Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

Immediately following worship. Please email office@orucc.org to make a reservation by Friday, September 25th.

“The impacts of global climate change threaten all of God’s creation and will make it more difficult for people of faith to care for those in need.” (National Council of Churches USA). It’s easy for us to become overwhelmed by the scale of global warming, and cynical or apathetic about what we can do about it.

Yet the “inconvenient truth” is that we ourselves have a part in causing climate change, and we’re called to do our part to better steward life on the planet. Ryan Schryver will speak at a special brunch after worship on how we in Wisconsin contribute to global warming, its impacts in our state, and what we can do about it. Acting together, we can make a real difference!

“Ryan is the Grassroots Organizer / Clean Energy Advocate for Clean Wisconsin and has worked with former V.P Al Gore as well as local climate experts to bring this message to Wisconsin.

This presentation is organized and sponsored by our Green Team!

by Winton Boyd

As I write this column, students and teachers and staff and administrators at all levels are beginning their new school years. While our “October like” weather over the weekend might tell us summer is ending, surely the beginning of school marks it definitively. Like many of you, I was fortunate to do some traveling over the summer months. My journeys took me as far away as Germany and as local as my first visit to the American Players Theater in Spring Green. I hiked trails in the Wind River mountains of Wyoming and I rode the nearby Southwest Bike trail for exercise and occasionally to enjoy the Monroe Street Michael’s Frozen Custard. Continue Reading »