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

ORUCC Worship Resources for February 20th

Julia Burkey on February 19, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 02.20.2022
You are invited
to join us in-person or
live-streamed
February 20th 10:00 a.m.

Sermon: Imagination & Play
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Worship Liturgist: Diane Jungblut, Ken Pennings, Tammy Martens
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)
Welcome back 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).
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.
Java & Jesus
Feb. 13th, at 11:30 am, by Zoom
Dan Rossmiller & Baxter Richardson facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Title: WHITHER ORCHARD RIDGE
Please join a discussion of some of the issues facing Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ as we return to in-person activities. The discussion will make use of Thom S. Rainer’s 2020 book “The Post-Quarantine Church.” The book presents readers with six chapters and six sets of challenges, ranging from our mission and our worship to our use of technology. We may, of course, identify other challenges unique to our church. 
 
For this Sunday, we will cover the challenges discussed in the last three chapters of the book (Last Sunday, we covered the challenges discussed in the first three chapters).
 If you are not able to read all three chapters, please focus your attention on the questions posed at the end of each chapter.
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.
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 13th

Julia Burkey on February 12, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 02.13.2022
You are invited
to join us in-person or
live-streamed
February 13th 10:00 a.m.

Sermon: Leaven of Love
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Worship Liturgist: Mary Connor, Ken Pennings, Tammy Martens
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)
Welcome back 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).
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.
Java & Jesus
Feb. 13th, at 11:30 am, by Zoom
Dan Rossmiller & Baxter Richardson facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Title: WHENCE ORCHARD RIDGE
Please join a discussion on some of the issues facing Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ (and many if not all churches and organizations that gather) as we return to in-person activities. The discussion will make use of Thom S. Rainer’s 2020 book “The Post-Quarantine Church.” The book presents readers with six chapters and six sets of challenges, ranging from our mission and our worship to our use of technology. We may, of course, identify other challenges unique to our church. 
 
For this Sunday, we will cover the challenges discussed in the first three chapters. The reading is lengthy. If you are not able to read all three chapters, please focus your attention on the questions posed at the end of each chapter.
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.
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 6th

Julia Burkey on February 5, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Worship Resources 02.06.2022
You are invited
to join us in-person or
live-streamed
February 6th 10:00 a.m.
Sermon: Seeds of Abundance
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Worship Liturgists: Tammy Martens, Ken Pennings, Sue Dixon
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)
Welcome back 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).
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.
Java & Jesus
Paused until February 13th
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.
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 (with hymn lyrics) for January 30th

Julia Burkey on January 30, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
A Service Dedicated to Youth & Racial Justice
Worship Resources 1.30.2022
You are invited
to join us
live-streamed from the Sanctuary 
January 30th 10:00 a.m.
Sermon: When the Prophets Were Children
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Worship Liturgists: 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)
Due to the high community transmission of the COVID omicron variant,
we have suspended in-person worship and programming for children & youth
for the month of January, with hope to return February 6th. The COVID Response Team will check in together on Jan 30th at 1pm to determine how to move forward.

Java & Jesus
Paused for January 30th

January Compassion Offering
LGBT Books to Prisoners

LGBT Books to Prisoners, based in Madison, WI, sends books and other educational materials, free of charge, to incarcerated LGBTQ people across the United States. We have been doing this for over 10 years and have sent books to over 10,000 people in that time.
We do this because:
  • We want to acknowledge, and work against, the oppressive functions of the prison system. Our project shifts some control back into incarcerated people’s hands.
  • Incarcerated people have little access to reading material, and LGBTQ people behind bars have a particularly hard time finding resources that meet their needs and wants. We are in a position to gather and distribute these resources.
  • We believe that our work affirms the dignity of all individuals by providing access to knowledge of their choosing, so that they can learn and grow as they desire. We respond to individuals’ requests as directly as possible.
  • LGBTQ people behind bars face many hardships, including — but not limited to — isolation and physical violence. We want them to know that they have a supportive community on the outside that cares about their wellbeing.
We are completely volunteer run. We host volunteer sessions every week where we respond to letters from incarcerated people requesting books. We respond with a personal note, along with books that best match their request. When asked for, we also help connect people to other resources, such as pen pals, legal services, etc. Our volunteer sessions are a welcoming space for the LGBTQ community and allies to work together to work towards abolition, racial justice, and to affirm the LGBTQ community.
We would use the offering to pay for postage. On average it costs about $5 to send about three books to someone in prison. We typically send 3,000 book packages a year.
Thank you for your generosity and for helping those who have helped us in our times of need.
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 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 January 30th

Julia Burkey on January 29, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
A Service Dedicated to Youth & Racial Justice
Worship Resources 1.30.2022
You are invited
to join us
live-streamed from the Sanctuary 
January 30th 10:00 a.m.
Sermon: When the Prophets Were Children
Preaching: Julia Burkey
Worship Liturgists: 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)
Due to the high community transmission of the COVID omicron variant,
we have suspended in-person worship and programming for children & youth
for the month of January, with hope to return February 6th. The COVID Response Team will check in together on Jan 30th at 1pm to determine how to move forward.

Java & Jesus
Paused for January 30th

January Compassion Offering
LGBT Books to Prisoners

LGBT Books to Prisoners, based in Madison, WI, sends books and other educational materials, free of charge, to incarcerated LGBTQ people across the United States. We have been doing this for over 10 years and have sent books to over 10,000 people in that time.
We do this because:
  • We want to acknowledge, and work against, the oppressive functions of the prison system. Our project shifts some control back into incarcerated people’s hands.
  • Incarcerated people have little access to reading material, and LGBTQ people behind bars have a particularly hard time finding resources that meet their needs and wants. We are in a position to gather and distribute these resources.
  • We believe that our work affirms the dignity of all individuals by providing access to knowledge of their choosing, so that they can learn and grow as they desire. We respond to individuals’ requests as directly as possible.
  • LGBTQ people behind bars face many hardships, including — but not limited to — isolation and physical violence. We want them to know that they have a supportive community on the outside that cares about their wellbeing.
We are completely volunteer run. We host volunteer sessions every week where we respond to letters from incarcerated people requesting books. We respond with a personal note, along with books that best match their request. When asked for, we also help connect people to other resources, such as pen pals, legal services, etc. Our volunteer sessions are a welcoming space for the LGBTQ community and allies to work together to work towards abolition, racial justice, and to affirm the LGBTQ community.
We would use the offering to pay for postage. On average it costs about $5 to send about three books to someone in prison. We typically send 3,000 book packages a year.
Thank you for your generosity and for helping those who have helped us in our times of need.
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 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 ZOOM Worship Resources for January 16th

Julia Burkey on January 15, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Racial Justice Worship Resources 1.16.2022
Photograph by Nathan Dumlao
You are invited
to join us virtually
over ZOOM this Sunday 
January 16th 10:00 a.m.
 Sermon: Cities You Did Not Build, Wells You Did Not Dig                
Pam Oliver
Lay Liturgists: Ginny Stiles
Pastors: Julia Burkey & Ken Pennings
Local community organizers have invited Madison churches to focus on racial justice for the month of January. Dr. Pam Oliver is Professor Emerita of Sociology at UW where she continues to research collective action and social movements as well as racial disparities in criminal justice. She is a member of ORUCC and we are so grateful she will share her voice with us.
Or copy and paste into your browser:
Meeting ID: 854 5723 3073
Passcode: 172921
One tap mobile
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+16465588656,,85457233073# US (New York)
Dial by your location
    +1 312 626 6799
Due to the high community transmission of the COVID omicron variant, we have suspended in-person worship for the month of January, with hope to return February 6th. Based on our care for our worship leaders, we will use a combination of ZOOM or live-streaming in the sanctuary, based on comfort/exposure/symptoms of worship leaders. If on ZOOM, we will record the services and upload them for you to access later in the day.
Sunday Programming for Children & Youth
is Currently Paused

Java & Jesus
Paused for January 16th & 23rd
January Compassion Offering
LGBT Books to Prisoners

LGBT Books to Prisoners, based in Madison, WI, sends books and other educational materials, free of charge, to incarcerated LGBTQ people across the United States. We have been doing this for over 10 years and have sent books to over 10,000 people in that time.
We do this because:
  • We want to acknowledge, and work against, the oppressive functions of the prison system. Our project shifts some control back into incarcerated people’s hands.
  • Incarcerated people have little access to reading material, and LGBTQ people behind bars have a particularly hard time finding resources that meet their needs and wants. We are in a position to gather and distribute these resources.
  • We believe that our work affirms the dignity of all individuals by providing access to knowledge of their choosing, so that they can learn and grow as they desire. We respond to individuals’ requests as directly as possible.
  • LGBTQ people behind bars face many hardships, including — but not limited to — isolation and physical violence. We want them to know that they have a supportive community on the outside that cares about their wellbeing.
We are completely volunteer run. We host volunteer sessions every week where we respond to letters from incarcerated people requesting books. We respond with a personal note, along with books that best match their request. When asked for, we also help connect people to other resources, such as pen pals, legal services, etc. Our volunteer sessions are a welcoming space for the LGBTQ community and allies to work together to work towards abolition, racial justice, and to affirm the LGBTQ community.
We would use the offering to pay for postage. On average it costs about $5 to send about three books to someone in prison. We typically send 3,000 book packages a year.
Thank you for your generosity and for helping those who have helped us in our times of need.
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 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 January 9th

Orchard Ridge UCC on January 8, 2022

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Epiphany Worship Resources 1.9.2022
Painting titled: Epiphany copyright 2003
by Janet McKenzie www.janetmckenzie.com
Collection of Barbara Marian, Harvard, IL
You are invited
to join us virtually
over ZOOM this Sunday 
January 9th 10:00 a.m.
Sermon: Wise Women, Too
Pastor Julia Burkey & Chris Davies
Lay Liturgists: Beverly Taylor & Tony Hold
The Rev. Dr. Chris Davies serves as the Team Leader for Faith Education, Innovation, and Formation at the National Setting of the United Church of Christ. Affectionately called Faith INFO, the team’s purpose is to equip congregations with the proclamation of the liberating love of the Gospel.  Chris works with The Rev. Traci Blackmon, who is the Executive Minister of Justice & Witness Ministries of The United Church. For Epiphany, Chris asked Pastor Julia to co-preach and share a message about Epiphany from a woman’s perspective with the idea of Mary being postpartum when the Magi arrive and the messy reality and beauty of the incarnation.
Or copy and paste into your browser:
Meeting ID: 854 5723 3073
Passcode: 172921
One tap mobile
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+16465588656,,85457233073# US (New York)
Dial by your location
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Due to the high community transmission of the COVID omicron variant, we are seeking to care for our community. While we do trust our mitigation systems for worship, we have shifted to virtual ZOOM worship for this Sunday Jan. 9th at 10am, due to potential COVID exposures for many of the worship leaders. Our COVID response team will meet over ZOOM Sunday Jan. 9th at 1pm to discuss any further measures.
Sunday Programming for Children & Youth
is Currently Paused
Java & Jesus
Jan. 9th, at 11:30 am, by ZOOM
Dan Rossmiller facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Today, the truth often seems to be in short supply or is deeply disputed. In the face of “Big Lies” driven and reinforced by social media, many people do not know where to turn to find the truth.
To prepare for this Sunday’s discussion, please read the following:
…and please watch the acceptance speech of 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, a courageous Philippines journalist:
   Or copy and paste the following url into your browser:
Meeting ID: 885 0420 1196
Passcode: 457330
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
January Compassion Offering
LGBT Books to Prisoners

LGBT Books to Prisoners, based in Madison, WI, sends books and other educational materials, free of charge, to incarcerated LGBTQ people across the United States. We have been doing this for over 10 years and have sent books to over 10,000 people in that time.
We do this because:
  • We want to acknowledge, and work against, the oppressive functions of the prison system. Our project shifts some control back into incarcerated people’s hands.
  • Incarcerated people have little access to reading material, and LGBTQ people behind bars have a particularly hard time finding resources that meet their needs and wants. We are in a position to gather and distribute these resources.
  • We believe that our work affirms the dignity of all individuals by providing access to knowledge of their choosing, so that they can learn and grow as they desire. We respond to individuals’ requests as directly as possible.
  • LGBTQ people behind bars face many hardships, including — but not limited to — isolation and physical violence. We want them to know that they have a supportive community on the outside that cares about their wellbeing.
We are completely volunteer run. We host volunteer sessions every week where we respond to letters from incarcerated people requesting books. We respond with a personal note, along with books that best match their request. When asked for, we also help connect people to other resources, such as pen pals, legal services, etc. Our volunteer sessions are a welcoming space for the LGBTQ community and allies to work together to work towards abolition, racial justice, and to affirm the LGBTQ community.
We would use the offering to pay for postage. On average it costs about $5 to send about three books to someone in prison. We typically send 3,000 book packages a year.
Thank you for your generosity and for helping those who have helped us in our times of need.
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 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 December 19

Orchard Ridge UCC on December 18, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

 

Advent Worship Resources 12.19.2021

You are invited

to join us

in-person & virtually

Sunday, 

December 19th 10:00 a.m.

 

Sermon: Revolutionary Love

Pastor Julia Burkey

Lighting the Candle of Love: The Weiss Family: Monica, Sophie & Samantha(Sam)

 

 

Click here for printable worship bulletin

 

 

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)

 

 

YouTube Link

 

For in-person worship, we kindly invite you to wear a KN95 or a surgical mask that we will provide for worship and to sit spaces every other chair. We ask those who plan to sing to be fully vaccinated if you are able (children of course can sing if unable to be vaccinated yet).

For those who wish to stay together in pods, you are welcome to worship in the Crossroads or Friendship Hall where there is more space.

 

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Sunday Programming for Children & Youth

(Kindergarten–8th Grade)

9:00 am: Sunday School for Kindergarten–5th Graders

9:30: 3rd–8th Graders Christmas eve service practice

10:00 am: Kindergarten-8th Graders

Christmas eve practice

Downstairs in Bonhoeffer Room

11:00 am: Children and Youth sharing

Holiday Music for Postlude

 

 

Holiday Post Office 9:30–11:30 am

Sundays, December 12 and 19

Bring your Christmas cards to Friendship Hall. Also pick up your Christmas cards that have been mailed to you!

 

Java & Jesus

Dec. 12th, at 11:45 am, by Zoom

Please note that we will start 15 minutes later

than our usual time.

 

Dan Rossmiller facilitating

 

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

 

 

This session will focus on the power of Mary, Mother of Jesus,

to inspire people of many faiths.

 

As a Protestant congregation, we tend to overlook the role that Mary plays in the faith of many people, including many Roman Catholics, but others as well. In this Sunday’s readings & discussion, we explore the power Mary holds over many by looking at the reverence many Mexicans and people throughout parts of Latin America have for the figure of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We’ll also explore how Mary’s Song of Praise (the Magnificat) has been seen as both inspirational and subversive through three short readings, including a Daily Meditation from Richard Rohr, the first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel, and a short chapter from Kathleen Norris’ book Amazing Grace.

 

Click here for 1st reading

 

Click here for 2nd reading

 

Click here for 3rd reading

 

Click here to join Zoom gathering

 

   Or copy and paste the following url into your browser:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88504201196?pwd=dUt0cUJoZjBxRmY2eGVNeUxScG1aUT09

 

Meeting ID: 885 0420 1196

Passcode: 457330

Dial: +1 312 626 6799

 

 

Photo Directory

We are excited to share our new directory which includes photos of our members! This directory is best experienced digitally, but can also be downloaded and printed via your home printer.

Click here printable directory

 

 

Compassion Offering

for December

is The Christmas Fund

The Christmas Fund has been caring for active and retired clergy and lay employees of the United Church of Christ for over 100 years, providing emergency grants, supplementation of small annuities and health premiums, and Christmas “Thank You” gift checks each December to our lower-income retirees.

 

United Church of Christ congregations and members have blessed the Christmas Fund with their generosity for many years. This year, your care and compassion will be especially appreciated by those servants of the church who are facing a time of need.

 

Thank you for your generosity and for helping those who have helped us in our times of need.

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

 

 

 

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.

 

The church office will be closed during the week between Christmas and the New Year. In case of a pastoral emergency, please call any of us, as all pastors are available by phone and we will always have a pastor on call who we can turn to.

 

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JOIN our Private FB Group:

“Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“

Follow us on Instagram @orchardridgeucc

 

 

 

 

 

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