April 19th – ORUCC co-sponsors “Food, Faith and Earth Day”
A Celebration of Creation
Featuring workshops, plenary, locally grown lunch or dinner, exhibits
First United Methodist- 12:30-6 p.m.
see full details and registration/meals go to www.foodfaithearthday.org
May 2nd – Green Our Church, Greening our Lives
Join a small group for a day-long program May 2, co-led by Interim Pastor Ree Hale and ORUCC member Helene Nelson.
We’ll travel to Monroe, Wisconsin where we’ll gather with other UCC churches from Southwest Association to hear U.W. scientist, Christian, and environmentalist Cal DeWitt speak on “Care of the Creation,” and Ryan Schryver, from Clean Wisconsin present “Wisconsin’s Inconvenient Truth,” a Wisconsin-specific version of Al Gore’s global warming presentation that focuses on impacts and options for action in our state.
After brief presentations by congregations on their environmental activities and lunch together, ORUCC participants will have the chance to join Helene for a walk and talk in the New Glarus Woods State Park, or stay with Pastor Ree in Monroe for a Southwest UCC Association business meeting, news exchange and worship. Participants will be home in Madison by supper time.
Are you interested? Let Helene know by April 26th (email helenenel@aol.com or phone 469-2440) or sign up on the bulletin board in the entry way of the church.
