{"id":8792,"date":"2025-12-18T11:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8792"},"modified":"2025-12-24T09:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:58:50","slug":"worship-with-us-this-fourth-sunday-in-advent-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/worship-with-us-this-fourth-sunday-in-advent-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this fourth Sunday in Advent"},"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=1766157195801000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2E10lrDWRddOO2m0jq84vd\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us by Zoom this final Sunday in Advent, as we continue our theme, &#8220;What do you fear? Insisting on Hope this Advent&#8221; and welcome musical guests, the Gabrieli Quintet. The Zawada\/Griffith family will light the candle of Love. Rev. Sam will lead a time with our children. Ulung Tanoto will offer special music, &#8220;Never to Forget.&#8221; Jody Kenney and Jessica Chaffee-Hobbs will serve as our scripture readers with focus texts from Isaiah 41:5-10 (do not fear, for I am with you) and Matthew 1:18-25 (Joseph dreams). Rev. Amanda will preach. We will also share in prayers of the people. Join us.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Cover art: &#8220;I Am With You&#8221; by Lauren Wright Pittman | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or\u00a0click here\u00a0to join us by Zoom this final Sunday in Advent, as we continue our theme, &#8220;What do you fear? Insisting on Hope this Advent&#8221; and welcome musical guests, the Gabrieli Quintet. 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