Thursday, July 26, 2018

Announcements

July 29, 2018

 

Adult Bible Study – Adult Bible Study has just started a new series on the blessings of Holy Communion.  In this series we will study the joys and benefits of receiving the Lord's Supper on a regular basis.  The goal of this study is to inspire in us a desire to receive Christ's body and blood every Sunday here at St. John's.  If you have any questions or curiosities about the Biblical, historical, and Lutheran foundations of weekly Communion and the blessings it brings to God's people I encourage you to attend this Bible study series.    

 

Sign-up Sheets are available in the back of the church for people to furnish bars/cookies each night of Vacation Bible School.   Also, a sign-up sheet is available for volunteers to help in all areas.   Questions contact Karla Schutter.

 

Midweek Divine Service will be held Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

 

Rally Day Partnership Picnic - Trinity and St. John's are co-hosting a prayer service and picnic to kick off the new year of Sunday School and midweek Christian education.  The event will be held Sunday, September 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Smith Lake near the East shelter (that's the one near the entrance).  We will begin with a brief service at 10:30 which will include the installation of Sunday School teachers and presentation of Bibles and Catechisms, followed by a picnic lunch and games.  Food and drink will be provided, but you are encouraged to bring a dessert to share and lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.  The offering collected during the service will go toward the missions that the Trinity and St. John's Sunday Schools will be sending their offerings for the year.  We will introduce these missions during the service.  Keep in mind that this would be a great event to invite friends or family that aren't already connected with a church!  

* St. John’s will have our regularly scheduled service at 9:00 a.m. at the church on Sep. 9th.

 

Ladies Day at St. John's: Hannah Cowell is hosting a social gathering for the women of St. John's and their friends.  This will be an afternoon to enjoy time with friends at St. John's and to invite others to get to know our St. John's family.  On Saturday, August 25th at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's Chipped Inscriptions of Forest City will be leading you through the creation of a sign to hang inside or outside your home.  Choose one of the six designs on the sign-up sheet in the back of church.  The cost is $40 per adult, $20 per child.  Please sign up by August 20th.  

 

Truth Terrain – Vacation Bible School is the theme of this year’s VBS.  Join us as we embark on an adventure across multiple terrains learning the truth found in the Bible! Come and learn about the Parables Jesus taught. Truth Terrain will begin on Sunday, August 5th and go through Wednesday, August 8th from 6-8 p.m. On the last day (Wed.) our schedule will change a little.  We will have class at 6:00 p.m. and a picnic and program at 6:30 p.m. Call the church office at 515-924-3344 or go to the church website to sign up on the registration forms, www.stjohnsburt.org or you may email the church at: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

Preschool Registration - Kids of the Kingdom Preschool is now accepting registration for the 2018-2019 school year for 3 and 4 year olds.  Please contact the church office at 924-3344 or Jessie Parsons at 320-0501.

 

Lessons on the Liturgy - The Chi-Rho

A popular symbol of Christ is the Chi-Rho (kie-row).  This is the symbol that appears to us to be an English X on top of a P.  Those are actually two Greek letters, the “X” being the chi and the “P” being the rho.  These are the first two letters of the title “Christ.”  Therefore when you see the Chi-Rho on stoles, paraments, altars, or anywhere else in the church you are reminded that this is a place where Christ is present to fulfill his role as the one anointed to be your savior and eternal king.

 

Flooding in Iowa-IDW -As you are all aware, we have had a very wet summer across north and central Iowa.  In the last month heavy downfalls of rain caused flooding in the Ames, Ankeny, and Des Moines area.  A variety of individuals and churches have been impacted by flood waters.  Iowa District West congregations have always been great at responding to the need when asked for disaster relief funds and now we have needs in our own district.  Now is the time for these individuals and churches to begin rebuilding and replacing their losses. If you or your church wish to make a donation (unused funds will support future disasters), please make checks payable to IDW-Iowa Flooding and send to:   Iowa District West, 409 Kenyon Rd Suite B, Fort Dodge, IA 50501Questions? Contact Ellie Menz at 515-370-1159 or ellie@iowadistrictwest.org

 

Blake and Jenna Bolerjack in Concert will be held at the Burt Presbyterian Church tonight (July 29th) at 6:30 p.m. A concert mix of gospel and contemporary Christian music will be sung.  Free Will Offering

 

This Week at St. John’s  – (July 29, 2018-August 5, 2018)

Today            8:00     am       Adult Class

                      9:00     am       Divine Service  (Holy Communion)                                          

Wednesday  6:30     pm       Midweek Divine Service

Sunday         8:00     am       Adult Class

                      9:00     am       Divine Service  (Holy Communion)

                  6-8:00     pm       Vacation Bible School begins

 

Greeters Next Week:     Roger and Marilyn Evans  

Acolytes:                       Ushers

Ushers for July:           *Larry Behnkendorf and Larry Manus

Elder for July:               Jeff Schutjer

 

Trinity Bible Studies – St. John’s members are welcome to attend any of the following Bible Studies at Trinity:

·         Wednesday AM Adult Bible Class – Mornings at 9:30 a.m.

·         BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible) – Tuesday Evenings Bible Study at 7:30 p.m. at parsonage.

 

 

 

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Announcements

July 22, 2018

 

Adult Bible Study - On July 29th we will begin an adult Bible study series on the blessings of Holy Communion.  In this series we will study the joys and benefits of receiving the Lord's Supper on a regular basis.  The goal of this study is to inspire in us a desire to receive Christ's body and blood every Sunday here at St. John's.  If you have any questions or curiosities about the Biblical, historical, and Lutheran foundations of weekly Communion and the blessings it brings to God's people I encourage you to attend this Bible study series.    

 

Midweek Divine Service will be held Wednesday, July 25th at 6:30 p.m.

 

Thank You!  Kids of the Kingdom board and staff would like to thank everyone who supported us for our Cobbler and Ice Cream social during the Burt Summer Celebration.  Whether you gave a donation for supplies or came and enjoyed some cobbler, we couldn’t have done it without you.  God’s Blessings on all of you as you continue to support this great mission.  

 

Ladies Day at St. John's: Hannah Cowell is hosting a social gathering for the women of St. John's and their friends.  This will be an afternoon to enjoy time with friends at St. John's and to invite others to get to know our St. John's family.  On Saturday, August 25th at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's Chipped Inscriptions of Forest City will be leading you through the creation of a sign to hang inside or outside your home.  Choose one of the six designs on the sign-up sheet in the back of church.  The cost is $40 per adult, $20 per child.  Please sign up by August 20th.  

 

Truth Terrain – Vacation Bible School is the theme of this year’s VBS.  Join us as we embark on an adventure across multiple terrains learning the truth found in the Bible! Come and learn about the Parables Jesus taught. Truth Terrain will begin on Sunday, August  5th and go through Wednesday, August 8th from 6-8 p.m. Call the church office at 515 924-3344 or go to the church website to sign up on the registration forms, www.stjohnsburt.org or you may email the church at: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

Plunge in to Splash Canyon VBS 2018! – Trinity Lutheran, Algona:  Life’s full of thrills and spills! We don’t know what’s around the bend, but God does! At Splash Canyon VBS, God’s children learn the good news that our faithful God is with us and keeps His promises on Life’s wild ride, giving us life and hope through Jesus, our Savior!  Registration is still open for (potty trained) 3-yr-olds – 4th grade (completed) who will attend VBS from July 22-26, 6-8:30 pm (meal served 5:15-6). Closing Program will be July 29th at 10:30 am.

 

Preschool Registration - Kids of the Kingdom Preschool is now accepting registration for the 2018-2019 school year for 3 and 4 year olds.  Please contact the church office at 924-3344 or Jessie Parsons at 320-0501.

 

Lessons on the Liturgy:     Icons

Icon is a Greek word that means “image.”  These images of biblical figures and events are not painted, but “written” by an iconographer.  Icons can be thought of as windows into heaven because they help us to see heavenly things here on earth.  Many congregations hang icons of Christ, the saints, and major events in the life of Christ in their sanctuary to aid in the preaching of the Gospel, as a visual aid for prayer, and to inspire worshippers to imitate the holiness of Christ and His saints.

 

Flooding in Iowa-IDW -As you are all aware, we have had a very wet summer across north and central Iowa.  In the last month heavy downfalls of rain caused flooding in the Ames, Ankeny, and Des Moines area.  A variety of individuals and churches have been impacted by flood waters.  Iowa District West congregations have always been great at responding to the need when asked for disaster relief funds and now we have needs in our own district.  Now is the time for these individuals and churches to begin rebuilding and replacing their losses. If you or your church wish to make a donation (unused funds will support future disasters), please make checks payable to IDW-Iowa Flooding and send to:   Iowa District West, 409 Kenyon Rd Suite B, Fort Dodge, IA 50501Questions? Contact Ellie Menz at 515-370-1159 or ellie@iowadistrictwest.org

 

Blake and Jenna Bolerjack in Concert will be held at the Burt Presbyterian Church on Sunday, July 29th at 6:30 p.m. A concert mix of gospel and contemporary Christian music will be sung.  Free Will Offering

 

This Week at St. John’s  – (July 22, 2018-July 29, 2018)

Today            8:00     am       Adult Class

                      9:00     am       Divine Service  

                  6-8:30     pm       VBS at Trinity, Algona

Wednesday  6:30     pm       Divine Midweek Service

Sunday         8:00     am       Adult Class

                      9:00     am       Divine Service  (Holy Communion)

 

Greeters Next Week:      Dick and Laura Knoll  

Acolytes:                       Ushers

Ushers for July:           *Larry Behnkendorf and Larry Manus

Elder for July:               Jeff Schutjer

 

 

Trinity Bible Studies – St. John’s members are welcome to attend any of the following Bible Studies at Trinity:

·         Wednesday AM Adult Bible Class – Mornings at 9:30 a.m.

·         BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible) – Tuesday Evenings Bible Study at 7:30 p.m. at parsonage.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Announcements

July 15, 2018

 

Adult Bible Class – July 22, 2018 - Topic:  Book of Ecclesiastes  

 

Quarterly Voter’s Meeting will be held immediately following today’s service.

 

Adult Bible Study - On July 29 we will begin an adult Bible study series on the blessings of Holy Communion.  In this series we will study the joys and benefits of receiving the Lord's Supper on a regular basis.  The goal of this study is to inspire in us a desire to receive Christ's body and blood every Sunday here at St. John's.  If you have any questions or curiosities about the Biblical, historical, and Lutheran foundations of weekly Communion and the blessings it brings to God's people I encourage you to attend this Bible study series.    

 

Midweek Divine Service will be held Wednesday, July 18th at 6:30 p.m.

 

Thank you to a wonderful Church family for all the prayers, calls and cards, I received in the past months. God bless you all!     Joan Koestler

 

Ladies Day at St. John's: Hannah Cowell is hosting a social gathering for the women of St. John's and their friends.  This will be an afternoon to enjoy time with friends at St. John's and to invite others to get to know our St. John's family.  On Saturday, August 25th at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's Chipped Inscriptions of Forest City will be leading you through the creation of a sign to hang inside or outside your home.  Choose one of the six designs on the sign-up sheet in the back of church.  The cost is $40 per adult, $20 per child.  Please sign up by August 20th.  

 

Truth Terrain – Vacation Bible School is the theme of this year’s VBS.  Join us as we embark on an adventure across multiple terrains learning the truth found in the Bible! Come and learn about the Parables Jesus taught. Truth Terrain will begin on Sunday, August  5th and go through Wednesday, August 8th from 6-8 p.m. Call the church office at 515 924-3344 or go to the church website to sign up on the registration forms, www.stjohnsburt.org or you may email the church at: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

Celebrating 60 years of Service – Algona Good Samaritan Society will be celebrating 60 years of Service to our Community for the care and services to residents and families.  The celebration will begin with the Chamber Coffee on July 20th at 9:30 a.m. followed by a short program at 11:00 a.m. A picnic dinner will be served at 12 noon and the Ice Cream Social at 1:30 p.m. Come join us for some and all events!

 

Preschool Registration - Kids of the Kingdom Preschool is now accepting registration for the 2018-2019 school year for 3 and 4 year olds.  Please contact the church office at 924-3344 or Jessie Parsons at 320-0501.

 

Lessons on the Liturgy:   Thee We Adore, O Hidden Savior, LSB 640

The third stanza of Thomas Aquinas’ well-known hymn, Thee We Adore, O Hidden Savior (LSB 640), is quite obscure without some historical background.  The stanza says: “Thou, like the pelican to feed her brood, Didst pierce Thyself to give us living food; Thy blood, O Lord, one drop has pow’r to win, Forgiveness for our world and all its sin.”  This image comes from the old legend of the pelican, which says that if a mother pelican does not have food to feed her children in the nest she will let them drink her blood to keep them alive, but the mother will die as a result.  Mother pelicans do not, in fact, feed their children like this, but our Lord has poured out his blood to feed us eternal life at His Holy Supper. – The content of this lesson comes from Pamela Nielsen, Behold the Lamb: An Introduction to the Signs and Symbols of the Church, 26-27.

 

Plunge in to Splash Canyon VBS 2018! – Trinity Lutheran, Algona:  Life’s full of thrills and spills! We don’t know what’s around the bend, but God does! At Splash Canyon VBS, God’s children learn the good news that our faithful God is with us and keeps His promises on Life’s wild ride, giving us life and hope through Jesus, our Savior!  Registration is open for (potty trained) 3-yr-olds – 4th grade (completed) who will attend VBS from July 22-26, 6-8:30 pm (meal served 5:15-6). Closing Program will be July 29 at 10:30 am. Volunteers (5th grade – adult) are also needed. There are many ways to be involved to suit your schedule and interests. Participants and Volunteers may register online at www.trinityalgona.org/vbs  Contact Tami Hankins at thankins2010@hotmail.com or 341-2309 with questions.

 

Music at the Burt Presbyterian Church -

·   The Saratoga Boys, a men’s gospel quartet, will be leading worship at the Burt Presbyterian Church on Sunday, July 22nd at 10:30 a.m. Should be some good gospel music for all. Steve Karels former Burt alum is a member of this group! All are invited to join us!

·   Blake and Jenna Bolerjack in Concert will be held at the Burt Presbyterian Church on Sunday, July 29th at 6:30 p.m. A concert mix of gospel and contemporary Christian music.  Free Will Offering

 

This Week at St. John’s  – (July 15, 2018-July 22, 2018)

Today            8:00     am       Adult Class

                      9:00     am       Divine Service   (Holy Communion)

                    10:00     am       Voter’s Meeting

Wednesday  6:30     pm       Divine Midweek Service

Sunday         8:00     am       Adult Class

                      9:00     am       Divine Service

                  6-8:30     pm       VBS at Trinity, Algona

 

Greeters Next Week:     Shirlee Alt and Barb Thilges  

Acolytes:                       Ushers

Ushers for July:           *Larry Behnkendorf and Larry Manus

Elder for July:               Jeff Schutjer

 

Trinity Bible Studies – St. John’s members are welcome to attend any of the following Bible Studies at Trinity:

·         Wednesday AM Adult Bible Class – Mornings at 9:30 a.m.

·         BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible) – Tuesday Evenings Bible Study at 7:30 p.m. at parsonage. We will be studying The Book of Amos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, July 05, 2018

Announcements

July 8, 2018

 

Adult Bible Class – July 15, 2018 - Topic:  Book of Ecclesiastes   Leader: Pastor Schlund

 

Summer Divine Service will be held Wednesday, July 11th at 6:30 p.m.

 

Burt Day Coffee – Saturday, July 14, 8-10 a.m. - St. John’s has been ask to serve coffee and rolls at the morning coffee for Burt Days in the Complex.   We will need some volunteers to help. Contact Karla Schutter, if you would be willing to help serve and clean-up.   Be sure to stop by for a cup of coffee on that day!!!

 

Ladies Day at St. John's: Hannah Cowell is hosting a social gathering for the women of St. John's and their friends.  This will be an afternoon to enjoy time with friends at St. John's and to invite others to get to know our St. John's family.  On Saturday, August 25th at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's Chipped Inscriptions of Forest City will be leading you through the creation of a sign to hang inside or outside your home.  Choose one of the six designs on the sign-up sheet in the back of church.  The cost is $40 per adult, $20 per child.  Please sign up by August 20th.  

 

Quarterly Council Meeting will be held today following the service. The Voter’s Meeting will be on July 15th following that service.

 

Ice Cream Social - Kids of the Kingdom Preschool is once again having the Cobbler and Ice Cream Social at the Burt Summer Celebration, July 14.  We don’t have a Thrivent Action Card for our expenses so we are accepting monetary donations to help with our expenses.  You can give donations to any Preschool Board member or Jessie Parsons.  Thank you again for all the support you give to your preschool. See you at the celebration!  Kids of the Kingdom staff and board.

 

Truth Terrain – Vacation Bible School is the theme of this year’s VBS.  Join us as we embark on an adventure across multiple terrains learning the truth found in the Bible! Come and learn about the Parables Jesus taught. Truth Terrain will begin on Sunday, August  6th and go through Wednesday, August 8th from 6-8 p.m. Call the church office at 515 924-3344 or go to the church website to sign up at www.stjohnsburt.org or email churchooffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

Lessons on the Liturgy:   IXTHUS

Ever wonder why some Christians have a bumper sticker of a fish on the back of their car?  In the early days of the Church many Christians were martyred for their faith. In order to continue to spread the Gospel Christians began identifying themselves by a code word: ixthus (ΙΧΘΥΣ) which is Greek for “fish.”  These letters created an acronym for “Jesus Christ, God’s Son, our Savior.” Thus the sign of the fish (ΙΧΘΥΣ) became a symbol for the Christian faith. – The content of this lesson comes from Pamela Nielsen, Behold the Lamb: An Introduction to the Signs and Symbols of the Church, 16-17.

 

Member Spotlights – Still looking for several people to interview members for the Member Spotlight pages we want to include in the Parish Messenger.  Please, talk to Pastor if you are interested.

 

Alzheimer’s Association and Related Disorders Support Group will be held on Thursday, July 12th at 3 p.m. at Van Buren Terrace, Algona in the Activity Room. Speaker: Greg Woods.

 

Preschool Registration - Kids of the Kingdom Preschool is now accepting registration for the 2018-2019 school year for 3 and 4 year olds.  Please contact the church office at 924-3344 or Jessie Parsons at 320-0501.

 

Plunge in to Splash Canyon VBS 2018! – Trinity Lutheran, Algona:  Life’s full of thrills and spills! We don’t know what’s around the bend, but God does! At Splash Canyon VBS, God’s children learn the good news that our faithful God is with us and keeps His promises on Life’s wild ride, giving us life and hope through Jesus, our Savior!  Registration is open for (potty trained) 3-yr-olds – 4th grade (completed) who will attend VBS from July 22-26, 6-8:30 pm (meal served 5:15-6). Closing Program will be July 29 at 10:30 am. Volunteers (5th grade – adult) are also needed. There are many ways to be involved to suit your schedule and interests. Participants and Volunteers may register online at www.trinityalgona.org/vbs  Contact Tami Hankins at thankins2010@hotmail.com or 341-2309 with questions.

 

Project Hope – Help us provide a personal “Care Package” for children removed from their homes by DHS.  We ask that you donate items such as toothpaste, brushes, mouth wash, shampoo/conditioner etc.   (A full list of items is on the big blue bucket in the back of the church).  You may leave any cash donations in the church office. 

 

22nd Annual Summer Burt Celebration – July 14th:   Friday night July 13th there will be A Little Mr. and Miss Contest at 7 p.m. with Root Beer Floats before from 5-6 p.m. at the pool.   Saturday morning begins the day with City Wide Garage Sales, Coffee/rolls at Complex 8-10 a.m., Parade at 11 a.m.; Steak/Hot Dog Dinner at the school, Kids of the Kingdom Ice Cream Social during the noon meal, the afternoon will be filled with food, music, games, root beer floats, watermelon served at 3 p.m., Children’s Tractor Pull and the famous “Toilet Toss” at 4 p.m.  Later in the evening a Street Dance will be held and Fire Works at 10:00 a.m.   Be sure to come for some or all day!!

 

This Week at St. John’s  – (July 8, 2018-July 15, 2018)

Today             8:00     am       Adult Class

                      9:00     am       Service

                    10:00     am       Council Meeting

Tuesday         6:00     pm       Preschool Board Meeting

Wednesday    6:30     pm       Divine Midweek Service

Saturday                                Burt Days Celebration

Sunday           8:00     am       Adult Class

                      9:00     am       Service (Holy Communion)

                    10:00     am       Voter’s Meeting

 

Greeters Next Week:       David and Lisa Haase

Acolytes:                        Ushers

Ushers for July:             *Larry Behnkendorf and Larry Manus

Elder for July:                 Jeff Schutjer