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The Girl with No-Name (Acts 16:16-34)

Lots of men are named and valued in the Bible, but eliminate the Mary’s and we’d be hard-pressed to name five women. Compared with men, women are more often nameless and faceless. Sure last week Paul was blessed with a woman of means named Lydia, but this week we’re back to reality. A nameless, young slave girl crosses his path. Disregard for the girl-child was all too normal in Bible times;…

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In-betweenness (John 14:23-29)

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! This Sunday morning we find ourselves here – scratching our heads about church. Or, at least I have been scratching my head. I am confused. For today we find ourselves in a very “in-between” time and place. Yet it is HERE that God has called us to be. So why am I confused? I am confused because I am not sure WHY WE ARE HERE. I don’t mean here…in worship.…

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The Midwest is mobilizing to keep fossil fuels in the ground! This is Economic and Environmental Justice in Action

Do you want to do something about air pollution, water pollution, ground pollution, climate change? 350 Madison and other environmental groups from around the Midwest will converge on Whiting Lakefront Park to create a strong voice for stopping the destruction of our planet by stopping the use of fossil fuels. If you are interested in going let Lake Edge know and we will see if we can put…

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Made New (Revelation 21:1-6 & Acts 11:1-18)

There’s a battle happening in the book of Revelation. For some, the apocalypse is just a literary device; a commentary on the cost of our social sins. Others believe, “The rapture’s coming soon to a scorched earth near you. So we better put on Jesus …and clean underwear.” In the United Church of Christ we take the Bible seriously, but not so literally. The Judgment Day may be good for scaring us…

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The Economic Justice Covenant will be on the Agenda of the Annual May Congregational Meeting

Please be sure to read and ask questions about the Economic Justice Covenant draft so you are prepared for the May 22nd Congregational Meeting. It is on the agenda to be discussed and if appropriate moved for a vote. You can post a question as a comment to this post or contact a member of the Christ Centered Justice Team. [gview…

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Raised Up (Acts 9:32a, 36-43)

Acts 9:32a, 36-43 Peter went here and there among all the believers…in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas (for she was a wild, untamed woman)… devoted to good works and acts of charity. At that time she became ill and died. She was washed and was laid out in a room upstairs. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard Peter was nearby, sent two…

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Casting Your Nets on the Other Side (John 21:1-19 & Acts 9:1-9)

Let’s talk about the dreaded “C” word; no not cancer, but it can be just as deadly. I want to talk about change. (First, a bit of humor to set the stage for our discussion. How many UCC members does it take to change a light bulb? 10. One to actually change it and nine to talk about how much they liked the old one) So, let’s talk about casting your nets on the other side. I have a heart for the…

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Lake Edge Green Team Earth Day Events

Event 1 The Lake Edge Green Team will join with the Lake Edge Neighborhood Association to clean up Lake Edge Park along Dempsey Ave on April 23rd starting at 9:00 AM. Bring work gloves, lots of energy and any tools you might use for cleaning up your yard of winters collection of trash and debris. Event 2 Bring kids from 5 years of age to 95 to the Habitat Restore on Monona Drive April 23rd from…

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Fight For $15 National Day of Action Thursday April 14, 2016

For those that are interested in fighting for a higher minimum wage and other employee protections here is an opportunity for you to stand with others and strengthen your and their voices. If you have questions about wage or other economic or social justice issues please contact the Lake Edge Christ Centered Justice Team. If you know all you need to about these issues the CCJT is still…

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Update on Board Of Christian Outreach Thank You Notes

The Board Of Christian Outreach is sharing information on additional thank you notes we received from organizations that received funding from BOCO on behalf of the Lake Edge congregation. We received thank you notes from the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin, The Road Home and MOSES. Rabbi Renee Bauer, the Executive Director of the Interfaith Coalition expressed…

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UCC Churches that are Economic Justice Covenant Churches

One of the questions we have been asked regarding the draft Economic Justice Covenant is whether there are UCC churches that have adopted an economic justice covenant and declared that they are economic justice covenant churches. The answer is yes. Seven churches have adopted economic justice covenants. These churches are: United Church of Chapel Hill, NC : Community United Church of…

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Dealing with Doubt (John 20:19-31 & Acts 5:27-32)

I see someone for my own pastoral care? Did you know that? All of us need the help of someone else. My pastoral counselor’s there for me, so I can always be there for you. So lately we’ve been working on my anxiety. He told me, “You know, anxiety’s just a reaction to our own fear.” “Hey, I can tell you right now what I’m afraid of,” I said. That got his attention. “OK, what?” “Well, everything;…

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Life at Lake Edge Just Got Bluer and Greener (I'm not talking about Spring)

Life at Lake Edge Just Got Bluer and Greener (I’m not talking about Spring)

The Lake Edge Green Team has made a little money from the collection bins in the hall near the Sanctuary. Did you know we collect some items to turn into cash? The funds were used to place six more Blue Recycle Bins around the church. See if you can find them. Better yet please use them for clean recyclables. There are now blue trash cans in all of the restrooms which are for the paper you…

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Opportunity to JOIN A GLOBAL WAVE OF RESISTANCE TO KEEP COAL, OIL & GAS IN THE GROUND

Environmentally Friendly Members of Lake Edge Please read the following message from the organization 350 Madison. Join in if you would like and keep the rest of us updated on this issue. This May, we will be joining 350.org and activists from around the Midwest in targeting one of the world’s most dangerous fossil fuel projects, the BP Refinery in Whiting, Indiana. Join us as…

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Madison Labor Seder: Opportunity For Ecumenical Worker Justice Learning Secession

A past post mentioned a Fight for $15 Day of Action on Worker Justice April 14th. Full details are still not available but one event for the day is listed below. Please RSVP through the link below if you can attend. The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice, one of the LEUCC Christ Centered Justice Teams partners, is still working out the details on the rest of the day. You can visit their…

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It’s time to Rise UP. Easter can be every day if we find our light and live it! I get asked, “What’s more important to the church, Christmas or Easter?” The answer: Easter. Church is all about death and resurrection. In order to truly live in this world of constant death, although it makes little sense to us, and that’s the point, we first must die. There’s no resurrection without a cross and the…

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Possible Faith in Public Life Press Conference in Madison

The Lake Edge Christ Centered Justice Team is a member of the Dignity at Work Coalition, a state wide group working on how employers treat employees and how government policy should support workers. Dignity at Work Coalition has asked us to look at a guide produced by 2 other organizations, Faith in the Public Life an organization I am not familiar and Interfaith Light and Power which I connect…

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