{"id":8804,"date":"2025-12-31T11:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8804"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:03:57","slug":"worship-with-us-this-epiphany-sunday-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/worship-with-us-this-epiphany-sunday-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Epiphany 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=1767277570356000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3fNplvWM39vLco55IQUoYw\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us by Zoom this communion Sunday as we celebrate Epiphany, a season of new light made manifest in the birth of Jesus Christ for all. We will share in a unison prayer of confession and receive words of assurance. Focus texts from scripture will be 1 Kings 19:9-13 (still small voice) and John 1:6-18 (Word became flesh), read by Nan McConnell. Rev. Amanda will preach the sermon and invite all to the communion feast along with the Rev. Dr. LaTayna Purnell. We will also provide you with a &#8220;star word&#8221; as a guiding vision for the year. For those joining us from home, please take the time to prepare your table with the\u00a0elements of bread and cup, which we will bless and break together. Join us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or\u00a0click here\u00a0to join us by Zoom this communion Sunday as we celebrate Epiphany, a season of new light made manifest in the birth of Jesus Christ for all. We will share in a unison prayer of confession and receive words of assurance. 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