Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Worship Resources
02.12.2023
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Sunday, February 12th
9:00 am Sunday School for Children
9:00 am Java & Jesus for Adults
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Worship with us
in-person & virtually
Sunday, February 12th
10:00 am
Sermon: Rev. Dr. David Anderman
“The Sins of White Christian Nationalism”
Special Music: Handbell Quartet
Lay Liturgist: Ruthanne Landsness
11:00 am
Bake Sale and Greeting Card Project
Join our Worship virtually
on YouTube any time after
10 am:
You will need to refresh the page
after 10 am if you have opened it before
After worship join us in Friendship Hall
for the Youth Valentine’s Day Bake Sale
&
to sign welcome cards for
asylum seekers
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Java & Jesus
Sunday, Feb 12th. 9am
Attend in-person at the church in the
Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
Dan Rossmiller facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we will explore some poems about
love relationships, some Biblical and some secular.
Included in the reading are love poems from the Books of Ruth, Proverbs, the Song of Solomon and Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians; also poems from the Sufi mystic Rumi
and more modern poets.
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Or paste the following into your browser:
To join Zoom discussion by phone: 1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657
Passcode: 315584
If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom discussion,
phone Ken Pennings at 608-556-2371
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Programming for Children
February 12th
Nursery Care opens at 8:30am. Lily and Joey are ready to play with your little one!
Sunday School: K-5 Sunday School starts at 9am. This week, we will continue our study of the five “Books of Law.” After practicing our skills in finding a bible verse the children will have the opportunity to play some educational bible games, complete their creation story water color painting, search for some of the animals Noah would have brought along on the ark in the sandbox, and decorate a bible bookmark. Paul Vash and Jen Walker will guide the children in their learning.
All of the content the children will experience comes from the curriculum resource, “Learning to Use My Bible.” Should you ever wish to continue this study at home, Julie Mazer highly recommends this user friendly student resource: https://tinyurl.com/74n8nmj6 She has one on hand if you would ever like to peek at it before purchasing.
Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary. When they are dismissed for Music Connections, we will move to the downstairs Bonhoeffer Room for a ukulele jam. This April, we are invited to play two songs with TruFunction! So, we’ll be revisiting the instrument many times throughout the next few months and mastering some new chords. Two weeks ago, Julie Mazer noticed that a few children felt apprehensive and discouraged from the challenge of this instrument. Before Music Connections, Julie encourages parents to have a family chat about overcoming challenges and perseverance. Julie assures parents that she will work with each child to make modifications and adaptations based on their skills and abilities. This is meant to be a low pressure, fun way to learn a new accessible musical skill. As always, no one will be forced to perform, but everyone will be encouraged to participate in whatever way they are comfortable.
Looking ahead, Julie will be out of town on 2/19. Marcia Beckett is on deck to lead an art experience with the children. Julie will be back again on 2/26 and for all of March.
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February
Compassion Offering
Worker Justice Wisconsin
Worker Justice Wisconsin (WJW) is a Madison-based nonprofit that builds collective worker power together with faith and labor allies. Our worker center educates and empowers employees who do not have a union. We help them file complaints with state agencies, incubate worker-owned cooperatives, and train workers to organize their coworkers. With a mostly bilingual staff, WJW pays special attention to the Spanish-speaking, immigrant working class. In 2022, WJW trained 140 workers, helped recover $121,560.11 in previously owed but unpaid wages, organized two job sites, and incubated three cooperatives. Of the 200+ workers who opened cases in 2022, over 90% were immigrants, and 89% were Latinx.
February’s Compassion Offering will be deposited in the WJW Solidarity Fund. The Fund encourages workers to engage in job site organizing by providing a basic financial safety net. If a worker is retaliated against or fired by their employer for engaging in legally protected organizing activity, or if a workforce decides to go on strike, they can receive up to 50% of their income from the fund (so long as funds last and up to two months). The Fund is crucial to bolstering workers’ bargaining power. It is not charity. It is a direct contribution to workers’ struggle to overcome structural inequality.
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Donate to aid Turkish and Syrian Earthquake Victims
through the United Church of Christ!
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Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
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