{"id":8686,"date":"2025-09-04T12:27:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8686"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:06:25","slug":"worship-with-us-this-homecoming-welcome-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/worship-with-us-this-homecoming-welcome-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Homecoming &#038; Welcome Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>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=1757079691665000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12xFRKP5MyFYY91a2PSs0b\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us by Zoom this Homecoming Sunday as we greet old friends and welcome new faces to worship together. We are thrilled to welcome back the Gabrieli Brass Quintet along with guest musicians David Lowe, Yermia Prawira, and Andrew Hamilton in collaboration with our Director of Music Ministry Ulung Tanoto. The First Church children and youth, led by Rev. Sam McFerran, will call us to worship with a reflection on our fall theme, &#8220;Into the Deep,&#8221; as we kick-off a new year of faith formation. The First Church Choir will sing the anthem, &#8220;Every Praise&#8221; by Hezekiah Walker. Rev. LaTayna Purnell and Peter Byrne will serve as our scripture readers with focus texts from Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (God has set before you life and death) and Luke 5:1-11 (let down your nets for a catch). 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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