Orchard Ridge
United Church of Christ
Sunday Worship Resources
07.09.2023
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Sunday
July 9, 2023
9:00 am Java & Jesus
10:00 am Worship
Ken Pennings preaching
Phoenix Affirmation 4 – Standing with the Outcast & Oppressed
Lay Liturgist: Nancy Wettersten
Special Music: Paul Vash
Celebration of Holy Communion
“Kids in the Garden” with Rachael Lancor
Today, we send off our teens and adult chaperones for a week of service in Duluth, MN, and we continue collecting clothing
for Casa Alitas Welcome Center, in Tucson.
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Kids in the Garden
July 9th & August 6th, 2023
10am Summer Programming: The children will have the opportunity to work in the garden during worship for our yearly, “Kids in the Garden” program. Rachael Lancor will oversee this fantastic program.
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Java & Jesus
Sunday, July 9th, at 9 am
Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely
by Zoom
Jim McNamara facilitating
All are welcome!
Please join us even if this is your first time!
Bring your own beverage, if you wish!
Our summer J&J programming will focus on the Phoenix Affirmations, which the pastors will be preaching about this summer. These are 12 Affirmations of the Progressive Christian Church on the practices of loving God, loving the neighbor, and loving ourselves. The reading(s) will be kept light most weeks.
This Sunday, we will be discussing Affirmation 6:
Christian love of neighbors includes standing, as Jesus does, with the outcast and oppressed, the denigrated and afflicted, seeking peace and justice with or without the support of others.
List of Phoenix Affirmations by content:
- Walk fully with Jesus, don’t deny other faiths
- Prayer, meditation, scripture
- Celebrate creation
- Worship includes art
- Engage people authentically across diversity
- Stand with poor and oppressed
- Separate church and state
- Walk humbly with God, seek to understand enemies
- We and all people are loved
- Sacredness of minds and hearts, doubt and belief
- Care for bodies, time for rest, reflection, recreation
- Meaning and purpose, discernment of calling
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To join Zoom discussion by phone: 1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 836 4943 6657
Passcode: 315584
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July COMPASSION OFFERING:
Casa Alitas
Casa Alitas is a non-profit, immigrant welcome center near the border in Tucson, Arizona. The compassion offering for Casa Alitas from our congregation will help people at the border find a safer, more secure life.
Casa Alitas provides a warm welcome, food, clothing, and shelter for a few days for legal asylum seekers who have crossed the border. It also makes travel arrangements for people to reach the homes of their sponsors in the United States. Casa Alitas provides services to 500 to 1,000 guests every day.
ORUCC has a hands-on history with Casa Alitas, particularly through our annual clothing drive, such as the drive ongoing now. In addition, a number of us have had the opportunity to volunteer at Casa Alitas.
Funds from the compassion offering will provide direct services to immigrant families. Funds will
- buy items for play bags for children,
- pay for transportation to reunite families who have been separated at the border,
- buy plane tickets for people to reach the homes of their sponsors in the United States, and
- pay for the food, medical services, and shelter provided by Casa Alitas.
Thank you in advance for your contribution.
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.
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Office Manager Julie Wombacher
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am -12:30 pm
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey
Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey
Associate Pastor: Rev. Ken Pennings
Children’s Education Coordinator & Music Director: Julie Mazer EMAIL
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