Vol. 52, Issue 10 - March 4, 2020

Table of Contents

Page 1:

A Word from the Pastor

Page 2:

Prayer List & Birthdays

Page 3:

Information Central

Page 4:

Volunteer List

Pages 5-7:

Events & News

Pages 8:

Youth & Children’s

Ministry

Newsletter

The Chimes

Rev. Stephanie Schlimm, Pastor

St. Luke’s

United Methodist Church

1199 Main Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4778

Phone: 563-582-4543 Fax: 563-239-9010

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.

A Word from the Pastor

Dear Church, My first experience of St. Luke’s Mardi Gras was pure joy. Thank you to all the wonderful people who shared your gifts to create this special moment in our year. There were the chefs extraordinaire, the decorators, coordinators, bakers, singers, instrumentalists, and the clean-up crew, to name a few. Each of you made it fun by your presence with us, and your willingness to dance to the music to the as an act of worship. Looking around the sanctuary on Sunday, Feb 23rd, I saw glimpses of so many people who care about the traditions of joy and love that St. Luke’s has to offer. Moving together in ministry, I am confident that there is great potential for more people to experience the joy of life at St. Luke’s. For that to happen, we will need to continue to step up in faithful ways to support the ministries to which God is calling us. Throughout the season of Lent, we will create opportunities to be more spiritually grounded, and to step up to the callings before us. I hope that you will join with me in taking the next steps as they are revealed to us. Thank you for being such a wonderful church. I love being your pastor. Peace,

Pastor Stephanie

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 re-

cent illness, surgery, injury, medical or other concern: Sharon C. (Ruth C.’s daughter-in-law) - throat cancer Steve K. - hospitalized with heart, kidney issues (Margie Bro.’s brother) Courtney - brain cancer (Dick & Zo L.’s friends’ niece) Anita G. (Jon G.’s wife) - diagnosed with mass on hip Dylan S. - brain tumor recurrence (from age 4) at 13 (Jeanne U.’s student)

Prayers for people in Care Centers:

Edie B. Sally W. Barb Btchr.

Ruth C.

Prayers for people with ongoing health concerns: George R. Judy M. Cheri L.

Ron L. Susan F. Peggy L.

Johnny Brett C. Bonnie J.

Jeanne P.

Prayers of consolation for those who recently lost loved ones to the families and friends of: Rev. Jerry Chase (husband of Sue H.’s friend) Mary Heles (Food for the Soul regular) Adie Vaske (Kathy M.’s friend) Steve Mercaitis (Judy S.’s cousin) Marjorie H. Rickert (Ruth C.’s sister)

We also offer prayers of comfort and support for those

who struggle with brain health, disabilities, or other im-

pairments that make life difficult to support oneself.

Our prayers also turn 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,

the families of police officers, and all victims of gun vio-

lence. It is in the name of your Son and our Savior that

we offer our prayers. Amen.

Emergency Medical Information Cards

In the event of a personal emergency tak-ing place at church, we recommend you have infor-mation readily available at St. Luke’s 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 oc-casion arises. Stop by the church office to fill one out. — Margie Breese, Care and Compassion

Our Caring Community

Prayer requests & updates can be sent to:

dbqstluke@gmail.com — (563) 582-4543

If you become hospitalized, please let the church office know and designate St. Luke’s as your church for hospital admittance. If you would like a prayer request and visit from the Pastor, please let us know.

Happy Birthday to our church family

and friends with birthdays this month!

May the celebration of life on your birth-

day be filled with many blessings from

our Lord.

1 Meghan Stratton

2 Meredith Enabnit

3 Ann Lehnhardt

4 Marie Zartman

5 Kim Becker

5 Erik McWethy

5 Adyson Pollard

6 Benjamin Sheldon

7 Annamae McTague

8 Andrew Barbee

8 Andrea Huston

8 Logan Plumley

9 Amanda Kubik

9 Leah Sheldon Piercy

10 Ken Miller

11 Monardo Faria

11 Otto Krueger

11 Susan McGovern

12 Hayden Reuter

13 Matt Hull

14 Jace Oberman

15 Claudia Beecher

15 Arriana Craven

15 Cole Johnson

16 Emily Richardson

16 Michael VanMilligen

17 Calli Tilson

19 Debbie Tschiggfrie

20 Emmy Kubatzke

20 Sue Lane

21 Chuck Barland

21 Joan Hanson

21 Nancy Van Milligen

22 Ladona Meineker

24 Bruce Leibold

24 Debby Mackey

24 Wolfgang Stechman

24 Coni Stephenson

25 Ronald Dueland

25 Jolene Miller

25 Samuel Stephenson

26 Tanner Lester

27 Dave Kubik

27 Terri Viner

29 Lester Bettcher

29 Aliyah Blum

29 Alyssa Blum

29 Isaac Wright

March Birthdays

Weekend Worship

Fall-Spring Worship Services Sunday at 8:30 a.m. & Communion: First 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.

VISION & MISSION STATEMENT

The Mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the trans-

formation 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

Do you have a name change or a new address, phone

number, or email address? If so, please remember to

inform the St. Luke’s office at dbqstluke@gmail.com

or by calling (563) 582-4543. Thank You!

Want to receive the Chimes by email? Email us!

St. Luke’s UMC Contacts Office Phone: (563) 582-4543

Rev. Stephanie Schlimm pastorstephanie.umc@gmail.com

Office: (563) 582-4543 — C: (563) 581-5512 (Su-Th)

Emmy Kubatzke Youth & Children’s Ministry Intern

dbqstlukeskids@gmail.com Office: (563) 582-4543 — C: (815) 990-1200 (hrs vary)

Ora Uzel Administrative Assistant

dbqstluke@gmail.com — (563) 582-4543 (Mo-Fr)

Parking: Street metered parking (Mon.-Fri.) Free lot parking/street metered parking (Sat.) Free Handicap & street parking (Sun.)

Official Lectionary Texts

Mar 2nd Sunday in Lent (purple) 8th Genesis 12: 1-4a; Psalm 121 (UM844); Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17; John 3: 1-17 Mar 3rd Sunday in Lent (purple) 15th Exodus 17: 1-7; Psalm 95 (UM814); Romans 5: 1-11; John 4: 5-42 Mar 4th Sunday in Lent (purple) 22nd 1 Samuel 16: 1-13; Psalm 23 (UM134/754); Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41 Mar 5th Sunday in Lent (purple) 29th Ezekiel 37: 1-14; Psalm 130 (UM848); Romans 8: 6-11; John 11: 1-45

STAFF

Pastor: Rev. Stephanie Schlimm Children & Youth: Emmy Kubatzke Administrative Assistant: Ora Uzel Custodian: Chuck Lynch

CHURCH COUNCIL

Chair: Vicki Tilson Officers: Recording Secretary: Kristen Smith Lay Leader: Gary Reid Lay Members of Annual Conference: Sue Hattel, Nancy Bradley

Alternate Member of AC: Amy Schadle Treasurer: Amy Schadle Historians: Betty Phillips, Barbara Bishop, and R.R.S. Stewart Financial Secretary: Carol Clark Membership Sec.: Mark & Vicki Tilson

At-Large: Coni Stephenson, Kathy Reid, Rhonda Kubik, Dick Landis

Administrative Committee (Chairs):

Lay Leadership/Nominations: Pastor Finance (int.): Scott Zartman, Rich Young Board of Trustees: Kristen Cadman SPPRC: Dan Jacobsen

Council on Ministries - Facilitators:

Invitation & Welcome: Chris Kohlmann and Lisa Viertel

Worship & Celebration: Sue Hattel Care & Compassion: Margie Breese

Spiritual Growth & Discipleship: Emmy Kubatzke, Staff

Witness & Mission: Community Outreach: John Hessler Conference & Global: Robert & Mary Armstrong Social Justice: R.R.S. & Terry Stewart

United Methodist Women: Marcia Young

Upcoming Leadership Meetings

Wed Mar 4 at 6:30pm Trustees

Tue Mar 10 at 6:00pm SPPRC

Wed Apr 1 at 6:30pm Trustees

TBD Apr Worship & Celebration

Tue Apr 14 at 6:00pm Church Council

Tue Apr 21 at 6:00pm Finance

Saturday Bread Run 2/29 Hull family 3/7 Loveless 3/14 Jacobsen/Sanders 3/21 Breese/Young 3/28 McGovern Saturday Food for the Soul 2/29 Team 9 3/7 Team 10 (Young) 3/14 Team 11 (Bettcher) 3/21 Team 1 (Bradley/McCarron) 3/28 Team 3 (Young) To volunteer, or for schedule changes, for Food for the Soul, contact Marcia at: 588-4877 Chimer 3/1 R.R.S. Stewart 3/8 Heather Williams 3/15 Ann Duchow 3/22 David Patterson 3/29 R.R.S. Stewart 10:45 Worship Drivers 3/1 Mark Tilson 3/8 Mike Loveless 3/15 Rich Young 3/22 Dan Jacobsen 3/29 Mark Tilson

8:30 Greeters/Ushers 3/1 Susan & Smokey McGovern 3/8 Bruce & Sarah Jo Redding 3/15 Volunteers needed 3/22 Volunteers needed 3/29 Volunteers needed

8:30 Liturgist 3/1 Sue Lane 3/8 Sue Hattel 3/15 Nancy Hessler 3/22 Susan McGovern 3/29 Laura Carstens

8:30 Depositor 3/1 Denny Brimeyer 3/8 Susan McGovern 3/15 Kathy Lomax 3/22 Dick Landis 3/29 Scott Zartman

8:30 Projectionist 3/1 Denny Brimeyer 3/8 Chris Kohlmann 3/15 Denny Brimeyer 3/22 Chris Kohlmann 3/29 Denny Brimeyer

Slides 3/1 Susan McGovern 3/8 Chris Kohlmann 3/15 Matthew Hull 3/22 Paul Clark 3/29 Alex Potter

10:45 Greeters/Ushers 3/1 Gary & Kathy Reid 3/8 Keith & Peg Unangst 3/15 Volunteers needed 3/22 Volunteers needed 3/29 Volunteers needed

10:45 Liturgist 3/1 Mary Armstrong 3/8 Rev. Robert Armstrong 3/15 Nancy Bradley 3/22 Mary Armstrong 3/29 Dan Jacobsen

10:45 Depositor 3/1 Vicki Tilson 3/8 Emily Shol 3/15 Grace Ashbrook 3/22 Keith Unangst 3/29 Rich Young

10:45 Projectionist 3/1 Matthew Hull 3/8 Alex Potter 3/15 Matthew Hull 3/22 Paul Clark 3/29 Paul Clark

10:45 Videographer 3/1 Ann Duchow 3/8 Ann Duchow 3/15 Ann Duchow (8:30) 3/22 Ann Duchow 3/29 Ann Duchow

March 2020 Volunteers

Food Pantry Needs

Tune, mac & cheese, applesauce, salt, Rice, ketchup, brownie mix, sugar, ramen noodles, graham crackers.

Toothpaste, deodorant, facial tissues, dish soap. Items can go in the shopping cart in the main hall.

Terrific Tuesdays (9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted)

Mar 17 Starbucks at Dodge Hy-Vee

Mar 24 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at Village Inn

10:00 a.m. Sit & Knit in Parlor

Mar 31 Perkins

Apr 7 Caribou Coffee

Upcoming Worship Services

Reminder! Daylight Saving Time

Sunday, March 8th at 2:00 a.m.

“Spring Ahead” 1 hour

Mar 8 2nd Sunday of Lent

8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services

Mar 15 3rd Sunday of Lent

8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services

Mar 22 4th Sunday of Lent

8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services

Mar 29 5th Sunday of Lent

8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services

Apr 5 Palm Sunday

8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services

Apr 9 Maundy Thursday

5:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. Supper

6:30 p.m. Worship Service

Apr 10 Good Friday

Community Ecumenical Worship Service

11:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (in 20 min segments)

Saturday Night Praise — Every Saturday

6:00 p.m. Praise Service in the Wesley Room

Lenten Study — March 4, 11, 18, 25

1:00 to 2:30 p.m. — Grand View UMC

Practicing Resurrection: The Gospel of Mark & Radical

Discipleship by Janet Wolf. Materials provided.

World Day of Prayer

Zimbabwe

Friday, March 6

at 9:30 a.m. at Sisters of the Presentation Center

2360 Carter Road, enter at main entrance

Program (10am): “Exploring Zimbabwe”

Ladies’ Night Out to Dinner

Thursday March 19, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

at Caroline’s Restaurant, Julien Inn, 200 Main St.

Games, Prizes, Food, Fellowship!

All ladies from St. Luke’s and their friends/family are

invited! Order individually off the menu that evening.

Please RSVP by March 15th to Sue Lane 599-9432.

Beverage Tabs are needed to support three safe

homes in Iowa for human trafficking survivors. Col-lections may be placed in the container on the shelf in the main hallway. Safe homes are located near Iowa Falls, Sioux City and Des Moines.

Wonderful Wednesday Meal

March 4th

Beef and noodles, Veggies, salad,

fruit, and dessert

Served at 5:00 p.m. | $5/person or $15/family

For dietary concerns, contact our chef, Matt Crow.

Parking Spots for Rent!

The church parking lot has spots available for rent at $35 per month. Rental is for weekdays 8am to 5pm, ideal for local businesses or downtown workers.

Please spread the word to folks who work downtown near the church. Rent is cheaper than the city’s lots! If someone would like to rent a spot, have them contact the church office at:

(563) 582-4543 or dbqstluke @ gmail.com

2020 International Women’s Day and Bell Ringing

March 8th, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Rockdale UMC, 1500 Old Mill Rd

#EachforEqual — Gender Equal World

A gathering of community speakers for International Women’s Day. All are welcome!

Fabulous Friday Desserts

We need desserts for the Fabulous Friday concert receptions! Ideally we will have a minimum of four

desserts for each Friday after the concert which ends around 12:30 p.m. If you would like to provide desserts, please sign up in the Main Hallway on the back table.

Desserts are needed for Feb 28, Mar 6, and beyond!

2020 Fabulous Fridays!

Fabulous Friday performances begin at 12:05 p.m. and conclude at 12:35 p.m. Many in the audience bring their own lunch and enjoy time together after the concert downstairs, where coffee and desserts are available. The concert, coffee, and desserts are free, but baskets are available for contributions to People In Need and the church’s Jesus Fund (grocery assistance for those in need). Metered street parking is available. Accessible drop-off behind the church, and elevator for downstairs accessibility. Winter weather policy is: if the artist can get there, the show is on.

Mar 6 Rebecca Christian, poetry & storytelling

Mar 13 Dubuque Senior High School Jazz Band

Mar 20 Marcia Martin, Bassoon Roxanne Rollefson, Soprano

Mar 27 Upper Main Street Jazz/Swing Band Ric Jones, Leader

View the 2020 Fabulous Fridays Schedule

To Heaven and Bach Saturday March 28th, 2020 at 2 p.m.

In the Sanctuary

The Dubuque Chorale is excited to announce a

special collaboration between its chamber choir,

Cadenza, and St. Luke’s organist Dr. Charles Barland

for a one-time presentation of selections by Johann

Sebastian Bach. The concert, entitled

“To Heaven and Bach,” will feature

some of Bach’s best compositions for

organ and small vocal ensemble, and

will take place here at St. Luke’s!

There is no cost for admission but

free will donations will be accepted

for St. Luke’s UMC’s Jesus Fund,

providing assistance to afford

groceries for people in need.

Red Basket Project

The Red Basket Project was created to provide those in need with access to free menstrual hygiene products

at sites throughout the city. Please consider do-nating funds or products to the red basket in the main hallway.

Weather-Related Cancellations

St. Luke’s will make every effort to notify you of any cancellations due to weather, using the following:

KCRG-9, KWWL-7 WDBQ-1490, KDTH-1370 St. Luke’s Facebook pages

If you see no notifications from these outlets, call St. Luke’s at 563-582-4543 or call:

Pastor Stephanie 581-5512 Sue Hattel 599-4497 Dan Jacobsen 580-5156 Paul Clark 590-0158

Volunteers Needed!

Greeters & Ushers are needed

for both worship services. Please

contact: Sue Hattel at 556-1394.

Prescott Partnership News

Help Needed for Vision Screenings

Volunteers are needed to help with vision screenings done in schools by The Vision to Learn, a mobile clinic vision service. The volunteers’ role in the vision screening will be to go to the classrooms as directed, get the students on the roster and accompany them to the mobile clinic, which will be parked just outside the front door of the school. Then you will accompany students back to their classroom. This task will involve using stairs.

Volunteers are needed two days in March and two days in April. I have divided the time slots into half day segments. If you can stay all day, that would be wonderful but not necessary. Please contact Mary Purdy by email or at 590-5313 at if you can cover any of the following shifts. Fri March 13: 9:45 - 12:00 and/or 12:30 - 3:15

Fri March 27: 9:45 - 12:00 and/or 12:30 - 3:15

Thu April 16: 8:45 - 11:30 and/or 12:00 - 3:15

Fri April 17: 9:45 - 11:30 and/or 12:00 - 3:15

Food for the Soul News

1,778 meals were served at Food For the Soul in the

last three months of 2019. This includes seconds

and carry-out meals. It takes a dedicated bevy of

volunteers to make that happen. In addition to the

teams preparing and serving the meals and to the

hostesses, Chuck Lynch provides critical help to

unload and carry food items obtained at St.

Stephen's Food Bank to the fellowship hall and Al

Limieux and Susan Stone have provided help to also

haul food, set up the food give-away tables and to

prepare the snack vegetables. Everyone makes this

food program possible and allows St. Luke's to help

address hunger and food insecurity in our

community.

Stories & Memories of St. Luke’s Needed

Architecture Day, put on by Dubuque Main Street and the Dubuque City and County Historic Preservation Commission, happens in April every year. This year's theme is "Dubuque Stories" and St. Luke's will be featured for the noon tour on Friday 17 April. Tim Hitzler, who teaches U.S. History at the Alternative Learning Center, is having his students put together a video of interviews with people who have Dubuque stories to share.

If you would be willing to share any of your memories about St. Luke's at the tour on Friday, please contact

R.R.S. Stewart at countess14@hotmail.com 563.583.4419 or 612.501.9747

If you'd be willing to talk to Tim and his students about St. Luke's or any location in Dubuque that has significance to you, please contact:

Tim Hitzler at thitzler@dbqschools.org 563.599.2915 or 563.552.5884

The video of Dubuque Stories will be shown on Monday, 13 April at Carnegie-Stout Public Library in the Auditorium at 5:30.

Youth and Kids Corner

Youth & Children’s Ministries

Office Hours

MON TUE WED

1-5p 8-10a 8a-12p & 3-7p

If you wish NOT to receive the Chimes, please contact the church office at 563-582-4543 to discontinue. To receive your Chimes via email, send a message to dbqstluke@gmail.com. If you know someone who would like to receive The Chimes, please contact the church of-fice.

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church 1199 Main Street Dubuque, IA 52001

Address Service Requested

Sunday Night Youth Group!

Sunday evenings — 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. 6th to 12th Grades (friends welcome!)

Come for games, snacks & community!

Burying Our Alleluia On Sunday, I spoke with the kiddos (and the young at heart) about this season of

reflection we have just entered. During this time, we talked about how during Lent the

church does not say or sing “Alleluia”. As a physical reminder for this, we buried an Alleluia,

a literal large banner that says Alleluia. For the entirety of Lent, the box that contains our

Alleluia will sit in the sanctuary as a reminder of how important both reflection and Lent are.

We decided that on Easter morning, we will unbury our Alleluia and see what it looks like.

The season of Lent is sometimes considered gloomy but truly, this time can be transformative. A time to reflect

on our lives, make the necessary changes to get the outcomes we want to receive, and to realign ourselves with how

Christ wants us to live. Just like our Alleluia will undergo a transformation during the next 40 days of Lent, we can too.

I can’t wait to see what our Alleluia will look like on Easter morning!

Note for Parents of Youth/Children Under 18 — Parents, we are working on collecting media release forms for all

people involved with our youth and children’s ministries, and this means we need you to sign for your kiddos! Media

release forms can be found on our Facebook page (St. Luke’s Children’s and Youth Ministry), in any Sunday School

classroom, or with Emmy! Once filled out return to the youth director office/mailbox in the office. Please contact

Emmy with any questions or concerns. Thank you!