Announcements

St. John’s Lutheran Church

109 Maple St. Burt, Iowa|Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Pastor: Rev. Thomas Cowell                

Secretary: Rosann Shipler

Pastor’s Cell: 319-464-5548                

Church Office: 515-924-3344  stjohnsburt.org

Pastor’s Email: pastor@stjohnsburt.org 

Church Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

June 27, 2021

 

Heavenly Father, during His earthly ministry Your Son Jesus healed the sick and raised the dead. By the healing medicine of the Word and Sacraments pour into our hearts such love toward You that we may live eternally; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Today, June 27, 2021   8:00 a.m.      Adult Class    9:00 a.m.      Divine Service   10:00 a.m.     Cowell Baby Shower   Tuesday, June 29 2021   10:00 a.m.    Morning Prayer      6:00 p.m.    Evening Prayer

Wednesday, June 30, 2021     5:30-7:30 p.m.  Vacation Bible School     Sunday, July 4, 2021     8:00 a.m.       Adult Class      9:00 a.m.       Divine Service     HIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR   June 27-    Commemoration of Cyril of Alexandria,           Pastor and Confessor   June 28-    Commemoration of Irenaeus of Lyons, Pastor   June 29-    Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles    July 2  -    Feast of The Visitation

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Organist Today: Marcia Hanna       

Elder for June:  Jerry Koestler

 

An adorable baby is on the way…. Let’s shower the parents with gifts before the big day!!  Baby Girl Cowell will be here in about a month. Join us today after church to help celebrate the pending birth by bringing a copy of your favorite children’s book.  Coffee & Rolls will be served in the church basement.

 

Portals of Prayer - The July-September Portals of Prayer are available in the back of church. 

 

St. John’s VBS - Families and friends are welcome to join us for the closing session of VBS Wednesdays June 30 from 5:30-7:30. Our closing program will begin around 6:45. 

 

Quarterly Council Meeting will be held July 13 following the service. The Voter’s Meeting will be Sunday, July 18.

 

Greeter and Usher Sign-up - We're excited to reintroduce greeters to our Sunday mornings at St. John's!  Your family or you and a friend are welcome to sign up for a Sunday to greet on the back table.  Of course, hand shaking will be optional.  Also, we'd love to have at least one usher per month to help Jeff with duties as needed.  You can sign up for this on the back table as well. 

 

Parish Messenger Articles for the July/August Edition is due to Linda Kerkove today.

 

Sunday School/Service Time Change Discussion - Members of the Board of Education, Sunday school parents, and other members have been discussing over the past couple years the potential benefits of moving our Sunday school and adult Bible study to 8:30 a.m. and our service to 9:30 a.m.  The benefits that have been discussed for moving our Sunday schedule back 30 minutes include: 

• a little more time to get young children ready for Sunday school
• more time to evaluate road conditions in the winter
• more sunlight for driving to church in the winter
• more possibilities for after-church fundraising/mission lunches (with church ending a 

   little closer to lunch time).  

Because we would love for the entire congregation to be involved in this discussion, please think about what Sunday schedule you prefer so that you can be prepared to share your thoughts at the July 18th voter's meeting.  If possible, we would love to make a "yes" or "no" decision on this change before Sunday school begins in the fall.   

 

Vacation Prayer Cards - On the back table are prayer cards designed for you to put in your car or camper for when you travel. On the card is a prayer for before you travel along with other prayers and Psalms you can pray on the go. There is also information on how to find an LCMS congregation to worship with when you’re away from home on a Sunday. Feel free to take a card, laminated daily prayer folder, and Small Catechism for each of your vehicles!

 

Pastoral Care On Demand - Pastor Cowell would love to serve you Communion at church or at home, pray, read Scripture, offer Christian counsel, and/or just visit any time that works for you!  Call or text him any time at 319-464-5548. 

 

Stained Glass Window Project - We’ve met our financial goal for our new windows and are waiting for them to be installed soon! Thanks for your generous contributions to this project.  

 

St. John’s Live-streamed Service - The easiest way to access our service livestreams and recordings is to click on the links posted on the homepage of stjohnsburt.org. 

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

 

Trinity, Algona Schedule - Trinity, Algona continues to stream their worship services and other videos online. You can access these resources at trinityalgona.org/corona or the Trinity YouTube and Facebook pages either live or any time after as a recording.

 

Traveling to Camp Okoboji - Please be aware that construction is blocking the normal access from Highway 86 to the camp entrance.  If you would like detailed directions for how to get to the camp entrance, contact the church office. 

 

Building Healthy Families: Summer days are perfect for memory making! Making sandcastles at the beach, going for a bike ride, throwing a ball, or flying a kite are simple activities that make for great family time and memories. It’s time to disconnect the electronics and reconnect as a family! “Start children off in the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6 Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

 

Churches of Burt Coffee - Join the Churches of Burt for coffee, rolls, and social time Saturday, July 10, from 8:00-10:30 at the Complex! If you’d like to volunteer or donate rolls for this event, please sign up on the back table. 

Burt Summer Celebration will be held on Saturday, July 10th.  The parade starts at 1:00 p.m. with fun events at the Burt Activity Complex from 2-6 p.m. The Street Dance-Farm Rock will begin at 9:00 p.m. and the evening will conclude with Fireworks by the Burt Fire Department on the athletic field.  Food and Beverages available all day.  **Meyer Bicycle Shop will be holding a Grand Opening at 10 a.m. with free Dilly Bars for first 90 kids under 16. (More information is posted on flyer along ramp)

 

LECTIONARY SUMMARY (Proper 8)

Old Testament: Lamentations 3:22-33

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

 

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15

St. Paul encourages the Church at Corinth to contribute to the needs of the ministry and the relief of the saints as did the Christians in Macedonia. 

 

Gospel: Mark 5:21-43

Jesus heals Jairus’ daughter and a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years.

 

FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS

[With reference to the woman with the discharge of blood in Mark 5:21-43]: “In an instant, faith cures where human skill had failed through twelve years.” - Peter Chrysologus, On the Daughter of the Ruler of the Synagogue, and On the Woman Suffering from an Issue of Blood 1, qtd. in ACCS: Mark, p. 74. 

 

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. 

FROM THE BOOK OF CONCORD

Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Article V: Love and Fulfilling the Law, para. 190-192

We cannot obey the Law, unless we have been born again through the Gospel. We cannot love God, unless we have received the forgiveness of sins. For as long as we feel that He is angry with us, our human nature runs away from His anger and judgment. If anyone should object that this view of faith (which desires those things offered by the promise) becomes confused with hope, we answer as follows. Hope expects promised things, and hope and faith cannot be separated in reality. Such needless debate takes place in the schools. The Epistle to the Hebrews defines faith as "the assurance of things hoped for" (Hebrews 11:1). Yet if anyone wants a distinction between faith and hope, we say that the object of hope is properly a future event, but that faith is concerned with future and present things. Faith receives the forgiveness of sins offered in the promise in the present.

     From these statements we hope that it is clear both what faith is and that we are justified, reconciled, and regenerated through faith. We are compelled to hold on to these teachings because we want to teach the righteousness of the Gospel, not the righteousness of the Law. For those who teach that we are justified by love teach the righteousness of the Law. They do not teach us in justification to trust in Christ as Mediator.