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“Founded in 1924 in the belief that there is more that binds us together than separates us in the worship of God.”

GRADUATION SUNDAY

5.17.2020

C2 SERVICE (COMMUNITY HALL) 8:30 A.M.

SANCTUARY SERVICE 10:00 A.M.

WELCOME

Recognizing the wide welcome offered to all through Jesus Christ, Community Church opens its arms to all. We strive to offer Christ’s wide welcome to all people, regardless of creed, age, race, or sexual identity.

We invite you to join our congregation in worship and in membership, as we allow our lives to be shaped by the loving outreach of Christ.

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*Please rise in body or spirit. Bold text indicates congregational participation.

Our service is live-streamed via internet, capturing the chancel & the congregation and may appear on social media.

THE GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE

PRELUDE Adagio in G Major, D 178 Jill A. Truax, piano Franz Schubert

BRINGING IN THE LIGHT Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson

COMMUNITY WORDS Elaine A. Matthes

CHIMING OF THE HOUR

CALL TO WORSHIP AND OPENING PRAYER *OPENING HYMN “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” ST. DENIO

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*LITANY (from an anonymous 13th century hymn) Pat Schirard

One: Come, Holy Spirit, send from highest heaven radiance of your light. All: Come, Parent of the poor; come, Giver of all gifts. One: Come, Light of every heart. All: What is rigid bend; what is frozen melt; and guide what goes astray. One: Give your faithful ones, who confide in you, safe journey and joy that has no end. Let us pray.

*UNISON PRAYER

Gracious God we come to this time of prayer and reflection to nurture our lives. Rest your gentle Spirit upon us in this worship hour of solitude and sharing that we may have the resilience to respond to these strange times in which we live. May we each receive the healing and hope, forgiveness and enthusiasm, patience and courage we need for ourselves, and so that we can join the holy hospitality not just of place but of heart, in which your good news can be experienced by others. Amen

*GLORIA PATRI

*PASSING OF THE PEACE Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson

ATTENDING TO GOD’S WORD

ANTIPHONAL READING FROM THE PSALTER Clergy, Cantor, and Congregation

Antiphon: Congregation may join the cantor in singing the antiphon.

Psalm 23 JILL A. TRUAX

Cantor and Congregation One: The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want; He makes me lie down in green pastures.

Cantor and Congregation One: He leads me beside still waters; He restores my soul. Even though I walk through the valley of the

shadow of death, I fear no evil; Cantor and Congregation One: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the

LORD forever.

Cantor and Congregation

RESPONSE One: May God who brings life out of death and hope from despair, give us life today. All: Amen

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READING FROM THE PSALMS Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson

One: God’s Word is a lamp for our paths. All: And God does not let our feet slip.

Psalm 66:8-20 Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip. For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid burdens on our backs; you let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place. I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows, those that my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the LORD would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the words of my prayer. Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me.

RESPONSE

One: Blessed, indeed, is God, who never rejects our prayers. All: And who surrounds us with steadfast love.

*HYMN OF DEVOTION “In the Bulb There Is a Flower” PROMISE

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READING FROM THE GOSPEL Elaine A. Matthes

One: We come to hear the words of Jesus Christ. All: We listen for words of life that we may live.

John 14:15-21

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in

you.

“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”

RESPONSE

One: We listen to the Spirit of truth. All: Who abides with us when we keep God’s word.

SERMON “Forever” Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland

“...God will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth,...” John 14:16b-17a

SOLO Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 Nr. 13, Allegro Lisa Ferrigno, violin George Frideric Handel

RECOGNITION OF GRADUATING SENIORS AND POST SCHOLARS Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson

PRAYER OF BLESSING

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THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

CALL TO OFFERING Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson

God seeks each of us like a lost coin, and so we dedicate these offerings to God’s work – that they may help this church be a place of seeking and finding, of faith, hope, and love.

UNISON OFFERTORY PRAYER Pat Schirard

Gracious God we thank you for the hope and generosity that lives within us because we have received so much. Bless this morning’s offerings made for this church’s ministry near at hand and farther away that all who receive these gifts will receive also the knowledge that they are your precious children. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen

OFFERTORY Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, Nr. 13, Affettuoso Lisa Ferrigno, violin

George Frideric Handel CALL TO PRAYER Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland

One: God be with you. All: And with your spirit. One: Let us pray. O God open our hearts All: For we trust you with our deepest need. One: God knows our weeping and joy All: And walks with us in risen hope.

MUSICAL MOMENT “The Four Seasons” – “Winter” Largo Lisa Ferrigno, violin Antonio Vivaldi

PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen

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DEACON: Pat Schirard

THE FLOWERS TODAY ARE DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND GIVEN… by Barbara Heston in loving memory of her mother, Ruth Eleanor Heston.

One License A-721401 /CCS-8076

THE SENDING FORTH

*CLOSING HYMN “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation” REGENT SQUARE

*BENEDICTION Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland

POSTLUDE Concerto in A minor, Mvt. I Andrew R. Galuska, organ AntonioVivaldi

arr. Johann Sebastian Bach

We ask that you please take your bulletin home with you as you leave Church today. We ask this in the interest of safety. Thank you and thank you for worshipping with us today.

2020 Graduates

Jade Butler Lilly Clemons Amanda Craig

Harrison Dunlap Marcus Fini

Lottie Higgins Owen Leyda Annie Nester

Lauren Schirard Addison Waddell

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WORSHIP

LIVE-STREAMING: To watch our services on livestream, please do one of the following:

Log into our web page at ccovb.org. On the home page, scroll down to the box titled ‘Livestream Our Service here’ and click on livestream in the image, or go to the top right, click on the small camera icon. This will take you to the livestream web site for The Community Church of Vero Beach.

Go to our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/CCOVB.org. Scroll down to where the service appears as a livestream

Go to https://livestream.com/watch. In search box key in The Community Church of Vero Beach. Click on the drop down box for The Community Church of Vero Beach, the livestream page will come up.

NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 24TH: The sermon “What’s up? Jesus is!” will be given by Rev. David W. Johnson by live-streaming at 8:30 a.m. in C2 from Community Hall and 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Please join us for our live-streamed services.

STAYING CONNECTED

FACEBOOK: If you would like to receive a daily word of hope please visit us on our Facebook Pages

The Main Church Facebook page may be found at: www.facebook.com/CCOVB.org Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland's Minister’s Message Blog may be found at:

www.facebook.com/AnnaVCopelandBlog The C2 Facebook page may be found at: www.facebook.com/C2Worship The Children and Youth Facebook page may be found at: www.facebook.com/CommotionYouth The Music and Fine Arts Facebook page may be found at: www.facebook.com/CCOVBDepartmentOfMusic

HOW WE CAN HELP:

If you have lost your job, been furloughed, or are facing health issues and are in need of support for food, housing, or medical assistance, Community Church has support for those within our church family. Please contact Dr. Anna V. Copeland at annavcopeland@ccovb.org for information.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Share prayers through our website prayer link at www.ccovb.org or pray for others.

Build and strengthen community through regular calls to your friends and neighbors and through your Circles of Care calls.

Contribute through donations to the CCOVB general fund, to the Deacons Fund or to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund, to support the work and outreach of the Church for staff, church members and wider needs in the community.

Serve, through our mission initiatives such as the Source. Contact Minister David Johnson for more information.

And finally, be the eyes and ears, hands and feet of the community, let your ministers know through the Church Office who may be in need of assistance.

Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland annavcopeland@ccovb.org

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CHURCH OFFICE OPENED: The Church Office is open for regular business hours. Hours are Monday

through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and Sunday between 8:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Staff will be

returning to the Campus on May 18th and will be practicing social distancing. We thank you for your assistance

by asking that you remain behind the identified marking provided for proper distancing when entering the

Church Office.

YOU ARE INVITED WHEN WILL OUR WORSHIP ON SITE RESUME?: Please check our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ccovb.org and our website at www.ccovb.org. They will be updated to announce when the Church Campus will be opened for worship.

COLD BREWED: QUESTIONS OF FAITH Join us live for a participatory, on-line event with Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland, guest ministers, and guest hosts. You are invited to submit questions of faith for conversation and reflection, live from the Community Church of Vero Beach, on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. To share a cup and a question with Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland, please send a text message to 772.742.5390. Standard text messaging rates apply. This telephone line is monitored only during our Cold Brewed sessions, but feel free to send questions any time during the week, and they will be received. Please identify yourself in your text so we may know who you are. Join us on Tuesday, May 19th when guest host, Neil Watkins will be joining Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland to discuss and answer your questions. You are invited to participate by visiting our website at www.ccovb.org or by going to our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ccovb.org.

VOLUNTEER MISSION OPPORTUNITIES: The Salvation Army of Vero Beach needs help with food distribution and also in their thrift shop (whose proceeds fund their emergency assistance fund). They are serving thousands of clients during this time, and the need is increasing. To get connected, call Elaine (their volunteer coordinator) at 772.978.0265, or contact David Johnson at the Church.

The Source is looking for volunteers to drop off meals at homes of people who need them. They deliver 7 days a week at 9:00 a.m., noon, and 5:00 p.m. You simply leave a meal on the doorstep without interacting with the resident. If you are willing to help, please call Danell at The Source at 772.564.0202.

The Indian River Food Pantry is looking for people to pack boxes of food for distribution. Come as a family, a couple, an individual, and pack up boxes at their warehouse. If you are interested in helping, please contact Rev. David Johnson at david.johnson@ccovb.org.

SACRED PAUSE: Join us Monday mornings at 9:00 a. m for 15 to 20 minutes of a “Sacred Pause.” Start your week with music, prayer, and reflection together with others on a Zoom call. Please contact Charlene Applegate at Charlene.applegate@ccovb.org for the call log in information.

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BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK: We may not be able to gather together, but we can still connect and immerse ourselves in the scriptures. Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies are being streamed via Zoom. Men’s Bible Study will be held this week at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Additionally, there will be a Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday to which all are invited. Women’s Bible Study will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Please call the Church Office if you would like to receive the invitation to join the Zoom call or are have difficulty joining the meeting. Bible studies will end for this season at Memorial Day, and will resume after the summer.

MUSICAL MOMENTS SERIES: Please join us each Thursday at 11:00 a.m. for our new series of concerts from Community Church. The concerts will begin at 11:00 a.m. each Thursday on our website and on Facebook Live.

On Thursday, May 21st please join us to enjoy Andrew Galuska as he presents “Music for Our Time”. Andrew will offer a concert of stories and music on the piano and the organ. Visit our website at www.ccovb.org or join us on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ccovb.org.

WEDNESDAY ART ADVENTURE!: Join Andrew Galuska on Wednesday, May 20th at 1:00 p.m. when he will visit sculptor, Cathy Ferrell for a tour of her studio. Cathy will share information about her background and training, her work, and her inspiration. Join us on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ccovb.org on Wednesday, May 13th at 1:00 p.m.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP: Virtual Youth Group is here!! This is an opportunity for our youth to gather together over Zoom to check-in, see their friends, and have a little fun. We meet on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom! If you are interested in having your child participate, please contact Charlene Applegate at charlene.applegate@ccovb.org to get the information on how to connect.

PRAYER GROUP: We will continue to pray for the joys and concerns of God’s people on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. During this time of social distancing, we’ll gather by conference calling. To request a prayer for yourself or someone else, please email Holly at holly.adams@ccovb.org.

CALLED TO CARE: We will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays between 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.by Zoom conference call. Please email Holly at holly.adams@ccovb.org for more information.

12 1901 23RD STREET, VERO BEACH, FL 32960 772.562.3633 www.ccovb.org

Pastoral Staff

Rev. Holly H. Adams Interim Minister of Pastoral Care holly.adams@ccovb.org

Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland Interim Senior Minister annavcopeland@ccovb.org

Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson Minister for Emerging Generations elizabeth.johnson@ccovb.org

Rev. David W. Johnson Minister of Mission & Education david.johnson@ccovb.org

Doug Johnson Ministry Associate for Emerging Generations doug.johnson@ccovb.org

Elaine Matthes Ministry Associate for Spiritual Formation elaine.matthes@ccovb.org

Program Staff

Charlene Applegate Executive Asst. for Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland charlene.applegate@ccovb.org Admin. Asst. for Emerging Generations Ministries

Shawna Carawan Director of Development and Connections shawna.carawan@ccovb.org

Rachel E. Carter Assistant Director of Music rachel.carter@ccovb.org

Ron Cook Facilities ron.cook@ccovb.org

Nick DeRosa Director of Technical Arts nick.derosa@ccovb.org

Andrew R. Galuska Director of Music and Fine Arts andrew.galuska@ccovb.org

Rick Heller Facilities Manager rick.heller@ccovb.org

Diane Jones Administrative Assistant diane.jones@ccovb.org

Dan Lamson Social Media Coordinator / Website Administrator dan.lamson@ccovb.org

David Mundy Worship Leader - C2 Worship david.mundy@ccovb.org

Suzanne Rice Admin. Assist. for Pastoral Care & Music Ministry suzanne.rice@ccovb.org

Susan Rachor Accounts Payable susan.rachor@ccovb.org

Kathryn Self Facilities / Kitchen kathryn.self@ccovb.org

Tom Snellgrove Music Director - C2 Worship tom.snellgrove@ccovb.org

Stephanie Squires Director of Community Preschool stephanie.squires@ccovb.org

Carolyn Steere Accounting Supervisor / Wedding Coordinator carolyn.steere@ccovb.org

Stephanie Toomey Business Administrator stephanie.toomey@ccovb.org

Jill A. Truax Associate Director of Music jill.truax@ccovb.org

Church Office 1901 23rd Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960

Phone: 772.562.3633 Fax: 772.562.9425 Email: info@ccovb.org Website: www.ccovb.org

Pastoral Care (after hours): 772.617.4324

Office Hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 to 11:30 a.m.

We ask that you please take your bulletin home with you as you leave Church today. We ask this in the interest of safety. Thank you and thank you for worshipping with us today.