ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday October 22 (J&J corrected)

Orchard Ridge UCC on October 21, 2023

Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

October 22, 2023

9:00 am Java & Jesus – Alfred Swan Room

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

9:00 am Sunday School for Children

10:00 am Worship

Youth Service Trip Celebration!

Lay Liturgists: ORUCC Youth

Special Music: TRU Function

11:15 am Service Trip 2024 Info Session

11:15 am: Sermon Talk-Back

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For Children & Youth October 22th

Children: NO Nursery Care this week. Families are welcome to visit the nursery. Please sanitize and tidy any used materials.

Sunday School starts at 9am. PreK-1 children are invited to sing with Barbara and Hal in the William Johnson room at 9:00-9:15. After the music, they will hear the Parable of the Farmer and the Growing Seed.

The 2-5 grade classroom will begin their study of New Testament History. This week’s lesson includes the story of Pentecost using engaging props from the Godly Play play curriculum. After the story, the children will have the opportunity to freely work through stations that include watercolor, journaling, and sand play. Joanna and Diane will guide the children in their learning.

Youth 6-12 grade: NO regular Sunday school this week: 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 and we will find them a role!

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: No Music Connections this week. Instead, your child is welcome to stay in the sanctuary with you to watch TruFunction perform and to hear about the 2023 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. 22, at 9 am

Attend in-person at the church in the

Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely

by Zoom

Peg Knueve facilitating

All are welcome!

Please join us even if this is your first time!

As discussed last Sunday, Racial Reckoning is a complicated process. This week we will visit two more chapters from THE QUAKING OF AMERICA, BY RESMAA MENAKEM. The first addresses the essentials and history of White Body Supremacy and the second will deal with 5 anchors or practices that may help us in the process of addressing how to deal with our bodies as we experience forms of this reckoning.

OUR DISCUSSION

1. Discussion about the history of racism that brought us to this place.

2. What unwritten promises did white Americans often receive?

3. Is the base of the problem hatred?

4. How is it that all these human atrocities seem so hidden and ignored?

5. How does this white supremacy get passed on?

6. The author states that the healing for this begins in the body. How?

7. Body pigmentation and body identity is complicated and confusing.

8. What are the “5 anchors” and how can they help?

Click here for ch. 16, and 1st pg. of ch. 21

Click here for the rest of ch. 21

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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/