This is the archive of older Java and Jesus readings.

• ORUCC Java & Jesus, April 14th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  April 11, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, April 14, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Peg Knueve facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss two pages from: THE INNER WORK …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, March 24th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  March 21, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, March 24, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jeanne Moberly facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss 4 brief passages on “resurrection.” Click …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, March 17th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  March 14, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, March 17, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dick Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss an article by John Shelby Spong, …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, March 10th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  March 7, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, March 10, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jim McNamara facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the recent AP article from the …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, March 3rd, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  February 29, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, March 3, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Peg Knueve facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss a chapter from Richard Rohr’s book …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, February 25th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  February 22, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Feb. 25, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dick Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Strangeness of Easter” (Wall Street Journal, …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, February 18th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  February 15, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Feb. 18, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jeanne Moberly facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss excerpts from Brian Doyle’s essays in …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, February 4th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  February 1, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Feb. 4, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Mary Neuhaus facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss chapter five of Anne Lamott’s book …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, January 21st, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  January 18, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Jan. 21, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Mary Neuhaus facilitating All are welcome! Join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss pages 1-17 of Anne Lamott’s book Almost …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, January 14th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  January 12, 2024
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Jan. 14, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Peg Knueve facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Sonia K. Weaver’s book “What is Palestine-Israel?” addresses Israel’s need for a home, their significant …
• No Java & Jesus this Sunday, the 7th, 9 am, BUT…
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  January 5, 2024
  You’re Invited! Sunday, January 7, 9 am at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Alfred Swan Room (or possibly an adjacent area) Baxter Richardson and Ed Janus dialogue: The Current Tragedy in the Land Formally Known as the Holy Land: A Conversation Between a Christian and a Jew About Israel and Palestine American Jews find …
• ORUCC – Sunday, Jan. 7th, 9 am – “A Christian & a Jew dialogue….”
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  January 3, 2024
  You’re Invited! Sunday, January 7, 9 am at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Alfred Swan Room (or possibly an adjacent area) Baxter Richardson and Ed Janus dialogue: The Current Tragedy in the Land Formally Known as the Holy Land: A Conversation Between a Christian and a Jew About Israel and Palestine American Jews find …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Dec. 31, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  December 28, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Dec. 31, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! (Jesus will be there, but bring your own Java!) The Java & Jesus reading for …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Dec. 17, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  December 14, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Dec. 17, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jeanne Moberly facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! The theme for the third Sunday of Advent is JOY. We have six short readings, …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Dec. 10, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  December 8, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Dec. 10, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jeanne Moberly facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! For this second Sunday of Advent (Peace Sunday), please read ahead of time and come …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Dec. 3, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  November 30, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Dec. 3, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jeanne Moberly facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! For the first Sunday of Advent our Java and Jesus discussion will focus on finding …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Nov. 26, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  November 22, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Nov. 26, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Before our discussion, please listen to an interview with Robin Wall Kimmerer, a PhD. Plant …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Nov. 19, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  November 16, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Nov. 19, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the first half of chapter …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Nov. 12, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  November 9, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Nov. 12, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss chapter one of Jawanza Eric …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Nov. 5, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  November 2, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Nov. 5, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Peg Knueve facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the introduction to Jawanza Eric …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Oct. 22, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  October 19, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Oct. 22, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Peg Knueve facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! As discussed last Sunday, Racial Reckoning is a complicated process. This week we will visit …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Oct. 15, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  October 12, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Oct. 15, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jim McNamara facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss chapters 1 and 28 from …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Oct. 1, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  September 28, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Oct. 1, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Mary Neuhaus facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus – A Glimpse of What May Come
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  September 21, 2023
  Java & Jesus Indigenous Justice Series  Fall 2023 Please note that the following is a proposed schedule of topics and readings. Facilitators may deviate from this schedule, as they may wish. However, this schedule gives a glimpse at some interesting topics and readings which may be shared in the coming months. September 24th – No …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Sept. 17th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  September 14, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Sept. 17th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dick Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! This fall, “Indigenous Justice” will be the theme of Sunday sermons and J&J discussions. Please …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Sept. 10th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  September 7, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Sept. 10th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jim McNamara facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Bring your own beverage, if you wish! (no coffee provided at church) This fall, “Native …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Aug. 27th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  August 24, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, August 27th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jim McNamara facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Bring your own beverage, if you wish! (no coffee provided at church) Our summer J&J …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Aug. 20th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  August 17, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, August 20th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dick Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Bring your own beverage, if you wish! (no coffee provided at church) Our summer J&J …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Aug. 13th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  August 10, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, August 13th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Mary Neuhaus facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Bring your own beverage, if you wish! (no coffee provided at church) Our summer J&J …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Aug. 6th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  August 3, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, August 6th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Peg Knueve facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Bring your own beverage, if you wish! (no coffee provided at church) Our summer J&J …
• ORUCC – No Java & Jesus on July 30 (here’s an at-home reading)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  July 27, 2023
  No Java & Jesus Sunday, July 30th On the 30th at 9 am, Diane Dulin & Tom Beilman will be doing a presentation on Palestinian Justice. Please join! Click on the link below for some at-home reading on Phoenix Affirmation 9: Affirmation 9 — We are Loved, Valued, and Accepted “Christian love of ourselves includes …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, July 23 (at -home reading revised)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  July 21, 2023
  No Java & Jesus Sunday, July 23rd On the 23rd at 9 am, Diane Dulin & Tom Beilman will be doing a presentation on Palestinian Justice. Please join! Here is a little at-home reading about Phoenix Affirmation 8: Affirmation 8. Christian love of neighbor includes walking humbly with God, acknowledging our own shortcomings while honestly …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, July 16, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  July 13, 2023
  No Java & Jesus Sunday, July 16th On the 16th at 9 am, Diane Dulin & Tom Beilman will be doing a presentation on Palestinian Justice. Please join! But for those who may wish to read a bit about Phoenix Affirmation 5, click on the link below. Affirmation 5: Christian love of neighbors includes engaging …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, July 9th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  July 7, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, July 9th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jim McNamara facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Bring your own beverage, if you wish! Our summer J&J programming will focus on the Phoenix …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, July 2, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  June 29, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, July 2nd, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Mary Neuhaus facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Bring your own beverage, if you wish! Our summer J&J programming will focus on the Phoenix …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, June 25th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  June 22, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, June 25th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Bring your own beverage, if you wish! Our summer J&J programming will focus on the Phoenix …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, June 18th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  June 15, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, June 18th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Peg Knueve facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Our summer J&J programming will focus on the Phoenix Affirmations, which the pastors will be preaching …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, June 11th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  June 9, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, June 11th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Our summer J&J programming will focus on the Phoenix Affirmations, which the pastors will be preaching about this summer. …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, June 4th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  June 1, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, June 4th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Pam Oliver facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Our summer J&J programming will focus on the Phoenix Affirmations, which the pastors will be preaching …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, May 21st, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  May 19, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, May 21st, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the first chapter of Anne …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, May 14th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  May 11, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, May 14th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Giulia Lawrence facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss a document written by ORUCC …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, May 7th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  May 4, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, May 7th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! For this Sunday’s session, Java & Jesus participants are asked to watch and listen to …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, April 23rd, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  April 22, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, April 23rd, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Peg Knueve facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! During Java & Jesus, we will discuss some of the issues of racism and ways …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, April 16th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  April 14, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, April 16th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the last chapter from The …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus reading for Holy Week
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  April 4, 2023
  No Java & Jesus on Easter Sunday But for your reading pleasure during Holy Week, here is a portion of the first chapter of the book The Last Week, by Marcus Borg and John Dominick Crossan, which includes nice parallels with Julia Burkey’s sermon on Palm Sunday. Click here for reading Orchard Ridge UCC | …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, March 26th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  March 23, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, March 26th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jeanne Moberly facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! This Sunday you are invited to bring your favorite reading, whether Bible passage, poem, prose, …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, March 19th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  March 16, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, March 19th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Jeanne Moberly facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! We are midway through Lent. So it is a good time to consider the Lenten Journey …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, March 12th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  March 10, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, March 12th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss a reading that looks at …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, March 5th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  March 3, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, March 5th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! It is Chapter 5 (Forgiveness) from Alert Nolan’s book Jesus Before Christianity.  We will use …
• ORUCC Java & Jesus, Feb. 26th, 9 am (In-person or by Zoom)
  by Orchard Ridge UCC
  February 23, 2023
  Java & Jesus Sunday, Feb. 26th, at 9 am Attend in-person at the church in the Alfred Swan Room, or attend remotely by Zoom Dan Rossmiller facilitating All are welcome! Please join us even if this is your first time! Please read ahead of time and come prepared to discuss the introductory chapter from Jon …