2885 JFK Road, Dubuque, IOWA 52002.
Phone 563.582.5661 and leave a  message!
Join us Sunday Mornings at 10 am using ZOOM.
Go to zoom.us using any browser, click "Join a Meeting", and input the meeting ID number.  To get that meeting ID number and password please email the church at the link on the bottom left hand side of this web page.
The Rev. Ms. Karen Candee
is leading worship and preaching.

If you are unable to join us by ZOOM for worship I am posting the Worship Script to Worship Script for your personal use.  Summit Worship YouTube is where you can view the worship service live or recorded if you click on that link after the worship service.  Currently posted is the 11/22 Service

We have temporarily closed our building once again for the safety of all

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WHAT'S COMING:

Sunday November 22, 2020
10:00 a.m. Zoom Worship Service

Monday November 23, 2020
9:00 a.m. - Noon: Pastor's designated Office Hours
                    (From Home)
4:00 p.m. - Church Council


Wednesday November 25, 2020
6:30 p.m. Zoom Fellowship

Friday November 27, 2020
Sparks Articles Due!

Sunday November 29, 2020
10:00 a.m. Zoom Worship Service
                   First Sunday of Advent

Monday November 30, 2020
9:00 a.m. - Noon: Pastor's designated Office Hours
1:30 p.m. - Book Study - via Zoom Sunday link
Revelations for the Progressive Christian Ch. 3


Revised Common Lectionary 
Scripture Readings for
               
November 22, 2020
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 with Psalm 100 or
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 with Psalm 95:1-7a
Ephesians 1:15-23
Matthew 25:31-46

November 29, 2020:
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
I Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37

Below is a link for the following devotional on Grief
​Grieving Together and Apart
A Devotion by John Edgerton
https://www.ucc.org/daily_devotional_grieving_together_and_apart?utm_campaign=dd_jun17_20&utm_medium=email&utm_source=unitedchurchofchrist​

Covid 19 has given this world many challenges and sometimes we can begin to wonder where is God in all of this.  Below is a link to an interview with The Rondeau Family about their Covid 19 Journey.  It is an honest jouney with questions, doubts and times of hopelessness, yet also about turning to God even with those questions, doubts and where and how God was revealed through it all.  Rich is Pastor Karen's brother and the interview took place as part of a CEW Zoom Reunion Gathering.  Permission from the group has been granted to share this video.
​https://youtu.be/wkcRKAyXSBU

Below here is a link to a blog post which shares what was talked about in the interview.  At the end of the blog post are some questions for you to reflect on in your own life.  Permission has been granted from this blogger to share this post.
https://www.projectemmaus.org/post/surviving-covid-19-becomes-a-gift-to-share

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. 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.

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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!
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.
We are One in the Lord

 “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare."
Jeremiah 29:7 NRSV

“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
Matthew 22:36-40 NRSV

The elections are over, one fact remains,
God calls us to love God
​and to love our neighbor as ourselves;
to care about the well-being of each other
as much as we care about our own well-being;
and in that we will find our own well-being.  
 
On the day of the elections there was a news story of two next door neighbors who were politically on opposite sides, easily shown by the political signs in their yards.  Yet, what stood out was the extra sign they each had posted in their yard which said "We Love Them" with an arrow pointing at the neighbor's yard.  These two neighbors would get together once a week and talk about all kinds of things and share a meal together as families.  They were even able to talk politics civilly.  Instead of seeing each other as the enemy, they valued the lives of each other and cared about each other's well-being.
They posted the "We Love Them" signs in their yards in hopes it would spur others on to love each other and truly care about each other's well being and to treat each other with respect.  It impacted my life, I pray it does yours and our nation's leaders as well.

A Prayer for Us and the Nation
from "America the Beautiful"
 
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
 
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!
 
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
May it be so!