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A Message from our Pastor and Teacher Sunday, September 19-  “I’ve Been Meaning to Ask…What do you Need?”  Everyone has needs, but each of us needs different things at different times. As a faith community, we believe that God calls us to care for one another – in seasons of joy, transition, and hardship. We commit to listening and being present. In our scripture passage, Job experiences trauma, hardship, and suffering. His friends sit with him rending their clothes and scattering ashes to express lament and deep grief. What are modern-day practices that might emulate these embodied acts?

Sunday's Scripture. Job 2: 11 ~ 15 ..

Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost - September 19, 2021 Prelude:..Spirit of the Living God by Daniel Iverson & Lowell Alexander ...................................................................................................Sophia Ohanian Welcome and Call to Worship: ...................................................Janet Wilson  Opening Hymn #486 I Must Tell Jesus vs 1 and 2  ....Led by Jennifer Brainerd Opening Prayer:............................................................................Janet Wilson Children's Circle: Dedication of Luca Tsukimoto Rev. Dr. Jill A. Kirchner-Rose 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:  I’m Gonna Live! by Sandra Eithun.............Celebration Ringers Scripture:     Job 2: 11 – 13 ...........................................................Janet Wilson Scripture Hymn: #475 God’s Eye Is on the Sparrow .Led by Jennifer Brainerd  Message: I've Been Meaning to Ask ... What do you Need?” .................................................................................................Dr. Kirchner Rose Offertory: Blessed Assurance arr. by Justin Hageman............Sophia Ohanian Doxology: .................................................................................Sophia Ohanian Prayer of Dedication:....................................................................Janet Wilson Closing Hymn: I Need You To Survive ...............................Led by Lara Urrutia   Benediction: .........................................................................Dr. Kirchner Rose Time of Reflection: Impromptu by Arno Babajanian ................Sophia Ohanian

Joys Congratulations to Thomas and Tiffany Dersam-Hewes on the birth of Oliver Thomas Ellsworth Dersam-Hewes. Concerns: Carla Becceril requests prayers for her cousin, Jenna, and family. Jenna's husband passed from life to Life from COVID. Continued prayers for Chris Nicoloff who is now home recovering.  A Service of Celebration for Mary Belle Carter will take place on September 25th at 1 p.m. at Redlands United Church of Christ. Prayers for the family and friends of Peter, son of Diane Boyko and Fran Grace. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to: Diane Boyko and Fran Grace, PO Box 1435, Redlands, CA 92373. Prayers for the family and friends of Sheila, sister of Ken Hurley, who passed from life to Life. Cindy McGuigan requests prayers for Bernardo who hit by a driver. Prayers for Sarah Sanchez and Samantha French. Sarah’s grandmother and grandfather passed from life to Life from COVID. Samantha’s grandmother passed from life to Life from dementia related complications. Carla Becerril requests prayers for her family. Carla’s Uncle passed from life to Life from a heart attack. Prayers for the family and friends of Tom Owen who passed from life to Life. 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 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. 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, who 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. 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. 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:

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

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

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

Showers of Love Predicted for September 26 Please join us for the Drive by Shower of Love  Sunday, September 26, we will meet in the church parking lot at 3:30 p.m. and then drive by the homes of members that may need a little extra love. For more info. contact Jennie Haney 949-573-8400.

Reflection of the Week from the Racial Justice Team Kai Ryssdal: And the hot labor market has historically helped Black and Hispanic workers, right? I mean, and that’s part of the reason that [Federal Reserve Chair Jerome] Powell, he says this all the time. And he said, even before the pandemic, “We’ve got to keep the labor market hot because that helps people in the lower end of the income spectrum.”   Wendy Edelberg: It absolutely does help. We’ve seen this. So when 2018 and 2019, we had what I would call a pretty hot labor market. And indeed, the gaps in the unemployment rates between Black workers and white workers were reaching historic lows. Way too high still, but quite low by historical standards. And then the pandemic hit, and those gaps reopened. All right, so now fast-forward 18 months or so, and the gaps have started to come down. But we can’t rely on the cyclical pressure to do all the work for us.    - By Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban, Marketplace. Source: https://www.marketplace.org/2021/09/09/for-black-workers-unemployment-is-4-percentage-points-higher-than-for-whites-can-the-federal-reserve-fix-that/ 2020/index.html

ART, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE! OCTOBER 15-17, 2021   HELP NEEDED!  To make this event a success, it takes a large amount of work and many willing hands.     Help is needed for the following: Set up on Friday, October 15 during the day. Help with security and encouraging everyone to follow Covid Protocols for the show by monitoring the entrance and exit, walking the show, and monitoring the food area (outside the show by Mosaic Hall) Providing brief breaks for artists during the show Cleaning up early Saturday and Sunday mornings (sweeping, trash pick-up etc.) Take-down when the show is over at 5 p.m. Sunday. Please be thinking about how you can assist with these jobs. Sondra Hodson and/or Pam Dunn will have job sign-up sheets in the Narthex before and after church beginning Sunday, October 12. Or you can contact Sondra Hodson at artforheavensake@gmail.com Be sure to mark your calendar for this event.  You don’t want to miss it! Art Show Hours Friday, Oct. 15, 7 – 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, 10 – 7 pm. Sunday, Oct. 17, 11:30 – 5 pm.

Youth Group Movie Screening: Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on Sunday, 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.

Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 30 Save the Date! Saturday October 30 from 6-7:30 p.m. RUCC Trunk or Treat! Halloween fun for all ages as we Trunk or Treat in the church parking lot and play fun games. Stay tuned for more information!

SCRIP MAKES FUNDRAISING EASY 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.   Thankscriping Day: Big Rebate Bonuses! – On September 16 and 17, more than 100 eGift Cards or Reloadable Cards will have bonus rebates. That means that RUCC will earn even more money per dollar you spend of give to others in gift cards. Bonus rebates include Starbucks, Best Buy, Old Navy, Lowes, Home Depot, Kohl’s and much, much more. Go to shopwithscrip.org or use the RaiseRight app to purchase you eGift Cards.   Scrip/Gift Card Table on Sundays  – We will have a table set up outside after worship this Sunday, September 19 – place new orders, buy Stater Bros card in stock, and learn about the scrip/gift card program. The next order for physical cards will by October 11 UNLESS we get more orders just justify the shipping costs to place orders more frequently. So get your orders in now!    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 scrip@uccredlands.org if you need help placing an order or want to learn more about the program.

Become a Patron of Art, for Heaven’s Sake! Art, for Heaven’s Sake! annually donates a portion of its proceeds to benefit regional non-profits such as Angel’s Closet, Steps for Life and Music Changing Lives.   A $100 tax deductible donation enables you to be a Patron of the show. You will be recognized on the show’s website, in advertising and with your name or business logo in the full color show program. A $500 or above donation enables you to be a Benefactor and would include on-site recognition during the show, in addition to the above. If you would like to be a supporter of the arts by becoming a Patron or Benefactor, you there will be forms on the sign-up tables beginning Sunday, September 12 or contact artforheavensake@gmail.com

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. For more information, or to submit a resume please contact  cbeswick@redlandsucc.org Please share this information freely with qualified people who may be interested.

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER September 12 - 9:15 a.m. Seekers study group resumes meeting September 12 - Sunday School Parents' Meeting 11:30 a.m. September 14 - Stewards meeting on Zoom 7-9 p.m. September 19 - Youth Group at the Movies (see article above) September 21 - Board meeting on TEAMS 7 - 9 p.m. October 3, 2021 - Book Group; The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Presenter: Nan Root October 15 - 17- Art for Heaven's Sake! October 30 - Trunk or Treat - see article above.

This Week at RUCC Calendar for September 19 - 19, 2021

Sunday, September 19 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. Fellowship time on the Patio 12:00 p.m. - Youth Group - Movie Tuesday, September 21 7:00 p.m. - Board meeting Wednesday,September 22 12 to 1 p.m. "The Pastor is In"on Zoom Thursday, September 23 5:00 p.m. Staff Meeting 6:15 p.m. Bell Choir rehearsal  Friday, September 24 Women's AA closed group - 7:00 p.m. -Founders' Room Sunday, September 26 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. Fellowship time on the Patio 12:00 p.m. -

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   Website:  www.uccredlands.org 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