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ORUCC Lenten Home Discussion Groups begin next week! Sign up now!
You’re Invited! Lenten Home Discussion Groups Openings for Twelve More! During the season of Lent, we will be offering five* Home Groups, each with 8-12 people who will be discussing three passages from Luke’s Gospel in three 1.5 hr. sessions in a pattern of every other week. Plan to pick up a Lenten Devotional Booklet and a pack…
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ORUCC – Sign up now for a Lenten Home Discussion Group!
You’re Invited! Lenten Home Discussion Groups Openings for Fourteen More! During the season of Lent, which begins today, Ash Wednesday, March 5th, we will be offering five* Home Groups, each with 8-12 people who will be discussing three passages from Luke’s Gospel in three 1.5 hr. sessions in a pattern of every other week. Plan to pick up…
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ORUCC – Recent PHISHING email from “Julia”
Fake emails and text messages PHISHING EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES Some of you have received phishing emails this week from “Julia.” These emails were not from Pastor Julia, and she is not asking anyone for favors (such as buying gift cards) this week. We are so sorry that churches are targets of these scams. …
ORUCC Supports Transgender People
ORUCC Supports Transgender People On February 9th, ORUCC member Cody Theis facilitated a session of “Java & Jesus” in support of Trans People, and Trans Children in particular. Cody writes: “Thank you for showing your concern and care for transgender people. It brought me great comfort to know that so many in our church care. Here are…
ORUCC- The 2024 Annual Report
The 2024 Annual Report is now available! The ORUCC 2024 Annual Report (click on link) has been posted to our website. It provides a summary of church leadership, activities and finances in 2024. The Annual Report also includes the agenda for the February 2, 2025 Annual Congregational Meeting. Paper copies of the Annual Report are…
ORUCC Welcomes 15 New Members
Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice ORUCC Welcomes 15 New Members! Abi Degner Who am I and who do I want to be? I want to be someone who lives fully in the present moment, “a bride married to amazement” as Mary Oliver would say. I want to be…