2885 JFK Road, Dubuque, IOWA 52002.
Phone 563.582.5661 and leave a message!
Phone 563.582.5661 and leave a message!
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The Rev. Ms. Karen Candee
is leading worship and preaching. Save the Dates FOOD PANTRY NEEDS FOR HOLIDAY BASKETS Specific needs for holiday baskets are canned fruit, soup, vegetables, stuffing mix, ramen noodles, boxed potatoes, and brownies and cake mixes. Bring items any time and put them in the shopping cart and the church will make sure to get the items delivered by Dec. 13th to the Food Pantry. Keeping Christ in Christmas as we live in the Advent of Christ’s Second Coming. Summit Congregational UCC SUNDAY DEC 1, 2019 – 1st Sunday of Advent Lighting the Candle of Righteousness & Peace Worship 10:00 a.m. with Holy Communion Katie Hansen will share about her trip to Korea, what she experienced and learned; offering each of us the opportunity to learn and grow from that. SUNDAY DEC. 8, 2019 – 2nd Sunday of Advent Lighting the Candle of Preparation for the coming of the Messiah Worship 10:00 a.m. SUNDAY DEC. 15, 2019 – 3rd Sunday of Advent Lighting the Candle of Remembering – Christ comes to both comfort & afflict Worship 10:00 a.m. Youth planned and led worship with intergenerational Christmas Program followed by Birthday Cake for Jesus SUNDAY DEC. 22, 2019 – 4th Sunday of Advent Lighting the Candle of Hope & Joy in God’s Coming & Healing. Worship 10:00 a.m. TUESDAY DEC. 24, 2019 – Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship at 6:00 PM re-telling the True Christmas Story through Lessons and Carols and what it means for us today. There will be a relighting of the Candles of Advent; Lighting the Christ Candle and then passing that light to all who will receive thus symbolically experiencing how Christ’s light shines in the darkness and grows brighter as more hearts are open to receiving that light and passing it on to others. WEDNESDAY Dec. 25, 2019 – Christmas Day Have a Very Merry & Blessed Christmas as you let the light of Christ Shine in & through you. WHAT'S COMING: SUNDAY December 8, 2019 9:00 a.m. Bible Study Group/Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 Fellowship MONDAY December 9, 2019 9:00 a.m. - Noon: Pastor's Scheduled Office Hours 12:30 p.m. Trustees 6:30 p.m. Diaconate TUESDAY December 10, 2019 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Michael E. Blum Sr. Visitation 11:00 a.m. A Service of Praise and Thanksgiving Celebrating the Life of Michael E. Blum Sr. THURSDAY December 12, 2019 10:00 a.m. Women's Fellowship 12:30 p.m. Trustees SUNDAY December 15, 2019 9:00 a.m. Bible Study Group/Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Planned and Led by our Youth incorporating the Christmas Program 11:00 Fellowship with Birthday Cake for Jesus MONDAY December 16, 2019 9:00 a.m. - Noon: Pastor's Scheduled Office Hours 6:30 p.m. Church Council Visiting Summit:
Summit is a small congregation of around 100 members, 50 of whom attend the Sunday service. While many members are older, there are some young families and we have a multiracial Sunday School class of around 10 children. People wear what's comfortable for them. There is plenty of parking and the main entrance is the one with the canopy (where you may drop people off in bad weather or if they need assistance). Someone will greet you at the door. The worship space is to the right, and the restrooms are to the left. Visitors are always welcomed warmly. You are invited to contact us if you'd like more information before attending for a first time. Email the church with any questions or comments. E-Mail: click here to send us a message |
Sunday Worship Service - 10 AM
COMMUNION is the first Sunday of each month for children and adults, old-timers and newcomers. Sunday Learning Opportunities: Adult Bible Discussion - 9 AM Multi-age Sunday School - Every Other Week 9 AM (October - May) Youth Moment during 10:00 a.m. worship. ****** All are welcome to check us out and see if we measure up to what you're seeking in a church community. Summit Church is an accessible facility with no steps anywhere! Summit Endowment:
Summit Congregational United Church of Christ has created an agency endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. This fund assures our organization of a permanent source of steady income to stabilize and strengthen our programs. Any gift over $50 to this fund is eligible for the Endow Iowa 25% State Tax Credit. You can contribute directly to this fund by visiting our Giving Center page on the CFGD website (click here) or by contacting CFGD at 563-588-2700. "Advent is the spiritual season of hope par excellence,
and in this season the whole church is called to be hope, for itself and the world." Pope Benedict XVI Advent Begins! The Mountain of the Lord "2 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2 In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 3 Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4 He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. 5 Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord." Isaiah 2:1-5 (NIV) Come decendents of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord! The scripture above was one of the lectionary readings designated for the first week of Advent. In our New Testament reading from the Epistle of Paul to the Romans he tells that community to "put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. ... clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ," What does it mean to walk in the light of the Lord, to put on the Armor of Light, to clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ? It is more than just appearences whether it be the way we dress or the things we do. Appearences mean nothing if we don't open our lives to the guidance and desires of God in a way that our desires become in alignment with what God desires. Mother Teresa has a quote that both asks a question and then gives us a charge that I think helps us understand what it means to walk in the light of the Lord, to put on the Armor of Light, to clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ. She asks, "At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart?" then challenges all to, "Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern" God of of all creation, help us this Advent season to open our hearts to you more fully each and every day so that we may truly clothe ourselves with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and walk in your light, O God, Creator, Redeemer, & Sustainer of all life, not only for this season, but for every day of our lives. Amen! |