"Here I am, Lord" original artwork by Connie Townsend

11/15/2020

C2 SERVICE (LIVESTREAM ONLY) 8:30 A.M.

SANCTUARY AND LIVESTREAM SERVICE 10:15 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.

1901 23rd Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 ● 772.562.3633 ● info@ccovb.org

COMING HOME FOR THE SEASON OR NEW TO THE CHURCH? WELCOME. Co Vid 19 Protocols Made Simple

1.Wear a mask: required while on the church campus. 2.Follow Floor Signs in the Sanctuary: One way in and one way out. Arrows mark your path. 3.Socially Distance: Please sit on opposite ends of each pew unless you live together. 4.Share Offering: In the wooden boxes at each entrance to the sanctuary, on-line or mail in by check. 5.Take Bulletin: Please re-cycle your bulletin at home. 6. Enjoy Hospitality: Cookies will be provided after worship for you to enjoy during your virtual coffee hour by

Zoom at 11:30 at https://ccovb.org/coffee/ or with your family or church neighbors.

THE WORSHIP OF GOD

*Please rise in body or spirit. Bold text indicates congregational participation. Our service is live-streamed via internet, capturing the chancel and congregation, and may appear on social media.

Children are invited to join Lia Peters for Sunday School on the Lanai after Passing of the Peace for an outdoor lesson, art, and a fun time to worship. Please wear a mask and maintain a loving distance when picking up your children after service.

Families are always welcome to worship together during service. Nursery Care is available for children under the age of four.

THE GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE

PRELUDE Minuets and Trios, D.41 Franz Schubert

Jill L. Truax, piano

BRINGING IN THE LIGHT Emma Middleton

COMMUNITY WORDS Rev. David W. Johnson

THE RINGING OF THE HOUR "Peace" John C. Dare

The Community Ringers

CALL TO WORSHIP AND OPENING PRAYER Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson

*OPENING HYMN "Holy, Holy, Holy" NICEA

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*LITANY Kendall Wyckoff

One: We enter into this sacred space for worship. All: God's Spirit fills our Sanctuary. One: The candles are lit, the light streams in, and the music plays. All: God's glory shines in our Church. One: At worship we are changed, cleansed, transformed. All: God's power thunders in our hearts. One: At worship we are invited to carry God's word into the world. Let us pray...

*UNISON PRAYER OF INVOCATION

Holy, holy, holy God, your glory fills our church, and we are rendered speechless by the sight and sound of it. Your glory fills the earth and nations bow down before your power. We give thanks for a glimpse of your glory and pray that your spirit would transform us, your majesty would inspire us, and your power would give us courage today. Amen

*GLORIA PATRI

*PASSING OF THE PEACE Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland

ATTENDING TO GOD'S WORD

ANTIPHONAL READING FROM THE PSALTER

Psalm 29 JILL A. TRUAX

Cantor

Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory of God's name; worship the LORD in holy splendor.

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over mighty waters.

The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of Majesty.

The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon...

The voice of the LORD flashes forth the flames of fire.

The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

The voice of the LORD causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, "Glory!"

...May the LORD give strength to God's people! May the LORD bless God's people with peace!

Cantor

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READING FROM THE SCRIPTURES Rev. David W. Johnson

One: In the stories of our faith we encounter God's grandeur. All: God's glory can be both overwhelming and healing.

Isaiah 6:1-8 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory." The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke.

And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." Then I heard the voice of the LORD saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!"

RESPONSE

One: When we encounter God's goodness we are made ready to respond to God's call. All: Here I am, send me!

ANTHEM "O How Glorious is the Kingdom" Philip Stopford

The Community Quartet

O how glorious is the Kingdom wherein all the Saints rejoice with Christ. Clothed in white robes they follow the Lamb wither-so-ever he goeth.

O how glorious is the Kingdom wherein all the Saints rejoice with Christ.

SERMON "Who, Me?" Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland

"Then I heard the voice of the LORD saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' And I Said, 'Here am I; send me!'" Isaiah 6:8

INVITATION TO PRAYER

CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER "Hear Our Prayer, O God" John Ness Beck

PRAYERS 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

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

INVITATION TO OFFERING Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson

OFFERTORY "Thank You, Lord" arr. Rachel E. Carter

The Community Ringers

*DOXOLOGY

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UNISON OFFERTORY PRAYER Kendall Wyckoff

Holy and powerful God, you overwhelm us with your glory and majesty, you cleanse us and refine us with your word, and then you invite us to join with you in saving our world. Here we are, send us. Receive our offerings today and use them to carry your message to the farthest shore and to our closest neighbor. Amen

THE SENDING FORTH

*CLOSING HYMN "Here I Am, Lord" HERE I AM, LORD

BENEDICTION Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland

POSTLUDE Variations on a Theme of Andre Campra Andrew R. Galuska, organ

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THE COMMUNITY QUARTET

Rachel E. Carter, soprano; JoAnn W. Palmer, alto; Kent J. Ahern, tenor; Joshua M. Pinnock, bass

DEACON: Kendall Wyckoff

ACOLYTE: Emma Middleton

THE FLOWERS TODAY ARE DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND GIVEN...

by Mary Louise Basore in loving memory of her son, Bobby and her daughter-in-law, Rosa, and in honor of her great-granddaughter Laurel's birthday.

WORSHIP

NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND: Please join us for Harvest Sunday! Bring in donations fresh seasonal veggies and fruits to decorate the chancel. We will donate these items to the Food Pantry of Indian River County following our 10:15 a.m. worship service. The sermon titled "Let's Try That Again" will be given by Rev. David W. Johnson and broadcast at 8:30 a.m. in C2 and in-person and live-streamed at 10:15 a.m. in the Sanctuary.

STAYING CONNECTED

LIVE-STREAM VIEWING: To watch our services on live-stream, please do one of the following: Visit our web page at ccovb.org. Scroll down to the box titled 'Livestream Our Service Here' and click on live-stream in

the image; or go to the top right and click on the small camera icon. Go to our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/CCOVB.org). Scroll until you see the live-stream. Go to https://livestream.com/watch. Type "The Community Church of Vero Beach." in the search box. Click on the

drop down box for The Community Church of Vero Beach, and the live-stream page will come up.

ZOOM COFFEE HOUR: Begins at 11:30 a.m. following our 10:15 a.m. Sanctuary worship. Virtual Coffee hour will be held every Sunday. Visit https://ccovb.org/coffee/ for login instructions, or call the Church Office for connection assistance.

DIAL-A-SERMON: We have a dedicated phone line for people to call and hear the sermon from Sunday. The sermon will be updated by Thursday each week. We hope this will be a meaningful way to stay connected. Those interested in hearing the sermon may call 772.410.5833.

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 Wednesday Minister's Blog: 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

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 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. The staff is 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.

GIVING

ON-LINE OR TEXT GIVING: We appreciate your generosity as we seek to continue the work of God in Vero Beach. For your convenience, you can give either by texting or going online to our website. Your information is held securely by a SSL encrypted connection, will remain private, and is never given away to third parties, other than to process your scheduled contributions.

Text to Give: You can text a dollar amount to 772.222.3393. You will be asked to set up an account. From then on, you will be able to text a designated amount any time you’d like, just by sending the dollar amount to the number.

Online Giving: Visit our website at www.ccovb.org. Click on the "GIVE" tab and follow the instructions. You can give one time or set up recurring gifts.

In-house Giving: Please place your offering in the wooden Offering Boxes, by the doors in the Narthex as you leave worship today.

Give By Mail: You may also mail a check to the Church Office. Thank you for your generosity.

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THIS WEEK AT COMMUNITY CHURCH

COLD BREWED: Join us for our November "Cold Brewed" live-stream on Tuesday the 17th at 1:00 p.m. on facebook.com/ccovb.org. Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland and the Ministry team for a discussion about the practices of Advent.

WEDNESDAYS @ 1:00 FACEBOOK LIVE: "Wednesdays @ 1:00 p.m." are weekly live-stream features that delve deeper into Music and the Fine Arts at The Community Church of Vero Beach and around the Treasure Coast. These livestream only events feature tours of artists' studios, musicians' roundtables, gallery tours, interviews with poets and local musicians, and more! Join us each week for an entertaining and educational on facebook.com/ccovb.org. On Wednesday, November 18th Andrew R. Galuska sits down for an interview with Carol Ludwig about the Loyola University and Sacred Heart University spiritual direction formation programs. Carol is on staff of the Audire Spiritual Direction training program at the Orlando diocesan San Pedro Center for Spiritual Development.

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MOVIES THAT MATTER: Won't you be our neighbor and join Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland and Andrew R. Galuska for a movie presentation in the Sanctuary? On Wednesday, November 18th. at 6:30 p.m. we will show a film featuring one of Hollywood's most celebrated actors portraying a beloved public television personality and advocate for children. However, this call to neighboring is for grown-ups! For more information please call the church office at 772.562.3633.

C2 RE-IMAGINED: Join us for in-person worship on Thursday, November 19th at 6:30 p.m. Nursery care and Children's Church will be available during worship. If you are unable to attend in-person, we invite you to join us for the broadcast on Sunday, November 22nd at 8:30 a.m. on facebook.com/ccovb.org.

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CONGREGATIONAL LIFE

NEW MEMBER CLASS: If you are interested in learning more about our Church and want to consider becoming a member, please join Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland on Sunday, November 22nd at 1:00 p.m. on Zoom. For more information you may contact Suzanne Rice at 772.562.3633 or email suzanne.rice@ccovb.org. You may also sign up online at https://ccovb.org/next-steps/membership to sign up.

SACRED PAUSE: Mondays at 8:30 a.m. on Zoom. Start your week with 15-20 minutes of prayer and reflection together with others. For log in information please contact Suzanne Rice at suzanne.rice@ccovb.org.

BIBLE STUDIES: This year we are studying the Narrative Lectionary with our Men's and Women's Adult Bible Studies. The Narrative Lectionary readings line up with the major church festivals (Christmas, Transfiguration Sunday, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, and Pentecost). This gives us the broad story of our faith, using a chronological approach.

MEN'S BIBLE STUDY: Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m. on Zoom with Rev. David W. Johnson. For more information or to register, email Suzanne Rice at suzanne.rice@ccovb.org.

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY: Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. on Zoom with Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson. For more information or to register, email Charlene Applegate at charlene.applegate@ccovb.org.

PRAYER ROOM: We welcome you to schedule time to use our prayer room. Due to social distancing guidelines we may only accommodate one or two people to use the space at a time. Reserve your time by calling the main office at 772.562.3633 or emailing Suzanne Rice at suzanne.rice@ccovb.org. Reservations will help us maintain sanitization procedures in between each use.

ALTAR FLOWERS: There are dates available to contribute to the beautiful altar flowers each week. Celebrate an anniversary, birthday, life event, or honor a loved one. To choose a date, contact Suzanne Rice at suzanne.rice@ccovb.org or call the Church Office at 772.562.3633.

CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

CALL FOR A SAND ARTIST: If you have ever been serious about making sand castles or have interest in developing your sand artist skills, please get in contact with Rev. Joshua J. Longbottom at joshua.longbottom@ccovb.org. He wants to develop a sand art culture among our youth, to help facilitate a hobby that engages our youth with our local habitat. If you would teach him a thing or two, or just inspire him with your common interest, it would be deeply appreciated.

SAVE THE DATE FOR JINGLE JAM: Jingle Jam, our Advent Extravaganza, will be on Saturday, December 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. We will practice social distancing and masks are required to attend and volunteer. If you are willing to help with a craft table or game, please contact Elizabeth Johnson at elizabeth.johnson@ccovb.org.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH ADVENTURE CLUB: Wednesday, November 18th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Text or call Rev. Joshua J. Longbottom at 850.221.5615 to find out this week's mystery location!

ACOLYTES: If your 4th, 5th, or 6th grade child is interested in participating in worship as an acolyte, please contact Charlene Applegate at charlene.applegate@ccovb.org or call the Church Office at 772.562.3633.

MISSION-SERVING THE COMMUNITY

CHRISTMAS WISH TREE: For years, Community Church has played Santa for children all over Indian River County, by taking tags from the Wish Tree and purchasing a gift. It is true that COVID has made life more complicated, but not even COVID can steal the Christmas Wish Tree from the 350+ children who will be recipients of our gift giving this year! Our tree will be a virtual one but the Agencies we partner with are real. We will be gifting children from Daisie Bridgewater, Indian River County Healthy Start, Childcare Resources, Feed the Lambs, ESOL/Migrant Students, Guardians for New Futures, and the Homeless Middle School program.

For information about how you can be a Santa, even if you are still up north (at the North Pole?), please go to ccovbwishtree.org to take a name (or two) from our virtual tree. There will be instructions there for how to proceed. Gifts are due back to the Church by December 6th. Thank you for helping bring joy to a child in this challenging year.

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HOW WE CAN HELP: If you are facing health issues, have been furloughed, or lost your job and are in need of support for food, housing, or medical assistance, Community Church has support for those within our church family. Please contact Rev. David W. Johnson at david.johnson@ccovb.org.

HOW YOU CAN HELP: Share prayers online at www.ccovb.org or pray for others. Build and strengthen community through regular calls to your friends and neighbors, and continue with your Circle 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 mission initiatives that are able to carry on their ministry in a safe manner. Contact Rev. David W.

Johnson for more information. Send letters of encouragement to members and friends of the Church to connect with and support one another. 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. CONGREGATIONAL CARE

PASTORAL VISITATION: If you or a family member is in the hospital, our ministers will be happy to visit. Current hospital policy states that you must request a visit to allow a ministerial visit in the hospital. After requesting a visit, please notify the ministry staff by emailing Suzanne Rice at suzanne.rice@ccovb.org or calling the Church Office at 772.562.3633.

PRAYER: If you or a loved one is in need of prayer, there are numerous ways to submit a request. You may:

In-Person: Fill out a prayer card during Sunday worship and drop it in an offering box in the Narthex.

Online: Email Suzanne Rice at suzanne.rice@ccovb.org; submit through our church website, www.ccovb.org.

Call the Church Office at 772.562.3633.

CONTACT A MINISTER: During this time when we are sheltering in place, we want to stay connected to you. Each week there will be a minister on call whom you may contact by email for conversation, pastoral care, or prayer.

Our minister on call is Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson. You may reach her by email at elizabeth.johnson@ccovb.org.

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INTERFAITH COMMUNITY

DRIVE-THRU FOOD DRIVE TODAY: We invite you to bring your non-perishable items to 2206 16th Ave. at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. First Baptist Church is hosting a pre-Thanksgiving, drive-thru food donation event! Interfaith communities around Vero Beach are coming together to be a presence at the event, with signs representing their organization, and signs of blessing, encouragement, and greetings as people come to donate food.

INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE: All are invited to the annual Indian River Interfaith Thanksgiving Community Service. This year the service will be held via Zoom on Monday, November 23rd at 7:00 p.m. The Thanksgiving Service will include musical, liturgical, and worship movements, including litanies and reflections, from a variety of faith communities and perspectives. Register for the Zoom link by emailing interfaithcommunitytcfl@gmail.com.

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

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

Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Phone: 772.562.3633

Pastoral Care: (after hours) 772.617.4324

Fax: 772.562.9425

Email: info@ccovb.org

Website: www.ccovb.org