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This weekend!!!
Art, for Heaven's Sake! is October 18, 19, and 20, 2024
Thank you to everyone who signed up to help in any capacity. You will be getting or have already received a call or text to remind you!
If you still want to help, we will not turn you away! You can volunteer to:
- Set up the show (Today, October 17 and tomorrow, October 18 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.):
- - Set up pop-up canopies
- - Help with lighting and decorating
- - Assist artists in setting up their booths
- - Look for Paul Hodson and he'll let you know how you can help
- If you are making cookies or appetizers, please bring them to the kitchen by 3 p.m. Friday
- Provide show support anytime this weekend. Just come to the administrative booth by the check-out registers and we'll let you know how you can help:
- - 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
Contact Pam Dunn by phone or pamdunn23@gmail.com
You can also help us advertise the Art Show. 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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A message from our Pastor and Teacher
Art Show Sunday, October 20, 2024 ~~ 22nd Sunday after Pentecost ~~ "Covenant to Create Beauty"
It's Art Show Weekend, and this means many wonderful things. One of those wonderful things is our worship service this Sunday will be focused on music and the arts more broadly. As a church, we don't host an art show just because it's fun and pretty. We do it because creating beauty and supporting the arts is a part of our faith. Yes, it is important to give to the poorest among us, to work for social justice and systemic change. But we must also create art and beauty along the way. My sermon will be on the importance of having this holistic approach to faith, using the example of the woman with the alabaster jar as an example of beauty and symbolism being just as important as almsgiving. We will have a lot of special music, including Sara Andon on flute, Marilyn Schram on oboe, and Bryan Pezzone on piano.
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Concerns
- Beth Welsh’s sister Diane is in the hospital with unexplained bleeding.
- Carol Robb continues to recover at home following knee surgery.
- 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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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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Celebration Ringers
The Celebration Ringers bell choir starts rehearsals 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!
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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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Young- and Middle-Aged Adult Group is kicking off Nov. 7
We are expanding our programming for young- and middle-aged adults at Redlands UCC! The vision for our “YMA” group is to have social gatherings, theological discussions and mutual support for adults in our congregation who are *roughly* ages 21-55. There is no strict age requirement or limit. As an inclusive and intergenerational church, we are committed to making room for everyone, and sometimes that also means programming that supports particular demographics, whether it is youth group, LGBTQIA+ Faith Group, or activities geared towards seniors.
Our kickoff event will be a social gathering at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Escape Brewery (440 Oriental Ave.) with the light-hearted check-in question “Do you think we should begin Christmas music and decorations before Thanksgiving?” We’ll also be polling other ideas and activities for the future. Save the date and invite your friends! Contact Rev. Joe with any questions.
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“No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”
We can all put that ideal into action by introducing ourselves to people at church that we don’t know and engaging them in conversation when we meet them. If you want to play a more formal role in welcoming visitors to RUCC, you might want to join the Church Growth area or take part in our new Welcome Team. Contact our Church Growth area leader Michael Dewey if you’re interested. And let’s all remember to wear our name tags!
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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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Silent Retreat meeting: Tuesday, October 22, 6pm. In person and on line meeting in the Founders Room.
Contact Judith Turian for more information.
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Caring for Kin - Steps 4 Life Thanksgiving food
For the month of October, we are 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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Racial Justice reflection of the week
In 2023, nearly a third of high school students across the U.S. said they had experienced racism in school, which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers who published the findings defined as unfair treatment due to a person's race or ethnicity. Students of color reported they had had two to three times more racist experiences than white students who said they'd had.
These experiences resulted in students having more mental health issues and a greater risk of suicide and substance use than students who had never had them. The findings amplify concerns among experts and officials about the youth mental health crisis, particularly with an increasingly nonwhite student population in the U.S.
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/10/10/racism-in-schools-mental-health-cdc/75585463007/
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From the Environmental Justice Team
More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. … Going forward, the new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will be managed in partnership with tribes and Indigenous groups in the area, who will advise the federal government.
“We’re still here, and so are the Indigenous people wherever you live,” says Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, who led the campaign for the sanctuary. “Being able to address climate change, use traditional ecological knowledge, and participate in co-management is Indigenous peoples’ contribution to saving the planet.”
Taken from: “The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe,” Lauren Sommer, Morning Edition, National Public Radio, 10/14/24: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/13/nx-s1-5147914/the-u-s-gets-a-new-national-marine-sanctuary-the-first-led-by-a-tribe
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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
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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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AFTERSHOCK - Social Justice film, Thurs., October 24 at 6:30 p.m. in Covenant Hall
A disproportionate number of black women are failed every year by the U.S. maternal health system. This film followes the deaths of two young women due to childbirth complications. Now their partners and families sound a rallying cry around this crisis. (1.5 hr)
Popcorn and coffee provided. Feel free to bring your own meal. Help us to avoid the use of disposables by bringing your own travel mug or re-useable water bottle.
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Book Group meets Sunday, November 3
The RUCC Book Group will meet at noon on Sunday, Nov. 3, in Founders Room to discuss The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Heather King and Diana Sommer will facilitate the discussion. Everyone is invited to join in the discussion, even if you do not normally attend the Book Group.
Butler’s 10th novel, published in 1993 and set roughly 30 years in Butler’s future, is her answer to one of Robert Heinlein’s patterns for writing science fiction: “if this keeps on. . . “ The “this”? Climate change, social inequities, and drug addiction. Click here to read more about this prophetic book!
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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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 information.
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ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)
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Community Chorus Concert, Sunday, October 27 at 4:00 p.m. | |
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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
- Oct. 27 - 4:00 p.m. Community Chorus of Redlands (article above)
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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 20
- 9:30 a.m. - Kids' Zone - Tour the garden with Ms. Susi looking at art work. in person or on line
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10:30 a.m. – Art Show Sunday worship service (no Sunday School, no nursery care)
- 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. – Final Day for Art, for Heaven's Sake for 2024
Monday, October 21
- Church office closed
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7 p.m. – Bible Study, Founders Room, or online, reading 2 Corinthians Chapter 4
Tuesday, October 22
- 6:00 p.m.-Silent Retreat meeting: Tuesday, October 22, 6pm. Hybrid or in person meeting in the Founders Room.
Wednesday, October 23
- 1 p.m. - Mahjong, Mosaic Hall
- 6 p.m. - Bell rehearsal, Sanctuary
- 7 p.m. - Choir practice, Micah Room
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Thursday, October 24
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6:30 p.m. Social Justice Movie -Aftershock - article above
Friday, October 25
- 7 p.m. – Woman’s AA Meeting - Founders Room
Saturday, October 26
- 5-6:30 p.m. - Trunk or Treat (set up trunks at 4 p.m.)
Sunday, October 27
- 9:20 a.m. Social/9:30 a.m. Meet – Seekers, Founders Room
- 9:30 a.m. - Pastries with the Pastor (learn more about RUCC), Covenant Hall
- 9:30 a.m. – Kids’ Zone
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship service and Sunday School
- 11:30 a.m. - Congregational Quarterly Gathering, Covenant Hall
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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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