The Chimes. Newsletter. St. Luke s. Alllll Saints Day! - October 31, 2018 by Rev. Paul Uzel. Table of Contents. Rev. Chuck Layton

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1 The Chimes Newsletter Vol. 50, Issue 22 - Published Biweekly Rev. Chuck Layton St. Luke s United Methodist Church 1199 Main Street Dubuque, IA Phone: Fax: stlukesumcdbq.org dbqstluke@gmail.com Office Hours Monday Friday 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Table of Contents Page 1: Chuck s Chat Page 2: Prayer list & birthdays Page 3: Vision & mission statement, lectionary texts, and general information Page 4: This month s volunteers Pages 5-7: Events, news, and announcements Page 8: Potter s Wheel Alllll Saints Day! - October 31, 2018 by Rev. Paul Uzel How are you celebrating All Saints Day (if at all!)? This holiday (holy-day) has been in the Christian calendar for generations long, long before any Reformation was underway. Of course it occurs right AFTER Reformation Day, a more distinctly Lutheran event when Luther posted his 95 theses about how to improve the church of his day, the Roman Church. And Wesley had ideas, also, after his church, the Anglican or Church of England separated from Rome to allow King Henry to obtain a bride who COULD bear him male heirs! Most of us celebrate today with Halloween, or All Hallos E en (Evening), and miss the point of All Hallos day. And the point is not to be missed, partly because it answers a serious question of the first few hundred years of Christianity (and also of our time: Is that all there is? ). There was a dark existential movie by that name which carries the idea, along with a few others like Alfie with its theme song, What s it all about, Alfie? (Google these if you re not familiar with them.) It s about death, not unlike Halloween. The question was and is: What happens to the Christian when they die? Jesus hasn t returned yet as he promised! And we re dying, and others have died, people who taught me the faith (like my mother), people who challenged my faith (like my father) and so many others who I know loved Jesus and had a relationship with him. The answer generations ago was to make saints out of the dead, elevating them almost to god-like status, even praying to them because, apparently, they could understand us better than a perfect God. Now believing that my mother is somewhere better, somewhere on the other side of that curtain of death is comforting to me, and it should be for you, even in your grief. (Yesterday, I noticed it was the anniversary of Orson Welles 1938 War of the Worlds radio drama and regretted not asking my mother about it. She was in her teens in upstate New Jersey at the time!) But we ALL are saints. God, through Sanctifying Grace, is in the process of making us ALL holy, set aside for God s purposes. And we don t know what perfection will be like. That s not important. What IS important is if that Sanctifying Grace works through us to show OTHERS what our wonderful relationship with God is! So, celebrate All Saints Day, whether you did/do so on Thursday, Nov. 1st, on this coming Sunday, and/or every day as you recognize the holy work of God in all around you! Praise God for God s Sanctifying Grace! Rev. Paul Uzel is pastor of Stanwood Union Church (UMC/PCUSA) in Stanwood, Iowa and father of Ora Uzel, St. Luke s Administrative Assistant

2 Lord, as we continue life s journey, we pray for all who are challenged by health concerns and ongoing illness. We know that the awesome God we worship hears the prayers of our lips as well as the prayers of our hearts. We pray for people who are currently dealing with a recent illness, surgery, injury, medical or other concern: Dennis House (Janet Busch s neighbor) - failing health Hannah & Amaila - premature birth of Amaila, NICU (Margie Brown s niece & grandniece) Lynn Kerker - back pain, recovering Prayers for people in Care Centers: Edie Bruehahn Mary Dempsey Margerie Kreassig Sally Wiegand Barb Boettcher Prayers for people with ongoing health concerns: Judy McKahin True Mills Susan Funke Johnny Bonnie Jorgensen Our Caring Community Cheri Loveless Ron Liskey Peggy Lemke Brett Cooper Jeanne Patterson Prayers of consolation for those who recently lost loved ones to the families and friends of: Ron Hull (Coni Stephenson s cousin) Ed Durey (Chris McCarron s brother) Ruby Otting (Gail Huston s sister) Our prayers also tur n to prayers for Peace and Justice around the world. We especially remember all those who currently serve in our country s armed forces. Lord, we ask your special touch of compassion for all the victims of civil discord and war, the families of soldiers, and the families of police officers. It is in the name of your Son and our Savior that we offer our prayers. Amen. Please check the prayer request lists if there are any outdated prayer requests. Send updates or prayer requests to: dbqstluke@gmail.com Happy Birthday to our church family and friends with birthdays this month! May the celebration of life on your birthday be filled with many blessings from our Lord. 1 Kaden Craven 1 Amy Schadle 1 John Viner 2 Judy Genz 2 Emerson Glaser 2 Alan Hattel 3 Barbara Bishop 3 Karen McCarthy 4 Harlan Doty 4 Cathy Schlickman 4 Delanie Wright 5 Caden Peil 6 Asher Klein 6 Rebecca McDonald 6 Calvin Peil 6 Michael Rusch 8 Kristine Craven 8 Laura Glab 8 Jimmy Guentherman 8 Sylvia Ward 9 Owen Lawler 10 Frank Duchow 10 Dana Plumley November Birthdays Emergency Medical Information Cards In the event of a personal emergency taking place at church, we recommend you have information at St. Luke s that is readily available for EMTs when they are called. You can fill out a 5x7 card stored in the church office and copies can be given to EMTs if the occasion arises. Stop by the church office to fill one out. Margie Breese, Care and Compassion 13 Morgan Lansing 14 Jenni McCann 18 Lucas Doty 19 Jessica Fuller 20 Caley Johnson 20 Jackie Reuter 21 Greg Johnson 21 Megan McWethy 23 Marilyn Conklin 24 Lisa Barbee 24 James Gabel 25 Arline Dieterich 25 Jeanne Patterson 26 Chris Schrumpf 27 Ryan Cue 28 Molly Foley 28 Katherine Funke 28 Kathy Lamb 28 Dave McDonough 29 Mary Jacobsen 30 Grace Ashbrook 30 Blake Nelson 30 Jennifer Wilson We request that if you become hospitalized, please let the church office know. Also, please designate St. Luke s as your church when filling out hospital admittance information. If you would like a prayer request, please let us know.

3 VISION & MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. The MISSION of St. Luke s United Methodist Church is to feed souls, grow faith in God and make a difference in the lives of our congregation, our neighbors and our world. The VISION of St. Luke s United Methodist Church is: Welcoming ALL... Caring... Serving... Growing St. Luke s UMC Contacts Rev. Chuck Layton cvlayton2@gmail.com Cell: Office: Ext 102 Rachel Potter Children & Youth Ministry Director dbqstlukeskids@gmail.com Phone: Ext. 103 Ora Uzel Administrative Assistant dbqstluke@gmail.com Phone: Ext. 101 Weekend Worship Fall-Spring Worship Services Sunday at 8:30 a.m. & Communion 1st Sundays 10:45 a.m. Summer Worship Services Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Food for the Soul Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Saturday Night Praise Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Parking: Street metered parking (Mon.-Fri.) Free lot parking/street metered parking (Sat.) Free Handicap & street parking (Sun.) Do you have a name change or a new address, phone number, or address? If so, please remember to inform the St. Luke s office at dbqstluke@gmail.com or by calling Thank You! Reoccurring Meetings 2nd Monday 1st Tuesday 3rd Tuesday 1st Wednesday 2nd Thursday 3rd Thursday 4th Thursday Quarterly Meeting Name and Time 6:30 p.m. Worship & Celebration 5:30 p.m. Invitation & Welcome 6:30 p.m. Finance 6:30 p.m. Trustees 6:30 p.m. SP/PRC 7:00 p.m. UMW Kaleidoscope 6:30 p.m. Church Council OR Council on Ministries Care & Compassion Official UMC Lectionary Texts Nov All Saints Day (white) (Thursday) 1st Isaiah 25: 6-9; Psalm 24 (UM 755); Revelation 21: 1-6a; John 11: Nov 24th Sunday after Pentecost (green) 4th Ruth 1:1-18; Psalm 146 (UM 858) Hebrews 9: 11-14; Mark 12: Nov 25th Sunday after Pentecost (green) 11th Ruth 3: 1-5; 4: 13-17; Psalm 127 or 42 (UM 777); Hebrews 9: 24-28; Mark 12: Nov 26th Sunday after Pentecost (green) 18th 1 Samuel 1: 4-20; 2: 1-10; Psalm 113 (UM 834); Hebrews 10: (15-18), 19-25; Mark 13: 1-8 STAFF Pastor..... Rev. Charles (Chuck) Layton Children / Youth: Rachel Potter Administrative Assistant Ora Uzel Custodian Chuck Lynch CHURCH COUNCIL Chair Nancy Hessler Officers: Recording Secretary Kristen Smith Lay Leader Mark Tilson Lay Members of the Annual Conference.. Sue Hattel, Amy Schadle Treasurer Amy Schadle Historians Betty Phillips, Barbara Bishop, and R.R.S. Stewart Financial Secretary Carol Clark Membership Sec.... Mark & Vicki Tilson Administrative Committee (Chairs): Lay Leadership/Nominations..... Pastor Finance Rich Young Board of Trustees Denny Brimeyer SPPRC Susan McGover n Council on Ministries Facilitators: Invitation & Welcome Lisa Viertel & Chris Kohlmann Worship & Celebration Sue Hattel Care & Compassion Margie Breese Spiritual Growth & Discipleship (vacant) Service & Giving (vacant) Witness & Mission Community Outreach..... John Hessler Conference & Global (vacant) Social Justice.... RRS & Terry Stewart UMW Marcia Young At-Large: Coni Stephenson, Chris Becker, Kathy Reid, Nancy Bradley, Vicki Tilson, Rhonda Kubik

4 Month of November 2018 Volunteers Saturday Bread Run 11/3 Jacobsen/Sanders 11/10 Breese/Young 11/17 McGovern 11/24 Hull family Saturday Food for the Soul 11/3 Team 4 11/10 Team 5 11/17 Team 6 11/24 Team 8 (For changes in the Food for the Soul schedule, contact Marcia and notify the office.) Chimer 11/4 Heather Williams 11/11 Ann Duchow 11/18 David Patterson 11/25 R.R.S. Stewart Organist/Pianist 11/4 8:30 Ward 10:45 Barland 11/11 8:30 Ward 10:45 Barland 11/18 8:30 Ward 10:45 WOT 11/25 8:30 TBD 10:45 Barland 10:45 Worship Drivers 11/4 Dan Jacobsen 11/11 Mark Tilson 11/18 Rich Young 11/25 Mike Loveless 8:30 Greeters/Ushers 11/4 Smokey & Susan McGovern 11/11 TBD 11/18 TBD 11/25 TBD 8:30 Offering Depositor 11/4 Scott Zartman 11/11 Sue Lane 11/18 Dick Landis 11/25 Susan McGovern 8:30 Liturgist 11/4 Sue Lane 11/11 Sue Lane 11/18 Sue Hattel 11/25 Dan Jacobsen 8:30 Projectionist 11/4 Denny Brimeyer 11/11 Chris Kohlmann 11/18 Denny Brimeyer 11/25 Chris Kohlmann Videographer 11/4 Volunteer needed! 11/11 John Hessler 11/18 Ann Duchow 11/25 Bobby Martin 10:45 Greeters/Ushers 11/4 Matt & Jennifer Crow 11/11 Rich & Marcia Young 11/18 Kathy & Gary Reid 11/25 TBD 10:45 Offering Depositor 11/4 Sharon Kress 11/11 Mark Tilson 11/18 Ruth Veley 11/25 Kathy McWethy 10:45 Liturgist 11/4 TBD 11/11 Rev. Dianne Christopher 11/18 Praise Team 11/25 Rev. Robert Armstrong 10:45 Projectionist 11/4 Matthew Hull 11/11 Paul Clark 11/18 Matthew Hull 11/25 Paul Clark Slides 11/4 Susan McGovern 11/11 Chris Kohlmann 11/18 Matthew Hull 11/25 Paul Clark Wonderful Wednesday Schedule 5:00-5:45 p.m. Meal Served: $5 per person; $15 family 5:25 p.m. Joys & Concerns and Prayer 5:45 p.m. Meal clean-up (helpers needed) 6:00-7:00 p.m. Joyful Noise (3-yr-old to 1st grade) 6:15-6:30 p.m. Singing (3yr-1st) with Heather Williams 5:45-6:30 p.m. St. Luke s Saints 2nd to 5th Grades Wesley Rm (Laurinda B. & Kelley S.) 6:30-7:00 p.m. Randall Ringers (handbells) 2nd to 5th Upstairs Music Rm (#203) (Heather W.) 5:30-6:00 p.m. Wesley Ringers (handbells) (Gr 6-12) In Sanctuary (David P.) 6:00-7:00 p.m. Impact in MS/HS Room (#201) (Rachel P.) 5:30-6:25 p.m. St. Luke s Singers Rehearsal in Downstairs Music Room (Keith R.) 6:15-7:15 p.m. JuBELLation Bell Choir Rehearsal in Sanctuary (Dave P.) 6:30-6:55 p.m. Wind Ensemble Downstairs Music Room 7:15-8:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal in Downstairs Music Room (Roxanne R.)

5 Upcoming Worship Services Nov 4 All Saints Sunday with Communion Nov 11 Nov 18 8:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Word on the Third Contemporary Worship Service Nov 25 Christ the King Sunday Dec Dec Advent & Christmas Worship Services 2 1st Sunday of Advent with Communion 9 2nd Sunday of Advent 8:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service with Children s Christmas Program Dec 16 3rd Sunday of Advent Dec 23 4th Sunday of Advent Dec 24 Christmas Eve 2:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship Service with Communion 7:00 & 10:45 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship with Candlelight, Carols, Communion Saturday Night Praise Every Saturday 6:00p.m. Praise Service in the Wesley Room Lectionary Bible Study Thursdays at 10am - Conf Room Meet with Pastor Chuck to discuss scriptures for the upcoming Sunday. Prescott Elementary & St. Luke s Blood Drive Mon, Nov 12 1:00pm to 5:45pm Neighborhood Resource Center at Prescott Elementary School To sign up, call Prescott School at or Mike Loveless at Eat before donating and bring photo ID. Last date you donated elsewhere must be before Sept. 24, Nov 6 Nov 20 Nov 27 Dec 4 Dec 11 Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center Terrific Tuesdays (9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted) The Point Restaurant (22370 Rhomberg Ave) 9:00 a.m. Making pumpkin pie for UMW pies 10:00 a.m. Sit & Knit in the Parlor Panera 9:30 a.m. Cookie Exchange - Fellowship Hall Oak Park Place with Betty Phillips Verses of Valor: A Salute to Veterans Dubuque Chorale & Children's Choir Saturday, November 3rd at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, November 4th at 2:00 p.m. St. Luke's United Methodist Church In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of World War I, the Dubuque Chorale, its chamber choir Cadenza, and the Dubuque Chorale Children s Choir present their fall concert, Verses of Valor: A Salute to Veterans, with musical settings of poetry that evoke American wars back to the Revolutionary War as well as traditional patriotic pieces. All veterans are especially welcome. A free-will offering will be taken. Accessible entry via the alley. Pumpkin Pies! Pecan 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 the day before Thanksgiving: Pick-up: Wed, November 21st, 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 Apple Pies! The Mountain T.O.P. mission trip team is selling pies again! Pre-made apple pies can be ordered now, to be picked up at the church on the day before Thanksgiving or Sundays leading up to that date: Pick-up: Wed, November 21st, 12:00-3:00pm or Sundays at church on or before November 18th Apples Pies $10 Order forms are in the South Hall at church or you can call or Dan Jacobsen: or dljacobsen51@gmail.com

6 Save the Date!! Sunday November 11, 2018 St. Luke s 185th Anniversary Worship 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Celebrating St. Luke s 185th Anniversary Being the Change - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Catered Noon Meal in the Fellowship Hall Freewill donation accepted Commemorative Displays 1:00 p.m. All Church Conference Sanctuary Appreciation Display 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day Recognizing Veterans & Active Personnel WE REMEMBER - November 1st at 7:00 p.m. Betty Farcas Eleanor Jach Cheryl Murguia Romayne Schmitt Eva Schneider Gail Streyffeler Linda Vogel Charlotte Wallace Women of faith related to St. Luke s who passed away since November A time of remembrance held in St. Luke s Parlor. November 2nd at 9:30-11:00 a.m. - Chuch Women United Program Interfaith Discussion - Christian, Jew, & Muslim. Refreshments & Celebration - Immanuel UCC 1795 Jackson St., accessible entry. * Order homemade pumpkin and pecan pies in the South Hallway for November 21st pick-up. ** 2018 Pledges to Missions may be left at Church Office for UMW Treasurer *** Beverage tab donations are collected on shelf in South Hallway. Thank you! SAVE THE DATE!! Honoring Veterans & Current Service Personnel Information to Office by November 5th For the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11th, we will honor those related to St. Luke s who are veterans or currently service personnel. Please send information to St. Luke s church office by November 5th including: name and relation to St. Luke s, branch of service, position/rank, dates of duty, & locations. Photographs are welcome and print copies will be returned. Please drop off information, mail or . dbqstluke@gmail.com 1199 Main St. Church Women United Friday, November 2nd, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Immanuel Congregational UCC 1795 Jackson St. (accessible, off street parking) Reaching for Wholeness In Harmony with God s People. Program: An Interfaith Discussion - Christian, Jew, & Muslim Speakers: John Eby, Alan Garfield, & Adib Kassas. All welcome! * Beverage tabs accepted. Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Wednesday November 21, 2018 at 7:00pm Resurrection Catholic Church 4300 Asbury Road, Dubuque (accessible entry & parking) Dubuque Area Congregations United (DACU) will hold its 36th 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 Dr. John Eby, Professor of History at Loras College and founding member of Children of Abraham. Music by the Dubuque Chorale Children s Choir. Offering for People In Need (P.I.N.). College Thinking of You Gifts St. Luke s is planning to send out thinking of you gifts to our St. Luke s family college students. If you know a St. Luke s college student you d like to receive gifts for the holidays, please contact the office with their up to date information.

7 Sedona Grant Voting Multiply Joy! Friends, we are fully into our Fall cycle of ministries here at St. Luke s. Among the exciting new additions, we have hired Rachel Potter as our full-time Children and Youth Director! Along with her support team she is bringing new vision and energy to our Sunday School, the youth group called Impact! and Wonderful Wednesday programming! Also, a new Sunday School class for young adults (currently going through Max Lucado s Life Lessons from Mark) is meeting in the Wesley room. In coming weeks, I ll be telling about more of our life-changing ministries. The joy and satisfaction of changing lives through supporting St. Luke s ministries is one strong reason why we give to the Church. Over the next several weeks we will be exploring why and how we can make personal commitments of giving for the coming year. We will consecrate these commitments on Sunday, November 25. Parking Spot Available The church parking lot has a spot available for rent at $35 per month. Rental is for weekdays 8a.m. to 5p.m. 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 Male Volunteers Needed! Almost Home is in need of male volunteers to help supervise The Guest House for homeless men. Contact the Guest House Manager to find out how to become part of this vital ministry! Almost Home, is an overnight shelter for homeless men at St. John's Lutheran Church at 13th & White Street. It depends upon volunteer help during the time men are at the shelter. The homeless shelters in our community are already running at capacity. If you feel called to help provide safe shelter to homeless people in our community, please call for more information about this opportunity to make our community safer for those who have no home. Contact: guesthouse@almosthomedbq.org Sedona Staffing is giving $2,500 to the non-profit organization with the most votes. Voting for St. Stephen's Food Bank would be a way for the St. Luke's Congregation to support this organization which makes it possible for us to have food ministries. Please consider voting every day until November 26th and share this information with others who might do the same. To vote: go to CareerPros.com and scroll down to the voting section. Enter the organization you want to vote for in the "Organization Information" section. Enter your own information in the "Your Information" section. Rummage Sale Results Thank you to everyone who participated in any way during the recent United Methodist Women s Rummage Sale. Thanks to those who donated their treasures for us to sell. Thanks to those who helped set up and cleaned up. Thanks to those who worked during the sale. Thanks to those who provided food for the workers. The good news is we brought in $640 for our mission work both locally and overseas. Our next sale is April 5. Thanks again! Items Needed for the Food Pantry Stuffing mix, pumpkin, evaporated milk, ramen noodles Bar soap, dish soap, facial tissue Items can go in the South Hall shopping cart. NEEDED Meal Assistants for Wonderful Wednesdays Chef Matt Crow needs assistants to make Wonderful Wednesday meals possible! Assistants are needed (through May 15) when school is in session and would arrive between 3:30-4:00 p.m. to assist with meal preparations and clean-up, usually concluded by 6:00 p.m. Meals served at 4:50 p.m. with community prayers of joys and concerns ($5 per person / $15 per family). Call Matt Crow at or him at mcrow1521@gmail.com to volunteer. Bibles Received Jacob and Abigail Sand, children of Jeff and Latisha Sand, received their Bibles from St. Luke s last month. They attend the St. Luke s Saints Youth Group.

8 The Potter s Wheel Children s Sabbath was extremely successful this year. We had thirty children participate in the service this year. They read Scripture, led responsive readings, lead the congregation in prayer, sang beautifully, played the bells, and closed the service from the Tower Chimes. Thank you to all the parents that brought their children to church on Sunday; without the parents and children the service would not have been as successful. Nancy Bradley delivered a very powerful message during both the 8:30 and 10:45 service. One take away from her message I got was the amount of poverty and homelessness is in our own community. So often. like she said, we think about third world countries like Africa or Honduras not out our front door. I was inspired to reach out and serve those living next to me, and I hope you were too. Children s Sabbath was the kick off for raising money for Heifer International. The kids goal is to raise $1,000 by December 9. I agreed that if they meet their goal by December 9 that I would let them pie me in the face. I hope you will help the kids reach their goal! Mark your calendar! November 21: No Wonderful Wednesdays December 9: Christmas Program December 26: No Wonderful Wednesdays ~Rachel Potter, Children s & Youth Director If you wish NOT to receive the Chimes, please contact the church office at to discontinue. To receive your Chimes via , send a message to dbqstluke@gmail.com. If you know someone who would like to receive The Chimes, please contact the church office. St. Luke s United Methodist Church 1199 Main Street Dubuque, IA Address Service Requested