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Thanks be to God! Churches throughout the Madison area are co-hosting a fourth annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Monday, November 24th at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish on Owen Drive. The service will begin with a 6:15 pm prelude and include members of the Catholic, Evangelical, and mainline Protestant communities. The event offers an opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving by praising God for our many blessings, celebrating what we share in common in Christ and supporting those among us in need. Nonperishable items and cash contributions will be collected for area food pantries. Everyone is invited and…
After President Trump suspended the refugee admissions program, some new arrivals found themselves out in the Wisconsin cold. With help, they have survived. Story by Kurt Streeter for the New York Times in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The January wind stung Luismar Liendo and Edwin Perez the moment they stepped from the plane into Eau Claire, Wis. They had landed in a place colder than they had ever known, a biting contrast to the swelter of their native Venezuela. The married couple, political dissidents, had been granted refugee status by the United States, and pictured this new land as a welcoming…
The Dwelling, a space dedicated to 24/7 prayer and a heart for Kingdom mission has opened up on Madison’s Northside. “The Dwelling is not rooted in any local church, but we are intimately connected with and members of the Body of Christ in Madison,” said Kate Boler, the lead of the core team. She said members of City Church, Damascus Road Church, Christ Church and Blackhawk Church were involved. The Dwelling’s Vision Document, dated November 2024, states, We feel called to establish an accessible public space set apart for all who are hungry to come meet with the Living God.…
COMMENTARY – Reading the Opinion Page Essay in Sunday’s Wisconsin State Journal on the epidemic of male loneliness, I was reminded of my own journey through that dark valley several decades ago. I was fortunate that my church at the time, Madison Gospel Tabernacle, initiated male accountability groups. Pastor Roger Olsen called them Men Of Vision and Encouragement (MOVE) groups. We joked about another acronym, Men Opposed to Virtually Everything. We joked about a lot of things, we were guys after all. But our discussions were also very serious. I ended up in a fellowship that met at one guy’s…
This was year four of Madison’s collaborative week of service, and do we ever have the stories to back up the momentum and value of this experience! Over 300 volunteers from 24 Madison churches contributed 898 volunteer hours of work at 12 public schools and other sites around Madison. Most folks volunteer at one site: the site their church is working at, the site that works best for their schedule, or the one closest to their neighborhood. And with so many volunteer sites and different shifts, it’s hard to get the full view of this event. So, we gathered leaders…
For the second year in a row, a broad spectrum of more than two dozen Madison churches and Christian ministries gave thanks to God in an ecumenical Thanksgiving service. The service was held Monday evening, November 20, at City Church on Buckeye Road. Foregoing their significant theological differences, participants chose instead to agree on their unifying faith in Jesus Christ and the blessings of faith that called for thankful praise. “Gratitude is our response to the gift of life,” said Madison Catholic Bishop Donald Hying in his Call to Worship. “Thanksgiving isn’t to be held to the fourth Thursday of…
The 2022-2023 Annual Report of The Collaboration Project highlights 12 months of activities aimed at bringing together the Church of Dane County in unity to promote the flourishing of all. “The kind of unity is an opportunity for the Church to be a light and a source of great hope in our world today,” writes executive director Jon Anderson. “The greater community is deeply divided, and these divides threaten the ability for all to flourish, especially for the most vulnerable.” Check out the whole report here.
MADISON (WKOW) — A group of Republican state lawmakers are proposing an amendment to the constitution that would prevent the state or any political subdivision of the state from closing or forbidding gatherings at places of worship during a state of emergency. This includes public health emergencies. Read more of this story.
For Dane is an opportunity for churches in Dane County to unite in service to the greater community. The event is the last weekend in August, 26-27. But the deadline for churches to declare their interest in participating is March 31. For more information, go to https://www.collaborationproject.us/fordane2023.
By Gayle Worland – Wisconsin State Journal – More than 20 Christian congregations will gather Monday evening for the first Madison-area ecumenical Thanksgiving service in recent history. Church leaders from the Catholic, Orthodox, mainline Protestant, Evangelical and African American communities helped plan the one-hour service, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, 418 Holly Ave. The prayer service has room for more than 1,000 people and will emphasize commonalities across denominations, said organizer John Schmitz. Read more of this story.