Worship resources for this week
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- Worship Resources for August 10, 2025
Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Sunday Worship Resources
Sunday, August 10
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am – Worship
Sermon: Kate Mackey
Lay Liturgist: Ginny Stiles
Musical Offerings: Paul Vash
Click Here for Printable Bulletin
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after 10 am:
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Pastors’ On-Call Schedule
Your pastors are here for you this summer! Pastor Kate will be on call from July 28th through August 17th. Please do not hesitate to reach out to her with your pastoral care needs, questions or concerns: kate@orucc.org
Please note that the church office will be closed Monday, August 11th, as Office Manager George Decker will be taking the day off as a vacation day. The office will reopen Tuesday morning, August 12th.
August Compassion Offering:
GSAFE (the Gay/Straight Alliance for Safe Schools)
For nearly three decades, Wisconsin’s queer and trans youth have been at the center of our mission. Two of our most longstanding programs provide direct support for LGBTQ+ youth, including our Leadership Training Institute– a four-day summer intensive for high school students– and our Middle School GSA Leadership Summit, which brings together GSAs statewide to enhance competency and advocacy around inclusive best practices in schools.
Additionally, we know that LGBTQ+ identified youth thrive with secure, healthy networks of support. Within the last decade, we’ve built connections with Wisconsin’s educators through programs like our annual Safe Schools, Safe Communities conference, where educators, counselors, and other adult allies across Wisconsin connect and share tools to create safer environments for queer and trans youth. Most recently, we’ve begun collaborating with Rainbowland Action Initiative to provide monthly in-person support groups for families of queer and trans youth across Dane and Milwaukee counties.
For more information, click here to see the YouTube video on GSAFE.
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey EMAIL
Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings EMAIL
Director of Children’s Arts and Education: Julie Mazer EMAIL
Office Manager George Decker
608-271-7212 or EMAIL
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