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Next weekend!!!
Art, for Heaven's Sake! is October 18, 19, and 20, 2024
Can you feel the excitement? This may be your last opportunity to sign up to help make this our best art show ever!
We especially need more volunteers to:
- Set up the show (Monday, October 14, Thursday, October 17, and Friday, October 18):
- - Set up pop-up canopies
- - Help with lighting and decorating
- - Assist artists in setting up their booths
- Make cookies or appetizers for Friday night
- Serve cookies and appetizers Friday night
- Provide show support anytime during the weekend and especially on Sunday by:
- - Providing brief breaks for artists during the show
- - Monitoring doors, eating area or cashier line
- - Checking the bathrooms for supplies
- - Being a runner to pick up purchased art from the artists’ booths
- Takedown when the show is over at 5 p.m. Sunday
Sign-ups will be available before church in the Gathering Area and after church in Covenant Hall or contact Pam Dunn, pamdunn23@gmail.com
You can still help us advertise the Art Show. Postcards are available at the sign-up table, in the Gathering Area, and in the church office for you to notify your colleagues and friends. Also please “like” us on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/artforheavenssake. Every time you “like,” comment on, and/or “share” the Art Show posts, potential guests and community members are introduced to our annual art festival.
Even if you can't help out, be sure to come see what the talented artists, crafters, and musicians have in store for you. You don't want to miss it!
Art Show Hours
Friday, Oct. 18, 6 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20, 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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It's Covenant Season at RUCC
Covenant Sunday is Nov. 3rd (All Saints' Sunday)
At Redlands UCC, every member makes an annual covenant with the church. Whether you’ve been here since its inception in 1975, or are covenanting for the first time, the expectation is that membership is intentionally renewed each year with reflection and prayer. Our 2025 Covenant Booklets are now available, and I highly encourage you to have them ready for our special Covenant Sunday service on November 3rd, when we will also be observing All Saints' Sunday and Communion.
At this service, there will be a time to bring your covenant forward and place it in a basket in front of the altar, where they will be blessed. We will also have a ceremony to celebrate and welcome our first-time covenanting members. If you cannot be here on Nov. 3rd, you can turn in your covenant to the office beforehand (by hand or by mail) and we’ll place it in the basket and bless it with the others.
What happens to my covenant? Your financial covenant goes directly to the Treasurer without the pastor or any church leaders knowing your giving. Your spiritual covenant goes directly to the pastor, again held in confidence. Your time and talent covenant goes to the office administrator who processes the survey and shares the information with the relevant area leaders.
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss this important time in the life of our church. Here are some dates you may find helpful:
- Pastries with the Pastor information session before church, Oct. 27, 9:30-10:15 a.m.
- Covenant writing workshop, Oct. 29, 7:00 p.m., online
- Sacred Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - a time for contemplation and discernment
Reverend Joe
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A message from our guest preacher
Sunday, October 13, 2024 ~~ 21st Sunday after Pentecost ~~ "The Omnipresence of Contentment"
Have you ever watched the Olympics, and then, after the competition is over, the gold medalist victoriously declares, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!"? While we appreciate an athlete's greatness to thrive under pressure at the highest level, the introduction of this verse raises all kinds of questions about who God allows to do all things and who God allows to only do some things. Today, we will be discussing the context of these famous words from Paul, the subversive grace lying underneath their surface, and the implications of these ideas as they lead us to more fully live in God's love today.
Rev. Dr. Craig Hadley is Lead Pastor at Paradox Church in Redlands. Craig's greatest joy is to walk through life with others as they and he experience the ever-expanding and overflowing excess of God's love.
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Concerns
- Prayers for the victims of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, and prayers of thanksgiving for all the first responders working hard to protect people during natural disasters. Prayers for compassion and wisdom as we rebuild.
- Carol Robb continues to recover from knee surgery and is craving human contact while homebound. Please reach out to her for a conversation/visit.
- Prayers for Stacy Kunkel after the passing of her mother Mary.
- Mary Lou Haney is having ongoing challenges during her prolonged hospitalization at Loma Linda Medical Center. Prayers for Mary Lou and her daughter and caregiver Jennie requested and appreciated.
- We continue to hold in our prayers the victims of violence and oppression around the world. This week marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas, and a full year of the bombardment and blockade of Gaza and the ongoing human rights violations of its residents.
Ongoing Concerns:
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Kimberly and Danny Anderson, and their children Charles and Julia
Jerry Andrews
Johanna Ballard's brother
Andrew Barrow
Bill Buchanan
Denise Cain
Kathy Economen’s son Jeff
Judith Gregory
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Sue Hammond
Beki Hill
Harriet Holt, Beki Hill's mother
Paisley Parcell
Jules Rattray’s sister, Jenny
Amber McGuigan
Cynthia McGuigan
DonDon and Scott Mong
Floyd Orr
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Carl Parish
Dee Dee Seek’s great grandson Jaxson
Charlie Seek
Robert Silver
Steffen family
Sforza family
Tom Miller
Janet Wilson’s great niece Amelia
Michael White
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Register soon for the Silent Retreat!
Enough people have registered to confirm our silent retreat at Serra Retreat House in Malibu for Friday evening, November 15, through Sunday lunch, November 17, 2024. The cost is $310 per person in a single room or $250 per person in a double room. All meals are included.
If you're interested, it's not too late! Please contact Judith Turian by text or phone, or by email at highdesertshrink@gmail.com. If attending the retreat is a financial challenge, please ask Rev. Joe for scholarship help.
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Caring for Kin - Steps 4 Life Thanksgiving food
For the month of October, we will be collecting Thanksgiving holiday food to be delivered in early November to Steps 4 Life. Steps 4 Life provides safe transitional housing in Redlands. Suggested food items include baking items (e.g., flour, sugar), stuffing mix, boxed mashed potatoes, and canned goods (e.g., pumpkin, cranberry sauce, green beans, sweet potatoes).
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We make beautiful music together!
Celebration Ringers
The Celebration Ringers bell choir is starting on Wednesday, October 23, 6 p.m., in the sanctuary. We are hoping to find new ringers! No experience needed. Try something new and ring in the holiday season!
Covenant Choir
Covenant Choir meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m., and is seeking new singers to join as we begin to prepare for All Saints' Day, Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas. A perfect time to join!
If you're interested, please contact David Wells. Together, we'll make a joyful noise unto God.
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Save these dates
The Game and Conversation Night is Friday, November 1, 2024, 5:00-8:00 p.m. It is a night of fun and friendship for all ages, for game players and non-game players. This is a toy-raising event, so everyone attending is asked to bring a toy, art supply or puzzle to support the Kids/Youth Store at the Christmas Faire. More info will follow.
The Fun and Friendly Christmas Faire is Saturday, November 16, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 17, noon-2:00 p.m. Over 15 vendors (most are church members) will present their arts/crafts and collectables. This year we are adding two ways to support the RUCC Youth Fund: A Good Reads area and a Kids/Youth store. We are asking for donations of:
- Fiction/nonfiction, hard/soft cover, children/adult books that would interest the public
- New (and almost new) toys, art supplies and puzzles
There is a box in Covenant Hall marked Christmas Faire. Contact Ginny Cruz for more info.
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ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)
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Racial Justice reflection of the week
Racial Justice reflection of the week:
As women, we often hear about the importance of breast cancer screening and early detection. However, for Black women, despite significant improvements in breast cancer care, a disturbing gap persists in outcomes between Black and White women: systemic racism.
Black women face a different experience in the healthcare system. While all women may encounter dismissal when seeking care, for Black women, this dismissal is often compounded by both racism and sexism. This increases their risks for delayed diagnosis and reduces their chances of accessing or being offered crucial screenings like mammograms. The dismissal of their health concerns can lead to serious consequences, particularly in the context of breast cancer where early detection is critical.
Source: https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/3112966/black-women-breast-cancer-systemic-racism/
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From the Environmental Justice Team
“As the storm from Hurricane Helene swept into North Carolina, David Easterling went into his backyard, just outside of Asheville, to check the rain gauge. ‘To walk out and see it almost full was incredible,’ he says. ‘It just rained and rained and rained. It was mind-boggling to see that much rain.’ …
[Easterling has] spent more than 30 years studying extreme rain as a climate scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). … [He] says he and colleagues have started crunching the numbers and are finding that North Carolina likely exceeded a 1-in-1,000 year rainfall event. That’s a storm that has a 0.1 percent chance of happening every year. … ‘A lot of people don’t want to hear global warming and climate change and all that, but this is just a classic sort of event that we, sadly, probably expect to see more of in the future,’ Easterling says.”
Source: “This climate scientist spent his career warning about extreme rain. Then he lived it.” Lauren Sommer, National Public Radio, 10/3/24: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/03/nx-s1-5137257/climate-scientist-spent-his-career-warning-about-extreme-weather-then-he-lived-it
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RUCC Trunk or Treat
Saturday, October 26, 5:00-6:30 p.m. in the RUCC parking lot
Use this link to see all the details and RSVP. Start getting your costumes and your trunks ready!
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Important changes to Youth and Children's programming for Art Show Sunday (Oct 20)
- Kids' Zone will take place as scheduled 9:30-10:15, online or in person. Join Ms. Susi for a tour through the garden looking at the artwork!
- There will be no Sunday School.
- There will be no Nursery care.
We apologize for the inconvenience--we'll be back to regular programming on October 27!
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Calling all Thespians Grade 12 and under
The RUCC Youth Group has already begun planning for this year’s Christmas Pageant! The performance will take place on Sunday December 15 during worship.
Please RSVP to admorics@redlandsucc.org if your child would like to participate in the pageant this year.
Also, we could use some volunteers to help us during rehearsals, preparation, etc. Let us know if you can lend a hand!
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Book Group meets Sunday, November 3
The RUCC Book Group will next meet on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, after church at noon, in Founders Room. The book for discussion is The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Diana Sommer will present the book along with Heather King. This will be an all-church event tying in with Heather’s community-wide project. Everyone start reading!
If you'd like to get a head start on December, the following meeting is Dec. 1, 2024: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; Presenter: Nan Root.
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Giving Statements Were Emailed
As part of our commitment to keep you informed on giving, individual Giving Statements for year-to-date, through September, were emailed out on Sunday, 10/6/24. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Erica Jensen, RUCC's Financial Secretary, at finsec@redlandsucc.org.
Thank you from the RUCC Financial Team!
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
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Oct 18-20 - Art, for Heaven's Sake! (article above)
- Oct 21 - Church office closed
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Oct. 24 - Social Justice movie - Aftershock
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Oct. 26 - 5 p.m. - Trunk or Treat (article above)
- Oct. 27 - 9:30 a.m. - Pastries with the Pastor (article above)
- Oct. 27 - 11:30 a.m. - Congregational Quarterly Gathering
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Oct. 29 - 7 p.m. - Covenant writing workshop online (article above)
- Nov. 1 - Game and conversation night (article above)
- Nov. 2 - 9 a.m.-2 p.m. - Sacred Saturday, Micah Room
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Nov. 5 - Election Day, 2024 General Election
- Nov. 10 - Super Shepherd Sunday - groups in various locations
- Nov. 15-17 - Silent Retreat, Serra Retreat House, Malibu (article above)
- Nov. 16-17 - Christmas Faire (article above)
- Nov. 17 - Wider Ministries meeting has been postponed. New date TBD.
- Dec. 15 - Christmas Pageant presented by our youth and children during the worship service
The church calendar is online at redlandsucc.org/calendar/
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Sunday, October 13
- 9:20 a.m. Social/9:30 a.m. Meet – Seekers, Founders Room
- 9:30 a.m. – Kids’ Zone
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship service and Sunday School
- 11:30 a.m. – Fellowship/Coffee hour
Monday, October 14
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7 p.m. – No Bible Study, Will resume next week (Oct. 21) in Founders Room, or online, reading 2 Corinthians Chapter 4
Tuesday, October 15
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No Munch & Muse. Please help with the Art Show if you can!
- 7 p.m. - Board meeting
Wednesday, October 16
- 7 p.m. - Choir practice, Sanctuary
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Thursday, October 17
- 10 a.m. - Education Area meeting
Friday, October 18
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Art, For Heaven's Sake! 6-9 p.m.
- 7 p.m. – Woman’s AA Meeting will be held elsewhere due to AFHS; contact Judith Turian
Saturday, October 19
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Art, For Heaven's Sake! 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, October 20
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No Seekers
- 9:30 a.m. – Kids’ Zone
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10:30 a.m. – Art Show Worship service. No Sunday School; No nursery care
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No Fellowship/Coffee hour
- Art, For Heaven's Sake! 11:30 a.m.- 5 p.m
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RUCC Staff
Senior Pastor: Rev. Joe Zarro
Music Director: David Wells
Associate Music Director: Sophia Ohanian
Children's Education Director: Susi Jacobsen
Director of Youth Ministries: Vacant
Office and Property Manager: Veronica Bermudez
Child Care: Caitlin Walsh
Website: www.redlandsucc.org
Phone: 909-793-3520
Staff and Other Emails
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pastor@redlandsucc.org
musicdirector@redlandsucc.org
childrenseducation@redlandsucc.org
youth@redlandsucc.org
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office@redlandsucc.org
weddings@redlandsucc.org
theview@redlandsucc.org
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