Our Mission: "We are an inclusive Open and Affirming faith community reaching out with love, compassion, and justice."
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A Message from our Pastor and Teacher |
Sunday, May 16 ~ '“Holy Curiosity”
Last Sunday, Pastor Jill spoke about the importance of listening to one another with undivided attention, without judgment, and with a tender heart. This is much easier to do when we are listening to someone with whom we agree, enjoy and appreciate. How do we listen to our opponent, however? How do we listen with an open heart to the one who believes very differently than we do – politically, religiously, culturally, etc.? How can we develop a “holy curiosity” for those who understand our world differently?
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Sunday's Scripture.....
Luke 6: 27 – 42
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Worship for Sunday, May 16 |
Prelude: Amazing Grace arr. by James Curnow ……......…...Steve Morics, Trumpet ..............................…............………......………......…...…….…Sophia Ohanian, Piano
Welcome and Call to Worship: ................./////............….........................Denise Cain
Opening Hymn: #546 Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound
Opening Prayer:........................................................................ ........,,,,,,Denise Cain
Children's Circle: ..............................................................................Mark Sternberg.
Community Joys and Concerns: .....................................Rev. Dr. Jill Kirchner Rose
Scripture: Luke 6: 27 - 42 ................................................……....... __...Denise Cain
Special Music: Sonata, II. Allegro ...Steve Morics, Trumpet, Sophia Ohanian, Piano
Message: Holy Curiosity.........…………...................................Rev. Jill Kirchner-Rose
Offertory: Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré ………………………........... Sophia Ohanian
Prayer of Dedication:............................................................… ..............Denise Cain
Closing Hymn: # 519 Not My Brother, Nor My Sister
Time of Reflection: Sonata, IV. Allegro by Benedetto Marcello
...........................................................................Steve Morics, Tumpet & Sophia Ohanian, Piano
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Concerns:
- Our Office Administrator, Nancy Sheets, requests prayers for her husband, Bob, who has a detached retina and is awaiting surgery.
- Prayers for Sue Hammond who is facing a serious medical diagnosis.
- Rosemary requests prayers for her friend Jill K, who is recovering from COVID.
- Prayers for Ronan Godfrey who is recovering from surgery for the insertion of a feeding tube.
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Prayers for the father of Ryan Zappia who is having knee replacement surgery on May 5th.
- Prayers for Serena Morgan who fell off her scooter and has a hairline fracture
- Melinda Sewer Muganzo, Music Director at Mentone UCC, requests prayers for her brother, Miguel Sewer who just went through a second liver transplant.
- Prayers for Richard Ault who is in the VA Hospital recovering from knee surgery
- Mary Mortensen requests prayers for Joe Adcock, father of Mary’s children, who has been diagnosed with advanced bladder cancer.
- Prayers for Ronan Godfrey, who has been diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Prayers for Leslie, sister of Barbie Fiske-Phillips, who had extensive back surgery and is having complications that intensify the pain.
- Prayers for those in the congregation who are struggling with mental health challenges.
- Prayers for Connie Roener who has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently going through chemotherapy.
- Prayers for Julie Philip whose brother, Stephen, passed from life to Life.
- Prayers for Caroline, mother of Karin Blad, who has been diagnosed with colon cancer.
- Prayers for Patricia, sister of Michael Flores, who fell at a construction site and injured herself.
- 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 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 Greg Farrell, brother of Karen Walsh, who is undergoing radiation treatment for cancer.
- Prayers for Gloria Ebert who is facing heart challenges
- Ongoing prayers for parents, teachers, students navigating online school.
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
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
Mary Mortensen
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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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Dear Members and Friends,
It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the date for resuming in-person, in- Sanctuary worship: May 23rd. After 440 days, we are finally returning to our Sanctuary! May 23rd is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Church, and a fitting day to return to our Sanctuary. We will celebrate this day with Music Sunday; it will truly be a day of praise and elation! In preparation for May 23rd, please note the following:
1). Please wear your mask at all times and maintain physical distance. Hand sanitizer is available in the Narthex. While many have been vaccinated, some have been unable to achieve that yet. As an extra precaution, we changed our filtration system (from MERV 4 to MERV 8) and installed UVC lights on each unit. UVC light has been shown to quickly inactivate the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Your safety is of the utmost importance to us.
2). We will initially limit seating capacity in the Sanctuary to sixty persons with an additional ten persons in the Narthex. There will be an overflow section in Covenant Hall where the service will be livestreamed. Doors will be propped open to create a cross breeze.
3). Families with children: At this time, children who are three years and younger will stay in worship with their families. Children who are four years and older will leave after the Children's Circle with Ms. Susi for outdoor Sunday School. A virtual Sunday School class will be held at 9:30 am with Ms. Susi for those unable to attend in-person worship.
4). Due to restrictions, there will be no coffee or goodies. You may socialize outdoors.
5). We will continue to livestream the service for those who are unable to attend or prefer to worship at home.
This is a momentous occasion of great celebration. Thank you for journeying with us. We miss you. We love you. We look forward to gathering together in-person!
In Great Love,
Mary Fung Jill Kirchner-Rose
President Pastor
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Reflection of the Week from the Racial Justice Team |
“Can we please stop associating darkness with evil... Close your eyes/dream state/meditation = darkness. Night sky/universe at all times = darkness. Plant a seed in the ground to sprout = planted in darkness. The new life that a mother carries = the Child is formed in the darkness. Darkness is the breeding ground for creation. What are you afraid of and who taught you to fear it?”
— The People of the Sun Tribute to the Ancestors of the Middle Passage.
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UCC Virtual General Synod - July 11-18 |
Registration is now open for this year’s all virtual General Synod. The fee for non-delegate attendees is $100, which will provide access to all plenaries, worship, keynotes, workshops and the virtual exhibit hall. To register, visit https://www.generalsynod.org/
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Five-Week Book Discussion Series: Caste by Pulitzer-prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson Continues May 19
Please join us as we read and discuss this powerful book which examines the unspoken caste system in America:
The next meeting: Wednesday May 19.
Meeting ID: 849 9672 8781
One tap mobile +16699009128
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"Walk in Their Shoes" - Virtual Fundraiser
for YouthHopeTODAY, May 13 at 6:30 p.m.
"Walk in Their Shoes" banquet is going virtual is year. This event is a very powerful awareness night that shares youth's perspective with the group's supporters. YouthHope is using a professional videography company, and the video will share real stories, thank yous from youth, and other important information.
The event will be hosted through the YouthHope website on May 13 at 6:30 p.m. This format offers the potential to reach a wider audience, raise funds and raise awareness of local youth homelessness. This is a free event, but donations to YouthHope are always appreciated.
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Book Group Plans for June 6 |
The RUCC Book Group is currently reading Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain, and will meet to discuss this book on June 6, 2021 at noon on Zoom. The presenter will be Toni Momberger. Zoom information can be found elsewhere in the View.
“Set in rural Grace County, North Carolina in a time of state-mandated sterilizations and racial tension, Necessary Lies tells the story of … two young women, seemingly worlds apart, but both haunted by tragedy. Jane and Ivy are thrown together and must ask themselves: how can you know what you believe is right, when everyone is telling you it's wrong?” (Amazon review)
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Anti-Racism Zoom Workshop - Register Now |
My Work To Do, an anti-racism zoom workshop, is currently taking registration for sessions starting the last week in May and continuing, one hour a week, until the end of June.
These sessions include valuable shared content and structured discussions of systemic injustice, racial healing, reconciliation, and other topics with participants all over the country and a few from other countries, as well.
There is no cost to participate. Donations are encouraged. See more information at myworktodo.com
I highly recommend this program! Please contact me if I can answer any questions ..... Claudia Tolar [email protected].
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UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER |
- May 13 - 6:15 - Bell Choir Rehearsal
- May 13 - YouthHope virtual fundraiser "Walk in Their Shoes"- 6:30 p.m.
- May 18 - Board meeting at 7:00 p.m.
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May 19 through May 26 - Each Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. - .........................................Discussion of Caste .by Isabel Wilkerson .........................................(see article above for details.)
- May 20 - Prayer Polygon at 7:30 p.m.
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May 21 - Military Honors' Service for Jay Grayson, Noon at Riverside ...............National Cemetery.
- May 23 - Pentecost Sunday in the Sanctuary! See article above.
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June 11 & 12 - Southern California Nevada Conference Annual ........................Gathering, which will be held virtually. Details to follow.
- July 11-18 - UCC's first Virtual General Synod. Details to follow
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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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Group and activity leaders: Please make sure your zoom link is up to date. Send new links to [email protected]
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Calendar for May 16 - May 23, 2021 |
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Sunday, May 16
- 9:00 a.m. - In-Person Service on the patio. Masks and social distancing required.
- 9:15 a.m. Seekers - on Zoom
Meeting ID: 839 7944 1635
Passcode: Seekers
- 9:30 a.m. Kids Zone - on Zoom
- 10:30 a.m. Worship Service livestreamed on YouTube
- 11:30 - Virtual Coffee Hour on Zoom
Monday, May 17
Tuesday, May 18
Wednesday, May 19
- 12:00 "The Pastor is in" on Zoom
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5: p.m. Caste book study
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Thursday, May 21
- 6:15 p.m. Bell Choir rehearsal
Friday, May 22
Sunday, May 23 -- Pentecost Sunday
- 9:15 a.m. Seekers - on Zoom
- 9:30 a.m. Kids Zone - on zoom
- 10:30 a.m. Worship Service - In person from the sanctuary and also livestreamed from the Sanctuary on YouTube
- 11:30 a.m. Virtual Coffee Hour on Zoom
Group and activity leaders: Please make sure your zoom link is up to date. Send new links to [email protected]
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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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