2885 JFK Road, Dubuque, IOWA 52002.
Phone 563.582.5661 and leave a message!
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
Go to zoom.us using any browser, click "Join a Meeting", and input the meeting ID number
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The Rev. Ms. Karen Candee
is leading worship and preaching. Save the Dates
The following links are resources for those who need food during these times of so many places being shut down https://www.dbqschools.org/coronavirus-information/food-resources/ http://www.cgim.org/dacuonline/newsletter/2020FebruaryNewsletter.pdf LENTEN STUDY MONDAYS - A time of Studying Scripture, Singing Hymns Prayer Posponed til further notice! THRIFT & BAKE SALE Postponed to a date to be determined! Stay Well! WHAT'S COMING: All face to face gatherings will be discontinued until further notice. During this time I will be posting new reflections on Mondays and Thursdays as well as listing the recommended lectionary readings for the updoming Sunday. Lectionary Reading for Sunday 3/29 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 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. ****** 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. A song of ascents. Of David.
"1 My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. 3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore." Psalm 131 (NIV) Reflection How are you feeling today? Has your life been greatly disrupted by all that is happening in the world today? How are you responding to those disruptions, concerns, and/or fears? What challenges are you facing? Maybe you are challenged with the desire to fix things beyond your control? I am both excited and at times overwhelmed about the challenges we face and the opportunities to learn and grow in our lives and in our faith through all of this. When the psalmist wrote this it was during a time of challenge and crying out to God to hear his prayer. (See Psalm 130) In that prayer he takes time to calm and quiet himself and recall God's mercy, forgiveness and salvation. As he quiets himself, he is able to be less frantic in the waiting and a sense of hope begins to fill his being in a way that is so strong that not only does he hope in God, but calls for Israel to hope in God. I have heard repeatedly, "I can't wait for things to get back to normal." Even in statements like that, we like the psalmist in verse 1 admit that there are things beyond our control. The image of a weaned child in verse 2 is an image that shows some independence, while at the same time knowing that our lifeline is walking right their beside us to guide, support, redirect, encourage, forgive, heal and offer wisdom. I don't know about you, but when I take time to quiet my soul and picture myself as the weaned child and God as that mother walking right beside me, I too find a sense of much needed hope and contentment in all this chaos. As I reach out to others to gain wisdom and insight as well as to share my fears, I can hear God at work within them and see God's wisdom and creativity flowing forth from them allowing God's blessings to flow freely. As others reach out to me, I am not afraid to admit that there are things too great for me to conceive, but will share the wisdom, knowledge and resources with which God has equipped me so that others too can be encouraged and equipped along their journey by allowing God's blessings that have been given to me to be freely shared. I too am looking forward to a time when things get back to normal, but not the old normal. I pray when things seem more normal it will be a new normal that has been enhanced by God's wisdom and lessons learned through all of this chaos. I pray we will be more compassionate as we gain a greater understanding of how our own words and actions impact not only our lives and the lives of those near by, but the lives of those throughout the world and nature as well. God of all creation, help us to hope in you; to draw from the gifts and nourishment from which you have fed us, and share that freely with others so that your blessings will flow freely into all the world. Amen. |