
  • Fill in your name, address, phone number and email 
  • Go to the line that reads, “Order Notes” and enter “For delivery to Orchard Ridge UCC on Sunday, Sept. 25“
When you have entered your credit card information and completed your order you will receive an order confirmation to your email.  Please place orders by Monday September 12th for delivery to ORUCC on Sunday, September 25th. (Sorry. In-person purchases on Sept. 25 are not possible.) Thank you!
Appeal from the United Church of Christ for Pakistan
Following massive flooding across nearly three-quarters of the country, the United Church of Christ is issuing an appeal in support of the people of Pakistan. Pakistan has been enduring severe monsoon weather since June, with rainfall equivalent to 2.9 times the national 30-year average. To date, more than half of the country’s 160 districts have been declared ‘calamity hit’ by the government, a number that is expected to increase as rain and flooding continues.
 
With more than 33 million people affected by the flooding so far and an estimated 6.4 million in need of humanitarian assistance, this response is greatly needed. Through our membership in the ACT Alliance and contributions to its Rapid Response Fund, the United Church of Christ is already supporting early relief efforts. Emergency food and water, medical supplies, temporary shelter kits, and protective services are being offered by ACT members Community World Service Asia and Norwegian Church Aid.
 
Your gift to the United Church of Christ’s Pakistan Response Fund will help maintain this relief work and support the long-term recovery for vulnerable persons and affected communities. Farmers and livestock owners will receive the seeds, feed, and vaccines they need to restore their livelihoods. Pregnant women – of whom an estimated 650,000 are affected – will receive maternal health services. Protection services will ensure the creation of safe spaces for children and other vulnerable populations. Psychosocial support and trauma resources will be provided. Through our work with global partners and the ACT Alliance, your gift will be joined with others to bring hope, healing, and a helping hand to our neighbors in Pakistan.

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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 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

ORUCC Welcome Back Sunday September 11

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 10, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
09.11.2022
10:00 am Worship
Welcome Back Sunday!
Children’s programming begins again and we invite you to stay for a BBQ after church, rain or shine!
Worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday September 11th, 2022 at 10:00am
Preaching: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey, “Sharing Our Stories”
Special Music: Bell Choir
Lay Liturgist: Ruthanne Landsness
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
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Children and Youth programming begins September 11th! Take a look at our videos below as previews of our classrooms and to share in our excitement and joy.
Have you updated your child’s info? If not, please complete the following Google FORM
8:30am-11:00am Nursery is open! Children under the age of five will transition to the nursery after the music from 9:00-9:15. (Yes! We have a staffed nursery ready and excited to play with our youngest children!).  
Check out our nursery video preview: https://youtu.be/zSN16-Pmw1A
9:00am – 9:15am PreK-Grade 2 Children are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, their classroom “guides” (Jill Westberg, Josie Gilbert, and Karen Jaehnig) will lead the children in a story about when Baby Jesus was presented to God using wooden props. Curious to know what that will look like?
Check out these Montessori inspired props we use to teach Bible stories: https://youtu.be/ZrV8eOmDNU8
9:00 am Children in grades 3-5 will begin their morning in the Ruby Bridges Room with classroom “guides” Paul Vash, Sally Allen, and Jadyn Gilbert. This class will begin with the six week module written by Tammy Martens, “Blessed be the Peacemakers.” Through stories, books, art, reflection, and meditation practices, they will consider peace within themselves, each other, and the world. Curious about what that will look like?
Check out the peaceful scene for our Peacemakers!: https://youtu.be/5w_vxkep7g0
8:30 am: Our Whole Lives for Middle Schoolers
Middle school youth learn about in a safe and accepting space about sexuality, how to define their own values, anatomy and physiology, where they can can discuss personal concerns about puberty and body image, gender expression, stereotypes, disability, healthy relationships, redefining abstinence, consent education, and beyond. This is a program and curriculum designed to offer accurate information presented in developmentally appropriate ways as well as:
  • Affective and emotional learning
  • Guiding values and principles
  • Activities that help participants clarify values and improve decision-making skills
  • A safe and supportive peer group
  • Acceptance of diversity
  • A social justice approach to inclusive sexuality education
For questions about the program, contact Barbara Stretchberry [email protected]
Music Connections
Our 2022 programming year kicks off on September 11! Music Connections, our music ministry for children in grades 2-6+, meets during the 10 o’clock worship hour in the lower level of the church. Volunteers are needed to assist during this time. Duties include observing, participating, and helping wherever needed. No prior music experience is required. You do not need to be a parent. Volunteers must attend a brief Safe Sanctuary workshop. If you are able to help, please sign up at : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20221 
We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday. Thank you for your support of the youth programming opportunities at ORUCC.
TruFunction Rehearsal begins at 10:15am on Sunday!
Java & Jesus 
September 11th, 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!
Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the following pages from The Unofficial Handbook of the United Church of Christ,
by Quinn G. Caldwell and Curtis J. Preston:
pages 15-17 and pages 21-50.
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 

September Compassion Offering
Just Dane
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, employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery, children and families impacted by the justice system, justice involved youth, as well as recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness. Recognizing that, in the words of Rev. William Sloane Coffin “compassion and justice are companions, not choices,” JustDane also engages in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, and end to homelessness and racial and economic justice.
If you’d like to know more about our work, there are two members of ORUCC on JustDane’s Board, Julie Horst and Phil Haslanger and they would be happy to share more about JustDane’s work in our community. 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.
To Order Baked Goods
Here’s how to order delicious baked goods online from Just Bakery as part of the Compassion Offering for JustDane:
  • Go to LINK (https://justdane.org/shop/) Select desired items
  • On the CHECKOUT DETAILS page go to the line that reads, “If you have chosen pickup, what date would you like to pick up your order?” and enter “9/25/22”.
  • Fill in your name, address, phone number and email 
  • Go to the line that reads, “Order Notes” and enter “For delivery to Orchard Ridge UCC on Sunday, Sept. 25“
When you have entered your credit card information and completed your order you will receive an order confirmation to your email.  Please place orders by Monday September 12th for delivery to ORUCC on Sunday, September 25th. (Sorry. In-person purchases on Sept. 25 are not possible.) Thank you!
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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL

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ORUCC Worship Resources September 4

Orchard Ridge UCC on September 3, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
09.04.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday September 4th, 2022 at 10:00am for Hymn Sing Sunday!
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
September Compassion Offering
Just Dane
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, employment training for people with barriers to employment through Just Bakery, children and families impacted by the justice system, justice involved youth, as well as recuperative medical respite for families experiencing homelessness. Recognizing that, in the words of Rev. William Sloane Coffin “compassion and justice are companions, not choices,” JustDane also engages in the community advocating for State and local justice system reforms, fair and affordable housing, and end to homelessness and racial and economic justice.
If you’d like to know more about our work, there are two members of ORUCC on JustDane’s Board, Julie Horst and Phil Haslanger and they would be happy to share more about JustDane’s work in our community. 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.
To Order Baked Goods
Here’s how to order delicious baked goods online from Just Bakery as part of the Compassion Offering for JustDane:
  • Go to LINK (https://justdane.org/shop/) Select desired items
  • On the CHECKOUT DETAILS page go to the line that reads, “If you have chosen pickup, what date would you like to pick up your order?” and enter “9/25/22”.
  • Fill in your name, address, phone number and email 
  • Go to the line that reads, “Order Notes” and enter “For delivery to Orchard Ridge UCC on Sunday, Sept. 25“
When you have entered your credit card information and completed your order you will receive an order confirmation to your email.  Please place orders by Monday September 12th for delivery to ORUCC on Sunday, September 25th. (Sorry. In-person purchases on Sept. 25 are not possible.) Thank you!
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. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken is on vacation for Labor Day week

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

ORUCC Worship Resources August 28

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 27, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
08.28.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship in-person or virtually
Sunday August 28th, 10:00am
Sermon: Liberating Love by Manuel Ramminger
Manuel Ramminger is a new member of ORUCC. He was born and raised in Gummersbach, Germany. In 2001, he moved to Madison for theological training with Youth With A Mission (YWAM). From 2002-2019 he worked as a full time staff member with YWAM running Bible Schools and providing leadership development for their staff. His work brought him to over 35 nations and he taught workshops and seminars on justice in five continents. His extensive study of Scripture led him to conclusions that were at odds with the predominant views that were widespread in some evangelical churches that were steeped in Christian nationalism and gave Donald Trump the presidency in 2016. This started a process of decolonizing his faith which brought him to Orchard Ridge UCC. He currently works as a missionary with Ethical Trade Company which makes a difference through job creation in areas of poverty, exploitation and human trafficking. He also works as a freelance broadcast tech and Technical Director for a local production company. 
Liturgist: Ginny Moore Kruse
Special Music: Sandra & Gene Dyar
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
August Compassion Offering
Community Immigration Law Center (CILC)
The Community Immigration Legal Clinic (CILC) is a Madison-based nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to immigrants facing deportation, free legal clinics, and training and education on immigration issues for the community at large. CILC is housed at Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 East Gorham Street, in Madison. Wisconsin.
CILC provides pro bono services for anyone who presents themselves at their door, asylum seekers, refugees, and people recently released from detention centers. In the past year, referrals to CILC have included people from the border, people from Afghanistan and, most recently, people from Ukraine. In the past two months, referrals for services have doubled.
Funds from the compassion offering will fund an increase of staff for establishment of a pro-se clinic. The pro-se clinic will provide increased access to those seeking information about their rights, assistance in filling out required forms and asylum applications in their native language, and support navigating the immigration court system.
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

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
Pastor Julia is the pastor on-call in August, and you may reach her by email, phone or text.
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken is on vacation for Labor Day week
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ORUCC Worship Resources August 21

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 20, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
08.21.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship in-person or virtually
Sunday August 21st, 10:00am
Sermon: Christ the Liberator by Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Image by photographer Gabriela Garcia Roman in her series “Queer Icons.” Pictured is poet Jahmal Golden
This is our PRIDE service!
Liturgist: Susan Dovell
Special Music: Paul & Francesca Vash
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Join pastor Julia for a prayer walk right after church at 11:15am after we enjoy some kale chips from the kids in the garden! More information below. We will pray at the end of service for our neighborhood, peace upon each household, then take postcards and slip them in the mail boxes of our neighbors inviting them to our Welcome Back Sunday September 11th.
August Compassion Offering
Community Immigration Law Center (CILC)
The Community Immigration Legal Clinic (CILC) is a Madison-based nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to immigrants facing deportation, free legal clinics, and training and education on immigration issues for the community at large. CILC is housed at Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 East Gorham Street, in Madison. Wisconsin.
CILC provides pro bono services for anyone who presents themselves at their door, asylum seekers, refugees, and people recently released from detention centers. In the past year, referrals to CILC have included people from the border, people from Afghanistan and, most recently, people from Ukraine. In the past two months, referrals for services have doubled.
Funds from the compassion offering will fund an increase of staff for establishment of a pro-se clinic. The pro-se clinic will provide increased access to those seeking information about their rights, assistance in filling out required forms and asylum applications in their native language, and support navigating the immigration court system.
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Prayer Walk in Our Neighborhood Aug 21!
Join Pastor Julia for a prayer walk after church this Sunday August 21st! We have created these postcards of invitation for our neighbors and will pray peace in our hearts for every home in our neighborhood before we walk, then slip a postcard in our neighbor’s mail boxes!
Here is the front of our postcard:

And here is the back:
Join us after church this Sunday or take a handful for people you might want to invite to church!
The vision of our charter members and founders was to become a church FOR and OF the neighborhood. Let’s live into that vision together!
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
Pastor Julia is the pastor on-call in August, and you may reach her by email, phone or text.
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken is on vacation for the next two weeks.
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ORUCC Worship Resources August 14

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 13, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
08.14.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship in-person or virtually
Sunday August 14th, 10:00am
Sermon: Hannah by Rev. Dr. Julia Weaver
Above is a photo of our special guest preacher in her office and studio. We are honored to have Julia Weaver join us to learn from her about how art, ministry and justice can be woven together.
&
Liturgist: Ken Psyck
Special Music: Steve Yeazel
Pastoral Leadership: Julia Burkey
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
August Compassion Offering
Community Immigration Law Center (CILC)
The Community Immigration Legal Clinic (CILC) is a Madison-based nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to immigrants facing deportation, free legal clinics, and training and education on immigration issues for the community at large. CILC is housed at Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 East Gorham Street, in Madison. Wisconsin.
CILC provides pro bono services for anyone who presents themselves at their door, asylum seekers, refugees, and people recently released from detention centers. In the past year, referrals to CILC have included people from the border, people from Afghanistan and, most recently, people from Ukraine. In the past two months, referrals for services have doubled.
Funds from the compassion offering will fund an increase of staff for establishment of a pro-se clinic. The pro-se clinic will provide increased access to those seeking information about their rights, assistance in filling out required forms and asylum applications in their native language, and support navigating the immigration court system.
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

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
Pastor Julia is the pastor on-call in August, and you may reach her by email, phone or text.
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken is on vacation for the next two weeks.
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Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

ORUCC Worship Resources August 7

Orchard Ridge UCC on August 6, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
08.07.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us in-person or virtually
Sunday Aug. 7, 10:00am
We will say farewell to Tammy Martens and bless her as she retires.
Sermon: Born of the Wind, Tammy Martens
Liturgist: Mary Bucknell
Special Music: David Anderman

Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
August Compassion Offering
Community Immigration Law Center (CILC)
The Community Immigration Legal Clinic (CILC) is a Madison-based nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to immigrants facing deportation, free legal clinics, and training and education on immigration issues for the community at large. CILC is housed at Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 East Gorham Street, in Madison. Wisconsin.
CILC provides pro bono services for anyone who presents themselves at their door, asylum seekers, refugees, and people recently released from detention centers. In the past year, referrals to CILC have included people from the border, people from Afghanistan and, most recently, people from Ukraine. In the past two months, referrals for services have doubled.
Funds from the compassion offering will fund an increase of staff for establishment of a pro-se clinic. The pro-se clinic will provide increased access to those seeking information about their rights, assistance in filling out required forms and asylum applications in their native language, and support navigating the immigration court system.
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy retires August 7th!
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away during August & early September
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect you to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
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ORUCC Worship Resources July 31

Orchard Ridge UCC on July 30, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
07.31.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us in-person or virtually
Sunday July 31,
10:00am
Sermon: The Art of Inner Cultivation, Julia Burkey
Liturgist: Susan Dovell
Special Music: The Hahn Family

Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
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after 10 am if you have opened it before
Java & Jesus
July 31st, 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!
 
Jim McNamara writes: Jill and I attended the Family Camp at Moon Beach this year which was led by Winton and Tammy Boyd. The focus of the week was on naming; what does our name mean and how do we (and others) see it in the daily in-and-out routines of our lives. One of our exercises during the week was “writing” a poem based on the example of the poem “Where I’m From” by
George Ella Lyon, which I have copied below:
Where I’m From
I am from clothespins,
from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride.
I am from the dirt under the back porch.
(Black, glistening,
it tasted like beets.)
I am from the forsythia bush
the Dutch elm
whose long-gone limbs I remember
as if they were my own.
I’m from fudge and eyeglasses,
          from Imogene and Alafair.
I’m from the know-it-alls
          and the pass-it-ons,
from Perk up! and Pipe down!
I’m from He restoreth my soul
          with a cottonball lamb
          and ten verses I can say myself.
I’m from Artemus and Billie’s Branch,
fried corn and strong coffee.
From the finger my grandfather lost
 to the auger,
the eye my father shut to keep his sight.
Under my bed was a dress box
spilling old pictures,
a sift of lost faces
to drift beneath my dreams.
I am from those moments–
snapped before I budded —
leaf-fall from the family tree.
We were each given a page with a blank outline for doing our own “Where I’m From” poem and given forty-five minutes to try to complete it. Some did, others didn’t – but we all were very moved by the experience. I thought it might be interesting to look into our own backgrounds and influences and to see what (and where) this could take us. What we found at camp was that even when we completed our poem, there was always the desire to go back and revise or extend it. So, this could be an exercise to keep us interested over our August hiatus from Java and Jesus.
 
Here is my poem from camp:
Jim’s poem from camp
I am from Downers Grove
from books and slide rules
I am from always unfinished completeness
and the eternal scraping of paint
I am from towering elms over the street
whose shade and protection reassure me
I am from the big bad brown teddy bear
and the room full of train tracks
from VanHorn and Stuart
I am from calm analysis and stony strength
and from constant loving care
from tenacious, obstinate persistence
I am from quiet under the rafters high
I am from Jenny VanCycle and Neil McNamara
from very dead liver and mushy brussel sprouts
from an escape from too many sisters and Ireland
and from valley farms in Idaho and Washington
from long trips in the back of a station wagons
I am from those moments surrounded in love
and always in unfinished completeness.
 
Before our session on July 31st, please write your own poem using this blank poem form, and come prepared to share your poem with the group. If you don’t have a chance to write your own poem, come anyway, and enjoy the poems of others.
There is a book of poems generated by seminars and classes using this poem as inspiration. George Ella has an explanation of how this all came about on her web page:
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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 

July Compassion Offering
Casa Alitas
Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center in Tucson, Arizona. The Center provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, shelter for a few days, medical care, assistance in reuniting families who have been separated at the border, and then assistance for these families with transportation to sponsors who await them in the United States.
ORUCC has a hands-on history with Casa Alitas, even though it is miles away. You may remember that we sponsored a wonderfully successful clothing drive in 2021, and are planning another for this August.
Funds from the compassion offering will be used to provide direct services to immigrant families. For example, it will help reunite families who have been separated at the border, to buy plane tickets for people to reach the homes of their sponsors in the United States, and to pay for the food, medical supplies, and shelter provided by Casa Alitas.

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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away July 19-22
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy retires August 7th!
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away at the end of July and during August & early September
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect you to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
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JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

ORUCC Worship Resources July 24

Orchard Ridge UCC on July 23, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
07.24.2022
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday
July 24, 2022
10:00 am
John Leonard preaching
Lay Liturgist: Ruthanne Landsness
Special Music: Vicki Nonn & John Leonard
Pastoral Worship Leadership: Julia Burkey
Kids in the Garden with Rachael Lancor
We will bless Paul & Teri Hedges
who are moving to Grand Rapids, MI

For Adults: 9 am Java & Jesus
in-person or by zoom
Jeanne Moberly facilitating
Scroll down for more info
Java & Jesus
July 24th, at 9 am
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
 Jeanne Moberly will facilitate a discussion on Richard Rohr’s book Falling Upward — A Spirituality for the Two Halves of life. There is no reading for this session. However it would be a good idea to watch a YouTube video. In his talk to Texas Lutheran University, Fr. Rohr gives a great summary of
the main points of the book.
 
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 

July Compassion Offering
Casa Alitas
Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center in Tucson, Arizona. The Center provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, shelter for a few days, medical care, assistance in reuniting families who have been separated at the border, and then assistance for these families with transportation to sponsors who await them in the United States.
ORUCC has a hands-on history with Casa Alitas, even though it is miles away. You may remember that we sponsored a wonderfully successful clothing drive in 2021, and are planning another for this August.
Funds from the compassion offering will be used to provide direct services to immigrant families. For example, it will help reunite families who have been separated at the border, to buy plane tickets for people to reach the homes of their sponsors in the United States, and to pay for the food, medical supplies, and shelter provided by Casa Alitas.

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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy retires August 7th!
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away at various times during
August & early September
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect you to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
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Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

ORUCC Outdoor Worship Resources July 17

Orchard Ridge UCC on July 16, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
07.17.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us
in-person
Sunday July 17, 2022
10:00 am on our beautiful church grounds
Sermon: Meditation on Creation in Word and Clay, The Rev. Dr. Alice Anderman
Liturgist: Jill Westberg
Special Music: Julie Mazer
Pastoral worship leadership: Julia Burkey, Tammy Martens, Ken Pennings
We will bless Julie Mazer into the new role as our Children’s Education Coordinator!
Notes about service: You may wish to bring a chair or a blanket to sit on, yet chairs will be available for you too. The congregation will face Gilbert Rd. so that the paved patio area can be for handicapped seating or used for those who prefer steady ground. We will worship hands free with no bulletins on Sunday morning to really give a relaxed feel. For an outline of the service you may refer to the printable bulletin:

We will record our outdoor service and upload it to our YouTube channel after the service to make it available for you to worship with us in the afternoon:
Chit Chats with Tammy Martens
I am hosting two gatherings–
“Chit Chats with Tammy”
as part of my wind down.
Please join me on
Sunday, July 17, 9:00 a.m. in Friendship Hall
All ages welcome!
 
   This is a time for you to share your ideas, longings, and hopes you have for the Christian Education and Spiritual Formation programming for children, youth and families, and any other things you have on your mind or heart.
   If you are unable to attend either of these gatherings but would like to share your ideas, please do not hesitate to email or call me. 
Java & Jesus
July 17th, at 9 am
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
Pam Oliver will be leading a discussion on Christian Nationalism, whether people think there is a threat to multi-racial democracy, and what we should do about it. This discussion follows up on the past two weeks of discussion of “resistance” and topics of polarization and disinformation. The first reading below is the transcript of highlights (~4200 words) from a a one-hour podcast discussing Christian Nationalism.
 
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 

July Compassion Offering
Casa Alitas
Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center in Tucson, Arizona. The Center provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, shelter for a few days, medical care, assistance in reuniting families who have been separated at the border, and then assistance for these families with transportation to sponsors who await them in the United States.
ORUCC has a hands-on history with Casa Alitas, even though it is miles away. You may remember that we sponsored a wonderfully successful clothing drive in 2021, and are planning another for this August.
Funds from the compassion offering will be used to provide direct services to immigrant families. For example, it will help reunite families who have been separated at the border, to buy plane tickets for people to reach the homes of their sponsors in the United States, and to pay for the food, medical supplies, and shelter provided by Casa Alitas.

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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away July 19-22
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy retires August 7th!
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away at the end of July and during August & early September
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect you to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

ORUCC Worship Resources July 10

Orchard Ridge UCC on July 9, 2022

Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
07.10.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday July 10, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: Painting Our Hope, Julia Burkey
Liturgist: Bruce Olsen
Special Music: David Allen

Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Note: Next Sunday July 17th we will worship outside on our beautiful grounds at 10am! Bring your own chair or blanket. There will be chairs available if you need one. For our virtual audience, we will record the service and upload it to our YouTube channel later in the day so you can worship with us.
Java & Jesus
July 10th, at 9 am
Note the change in the start-time (we’ll gather at 9 am)!
Dan Rossmiller facilitating
Theme: Social Media as Destructive Gossip
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss an excerpt from the 2021 book “Life is Messy” by Matthew Kelly. Optional: Bible verses on gossip.
 
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 

July Compassion Offering
Casa Alitas
Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center in Tucson, Arizona. The Center provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, shelter for a few days, medical care, assistance in reuniting families who have been separated at the border, and then assistance for these families with transportation to sponsors who await them in the United States.  
ORUCC has a hands-on history with Casa Alitas, even though it is miles away. You may remember that we sponsored a wonderfully successful clothing drive in 2021, and are planning another for this August.
Funds from the compassion offering will be used to provide direct services to immigrant families. For example, it will help reunite families who have been separated at the border, to buy plane tickets for people to reach the homes of their sponsors in the United States, and to pay for the food, medical supplies, and shelter provided by Casa Alitas. 

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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away July 19-22
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy retires August 7th!
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away at the end of July and during August & early September
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect you to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

ORUCC Worship Resources July 3rd

Orchard Ridge UCC on July 2, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
07.03.2022
10:00 am Worship
.
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday July 3, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
We continue to explore spirituality & the arts
for our summer focus in worship!
Ken Pennings, preaching
Liturgist: Alice Anderman
Special Music: John Leonard

Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
No “Java & Jesus” July 3
Resumes July 10
No “Kids in the Garden” July 3
Resumes July 10
July Compassion Offering
Casa Alitas
 
Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center in Tucson, Arizona. The Center provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, shelter for a few days, medical care, assistance in reuniting families who have been separated at the border, and then assistance for these families with transportation to sponsors who await them in the United States.  
 
ORUCC has a hands-on history with Casa Alitas, even though it is miles away. You may remember that we sponsored a wonderfully successful clothing drive in 2021, and are planning another for this August.
Funds from the compassion offering will be used to provide direct services to immigrant families. For example, it will help reunite families who have been separated at the border, to buy plane tickets for people to reach the homes of their sponsors in the United States, and to pay for the food, medical supplies, and shelter provided by Casa Alitas. 

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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away for vacation June 26- July 6
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy retires August 7th!
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away at the end of July and during August & early September
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect your need to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

ORUCC Worship Resources June 26th

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 25, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
06.26.2022
10:00 am Worship
This Sunday, June 26th, wear or bring to worship an article of clothing that has special meaning for you, perhaps a lucky ball-cap or a hand-embroidered sweater made for you by your grandmother! Perhaps something artistically or beautifully made!
Home-viewers, feel free to email Ken Pennings a picture of your article of clothing for him to include in Sunday’s PowerPoint Presentation ([email protected]).
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday June 26, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
We continue to explore spirituality & the arts
for our summer focus in worship!
Ken Pennings, preaching
Lay Liturgist: Deanna Blanchard
Special Music: Mike Kehl & Bill Obermeyer

Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Also this Sunday, June 26th
Yoga with Leslie
8:45 am, outdoors on the patio
For adults:
Java & Jesus
9 am, in person or by Zoom (scroll down for more info)
No “Kids in the Garden” program June 26 and July 3
Resumes July 10
All are welcome to outdoor Yoga before church
every Sunday in June
beginning at 8:45 and lasting for 50 minutes
Teacher: Leslie Linser
The class will take place on “The Patio,” the concrete area outside the worship hall, or indoors incase of inclement weather. This is an embodied and contemplative way to enter into worship on our day of Sabbath. Leslie Linser, a member of ORUCC and certified yoga instructor, will teach a yoga class grounded in spirituality with breath and prayer and meditation.
From Leslie: “The style of yoga being offered is best described as a gentle, slow flow. And while this will be slow and gentle it will require the ability to get on and off a mat (the floor). If one is able to get on and off the mat then most poses can be modified to fit your abilities. It is important that you know your own abilities and limitations and consult your physician if you are unsure if this is right for you. Whether you are a beginner or experienced in yoga practice, this class is intended to support you in engaging in gentle movements and in entering into a space of quiet and meditation that all can experience. And if you are an experienced practitioner there will be space and opportunities for more challenging poses.
If you have questions please email me at [email protected]“
Java & Jesus
June 26th, 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!
 
Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss
Chapter 8 (“The Bible is Political”) from Marcus Borg’s final book Convictions. Given the increasing din of the politicians
seeking office, Dick thinks this may be timely.
To join Zoom discussion by phone: 1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657
Passcode: 315584
If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,
phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371 

June Compassion Offering
Ukraine Refugee Relief
In June, the ORUCC Christian Witness and Service Ministry is focusing on refugee relief in and around Ukraine. We are partnering with the UCC-Wisconsin Conference, and its partner, Church World Service and their Ukraine Crisis Response Fund.
 
The Ukraine Crisis Response Fund is addressing the unique needs of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion. In meeting the basic needs of these refugees, the Fund is providing shelter and distributing food, hygiene items and school supplies.
 
The situation in Ukraine and neighboring countries is unstable and continues to change. Through the Crisis Response Fund, Ukrainians who have been forced to flee from their homes receive warm welcomes to help stabilize their situations.
 
Uniting in prayer, action, and giving, we stand as people of faith in love and compassion with the people of Ukraine.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away for vacation June 26- July 6
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy retires August 7th!
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away at the end of July and during August & early September
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect your need to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

Worship Resources June 19th 10am

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 18, 2022

Worship Resources
06.19.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday June 19, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon Message in Music and Word: “If Not Now,” Julia Burkey & Kythie Boyd
We continue to explore spirituality & the arts for our summer focus in worship. This Sunday we will connect with the divine with a “music forward” worship service.
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
All are welcome to outdoor Yoga before church
every Sunday in June
beginning at 8:45 and lasting for 50 minutes
Teacher: Leslie Linser
The class will take place on “The Patio,” the concrete area outside the worship hall, or indoors incase of inclement weather. This is an embodied and contemplative way to enter into worship on our day of Sabbath. Leslie Linser, a member of ORUCC and certified yoga instructor, will teach a yoga class grounded in spirituality with breath and prayer and meditation.
From Leslie: “The style of yoga being offered is best described as a gentle, slow flow. And while this will be slow and gentle it will require the ability to get on and off a mat (the floor). If one is able to get on and off the mat then most poses can be modified to fit your abilities. It is important that you know your own abilities and limitations and consult your physician if you are unsure if this is right for you. Whether you are a beginner or experienced in yoga practice, this class is intended to support you in engaging in gentle movements and in entering into a space of quiet and meditation that all can experience. And if you are an experienced practitioner there will be space and opportunities for more challenging poses.
If you have questions please email me at [email protected]“
Java & Jesus
June 19th, at 9 am
Note the change in the start-time (we’ll gather 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!
 
Jim invites us to watch some music videos that have moved him in one way or another. It’s mostly pop stuff because that’s what has affected him most over his life. As you listen, think of how the music and lyrics make you feel. Does it feel “right” to you? What music from your personal history would you recommend to others for reflection, consolation or celebration? Was there a time when music allowed you to move through a difficult situation?
Be sure to do the reading before clicking on the following links:
To join Zoom discussion by phone: 1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657
Passcode: 315584
If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,
phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371 

June Compassion Offering
Ukraine Refugee Relief
In June, the ORUCC Christian Witness and Service Ministry is focusing on refugee relief in and around Ukraine. We are partnering with the UCC-Wisconsin Conference, and its partner, Church World Service and their Ukraine Crisis Response Fund.
 
The Ukraine Crisis Response Fund is addressing the unique needs of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion. In meeting the basic needs of these refugees, the Fund is providing shelter and distributing food, hygiene items and school supplies.
 
The situation in Ukraine and neighboring countries is unstable and continues to change. Through the Crisis Response Fund, Ukrainians who have been forced to flee from their homes receive warm welcomes to help stabilize their situations.
 
Uniting in prayer, action, and giving, we stand as people of faith in love and compassion with the people of Ukraine.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Julie will be out of the office the week of
June 20-24
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away for vacation June 26- July 6
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy retires August 7th!
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away at the end of July and during August & early September
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect your need to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

Worship Resources June 12th 10am

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 11, 2022

Worship Resources
06.12.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday June 12, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: Blessings
Worship Leaders: Julia Burkey & Kythie Boyd
This is the beginning of a spirituality & the arts summer focus for worship. This Sunday we will connect with the divine with a “music forward” worship service.
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
All are welcome to outdoor Yoga before church
every Sunday in June
beginning at 8:45 and lasting for 50 minutes
Teacher: Leslie Linser
The class will take place on “The Patio,” the concrete area outside the worship hall, or indoors incase of inclement weather. This is an embodied and contemplative way to enter into worship on our day of Sabbath. Leslie Linser, a member of ORUCC and certified yoga instructor, will teach a yoga class grounded in spirituality with breath and prayer and meditation.
From Leslie: “The style of yoga being offered is best described as a gentle, slow flow. And while this will be slow and gentle it will require the ability to get on and off a mat (the floor). If one is able to get on and off the mat then most poses can be modified to fit your abilities. It is important that you know your own abilities and limitations and consult your physician if you are unsure if this is right for you. Whether you are a beginner or experienced in yoga practice, this class is intended to support you in engaging in gentle movements and in entering into a space of quiet and meditation that all can experience. And if you are an experienced practitioner there will be space and opportunities for more challenging poses.
If you have questions please email me at [email protected]“
Java & Jesus
June 12th, at 9 am
Note the change in the start-time (we’ll gather 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!
 
Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Finding a Spiritual Sensibility within a Secular Word–Guidance from Modern Christian Mystics.”
To join Zoom discussion by phone: 1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657
Passcode: 315584
If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,
phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371 

June Compassion Offering
Ukraine Refugee Relief
In June, the ORUCC Christian Witness and Service Ministry is focusing on refugee relief in and around Ukraine. We are partnering with the UCC-Wisconsin Conference, and its partner, Church World Service and their Ukraine Crisis Response Fund.
 
The Ukraine Crisis Response Fund is addressing the unique needs of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion. In meeting the basic needs of these refugees, the Fund is providing shelter and distributing food, hygiene items and school supplies.
 
The situation in Ukraine and neighboring countries is unstable and continues to change. Through the Crisis Response Fund, Ukrainians who have been forced to flee from their homes receive warm welcomes to help stabilize their situations.
 
Uniting in prayer, action, and giving, we stand as people of faith in love and compassion with the people of Ukraine.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Julie will be out of the office the week of
June 20-24
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away for vacation June 26- July 6
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy will be out of the office June 6-12
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
Pastor Ken will take time away at the end of July and during August
There will always be a pastor on call, and you may reach out to any of us over the phone in case of a pastoral emergency, and we will make sure to connect your need to the available pastor.
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

Worship Resources Correction 9:00 Sunday School June 5th

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 4, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
06.05.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually for Pentecost
*worship wearing red to represent the Holy Spirit!*
Sunday June 5, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: To Hear and Be Heard
Preaching: Tammy Martens
Liturgists: The Youth & Tru Function
We have been blessed with the ministry of Tammy Martens for 15 years. This Sunday, as well as the first weekend in August, we will bless and celebrate Tammy Martens as she retires from parish ministry. You are invited to make cards for Tammy on Sunday with craft stations! This is the closing of her last church school year. Her last Sunday with us is August 7th with a final celebration on Saturday August 6th at 5pm.
On Sunday in worship, we will honor the teachers, the graduating seniors, and of course our beloved Tammy Martens.
Join for Sundaes after church!
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
All are welcome to outdoor Yoga before church
every Sunday in June
beginning at 8:45 and lasting for 50 minutes
Teacher: Leslie Linser
The class will take place on “The Patio,” the concrete area outside the worship hall, or indoors incase of inclement weather. This is an embodied and contemplative way to enter into worship on our day of Sabbath. Leslie Linser, a member of ORUCC and certified yoga instructor, will teach a yoga class grounded in spirituality with breath and prayer and meditation.
From Leslie: “The style of yoga being offered is best described as a gentle, slow flow. And while this will be slow and gentle it will require the ability to get on and off a mat (the floor). If one is able to get on and off the mat then most poses can be modified to fit your abilities. It is important that you know your own abilities and limitations and consult your physician if you are unsure if this is right for you. Whether you are a beginner or experienced in yoga practice, this class is intended to support you in engaging in gentle movements and in entering into a space of quiet and meditation that all can experience. And if you are an experienced practitioner there will be space and opportunities for more challenging poses.
If you have questions please email me at [email protected]“
Java & Jesus
June 5th, at 9 am
Note the change in the start-time (we’ll gather at 9 am)!
Our first hybrid session!
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
Pam Oliver facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss an extract from a sociology article that talks about mixed-race faith-based progressive organizations in which people from different backgrounds work together for social justice. It talks about how two different kinds of emotion-laden personal narratives are used to help people connect across difference: what the author calls “lived injustice” stories by those who have themselves suffered from injustice and “failed covenant” stories by relatively privileged people who talk about their moral awakening to injustice. What kinds of personal stories do we tell about our faith and social justice? Are these the only two kinds of stories or are there others? What have been people’s experiences working to create solidarity across difference in mixed-race or other “mixed” groups?  
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 

Stay to celebrate with an ice cream sundae after church!
9:00 Sunday School for children through 8th grade.
Craft/play time in Friendship Hall during 10:00 worship.
June Compassion Offering
Ukraine Refugee Relief
In June, the ORUCC Christian Witness and Service Ministry is focusing on refugee relief in and around Ukraine. We are partnering with the UCC-Wisconsin Conference, and its partner, Church World Service and their Ukraine Crisis Response Fund.
 
The Ukraine Crisis Response Fund is addressing the unique needs of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion. In meeting the basic needs of these refugees, the Fund is providing shelter and distributing food, hygiene items and school supplies.
 
The situation in Ukraine and neighboring countries is unstable and continues to change. Through the Crisis Response Fund, Ukrainians who have been forced to flee from their homes receive warm welcomes to help stabilize their situations.
 
Uniting in prayer, action, and giving, we stand as people of faith in love and compassion with the people of Ukraine.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy will be out of the office June 6-12
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 June 5th

Orchard Ridge UCC on June 4, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
06.05.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually for Pentecost
*worship wearing red to represent the Holy Spirit!*
Sunday June 5, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: To Hear and Be Heard
Preaching: Tammy Martens
Liturgists: The Youth & TruFunction
We have been blessed with the ministry of Tammy Martens for 15 years. This Sunday, as well as the first weekend in August, we will bless and celebrate Tammy Martens as she retires from parish ministry. You are invited to make cards for Tammy on Sunday with craft stations! This is the closing of her last church school year. Her last Sunday with us is August 7th with a final celebration on Saturday August 6th at 5pm.
On Sunday in worship, we will honor the teachers, the graduating seniors, and of course our beloved Tammy Martens.
Join for Sundaes after church!
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
All are welcome to outdoor Yoga before church
every Sunday in June
beginning at 8:45 and lasting for 50 minutes
Teacher: Leslie Linser
The class will take place on “The Patio,” the concrete area outside the worship hall, or indoors incase of inclement weather. This is an embodied and contemplative way to enter into worship on our day of Sabbath. Leslie Linser, a member of ORUCC and certified yoga instructor, will teach a yoga class grounded in spirituality with breath and prayer and meditation.
From Leslie: “The style of yoga being offered is best described as a gentle, slow flow. And while this will be slow and gentle it will require the ability to get on and off a mat (the floor). If one is able to get on and off the mat then most poses can be modified to fit your abilities. It is important that you know your own abilities and limitations and consult your physician if you are unsure if this is right for you. Whether you are a beginner or experienced in yoga practice, this class is intended to support you in engaging in gentle movements and in entering into a space of quiet and meditation that all can experience. And if you are an experienced practitioner there will be space and opportunities for more challenging poses.
If you have questions please email me at [email protected]“
Java & Jesus
June 5th, at 9 am
Note the change in the start-time (we’ll gather at 9 am)!
Our first hybrid session!
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
Pam Oliver facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss an extract from a sociology article that talks about mixed-race faith-based progressive organizations in which people from different backgrounds work together for social justice. It talks about how two different kinds of emotion-laden personal narratives are used to help people connect across difference: what the author calls “lived injustice” stories by those who have themselves suffered from injustice and “failed covenant” stories by relatively privileged people who talk about their moral awakening to injustice. What kinds of personal stories do we tell about our faith and social justice? Are these the only two kinds of stories or are there others? What have been people’s experiences working to create solidarity across difference in mixed-race or other “mixed” groups?  
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 

Stay to celebrate with an ice cream sundae after church!
Children are invited to remain in worship, which also means
no 9:00 am Sunday School &
no 10:00 am Music Connections and Craft/Play time
June Compassion Offering
Ukraine Refugee Relief
In June, the ORUCC Christian Witness and Service Ministry is focusing on refugee relief in and around Ukraine. We are partnering with the UCC-Wisconsin Conference, and its partner, Church World Service and their Ukraine Crisis Response Fund.
 
The Ukraine Crisis Response Fund is addressing the unique needs of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion. In meeting the basic needs of these refugees, the Fund is providing shelter and distributing food, hygiene items and school supplies.
 
The situation in Ukraine and neighboring countries is unstable and continues to change. Through the Crisis Response Fund, Ukrainians who have been forced to flee from their homes receive warm welcomes to help stabilize their situations.
 
Uniting in prayer, action, and giving, we stand as people of faith in love and compassion with the people of Ukraine.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Pastor Tammy will be out of the office June 6-12
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 May 29th 10am

Orchard Ridge UCC on May 28, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
05.29.2022
10:00 am Worship
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually
Sunday May 29, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: Seeds, Stones & Good News
Preaching: Diane Dulin
Special Music: David Anderman
Lay Liturgist: Peg Knueve
Worship support: Julia Burkey, Vicki Nonn, Ken Pennings
Image of Palestinian Family by Levi Meir Clancy from Unsplash
Rev. Diane Dulin, who joined ORUCC last Sunday along with her husband Tom Beilman, served United Church of Christ congregations in California and Oregon for 34 years. The last and longest of her pastorates was First Congregational UCC in Hillsboro, Oregon, where she served 21 years and now holds the designation Pastor Emerita. Since Diane’s first visit to Palestine in 2011, she has devoted herself to advocacy and educational efforts on behalf of the Palestinian people. She has participated in multiple journeys to Palestine as well as hands-on humanitarian volunteer projects through our UCC Global Mission Parter, YWCA of Palestine.
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
No 9:00 am Sunday School
&
No 10:00 am Music Connections and Craft/Play time
May Compassion Offering for 10am Service
Our May compassion offering will go to Wisconsin’s outdoor ministry program (UCCI) which includes 3 camps: Moon Beach in the north woods, Daycholah on Green Lake, and Cedar Valley in southeast Wisconsin. It’s no surprise that the pandemic was hard on the camps. Even this year, in January, we had to cancel our all-church retreat at Daycholah. Despite the major challenges to the camps, the staff has managed to keep them alive with donations and creative options.
 
Our camps are sacred spaces to many of us at Orchard Ridge and around the state. They serve families, individuals, people with special needs, and people who benefit from scholarships, They are a great asset for building our spiritual lives and strengthening our lives together.
 
It ’s crucial we keep our camps strong and energized.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 May 22nd 10am & 2pm

Orchard Ridge UCC on May 21, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
05.22.2022
10:00 am Worship
2:00 pm Installation

Mary Magdalene Icon by R. Lenz
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually!
Sunday May 22, 2022
New Members gather at 9am
and join ORUCC as members in service!
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: Intimacy with Jesus
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Lay Liturgist: Ken Psyck
This is the third of three sermons focused on non-canonical texts from the early Jesus following movement, to help us understand the diversity of belief and also recover some of the inclusion of female leadership and the divine feminine that became suppressed within Christianity. The first week we heard from The Acts of Paul and Thecla, last Sunday we heard The Thunder: Perfect mind, and this Sunday May 22nd we will hear from the Gospel of Mary. We don’t need to go outside of our Bible to find empowering stories from women and those on the margins. Yet reading these non-canonical texts alongside the Bible may help us discover fresh spiritual resources.

Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Installation Service for Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey as Senior Pastor of ORUCC
You are invited to worship with us
in-person or virtually!
Sunday May 22, 2022
Worship 2:00 pm
followed by a reception hosted
by our Catering Mission Team
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 2 pm:
You will need to refresh the page
after 2 pm if you have opened it before
Compassion Offering for 2pm Installation
We are excited and grateful to accept a Compassion Offering at the installation, dedicated to Heart Room, a ministry of ORUCC and area partners to find housing and support the needs of local families, which helps create housing justice locally.
The Wisconsin Conference has a tradition of collecting an offering for the Seminary fund at installations, and they are asking for us to split this offering, which we will happily do. Here is more information about the seminary fund and a way to donate online:
 
STUDENT AID AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND OFFERING
 
Isaiah heard God ask, “Whom shall I send?” And Isaiah responded, “Send me, Lord.” We rejoice for all the women and men who answer God’s call just like Isaiah. 
 
Many who want to respond to God’s call to ministry struggle with the rising costs of theological education. We can help support new and emerging leaders in the church by providing scholarship aid to Members in Discernment (MID) in our conference. 
 
Gifts at the time of a pastor’s ordination and installation allow the conference to provide scholarships. We celebrate your new pastor today. And we make sure there will be a next pastor to serve your congregation just as faithfully.
 
Conference scholarships, along with financial aid from the seminaries and the students’ personal funds, provide crucial support to financing the theological education and preparation of persons who will serve in ministry. In any given year there are 30 to 40 Seminary Members in Discernment from our Conference. Your generosity ensures we can continue to provide scholarship. 
Gifts can be made online at: http://bit.ly/wcuccMIDfund

9:00 am — Sunday School
For Kindergarten through 8th grade
Elementary kids will be planting in Kids’ Garden
10:00 am
Music Connections & Craft/Play time.
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections
(for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).

May Compassion Offering for 10am Service
Our May compassion offering will go to Wisconsin’s outdoor ministry program (UCCI) which includes 3 camps: Moon Beach in the north woods, Daycholah on Green Lake, and Cedar Valley in southeast Wisconsin. It’s no surprise that the pandemic was hard on the camps. Even this year, in January, we had to cancel our all-church retreat at Daycholah. Despite the major challenges to the camps, the staff has managed to keep them alive with donations and creative options.
 
Our camps are sacred spaces to many of us at Orchard Ridge and around the state. They serve families, individuals, people with special needs, and people who benefit from scholarships, They are a great asset for building our spiritual lives and strengthening our lives together.
 
It ’s crucial we keep our camps strong and energized.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 May 15th

Orchard Ridge UCC on May 14, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 05.15.2022

You are invited to worship with us in-person or virtually!
Sunday May 15, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: Unleashing Thunder
Preaching: Julia Burkey
This is the second of three sermons focused on non-canonical texts from the early Jesus following movement, to help us understand the diversity of belief and also recover some of the inclusion of female leadership and the divine feminine that became suppressed within Christianity. Last week we heard from The Acts of Paul and Thecla, this Sunday we hear The Thunder: Perfect mind, and on May 22nd we will hear from the Gospel of Mary. These texts matters to us especially now, because to this day some claim to have authority over women’s bodies (as well as LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC bodies) in the name of Christianity. We don’t need to go outside of our Bible to find empowering stories from those on the margins. Yet perhaps reading these non-canonical texts alongside the Bible can help us all discover fresh spiritual resources as well as ways to talk about female bodily autonomy and empowerment of those on the margins from within our own tradition.
Lay Liturgist: Karen Falkner & readers

Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
9am Social Justice Programming
Friendship Hall
Justice at the Intersections – Wisconsin Council of Churches
Rev. Kerri Parker & Rev. Peder Johanson
ORUCC’s own Kerri Parker is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Council of Churches, which has grown to have a nationwide audience in the past few years. She will share information about the wider church’s work for justice through an ecumenical lens. The Wisconsin Council of Churches connects churches from 21 different denominations with a commitment to courage, justice, and holy imagination. Their justice commitments are wide-ranging and include racial equity and immigration justice, poverty and economic justice, addressing violence and extremism, faith and democracy, community health. She’ll be joined by Rev. Peder Johanson, the Council’s Volunteer Coordinator for Afghan Refugee Response, who will share the current status of refugee resettlement in Wisconsin, and opportunities to get involved. We’ll do our best to leave time for questions and responses – and both presenters will have contact information available for followups. In-person, masked please.

9:00 a.m. Sunday School for children through 8th Grade.
During 10:00 worship hour, after the Children’s moment, kids (second through 8th grade) are invited to Music Connections downstairs.

May Compassion Offering
Our May compassion offering will go to Wisconsin’s outdoor ministry program (UCCI) which includes 3 camps: Moon Beach in the north woods, Daycholah on Green Lake, and Cedar Valley in southeast Wisconsin. It’s no surprise that the pandemic was hard on the camps. Even this year, in January, we had to cancel our all-church retreat at Daycholah. Despite the major challenges to the camps, the staff has managed to keep them alive with donations and creative options.
 
Our camps are sacred spaces to many of us at Orchard Ridge and around the state. They serve families, individuals, people with special needs, and people who benefit from scholarships, They are a great asset for building our spiritual lives and strengthening our lives together.
 
It ’s crucial we keep our camps strong and energized.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 May 8th

Orchard Ridge UCC on May 7, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 05.08.2022

A service of with a water blessing
You are invited to worship with us in-person or virtually!
Sunday May 8, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon:
The Story of Thecla
or
The Girl who Baptized Herself
or
Ancient Christian Bodily Autonomy
Photo by Christopher Campbell
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Lay Liturgist: Diane Jungblut

Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
9:00 a.m. Sunday School for children through 8th Grade.
During 10:00 worship hour, after the Children’s moment, kids (second through 8th grade) are invited to Music Connections downstairs.

9am Social Justice Programming
Come hear an update on what’s happening at the border and test your knowledge of immigration facts and figures.
With Ruthanne Landsness
Friendship Hall

9am New Member Class in the Day Room
May Compassion Offering
Our May compassion offering will go to Wisconsin’s outdoor ministry program (UCCI) which includes 3 camps: Moon Beach in the north woods, Daycholah on Green Lake, and Cedar Valley in southeast Wisconsin. It’s no surprise that the pandemic was hard on the camps. Even this year, in January, we had to cancel our all-church retreat at Daycholah. Despite the major challenges to the camps, the staff has managed to keep them alive with donations and creative options.
 
Our camps are sacred spaces to many of us at Orchard Ridge and around the state. They serve families, individuals, people with special needs, and people who benefit from scholarships, They are a great asset for building our spiritual lives and strengthening our lives together.
 
It ’s crucial we keep our camps strong and energized.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 May 1st

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 30, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 05.01.2022
Photo by Zinko Hein of Inle Lake in Myanmar (Burma)
You are invited to worship with us!
Sunday May 1, 2022
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: Gone Fishing
Preaching: Ken Pennings
Lay Liturgist: Laura Conners
Communion Sunday
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
9:00 a.m. Sunday School for children through 8th Grade.
During 10:00 worship hour, after the Children’s moment, kids (second through 8th grade) are invited to Music Connections downstairs.

Java & Jesus
May 1 at 11:45 am, by Zoom
Jim McNamara facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
For this Sunday’s discussion, please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the third chapter of the book After Jesus, Before Christianity: An Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of the Jesus Movement, by Erin Vearncomb,
Brandon Scott and Hal Taussing.
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
May Compassion Offering
Our May compassion offering will go to Wisconsin’s outdoor ministry program (UCCI) which includes 3 camps: Moon Beach in the north woods, Daycholah on Green Lake, and Cedar Valley in southeast Wisconsin. It’s no surprise that the pandemic was hard on the camps. Even this year, in January, we had to cancel our all-church retreat at Daycholah. Despite the major challenges to the camps, the staff has managed to keep them alive with donations and creative options.
 
Our camps are sacred spaces to many of us at Orchard Ridge and around the state. They serve families, individuals, people with special needs, and people who benefit from scholarships, They are a great asset for building our spiritual lives and strengthening our lives together.
 
It ’s crucial we keep our camps strong and energized.
 
 
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away April 28 – May 2 for a leadership training called “Creativity & Design” to fulfill her requirements for her ongoing participation in the “Next Generation Leadership Initiative.”
This program is hosted and funded by the UCC Pension Boards.
You may reach her by phone or text.
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 April 24

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 23, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Confirmation Sunday
Worship Resources 04.24.2022
You are invited!
Photo by Chang Duong, to represent our 6 youth getting confirmed this Sunday
You are invited!
April 24th
Confirmation Sunday
Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: Inducted into the Hall of Faith
Preaching: Tammy Martens
Worship Leaders: Julia Burkey & Ken Pennings
Josie Gasser, Jayden Gilbert, Josie Gilbert, John Olajos, Amalia Sherrill, Zane Yeazel
& TRU Function
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
9:00 a.m. Sunday School for children through 5th Grade.
No middle school Sunday School this week.
During 10:00 hour children and youth are invited to remain in worship. There is no Music Connections or Craft/play time.
9:00 am Social Justice Programming
Care of Creation – “The Problem with Plastics and What We Can Do About It” Part II
Friendship Hall
9:00 am Prospective New Member Class
The Day Room
Java & Jesus
April 24th, at 11:45 am, by Zoom
Jim McNamara facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
For this Sunday’s discussion, please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the second chapter of the book After Jesus, Before Christianity: An Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of the Jesus Movement, by Erin Vearncomb,
Brandon Scott and Hal Taussing.
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
April Compassion Offering
Common Wealth Development
Common Wealth Development, a 40 plus year old non-profit, uses a people’s first philosophy to work in solidarity with the people we serve in our communities. CWD, uses a housing and employment approach to help stabilize families, thus contributing to stable neighborhoods. Under our racial justice and health equity model, Common Wealth works with a diversity of people, many who may face significant challenges in housing, employment, literacy and transportation.
 
In the South West neighborhood, CWD owns and manages > 200 low income housing units. We are proud to have opened our newest residential building on Raymond Road in August 2021. The first floor accommodates offices for our staff in addition to offices for our partners in the neighborhood: Joining Forces for Families and RISE Wisconsin with the Early Childhood Initiative.  ORUCC has been a great partner who helped to establish the STEP program within the Work Force Development mission. Through ORUCC financial aid and volunteers, this program has assisted many neighbors in securing stable employment.
 
Common Wealth also provides incubation space at for first and second stage new businesses to help spur economic development. Our business incubators, Madison Enterprise Center, 100 S. Baldwin St and Main Street Industries, 931 E. Mains St, provide affordable rents for tenants.
 
We at Common Wealth, are grateful for the support of ORUCC. For more information about Common Wealth Development, go to CWD.org and learn more about CWD’s Adult Workforce Development activities by watching the 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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Pastor Julia will be away April 28 – May 3
for a leadership training called “Creativity & Design”
to fulfill her requirements for her ongoing participation
in the “Next Generation Leadership Initiative.”
This program is hosted and funded by the UCC Pension Boards.
You may reach her by phone in case of pastoral emergency.
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Tammy will be away Sunday, April 24 (afternoon) through Wednesday, April 27 attending Advanced Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process.
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

ORUCC Happy Easter! Worship Resources for April 17

Julia Burkey on April 16, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Easter Sunday
Worship Resources 04.17.2022
You are invited!
Ukrainian Pysanky Sunflower Egg photographed by Tim Mossholder
You are invited!
April 17th Easter Sunday
Sunrise Service 6:00 am
With bonfire, communion & baptism renewal 
followed by breakfast in Friendship Hall
Easter Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: Joy & Terror
Preaching: Julia Burkey
 Clergy Worship Leaders: Phil Haslanger
Tammy Martens &
Ken Pennings
Easter Egg Hunt 11:15 am
Lunch bags available for kids
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
10:00 am Craft/Playtime
Children through 5th grade are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to craft play-time
11:15 am Easter Egg Hunt!
All are welcome!
Children will line up in the education wing with Pastor Tammy then look for eggs outside on the church grounds. Children are invited to bring their own Easter basket if they wish.
Lunch bags will be available.
9:00 am Social Justice Programming
returns April 24th with Care of Creation
9:00 am Sunday School
resumes April 24
for Kindergarten through 8th grade
April Compassion Offering
Common Wealth Development
Common Wealth Development, a 40 plus year old non-profit, uses a people’s first philosophy to work in solidarity with the people we serve in our communities. CWD, uses a housing and employment approach to help stabilize families, thus contributing to stable neighborhoods. Under our racial justice and health equity model, Common Wealth works with a diversity of people, many who may face significant challenges in housing, employment, literacy and transportation.
 
In the South West neighborhood, CWD owns and manages > 200 low income housing units. We are proud to have opened our newest residential building on Raymond Road in August 2021. The first floor accommodates offices for our staff in addition to offices for our partners in the neighborhood: Joining Forces for Families and RISE Wisconsin with the Early Childhood Initiative.  ORUCC has been a great partner who helped to establish the STEP program within the Work Force Development mission. Through ORUCC financial aid and volunteers, this program has assisted many neighbors in securing stable employment.
 
Common Wealth also provides incubation space at for first and second stage new businesses to help spur economic development. Our business incubators, Madison Enterprise Center, 100 S. Baldwin St and Main Street Industries, 931 E. Mains St, provide affordable rents for tenants.
 
We at Common Wealth, are grateful for the support of ORUCC. For more information about Common Wealth Development, go to CWD.org and learn more about CWD’s Adult Workforce Development activities by watching the 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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

ORUCC Good Friday Service Recorded

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 16, 2022

Photo by Alicia Quan

You are invited to join our Good Friday Service virtually, by clicking on the YouTube link and watching the recorded service from 6pm last night. Have with you a bowl of salt water and a candle to light.

Printable Bulletin

YouTube Link

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

ORUCC Worship Resources for April 10

Julia Burkey on April 9, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 04.10.2022
Palm Sunday
Image: Palm Sunday, Mark Jennings

You are invited!
April 10th Worship & Programming
10:00 am Worship
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Sermon: The Compassion of Jesus
Liturgists: Ken Pennings, Tammy Martens, Deanna Blanchard
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
No 9:00 am Social Justice Programming
Sunday Palm Sunday April 10 nor Easter April 17
we return April 24th with Care of Creation
9:00 am Sunday School Resumes
for Kindergarten through 8th grade
10:00 am Music Connections & Craft/Play time
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections
(for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).
Java & Jesus
April 10th, at 11:45 am, by Zoom
Dick Rossmiller facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
For this Sunday’s discussion, please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the first chapter of the book After Jesus, Before Christianity: An Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of the Jesus Movement, by Erin Vearncomb,
Brandon Scott and Hal Taussing.
Note: There will not be a Java & Jesus session on
Easter Sunday. We will resume on April 24.
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
Easter Sunday April 17
What a joy it will be to be together! Join for 6:00 am Sunrise Service on church lawn & Breakfast following in Friendship Hall.
10:00 am Easter service will be in-person and live-streamed followed by an Easter Egg hunt on our church grounds. Invite your friends!
Good Friday April 15
At 6pm in our Worship Hall we will share in a contemplative Good Friday service with Madison Mennonite Church. We may have a Labyrinth walk from 5-7:30 for some introspective devotional time before or after the 6pm service.
Maundy Thursday Agape Meals April 14 at home Liturgy
For those of you who were not able to sign up for a meal, you may use this liturgy by yourself or with your family over the meal you have on Thursday or Friday evening. On April 14th nearly 75 ORUCC members will gather at table with one another, to have communion over a meal, to casually connect with each other to build and strengthen our relationships. This practice is also known as an Agape Meal or Love feast. Christians from all over the world will gather to remember the Last Supper that Jesus shared with his disciples.
April Compassion Offering
Common Wealth Development
Common Wealth Development, a 40 plus year old non-profit, uses a people’s first philosophy to work in solidarity with the people we serve in our communities. CWD, uses a housing and employment approach to help stabilize families, thus contributing to stable neighborhoods. Under our racial justice and health equity model, Common Wealth works with a diversity of people, many who may face significant challenges in housing, employment, literacy and transportation.
 
In the South West neighborhood, CWD owns and manages > 200 low income housing units. We are proud to have opened our newest residential building on Raymond Road in August 2021. The first floor accommodates offices for our staff in addition to offices for our partners in the neighborhood: Joining Forces for Families and RISE Wisconsin with the Early Childhood Initiative.  ORUCC has been a great partner who helped to establish the STEP program within the Work Force Development mission. Through ORUCC financial aid and volunteers, this program has assisted many neighbors in securing stable employment.
 
Common Wealth also provides incubation space at for first and second stage new businesses to help spur economic development. Our business incubators, Madison Enterprise Center, 100 S. Baldwin St and Main Street Industries, 931 E. Mains St, provide affordable rents for tenants.
 
We at Common Wealth, are grateful for the support of ORUCC. For more information about Common Wealth Development, go to CWD.org and learn more about CWD’s Adult Workforce Development activities by watching the 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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of pastoral emergency, any of the pastors can be reached by cell phone.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 April 3

Orchard Ridge UCC on April 2, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 04.03.2022
Lent 5
Image: Last Supper, Polish artist Bohdan Piasecki 1998

You are invited!
April 3rd Worship & Programming
10:00 am Worship
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Sermon: In the Beginning was the Meal
Liturgists: Ken Pennings, Tammy Martens, Ginny Stiles
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
9:00 am
Social Justice Programming
Friendship Hall
Led by members of ORUCC’s Care of Creation Team
 ”The Problem with Plastics and What We Can Do About It.”
We’ll talk about how the manufacturing of plastics contributes to global warming, and that a huge concern is how they affect the health of our planet and all that lives upon it as they proliferate and accumulate. Finally, we’ll talk about how we as individuals can do our part, both in the everyday choices we make, and in how we can influence government policy to hold corporations responsible for the entire lifecycle of the plastic products they manufacture.
9:00 am Sunday School
Crafts/music for children through 8th grade.
10:00 am Music Connections & Craft/Play time
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections
(for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).
Java & Jesus
April 3rd, at 11:45 am, 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 a chapter from the book The Naked Now by Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest and popular author, who uses anecdotes and personal experience in examining differences between Eastern and Western religions and posits lessons we might learn from the training certain Buddhist monks.
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
April Compassion Offering
Common Wealth Development
Common Wealth Development, a 40 plus year old non-profit, uses a people’s first philosophy to work in solidarity with the people we serve in our communities. CWD, uses a housing and employment approach to help stabilize families, thus contributing to stable neighborhoods. Under our racial justice and health equity model, Common Wealth works with a diversity of people, many who may face significant challenges in housing, employment, literacy and transportation.
 
In the South West neighborhood, CWD owns and manages > 200 low income housing units. We are proud to have opened our newest residential building on Raymond Road in August 2021. The first floor accommodates offices for our staff in addition to offices for our partners in the neighborhood: Joining Forces for Families and RISE Wisconsin with the Early Childhood Initiative.  ORUCC has been a great partner who helped to establish the STEP program within the Work Force Development mission. Through ORUCC financial aid and volunteers, this program has assisted many neighbors in securing stable employment.
 
Common Wealth also provides incubation space at for first and second stage new businesses to help spur economic development. Our business incubators, Madison Enterprise Center, 100 S. Baldwin St and Main Street Industries, 931 E. Mains St, provide affordable rents for tenants.
 
We at Common Wealth, are grateful for the support of ORUCC. For more information about Common Wealth Development, go to CWD.org and learn more about CWD’s Adult Workforce Development activities by watching the 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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 March 27

Orchard Ridge UCC on March 26, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 03.27.2022
Lent 4
You are invited!
March 27th Worship & Programming
10:00 am Worship
Preaching: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey & Rev. Ari Douglas, pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Janesville and tri-chair of the Wisconsin Poor People’s Campaign
Sermon: “You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”
Liturgists: Rev. Ken Pennings, Rev. Tammy Martens, Bruce Gladstone
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Join us in warmly welcoming members of the First Christian Church in Janesville and their pastor Rev. Ari Douglas for worship on March 27th
Rev. Ari Douglas often says that their first protest was in a stroller when their father risked arrest protesting missiles in Germany. They began their journey as an organizer during the summer following their 8th grade in establishing their high school’s Amnesty International chapter. In college they pursued a double major in history and political science, and shortly afterward attended Phillips Theological Seminary (in Tulsa, Oklahoma) for their Masters in Divinity. They have ministered to and with poor folx in Montana, Washington state, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Accepting the clergy all call to Standing Rock, they stood with Water Protectors there and in D.C. In 2018, they were involved in the first 40 days of nonviolent direct action with the Poor People’s Campaign and joined the Coordinating Committee for the Missouri Poor People’s Campaign. They moved to Wisconsin at the end of November 2019, as solo-pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Janesville. Soon after moving to Janesville, they joined the Coordinating Committee of the Wisconsin Poor People’s Campaign and in 2021 became one of the tri-chairs for the Wisconsin Poor People’s Campaign. Additionally, they are a doctoral student at Phillips Theological Seminary, where their primary focus is teaching clergy and laity to be activists.
9:00 am
Social Justice Programming
Friendship Hall
Heart Room – Stable Housing for Children and Families
Heart Room is a partnership ORUCC initiated to help families with young children find and keep stable housing. Join us to learn what’s new, and discuss what’s next.
Friendship Hall
9:00 am Sunday School
Crafts/music for children through 8th grade.
10:00 am Music Connections & Craft/Play time
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections
(for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).
Java & Jesus
March 27th, at 11:45 am, by Zoom
Dan Rossmiller facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
At its core Buddhism is a path of peace, compassion, and loving kindness. It is not so much a philosophy of the head but rather of the heart. Founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who was born into a noble family in northeast India near Nepal nearly 2,600 years ago, and who became known as the Buddha or “the awakened one.” Siddhartha lived a sheltered palace life until at age 29 he experienced a series of events that catapulted him onto an intense path of spiritual awakening that lasted for six years. At its peak he achieved enlightenment, or Nirvana. Knowing one day he would die, the Buddha exhaustively explained every minute detail of achieving enlightenment, breaking down every concept into categories and subcategories.
 
Buddhism is a philosophy of living consciously in this life in order to live forever in another life. Meditation goes hand in hand with mindfulness and is an important part of the Buddhist’s path. Buddhists see mindfulness meditation—a type of meditation that follows the breath through the body while at the same time developing an awareness of the body in general—as a means of reaching enlightenment.
 
Thich Nhat Hahn, who died in January of this year at the age of 95, was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who became a global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist, renowned for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings. He was also considered a
Zen Master.
 
This week’s reading explores The Last Supper through the eyes of Thich Nhat Hahn. It is Chapter 3 from Thich Nhat Hahn’s book Living Buddha, Living Christ, entitled “The First Supper.” It offers a Buddhist perspective on the Eucharist or Holy Communion.
Dan Rossmiller chose this reading because of the season of Lent and in recognition of the church youth learning about other religions and Buddhism in particular.
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
March Compassion Offering
One Great Hour of Sharing

One Great Hour of Sharing®, an ecumenical offering sponsored in Lent by the United Church of Christ, provides humanitarian and disaster relief in the United States and around the world. When a disaster strikes or people are displaced or made refugees by violence or extreme poverty, you are part of the immediate response and the work for long- term recovery. Because the UCC works in partnership to churches and organizations through Global Ministries and worldwide response and recovery networks, your contributions to One Great Hour of Sharing put you in the right place at the right time for the relief, accompaniment and recovery of the most vulnerable. You meet immediate needs and you address the underlying causes that create those needs in the first place.  
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 March 20

Julia Burkey on March 19, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 03.20.2022
Lent 3
You are invited!
March 20th Worship & Programming
10:00 am Worship
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Sermon: The Spiritual Practice of Tree Climbing
Liturgists: Ken Pennings, Tammy Martens, Jill Westberg
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
9:00 am
Social Justice Programming
Friendship Hall
Rev. Diane Dulin and Thomas Beilman facilitating
How Are the Children? 
Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Detention
A video curriculum for UCC audiences
The curriculum title “How Are the Children?” comes from an African Masai greeting which acknowledges no society can be considered healthy and thriving if its children are under attack. This Sunday, in Part 2 of the curriculum, we hear UCC national executive leaders bear witness to the injustices they have witnessed personally. The curriculum concludes with recommendations for further education and action on behalf of Palestinian children. For more information: [email protected] 
9:00 am Sunday School
For children through 8th grade.
10:00 am Music Connections & Crafts/Play time
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections
(for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).
Java & Jesus
March 20th, at 11:45 am, by Zoom
Dan Rossmiller facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
 
With the aid of a recent Op-Ed from the Wall Street Journal, this Sunday’s discussion will center on what is our moral obligation to help Ukraine (i.e., what is our obligation as a nation, as a leader of the world and as individuals)?
 
Among the questions to explore are: What is our obligation as Christians? What in Jesus’ teaching informs this view? How do you think Jesus would deal with a narcissistic sociopath who is an absolute dictator with his finger on the nuclear weapons launch button?
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
March Compassion Offering
One Great Hour of Sharing

One Great Hour of Sharing®, an ecumenical offering sponsored in Lent by the United Church of Christ, provides humanitarian and disaster relief in the United States and around the world. When a disaster strikes or people are displaced or made refugees by violence or extreme poverty, you are part of the immediate response and the work for long- term recovery. Because the UCC works in partnership to churches and organizations through Global Ministries and worldwide response and recovery networks, your contributions to One Great Hour of Sharing put you in the right place at the right time for the relief, accompaniment and recovery of the most vulnerable. You meet immediate needs and you address the underlying causes that create those needs in the first place.  
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711

CORRECTED ORUCC Worship Resources for March 13

Ken Pennings on March 12, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 03.13.2022
Lent 2
Photo above of Jordan Valley by Eddie & Carolina Stigson
You are invited!
March 13th, 9:00 am
Social Justice Programming
Palestinian Justice
Friendship Hall
(Scroll down for details)
You are invited
to join us for worship in-person or
live-streamed
March 13th,10:00 am
Preaching: Ken Pennings
Sermon: Weeping & Lamenting
Clergy Liturgists: Tammy Martens, Alice & David Anderman
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
March 13th, 9:00 am Sunday School
For children through 5th grade.
10:00 am Music Connections & Crafts/Play time
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections
(for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).
9am Social Justice Programming
Palestinian Justice
Sunday March 13 & 20
Rev. Diane Dulin and Thomas Beilman facilitating
How Are the Children? 
Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Detention
A video curriculum for UCC audiences
In 2017, delegates to the United Church of Christ General Synod passed a Resolution of Witness calling for an end to the ill-treatment of Palestinian children incarcerated in Israeli military prisons. Discover why the UCC and other faith communities are calling urgently for an end to this systematic abuse of children. This curriculum features video testimony from UCC national executive leaders John Dorhauer and Traci Blackmon.
Join us in viewing the video curriculum, “How Are the Children?”, produced by the United Church of Christ Palestine-Israel Network in cooperation with national executive leaders and mission personnel of the UCC. The curriculum includes Detaining Dreams - an intimate documentary featuring the stories of four Palestinian youth and their families undergoing the ordeal of Israeli military incarceration. Discover how the UCC and other faith communities are working to help end the ill-treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention. For more information: [email protected]  

Java & Jesus
March 13th, at 11:30 am, by Zoom
Baxter Richardson facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Topic: Who is Your Jesus?
Our discussion will focus on 7 possible ways to see Jesus. There may be, of course, other interpretations. This discussion is not intended to be a quest for the “historical Jesus” although questions about what he actually said or did may come up.
We will do this by looking at selections from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, all from the King James Bible. A few questions that we may want to entertain (1) What views do you find most compelling? (2) What are the implications for us as individuals and as a community? (3) Does it make any difference what we believe about Jesus? (4) What role does Jesus play in your life?
Or paste the following into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82653677444?pwd=K1lxWnNFNWF0S3RMbThaaEpERU9jdz09
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
March Compassion Offering
One Great Hour of Sharing

One Great Hour of Sharing®, an ecumenical offering sponsored in Lent by the United Church of Christ, provides humanitarian and disaster relief in the United States and around the world. When a disaster strikes or people are displaced or made refugees by violence or extreme poverty, you are part of the immediate response and the work for long- term recovery. Because the UCC works in partnership to churches and organizations through Global Ministries and worldwide response and recovery networks, your contributions to One Great Hour of Sharing put you in the right place at the right time for the relief, accompaniment and recovery of the most vulnerable. You meet immediate needs and you address the underlying causes that create those needs in the first place.  
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Staff Availability
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 March 13

Ken Pennings on March 12, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 03.13.2022
Lent 2
Photo above of Jordan Valley by Eddie & Carolina Stigson
You are invited
to join us in-person or
live-streamed
March 13th 10:00 am
Preaching: Ken Pennings
Sermon: Weeping & Lamenting
Clergy Liturgists: Tammy Martens, Alice & David Anderman
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
9:00 am Sunday School
For children through 5th grade.
10:00 am Music Connections & Crafts/Play time
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections
(for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).
Java & Jesus
March 13th, at 11:30 am, by Zoom
Baxter Richardson facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Topic: Who is Your Jesus?
Our discussion will focus on 7 possible ways to see Jesus. There may be, of course, other interpretations. This discussion is not intended to be a quest for the “historical Jesus” although questions about what he actually said or did may come up.
We will do this by looking at selections from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, all from the King James Bible. A few questions that we may want to entertain (1) What views do you find most compelling? (2) What are the implications for us as individuals and as a community? (3) Does it make any difference what we believe about Jesus? (4) What role does Jesus play in your life?
Or paste the following into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82653677444?pwd=K1lxWnNFNWF0S3RMbThaaEpERU9jdz09
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
March Compassion Offering
One Great Hour of Sharing

One Great Hour of Sharing®, an ecumenical offering sponsored in Lent by the United Church of Christ, provides humanitarian and disaster relief in the United States and around the world. When a disaster strikes or people are displaced or made refugees by violence or extreme poverty, you are part of the immediate response and the work for long- term recovery. Because the UCC works in partnership to churches and organizations through Global Ministries and worldwide response and recovery networks, your contributions to One Great Hour of Sharing put you in the right place at the right time for the relief, accompaniment and recovery of the most vulnerable. You meet immediate needs and you address the underlying causes that create those needs in the first place.  
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

The United Church of Christ Makes an Appeal for Ukraine
Staff Availability
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-957-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 March 6

Julia Burkey on March 5, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 03.06.2022
Lent I
You are invited
to join us in-person or
live-streamed
March 6th 10:00 a.m.
Photo above of Jordan Valley by Eddie & Carolina Stigson
Preaching: Pastor Julia Burkey
Sermon: Our Journey of Lent
Worship Participants: Jim McNamara, Pastor Tammy Martens, Pastor Ken Pennings
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Social Justice Programming Continues!
9:00 am, this Sunday March 6, 2021
Join us in Friendship Hall at 9am as our Racial Justice Mission Team hosts MOSES, the Madison chapter of the faith-based statewide advocacy group WISDOM, who will discuss their work in reducing incarceration and addressing racial justice issues.

9:00 am Sunday School
For children through 5th grade.
6th-8th graders will be visiting
AHA Shiva Vishnu Temple in Fitchburg.
10:00 am Music Connections & Crafts/Play time
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship & after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections
(for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).
Java & Jesus
March 6th, at 11:30 am, by Zoom
Dan Rossmiller facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
This Sunday’s session will focus on a chapter from John Shelby Spong’s book Liberating the Gospels, Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes.
 
The Chapter, entitled ”He Died According to the Scriptures” is Spong’s exploration of ways in which certain Old Testament scriptures were used to shape the Gospels’ telling of Jesus’ story. His analysis posits that the Gospels were not biographies so much as faith proclamations of the early Christians. 
 
Spong, who passed away last year, was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, from 1979 to 2000, and a liberal Christian theologian who authored numerous books advocating a
rethinking of Christian belief.
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
March Compassion Offering
One Great Hour of Sharing

One Great Hour of Sharing®, an ecumenical offering sponsored in Lent by the United Church of Christ, provides humanitarian and disaster relief in the United States and around the world. When a disaster strikes or people are displaced or made refugees by violence or extreme poverty, you are part of the immediate response and the work for long- term recovery. Because the UCC works in partnership to churches and organizations through Global Ministries and worldwide response and recovery networks, your contributions to One Great Hour of Sharing put you in the right place at the right time for the relief, accompaniment and recovery of the most vulnerable. You meet immediate needs and you address the underlying causes that create those needs in the first place.  
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.

Gathering Safely with COVID
Our COVID Response Team will meet again March 6th at 1pm to evaluation our COVID mitigations again. 
We still ask that when you join in us for any ORUCC activity, you wear a surgical mask or KN95 or stronger. We provide these at the door for your convenience. We ask that adults sit spaced every other chair in the Worship Hall. Your kids may sit on your laps and in pods with families when in worship, and Friendship Hall and Crossroads will be open for more spacious seating for family units. We welcome you to sing softly behind your masks if you are fully vaccinated and boosted if eligible. Thank you for your cooperation as we aim to keep each other healthy and safe. 
If you are experiencing any symptoms of being under the weather we kindly ask you to join us virtually. If you do test positive for COVID after being with us, please share with us as soon as you can.
 
Here is the LINK for details and protocols for Back-to-Church.

Julie Wombacher and Pastor Julia Burkey will take the week of March 7th – 14th off as Lent begins.
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-975-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
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 February 27th

Julia Burkey on February 26, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 02.27.2022
You are invited
to join us in-person or
live-streamed
February 27th 10:00 a.m.

Sermon: Transfiguration
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Worship Liturgist: Karen Falkner, Tammy Martens, Ken Pennings
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
Social Justice Programming Begins!
9:00 am, this Sunday February 27th
Immigration Justice, Casa Alitas
The Immigration Justice Team invites you this Sunday to a photo narrative that will take you to the US-Mexico border. Join us at 9:00am on Sunday in Friendship Hall for the first in a new series of educational forums brought to you by the ORUCC Justice Mission Teams. This Sunday, Ruthanne Landsness will provide a visual trip to Casa Alitas, the immigrant welcome center in Tucson, Arizona. As background for the presentation, find time to read the attached message from UCC Pastor Randy Mayer, “Strangers, Angels, and the Immigration Handbook” (LINK) The presentation will start promptly at 9:00am.

Programming for Kids
9:00 Sunday School for children
and youth through 8th grade.
Children and youth are invited to 10:00 worship and after the Children’s moment will be invited to Music Connections (for 2nd graders and older)
or Craft/Play time (preschool–first grade).
Java & Jesus
Feb. 27th, at 11:30 am, by Zoom
Dan Rossmiller facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
A discussion on the the divinity of Jesus centered on the question “Was Jesus God?” using a writing by liberal Jesus scholar Marcus Borg.
The reading is entitled, “Jesus and God” and is taken from the book, The Meaning of Jesus–Two Visions by Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright (a conservative Jesus scholar).
Meeting ID: 826 5367 7444
Passcode: 943784
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
February Compassion Offering:
UW Odyssey Project
“Odyssey has changed my life, the way I see the world, the way I think, and the future of my family,” wrote a mother who is Latinx.
“Odyssey has given me hope. I look forward to a never-ending journey of education to better myself as a man and father,” wrote a father who is incarcerated.
“Odyssey was that catalyst that said, ‘Hey, you can go out into this world and be successful,” said a Black alumna. “My mind is opened, and there’s no stopping me now. Turns out I AM college material.”
“Odyssey is the major reason I succeeded,” said a single Bla mother who went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees. “It was my foundation, my steppingstone, to overcoming so many obstacles.”
Those and other student comments testify to the transformative power of the UW Odyssey Project, which takes a whole family approach to breaking the cycle of generational poverty by providing free access to education, giving adult and youth learners a voice, and increasing confidence through reading, writing, and speaking. Now in its 19th year, Odyssey offers a jumpstart to college for students facing adversity and barriers to higher education through a free yearlong humanities course in South Madison. Odyssey has empowered over 550 low-income adults to find their voice, develop a new sense of hope, and transform their lives. Graduates have gone from homelessness to UW master’s degrees, from incarceration to meaningful careers as counselors, teachers, journalists, entrepreneurs, and nurses. They report life-changing effects not only for themselves but for their children: “My four-year-old daughter will follow after me and go to college someday.”
All donations you make to Odyssey through the compassion offering will be used for grocery and gas cards, WIFI access, childcare help, and other basic needs for our Odyssey families struggling to keep going in school despite the higher cost of living, lost wages, and closed schools and daycare facilities due to COVID. Thank you for supporting the UW Odyssey Project this month!
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 at orucc.org. Click the brown button “Contribute” in the upper right of the home page.
Note about gathering safely with COVID
Our COVID Response Team has given us the confidence to gather again for in-person worship and children’s programming beginning this Sunday February 6th, because although the numbers are still high, they are continuing to trend downward.
We understand and affirm that many will want to worship remotely so we will continue to strive for an inclusive virtual experience.
When you join in us on Sunday mornings in-person, we thank you for wearing a surgical mask or KN95 or stronger. We provide these at the door for your convenience. We ask that adults sit spaced every other chair in the Worship Hall. Your kids may sit on your laps and in pods with families, as Friendship Hall and Crossroads will be open for more spacious seating for family units. You are welcome to sing softly behind your masks if you are fully vaccinated and boosted if eligible.
If you are experiencing any symptoms of being under the weather at all we kindly ask you to join us virtually. If you do test positive for COVID after being with us, please share with us as soon as you can.
Thank you for your cooperation as we aim to keep each other healthy and safe.
The ORUCC office will be closed the week of March 7-14th. Julie Wombacher and Pastor Julia Burkey will be taking the week off as Lent begins.
Office Manager Julie Wombacher available Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
Senior Pastor Julia Burkey available
Tues.- Fri. & Sun. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
by appointment
518-542-6915 EMAIL
Associate Pastor Tammy Martens: available
Tues.- Fri. 10:00 am -4:00 pm by appointment
608-975-3184 or EMAIL
Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available
Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm by appointment
608-556-2371 EMAIL
All pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.
Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor.
LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page
JOIN our Private FB Group:
Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc
Orchard Ridge UCC | Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53711