{"id":8853,"date":"2026-02-17T12:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8853"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:04:03","slug":"ash-wednesday-service-february-18-at-7pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/ash-wednesday-service-february-18-at-7pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday Service: February 18 at 7pm"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div>Join us in the sanctuary or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/85015435420?pwd=O77PM5pamNK4BxKTaSwkJEh0kc1nzi.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/85015435420?pwd%3DO77PM5pamNK4BxKTaSwkJEh0kc1nzi.1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771435480775000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3s7dy5o0LFEIJwIG1at4Qj\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us on Zoom for our\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Ash<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Wednesday<\/span> service on February 18th at 7:00pm. 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