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• ORUCC Weekly Announcements for July 3rd
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  July 3, 2025
  

  Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice Weekly Announcements for Thursday, July 3 Friday Breakfast Group Friday, July 4 9:00 am Denny’s, 433 S. Gammon Road Louise Jeanne (see below) Meditation Group – Zoom only Friday, July 4 9:30 – 10:30 am Zoom Sue Dixon Sunday, July 6 The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost 10:00 am – Worship Sermon: Ken Pennings Lay Liturgist: Ginny Moore Kruse Musical Offerings: Robin & Grant Kinney Sacrament of Holy Communion Gaza petition signing after worship (see below) Meditation Group Thursday, July 10 8:00 – 9:00 am Romero Room Becky Baumbach —————————- Pastors’ On-Call Schedule Your pastors are here for you this summer! While Pastors Julia and Kate are away today until July 11th, Pastor Ken will be on call. Please do not hesitate to reach out to him with your pastoral care needs, questions or concerns: [email protected] July Compassion Offering: The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (GSLS) Food Pantry Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (GSLC) offers a weekly food pantry serving the Orchard Ridge neighborhood and surrounding areas. Located at 5701 Raymond Road in Meadowood, the GSLC pantry currently serves up to 75 eligible individuals and families every Thursday.  Rick Thomas, GSLC Outreach Director, reports that local pantries continue to see reduced food availability from Second Harvest due to high demand and threatened reductions in federal funding. Donations from the July 2025 compassion offering will go toward purchase of food items and essentials that best meet the needs of food pantry clients. Simply stated, this mission eases suffering and addresses basic human needs at the local level. In addition to giving generously this month, here are additional ways that you can help: ● Food, paper goods or personal items are also accepted year-round at the GSLC Donation Room during weekday hours. ● Volunteer at the GSLC Food Pantry: Assist with registration, act as a host or help with stocking the shelves. Thursdays, 9:30am-Noon or 5:30pm-7pm. Familiarity with languages is a bonus, such as Spanish, Middle Eastern dialects, others. ● Volunteer your time in the ORUCC Veggie Village garden where we tend and harvest fresh vegetables for the GSLC food pantry. Friday Breakfast Group – July 4th, 9:00 a.m.   Start celebrating your 4th at the next Friday Breakfast, July 4 at 9:00 am at Denny’s, 433 S. Gammon Road! All are welcome. The group meets on the first Friday of the month and includes both men and women. Join us for this informal chance to connect and converse on many topics. Contact Louise Jeanne, Link for more information. Family Picnic set for July 10th at Garner Park Come join us for an all ages, intergenerational, family style picnic in the park! Join members of our Youth Faith Formation Team (YFF) at Garner Park Upper Shelter on Thursday, July 10th, 5:30-7:30 pm. Bring a sack dinner for your family and join others for conversation, playtime, and an icy treat. Yard games welcome! Join our disability advocacy conversation on Sunday, July 13th On July 13th after church from 11:15 am-12:30 pm, disabilities activist Laurine Lusk and Pastor Julia invite you to join us for an open conversation along these lines:   ·       Hearing from one another about our concern for this political moment. ·       Supporting and encouraging one another in our advocacy work. ·       Wondering together about creating an advocacy mission team or disability advocacy mission team within the church ·       Deciding our goals or focus: emotional & spiritual, more action-oriented, or both. ·       Identifying our skills, resources, and the connections that may support our goals.   Naturally, you may be considering your already busy schedule and wondering if you have space for a gathering like this.  On the other hand, you may wonder if our country is moving so quickly in a dangerous direction that it’s important to prioritize this advocacy discussion.  Of course, there is no one right way to face these political times.  We know that we can do more when we organize together and support one another. If you decide to join in this initial discussion, it would be valuable to hear your perspective and likely also helpful to hear from others. The Dane Sanctuary Coalition is sponsoring an evening with Dr. Sergio Gonzales: Sanctuary and Sacred Resistance, July 17th at 6pm over ZOOM Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/t3yofBiDT-WZhJrKxvE5tQ#/registration Help needed with our flower gardens! We need some help with taking care of the flower gardens at ORUCC. Not all of the jobs involve hours of weeding in the hot sun. Some jobs take only 15 -20 minutes. Other jobs are just for one time.  Small Landscaping jobs at ORUCC Water the flower pots at the main doors on Fridays and/or Sundays Water new plantings at the edge of the meditation garden and in front of the sign on Gilbert Road Deadhead flowers (peonies and irises need deadheading now) Plant tulips from pots to ground in the bed at the end of education wing Bigger jobs Transplant some big hostas from entrance garden to northwest corner garden (where a stump was recently removed). Water when needed. Dig up a few weedy trees from flower bed in parking lot and on west side of church Work on plantings of coral bells in front of the sign Paint allliums in rainbow colors for pride month Install edging at bed at end of education wing Big jobs Weed rain gardens Weed and prune in the meditation garden A small group of garden tenders meet on Wednesday mornings (on Friday this week) to work together in the gardens. Join us for some work and lots of conversation or work on the projects independently. Thanks for helping out! Joyce, Alice, Susan and Deanna  Stay up to date on ORUCC Children and Youth happenings Want to stay up to date on the latest with children and youth at ORUCC? Check out our weekly updates here: https://orucc.org/keeping-current/children-and-youth-news// MOSES’ Racial Justice for All Children Task Force is seeking volunteers MOSES’ Racial Justice for All Children Task Force is looking for people who are passionate about addressing disparities in literacy among our students, promoting wellness and restorative practices in our schools rather than exclusionary discipline, and ensuring that our young people are in safe, stable and affordable housing. For more information, please visit our page on the MOSES website: https://www.mosesmadison.org/rjac/ Or contact Shel Gross, [email protected] 608-250-4368. ORUCC members Barbie Jackson [email protected] and John Lemke  [email protected] participate in this task force and can give you more information as well.  Please Sign Up to Volunteer on Sunday Mornings! AT ORUCC, the Members are the Ministers! We are seeking volunteers to serve on Sunday mornings for in-person worship. You need not be a member, simply a person who loves ORUCC and is eager to find a place to serve! Young people are welcome to sign up, too!   Would you consider serving one or more times as a Welcomer, an Usher, a Lay Liturgist or to assist with Holy Communion?   Feel free to sign up as an individual, a couple, or a family!   Click here to sign up as a Welcomer Click here to sign up as an Usher Click here to sign up as a Lay Liturgist Click here to assist with Holy Communion   Page #1: Choose the date you are available to volunteer and select the box that says “SIGN UP“.  Then, at the bottom of the page select the box “SAVE & CONTINUE“. Page #2: Enter your first/last name and your email address. Then select the box at the bottom of the page “SIGN UP NOW“   Questions or problems signing up? Contact Ken Pennings at [email protected] or 608-556-2371. Spiritual Nourishment for you! Daily Reflections for July We are grateful for the ministry of Jeanne Moberly, who is a member of Adult Faith Formation, as she puts together a set of fresh readings every month for our devotional practice at Orchard Ridge UCC. If you know someone who needs encouragement and would like the devotional mailed to them, please contact the church office. Daily Reflections for July 2025 Office Manager George Decker available Mon.-Thurs. 7:30am -12:30 pm 608-271-7212 or EMAIL Senior Pastor Julia Burkey: available Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am – 7:00 pm by appointment 518-542-6915 EMAIL Associate Pastor Ken Pennings: available Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm  by appointment 608-556-2371 EMAIL Associate Pastor Kate Mackey: available Mon.-Thurs. 8:00 am – 2:00 pm by appointment 608-358-6143 EMAIL Julia and Ken (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days, Kate Friday and Saturday Friday is observed as a writing day for the preaching pastor. In case of a pastoral emergency, please call any of the pastors, as all pastors are available by phone, text and we will always have a pastor on call who we can turn to. LIKE or FOLLOW the Orchard Ridge FaceBook Page JOIN our Private FB Group: “Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC“ Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Road Madison, WI 53711 608-271-7212 Office Hours: M-Th 8:30-12:30

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