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Weekly E-News
Each week, MCC sends an email newsletter with details about worship;
congregational events, activities and opportunities; information about
happenings in the community and wider church; and more. Email us at
info@themcc.net to subscribe to
this free e-letter!
Stay Connected
MCC Latest Updates, Activities
Check this document to find all the latest updates of MCC
activities and online gatherings, for current video links and Zoom links for
your groups or meetings, and also virtual office hours.
Please contact the office or a pastor if you have other needs, ideas, or
just need a chat.
Children & Family Ministries Visioning
A group has been meeting to consider MCC’s hopes and needs related to our
Children & Family Ministries program. We are continuing to flesh that out.
Meanwhile, we also discussed Sunday School for our children this fall. We
know that parents are feeling overwhelmed by the beginning of a virtual
school year and that our children will be spending a lot of time in front of
screens this fall. With that in mind, we’re planning a physically-distanced,
in-person back-to-school blessing on the MCC grounds. Stay tuned for a date
and more details. We’ll also be providing families with simple resources for
family-focused spiritual development they can use at home. We also talked
about how we might keep a cross-generational connection going, and what the
need might be for on-line connection on occasion. If you have questions or
comments or would like to add to these efforts, these are the individuals
currently on this ad hoc visioning team whom you can contact: Anna Henning,
Alyssa Sellwood, Andrea Olson, Pastor Nick, Pastor Sonja, Intern Lisa.
Welcome to Intern, Lisa
Lee!
Luther Seminary
intern
 Thank you to all who so far who have written to help us
welcome her and get to know the MCC.Click
here for the reflections sent in so far, and keep ‘em coming! It’s an
ongoing project!
Please provide your name/family members, which congregation you are a member
of, and for how long. Then tell us in about 25 words for each bullet point:
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Why were you drawn to
Advent/Hope/MCC—what was it about the church that moved you?
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How does Advent/Hope
feed your faith and how has it deepened your faith formation?
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What part of the MCC
ecumenical partnership resonates the most with you?
You can submit these responses to welcome
Lisa and share with others in our congregation by emailing to Kaisa at kaisa@theMCC.net.
You might also send a photo with your response to share your smiling
face and for Lisa to help to get to know you! )kaisa@theMCC.net. You
might also send a photo with your response to share your smiling face
and for Lisa to help to get to know you!
Calling All Librarians (and Wannabe's)
As part of Jen Streit's work as MCC's Director of Children's and Family
Ministry, she started the Family Faith Formation Library. Lisa Johnsen,
who has helped Jen with the library in the past, would like to know if
there are folks who want to help with both the vision of the library and
the work needed to organize and maintain it. So, if you have interest in
either of those, please contact Lisa:
delius71@gmail.com or
(608) 230-5622. Thank you!
Attention
MCC Musicians!
Are you interested in collaborating to create virtual music? Please contact
Jen@themcc.net or call 608.556.2109
SNaGs
It’s not united at the Union, but Monday Morning guys will continue on with
Zoom. 7:00 am on Monday mornings:
https://zoom.us/s/248810244? class="body_14px" />status=success or by
phone at (312)626- 6799 with meeting ID 248 810 244
GEMS
Join the Grumpy Elderly Men by Zoom on Tuesday at 10:30.
https://zoom.us/j/101704646 for online video, or Dial in 312 626 6799
with meeting ID: 101 704 646
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Boundary Waters Group 2019
10:15 am Worship:
Livestreaming
Worship with us by livestream on Sundays at 10:15 am or find previous videos of worship on YouTube at Advent
Lutheran MCC and Community
of Hope UCC.
Keeping Faith:
Empowering Faith Communities to Recognize and Respond to Child Abuse
Virtual Workshop
Monday, September 21, 2020
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Hosted by Madison Christian Community
Click for
Brochure
Click here to Register
For all MCC members, especially those with any role with children & youth:
We are hosting an excellent virtual program we would like you to attend. It
is free for MCC members! Participants will learn best practices to prevent
abuse within faith communities; how to recognize and respond to physical,
emotional and spiritual impact of child abuse; spiritual care for both
survivors and offenders; how to recognize and respond to sexual behaviors of
children; corporal punishment, the law and the faith community; optimal
response to allegations of child abuse within a congregation. Speakers:
Victor Vieth, JD, MA , Director of Education and Research for Zero Abuse
Project (www.zeroabuseproject.org )
and nationally recognized expert in the field of interpersonal violence and
child abuse. To register as an MCC member, email
Kaisa. Or register at
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4546950
Culture of Hygiene
The MCC Regathering Task Force has finalized a “Culture of Hygiene”, a set
of guidelines for anyone entering the MCC Building during the pandemic. In
keeping with our devotion to the faith, health and well-being of our members
and visitors, we ask that people will adhere to these guidelines. We are in
the process of developing signs for every entry to the building with a
summary of the guidelines.Click
here to read the entire guidelines document.
Lynn Breedlove, Chair, and Ann Ward, Co-Chair
Outdoor Worship
Through September; 6:30-7:00 pm
There are two scheduled sessions remaining for Tuesday worship from
6:30-7:00 pm around the Memorial Garden. To attend in person sign
up for one of the 25 slots here.. Please bring you own chairs or
blankets and plan to wear a mask. The service is also livestreamed
here so that all can participate. We meet around the Memorial Garden,
with seating for individuals and households in marked, physically distanced
circles. You can click
here to watch last week's service with music from Andrea and Rob Olson
and reflection on Patience and Kindness from Intern Lisa.
Midweek Evening Prayer
At 8:45pm on Wednesdays, join your pastoral staff for a brief, reflective
wind-down to your evening, with focus on scripture, quiet time, and song.
Find it in videos on www.facebook.com/madisonchristiancommunity.
You don’t need a Facebook account to watch, but do if you’d like to comment
with greetings or prayer requests. You can also find it to watch later, if
live doesn’t work for you
Click here for the 9-16-20 edition.
Online Weekly BYOB Beer & Bible
Now Mondays
Monday evenings at 6:30 pm, you’re welcome to join a group in looking at the
upcoming Sunday’s Bible readings, and chatting about plenty else! Join this great group any time. Contact Nick if you have questions
or to be sure you get a copy of the readings.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86301329891
Prairie Work Time
Saturdays 9-10 a.m.
Do you want to get outside, do good works, and social distance all at once?
You are encouraged to join the Saturday-morning group working on MCC’s
prairies. The jobs never end! Come when you can: Saturdays 9-10 a.m.,
weather permitting. Wear old clothes, and bring garden gloves and weeding
tools if you have them.
Worship Notes
Hey Confirmation students! And hey everybody! Need a way to help focus your
attention on worship when you’re distracted by other things on your
computer? Or your dog? Or going to get a snack?
Click here to download Worship Notesto fill in and focus some
reflection. If you’d like to share them with pastors, please do!
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Epiphany Choir Concert 2018 Directed by Jen
Striet
Pastoral Care
As these days drag on,
and some are hitting new low spots of worry or concern (or times of joy!),
if you need some pastoral contact, please reach out to your pastors. Contact
us by phone or email and we’ll figure out a way to connect with you.
Connecting
Latest Updates
Check this document to find all the latest updates of MCC activities and
online gatherings, for current video links and Zoom links for your groups or
meetings, and also virtual office hours.
Please contact the office or a pastor if you have other needs, ideas,
or just need a chat.
Need or Offering Help?
If you are unable to get out, folks from church can help you get what you
need. Contact the church office if you could use assistance.
LCEC Food Pantry Volunteers Needed
Lussier Community Education Center is in need of volunteers for the Food
Pantry distribution on Wednesday evenings 5:45 to 8, and 10:45 to 1 on
Saturdays. Also, for food sorting on Tuesday and
Friday afternoons. Contact Shawna at shawna@lcecmadison.org
Devotional Resources
Online Hymn Sing
It’s not the same as singing together at the MCC, but one resource if you’re
missing singing hymns is a nightly gathering at 7pm where you can join a
video hymn sing here:
https://www.facebook.com/CommunityVideoHymnSing/
UCC Daily Devotions
The UCC daily devotional is available on a daily basis, which comes as an
email. You can sign up for it anytime (pandemic or no!) or look at past
editions by clicking
here.
Quarterly Devotion Booklets
July-August-September copies of Christ In Our Home and The Word
in Season are now available. If you’d like to have a copy of one or
both of these simple daily devotion booklets, contact Nick or Kaisa.
Daily Morning Prayer & Sunday Evening
Communion Service
The UCC Open and Affirming Coalition offers daily morning prayer at 8-8:15
am and 11-11:15 am (Central Time), as well as a weekly Sunday evening
communion service at 6 pm.. Click
here to find the zoom link.
ELCA Weekly Devotional Message; Mondays
Augsburg Fortress sends a free devotional message and selection of
artwork based on a Bible reading. Interested?
Click here to sign up.
Creative Watercolor Painting for Fun and Fellowship!
The key word here is fun! We will just let our creativity flow and
have fun experimenting with watercolors. The class is held on the MCC’s
Zoom account and meet weekly, from 3:00
to 4:30 pm for everyone at the MCC that is pumped to paint! A suggestion
will be given of what to paint each week, but participants can feel free to
paint whatever they want. Nancy Greenwald will lead the class. Group members
will need a basic set of watercolor paints, a pad of watercolor paper, some
basic brushes, paper towel, and a cup or two of clean water. Click
here for the zoom link. If you have questions please call Nancy at
608-235-1461 or email her at youarelaughter@yahoo.com.
Dane Sanctuary Big Read - Get Your Copy Now!
A number of us at MCC have been reading and discussing the book
The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez, A Border
Story by Aaron Bobrow-Strain. It is a profound book that tells Aida’s
story as related to Bobrow-Strain and also provides an extensive history of
border policy in the U.S. The author was in Madison for the book festival
and had planned to return October 8 to speak and discuss his book with us.
However, with the pandemic restrictions, Bobrow-Strain will now appear
virtually, and you are all invited to attend.
We’d like to encourage others to read the book whose story is so
timely today as harsh immigration policies are in place, and many children
remain separated from their families. The book is available from the public
library through linkcat (they currently have 4 available) and A Room of
One’s Own has 4 copies and can also order books.
Whether you’ve read the book, are just beginning it or are simply
interested in the issue, we urge you to watch for sign-ups for some
conversations on the book and immigrations policies. We plan to hold some
conversations before and after Bobrow-Strain’s “visit”. More details will
follow soon.
And you might also like to read
or re-read this article from Living Lutheran about how our churches are
active in the work around the border. Or listen to a
new podcast about “the strange death of José de Jesús” on NPR’s Latino
USA about the same area.
CoH Women’s Breakfast Group
The Community of Hope Women’s Breakfast Group invites you to join us
every
Wednesday by ZOOM at 8:30 am for chatting about events, books, hobbies,
families and your favorite topics. It is easy to join, just send me your
email to add our group. I will send an email link to you each Wednesday just
before 8:30 am. Sandra Esrael email:
sandraesrael@tds.net. See you in the morning!
Beyond Self Care
Linda Pettersen recently shared some information from a National
Association of Social Workers webinar, "Beyond Self Care,” by Melinda
Marasch, LCSW. There are 7 preconditions for experiencing Trauma and their
remedy. Linda notes that all pertain to our mutual community experience of
Covid-19 Pandemic. You
can click here to read her notes.
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