{"id":8476,"date":"2025-02-28T09:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8476"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:45:58","slug":"worship-with-us-this-communion-sunday-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/worship-with-us-this-communion-sunday-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Communion Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div>Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82573190587?pwd=N0YrK2RQZEh0aHVvNFJ5T0FScytQUT09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82573190587?pwd%3DN0YrK2RQZEh0aHVvNFJ5T0FScytQUT09&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740838511134000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kkBq_KUqCUEubvqQJc53e\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us by Zoom this Transfiguration Sunday, the final Sunday before our Lenten journey begins. 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