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 06/20  Script.  Worship Livestream on YouTube is where you can view the worship service live, or recorded if you click on that link after the worship service.  Previous services are also available at that link.

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
June 17, 2021 -
Women's Fellowship Trip to Hiawatha 
Gather in church parking lot at 9:15 a.m. to arrange carpools for the trip.  We will leave the Church Parking Lot at 9:30 a.m.. Lunch will be hosted and provided by JoAnn Datisman.  If any would like to do other activities following lunch in the area we will organize rides according to activities.
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June 27, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Outdoor Worship Service in Celebration of Creation
Followed by Sack Lunch Time of Fellowship
Weather permitting we will move our Sunday service into the back parking lot with the theme of the service being "A Celebration of God's Creation"
There will be time for singing, reading scripture, engaging the scriptures through creativity in various forms drawing, painting, sculpting, chalk drawings, and writing.  This will be followed by a time of sharing what was created, a time of prayer, offering and charge and benediction.  When all is said and done we are hoping to maybe display some of the creations made during worship at church either by keeping the actual work that was created or by taking a picture of it and posting that.  So, if you are able and feel safe to do so, come join us for this outdoor time of worship and bring a friend or family member.  We are also encouraging people to bring a sack lunch to eat and join in a time of fellowship as we eat our sack lunches following our time of worship.  
For those of you who cannot join us I will post a worship script so that you can use it for a time of worship in your own setting.

CROP Walk Update:
Summit raised $756 toward the current total raised of $14,301.18 for the Dubuque Community CROP Walk.  25% of the monies raised will be used locally to help fight food insecurity and 75% of the monies raised will be distributed throughout the world not only providing for immediate needs, but addressing the underlying issues in order to come up with permanent fixes rather than just temporary relief.

WHAT'S COMING:

Sunday June 20, 2021
10:00 a.m. - Worship
11:00 a.m. - Fellowship

Monday June  21 - 2021
​9:00 a.m. - Noon Pastor's Designated Office Hours

Wednesday June 23, 2021
6:30 p.m. - Wednesday Zoom Fellowship Gathering
                     via the Sunday Worship Link

Sunday June 27, 2021
10:00 a.m. - Outdoor Worship Service in
                      Celebration of Creation
      (See Information under Save the Date)
11:00 a.m. - Sack Lunch Fellowship


Revised Common Lectionary 
Scripture Readings for      

June 13, 2021
1 Samuel 15:34–16:13 and Psalm 20 or 
Ezekiel 17:22-24 and Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15  
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17  
​Mark 4:26-34
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June 20, 2021
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4–11, 19–23) 32–49 and Psalm 9:9–20
1 Samuel 17:57–18:5, 18:10–16 and Psalm 133
Job 38:1–11 and Psalm 107:1–3, 23–32
2 Corinthians 6:1–13
Mark 4:35–41


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.
 
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.
A Celebration of Creation

Psalm 8 (NIV)
For the director of music.  According to gittith. 
A psalm of David.1 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory 
    in the heavens.
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold 
against your enemies,
    to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
    the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
    which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?
5 You have made them a little lower than the angels
    and crowned them with glory and honor.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
    you put everything under their feet:
7 all flocks and herds,
    and the animals of the wild,
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,
    all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Each of the seasons of the year here in the Midwest,
gives us various aspects of nature.
In the Spring of the year we experience a newness and rebirth of life as the leafless trees begin to bud out; 
leaves and blossoms soon fill the barren trees;
the brown grass begins to turn green;
the birds come flocking back from their summer homes
and build nests as their music fills the air.
In the Summer we see continued growth
of all that was begun in Spring;
baby animals are seen scurrying about
as they leave their nests and burrows;
the fields that have planted grow and produce fruit.
Then comes the season of Autumn,
where we experience a time of harvest,
a time of gathering and storing
for the Winter ahead.
The leaves change color, painting the hillsides
as they prepare to fall to the ground.,
readying their branches
to bear the weight of the Winter snows ahead..
In Winter there is a crispness in the air.
As the snow falls,
it blankets the earth with a shimmering glow
as the sun dances off the intricate flakes
that have piled up.
As the blanket of snow melts,
it seeps into the ground
providing moisture for sustenance and new growth.
It also runs off into the streams and rivers and oceans,
replenishing the waterways.

The author of Ecclesiastes tells us that
there is a time for everything
and a season for every purpose under heaven.
God is the Creator of all that there is,
including the laws of nature
that help establish how things interact.
Psalm 8 reminds us that God has put us in charge
of tending this magnificent creation. 
Being made just a little lower than God,
in the image of God,
might we not only tend to creation,
but have a love for it as God does?

God of all creation,
may we accept the unique relationship
that you have established with humans.
May we begin to comprehend
both your great love for us
and trust in us,
knowing that you have made us in your image,
just slightly lower than your divine self,
and have charged us
with caring for that which you have created.
Help us God,
to embrace your love
and live into and fulfill the trust
with which you have charged humanity.
​Amen.