"I will put my teaching in their minds and write it on their hearts..."
Jeremiah 31:33
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Below are the weekly programs. Brief descriptions of these weekly programs are on our website.
Clickable links are in blue, underlined, and italicized.
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SUNDAY Choir Practice
Contact Tom Ludwig, if interested. Practice is 9-10 am on Sundays before worship.
| | Below are the upcoming non-weekly events on the calendar happening at McFarland UCC for the next month. | | |
Saturday, May 9, 8:00 am, Spring Cleanup with luncheon to follow
Sunday, May 10, Happy Mother's Day!
Wednesday, May 13, Office Closed
Thursday, May 14, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, SaLT Monthly Meeting (In person & Online), Multipurpose Room
Tuesday, May 19, 6:30-8:00 pm, Creation Care Meeting (In person & Online), Multipurpose Room
Sunday, May 24, Strengthen the Church Collection
Sunday, May 24, 11:30 am, 70+ Birthday Lunch
Thursday, May 28, Listening from the Heart (Zoom only) Sponsored by Social Justice Collective Ministry
Tuesday, June 2, 6:30-8:00 pm, Social Justice Collective Meeting (In person & Online), Multipurpose Room. July 7 meeting is canceled. August meeting as usual.
Wednesday, June 3, 6:00-7:30 pm, Outreach Funds Quarterly Meeting (In person & Online), Multipurpose Room
Sunday, June 7, Birthday and Communion Sunday
Sunday, June 7, Teen Youth Monthly Meetup
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Thank you to this weekend's volunteers!
Hospitality Hosts: Margaret & Paul Miller
Greeters/Ushers: Diane Mikelbank
| | Resolve to get involved at McFarland UCC! Volunteer on Sunday. Join a ministry such as Social Justice Collective, Creation Care, Befrienders Care Team, SaLT, Youth ministry, Building & Ground Team, or others. Find out more by clicking here. | | |
News at McFarland UCC
Note: Clickable links are blue, underlined, and italicized.
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Spring Cleanup Day
TOMORROW/May 9, 8:00 am-Noon
Join the Building and Grounds team on May 9 at 8:00 am (or later) to spruce up the church inside and out. Snacks and a light lunch will be provided. You don't need any tools, but you are welcome to bring a favorite rake, lopper, or rag.
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Outreach Fund Update
The Reed-Smeaton Outreach Fund (once known as the Sustaining Outreach and Scholarship [S.O.S] Fund) was established in 2000. The Outreach Fund Committee determines which outreach initiatives are funded throughout the year. For at least the past decade, there has been a commitment to support scholarships for college, university, or a trade program for high school graduates who are active participants in our church. The Outreach Funds Committee recently reviewed the application process for the $250 scholarships and developed an application form. For more information about the scholarship application, please contact Joan Jacobsen (jo...@mcfarlanducc.org), Chair of the Outreach Funds Committee.
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First Annual Silent Auction
May 3-24, 2026
Check out the many donated items in the Fellowship Hall during the month of May. There will be baskets, services, and gift certificates available for bidding. Donations were made by members of the McFarland UCC community, as well as local businesses. All proceeds go toward the teen service learning trip to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota this summer.
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Quilts by Marilyn
Check out Marilyn Brink's quilts! She is the latest artist sharing her passion and talent in the Fellowship area. The display is not one to miss!
I’ve been sewing since I was four years old. I wanted a toy sewing machine, but my mother said, “No, I’ll teach you how to sew on my sewing machine.” Since learning to sew, the process of sewing, embroidery, smocking, and quilting has become my creative outlet and what grounds me.
The items on display include bed-size quilts, wall hangings, and table runners. Some are quilted in the traditional method of piecing fabric together to create a quilt top, then layering a quilt top with batting and a backing fabric, and finally quilting (“sewing”) the layers together. Some are “art” quilts using appliqué (layers of fabric) to create a picture. Others are embroidered by the sewing machine to create a picture.
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Thursday, May 28, 7-8:30 pm
“Listening from the Heart”
You are invited to attend a FREE Zoom workshop sponsored by McFarland UCC and the Palestine Justice Working Group. This workshop will feature Elana, who lost her 20-year-old son on October 7, 2023, and Bassam, who lost his 10-year-old daughter in 2007. Click here for more information.
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Greetings members and friends,
I wanted to do a Show & Tell today about my shirt, which says “Be Pretti Good.” Renee Nicole Macklin Good lived 10 blocks from my niece and great niece’s home. I got to meet Renee when I visited one time, as she was my family’s friend. I wear this in remembrance of her life and friendship with my relatives.
Many may not know that I worked for the Madison Police Department as their civilian master scheduler for 22 years. In addition, during that time, my husband’s second cousin was killed by an on-duty, commissioned officer on the force. I have spent many hours contemplating my relationship with law enforcement, and not only their good actions, but their questionable or bad actions by a sworn police officer, etc.
Thank you,
Walt
McFarland UCC is an Open and Affirming (ONA) church. McFarland UCC has a zero-tolerance policy for aggressive behaviour towards others.
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5710 Anthony St.
McFarland WI 53558
Business or Emergency Call: 608-838-9322
Rev. Robert Koepcke, Interim Pastor
rev...@mcfarlanducc.org
Office Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays 9am-1pm
Sabbath Day Off: Fridays
Ginger Hummer, Office Administrator
gin...@mcfarlanducc.org
Office Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays 9am-1pm
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Servant and Leadership Team (SaLT): Moderator - Walt Jackson (wa...@mcfarlanducc.org); Vice Moderator - Lisa Schweitzer; Treasurer - Kathy Schwenn; Clerk - Diane Mikelbank; At-large members - Kristin Broderick, Amy Cavi, and Cody Dewayne Shingler.
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