{"id":8656,"date":"2025-08-01T10:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8656"},"modified":"2025-08-08T12:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:21:56","slug":"worship-with-us-this-communion-sunday-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/worship-with-us-this-communion-sunday-23\/","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:\/\/firstuccdc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2dc7af69a29372be0314812f8&amp;id=3bf3a7736c&amp;e=9d246b8b3e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/firstuccdc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2dc7af69a29372be0314812f8&amp;id=3bf3a7736c&amp;e=9d246b8b3e\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join\u00a0us\u00a0by Zoom for worship as we continue to explore our summer theme &#8220;Freedom Summer.&#8221; Rev. Barbara Gerlach will serve as our worship leader and Reshmina William will call us to worship. Dwan Reece will serve\u00a0as our scripture reader.\u00a0Robin Olson will offer special music on trombone along with our Music Director, Ulung Tanoto. Andrew Hamilton will preach the sermon. Rev. Barbara and Rev. Karen Byrne\u00a0will 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\u00a0to join\u00a0us\u00a0by Zoom for worship as we continue to explore our summer theme &#8220;Freedom Summer.&#8221; Rev. Barbara Gerlach will serve as our worship leader and Reshmina William will call us to worship. 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