ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 15

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 14, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 15, 2023

9:00 am Java & Jesus – Alfred Swan Room

9:00 am Prospective New Member Class – Anne Frank Room

10:00 am Worship

Preaching, The Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey, The Healing of Jesus

Lay Liturgist: Diane Jungblut

Special Music: ORUCC Choir

11:00 am Heart Room Celebration + Cake

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth October 15th

Children: Nursery Care opens at 8:30am. Jade and Marie are ready to play with your little one!

Sunday School starts at 9am. Children in PreK-1 are invited to sing with Julie in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, their classroom “guides” (Julie and Hal) will lead the children in a story about how the 12 Disciples came to follow Jesus.

The 2-5 grade classroom will continue their exploration of the Gospels. This week’s lesson includes the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, and the Lord’s Prayer. After finding passages in the bible, the children will have the opportunity to freely work through stations that include collage, modeling clay, and a crossword puzzle. Joanna and Paul will guide the children in their learning.

Youth: This Sunday we continue with our fourth week of “Echo the Story” Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. for 6th grade-High school youth. Susan Watson and Pastor Kate will be the guides for this group. TRU Function practices 10:00-12:00, and youth who are not in the band are encouraged to attend service at 10:00.

Reminder!! Sunday, October 22nd is our Youth Service Trip Celebration Sunday! Youth who attended the service trip and are participating in the service will gather to prepare for service at 9:00. If your youth did not attend the service trip, but would still like to be involved in the service (serving as an usher, etc.), they are welcome! Please let me know. We will not have regularly scheduled Sunday school.

Following the service we will have an informational meeting for Service Trip 2024. If your youth (entering 8th-finishing 12th grades) would like to come on next year’s trip, please come to this meeting!

Music Connections: This week the children will begin the 10 o’clock hour in the sanctuary with you. When they are dismissed for Music Connections, we will move to the downstairs Bonhoeffer Room for movement and drumming. Ben Lancor will be our Music Connections Volunteer.

*There will not be Music Connections next week, 10/22. Instead, your child is welcome to stay in the sanctuary with you to watch TruFunction perform and to hear about the 2022 Youth Service Trip to Duluth.

Thank you to those of you who signed up to be a Music Connections Volunteer! There are still opportunities to assist throughout the programming year. Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A5AB2B0-20231#/

Java & Jesus

Sunday, Oct. 15, 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!

Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss chapters 1 and 28 from The Quaking of America — an Embodied Guide to Navigating our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning,

by Resmaa Menakem

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OCTOBER COMPASSION OFFERING

THE CROSSING Campus Ministry

THE CROSSING has spiritual roots in progressive Christianity. Its mission is to provide

an open, diverse, welcoming and faith-inclusive campus ministry at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, where students can deepen their relationship with God, each other

and their sense of the world around them.

THE CROSSING encourages participants to interpret and apply the teachings of Jesus

within a social justice framework, while incorporating their own personal spiritual

reflections. This includes supporting the learning about justice from Christian and non-

Christian traditions, as well as being invested in cultural diversity in our programming

and worship gatherings.

THE CROSSING is committed to raising awareness about local and global human rights

concerns, promotes a service, compassion-oriented approach to life, inspires courage to

live as agents of peace, believes in environmental stewardship and justice, and affirms

gender equality, identity, and individual preference in human sexuality.

THE CROSSING welcomes all students and encourages them to collaborate on

meaningful and impactful activities. Small group gatherings are central in our

programming.

THE CROSSING programming is carried out in a casual and fun learning environment

where students set the agenda, lead actions and activities.

THE CROSSING is jointly funded by the United Church of Christ, The United Methodist

Church, and the American Baptist Churches, of Wisconsin.

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

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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:

https://orucc.org/contribute/support/