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.

 I am posting the Worship Script and Sermon to Worship Script for your personal use.  Currently posted is the 12/03 Worship Script and Sermon.  By clicking on the link Worship Livestream on YouTube you can watch the entire Livestream. Previous services are available at that link also.  If you would like the zoom link to join us on Sunday mornings at 10 please email the church at the link on the bottom of this page or call the church at the phone number at the top of this page.

We are hosting In-person Worship as well as on-line.  Please join us in whatever way you feel comfortable in joining us.  Those worshipping in person are not required to wear face coverings but anyone is welcome to do so.  Covid or otherwise, if you are not feeling well please stay home.  Whether you choose to worship in-person or remotely, please remember to stay connected and live out your faith.  

Christmas Food Baskets
If you are in need of food for Christmas, the Dubuque Food Pantry, located at 1310 White Street is accepting sign-up for those baskets from now until December 15 at the Food Pantry.  
If you would like to donate items for those baskets the items needed are
Canned Vegetables & Fruit
Boxed Potatoes
Soup
Mac & Cheese
Candy Bags/Cookies
Individual Hot Chocolate Packets
Stuffing Mix
Gravy Mix
Personal care items: Soap, Shampoo, Conditioner, Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Towel
They are also accepting monetary donations to purchase milk, eggs, and meat for the baskets.
Donations for the baskets need to be dropped off at the Food Pantry by December 15th so they can get the baskets assembled to distribute beginning on December 18th.

Keeping Christ in Christmas
as we live in the Advent
of Christ’s Second Coming.
  
SUNDAY DEC 3, 2023 – 1st Sunday of Advent
Lighting the Candle of Hope
Worship Service at 10:00  a.m. with Holy Communion                       
Special Guest Speaker for Mission Moment on
                       “Opening Doors” Ministry
 
SUNDAY DEC. 10, 2023 – 2nd Sunday of Advent
Lighting the Candle of Peace
Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
Special Guest Speaker for Mission Moment on
                       “Dubuque Dream Center” Ministry
 
SUNDAY DEC. 17, 2023 – 3rd Sunday of Advent
Lighting the Candle of Joy
Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
 
SUNDAY MORNING DEC. 24, 2023 –
4th Sunday of Advent
Lighting the Candle of Love.
Joint Worship with Immanuel at SUMMIT 10:00 a.m.
 
SUNDAY EVENING DEC. 24, 2023 –
Christmas Eve
Joint Candlelight Worship Service with Immanuel
at IMMANUEL at 5:00 PM 1795 Jackson
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.
 
MONDAY Dec. 25, 2023 – Christmas Day
Have a Very Merry & Blessed Christmas
as you let the light of Christ
Shine in & through you!

WHAT'S COMING:

Sunday December 3, 2023 - First Sunday of Advent
Lighting the Candle of Hope
Special Guest Speaker from Opening Doors
10:00 a.m. - Worship Service w/ Holy Communion
11:00 a.m. - Fellowship

Monday December 4, 2023 
9:00 a.m. - Noon: Pastor's Office Hours
1:30 p.m. - Bible Study - Romans

Wednesday December 6, 2023
6:30 p.m.  - 7:30 p.m. Zoom Fellowship

Thursday December 7, 2023
9:00 a.m.  Trustees

Sunday December 10, 2023 - Second Sunday of Advent
Lighting the Candle of Peace
Special Guest Speaker from The Dream Center
10:00 a.m. - Worship Service 
11:00 a.m. - Fellowship

Monday December 11, 2023 
9:00 a.m. - Noon: Pastor's Office Hours
10:00 a.m. - Diaconate
1:30 p.m. - Bible Study - Romans

Tuesday December 12, 2023

Wednesday December 13, 2023
6:30 p.m.  - 7:30 p.m. Zoom Fellowship

Sunday December 17, 2023 - Third Sunday of Advent
Lighting the Candle of Peace
10:00 a.m. - Worship Service 
11:00 a.m. - Fellowship

Revised Common Lectionary 
Scripture Readings for                                         

December 3, 2023
Isaiah 64:1-9 
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 
Mark 13:24-37

December 10, 2023
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
7Mark 1:1-8​
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.

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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.
Advent:
a season of waiting
and of new beginnings! 
During Advent,
we remember the first coming of Christ into the world
as we await the second coming,
yet it is so much more than that. 
According to Dictionaries.com,
the word advent literally means
“a coming into place, view, or being; arrival:”
Synonyms for the word advent are
onset, beginning, commencement, start.

I am particularly drawn to the word commencement in these synonyms because it reminds me of graduations; a time of ending one chapter of our lives and entering into a new chapter of our lives.  Though there is no doubt some anxiety of what lies ahead, there is also much excitement about what is to come.  Life is a series of endings and new beginnings; some are welcome while others are not.
Yet, that is the reality of life;
welcome or not, life is ever changing.

This Advent Season,
I invite you to take a look back at your life and reflect upon all the advents in your life, both welcome and unwelcome. 
As you look back, can you see, hear, and/or feel the presence of God through it all.  I know there are times throughout my life when I failed to notice God, in both good times and bad, yet when I take time to look back on my life, God’s presence and guidance becomes much clearer.  This gives me hope and trust that God will be there to guide, challenge, encourage and uphold me through all the advents of life.
May your time of reflection help you to notice where and when God has been with you throughout life’s journey. Like me, may it gives you hope and trust that God will be there to guide, challenge, encourage and uphold you through all the advents of life. May you also be inspired  to open your heart more fully to God  throughout all of advent and beyond.

My prayer for us this Advent
comes from the words of the hymn,
"O Come, O Come Emmanuel"

O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

O come, O Wisdom from on high,
and order all things far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show
and cause us in her ways to go.

O come, Desire of nations, bind
all peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.