ORUCC Weekly Announcements for Jan 19

Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice

 Week at a Glance 1/19/2023

Wayfinding

Thursday, January 19, 4:00 pm

Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey

ZOOM LINK

Sunday, January 22, 2023

9:00 am Sunday School for Children

9:00 am Java & Jesus

10:00 am Worship

(in-person and live streamed)

A service of joy expressing our faith through music!

Music: ORUCC Choir & 14 Others!

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

11:00 am Pie-Reception Celebrating Vicki Nonn’s

50 years of music ministry among us

Men’s Group

Monday, January 23

7:15 pm – 8:30 pm

Romero Room

Immigration Justice

Tuesday, January 24

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Ruthanne Landsness

Zoom

Racial Justice Mission Team

Thursday, January 26

9:00 am – 10:30 pm

Pam Oliver

Zoom

Yoga

Thursday, January 26

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Leslie Linser

Crossroads

Meditation Group

Friday, January 27

9:30 am – 10:30 am

Sue Dixon

Zoom

Spiritual

Nourishment

for you!

For the week of Jan 19 – Jan 25

 

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.

January Compassion Offering

Ethical Trade Co

Ethical Trade Co was founded in 2015 after its founders witnessed firsthand exploitation and human trafficking affecting people in southeast Asia. They met companies there that offered ethical employment opportunities to the people in their communities to prevent further exploitation. Feeling inspired, they set out to provide a marketplace for the products the companies were making so that they could offer ethical employment to even more people. Today ETC’s work financially empowers formerly exploited people in more than 25 countries.

 

As ETC sells items or receives donations into the general fund, it is able to purchase more products which uphold the vision of empowering artisans by paying them a livable wage for their labor so that they are able to break free from exploitation and trafficking.

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 from our website. The link is https://orucc.org/contribute/support/

Chili Cook-Off

Sunday, January 29th, after worship in Friendship Hall

Our annual Chili-Cookoff is a favorite events for families and friends of ORUCC! Not only do we taste delicious chili and cornbread recipes, but we are able to visit and connect with one another in an unhurried, casual and festive atmosphere! Please join us even if you’re unable to bring food. No charge! But if you’re able to bring food, please bring a meat chili, vegetarian chili (in a crock pot labeled with your name), or homemade cornbread. Please bring a card with the name of the chili and ingredients, and any possible allergens. We’ll award ribbons for the favorite meat chili, vegetarian chili and cornbread, not in a spirit of competition, but in a spirit of good fun!

If you’ve already signed up on paper at church, no need to sign up here. If you prefer to sign up via email, email Karin Drury at: [email protected]

Click here to sign up

(This includes signing up to bring chili,

as well as to help with setup and cleanup)

Sunday, Jan . 22

Pie Reception to Celebrate Vicki Nonn’s 50 Years of Music Ministry Among Us!

 

As of October 2022, Vicki Nonn has served as ORUCC’s pianist/organist for

50 years! We will celebrate her incredible talents and ministry with a joyous worship service full of music at 10 AM on January 22, 2023.

There will be a Pie Reception after worship in Friendship Hall at 11 am.

Vicki loves pies and always makes her own crust! 

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]  

Showing of Fiber Art

YOU ARE INVITED by Chris Thomas to see the current showing of fiber art in the Playhouse Gallery (lower level) of the Overture Center, on display through February 26. The show’s theme is ROOTS, OUR FOUNDATION. Members of the Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists will hold an Open House and Gallery Talk on Friday, Jan 20 at 5:30 pm.  

Greeting Card Ministry



Original Designs Greeting Cards are always on display and available for purchase in the Crossroads. Click here to learn more about this ministry: Greeting Card Ministry Supports Housing Stability – 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.

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 Ken Pennings: available

Tues.-Thurs. 10:00 am -5:00 pm 

by appointment

608-556-2371 EMAIL

Both pastors (try to) take Monday & Saturday as Sabbath days.

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.

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Members & Friends of Orchard Ridge UCC

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

1501 Gilbert Road

Madison, WI 53711

608-271-7212

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