Our Mission: "We are an inclusive Open and Affirming faith community reaching out with love, compassion, and justice."
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Thursday, September 2 , 2021
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A Message from our Pastor and Teacher
Sunday, September 5 - "I've Been Meaning to Ask ...Where Does It Hurt?”
We continue with our sermon series, “I’ve Been Meaning to Ask.” This Sunday we will explore the question, “Where does it hurt?” When we gather with others, we are quick to wave and say hello, comment on the weather and make small talk. How often, however, do we go below the surface? How often do we encounter the same people, week after week, oblivious to the pain and hurt that they may be carrying? May we move to deeper connection believing that everyone carries hurt and we have the capacity to acknowledge the pain of others. May we commit to vulnerability and compassion.
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Sunday's Scripture.
Mark 5: 1-17
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Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost - September 5, 2021 |
Prelude:..................Sophia Ohanian
Welcome and Call to Worship: ....................................................Denise Cain
Opening Hymn:.#490 I Want Jesus to Go With Me......... Led by Zoe Petersen
Opening Prayer:....................................................................... .....Denise Cain
Children's Circle:........................................................................Susi Jacobsen
Following the Children's Circle, children from age 4 through Grade 5 are
invited to exit through the back of the Sanctuary to attend Sunday School.
Community Joys and Concerns: ...........................Rev. Dr. Jill Kirchner-Rose
Special Music: Be Thou My Vision by Slaine............Dee and Sondra Hodson
Scripture: Mark 5: 1- 17................................................................Denise Cain
Scripture Hymn: A Covenant of Grace........................ ...Led by Zoe Petersen
Message: I've Been Meaning to Ask ... Where Does It Hurt?”
.................................................................................................Dr. Kirchner Rose
Offertory: It is Well With My Soul by Villa Du Havre....Dee and Sondra Hodson
Doxology: .................................................................................Sophia Ohanian
Prayer of Dedication:......................................................................Denise Cain
Outdoor Communion on the Patio
Closing Hymn: #506 What a Friend We Have in Jesus..........Led by Jim Tong
Benediction: ..........................................................................Dr. Kirchner Rose
If you are participating virtually, we will share together Holy Communion in our online interactive worship. Before the time of the service, you will want to prepare some bread - a slice, a small loaf, a tortilla, a rice cake - a wheat product is not necessary. Let it be something you alone, or your with others in your household, may break and share. Prepare a cup or cups of juice or your choice of wine-with or without alcohol.
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Concerns:
- Prayers for those affected by Hurricane Ida.
- Prayers for Sue Hammond whose bone biopsy results were inconclusive. Sue is awaiting next steps.
- Mary Mortensen requests prayers for her sister, Terry Green, whose son is on hospice for liver failure.
- Cindy McGuigan requests prayers for her mother who is facing health challenges.
- Prayers for Sarah Sanchez whose grandfather passed from life to Life from COVID
- Prayers for Susan Kirkhart whose aunt Helen passed from life to Life.
- Prayers for Peter, son of Diane Boyko and Fran Grace, who is hospitalized with COVID
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Prayers for the family of Ronan Godfrey who passed from life to Life.
- Prayers for Chris Nicoloff who is recovering from a second surgery for a repair of her aorta.
- A service for Shirley Glass will be held on Thursday, September 9, at 9:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church. A lunch reception/time for sharing stories will take place at 11 a.m. on the patio of Redlands United Church of Christ.
- Prayers for Scott, father of Joey Perricone, who has been hospitalized with COVID.
- Prayers for the family of Sharon, cousin of Johanna Ballard, who passed from life to Life.
- Margaret Paul requests prayers for her sons, Ryan and Evan, who are facing personal challenges.
- Prayers for Gloria Ebert who is recovering from a brain injury
- Prayers for Anden, nephew of Michelle McNevin, who is facing health challenges.
- Rosemary Tuohy requests prayers for Michael who is hospitalized with mental health challeng
- Prayers for Mara Dee Hodson who is facing health challenges.
- Prayers for Afghanistan after US troops pulled out of the country.
- Prayers for Haiti after a devastating earthquake.
- Mary Melcher requests prayers for her friend, Bridget, whose son, Brent, passed from life to Life.
- Paul Hodson and Charlie Wheeler requests prayers for Tom Owen and his wife, Karen. Tom is hospitalized and unresponsive.
- Prayers for Burt, family member of Johanna Ballard, who is facing severe health challenges.
- Rosemary Touhy requests payers for her niece, Sabrina, who just delivered a baby boy and has a broken ankle.
- Prayers for Nancy Sheets who is recovering from knee replacement surgery.
- Prayers for Bob Sheets, husband of Nancy Sheets, who is recovering from surgery to repair a torn retina.
- Prayers for Sara Montez who begins more chemotherapy
- Prayers for Peter Tupou, Joette Orman, and baby Sage as Joette travels to Ireland for work. Joette will be in Ireland in August and September.
- Prayers for Rick Peetz, Sr, father of Rick Peetz, who is battling COVID.
- Prayers for Michael Flores who is facing health challenges and is looking for affordable housing.
- Johanna Ballard requests prayers for her brother Dave, diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer
- Prayers for Krystal Rose, granddaughter of Charlie and Dee Dee Seek, who has been diagnosed with COVID.
- Rosemary Tuohy requests prayers for an endangered father and his family trying to get out of Kabul.
- Carla Becerril requests prayers for family members, Stephanie and Brent, whose house burned down.
- Prayers for Connie Roener who is recovering from surgery for the removal of breast cancrer
- Prayers for Manny, friend of Carla Becerril, wo has been diagnosed with cancer.
- Prayers for Jessica Morgan who tore her Achilles tendon.
- Mary Lou Haney requests prayers for Carol, a family friend, who is hospitalized with an illness.
- Prayers for Cindy McGuigan who is awaiting biopsy results.
- Prayers for Kathy, a daughter of a friend of Mary Melcher, who will have have brain surgery this week for the removal of brain cancer.
- Prayers for Susi Jacobsen requests prayers for health concerns she is facing.
- Ken Hurley requests prayers for his sister, Sheila, who has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer and will undergo chemotherapy.
- Eliza Ames requests prayers for her brother Coyne who is hospitalized and is very ill.
- Prayers for Ted, Grandfather of Janet Wilson's neices and nephew, whose cancer has spread to both lungs.
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Prayers for Penni Pierce, friend of Inez Diggs, who continues to be on oxygen and is going through a series of evaluations to determine whether she is a good candidate for a double lung transplant.
- Prayers for Jeff Bonadiman, friend of Carole Beswick, who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer.
- Susan Kirkhart requests prayers for her sister, Cyndi Kuran, who is recovering from hip replacement surgery.
- Norma Erickson is facing multiple health challenges.
- Dee Dee Seek requests prayers for family member, Pieter, who is recovering from major surgery in Atlanta.
- Beth Welsh requests prayers for her brother, Michael, who is recovering from surgery following a work accident.
- Rosemary requests prayers for her friend Jill K, who is recovering from COVID.
- Melinda Sewer Muganzo, Music Director at Mentone UCC, requests prayers for her brother, Miguel Sewer who just went through a second liver transplant.
- Mary Mortensen requests prayers for Joe Adcock, father of Mary’s children, who has been diagnosed with advanced bladder cancer.
- Payers for Caroline, mother of Karin Blad, who has been diagnosed with colon cancer.
- Prayers for Keith, cousin of Maegan Hill, who is blinded by a blood clot.
- Prayers for Claudine, grandmother of Paul and Dante Welsh.
- Prayers for Greg Farrell, brother of Karen Walsh, who is undergoing radiation treatment for cancer.
Ongoing Concerns:
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Carla Becerril
Les Budai
Diane Campbell
Diane, Sister-in-Law of Heather King
Carol Chaney
Precia Gwenhwyfer Courtney-Hveen
Cousin of Rick Cruz
Norma Erickson
Betty Gayle
Jerry Greenfield
Emma Grimauld
Katia Hage
Beki Hill
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Jody Hoelle
Harriet Holt, Beki Hill's mother
Mark Alan Johnson, friend of Nancy Hotaling
Kim Johnson, friend of Gretchen Andrews
Jenny, Sister of Jules Rattray
Emily Jones
Hank Kirchner
Amber McGuigan
Bill McIntyre
Larry Minor
Mary Mortensen
Maria Montana
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Carmen & Jim Neafsey
Kristin Farmer Preslica
Steve, Brother of Julie Phillip
Nancy Rojas
Adolph Romero
Joan Roth
Spencer, friend of Stacey Greene
Doris Stockton, Kathi Roth's Grandmother
Heather Tee
Arika Torres
Vasquez Family
Helga Vroom
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Reflection of the Week from the Racial Justice Team |
Maybe it was the article Kimberly Durdin read as a child, in an old Life magazine. With a glossy photo layout, it told the story of Maude Callen, a Black midwife in rural South Carolina, who delivered more than 600 babies and provided medical care to hundreds of poor families. That story stuck with Durdin — and helped shape the vision she and Allegra Hill share: to make healthy, holistic maternity care available and affordable for women, particularly Black women, in South Los Angeles. They own Kindred Space, one of relatively few Black-owned birthing centers in the nation — even though decades of research and troves of statistics document the ways that conventional maternity care can shortchange or even endanger Black women. Black women are nearly four times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than white women, a gap that socioeconomic forces can’t explain. In fact, a Black woman with a college education has a 60% greater risk of dying than a white woman with less than a high school education.
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ART, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE! OCTOBER 15-17, 2021
This year marks the 42nd anniversary of Art, for Heaven’s Sake!
In six weeks, RUCC will be hosting 65 fine artists and craftspeople at our annual art festival. Be sure to mark your calendar for this event. You don’t want to miss it!
We need many willing hands to make the show work! This year will be especially challenging as we must ensure the safety of our artists and guests during this time of COVID. We will have the following COVID protocols:
- Masks must be worn over the mouth and nose at all times within the show area.
- No food or drink will be allowed inside the show.
- Artists will have a designated “Artist’s Lounge” in the Garden Room for food consumption. There will be designated and fenced food areas outside the show for guests and artists who buy from food truck vendors that will be on site.
- Hand-sanitizer will be available throughout the show.
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Social distancing will be encouraged. Stickers showing distancing will be on the ground in high traffic areas.
Help is needed for setting up the show, assisting artists, greeting guests, runners, security, enforcing COVID rules, and cleaning up after the show.
Please be thinking about how you can assist with these jobs. Watch the View and REALM for more information. Job sign-up sheets will be available in the gathering area after church beginning Sunday, September 12.
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Youth Group Service Project This Sunday, Sept. 5 |
During our Youth Group meeting this Sunday, we will be doing a Service Project which will allow us to help welcome new Afghan refugees coming into the United States.
Miry’s List, a non-profit based in Southern California, is dedicated to helping Afghan families as they settle into their new homes. They provide needed supplies such as food, children’s clothing, diapers, school supplies, etc.
All supplies will be provided, and the letters will be sent from church directly to Miry’s List, who will distribute them to the families in need.
If you are a Youth in grades 6 through 12, please join us in the Youth Room during our regularly scheduled meeting time: following worship on Sunday Sept. 5.
Youth Group Movie Screening: Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on September 19
Save the date: September 19 we’ll be watching the new Marvel movie together at Look Cinema in Redlands. (The old Krikorian theater.)
The theater will open at noon, and the movie will begin at 12:30.
Admission is covered: you’ll be responsible for your own food and drink purchases.
Youth grades 6 through 12: don’t miss this fun event, and invite your friends and family to join us!
Masks required. We’ll have the theater to ourselves so we’ll be able to spread out for physical distancing.
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Don’t Miss the 2021 Sunday School Kickoff on September 12! |
On Sunday September 12 we have a number of activities planned to celebrate our wonderful Children’s Ministry at RUCC.
During Worship:
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The Blessing of the Backpacks! Bring your school backpacks to church to be blessed by Jill to insure a fun and fabulous new school year!
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Commissioning of Sunday school teachers and volunteers! Help us thank these fabulous volunteers and let them know we support them in the important work that they do.
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New Sunday school classes! We will have three classes this year, and the children will leave as usual after the Children’s Circle to attend Sunday school.
After Worship—Informational Meeting:
Parents are invited to attend a brief informational meeting about our Children’s and Youth programs. This meeting will take place directly after the worship service ends—we will meet at the front of the sanctuary.
Please don’t miss this meeting! We will answer any questions you have about our programs. We will also be collecting this year’s registration forms/permission slips.
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SCRIP PROGRAM HAS NEW INCENTIVES! |
Scrip/Gift Card Program is still ongoing! – When you purchase gift cards to pay for your day-to-day expenses or provide as gifts, RUCC receives a rebate that helps fund our missions. It’s an easy way to raise some money for RUCC.
Help RUCC Earn Free Shipping for a Year– For each order of $50 or more placed through Sept 10, RUCC gets entered to win free shipping for a year. With free shipping, every rebate dollar earned goes straight to RUCC’s ministries instead of having to cover shipment of physical gift cards. Every existing participant earns 1 entry per order, but new participants get 5 entries for your first order. Now is a great time to place your first gift card order!
Win $1,000 in Apple Gift Cards or get a free $5 Starbuck eGift Card – During the same timeframe (through Sept. 10), you will also be entered to win $1,000 in Apple Gift Cards for every order of $50 or more. And if you order includes at least $50 in Apple Gift Cards, you get a free $5 Starbuck eGift card.
In-Person Orders and Pickup – We will have a table set up outside after worship – pick up your orders, place new orders, and learn about the scrip/gift card program. We will also have a small stock of Stater Bros cards available, which you can purchase. We will be placing orders for physical cards once a month (next order date will be September 13) UNLESS we get more orders just justify the shipping costs to place orders more frequently.
eCards – Remember that you can buy eGift cards, available to you immediately, to use for online or in-person shopping or to send as a gift. Every time you buy, RUCC gets a small rebate.
Please contact Jennifer at [email protected] if you need help placing an order or want to learn more about the program.
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The Personnel Search Expands |
The RUCC Personnel Committee is actively searching to fill two positions at RUCC. The first is the long-vacant nursery care position that has been on hiatus during the pandemic. For a complete job description and application instructions, click here.
The second position to be filled is that of Office and Property Manager. Our current Office Manager has announced her retirement. Click here for the job description and application instructions.
Please share this information freely with qualified people who may be interested.
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UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER |
- September 4 - Sacred Saturday - 9 a.m. to noon.
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September 5 - Book Group - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty. Presenter: Toni Momberger
- September 12 - Seekers study group resumes meeting
- September 12 - Sunday School Parents' Meeting
- September 14 - Stewards meeting on Zoom 7-9 p.m.
- September 21 - Board meeting on TEAMS 7 - 9 p.m.
- October 15 - 17- Art for Heaven's Sake
SPECIAL NOTE:
- Seekers Study Group will remain on hiatus
............until September 12
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This Week at RUCC
Calendar for September 5 - 12, 2021
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Sunday, September 5
- 9:30 a.m. Virtual Sunday School - on zoom
- 10:30 a.m. Worship Service - In person from the Sanctuary and also live streamed from the Sanctuary on YouTube. In-person Children's Sunday School following the Children's Circle. Communion will be celebrated on the patio.
- 11:30 a.m. Youth Group - Service Project
- 11:30 a.m. Fellowship time on the Patio
Monday, September 6
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Wednesday,September 8
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12 to 1 p.m. "The Pastor is In"on Zoom
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Thursday, September 9
- 5:00 p.m. Staff Meeting
- 6:15 p.m. Bell Choir rehearsal
Friday, September 10
- Women's AA closed group - 7:00 p.m. -Founders' Room
Sunday, September 12 - Labor Day Holiday
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9:15 a.m. Seekers Study Group -Founder's Room
- 9:30 a.m. Virtual Sunday School - on zoom
- 10:30 a.m. Worship Service - In person from the Sanctuary and also live streamed from the Sanctuary on YouTube. In-person Sunday School following the Children's Circle.
- 11:30 a.m. Parents' meeting in the sanctuary
- 11:30 a.m. Fellowship time on the Patio
- 11:30 a.m. - Youth Group
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RUCC Staff
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jill Kirchner-Rose
Honorary Minister of Arts and Worship: Rev. Erin Beardemphl
Music Director: Jim Tong
Accompanist: Sophia Ohanian
Children's Education Director: Susi Jacobsen
Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries: Vacant
Office Manager: Nancy Sheets
Child Care: Vacant
Caretaker: Vacant
Phone: (909) 793-3520
Staff and Other Emails
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