Orchard Ridge

United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship Resources

Sunday, October 5

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

9:00 am Faith Formation for children and youth

10:00 am – Worship

Sermon: Julia Burkey

Lay Liturgist: Lauren Amburn

Musical Offerings: Vicki Nonn, Bruce Gladstone, and the ORUCC Choir

Sacrament of Holy Communion



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Pastors’ On-Call Schedule

Your pastors are here for you! Pastor Julia is on call. Please do not hesitate to reach out to her with your pastoral care needs, questions or concerns. She can be reached at [email protected].

October Compassion Offering:

Al-Ahli Gaza Hospital

During this terrifying time, Al-Alhi Gaza Hospital is one of the few remaining Hospitals able to provide medical services to families in Gaza. The Hospital is run by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, a UCC Mission Partner organization, and is staffed by both Palestinian and international professionals from around the world. 

Several times in the past two years, Al-Ahli Hospital was bombed and invaded by Israeli ground troops. Throughout these attacks and subsequent evacuations of the Hospital grounds, Al-Ahli’s staff of 116 have shown heroic courage and determination, setting up tent clinics and mobile services in nearby towns and villages, and always returning to the Hospital to provide ongoing medical care for the wounded.

Your donation to Al-Ahli Gaza Hospital will literally save lives and enhance healing, providing children and families with emergency and trauma care, treatment for burns (primarily children), physical therapy for wounds and loss of limbs, treatment for malnourished (starved) children, and more.

Thank you to our Worship and Work Sunday volunteers!

A big thank you goes out to all the volunteers for Worship and Work Sunday, September 28th – those who transplanted perennial plants in the gardens, planted spring bubs, pulled weeds, spread mulch, shoveled topsoil into the deep holes in the churchyard, those who washed windows and cleaned and organized supply closets and especially those who provided us with a fabulous lunch. All those who reached out and talked and joked with others participated in one of the most important aspects of the church – connections and friendships. It was a beautiful day that brought lots of people together and got a lot of work done. Thank you to everyone!!

Joyce Pohl

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Julia Burkey EMAIL

Associate Pastor: Rev. Kate Mackey EMAIL

Associate Pastor Rev. Ken Pennings is on sabbatical through November 30, 2025

Director of Children’s Arts and Education: Julie Mazer EMAIL

Office Manager George Decker

608-271-7212 or EMAIL



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