{"id":8394,"date":"2024-12-05T14:41:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T19:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8394"},"modified":"2024-12-20T10:31:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T15:31:48","slug":"blue-christmas-service-december-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/blue-christmas-service-december-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Christmas Service: December 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Join us for a Blue Christmas service on Thursday, December 19th at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary or <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88147125694?pwd=RfrKnIGahUvgt2nifTrD00VsVtHWv1.1\">click here<\/a> to join us by Zoom. This year, many of our hearts crave a space for grief and lament amidst &#8220;the most wonderful time of the year.&#8221; As we approach the longest night of the year on winter solstice, we await the birth of an inner light and dare to imagine that God will come to us again. 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