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Matthew 2: 1 – 23 – Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN – By now Joseph was used to angels. And he needed their timely warnings more than ever. Jesus was barely a toddler and his trouble with the Roman Empire had begun. Jesus, the Savior of Humankind, becomes a refugee – forced from home by oppression and violence. We ask ourselves how…
This first Sunday after Christmas, RUCC and Mentone UCC will worship jointly at our Sanctuary. Mentone’s Pastor, Rev. Rudy Dimery, will be our preacher. Pastor Rudy has chosen Luke 2: 41-52 as his text, which recounts the story of the 12 year-old Jesus remaining in Jerusalem after Passover. His parents discovered him 3 days later, in the temple, sitting among the teachers.
Matthew 1: 18 -25 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN – Every angel seems to use “do not be afraid” as an opening line. But perhaps no one needed to hear it more than Joseph. What was happening to him was the stuff that ruins lives. As a man, he had all the rights to abandon Mary and preserve his dignity. The stakes…
adapted by the RUCC youth group
Luke 1: 26 – 56 (selected verses) – Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN – Mary’s acceptance of the angel’s message is extraordinary because being pregnant before marriage could have resulted in a severe and humiliating sentence if Joseph rejected her. We spend so much of our time wishing things were not the way they actually are. Peace comes, however, when we accept…
John 18: 33 – 37 – Rev. Dr. John Walsh – If you want to see Jesus, look in places Kings seldom go.
John 4: 4 – 19 – Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN – As a faith community who cares deeply about issues of social justice, we often go to the margins of society to make a difference. Perhaps it is time for us to go to the margins to become different. Maybe we need to stop trying to reach the disenfranchise and instead be reached by…
Matthew 28: 16 – 20 – Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN – Jesus’s final words to the disciples were “Go and make disciples of all nations.” It is called “The Great Commission.” The “great commission” must have seemed ludicrous to the tiny band of disciples. Why did the disciples not flee at the enormity of the mission? Perhaps the reason they did…
A play, “All Hallows Eve; All Saints Day” written by RUCC member Deborah Rada, and directed by Jim Tong, will be the message focus of Sunday’s Service.