St. Luke s. November 5, 2017 All Saints Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services. United Methodist Church 1199 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Transcription

1 STAFF Pastor Rev. Chuck Layton Children/Youth Ministry Anezka Lungwitz (interim) Administrative Assistant Ora Uzel Custodian Caprice Jones CHURCH COUNCIL Chair Nancy Hessler Admin Committee Chairs: Lay Leadership/Nominations Rev. Chuck Layton Finance Rich Young Board of Trustees Mike Loveless SPPRC Dave Kubik Council on Ministries Facilitators: Invitation & Welcome Chris Kohlmann & Lisa Viertel Worship & Celebration Sue Hattel Care & Compassion Margie Breese & Deb Albert Stewardship (Vacant) Witness & Service: Community Outreach Jennifer Crow Conference & Global RRS & Terry Stewart Social Justice RRS & Terry Stewart UMW Marcia Young Certified Lay Ministers Kathy & Steven Lamb St. Luke s United Methodist Church 1199 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa Website: dbqstluke@gmail.com Fax: Phone: Ext 101 Administrative Assistant Ext 102 Pastor Ext 103 Youth Coordinator November 5, 2017 All Saints Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services St. Luke s Celebrating 184 Years St. Luke s United Methodist Church Vision Welcoming ALL... Caring... Serving... Growing

2 If you have a prayer request, please fill out a prayer card and hand it to an usher. * Asterisk denotes the invitation to stand if able. Bold text to be read by the people. Preparing Our Hearts for Worship 8:30 Prelude Sleepers, Wake J.S. Bach Sylvia Ward, organ 10:45 Prelude For All the Saints setting by Robert Hobby Dr. Chuck Barland, organ Lighting of the Candles: Bringing the Light of Christ Into Our Worship Welcome/Announcements/Greetings/Introductions * Call to Worship * Called to Worship Grace to you and peace from God, who is, and was, and is to come. Amen. And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, the ruler of rulers on earth. Amen. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. 8:30 * Hymn For All the Saints UMH :45 * Hymn For All the Saints UMH 711 Congregation sing verses 1, 5, and 6 (on screen) Chancel Choir sings verse 4 and joins in on verse 6 (Skip verses 2 & 3.) Called to Community Where Children Belong TFWS 2233 Children s Time Anezka Lungwitz Jesus Loves Me (chorus only) UMH 191 8:30 Anthem Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled Mary McDonald St. Luke s Singers Family Choir; Keith Rippe, director 1 10:45 Baptism Covenant UMH page 39 Celebration of the Holy Baptism of Claire Paulina Sanders Child of Christopher & Lara Sanders

3 Called to Remember All Saint s Sunday (A representative of each family of those being memorialized is invited to come and sit in the front pews. As your loved one s name is read, you are invited to light a memorial candle.) Reader 1: Reader 2: Reader 1: Reader 2: Reader 1: Ever-living God, this day revives in us memories of loved ones who are present with us no more. What happiness we shared when they walked among us. What joy when, loving and being loved, we lived our lives together. Congregation: Their memory is a blessing forever. Months or years may have passed, and still we feel near to them. Our hearts yearn for them. Though the bitter grief has softened, a duller pain abides; for the place where once they stood is empty now. The links of life are broken, but the links of love and longing cannot break. Congregation: Their souls are bound up in ours forever. We see them now with the eye of memory, their faults forgiven, their virtues grown larger. So does goodness live, and weakness fade from sight. We remember them with gratitude and bless their names. Congregation: Their memory is a blessing forever. And we remember as well the members who but yesterday were part of our congregation and community. To all who cared for us and labored for all people, we pay tribute. May we prove worthy of carrying on the tradition of our faith, for now the task is ours. Congregation: Their souls are bound up in ours forever. Gracious and victorious God, we give you thanks that they now live and reign with you. Hear now, as we read the names of those for whom we give thanks this day. We name before you these who were connected to St. Luke s United Methodist Church of whose funeral service or memorial service was conducted by our clergy, and, who during the past twelve months, have departed from this life to join the Church Triumphant: (As each name is read, a representative of that family will step to the worship center and light a memorial candle.) 2

4 Barbara Crites Michael L. Jones Ardeth Kirschbaum Martha Laaker Carol Pins Patricia Shannon Marjorie Tayloe Arnold Arnie Van Etten Donald Don J. Ward Jon Hardenbergh Guy Kenniker, Sr. Donald Kirschbaum Annette Olson Shirley Ring Robert Bob Sisler Marian Thomas Gregory Van Etten Reader 2: Reader 1: Reader 2: Reader 1: Reader 2: For the memory of these, O God, we give you thanks. Congregation: Their memory is a blessing forever. Most merciful God, we pause in silence to remember others from our families, from our communities, and from our networks of friends, who, during the past twelve months, have departed from this life to join the Church Triumphant. (A candle is lit during a moment of silence.) For the memory of these, O God, we give you thanks. Congregation: Their memory is a blessing forever. O God, Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, we pause in silence to remember those who have given their lives in service to their country. (A candle is lit during a moment of silence.) For the memory of these, O God, we give you thanks. Congregation: Their memory is a blessing forever. We remember those who have been victims of tragedies, accidents, illnesses, violence and hatred and who, during the past twelve months, have departed from this life to join the Church Triumphant. (A candle is lit during a moment of silence.) For the memory of these, O God, we give you thanks. Congregation: Their memory is a blessing forever. O Savior God, light of the world, shine within our hearts this day with the light of hope, the glimmer of peace and the glimpse of eternity. Amen 3

5 Memorial Representative: Trustee representative: Congregation: On behalf of the Memorial committee, we present to St. Luke s United Methodist Church the following gifts, purchased all or in part by Memorial Funds or given in memory of loved ones: Quilting Materials for Busy Bees in memory of: Ardeth Kirschbaum & Shirley Ring Special Gift to the Windows Restoration Fund in memory of: Helen Province, Jeff Voseberg, Margery Dodge, Penny Gronen, Wayne & Edie Norman Sr., John Duggan, Grace Hermann Soka, Hildegarde Kruger, Dorothea Tschiggfrie, Bessie Walton, Elizabeth Rice, Ruth Bartlett, Ivera Leyh, James McIntyre, Carol Pins, and Donald Kirschbaum; and in honor of: Rev. Charles Layton and Alan & Susan Hattel. Music Camp Tuition for DeLano Cain in memory of Helen Johnston Bibles for the Confirmation Class in memory of Marian Thomas The Board of Trustees, on behalf of the entire congregation, gratefully accepts these gifts in the spirit in which they were given. We pledge that they shall be used to the glory of God. We thank the Lord for these gifts and hereby dedicate them for Christian service. May they enhance the beauty and function of our church and its ministries. We commit ourselves to using them to the glory of God. Sharing Our Joys and Concerns Pastoral Prayer Called to Prayer 4

6 Called to Reflection Old Testament Readings: Proverbs 11: Proverbs 22: 9 And all God s people said: Thanks be to God! Message Defined By Generosity Pastor Chuck Invitation to the Meal Called to Communion Confession We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own goodness, but in your unfailing mercies. We are not worthy that you should receive us, but give your word and we shall be healed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Pardon Taking the Bread and Cup The Great Thanksgiving The Lord s Prayer Breaking the Bread Giving the Bread and Cup * Communion Hymn Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service UMH 581 (To be sung as people come to receive communion.) Prayer Following the Meal (in unison) 5 Most bountiful God, we give you thanks for the world you have created, for the gift of life, and for giving yourself to us in Jesus Christ, whose holy life, suffering and death, and glorious resurrection have delivered us from slavery to sin and death. We thank you that in the power of your Holy Spirit you have fed us in this Sacrament, united us with Christ, and given us a foretaste of your heavenly banquet. We are your children, and yours is the glory, now and for ever; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

7 Sharing our Gifts, our Tithes, our Lives Called to Share 8:30 Offertory Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated by Henri A. C. Malan Sylvia Ward, piano 10:45 Offertory Blest Are They TFWS 2155 Chancel Choir; Roxanne Rollefson, director * Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 94 Prayer of Dedication Carrying the Light of Christ to the World Sent to Serve * 8:30 Hymn Shalom to You Now UMH :45 Sending Anthem Go Now in Peace by Don Besig and Nancy Price Chancel Choir; Roxanne Rollefson, director * Benediction * Benediction 8:30 * Music from the Tower Chime (please stand) Postlude Solemn March G.F. Handel Sylvia Ward, organ 10:45 Postlude and Music from the Tower Chime (please be seated) Postlude For All the Saints setting by Michael Burkhardt Dr. Chuck Barland, organ Note: Please feel free to use language in worship that is inclusive and affirms a diverse imagery for God. 6

8 St. Luke s United Methodist Church Upcoming Events for November 5 - November 12 Sunday, November 5 All Saints Sunday 8:30 am Sunday Worship & Memorial Service with Communion in the Sanctuary 9:30 am Sunday School (all ages) 9:30-10:45 am Everyone welcome for coffee in the South Hall 10:45 am Sunday Worship & Memorial Service with Communion in the Sanctuary Monday, November 6 1:00 pm Busy Bees in the Fellowship Hall Tuesday, November 7 Election Day 9:30 am Terrific Tuesday at Oak Park Place 4:00 pm 4 the People Meeting in the Conference Room 5:30 pm Invitation & Welcome Meeting in the Conference room Wednesday, November 8 5:00 pm Wonderful Wednesday Meal & Activities (see posted schedules) 6:00 pm Enough: Small Group Study Thursday, November 9 10:00 am Bible Study in the Parlor 6:30 pm SPPRC Meeting in the Conference Room Friday, November 10 Veteran s Day (observed) 7:00 am Men s Worship in the Sanctuary Saturday, November 11 Veteran s Day 6:30 am Bread Run Michael Rusch & Marcia Young 5:30 pm Food for the Soul in the Fellowship Hall Team 10 6:00 pm Saturday Night Praise in the Fellowship Hall Next Sunday, November 12 Consecration Sunday 8:30 am Sunday Worship Service in the Sanctuary 9:30 am Sunday School (all ages) 9:30-10:45 am Everyone welcome for coffee in the South Hall 10:45 am Sunday Worship Service in the Sanctuary 2:00 pm Charge Conference in the Sanctuary

9 Prayers For This Week s Joys and Concerns Those in Uniform & Their Families Our Homebound & Those At Care Centers Cathy Cahill - cancer (sister of Denny Brimeyer) Claire Susanne Zinsli - newborn, intensive care Granddaughter of Roxanne Rollefson Family of Stan Kubik - passed away Marcia Dubbels - recovering from broken wrist Her great-grandson Gabriel - 3 yo in hospital Susan Funke Cheri Loveless Annual Offering Envelopes Sign-up Ends Today Each year, for those who request it, St. Luke s orders personalized offering envelopes for the following year. Envelopes include your name, address, and a date for each Sunday in 2018 as well as special offerings. Sign-up sheet in the South Hall. Update contact information at the office: or dbqstluke@gmail.com Prayer requests dbqstluke@gmail.com Prayer listings are listed for two weeks. Nov 12 Nov 19 Nov 26 Upcoming Worship Services 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services 8:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Word on the Third Contemporary Worship Service Christ the King Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services Every Saturday: 6:00 p.m. Saturday Night Praise with Communion every first Sunday Wonderful Wednesdays Schedule 5:00-5:45 pm Meal in the Fellowship Hall Adult Music Rehearsals 5:30-6:25 pm St. Luke s Singers - Music Room 6:15-7:15 pm JuBELLation Ringers - Sanctuary 6:30-6:55 pm Wind Ensemble - Music Room 7:15-8:15 pm Chancel Choir - Music Room Youth Activities / Rehearsals 5:15-8:30 pm Nursery available 6:00-7:00 pm Joyful Noise - Nursery & Rm 102 6:15-6:30 pm Joyful Noise singing - Room 203 5:45-6:30 pm St. Luke s Saints - Wesley Room 6:30-7:00 pm Randall Ringers - Room 203 5:30-6:00 pm Wesley Ringers - Sanctuary 6:00-7:00 pm High School Group - Room 201 6:30-7:45 pm Confirmation - Conference Room November 6 Busy Bees at 1:00 pm St. Luke s Fellowship Hall. Hostess: Pat Hefel. Beverage tab donations may be placed on shelf in South Hallway. Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21 Nov 28 Terrific Tuesdays (All at 9:30 a.m. unless noted) Oak Park Place Molly s Silver Screen Canteen 9:00am Pie Making 10:00am Sit & Knit in the Parlor Charlotte s Coffee House Prescott Elementary & St. Luke s Blood Drive Mon, Nov. 13 1:15-5:45pm Neighborhood Res. Ctr. To sign up, call Prescott School at or Mike Loveless at All donors must bring photo ID. Eat before donating and bring photo ID. Last date you donated elsewhere must be before Sept. 18, Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center

10 Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Wednesday November 22, 2017 at 7:00pm Resurrection Catholic Church 4300 Asbury Road, Dubuque (accessible entry & parking) Dubuque Area Congregations United (DACU) will hold its 35th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service the evening before Thanksgiving. A service of song and thanksgiving titled, One Human Family, One Common Home, the lead speaker will be Ann Willits, OP, a member of the Dominican Preaching Team. Music by the Dubuque Chorale Children s Choir. Offering will go to People In Need (P.I.N.) and is an important source of their funding. Also bring non-perishable food and paper goods for the Dubuque Food Pantry. Pies Pies Pies! St. Luke s United Methodist Women will once again sell pies for your Thanksgiving enjoyment. Baked pumpkin and pecan pies can be ordered now, to be picked up at the church on: Wed, November 22, 2017, 12:00-3:00 pm Pumpkin Pies $10 Pecan Pies $12 Pay when you pick up Order forms are in the South Hall at church or you can call or Carol Clark: or CarolClarkDbq@gmail.com Twinkling Lights Sunday, Dec 3, 2017 Holiday Dinner & Lights Tour Reservation Deadline: Monday, November 27th Cost: $5 (transit & park entry), order off menu We leave Woodlands at 4:45 p.m. RSVP to: Shirley H (Woodlands): Personal Goals and Commitment What defines your life? Is it wealth? Belongings? Faith? Many of us live with a scarcity mentality, worried that we must gather and hoard as much as possible, saving for some imagined rainy day. Or we focus on self-gratification. But the Bible promises both God s blessings and joy for those who choose to live another way. During today s service, we will take action to change our lives by setting five specific personal goals to work toward over the next year. We invite you to complete a Personal Goals and Commitment card and place it in your Bible for your personal reference in the coming year. One of these five commitments is your estimate of giving for the coming year. This week, you will be receiving an estimate of giving commitment sheet in the mail. On a practical level, we ask you to turn in your estimate of giving sheet so that our Finance Committee is able to set an accurate ministry budget for the coming year. This allows us to make the most of every dollar given to the church. On a personal level, the commitment sheet is an opportunity for you to spend time in prayer and reflection, considering what offering you would make to God through our church in the coming year. Please be watching for the mailing; then fill out the card and bring it with you to worship next Sunday, or return it to the church by mail.

11 Habitat for Humanity Report The community gathered Sunday, October 29 at 2975 Lenox Street at 1:00 pm to celebrate the completion of the Habitat for Humanity home. The Birch family with its four children participated in the ribbon cutting as they prepare to move into their new residence. Appreciation was expressed to St. Luke s and all groups that provided meals for volunteer workers. Habitat is now collecting funds for the Dubuque 2018 building project. BAG IT! Documentary Movie Sunday, November 5th at 2:00 pm Westminster Presbyterian Church 2155 University Avenue, Dubuque Refreshments Donations Accepted The Westminster Green Team presents a public showing of the documentary Bag it! An average guy makes a resolution to stop using plastic bags. Then we follow him as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of plastic and find out what we can do about it! Giving up plastic bags? St. Luke's Green Team will hand out reusable bags before and after services from Iowa Interfaith Power and Light. St. Luke's has received 80 bags. Half will be given at Food for the Soul. We are asking for $4-6 donations for the remaining bags to offset the cost. Questions? Contact Social Justice Co-chairs RRS or Terry Stewart, or contact Mary Armstrong. Hospice Holiday Help Presentation Tuesday, November 14th, 6:30-7:30 pm Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 JFK Road November is National Hospice Month, an opportunity to become aware of the benefits of hospice care at a most vulnerable time of life. In partnership with Hospice of Dubuque, ESCW Funeral Home will host a Holiday Help presentation. Speaker Jim Jelinske will share suggestions to help grieving individuals and families plan and cope with the holiday season. Jim will share how laughter, tears, old traditions and new approaches have a place in the 2017 holiday season, even if your heart is heavy with grief. Open to the public. Parking Spots Available The church parking lot has multiple and recently expanded spots available for rent at $35 per month. Rental is for weekdays 8am to 5pm. Please spread the word! If someone you know would like to rent a spot, have them note their license plate information; make, model, color of their car; and contact information. Then contact the church office at: or dbqstluke@gmail.com Items Needed for the Food Pantry Potatoes any kind, sugar, mac & cheese, tuna, cooking oil, laundry soap, dish soap, garden produce Items can go in the South Hall shopping cart. Donate to the Jesus Fund Due to overwhelming demand, our Jesus Fund is completely out of funds. This ministry helps people in need get healthy groceries by providing vouchers to Eagle s. Donations can be given in envelopes labeled Jesus Fund. Your help provides that extra bit of food security people need.

12 Our Worship Specialists November 5, :30 a.m. November 5, :45 a.m. Greeters Greg, Deb, and Sara Albert Kathy & Gary Reid Ushers Greg, Deb, and Sara Albert Kathy & Gary Reid Acolyte Sara Albert Sara Albert Children s Time Pastor Chuck Layton Pastor Chuck Layton Offering Depositor Scott Zartman Mark Tilson Liturgist Sue Hattel Mark Tilson Communion Steward Deb Albert Lori Boughton Organist/Pianist Sylvia Ward Dr. Chuck Barland Chimer Larry Loeppke Larry Loeppke Slides Susan McGovern Susan McGovern Projectionist Chris Kohlmann Matthew Hull Videographer John Hessler Worship Driver Chris Becker Saturday, November 4 Saturday, November 11 Bread Run Margie Breese & Marcia Young Michael Rusch & Marcia Young Food for the Soul Team 9 Team 10 Music Directors St. Luke s Singers Keith Rippe Children s Music Heather Williams Chancel Choir Roxanne Rollefson Chimers Larry Loeppke Bell Choir Director David Patterson Word on the Third Praise Team Wind Ensemble coordinator Sue Hattel Lead Organist: Dr. Chuck Barland Pianist/Organist: Sylvia Ward