{"id":8607,"date":"2025-05-30T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8607"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:14:36","slug":"worship-with-us-this-communion-sunday-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/30\/worship-with-us-this-communion-sunday-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Communion Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Join\u00a0us\u00a0at 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=1748092797042000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ELBzzGUETWL8XfSDZDYur\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82573190587?pwd=N0YrK2RQZEh0aHVvNFJ5T0FScytQUT09\">click here<\/a> to join us by Zoom on this Communion Sunday as we continue our journey into Freedom Summer. Rev. Barbara Gerlach will serve as our worship leader and will call us to worship. Sandy Sorensen and Karen Byrne will serve as our scripture reader with focus texts including <em>John 17:20-26 and\u00a0Acts 16:16-34.<\/em>\u00a0The First Church Choir will share a traditional civil rights song &#8220;Keep Your Eyes on the Prize&#8221; as an anthem. Rev. Kaeley McEvoy will preach the sermon. Rev. Barbara and Rev. Sam will preside over\u00a0communion. For those joining\u00a0us\u00a0from home, please prepare your table with the elements of bread and cup, which we will bless and break together.\u00a0Join\u00a0us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join\u00a0us\u00a0at 10:30 in the sanctuary or\u00a0click here to join us by Zoom on this Communion Sunday as we continue our journey into Freedom Summer. Rev. Barbara Gerlach will serve as our worship leader and will call us to worship. 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