{"id":8533,"date":"2025-04-03T08:44:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8533"},"modified":"2025-04-11T09:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:58:03","slug":"worship-with-us-this-communion-sunday-in-lent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/worship-with-us-this-communion-sunday-in-lent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Communion Sunday in Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82573190587?pwd=N0YrK2RQZEh0aHVvNFJ5T0FScytQUT09\">click here<\/a> to join us by Zoom on this Communion Sunday in Lent as we continue our theme, &#8220;Everything in Between: Meeting God in the Midst of Extremes.&#8221; Rev. Jason Carson Wilson will serve as our Lenten candle liturgist, offering a personal reflection and extinguishing\u00a0another candle as we make our way toward the shadows of Holy Week. Chandra DeNap Whetstine will lead us in the prayer of confession and words of assurance. Casey Capsambelis will provide the musical offering, &#8220;Where Joy and Sorrow Meet,&#8221; accompanied by Dennis Turner. Andrew Hamilton and Abigail Cipparone will serve as our scripture readers with focus texts from Luke 19:1-10 (Zacchaeus) and Philippians 3:5-14 (gains regarded as loss). Rev. Amanda will preach and, along with Rev. Sam, preside over communion. For those joining us from home, please prepare your table with the elements of bread and cup, which we will bless and break together. 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