Come Celebrate Christmas with Orchard Ridge UCC!

Join us for one of our Candle Light Christmas Eve Services December 24th: from the birth of the cosmos to the birth of the Christ child, our Advent will come full and wondrous circle as we mark our Christmas Eve gatherings on this holy night.

4pm Children’s Service: A Celebration of Peace with children leading us with music they have prepared. This service will be mask optional

7pm Christmas Eve Service with Madison Mennonite Church and the ORUCC Choir. For this service we will require masks KN95 or the like, as we do with all other regular ORUCC services and events.



Sunday Christmas Day December 25 10am: Julia Burkey leads service with Diane Dulin & David Anderman playing Christmas hymns on the piano. We will reflect on present day Bethlehem and enjoy being together on Christmas Day! Our 10am service will not be live-streamed, so our wonderful tech folks can enjoy being with their families.

Spiritual

Nourishment

for you!

For the week of Dec 15 – Dec 21

Read this week’s reflections as a way to dive deeper into your spiritual practice or to get some nourishment and inspiration

for your day.

Click here for reflections

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 week for our devotional practice at Orchard Ridge UCC. You will see these posted daily if you are part of the “Members & Friends” Facebook group. If you know someone who needs encouragement and would like the devotional mailed to them, please contact Julie Wombacher in the church office.

December Wayfinding

Living with Mystery

November Dec 21, 9:30 am (in person in Friendship Hall)

Zoom Dec 22, 4:00 pm



Dear Virtual Wayfinding Friends,

We have changed our virtual Wayfinding time BACK to December 22nd, after having changed it to December 15th. Thank you! 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86747507302?pwd=Q01qSnNjWnV4aFg1ek80Qi9ZMkg2Zz09

Meeting ID: 867 4750 7302

Passcode: 823000

Dial in: 1 312 626 6799  

ALL CHURCH ANNUAL RETREAT

Our All Church Annual Retreat is returning January 13-15, 2023 at Daycholah Center (Green Lake, WI)–It is For All Ages! Come enjoy and connect with nature and just relax and take a break from the rhythms of life.

Wonderful lodging, food, outdoor fun, crafts, music, conversations/sharing around the fireplace, and so much more is being planned for this weekend, with the hope that our friendships and faith will be deepened and encouraged. Improvisation with Jeff Pom on Saturday night and Speak With The Earth workshop with Pastor Julia and her spouse Daniel Cooperrider on Saturday morning. There will be guided activities for all age groups on Saturday morning. We begin the retreat on Friday evening and finish around 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.

Housing options for the retreat: Daycholah with a capacity of 80 people.

Cost to stay at Daycholah–$155 (12 years and older), $125 (4 to 11 years), toddlers free. This includes two nights lodging and four meals. Enormous bargain!! Go to www.orucc.org to make payment.

YOGA

Thursdays 5:30 Friendship Hall

Instructor Leslie Linser    

A slow flow class with a spiritual intention. Bring a yoga mat.

For questions email Leslie at [email protected]  

Greeting Card Ministry returns to ORUCC!! 



Original Designs greeting cards feature original artwork by Peg Kneuve and nature photography by LuAnn Greiner. These seasonal and special occasion cards are always on display and available for purchase in the Crossroads. Proceeds from the sale of these cards supports housing stability for individuals and families in Dane County. Cards can be purchased by cash, check or Venmo (@LuAnn-Greiner). Pick up a few after worship or any time you are stopping by ORUCC!

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

Members of ORUCC are invited to apply for 2023-2024 college scholarships of $1,000 to $2,000 from the Frank E. Page Scholarship Fund. Applicants should be planning to begin or continue education at any accredited 2- or 4-year college or university, and should have a record of academic achievement, service to church and community, and demonstrated financial need. The application deadline is February 15, 2023; contact [email protected] for an electronic application. Questions? Contact [email protected] .

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 Coffee Maker, a Welcomer, a Lay Liturgist or

to assist with Holy Communion?

It has been fairly easy finding Lay Liturgists and Communion Assistants, but much more challenging finding

Coffee-Makers and Welcomers!

Feel free to sign up as an individual, a couple, or a family!

Click here to sign up as a Coffee Maker

Click here to sign up as a Welcomer

Click here to sign up as a Lay Liturgist

Click here to Assist with Holy Communion

After selecting one or more dates, you will need to click “Submit and Sign Up” at the bottom of the page, then enter your name & email address, then click “Sign Up Now.”

Questions or problems signing up?

Contact Ken Pennings at [email protected] or 608-556-2371.

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

1501 Gilbert Road

Madison, WI 53711

608-271-7212

Office Hours: M-Th 8:30-12:30