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This group, started by members and friends of McFarland United Church of Christ in McFarland, WI, is open to people of all faiths, spiritual perspectives and worldviews who are committed to compassion, justice, kindness and love. Our government has separated hundreds of immigrant children from their parents upon arriving at the border. These families are often fleeing horrific violence and crippling poverty, and parents are doing everything they can to protect their children by coming to the United States. Taking these children from their parents is inhumane, unnecessary, and unacceptable. It is easy to feel powerless when confronting an issue like this. We feel strongly about giving a voice to those who agree with us. We demand that all children must be reunited with their families and sponsors, and that the current practice of separation and detaining immigrant children and immigrants of all ages must end immediately. This will no longer be done in our name! Not In Our Name!!
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Upcoming Event: "Stories from the Border"
A message from Pastor Bryan...
Hi everyone,
Well to state the obvious, this whole situation with the coronavirus has taken us to a rather uncertain and surreal moment in our nation's history and in our own communities and personal lives. And this is now also impacting our life together as a church community.
First I want to offer a pastoral message, and that is simply to remind us all that we are not alone. God is with us, with you, and we will help each other get through this time of great uncertainty regardless of what any of us have to face. In other words, we've got each other. If you live alone and wind up getting sick and needing help, we will figure out how to be there for you and for each other. Our greatest and deepest security is community. We'll help each other understand what's going on, share the most reliable information we have, help each other make wise decisions and stay grounded in our faith and in best practices regarding physical health, and support each other in whatever ways we can.
Right now what is most difficult is that we simply do not know exactly what we are facing. For that reason, the best wisdom is for us to make our mistakes on the side of being a bit too cautious and careful. The truth is that we have no idea yet just how extensively this virus is already among us. For that reason we are being encouraged to postpone all non-essential gatherings for the near future.
So how will this impact us directly? First, tonight's "Stories From the Border" event has been postponed. We will definitely reschedule at a future date and host this important aspect of our "Not In Our Name" campaign, but not until we are on the other side of this time of crisis with the virus. We will also not hold "Sunday Funday" this coming Sunday, March 15th as planned, and we will not have Midweek Inhale next Wednesday, March 18th as planned.
As for Sunday morning worship, at this point my feeling is that we will still have Sunday morning service at church at 10 a.m. I will be here and you are welcome to join me as usual! But please know that I am totally expecting that our attendance will likely go down during this time of crisis, and you are encouraged to stay home if you know that is best for you at this point. We will offer a live streaming option so that you can watch at least the sermon portion of worship (and maybe more) online somehow. We'll figure that out technologically in the next couple of days and send out another message with details how the live stream will be offered. Actually this is just encouraging us to do what we've been in the process of doing for a while now in response to quite a few requests to make Sunday morning messages and highlights available on YouTube. We have a camera and will be installing that ASAP and making this option available as soon as possible so that you can hear or re-hear or share any sermon anytime.
If for any reason it becomes clear that we should actually cancel Sunday morning worship we will send out another special message to that effect. We will also update the church website as often as possible with schedule changes and the church office phone voice mail as changes are made to the schedule so that calling the church will be another way to stay informed regarding changes that might impact our life together.
Again, we will make it through this uncertain time together. If you would like to speak with me about any of this don't hesitate to call.
My cell is 608-291-4457.
God's Grace and Peace to you all,
Pastor Bryan
Well to state the obvious, this whole situation with the coronavirus has taken us to a rather uncertain and surreal moment in our nation's history and in our own communities and personal lives. And this is now also impacting our life together as a church community.
First I want to offer a pastoral message, and that is simply to remind us all that we are not alone. God is with us, with you, and we will help each other get through this time of great uncertainty regardless of what any of us have to face. In other words, we've got each other. If you live alone and wind up getting sick and needing help, we will figure out how to be there for you and for each other. Our greatest and deepest security is community. We'll help each other understand what's going on, share the most reliable information we have, help each other make wise decisions and stay grounded in our faith and in best practices regarding physical health, and support each other in whatever ways we can.
Right now what is most difficult is that we simply do not know exactly what we are facing. For that reason, the best wisdom is for us to make our mistakes on the side of being a bit too cautious and careful. The truth is that we have no idea yet just how extensively this virus is already among us. For that reason we are being encouraged to postpone all non-essential gatherings for the near future.
So how will this impact us directly? First, tonight's "Stories From the Border" event has been postponed. We will definitely reschedule at a future date and host this important aspect of our "Not In Our Name" campaign, but not until we are on the other side of this time of crisis with the virus. We will also not hold "Sunday Funday" this coming Sunday, March 15th as planned, and we will not have Midweek Inhale next Wednesday, March 18th as planned.
As for Sunday morning worship, at this point my feeling is that we will still have Sunday morning service at church at 10 a.m. I will be here and you are welcome to join me as usual! But please know that I am totally expecting that our attendance will likely go down during this time of crisis, and you are encouraged to stay home if you know that is best for you at this point. We will offer a live streaming option so that you can watch at least the sermon portion of worship (and maybe more) online somehow. We'll figure that out technologically in the next couple of days and send out another message with details how the live stream will be offered. Actually this is just encouraging us to do what we've been in the process of doing for a while now in response to quite a few requests to make Sunday morning messages and highlights available on YouTube. We have a camera and will be installing that ASAP and making this option available as soon as possible so that you can hear or re-hear or share any sermon anytime.
If for any reason it becomes clear that we should actually cancel Sunday morning worship we will send out another special message to that effect. We will also update the church website as often as possible with schedule changes and the church office phone voice mail as changes are made to the schedule so that calling the church will be another way to stay informed regarding changes that might impact our life together.
Again, we will make it through this uncertain time together. If you would like to speak with me about any of this don't hesitate to call.
My cell is 608-291-4457.
God's Grace and Peace to you all,
Pastor Bryan
Are Children Still in cages at the U.S. Borders?
It’s a disturbing question, isn’t it?
And the simple answer to the question is “yes, they are.”
Proverbs 31:8-9 calls us to be a “voice for the voiceless,” and to “speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.”
The “Not In Our Name” campaign is thrilled to announce that immigration activist and attorney Linda Zuba, just back from working with immigrants at the border, will share her first-hand account of what is actually going on right now and what we can attempt to do.
Please join us for “Stories From the Border,” Thurs, Mar 12, at 6 p.m.
It’s a disturbing question, isn’t it?
And the simple answer to the question is “yes, they are.”
Proverbs 31:8-9 calls us to be a “voice for the voiceless,” and to “speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.”
The “Not In Our Name” campaign is thrilled to announce that immigration activist and attorney Linda Zuba, just back from working with immigrants at the border, will share her first-hand account of what is actually going on right now and what we can attempt to do.
Please join us for “Stories From the Border,” Thurs, Mar 12, at 6 p.m.
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