Worship This Sunday

 

Summer Worship Begins at 9:30am!

In Advent

On Trinity Sunday, what are we supposed to know about God’s identity? ELW setting 7 will shape our liturgy, as God also comes to us in communion.
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Hymns

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In Community of Hope

With Juneteenth just around the corner, this week we will sing songs of freedom to commemorate the day that enslaved peoples in Texas were finally freed. We will also remember that slavery lives with us today, and we'll dwell in tension between joy and mourning that such a national holiday entails.
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MCC Announcements

 

​MCC Prayer Book

Thank you all for sharing so many special prayers for the kids for this congregational resource! You can download a copy of the MCC Prayer book that the faith formation children received last week here. I'll put a few hard copies on the welcome table as well. The children say thank you for their sweet lamb prayer buddies too!

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Thank You for Supporting Triangle Ministries

 
This past Monday, 18 MCC members funded, prepared and served dinner as part of the Triangle Ministries Monday Meal Program. Thanks to these folks and the financial support of the MCC we were able to provide a delicious and summer themed meal (featuring Babcock Dairy ice cream for dessert) plus leftovers for at least one meal to 50+ individuals served by the ministry.  Those serving the meal also spent time dining and socializing with the guests in attendance. 
 
More about the Triangle Community Ministry (which MCC also supports with benevolence funds) can be found here https://www.trianglecommunityministry.org/ .
We are scheduled to serve dinner two more times in 2025:  September 15 and November 3. If you'd like to participate, please reach out to Lori DeMeuse in person or at lori.demeuse@gmail.com.

 

Men's Tailgate - Next Tuesday

Come join us for the annual MCC men's tailgate on Tuesday, June 17. There is a sign-up board at the welcome center. Reminder, we will provide the burgers and sides, you provide a beverage of choice. The speaker this year comes from the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo. Gather anytime after 5 p.m., eat around 6 p.m., speaker around 7 p.m. Spread the word!

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Make Music Madison at MCC  - Sat. June 21

Please join us for the third annual MCC Make Music Madison event on Saturday, June 21 from 4pm to 8pm.  We are excited to be a host site again because we had so much fun the last two years and we had such a great turnout from both MCC members and people from the neighborhood!  Make Music Madison is a free citywide day of music every June 21, with over 100 venues throughout the city.  We will also have Chrysalis popsicles for sale and an activity table for kids.  Please bring your friends, kids, chairs, your own drinks, and join us in the memorial garden for all or part of this fun evening! 

 
We have two groups this year from the community and are thrilled to welcome back two outstanding MCC groups.

• 4:00 to 4:45 pm -- Prairie Roots

• 5:00 to 6:00 pm -- Nostalgic Groove

• 6:00 to 7:00 pm -- Dan Stier, a variety of soft rock, folk, and country music dating from the late 50s to the 90s.

• 7:15 to 8:00 pm -- Grand Aul Day, an ensemble of five Madison musicians who play traditional Irish music. You'll hear lively jigs, reels, and hornpipes with a few waltzes and slow airs for good measure.

If you have any questions please contact Jean Einerson, Dawn Krahn or Emily Wixson.

 

Help Prep the Grounds for MMM

MCC is hosting Make Music Madison Saturday, June 21st.  Based on past experience, we usually get around 50-70 visitors over the 4 hours.  We would like to "spruce" up the grounds around the Memorial Garden and berm to make the venue welcoming.  Please join a few of the LUUG team members on Monday, June 16th from 5:30 -6:30.  Bring your gloves. Thank you in advance for considering.
 

Summer Solstice Labyrinth Walk

The outdoor labyrinth will be available for walking on Summer Solstice - Saturday, June 21. Begin your summer with a walk accompanied by the sounds of nature. Come anytime! Walking the labyrinth is a tool of resilience. 
 

Kids in the Garden

Work has started in the MCC garden, and initial plans for the Kids in the Garden program this summer are underway.   Children from the Lussier Community Center’s summer program come to the MCC garden on Tuesday mornings from 10 - 11:30 for several weeks.  Tentative dates for this summer will be the five Tuesdays in July. They work with volunteers in the garden and on nature-based crafts; we learn together and build relationships. 

So if you are interested in being part of this fun and rewarding opportunity, sign up on our MSP volunteer site.  If you have questions, please contact Joyce Anderson. 

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Calling All Singers! 

Calling all singers ~ Early Music Mini-Retreat!
Join a unique pop-up choir experience with internationally acclaimed Ensemble Parlamento (visiting from Switzerland!) and Madison’s own ad meliora for an afternoon of glorious early music, relaxed vibes, and a memorable concert.
🗓️ Sunday, June 29 | 3–6:30 PM
📍 Madison Christian Community – 7118 Old Sauk Rd, Madison
🎵 Grata Pop-Up Choir directed by Jen Terhune Streit
💥 No audition required – all voice parts welcome!

The Flow:
3:00 PM – Rehearse
4:15 PM – Relax and Refresh! Stroll the prairie, gardens, or labyrinth. Enjoy refreshments. Read. You do you.
5:00 PM – Perform in a public concert alongside:

 Ensemble Parlamento – medieval masterpieces of Machaut & the art of courtly love
ad meliora – sacred polyphony by Machaut & Dufay
Grata Pop-Up Choir (you!) –  “Sumer is icumen in” — the oldest known 6-part polyphonic piece — 
and a new composition inspired by it:“How beautiful thy colors are, O marvellous month of May” by 
Grace Newcombe.

 

Whether you’re a seasoned choral singer or just looking for an enjoyable musical and relaxing afternoon, we’d love to have your voice in the mix!  Come for the afternoon or just for the concert.
This event is free, with donations gratefully accepted to support Ensemble Parlamento and Domestic Abuse Intervention Services.
🎶 REGISTER HERE
❓ Questions? Reach out to Jen: jentstreit@gmail.com

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SCRAP STOP

What are those orange bins in the garden??  Through a Creation Care grant from the UCC, the Old Sauk Community Garden is now partnering with the Dane County Waste and Renewables Department to collect food scraps for compost at Purple Cow. You can now bring food scraps to deposit in the orange bins to help with this effort to reduce gas emissions and create great compost for the soil (including ours!). All households must register through the county, for tracking puposes. Please read more about the program and how to get involved here. 

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Midweek Meals and Musicians

• Mark your calendars and bring your friends for "Finding Solid Ground", our casual outdoor community meal and worship series on Wednesdays from July 6-August 9, 5:30-7:00pm.

• Do you enjoy cooking for a crowd or have a favorite recipe you'd like to share with us? Volunteer to cook on your own or, even better, team up with another family or two to make it easier (and more fun). Sandwiches, salad bar, taco/burrito bar, pasta bar are usually pretty popular and work well for everyone and I'm happy to chat about your ideas and details too. Reimbursement for groceries available. 

• If you'd like to be part of the band or support worship in another way, let us know that too. All are welcome!

Thanks, Andrea (andrea@themcc.net)

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Immigrant Support Team News

HOUSING NEEDED
The Dane Sanctuary Coalition has received a new request from Project Respect to find housing for a young man, age 18, from Honduras, starting the weekend of June 7-8.  He arrived in the U.S. four years ago as a victim of human trafficking and his attorney has applied for a U visa for him.  His bilingual case manager, a social worker from Project Respect, will continue to work with him and the host family who is willing to provide free housing for him for at least this summer and the fall semester.  He is currently finishing the semester (last day is June 5) at a suburban high school in Dane County, but that long-term housing is about to end. But he needs another year of high school to graduate and would be happy to be in the Madison area, as long as he can finish school and continue learning English. Project Respect would register him for school in the fall and attend to his other needs, and he has a bicycle.  If you can house him for the summer and fall semester, but not the spring semester, we will try to find someone else to house him in the spring.  Our housing volunteers who don't speak Spanish use the Google Translate app on their smartphone to communicate with their house guests.
 
If you are compassionate with young immigrants fleeing violence and willing to meet him and his case manager, and to consider helping him continue to finish high school, so he can build a new, independent life in the U.S. in safety, by providing housing and food for him and coordinating things with his case manager, please contact Leila Pine at sabinosanctuary@gmail.com or text me at (608) 234-0399.

 

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Summer Midweek Worship & Meals

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