{"id":8718,"date":"2025-10-16T16:17:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8718"},"modified":"2025-10-23T12:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:52:03","slug":"worship-with-us-this-stewardship-sunday-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/worship-with-us-this-stewardship-sunday-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Stewardship 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=1760707831477000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0LmBC-8CJEUec7B7OSg3W-\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us by Zoom this Stewardship Sunday as we launch the season&#8217;s theme, &#8220;Dreaming God&#8217;s Dream.&#8221; We will welcome new\u00a0members and celebrate the sacrament of baptism, led by Rev. 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