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 to Worship Script for your personal use.  Currently posted is the 11/28  Script.  We are no longer posting our service to YouTube but 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.
Currently, previous services are available at that link Worship Livestream on YouTube.  

We are once again 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 will no longer be required to wear face masks but are encouraged to wear them if you are not fully vaccinated or that is how you are more comfortable being around other people.  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.  

Save the Dates

Advent Begins 
Sunday November 28th
Keeping Christ in Christmas
and bringing the light of Christ into the World
as we live in the Advent of Christ’s Second Coming.

SUNDAY Nov. 28th – 1st Sunday in Advent
Lighting the Candle of Hope –
We will be hearing from Megan Ruiz about the work of the Presentation Lantern Center and a testimony of Hope they bring to those they serve
Special Worship Service     10:00  a.m.                
 
SUNDAY DEC. 5, 2021 – 2nd Sunday in Advent
Lighting the Candle of Peace - Sharing Testimonies of Peace
Worship with Holy Communion  10:00 a.m. –
 
SUNDAY DEC. 12, 2021 – 3rd Sunday in Advent
Lighting the Candle of Joy - Sharing Testimonies of Joy
Worship 10:00 a.m. –
11:00 - Making and sending cards as an extension of our worship and testifying to the Joy of God.
 
SUNDAY DEC. 19, 2021 – 4th Sunday in Advent
Lighting the Candle of Love – Sharing Testimonies of Love
Christmas Program during Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.
 
FRIDAY DEC. 24, 2021 – Christmas Eve
Candlelight Worship at 5:00 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 Hope, Peace, Joy and Love; Lighting the Christ Candle and then passing that light to all who will receive thus symbolically experiencing how Christ’s light of hope, peace, joy and love shines in the darkness and grows brighter as more hearts open to receiving that light and passing it on to others.

WHAT'S COMING:

Sunday November 28, 2021
First Sunday of Advent - Focus on Hope
10:00 a.m. - Worship Service  - 
11:00 a.m. -  Fellowship

Monday November 29, 2021 
9:00 a.m. - Noon Pastor's Designated Office Hours
1:30 p.m. - Bible Study - In-person

Tuesday November  30, 2021
10:30 a.m. - Bible Book Study -  via Sunday Zoom Link
​2:00 p.m. - EI Assoc. Advisory Council Via Zoom

Wednesday December 1, 2021
6:30 p.m. - Wednesday Zoom Fellowship Gathering
                     via the Sunday Worship Link

Sunday December 5, 2021
First Sunday of Advent - Focus on Hope
10:00 a.m. - Worship Service  - 
11:00 a.m. -  Fellowship

Revised Common Lectionary 
Scripture Readings for      

November 28, 2021
Jeremiah 33:14-16 
Psalm 25:1-10 
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Luke 21:25-36

December 5, 2021
Baruch 5:1–9 or Malachi 3:1–4
Luke 1:68–79
Philippians 1:3–11
Luke 3:1–6


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​
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 Reflections
from Scripture
and everyday people.

The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
John 1:1-5 (NRSV)

"Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man."- Pope Francis.

A voice cries out:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord,
    make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
    and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
    and the rough places a plain.
5 Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
    and all people shall see it together,
    for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Isaiah 40:3-5 (NRSV)

"It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope."
- Pope Benedict XVI

May your days be filled with
Advent Hope and
Hopeful Living!