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Our Worship Specialists
April 17, 2016
8:30 a.m.
April 17, 2016
10:45 a.m.
Greeters Bruce & Sarah Jo Redding Mark & Liz Lawler
Bruce & Linda Watters
Acolytes Sara Albert M. Foley, J. Rusch
Liturgist Mark Tilson WOT
Ushers Bruce & Sarah Jo Redding Mark & Liz Lawler
Bruce & Linda Watters
Children’s Time Pastor Lundula Pastor Lundula
Chimer RRS Stewart RRS Stewart
Projectionist Denny Brimeyer TBA
Announcements/
Slides Matt Hull Matt Hull
Videographer Ron Liskey N/A
Organist/Pianist Dr. Jeremy Mims Dr. Jeremy Mims
Worship Driver N/A Dan Jacobsen
Offering Depositor Sue Lane Ric Jones
Communion Steward Deb Albert Lori Boughton
Saturday, April 16 Saturday, April 23
Bread Run Jacobsen/Sanders McGovern
Food for the Soul Team 11 Team 1
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
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
Jessica DuBord
Administrative Assistant
Danielle Phillips
Custodian
Caprice Jones
CHURCH COUNCIL
Chair
Cheri Loveless
Admin Committee Chairs:
Lay Leadership/Nominations
Pastor Lundula
Finance
Erick Kephart
Board of Trustees
Lesley Stephens
S/PPRC
Susan McGovern
Council on Ministries
Facilitators:
Invitation & Welcome
Chris Kohlmann and
Lisa Viertel
Celebration & Worship
Sue Hattel
Care & Compassion
Marcia Dubbels
Spiritual Growth/Discipleship
Nancy Hessler
Witness & Service
Community Outreach
Jennifer Crow
Conference & Global
Otto Krueger
Social Justice
RRS & Terry Stewart
UMW
Marcia Young
Certified Lay Ministers
Kathy & Steven Lamb
April 17, 2016
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Word on the Third
10:45 am St. Luke’s—Celebrating 183 Years
1833-2016
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.
Walking Music/Prelude Praise Team
Opening Song of Praise
* “Lord, I Need You” Matt Maher
Announcements
Welcome Friends and Visitors
Passing the Peace of Christ
* “I See the Lord” Paul Baloche
* “Our God” Christopher Beatty
Presentation of Our Gifts, Our Tithes, and Our Offerings
“Holy Spirit” arr. Francesca Battistelli
The Baptism Covenant
Celebration of the Holy Baptism of Charles Arthur Craven
Child of Jody Pratt and Jeff Craven
Celebration of the Holy Baptism of Ryker Alan Meyer
Child of Amanda Craven and Codey Meyer
Children of Abraham Conversation
“Faces of our Faiths” Interfaith Dialogue
St. Luke’s UMC • Thursday April 21
7:00 p.m • All welcome! Additional info
at cofabraham.org
St. Luke’s Garden Ministry News
Wading Pool Gardens
We have approximately 65 current wading pool gar-
dens in the community and will be adding 10 more. We
need volunteers to deliver wading pool gardens on
April 22 and/or 23, move plants from the Rescue Mis-
sion greenhouse on April 29, for the Wading Pool Gar-
den Fair from 8:30-3:00 (or any portion of that time) on
April 30, and to be garden mentors for wading pool
gardeners throughout summer.
St. Luke’s Purdy Produce Plot
This is year number 7 for our church garden. We’ve
raised about 12,000 pounds of produce in that time.
Produce is used in Food for the Soul meals and excess
is given to guests. The garden plot has been cleaned of
last year’s debris. University of Dubuque students are
coming April 16 and 17 (weather permitting) to start
planting. Volunteers are needed throughout the 2016
growing season to plant, mulch, weed, harvest, trans-
port and prepare vegetables and fruit.
Edible Landscapes We received a Sustainable Dubuque grant of $2,350 to
initiate an edible landscape project in Dubuque.
Churches and non-profit agencies are eligible to apply
for a fruit-bearing tree or bush or annual vegetable or
fruit plants. Volunteers are needed to be mentors and
contacts with the recipients.
To volunteer for any of these garden ministries contact
Mary Purdy•563-590-5313•[email protected]
Jennifer Crow • 563-564-2176 • [email protected]
And check out the garden ministries on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/stlukescommunitygardens
April 23 • District Conference Celebrations
and Pre-Annual Conference • 10:00 am-2
pm • Salem UM Church, 3715 33rd Ave SW,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
S t. Lukers, my name is Allison Waters-Kutsch, and the last two summers I
have had the amazing experience to work for Mountain T.O.P. with help from all of you. This summer I have been blessed with the opportunity to serve once more in Ten-nessee as a Director of a summer staff. As part of my employment I must raise half of my salary plus living expenses adding up to $2,400. It would be greatly appreciated if you could contribute in any way.
Donations can be made through the offering box with my name on it or at my fundraiser at the Eagle's Club on May 12th. We will be having a Hamburger Night in which you can have your choice of a hamburger or chicken strips with a side of french fries or onion rings for $8. All proceeds go to my fundraising goal.
Additionally prayers are more than appreci-ated throughout the entire summer.
Thank you for your help and support, Allison
The Jackson Park Neighborhood Associa-
tion is having a neighborhood cleaning
day Saturday, April 23rd. Meet at Jackson
Park at 10:00 am with gloves and pick-up
reacher. Questions? Contact Nancy Hessler
at 260-413-9527 (calls/texts).
Mark Your Calendar April 30, 2016 Nancy Sayer, the one coordinating
the Congregation Assessment Tool
(CAT), meets with the members of
Church Council and S/PPRC
May 1, 2016 9:30 am JOINT WORSHIP SERVICE with
Nancy Sayer preaching the word of God
10:30 am (Following the service) Nancy Sayer
continues the conversation with the
WHOLE congregation
Who is Nancy Sayer? Nancy Sayer LCPC, PCC,
the director of Samaritan Center for Congregations, a
division of Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center in
Naperville, IL, has provided coaching and consultation
to many pastors and congregations of varying denomi-
nations in the areas of change management, leadership
skills, healthy team development, strategic planning,
personality preferences in the workplace, team ac-
countability, emotional intelligence, vital conversa-
tions, and appreciative inquiry. She has a postgraduate
certificate in Organization Development from Bene-
dictine University and is the co-author of the GPSS
Leadership Coach Training Program.
Terrific Tuesdays
(All at 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted)
April 19 Molly’s Silver Screen Canteen
April 26 8:30 Breakfast at Village Inn
10:00 Prayer Shawls (church parlor)
May 3 Old German Bank
May 17 AJ’s
May 24 8:30 Breakfast at Village Inn
10:00 Prayer Shawls
Please
Welcome
Our New Pastor
Rev. Chuck Layton
PLANNING OUR FUTURE
TOGETHER!
We are inviting you to complete the Congrega-tional Assessment Tool (CAT), an online in-strument that will help leaders gauge the strength, vitality, and trends in our church. The information gained from this assessment will be valuable in helping the leaders of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church as they make deci-sions about the future of St. Luke’s.
You may have already received an email with a unique link to the Congregational Assessment Tool. Beginning on April 7th we are asking you to go online by following the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lukemethdubuqIA and tell us about your experiences in and priori-ties for our church. Please do not discuss the survey or your answers with others as this may influence their answers.
If you need a paper copy, please come to the office, and we will provide one for you. All an-swers are strictly anonymous. We have no way of matching any assessment to a particular per-son, so please feel free to candidly share your perceptions, opinions and experiences. Our future together is dependent on your participa-tion and honest answers.
If you have questions, please contact Grace Ashbrook at [email protected].
Many thanks, St. Luke’s SPPRC
Welcome New Member
The St. Luke’s family is
very excited to welcome
our new member Nicole
Beau during today’s
10:45 am service!
Welcome New Member
Welcome Nicole Beau
“This is Where Children Belong” FWS 2233
Children’s Time Pastor Lundula
“Jesus Loves Me” UMH 191
Joys and Concerns
Teaching Through Scripture
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 23
*Gospel Reading: John 10:7-18
Teaching Through the Message
“A Divine Shepherd” Pastor Lundula
Response to the Word
* “Lord I Need You” Matt Maher
*Benediction
** Following the benediction you are dismissed into your day.
Upcoming Events for Week of April 17—April 24
Sunday, April 17 8:30 am Worship Prelude
9:30 am Sunday School (all ages)
9:30-10:45 am Everyone welcome for coffee in South Hall
9:40 am Film: A Fierce Green Fire-The Battle for a Living Planet (Act 2)
10:45 am Worship Prelude—WOT
Craven Baptism/Myer Baptism,
Welcome New Member Nicole Beau
4:30 pm “Guess Where You’ll Be Dining” — Gather in FH
Monday, April 18
8:30 am Chimes Info Deadline
Tuesday, April 19 9:30 am Terrific Tuesday—Molly’s Silver Screen Canteen
3:30 pm Grant Ministry Team Meeting
Wednesday, April 20 5:00 pm Wonderful Wednesday
Thursday, April 21
10:00 am Bible Study
7:00 pm Children of Abraham Conversation
Friday, April 22
7:00 am Men’s Worship
Saturday, April 23 6:30 a.m. Bread Run — McGovern
5:30 p.m. Food for the Soul — Team 1
6:00 p.m. Saturday Night Praise
Next Sunday, April 24—Earth Day Celebration 8:30 am Worship Prelude
9:30 am Sunday School (all ages)
9:30-10:45 am Everyone welcome for coffee in South Hall
9:40 am Film: A Fierce Green Fire-The Battle for a Living Planet (Act 3)
10:45 am Worship Prelude
Men & Women in Uniform & Their Families
Our Homebound
Angela Osterkamp—Further tests & consultations
The Hattel’s friend, Kaye—Treatment plans
John Duggan—Surgery recovery, cancer treatment
Mark Tilson’s friend, Jeremy — Cancer treatment
Mark & Vicki’s friend, Sue — Colon cancer
Bruce Liebold — Recovery from surgery
The Weigand Family — Sally’s relocation
Kim Sheldon’s friend, Dianne Fritsch — Brain cancer
Laura Carstens — Surgery recovery
Gary Carstens — Blood thinner treatment
Jon Hardenberg — Moving, placement in care center
Sue & Les Bettcher & Family —
Sue’s brother passed away
Friends & Family of Marlin Wallace —
Marlin passed away
**Pray for the General Conference 2016**
Prayers For This Week’s
Joys and Concerns
Sunday, April 24 Services
Emphasis on Stewardship
of the Earth
St. Luke's has set April 24 (the Sunday
closest to Earth Day) apart as a time of celebration and
learning led by St. Luke's Green Team. Opportunities
include:
♦ Displays in South Hall about our food ministries, recy-
cling efforts, need for sustainability in diet/lifestyle, etc
♦ Relevant daily devotionals available both through
email and in print form during the 10 or so days leading
up to 24th
♦ On April 24, worship services at 8:30 and 10:45 cen-
tered on God's Creation and our role as its stewards
♦ Video presentations in sanctuary or Fellowship Hall
between services
Celebrate With Us!
The Lundula family would like to invite you to celebrate
Berth K. Lundula’s graduation from Northeast Iowa Com-
munity College. Commencement is on May 13 at Five Flags
in downtown Dubuque and the graduation party at St.
Luke’s United Methodist Fellowship Hall on Saturday, May
14, from 11:30 am to 2 pm. To help us plan the party, we
would like to have an idea of how many will be joining us.
There is a signup sheet in South Hall to add your name to
the list by April 25.
Graduation is just
around the corner.
We would like to
honor all high
school, college and ad-
vanced degrees. Please contact
Nancy Hessler at nancy-
[email protected] or 260-
413-9527 (calls or texts) with
names and contact information
for the graduates.
SENIORS OUT AND ABOUT First Meeting April 28
Seniors Out and About, or SOA, is an organiza-tion facilitated by members of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. SOA’s purpose is to organize a monthly activity for seniors to en-joy. Each trip usually includes a lunch and a visit to a play, museum, scenic view or shop-ping. Cost is a modest fee for transportation and any expenses for entrance fees or tickets. Each person orders off the menu and pays for his/her own meal. Transportation is by our church van or if you are unable to get on and off the van safely we can arrange to have some-one drive a personal car. We usually meet at the Woodlands (3460 Starlite Drive) where there is room to leave your car.
Our first meeting will be at Caroline’s in the Hotel Julien on Thursday, April 28, at 11:45. There is no charge for the transporta-tion that day. The van will be leaving the Woodlands at 11:30 or you can meet us at Caroline’s at 11:45. After eating, we will be sharing our upcoming program for the year and giving more information about our activi-ties. At the lunch you will be given a booklet that has the reservation sheets for the rest of the year.
Contact Tom Mahan 563-590-1767 to make reservations.
