{"id":7679,"date":"2023-09-01T12:26:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=7679"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:48:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:48:52","slug":"homecoming-sunday-september-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2023\/09\/01\/homecoming-sunday-september-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming Sunday: September 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-580x580.png 580w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church-860x860.png 860w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Renewing-the-Journey-at-First-Church.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join us on September 10th for Homecoming Sunday as we kick off a new year of Sunday school for our children and youth, celebrate the return of the choir, and enjoy a community potluck following worship. New faces, old friends, and longtime members are all invited to gather for one of the most celebratory services of the year, featuring the Gabrieli Brass Quintet. We will also launch our fall worship theme, &#8220;Renewing the Journey.&#8221; Join us as we recommit ourselves to walking the path of faith together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us on September 10th for Homecoming Sunday as we kick off a new year of Sunday school for our children and youth, celebrate the return of the choir, and enjoy a community potluck following worship. 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