{"id":8778,"date":"2025-12-11T13:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8778"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:46:35","slug":"worship-with-us-this-christmas-cantata-sunday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/worship-with-us-this-christmas-cantata-sunday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Christmas Cantata Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div>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=1765550353786000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mKzeHovLZKHoKqgdHio0S\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us by Zoom on this third Sunday in Advent as the First Church Choir presents Joel Raney&#8217;s &#8220;A Thrill of Hope,&#8221; a vibrant musical retelling of the Christmas story, under the direction of Ulung Tanoto. The service will also feature instrumentalists on flute, oboe, horn, violin, cello, percussion, and glockenspiel with Karen Bartman on organ and Dian Permana on piano. Nan and Nick McConnell will light the candle of Joy as we continue our theme, &#8220;What do you fear? Insisting on Hope this Advent.&#8221; Rev. Amanda will also lead us in prayer. Join us to enjoy beloved carols as we journey through the Advent season.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or\u00a0click here\u00a0to join us by Zoom on this third Sunday in Advent as the First Church Choir presents Joel Raney&#8217;s &#8220;A Thrill of Hope,&#8221; a vibrant musical retelling of the Christmas story, under the direction of Ulung Tanoto. 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