Our Mission: "We are an inclusive Open and Affirming faith community reaching out with love, compassion, and justice."
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Patricia Little Will Be Our Guest Speaker |
Sunday, March 21 ~ “Beauty, Wicca, and Christianity”
We welcome guest speaker, Patricia Little, to our virtual pulpit this Sunday. Patty is a fairly new member of our congregation and a professor of sociology at CSUSB. Patty will share her spiritual journey which includes both Christian and Wiccan faith traditions and how these two traditions bring meaning to the Spring Equinox.
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Sunday's Scripture
Ecclesiastes 3: 1 – 22
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Worship for Sunday, March 21, 2021 |
Prelude: Skye Boat Song/Loch Tay Boat Song (medley) ..........S.....Sondra Hodson ...........................................................................................................and Dee Hodson
Welcome and Call to Worship:______________.._______.............Sondra Hodson
Opening Hymn: #86 When Morning Gilds the Skies ................Led by Keith Osajima ....................................................................................................& Sara Schoonmaker
Opening Prayer:__........_________________________________._Sondra Hodson
Children's Circle: _____...____.............._____________.Rev. Dr. Jill Kirchner-Rose
Community Joys and Concerns: _______________................... Dr. Kirchner-Rose
Special Music: Scotland the Brave................................... Larry Martinez, Bagpipe & .........................................................................................Val McGlasson, Snare Drum
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3: 1 – 22_______......................._____.._..._Sondra Hodson
Message: “Beauty, Wicca, and Christianity”_....................________...__Patricia Little
Offertory: O Flowers of Scotland by R.C. Irvine ................Val McGlasson, Flute and ..........................................................................................-......Sophia Ohanian, Piano
Prayer of Dedication: _________________________...................._Sondra Hodson
Closing Hymn: #451 Be Now My Vision................................... Led by Keith Osajima ....................................................................................................& Sara Schoonmaker
Time of Reflection: Will Ye Nae Come Back Again ................................Dee Hodson ......................................................................................................and Sondra Hodson
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Concerns:
- Prayers for Maegan Hill who is experiencing back pain.
- Prayers for Caroline, mother of Karin Blad, who has been diagnosed with colon cancer.
- Prayers for Bob, cousin of Sue Wallace, who is transitioning from this life to the next.
- Prayers for Mariane, mother of Kathie Blakley, who is on hospice.
- Prayers for Patricia, sister of Michael Flores, who fell at a construction site and injured herself.
- Prayers for Beth Welsh as she appeals the suspension of her driver’s license due to an epileptic seizure.
- Prayers for Evan, son of Meagan Hill, who badly sprained his ankle.
- Prayers for Evan, son of Margaret Paul, who is facing life challenges.
- Inez Diggs requests prayers for her friend, Penni Pierce, who suffers from Pulmonary Fibrosis, and needs a double lung transplant to help her breathing capacity.
- Prayers for Rosemary Whitmer who is facing health challenges.
- Prayers for Keith, cousin of Maegan Hill, who is blinded by a blood clot.
- Prayers for Lorna, mother of Erin Beardemphl, who shattered her kneecap.
- Prayers for Claudine, grandmother of Paul and Dante Welsh.
- Prayers for Charlie Seek challenged by diabetes related foot issues.
- Prayers for Greg Farrell, brother of Karen Walsh, who is undergoing radiation treatment for cancer.
- Prayers for Gloria Ebert who is facing heart challenges
- Judith Turian requests prayers for Jill Bressler as she undergoes treatment for lung cancer and for Judith's close friend Terri, who is unable to travel to be with Jill because of COVID.
- Ongoing prayers for parents, teachers, students navigating online school.
- Prayers for Dick Ault, who is awaiting knee replacement surgery.
Ongoing Concerns:
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Gretchen and Aaron Andrews
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
Ronan Godfrey
Jerry Greenfield
Emma Grimauld
Katia Hage
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Beki Hill
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
Amy McQulillian, friend of Gretchen Andrews
Larry Minor
Sarah Montez
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Mary Mortensen
Maria Montana
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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Lenten Series 2021—Continues Wednesday, March 24
Please join us for our online Lenten Series discussion Wednesday March 24: 6:45 Fellowship Time, 7:00 Discussion. We have been discussing a series of short films titled “Grateful” by Diana Butler Bass—and this week’s selection is titled “Gratitude and Abundance.”
If you’ve missed the previous weeks, no problem! Jump right in anytime!
Use this link to join the conversation on Wednesday March 24:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 831 8926 0341
One tap mobile
+16699009128
Follow this link for more information about the film series:
Other Services
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Palm Sunday - March 28- details to be announced
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Maundy Thursday - April 1 Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service at 7:00 p.m.
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Good Friday - Ecumenical Good Friday service at 7:00 p.m.
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OUTDOOR EASTER SERVICE APRIL 4 |
RUCC will hold its first in-person, outdoor worship service (since the Pandemic) on Easter Sunday, April 4th at 9 a.m. It truly will be a day of resurrection and new life! If you are interested in attending, you must RSVP by March 28th to office@redlandsucc.org or leave a voice message on the church’s phone system at (909) 793-3520. Please let us know how many people will be in your party. Space is limited. All CDC and other relevant guidelines will be followed. Masks and six feet physical distance are required. Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed!
- Our virtual service YouTube will still take place at 10:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday.
- The in-person service will be canceled if it rains.
- Future outdoor services are pending.
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Nan Root is co-chair of the Worship Area |
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Introducing the 2021-2022 Board - Nanilee Root |
Unlike many members of the Board, I’m a local girl, having been born here and raised in the Crafton home built by my great-grandparents. However, I lived in the LA/ Pasadena area for over forty years working in accounting, retiring 18 years ago. I returned to Crafton/Greenspot 9 years ago after living in Big Bear for 9 years.
I’ve been a member of RUCC for about 7 years and first became active with the adult Sunday School class, now called Seekers, then Wider Ministries and the Racial Justice group. I currently serve as co-leader of the Worship Committee and am co-leader of the Breyer/Root Shepherd Group and also facilitate the Seekers Group.
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Reflection of the week from the Racial Justice Team |
In Emory University law professor Dorothy Brown’s upcoming book, “The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—and How We Can Fix It,” Brown explains that generations of lawmakers have optimized the system for White people, with the result that Black people pay more than White people with the same incomes. The median White family has a net worth eight times the typical Black family’s wealth, the same size gap as in 1983, despite higher incomes, educational gains, and extraordinary progress by individual Black people, including to the highest office in the land.
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From the Environmental Justice Team |
“We have learned that mother trees recognize and talk with their kin, shaping future generations. In addition, injured trees pass their legacies on to their neighbors, affecting gene regulation, defense chemistry, and resilience in the forest community.”
“There are more life forms in a handful of forest soil than there are people on the planet.”
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Online Coloring Party - Friday, March 19 |
Calling all RUCC Kids! You are cordially invited to join the Youth Group for an online coloring party on Friday March 19 at 4:00 p.m.
If you are helping out with our Alleluiah Butterfly coloring project, you could use this time to work on your pages. Or, use the time to work on some other coloring and art projects you have on hand! Art projects are more fun with friends!
Join us this Friday March 19 4PM-5.
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Next Physical Card Order Extended to March 21 |
Physical Gift Card Order by March 21 – for various reasons, the March order date for physical gift cards had to be extended one week. Get your orders in (either through the website at www.shopwithscrip.com or through the RaiseRight app) by midnight, March 21 and we will arrange to get the cards to you by Wed/Thurs of next week.
eGift Cards – 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 scrip@uccredlands.org if you need help placing an order or want to learn more about the program.
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Annual Eggstravaganza on Saturday April 3 |
Kids and Youth are invited to attend this year’s Eggstravaganza event on Saturday, April 3 10AM-11:30 on the church patio. We will have games, cookie decorating, and an egg hunt!
Please bring your own Easter Basket. Also—masks must be worn at all times and we will adhere to Social Disancing protocols.
We look forward to having you join us!
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Celebration of Life for Jay Grayson on April 10 at Noon |
We will hold a Celebration of Life Service for Jay Grayson, our beloved caretaker, on Saturday, April 10th at noon on the patio. If you would like to attend this service, please RSVP to our Office Administrator, Nancy Sheets at office@redlandsucc.org or call the church office at (909) 793-3520. All attendees are required to wear a mask.
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UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER |
- March 18 - Prayer Polygon
- March 24 - Lenten series continues
- March 28 - Palm Sunday
- March 31- Lenten series concludes
- April 1 - Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service at 7:00 p.m.
- April 2 - Ecumenical Good Friday service at 7:00 p.m.
- April 3 - Sacred Saturday
.........................Annual Easter Eggstravaganza
- April 4 - Easter Sunday
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April 10 - Celebration of Life for Jay Grayson. RSVP at office@redlandsucc.org or call the church office at (909) 793-3520
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April 11 - Book Club will discuss The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd. Facilitator will be Kathie Blakley.
- August 20-22 - Silent Retreat at Serra Retreat Center. Contact Pastor Jill if you are interested in attending.
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This week at RUCC...Virtually on almost every device! |
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Calendar for March 21- March 28, 2021 |
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Sunday, March 21
- 9:15 a.m. Seekers - on Zoom
- 9:30 a.m. Kids Zone - on Zoom
- 10:30 a.m. Worship Service on YouTube
- 11:30 a.m. Virtual coffee Hour on Zoom
Monday, March 22
Tuesday, March 23.
Wednesday, March 24
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12:00 The Pastor is In - Zoom
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Lenten Series continues at 6:45 p.m. on Zoom.
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Friday, March 26
- 4:00 p.m. Youth Group on Zoom
Saturday, March 27
Sunday, March 28 - Palm Sunday
- 9:15 a.m. Seekers - on Zoom
- 9:30 a.m. Kids Zone - on zoom
- 10:30 a.m. Worship Service on YouTube
- 11:30 a.m. Virtual coffee Hour on Zoom
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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
pastorjill@redlandsucc.org office@redlandsucc.org
musicdirector@redlandsucc.org youth@redlandsucc.org
childrenseducation@redlandsucc.org weddings@redlandsucc.org
theview@redlandsucc.org
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