THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

3.15.2020

CHAPEL SERVICE 8:30 A.M.

C2 SERVICE (COMMUNITY HALL) 10:00 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 offer Christ’s wide welcome to all people of every creed, age, race, or sexual identity.

We invite you to join our congregation in worship and in membership, as we open 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.

Please refrain from applause during worship until invited.

Families are asked to check-in children Pre-K through 5th

grade in Commotion prior to the start of worship to participate

in Sunday school. Sunday school will take place at 10:00 a.m.. All children participating must be checked in and out of

Commotion. Families are always welcome to worship together in the service.

Nursery care available during our 10:00 a.m. worship services.

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

THE GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE

PRELUDE Improvisation on “Morning Has Broken” Andrew R. Galuska, organ

COMMUNITY WORDS Rev. David W. Johnson

CHIMING OF THE HOUR

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

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN AND BRINGING IN THE LIGHT “Morning Has Broken” BUNESSAN

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*LENTEN LITANY Melany Crawford One: The wells in our lives are sometimes dry. All: There is always living water from the God of peace. One: Our rivers are wide and our journeys long. All: There is always living water from the God of hope. One: Whether our days have too much running, too much wandering, or even too much dust, the God of love

meets us and renews our dry spirits. Let us pray ...

*UNISON PRAYER

O God, thirsty we come to you. Faint, we lean on you. Meditating, we dwell in you. Wing-shadowed, we sing to you. Turn to us in our need with your abundant grace. Give us, as we worship, a blessing of your Spirit that we may share it with all we meet. Amen

*LIGHTING OF TWO DISCIPLES CANDLES

Each week of Lent we light two additional candles in remembrance of the twelve disciples who enthusiastically followed Jesus’ call. On Maundy Thursday the same twelve disciples’ candles will be extinguished to represent their desertion and betrayal.

This week we especially remember the disciples, Philip and Bartholomew.

*LENTEN PETITION “Jesus, Remember Me”

*PASSING OF THE PEACE Rev. David W. 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 95:1-7 ANDREW R. GALUSKA

Cantor and Congregation One: O come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come

into God’s presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise! Cantor and Congregation One: In God’s hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea belongs to

God, for God made it, and the dry land, which God’s hands have formed. Cantor and Congregation One: O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! For God is our God,

and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Cantor and Congregation

RESPONSE One: May God who commanded light to shine out of darkness enlighten our way today. All: Amen

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READING FROM THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES (Chapel) Elaine A. Matthes (Sanctuary) Rev. Elizabeth B Johnson

One: God speaks fresh words from our holy history. All: We listen with our ears, minds, and spirits.

Exodus 17:1-7

From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?” But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the LORD, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The LORD said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

RESPONSE One: We give thanks for all who have shaped our scripture. All: May our lives witness to the heritage of faith.

*HYMN OF DEVOTION “God is My Shepherd” BROTHER JAMES’ AIR

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READING FROM THE GOSPEL (Chapel) Rev. David W. Johnson (Sanctuary) Rev. Holly H. Adams

One: We read from a story we call the good news. All: We open our hearts to its message of love.

John 4:5-15

So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”

RESPONSE One: May these words guide us on our Lenten journey. All: May all our wandering find the path of hope.

SERMON “Meet Me at the Well” Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland

...The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” John 4:14b

ANTHEM “Laudate Dominium” Rachel E. Carter, soprano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Chancel Choir

Praise the Lord, all nations;

Praise Him, all people. For He has bestowed His mercy upon us,

And the truth of the Lord endures forever.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and forever,

and for generations of generations. Amen

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THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

UNISON CALL TO OFFERING Melany Crawford

God, you alone teach us to give from our abundance and receive in our need. Turn our gratitude into sharing, our attitude into loving. May our offerings sustain, strengthen, and surprise this church in ministry and mission. Amen

OFFERTORY “Andante” Jill A. Truax and Franz Schubert Andrew R. Galuska, piano

OFFERTORY RESPONSE “What Wondrous Love Is This” WONDROUS LOVE

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: And receive our silence and prayers. One: In this holy season of Lent, All: We seek to turn our lives around.

CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER “Here, O My Lord” Chancel Choir Daniel Gawthrop

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

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DEACON: Melany Crawford ACOLYTE: Will Weise

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

by Suzanne Rice and family in loving memory of Robert E. Rice, Sr. by Sharleen and Greg Schutte and family in loving memory of their beloved son, Kevin Anton Schutte.

Twelve years you have been missed. by Josephine Shailer in loving memory of her husband, David R. Shailer and her brother, David P. Burr.

Please join us outside Community Hall for refreshments and conversation.

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IN WORSHIP TODAY

THE SENDING FORTH

*RECESSIONAL HYMN “Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer” CWM RHONDDA

*BENEDICTION Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland

POSTLUDE Postlude - Cantigue Jill A. Truax, organ

Theodore Dubois

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CONGREGATIONAL LIFE

ANNOUNCEMENTS...

March 12, 2020

Dear Community Church Members and Congregants,

We are closely monitoring the Coronavirus, and wanted you to be aware of what we are doing to keep ourselves safe during this time.

Keeping You Safe

The Moderator, Interim Senior Minister, Executive Committee, ministry team, and staff have collaboratively prepared ways to respond to the Coronavirus and to support safe worship, community, pastoral care, programming, mission, and outreach. As we gather new information, we may revise our protocols on a regular basis. However, here is a summary of our response at this time:

Cleaning Protocols

Hand sanitizers have been placed throughout the Community Church of Vero Beach campus, including at the entrance and exit of all meeting spaces.

Cleaning protocols have been revised, including use of a spray that traps bacteria, preventing transmission by touch from surfaces.

Worship

For the next two months, we will offer communion on the first Sunday of each month in the Chapel at 11:15 for those who wish to receive it. We will suspend serving communion during the regularly scheduled worship services to avoid contact through the passing of communion trays.

For the next two months, we invite you to prayerfully share your offering and pledges in specially marked baskets at the entrances of worship, rather than passing the plates during worship.

If your immune system is compromised, you may participate in worship through live stream video, available at www.ccovb.org, Facebook or by calling the Church Office and asking for an easy to access link. You may call the Church Office at 772.562.3633 for help accessing worship as needed.

Community Care

Hands folded and a slight bow may replace shaking hands. A touch on your upper arm may replace a hug. Information regarding prevention and care for those who may have been exposed to the virus is

available through the Indian River Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on their website at www.irces.com or their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianRiverEOC or through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at www.cdc.gov.

What can you do?

Please wash your hands thoroughly for two minutes following physical contact with others. Use hand sanitizers. Recover at home when you have a cough or a fever. Contact one of our ministers or the Church if

you need assistance or pastoral care.

While we are all grappling with the challenges and anxieties that this virus has presented, please remember, God is with us each and every day. We will continue to keep you apprised of our efforts to keep our entire Church community safe.

We know not what the future will bring, but we will continue to do our very best to respond to this outbreak in a thoughtful and appropriate way.

Gods Peace,

Stephen M. Higgins Anna V. Copeland Church Moderator Interim Senior Minister

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OFFERING: For the next eight weeks we invite you to share your morning offering as you enter the Chapel or Sanctuary or as you leave at the close of the service. There are offering stations at each entrance of the Sanctuary and the Chapel. We are in the progress of determining how we should best do the offering going forward and will keep you informed.

LIVE-STEAMING: To watch the our service 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.

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 an amount to 772.222.3393. You will be asked to set up an account. From then on, you will be able to text an amount any time you’d like, just by sending the 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.

If you have any questions, please contact Shawna Carawan at shawna.carawan@ccovb.org or call 772.469.2330.

ANNOUNCEMENTS...

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NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH 22ND: The sermon “Whose Story Is It?” will be given by Rev. David W. Johnson at the 8:30 a.m. Chapel service, the 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary service, and live-streamed at the 10:00 a.m. C2 service in Community Hall. All are welcome.

MINISTER’S MESSAGE: Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland invites you to visit her weekly Minister’s Message blog which is updated each Wednesday afternoon and may be found at: https://www.facebook.com/AnnaVCopelandBlog/.

SACRED PAUSE: Have you wanted to spend more quality time with God? Are you looking for an opportunity to improve your prayer life? Join us Monday mornings in Grace Chapel at 7:45 a.m. for “Sacred Pause” for guided prayer and meditation. Start your day and week with the right focus.

MEMBERSHIP CONTACT INFORMATION: We ask that you please contact the Church Office if any of your contact information (mailing address, telephone number(s), email address) has changed during the recent past. Please telephone us at 772.562.3633 or email Suzanne Rice at suzanne.rice@ccovb.org. Your help in updating our records will be greatly appreciated.

CARING AND SHARING: The Caring and Sharing group, meeting every Tuesday, has evolved into a lively discussion about the joys and challenges of aging. Refreshments begin at 10:30 a.m. and discussion at 11:00 a.m. in Room 113. Please consider joining us. Any questions, please contact Holly Adams at holly.adams@ccovb.org.

PERSONAL COUNSELING: Individual or couples counseling for personal anxiety, depression, or relationships, etc. is available at NO cost from Dr. Donald White on Wednesdays. We are fortunate to have this highly qualified professional who is willing to offer his expertise and guidance. Call Suzanne Rice to schedule an appointment at 772.469.2303.

MISSION MINISTRY

HOP ON THE MISSIONS BUS: Join us this Saturday, March 21st from 9:30 a.m. to tour some of the mission agencies we support through our pledged giving. This week we’ll make stops at Gifford Youth Achievement Center, Shining Light Garden, United Against Poverty, and Habitat for Humanity. This is a great opportunity to see some of the ways that Christ is at work through us in our community! Sign up at the Missions table or call the Office to get your name on the list.

MISSION WATCH: REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION. Back in the 1960’s, impoverished farmworkers in South Florida had no alternative but to take their young children into the fields. A toddler had drowned in an irrigation pit. Others had died under farm machinery. Most spent long days exposed to broiling sun, pesticides, insects, and snakes. So a village of Mennonites near Homestead’s Redlands labor camp opened two child care centers, creating a safe haven. Surprisingly, most of the farmworkers stayed away. It turns out that the immigrants would entrust their babies only to caregivers from their own culture. That realization reshaped the futures of countless babies, a thousand or so mothers, and RCMA itself. After hiring immigrant caregivers, little ones filled RCMA childcare centers to capacity; and mothers were no longer isolated in the fields, but instead launched new childcare careers. From the two initial childcare centers, RCMA has grown to 71 centers in 21 Florida counties. All serve the rural poor, and most serve the children of Hispanic immigrants. Community Church mission dollars help educate and care for migrant children.

ADULT EDUCATION

COMMUNITY@COMMUNITY: To be determined. Please watch the Church website, Facebook page, or call the Church Office.

ELLA DODD LECTURES: This year our Ella Dodd Lectures will be given by Rev. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson. Rev. Michaelson is the former General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America and a founding managing editor of Sojourners magazine. His talks at 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. will focus around his book, Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century; a look at how the winds of change blowing through global Christian faith are reshaping the practice of Christianity today. Due to travel restrictions these lectures will be rescheduled.

ANNOUNCEMENTS...

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BIBLE STUDY: Come to learn about sacred texts of our faith, and to let them speak to us in ways that challenge, affirm, comfort, and support us. Participants enjoy learning with and from one another as they gather to discuss this week’s lectionary scripture. All are welcome.

Women’s Bible Study: Tuesday classes are from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. The 11:00 a.m. group is held on Wednesday. Both classes are led by Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson and meet in Community Hall East.

Men’s Bible Study: Classes are held on Tuesday mornings at 7:00 a.m. in Community Hall East and are led by Rev. David W. Johnson.

Monday Evening Bible Study: Men and women are welcome to join Rev. David W. Johnson at 6:30 p.m. in the Garden Room for an in-depth study of the text used in worship on the previous Sunday.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRY NURSERY CARE: We offer nursery care (infants - 3 year olds) during the 10:00 a.m. worship services. Parents are asked to please bring their children to the 2nd floor of our Education Building prior to service. Infants 23 - months meet in Rm. 221, and toddlers (2-3 year olds) meet in Rm. 222.

SILENT AUCTION TODAY: Beautiful, themed baskets will be auctioned after the 10:00 a.m. services TODAY. Baskets created by our Church Boards and members will be displayed in the Courtyard and bids will be accepted until 11:30 a.m. Proceeds will go towards the High School Summer Mission trip to Orlando, Florida.

ACOLYTE TRAINING SCHEDULED: An acolyte plays a very important role in worship. If your child is interested in becoming an Acolyte, please meet Doug Johnson in the Narthex of the Sanctuary immediately following the 10:00 a.m. service TODAY. Acolyte training is open to students 3rd grade and up.

PANDEMONIUM LASER-TAG: Our next Pandemonium event is TODAY from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We are bringing back Laser Tag! Invite your friends for fun, food, and a great evening. Cost is $10. Please sign-up by March 12th.

CONFIRMATION CLASSES: Please meet at 11:15 a.m. in the Loft (2nd floor of the Education Building). Today, Rev. Elizabeth B. Johnson will be leading a discussion about the body of Christ.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP: Come and join us on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. for all the same fun, food, and fellowship at a new time! Pizza and snacks will be available for purchase.

POST SCHOLARSHIP: Each year, the John J. and Robert D. Post Scholarship Fund awards members of Community Church's youth program who excel in scholastic achievement as well as Christian and community leadership. Throughout the years, several dozen CCOVB alumni have had the opportunity to receive recognition for their hard work with financial assistance towards their college education. Any high school senior

who is interested in applying is encouraged to download the application from our website at www.ccovb.org, or they can contact Rev. Elizabeth Johnson at 772.469.2305 or Charlene Applegate at 772.469.2322. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, April 12th. Interviews will be Sunday, April 26th. Attendance is required at Graduation Sunday, May 17th to accept the award.

MUSIC AND FINE ARTS LENTEN ORGAN AND POETRY SERIES: In preparation for the Easter Season, join Andrew Galuska and poets to hear the spoken word in poetry and organ repertoire. Our Lenten organ and poetry series will be on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. on March 19th, March 26th, and April 2nd. Rachel Carter from The Community Church of Vero Beach will be the presenting poet on March 19th.

ANNOUNCEMENTS...

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

Lent & Holy Week There are Lenten Devotionals available in the Narthex and in the Church Office.

Please join us for the following activities...

LENTEN ORGAN & POETRY SERIES Thursdays, March 19th, March 26th, and April 2nd at 11:00 a.m.

In preparation for the Easter Season, join Andrew Galuska and poets to hear the spoken word in poetry and organ repertoire.

PALM SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday, April 5th ~ Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland preaching

8:30 a.m. in Grace Chapel, 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary, a traditional celebration

10:00 a.m. Community Hall, C2 Service with Praise Band (Child care will be available during our 10:00 a.m. worship services.)

MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE Thursday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m. ~ Rev. David W. Johnson preaching

A service of Communion and Tenebrae

GOOD FRIDAY STABAT MATER Friday, April 10th at 7:00 p.m.

Over a decade after he officially retired, Rossini composed his final major work, the Stabat Mater, as a somber dedicaton to the suffering of the Virgin Mary as she mourns her son on the cross.

Soloists Rachel Carter, soprano, Robyn Rocklein, mezzo soprano, Samuel Hall, tenor, and Christopher Holloway, baritone will perform this monumental work

with choir and orchestra under the direction of Andrew R. Galuska.

EASTER FESTIVAL

Saturday, April 11th at 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Fun for the family ~ Easter egg hunt, petting zoo, face-painting, balloon twisters, and much more.

EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES April 12th ~ Rev. Dr. Anna V. Copeland preaching 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary Come celebrate a glorious Easter morning with the

Chancel Choir and Tapestry Brass.

10:00 a.m. in Community Hall C2 service will celebrate with family members of all ages in an upbeat and joyful service featuring the Praise Band.

(Child care will be available during our 10:00 a.m. worship services.)

Honoring or celebrating the memory of special people in our lives is a way to express our ongoing love during this Easter season. Easter Lilies are available again this year. The Lilies are also a lovely gift for the beautification of the Church at this special time of year. The Easter Lilies are $22 per plant and may be purchased by completing this form. Please return your payment with this form to the Church Office or place it in the offering plate . Deadline is Sunday, April 5th.

Enclosed is $____________ for ______ (quantity) of Easter Lilies for the Church.

Name: __________________________________________________Phone No. _____________________

□ In memory of or □ In honor of___________________________________________________________