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 9/8 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.   Whether you choose to worship in-person or remotely, please remember to stay connected and live out your faith.  

Save the Date

September 29, 2024
Hymn Sing Sunday
and Potluck
A service filled with hymn requests and singing the faith followed by Potluck.  Be ready to request your favorite hymns and be nurtured through those faith filled words.
​Then, bring a dish to share and join in a time of fun food and fellowship.

988 Day - Sunday 9/8/2024
No Judgment-Just Help
A Nationwide Movement
to raise awareness of the
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Number 988.
By calling or texting that number or chatting online at 988lifeline.org
it will connect a person in crisis to compassionate care and support for any mental health or substance abuse related distress. About 98 percent of people who call, chat, or text the 988 Lifeline get the crisis support they need and do not require additional services in that moment.
Reach out - there is hope!



 WHAT'S COMING:

Sunday September 8, 2024 
10:00 a.m. - Worship 
​11:00 a.m. - Fellowship
2:00 p.m. Kaity Kemp Ordination at First Cong. UCC

Monday September 9, 2024 - 
9:00 a.m. - Noon:  Pastor's Office Hours
10:30 a.m. Diaconate

Tuesday September 10, 2024 - 
9:00 a.m. - Noon: All Church Clean-up day

Thursday September 12, 2024 - 
9:00 a.m. - Trustees

Sunday September 15, 2024 - Food Pantry Sunday
10:00 a.m. - Worship 
​11:00 a.m. - Fellowship

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Revised Common Lectionary 
Scripture Readings for                                         

September 8, 2024 - 
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 and Psalm 125
Isaiah 35:4-7a and Psalm 146
James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 7:24-37

September 15, 2024 -
Proverbs 1:20-33 and Psalm 19 or
Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 – 8:1 OR
Isaiah 50:4-9a and Psalm 116:1-9
James 3:1-12
​Mark 8:27-38
Visiting Summit:

Summit is a  small congregation of around 80 members, 25 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.
Windex God
by: Margaret Walser

As I awoke,
sun rays filtered through and between the dirt
splotched on the bedroom window,
creating an abstract design
on the back of my favorite second-hand chair.
I entered the bathroom and found pok-a-dot designs
on the walls and floor tile
again, created by sun and dirty window.
My Windex bottle and I spend an hour together.
The solution and dirt met
and dissolved into a murky substance on my paper towel.
I was awed by the transformation of my surroundings.
A remaining undried corner of the window acted as a prism
and rainbow colors danced off the pane
to find delight in the eyes of the towel holder.
The rooms took on a fresh appearance.
 
My mind reflected briefly on my life
and I thought my troubles and anger
are as dirt splotches and God is my Windex. 
Turning my cares completely over to God,
He became the Windex (the solution) of my dirty windows.
I viewed the soiled stained towel
and smiled as I disposed of it.
The windows were sparkling and bright,
defying any dirt to find home on their surface.
We need only to ask God to be our Windex.
Our smiles of relief can act as our armor
to ward off recurring cares,
confident in the fact that as they surely will return,
we need only to reach for our Windex God
to dissolve them again.

Just because we are freely offered the gift of forgiveness and redemption, it does not mean that we accept that gift for whatever reason.  Most often it because we feel undeserving of that gift. but isn't that what grace is all about.  When we don't accept that gift of grace, so freely offered, we continued to let ourselves be weighed down and burdened by our past actions or lack there of.  
Embracing that grace is key to experiencing redemption and renewed life.  I pray you & I will open ourselves up to embracing the forgiveness, redemption and rising up into renewed life that comes with it.
So, let us smile
as we toss the soil stained towels of our lives and
allow the light of God to shine through our lives. 
May we never be afraid to ask God
to be the Windex of our soil stained souls
allowing the light of God to shine brightly,
​both in and  through our lives