"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. Practices 9-10 am on Sundays Sept-May.
| | Below are the upcoming non-weekly events on the calendar happening at McFarland UCC for the next month. | | |
Sunday, June 7, Birthday and Communion Sunday
Sunday, June 7, After worship, Hotdog Bar Potluck, Fellowship Area; 1:05 pm, Mallards Game, Warner Park
Sunday, June 7, Teen Youth Monthly Meetup will be the Hotdog Bar Potluck and Mallards game (See above. Contact Lisa Schweitzer for ticket info.)
Thursday, June 11, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, SaLT Monthly Meeting (In person & Online), Multipurpose Room
Tuesday, July 7, 6:30-8:00 pm, Social Justice Collective Meeting (In person & Online), Multipurpose Room. July 7 meeting is canceled. August meeting as usual.
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Thank you to this weekend's volunteers!
Hospitality Hosts: Joan Jacobsen, Julie Woodward
Greeters/Ushers: Cameron Macdonald
| | 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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Sunday, June 7
Parents and Kids: There will be an activity during worship for all youth. Kristin and Lisa will be leading the offering in June.
Teen Meet Up: Join us for the Hot Dog Bar Potluck and the Mallards Game. See below.
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Hot Dog Bar Potluck
June 7 After worship
All are invited to join us for a potluck after worship, featuring hot dogs with the fixings. If you wish to bring a side dish, please see Judy Taber or Lisa Schweitzer.
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Moderator’s Chat for June 2026,
Greetings and Happy Pride Month 2026!
As not all, but many know, June is considered GLBTQ + Pride Month in many countries across the globe! I would be remiss to not include some type of pride message as your out, openly gay Moderator. I come to this message from a journey of once being a closeted gay Seminary student who was “outed” by his non-supportive, clergy advisor, who then proceeded to kick me “out the door,” to being an out UCC Moderator of an Open & Affirming congregation and state conference. Most of this “coming out” experience was in the International United Methodist Church Board of Church & Society that put me front and center in the Wisconsin Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, as one of the first openly GLBTQ+ delegates. This eventually led to me being the Chair of the Wisconsin Annual Conference of Church & Society Committee as its first openly gay member, followed by an Appointment by then Bishop Sharon Radar to the Sexual Orientation Task Force of the Wisconsin Council of Churches. I have forged a pretty sturdy armor and worked in building bridges for and with those Supportive and not of people like me who felt called to work in that denomination. After almost 20 years of this work and meeting Dennis, I decided it was time to find a denomination that would accept me for who I was fully and openly and would allow me to do the work I felt called to do.
Furthermore, in attending the UCC State Lay Academy with MUCC members Kris Gorton (then) and Jean Duchrow, many came to encourage me that my calling was strong in the area of administrative work and that I should try to share this gift. Suffice it to say, it seems whenever I am Moderator, monumental changes are taking place in the community I serve. A pastoral transition is one of those “biggie“ events in our denomination. I pray that I am leading our SaLT with all the opportunities needed for all to participate.
In closing, I’ve tried to bring forward issues for our SaLT that I have seen, either unresolved or unknown, and that, if addressed faithfully by leadership, will make our community an effective and well-oiled machine so that a transition to a settled pastor will be successful. Your feedback and prayers are always appreciated, so please never hesitate to bring information forward, etc.
Have a great summer and see you at church!
Walt Jackson, The “Wesleyan” Moderator
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Weekly Creation Care Topic
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle
June 5: Celebrate June PRIDE month by getting to (more fully) know an LGBTQ+ environmentalist who worked to make our planet a better home. Rachel Carson, whom many know from her masterpiece, Silent Spring, is the subject of Rachel Carson & the Power of Queer Love by Lida Maxwell. Maxwell writes of how the deep love of Dorothy Freeman enabled Carson to take a more critical view of capitalism & its effects on human and nonhuman lives. “Their story calls us to embrace this sparkling world of wonder as a site of supreme beauty and possibility, a place where we can become more ourselves and create a better future through fighting climate change.”
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Shalom
The Southern Region of the Wisconsin Conference UCC publishes Shalom, a monthly e-newsletter featuring events and happenings within the Conference. Check it out!
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Lost and Found
The lost and found basket, located under the table by the main entry doors, has 3 items that would like to be reunited with their owners. Items will be donated if not claimed by Wednesday, June 23, 2026.
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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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