{"id":8879,"date":"2026-03-19T11:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=8879"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:53:00","slug":"worship-with-us-this-fifth-sunday-in-lent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/worship-with-us-this-fifth-sunday-in-lent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship with us this Fifth Sunday in Lent"},"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=1774013372452000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1s7VV2X0J35GzVzfZEPCY9\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to join us by Zoom on this fifth Sunday in Lent, as we continue our journey toward the cross. Trevor Bakker will serve as our Lenten candle liturgist, reflecting on this season&#8217;s theme, &#8220;Tell Me Something Good: Grounding ourselves in Good News this Lent.&#8221; Marian Drake will lead a responsive reading of a feminine translation of Psalm 121. Casey Capsambelis will provide special music, singing &#8220;Where Joy and Sorrow Meet&#8221; by David James White, accompanied by Dennis Turner. Peter Byrne will serve as our scripture reader with a focus text from John 8:2-11 (throwing the first stone). Rev. Amanda will preach. We will also share in the prayers of the people. Join us.<\/p>\n<p>Cover art: \u201cEpilogue\u201d by T. Denise Anderson | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us at 10:30 in the sanctuary or\u00a0click here\u00a0to join us by Zoom on this fifth Sunday in Lent, as we continue our journey toward the cross. 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