Announcements

January 29, 2017

 

A Special Offering is being taken to help defray the cost of purchasing a new furnace for the downstairs basement and main level classroom area.  An offering plate has been placed in the back for your gift.  Trustees

St John's will be initiating a call-em-all service that will call everyone on the list if we have a cancellation of Church services due to weather or schedule changes in the church service due to the vacancy.   This system can also be used for Church reminders of special events or upcoming meetings.   The phone number listed in the Annual Report for 2015 were the numbers used.  If you would like your cell phone number used instead of your home phone, please let the church office know.   With this system we hope to get everyone informed in a timely manner in case the radio does not announce it soon enough.  Church Council

Lutheran Witness Renewals – The new subscription year for the Lutheran Witness is coming due soon.  To continue you getting this periodical, please pay $22.70 for the year in the church office.  If you are getting it and do not want it anymore, please let me know in the church office.  Also if you want it and do not receive it, please let me know with your payment for the year.  Rosann

Thrivent Choice Update – Thrivent Choice Dollars for 2016 will be expiring soon.  If you are a Thrivent member, you may be eligible to participate and direct Thrivent choice dollars to St. John’s or other LCMS organizations.  Simple go to www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice or call 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836) before March 31 and say “Thrivent Choice.”

Did You Know:  Butterflies taste with their feet. Starfish don't have brains. Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump. A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death. All of God’s creatures are amazing but the greatest of all is…you! But unlike animals, we are created in God’s image. (Genesis 1:27) Each human person from the moment of conception is uniquely created by God, in His image and known by him individually. Hard to comprehend? Yes. But true? Yes! I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (Psalm 139:14) Lutheran Family Service

“Painting with Creative Spirits” Class has been rescheduled for Monday, January 30^th at 6:30 p.m. Visit our Burt Public Library Facebook page for a link to register or call Burt Library for more information.. 

 

Benefit – The Titonka Care Center Helpmates and many Titonka community members are planning a benefit for Pastor John and Elsie Planz of Titonka.  They lost their home and all their possessions in a fire on Tuesday December 27^th.  The benefit will take place on February 5^th in Fellowship Hall at Good Hope Lutheran Church at Titonka from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free will donation.  Silent Auction and Meal will be held.

 

Breakfast Brunch – The Lone Rock American Legion Post #557 will hold a Breakfast Brunch on Sunday, February 5^th from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Lone Rock. Serving French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, juice and coffee. Supporting funds by Thrivent.  Free Will donation.

 

Burt Community Coffees are being held each Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. at Burt Community Center. Everyone Welcome!

 

This Week at St. John’s  – (January 29, 2017-February 5, 2017)

Today              8:00   am       Service

                        9:00   am       Sunday School/Confirmation Class                                        

Tuesday          9:00   am       Preschool                                                                                                                      

Wednesday    9:00   am       Preschool

                        4:15   pm       Religion School Snack

                        4:30   pm       Religion School
Thursday         9:00   am       Preschool

Sunday           8:00   am       Service   (Holy Communion)                                                   

                        9:00   am       Sunday School/Confirmation Class

                       

Greeters Next Week:            Terry & Vicki  Briggs

Acolyte This Week:             Jordan Blocker and Gabby Kelly

Head Usher:                        Roger Lavrenz 

Ushers for January:         *  David Haase and Mike Bierstedt

Elder for January:               Jeff Schutjer

 

Bible Readings for the week in conjunction with the 500^th Anniversary of the Reformation next year:

      Sunday, Day 92:             Judges 8-9; Luke 8:22-56

      Monday, Day 93:          Judges 10-11; Luke 9:1-36

      Tuesday, Day 94:          Judges12-14: Luke 9:37-62

      Wednesday, Day 95:    Judges 15-17; Luke 10:1-24

      Thursday, Day 96:         Judges 18-19; Luke 10:25-42

      Friday, Day 97:             Judges 20-21; Luke 11:1-28

      Saturday, Day 98:         Ruth 1-4; Luke 11:29-54

 

Note: Pastor Russ Reimers cell number is 507-236-6659.  If you need Pastoral Care, please contact an Elder, the office (924-3344) or Rev. Reimers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Announcements

January 22, 2017

 

Up-Dated Addresses:  If your address, phone number or a family member’s numbers have changed, please get those changes to me immediately.  Rosann

 

St. John's will be initiating a call-em-all service that will call everyone on the list if we have a cancellation of Church services due to weather or schedule changes in the church service due to the vacancy.   This system can also be used for Church reminders of special events or upcoming meetings.   The phone number listed in the Annual Report for 2015 were the numbers used.  If you would like your cell phone number used instead of your home phone, please let the church office know.   With this system we hope to get everyone informed in a timely manner in case the radio does not announce it soon enough.  Church Council

Lutheran Witness Renewals – The new subscription year for the Lutheran Witness is coming due soon.  To continue you getting this periodical, please pay $22.70 for the year in the church office.  If you are getting it and do not want it anymore, please let me know in the church office.  Also if you want it and do not receive it, please let me know with your payment for the year.  Rosann

Building Healthy Families - Do you think the values and morals of Americans seem to be declining? If so, you are joined by 81% of people recently surveyed by the Barna Group and the American Bible Society who agree. Their research also indicates that most people blame this trend on movies, music and TV, not on a documented decrease in Bible reading. At every opportunity, lead your family to read and study the Word, allowing God to teach and direct your choices and behaviors as He promises to do in Isaiah 48:17: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.” Lutheran Family Service

“Painting with Creative Spirits” Class has been rescheduled for Monday, January 30^th at 6:30 p.m. Visit our Burt Public Library Facebook page for a link to register or call Burt Library for more information.. 

 

Benefit – The Titonka Care Center Helpmates and many Titonka community members are planning a benefit for Pastor John and Elsie Planz of Titonka.  They lost their home and all their possessions in a fire on Tuesday December 27^th.  The benefit will take place on February 5^th in Fellowship Hall at Good Hope Lutheran Church at Titonka from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free will donation.  Silent Auction and Meal will be held.

 

Breakfast Brunch – The Lone Rock American Legion Post #557 will hold a Breakfast Brunch on Sunday, February 5^th from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Lone Rock. Serving French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, juice and coffee. Supporting funds by Thrivent.  Free Will donation.

 

Burt Community Coffees are being held each Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. at Burt Community Center. Everyone Welcome!

 

Stewardship Corner - Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the faith that God creates in us, we understand that God is the giver, and we are the receivers.  We come to the realization, as Martin Luther did, that we are all “beggars before God.”  With joy we eagerly receive all that God has to give us because receiving is an essential part of our relationship with God.  Only after we have found joy in receiving are we able to respond by giving back freely and with proper motivation.  We love others because God first loved us (1 John 4:19).  We give whatever we can because God gave even His own Son to die for us (John 3:16).

 

This Week at St. John’s  – (January 22, 2017-January 29, 2017)

Today              8:00   am       Service

                        9:00   am       Sunday School/Confirmation Class                                        

Tuesday          9:00   am       Preschool                                                                                                                      

Wednesday    9:00   am       Preschool

                        4:15   pm       Religion School Snack

                        4:30   pm       Religion School
Thursday         9:00   am       Preschool

Sunday           8:00   am       Service              

                        9:00   am       Sunday School/Confirmation Class

                       

Greeters Next Week:            Vern and Joan Koestler

Acolyte This Week:             Jordan Blocker and Gabby Kelly

Head Usher:                        Roger Lavrenz 

Ushers for January:         *  David Haase and Mike Bierstedt

Elder for January:               Jeff Schutjer

 

Bible Readings for the week in conjunction with the 500^th Anniversary of the Reformation next year:

      Sunday, Day 85:             Joshua 16-18; Luke 5:1-16

      Monday, Day 86:          Joshua 19-20; Luke 5:17-39

      Tuesday, Day 87:          Joshua 21-22; Luke 6:1-26

      Wednesday, Day 88:    Joshua 23-24; Luke 6:27-49

      Thursday, Day 89:         Judges 1-2; Luke 7:1-30

      Friday, Day 90:             Judges 3-5; Luke 7:31-50

      Saturday, Day 91:         Judges 6-7; Luke 8:1-21

 

Note: Pastor Russ Reimers cell number is 507-236-6659.  If you need Pastoral Care, please contact an Elder, the office (924-3344) or Rev. Reimers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Announcements

January 15, 2017

 

Voter’s Meeting will held today following the service. Copies of the January 8^th Council Meeting is on the table in the back of the church for you to pick up.

 

End of the Year Articles – I am working on the Annual Report now and still have not received several articles. Please get them to me right away. You can send them to churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org  or rshipler@netins.net   Thanks!  Rosann

 

Up-Dated Addresses:  If your address, phone number or a family members numbers have changed, please get those changes to me immediately.  Rosann

 

St. John's will be initiating a call-em-all service that will call everyone on the list if we have a cancellation of Church services due to weather or schedule changes in the church service due to the vacancy.   This system can also be used for Church reminders of special events or upcoming meetings.   The phone number listed in the Annual Report for 2015 were the numbers used.  If you would like your cell phone number used instead of your home phone, please let the church office know.   With this system we hope to get everyone informed in a timely manner in case the radio does not announce it soon enough.  Church Council

Lutheran Witness Renewals – The new subscription year for the Lutheran Witness is coming due soon.  To continue you getting this periodical, please pay $22.70 for the year in the church office.  If you are getting it and do not want it anymore, please let me know in the church office.  Also if you want it and do not receive it, please let me know with your payment for the year.  Rosann

“Painting with Creative Spirits” is being held at the Burt Activity Complex sponsored by the Burt Public Library on Monday, January 16^th at 6:30 p.m.  Advanced registration is required.  Visit our Burt Public Library Facebook page or call Burt Library.  Registration is limited. 

 

Building Healthy Families Life can be hard and relationships can cause pain. When someone hurts you, you may find that it is difficult to trust again. God does not abandon you in the pain, but promises to stay with you. Through all of life's challenges, God never breaks His promise to you: "I will never leave you, I will never forsake you." (Hebrews 13) He also puts people in place to be there, including LFS counselors who are available to help with troubled relationships and the pain they leave behind

Camp Okoboji  Discover Building:   Camp Okoboji is now in need of volunteers to assist with the construction of the Discover Building.   Subcontractors are busy working and the Laborers for Christ who are on site are working only Monday through Friday.  Thank you to all who have been helping in the past few months.  We will let you know when volunteers are needed again and what tasks need to be accomplished.

 

Benefit – The Titonka Care Center Helpmates and many Titonka community members are planning a benefit for Pastor John and Elsie Planz of Titonka.  They lost their home and all their possessions in a fire on Tuesday December 27^th.  The benefit will take place on February 5^th in Fellowship Hall at Good Hope Lutheran Church at Titonka from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free will donation.  Silent Auction and Meal will be held.

 

This Week at St. John’s  – (January 15, 2017-January 22, 2017)

Today              8:00   am       Service (Holy Communion)

                        9:00   am       Sunday School/Confirmation Class                                                    

                        9:00   am       Voter’s Meeting

Tuesday          9:00   am       Preschool                                                                                                                      

Wednesday    9:00   am       Preschool

                        4:15   pm       Religion School Snack

                        4:30   pm       Religion School
Thursday         9:00   am       Preschool

Sunday           8:00   am       Service              

                        9:00   am       Sunday School/Confirmation Class

                       

Greeters Next Week:            Lyle, Karen and Kali Karels

Acolyte This Week:             Jordan Blocker and Gabby Kelly

Head Usher:                        Roger Lavrenz 

Ushers for January:         *  David Haase and Mike Bierstedt

Elder for January:               Jeff Schutjer

 

 

Bible Readings for the week in conjunction with the 500^th Anniversary of the Reformation next year:

      Sunday, Day 78:             Deuteronomy 33-34: Luke 1:24-56

      Monday, Day 79:          Joshua 1-3; Luke 1:57-80

      Tuesday, Day 80:          Joshua 4-6; Luke2:1-24

      Wednesday, Day 81:     Joshua 7-87; Luke 2:25-52

      Thursday, Day 82:         Joshua 9-10; Luke 3

      Friday, Day 83:             Joshua 11-13; Luke 4:1-32

      Saturday, Day 84:         Joshua 14-15; Luke 4:33-44          

 

Note: Pastor Russ Reimers cell number is 507-236-6659.  If you need Pastoral Care, please contact an Elder, the office (924-3344) or Rev. Reimers.

 

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Announcements

January 8, 2017

 

Installation of all Officers will be held today during the service.  All officers should attend.

 

1^st Quarter Council Meeting will be held today,  January 8^th following the service.  The Voter’s Meeting will follow the service on Sunday, January 15^th.

 

End of the Year Articles – I am working on the Annual Report now and still have not received several articles. Please get them to me right away.  You can send them to churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org  or rshipler@netins.net   Thanks!  Rosann

 

Up-Dated Addresses:  If your address, phone number or a family members numbers have changed, please get those changes to me immediately.  Rosann

 

Bulletin Boxes are getting full, so please stop and pick up what is in it.  Your 2017 envelopes are in the boxes.

 

Did You Know?   Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour. However, it’s not an effective way to relieve stress or improve relationships! Children are indeed a blessing from the Lord, but parenting kids today can be a real challenge. LFS counselors are available to help you assess what’s not working and help you find new ways that can work.  Lutheran Family Service

 

Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Support Group will be held on Thursday, January 12^th at Van Buren Terrace. The meeting will be held in The VBT Library on the 2^nd floor. We will have Alexa from Kindred Hospice to talk about ways to alleviate stress and anxiety.  We look forward to seeing you.

 

Benefit for Kim Fischer who is fighting Stage 3 Lymphoma.  It is being held today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Lone Rock.  Silent Auction will also be held.  Donations can be mailed to Lone Rock EMS, PO Box 101. 

 

Community Coffee will be held on Wednesday, January 11^th from 2-4 p.m. at the Burt Community Center. We would like to honor Joan Gifford for over 40 years of service with the City of Burt. Please come help us show our appreciation to Joannie for her commitment to her job and community. 

 

“Painting with Creative Spirits” is being held at the Burt Activity Complex sponsored by the Burt Public Library on Monday, January 16^th at 6:30 p.m.  Advanced registration is required.  Visit our Burt Public Library Facebook page or call Burt Library.  Registration is limited.

 

Benefit – The Titonka Care Center Helpmates and many Titonka community members are planning a benefit for Pastor John and Elsie Planz of Titonka.  They lost their home and all their possessions in a fire on Tuesday December 27^th.  The benefit will take place on February 5^th in Fellowship Hall at Good Hope Lutheran Church at Titionka from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free will donation.  Silent Auction and Meal will be held.

 

Camp Okoboji News…

·   Camp Okoboji Discover Building:  As of January 4 Camp Okoboji is not in need of volunteers to assist with the construction of the Discover Building.   Subcontractors are busy working and the Laborers for Christ who are on site are working only Monday through Friday.  Thank you to all who have been helping in the past few months.  We will let you know when volunteers are needed again and what tasks need to be accomplished.

·   Concordia Publishing House is making available to the public a variety of gifts, books, Bibles, and cards for children and adults in a conference room of the Christian Life Center at Camp Okoboji.  Seasonal, confirmation, wedding, and graduation gifts are available.  Open hours are 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.  You may call the camp office at (712) 337-3325 prior to visiting just to make sure that weather has not affected the hours of operation.  These materials are being made available on a trial basis as there is not a Christian Book Store available nearby.

 

This Week at St. John’s  – (January 8, 2017-January 15, 2017)

Today              8:00   am       Service (Installation of Officers)

                        9:00   am       Sunday School/Confirmation Class                                                    

                        9:00   am       Council Meeting

Tuesday          9:00   am       Preschool

                        6:00   pm       Preschool Board Meeting                                                                                            

Wednesday    9:00   am       Preschool

                        4:15   pm       Religion School Snack

                        4:30   pm       Religion School
Thursday         9:00   am       Preschool

Sunday           8:00   am       Service              

                        9:00   am       Sunday School/Confirmation Class

                        9:00   am       Voter’s Meeting

 

Greeters Next Week:            Ervin and Pat Eimers

Acolyte This Week:             Jacob Haase

Head Usher:                        Roger Lavrenz 

Ushers for January:         *  David Haase and Mike Bierstedt

Elder for January:               Jeff Schutjer

 

Bible Readings for the week in conjunction with the 500^th Anniversary of the Reformation next year:

      Sunday, Day 71:             Deuteronomy 17-19; Mark 14:1-25

      Monday, Day 72:          Deuteronomy 20-22:Mark 14:26-50

      Tuesday, Day 73:          Deuteronomy 23-25; Mark 1:51-72

      Wednesday, Day 74:     Deuteronomy 26-27; Mark 15:1-26

      Thursday, Day 75:         Deuteronomy 28:Mark 15:27-47

      Friday, Day 76:             Deuteronomy 29-30; Mark 16

      Saturday, Day 77:         Deuteronomy 31-21; Luke 1:1-23 

 

Note: Pastor Russ Reimers cell number is 507-236-6659.  If you need Pastoral Care, please contact an Elder, the office (924-3344) or Rev. Reimers.

 

 

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