1833-2016
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church 1199 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001
Website: www.stlukesumcdbq.org
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 563.582.2307
Phone: 563.582.4543 Ext 101 Admin. Asst.
Ext 102 Pastor
Ext 103 Youth Coordinator
STAFF
Pastor
Rev. Dr. Okitakoyi Lundula
Children/Youth Ministry
Mark Beard
Administrative Assistant
Ora Uzel
Custodian
Caprice Jones
CHURCH COUNCIL
Chair
Cheri Loveless
Admin Committee Chairs:
Lay Leadership/Nominations
Pastor Lundula
Finance
Erick Kephart
Board of Trustees
Lesley Stephens
SPPRC
Susan McGovern
Council on Ministries
Facilitators:
Invitation & Welcome
Chris Kohlmann and
Lisa Viertel
Worship & Celebration
Sue Hattel
Care & Compassion
Marcia Dubbels
Spiritual Growth/Discipleship
Nancy Hessler
Witness & Service and
Community Outreach
Jennifer Crow
Conference & Global
Otto Krueger
Social Justice
RRS & Terry Stewart
UMW
Marcia Young
Certified Lay Ministers
Kathy & Steven Lamb
June 12, 2016
4th Sunday After Pentecost
9:30 am St. Luke’s—Celebrating 183 Years
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Vision
Welcoming ALL . . .
Caring . . . Serving . . . Growing
Preparing Our Hearts for Worship (Please note: If you have a prayer request, please fill out a prayer card and place it in the
basket on the back table, hand it to an usher, or place it in the offering plate. Thank you!)
* Denotes the invitation to stand if able.
Prelude Dr. Jeremy Mims
Lighting of the Candles —
Bringing the Light of Christ Into Our Worship
Welcome/Announcements/Introductions/*Greetings
*Called to Worship Opening Hymn “Grace Alone” FWS 2162
* Invocation:
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, for the steadfast Love of the Lord never ceases!
People: The Lord’s mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;
Leader: People of God, give thanks to the Lord who called us to be the church.
People: From different paths, the Lord brought us together
to experience God’s grace.
Leader: O People of God, praise God who is good all the time.
People: Blessed be the name of God from age to age,
for wisdom and power are the Lord’s.
Opening Prayer (in unison)
God of grace, from age to age you are our God and your love never ends. We thank
you for our days of journeying together as a community of brothers and sisters in the
body of Christ. In middle of our joys and concerns, celebrations and struggles, knowl-
edge and ignorance, you have been our God and leader. As we gather this morning to
praise you for the blessing of each other, we ask for your Holy Spirit to fill our hearts
and this holy place. Through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
Called to Community
Children’s Time Pastor Lundula
“Where Children Belong” FWS 2233
“Jesus Loves Me” UMH 191
Called to Share Sharing our Gifts, our Tithes, our Lives
Offertory “Overwhelmed” Praise Team
*Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH 94
Prayer of Dedication
Called to Prayer Sharing Our Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer/Lord’s Prayer (trespasses) UMH 895
Called to Reflection Epistle Reading: Philippians 1:3-8
And all God’s people said: Thanks be to God!
Message “Thanking God for You” Pastor Lundula
Called to Communion A Service of Word and Table
“Bless Be the Tie that Binds” UMH 557
“Bind Us Together Lord” FWS 2226
Sent to Serve Carrying the Light of Christ to the World
*Sending Hymn “God Be With You” UMH 672
*Benediction
Postlude (Please be seated) Dr. Jeremy Mims
Music from the Tower Chimes (Please be dismissed)
Note: Please feel free to use language in worship that is inclusive
and affirms a diverse imagery for God.
Upcoming Events for Week of June 12-19
Sunday, June 12 9:00 am Coffee & Conversation in South Hall —
JuBELLation Ringers
9:15 am Chimes played
9:15-9:28 am Hymn Sing in the Sanctuary (led by Andrea Beacham)
9:29 am Hymn Sing Concludes with Open Hearts, Open Minds
9:30 am Farewell Worship Service with Communion
10:45 am Farewell Picnic for Pastor Lundula & Jessica DuBord
5:30 pm Pre-Concert Dinner for “Chosen”
5:30-8:15 pm Vacation Bible School at First Congregational UCC
7:00 pm “Chosen” Worship Concert
Overnight Church Members host kids and staff from the worship concert
Monday, June 13
8:00 am Chimes Deadline
5:30-8:15 pm Vacation Bible School at First Congregational UCC
Tuesday, June 14
9:30 am Terrific Tuesdays—Charlotte’s (11th & White St.)
5:30-8:15 pm Vacation Bible School at First Congregational UCC
7:15 pm Worship & Celebration Meeting
Wednesday, June 15 5:30-8:15 pm Vacation Bible School at First Congregational UCC
Thursday, June 16
10:00 am Bible Study
5:30-8:15 pm Vacation Bible School at First Congregational UCC
Friday, June 17
7:00 am Men’s Worship
Saturday, June 18 6:30 am Bread Run — Breese/Young
5:30 pm Food for the Soul — Team 8
6:00 pm Saturday Night Praise
Next Sunday, June 19 –Father’s Day (Tool Sunday) 9:00 am Coffee & Conversation in South Hall —
Faith & Family Sunday School Class
9:15 am Chimes played
9:15-9:28 am Hymn Sing in the Sanctuary (led by Chris Kohlmann & Keith Rippe)
9:29 am Hymn Sing Concludes with Open Hearts, Open Minds
9:30 am Worship Service—Annual Conference Report by Sue Hattel
10:35 am Coffee & Conversation in South Hall
Faith & Family Sunday School Class
Men & Women in Uniform & Their Families
Our Homebound
The Hattels’ friend, Kaye— Cancer treatment
John Duggan—Aggressive cancer treatment
Mark Tilson’s friend, Jeremy — Cancer treatment
Mark & Vicki’s friend, Sue — Colon cancer
Kim Sheldon’s friend, Dianne — Brain cancer
Bruce Redding’s sister, Donna — Meningitis
Jon Hardenbergh — Moved to care center
The Weigand Family—Sally’s injury and relocation
Rick Blasen—Serious injuries from an accident
Kathy Reid—Medical testing
Judy McKahin—Medical testing
Ruth Clark’s brother-in-law Dutchie—passed away
Steven/Ben Jacobsen’s father Steve—passed away
Betty Phillips’ friend Bonnie—death in family
Eric Heim’s wife Sara—difficult childbirth
Sara Albert’s friend Pam Powell—cancer
Coni Stephenson’s friend Joanne—shingles
· Coni’s Aunt Evelyn & cousin Brett—health
· Coni’s coworker Amy—back surgery
Rob & Heather Williams—birth of Helena
Prayers For This Week’s
Joys and Concerns
Church of the Saviour United Methodist
Celebration Singers & Ringers
Youth Choirs
CHOSEN
Worship Concert at St. Luke’s UMC
June 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Pre-Concert Dinner at 6:30 pm
We need volunteers to host 42 performers, in-
cluding teens and staff, the night of Sunday June
12th. Contact Chris Kohlmann ASAP.
Vacation Bible School ~~CAVE QUEST~~
June 12TH - 16TH — 5:30-8:15pm
First Congregational UCC—255 W. 10th
Free dinner provided! Sign up forms are in
the back of the sanc-
tuary and can be
turned in to Mark
Beard or the church
office.
It’s not too late!
No Child Left Inside Kids Connecting with Nature at Sinsinawa
This free summer program for ages 7-12 is de-
signed to connect kids with nature and familiar-
ize them with local ecology. Registration has 15
spots available, first-come-first-serve.
Discovering the World of Trees 6/18, 9a-12p
Native to this Place 7/16, 9a-12p
Finding the U in NatUre 8/13, 9a-12p
For more info call: 608-748-4411 or visit:
www.sinsinawa.org/
MoundCenter/events_retreats.cfm
Farewell to Pastor Lundula &
Thanks to Jessica Dubord Picnic
Date: June 12th
Location: Flora Park Brick
open air pavilion (above pool)
Time: Following 9:30 am service
SPPRC will be providing brats, hotdogs, buns, and
condiments. We would like you to bring a dish to
pass, your own table service, and drinks. Baskets for
cards will be at the picnic.
The Lundula family will be moving June 17.
Please keep them in your prayers!
John Duggan has now returned home, but is con-
tinuing treatment for his cancer. Cards or good
wishes can be sent to his home address:
John Duggan
694 Kaufmann Ave.
Dubuque, IA 52001
St. Luke’s Garden Ministry News
Follow this garden ministry at:
www.facebook.com/stlukescommunitygardens/
or at: www.dbqcommunitygardens.com
During the summer,
our regular nursery
staff are on break.
Most of the time
our Nursery Leader Anezka Lungwitz will be
here and she needs one helper. We need two peo-
ple in order to open up the nursery. We hope to
have enough people so that you would only need
to help out once a month. If enough people would
sign up, you would only need to help out one time.
Teenagers can use this for community service
hours. Please email me at:
[email protected] or call 582-4543 if
you are interested in helping out in this wonderful
ministry. — On God’s Belay, Mark Beard
St. Luke’s Garden Ministry News
From Mary Purdy—June 10
Purdy Produce Plot Planters, Pickers, and Pre-
parers: The garden has had challenges. The potatoes
that did not emerge are a mystery and discouraging.
The tomatoes have had a hard knock life withstand-
ing frost, whipping winds and inconsistent growing
temperatures. However, the lettuce is lush and green
and ready to pick for guests to take home next Satur-
day night. Five rows of beans look hardy; and the
peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, and
kale are taking off.
Since I last communicated, Ken Miller has worked
in the garden. Last weekend he, Sue, Alana, and Sam
came to the garden to work. They mulched the green
beans. Afterwards on the patio, we ate fresh cookies
and drank lemonade and ice tea. Chris Purdy spent
several hours over the weekend re-tilling, weeding,
and laying down landscape fabric. He makes this
garden possible.
Today I went to Murphy's Gardens to purchase some
replacement tomato plants. Lori met me at the door
to donate plants including: 55 tomatoes, 9 peppers,
and a flat of onions.
Ken Miller is coming to work in the garden Saturday
morning and hoping some youth from Hope Church
will come to help also. It would be wonderful to
have other volunteers. We will start about 9am al-
though Ken said he’d try to be here earlier.
Work to be done: Weed potato rows and attempt
replanting. Plant: 55 tomatos, 10+ peppers, canta-
loupe, cucumbers, and sugar snap peas. Mulch: let-
tuce and celery rows. Weed: beet, carrot, and bean
rows.
Iowa Interfaith Power & Light
Faith, Climate, and Agriculture Forum Christy 4-H Hall, 220 H Ave., Nevada, IA
Wednesday, June 15th at 6:30pm
Come hear leaders from the farming, faith, and sci-
entific community as they discuss and answer ques-
tions on how climate change is impacting agriculture
in Iowa, how farmers are adapting today, and how
their faith calls them to respond. Afterwards, you
can get free pollinator seeds for your home garden!
For more information talk to Terry Stewart.
Father’s Day, June 19th—Tool Sunday
For over 60 years, Church World Service has
worked in partnership with local communities to
identify their needs and access the resources they
need to build the foundations for a more viable fu-
ture. Your contribution to
CWS for tools will help peo-
ple in need to acquire the
tools, seeds, and water access
for survival and stability for
all their future generations.
Seniors Out and About
(Please cut this slip off and turn it in to Marcia Dubbels or the church office if you’re planning to attend)
Name
Cost $22.00 Enclosed
(Transit + ticket) Paid at Church
DEADLINE TO RSVP IS
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
Jump on the Carousel Sunday, June 26, 2016
We’ll attend the play Carousel
at The Grand Opera House
Leave Woodlands at 1:15 pm
RSVP to Marcia Dubbels at
563-582-6634 or
Summer Reading Program
St. Luke’s has partnered with St.
Mark’s Community Center for a
summer reading program at the St.
Mark’s Center from June 20 to Au-
gust 4, and John Hessler is leading the effort to co-
ordinate volunteer readers from St. Luke’s to read to
students in a supervised classroom setting from 9-
10am in the mornings and from 1-2pm in the after-
noons.
Please contact John Hessler at 260-438-7386 if
you are interested in being a volunteer reader. John
will coordinate the books we will use and instruc-
tions and locations for meeting at St. Mark’s on
days you will be reading. Call John for any ques-
tions, and thank you for helping our neighborhood
children!
Terrific Tuesdays (All at 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted)
June 14 Charlotte’s (11th & White)
June 21 Starbuck’s @ Dodge Hy-Vee
June 28 8:30am Breakfast @ Village Inn
10:00am Sit & Knit, Parlor
July 5 Starbuck’s @ Asbury Hy-Vee
July 12 Starbuck’s @ Locust Hy-Vee
A DAY OF INDEPENDENCE July 3, 2016 at St. Luke’s UMC
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Benefit Concert for Mighty Man Ministries &
St. Luke’s Outreach Program
Food, Fellowship & Musical Entertainment
Legendary Blues Artist Carnell Edwards
FREE ADMISSION
Freewill Donation Encouraged
Social Justice and Witness & Service
Greeters, Kitchen, & Cleanup Staff Needed
Sign up in the South Hall
Mountain T.O.P. Fundraiser June 26, 2016
On Sunday evening, June 26th,
we’ll be raising funds for the Ten-
nessee Outreach Program trip,
better known as Mountain T.O.P.
We need your support! Program
for the evening:
6:30pm—Dessert Bar in Fellowship Hall
7:00pm—Concert by Craig Allen & Jeremy Mims
$25 per person, $40 per couple
Additional freewill offering is encouraged.
Our Worship Specialists
Music Directors
Chancel Choir—Dr. Jeremy Mims Children’s Music—Heather Williams St. Luke’s Singers—Keith Rippe Chimers—Larry Loeppke
Bell Choir Director—David Patterson Word on the Third—Praise Team
Wind Ensemble
Lead Organists/Pianists: Dr. Charles Barland , Helen Johnston
June 12, 2016
9:30 a.m.
Greeters Gary & Kathy Reid
Acolytes Sara Albert
Liturgist Chad Leitch
Ushers Sara & Deb Albert
Children’s Time Mark Beard
Chimer R.R.S. Stewart
Projectionist Paul Clark
Announcements/Slides Paul Clark
Videographer Greg Albert
Organist/Pianist Dr. Jeremy Mims
Worship Driver Otto Krueger
Offering Depositor Scott Zartman
Coffee/Conversation JuBELLation Ringers
Hymn Sing Leader TBD
Communion Steward Deb Albert
Saturday, June 11 Saturday, June 18
Bread Run Matt & Foster Hull Breese/Young
Food for the Soul Team 7 Team 8