March 13, 2026

Below are the weekly programs. Brief descriptions of these weekly programs are on our website.

Clickable links are in blue, underlined, and italicized.

SUNDAY Choir Practice

Contact Tom Ludwig, if interested. Practice is 9-10 am on Sundays before worship.

SUNDAY Morning Worship, 10 am in person and via Zoom

https://zoom.us/j/97010988439 Password: betogether

SUNDAY, 11:30 am Bible Study in person and on Zoom

https://zoom.us/j/262314649

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY, 8-8:30 am Morning Devotion, online only

https://zoom.us/j/94276813637

Below are the upcoming non-weekly events on the calendar happening at McFarland UCC for the next month.

Sunday, March 15, One Great Hour of Sharing Collection

Wednesday, March 18, 6:00-7:30 pm, Moderator Chat, Java Cat Coffee House, 4221 Lien Rd, Madison, WI 53704 CANCELED

Wednesday, March 25, 10:30-11:30 pm, Creation Care Meeting (In person), Multipurpose Room

Sunday, March 29, 10:00 am, Palm Sunday Worship,

2:00 - 4:30 pm, Palm Sunday Walk, carpool from church

Thursday, April 2, 6:30 pm, Maundy Thursday Service with Communion (Communion will be distributed on Maundy Thursday instead of April 5.)

Friday, April 3, 6:30 pm, Good Friday Service

Sunday, April 5, Easter Sunday, 9:00 -9:45 am Continental Breakfast, 9:30 am Egg Hunt, 10:00 am Worship Service

Tuesday, April 7, 6:30-8:00 pm, Social Justice Collective Meeting (In person & Online), Multipurpose Room

Thursday, April 9, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, SaLT Monthly Meeting (In person & Online), Multipurpose Room

Sunday, April 12, Birthday Sunday

Sunday, April 12, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Teen Youth Monthly Meeting at Memorial UCC, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53711

Prayer Requests? Contact Jean Duchrow.

Thank you to this weekend's volunteers!

Hospitality Hosts: Lynn Belleau, Amy Cavi

Greeters/Ushers: Bob & Carol Naylor

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.

One Great Hour of Sharing

Sunday, March 15, 2026

For over 75 years, the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering (OGHS) has been helping Christians bring God’s hope and healing to hurting people both in the US and around the world.

OGHS’s mission is to support domestic and international development, fight poverty and its consequences, bring aid and relief to communities torn by war or ravaged by national disaster, provide advocacy and resettlement assistance for refugees and displaced persons, and combat injustice in its many forms. OGHS provides funding and hands-on assistance in collaboration with local and international partners.

In the United Church of Christ, the Global H.O.P.E. team oversees the distribution of the offering. Click here to learn more about this team.

Thank you for supporting One Great Hour of Sharing for over 75 years. You continue to embody a love offering to the world. 

Easter Flowers

Believe it or not, Easter is just around the corner. Our sanctuary will soon be decked out with beautiful spring-colored flowers. If you would like to donate toward the purchase of one or more of the flowers we use this year, please sign up here and indicate if they are in honor of or in memory of someone. Flowers may be taken home after the Easter Sunday service.

Many Thanks to Postcard Writers!

On March 10, we mailed 250 get-out-the-vote postcards to encourage unregistered voters in Milwaukee to register for the upcoming Supreme Court election primary - and to vote in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election primary that will be held on Tuesday, April 7. Thanks to everyone who helped write postcards – and let’s all of us remember to vote on April 7!

Moon Beach 2026 Events

Moon Beach has a full year of 2026 retreats, camps, and special events planned, and you’re invited. There’s something for everyone to rest and reconnect in the Northwoods. Click here to view the full schedule and start planning your time away.

Weekly Creation Care Topic

Reduce/Reuse/Recycle

Try changing a habit for Lent for yourself, your family and the environment: Do a digital detox. Set parameters for use of personal devices, eg. phone off during the workday or during evenings when you’re with family, no TV except on weekends/certain days, checking email and social media at designated times each day, etc., pick something that may be challenging but doable. Enjoy family & friends while saving energy!

Moderator Chats

The "Moderator Chat" on Wednesday, March 18, 4:30-5:45 pm at Java Cat Coffee House has been canceled.

Moderator Dinner "Out"

I will also be hosting a quarterly dinner "out" at various locations and times to be decided. A sign-up sheet with all pertinent information will be forthcoming. Stay tuned.

Jessica will lead us in a Shamanic Fire ceremony that is inclusive to all walks of faith. As flames flicker, we’ll create sacred space to reflect and plant seeds of intentions for the season ahead. After the ceremony, we hope you’ll join us in sharing a meal! Please bring a dish to share if you’re able. More details, including what to bring, can be found here.

5710 Anthony St.

McFarland WI 53558

Business or Emergency Call: 608-838-9322 

Rev. Robert Koepcke, Interim Pastor

revrob@mcfarlanducc.org

Office Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays 9am-1pm

Sabbath Day Off: Fridays



Ginger Hummer, Office Administrator

ginger@mcfarlanducc.org

Office Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays 9am-1pm

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Servant and Leadership Team (SaLT): Moderator - Walt Jackson (walt@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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