Our Mission: "We are an inclusive Open and Affirming faith community reaching out with love, compassion, and justice."
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Thursday, September 9 , 2021
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A Message from our Pastor and Teacher
Sunday, September 12- “I’ve Been Meaning to Ask…What are you Learning?”
On this Sunday in which we bless backpacks, we will explore the question, “What are you learning?” The question demands more from us than simply learning reading, writing, and arithmetic. We are invited to learn from the marginalized, the outcast, the invisible of our day. In our scripture passage, Jesus learns and grows. Jesus pivots away from entrenched beliefs to embrace a new way. Uncomfortably challenged, Jesus opens his heart and mind to new possibilities. May we do so, too.
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Sunday's Scripture.
Matthew 15: 21 – 28
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Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost - September 12, 2021 |
Prelude:..Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie.................................Sophia Ohanian
Welcome and Call to Worship: .........................................................Floyd Orr
Opening Hymn:#84 This Is the Day...................... Led by Covenant Choir
Opening Prayer:............................................................................. ....Floyd Orr
Children's Circle:......................Dr. Rev. Jill Kirchner-Rose & Erin Beardemphl 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: Amazing Grace by Jay Althouse....................Covenant Choir
Scripture: Matthew 15: 21 – 28. ........................................................Floyd Orr
Scripture Hymn: #359 O God, Who Teaches Us to Live (vs 1, 3, 4)
.......................................................................................Led by Covenant Choir Message: I've Been Meaning to Ask ... What are You Learning?”
.................................................................................................Dr. Kirchner Rose
Offertory: For the Beauty of the Earth/Simple Gifts arr. by Rebecca Belliston
Doxology: .................................................................................Sophia Ohanian
Prayer of Dedication:..........................................................................Floyd Orr
Closing Hymn: #506 What a Friend We Have in Jesus..........Led by Jim Tong
Benediction: ..........................................................................Dr. Kirchner Rose
Time of Reflection: We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder arr. by Roger Lowe
....................................................................................................Sophia Ohanian
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Concerns:
- A Memorial 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.
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Prayers for the family and friends of Peter, son of Diane Boyko and Fran Grace, who passed from life to Life on Wednesday, September 8th.
- Ken Hurley requests prayers for his sister, Sheila, who has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer and is on hospice.
- 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.
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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.
- 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.
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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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Seekers Resume Meeting this Sunday |
Seekers will resume meeting September 12th at 9:15, in the Founders' Room, picking up with Part II - The Journey Inward in "The Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell.
Even if you were not originally part of the group, you are encouraged to attend.
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FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TEAM |
"There are some things in the world we can't change - gravity, entropy, the speed of light, and our biological nature that requires clean air, clean water, clean soil, clean energy and biodiversity for our health and well-being.
Protecting the biosphere should be our highest priority or else we sicken and die. Other things, like capitalism, free enterprise, the economy, currency, the market, are not forces of nature. We invented them. They are not immutable and we can change them. It makes no sense to elevate economics above the biosphere."
...............- David Suzuki, Canadian scientist and environmental activist
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Reflection of the Week from the Racial Justice Team |
More than 10,000 people reported to law enforcement last year that they were the victim of a hate crime because of their race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion or disability -- a number that has been on the rise in recent years. Bias against African Americans overwhelmingly comprised the largest category of reported hate crime offenses pertaining to race, with a total of 56% of those crimes motivated by anti-Black or African American bias. Asians have been targeted during the Covid-19 pandemic amid online and political rhetoric stigmatizing them. Of the known offenders, more than half were White. Hate crime and bias incident data released by police departments and federal agencies is just a fraction of actual incidents.
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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 [email protected]
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. 14, 11:30 – 5 pm.
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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/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.
Place Order by September 10 for Extra Perks!
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.
Next Card Order Deadline is September 13 – We will have a table set up outside after worship this Sunday, September 12 – place new orders, buy Stater Bros card in stock, and learn about the scrip/gift card program. 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. 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 [email protected] if you need help placing an order or want to learn more about the program.
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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 [email protected]
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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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Book Group Announces New Titles for 2021
The next meeting of the RUCC Book Group will be on October 3, after church at noon, in the Founders Room. We will be discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig and the presenter will be Nan Root.
“Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?”- Amazon review
Upcoming books for 2021
Oct. 3, 2021 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Presenter: Nan Root
Nov. 7, 2021 Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous. Presenter: Carrie .....................Schlinder
Dec. 5, 2021 While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams. Presenter: Diana ..................... Sommer
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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 15 - 17- Art for Heaven's Sake
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This Week at RUCC
Calendar for September 12 - 19, 2021
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Sunday, September 12
- 9:15: a.m. Seekers Study Group
- 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.
- 11:30 a.m.- Parents' meeting in the sanctuary
- 11:30 a.m. Youth Group
- 11:30 a.m. Fellowship time on the Patio
Wednesday,September 15
- 12 to 1 p.m. "The Pastor is In"on Zoom
Thursday, September 16
- 5:00 p.m. Staff Meeting
- 6:15 p.m. Bell Choir rehearsal
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Friday, September 17
- Women's AA closed group - 7:00 p.m. -Founders' Room
Sunday, September 19
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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. Fellowship time on the Patio
- 12:00 p.m. - Youth Group - Movie
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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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