{"id":8772,"date":"2025-12-04T13:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8772"},"modified":"2025-12-11T13:10:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:10:06","slug":"worship-with-us-this-christmas-pageant-sunday-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/worship-with-us-this-christmas-pageant-sunday-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Christmas Pageant 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=1764945491802000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PPnzNBlf_r5lFh1RkL9NV\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us by Zoom for our annual Christmas Pageant on this second Sunday in Advent. The Thayer family will light the candle of peace, continuing our theme &#8220;What do you fear? Insisting on Hope this Advent.&#8221; Lucas Gerlach-Mack will serve as our scripture reader with a focus text from Isaiah 9:2-9 (Prince of Peace). For the message, our children and youth will present this year&#8217;s Christmas Pageant, &#8220;From Wilderness to Home,&#8221; written and directed by Rev. Sam McFerran with music led by Ulung Tanoto. Rev. Sam and Rev. Amanda will 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. Join us as we prepare our hearts to receive the mystery of incarnation.<\/p>\n<p>Cover art: \u201cJos\u00e9 y Maria\u201d by Everett Patterson, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or\u00a0click here\u00a0to join us by Zoom for our annual Christmas Pageant on this second Sunday in Advent. 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