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 SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
July 24, 2022
O Lord, let Your merciful ears be attentive to the prayers of Your servants, and by Your Word and Spirit teach us how to pray that our petitions may be pleasing before You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, 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, July 24, 2022 9:30 am Divine Service Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:00 am Morning Prayer Thursday, July 28, 2022 3:00 pm Titonka Care Center Service Sunday, July 31, 2022 9:30 am Divine Service | THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR July 25 - Feast of St. James the Elder, Apostle July 28 - Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, Kantor July 29 - Commemoration of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany July 30 - Commemoration of Robert Barnes, Confessor and Martyr |
ST. JOHN’S NEWS
Organist Today: Marcia Hanna
Elder: Jeff Schutjer
Asst. Usher: Boyd Shipler
Greeters Today: Al and Peggy Schadendorf
Greeters Next Week: Terry and Vicki Briggs
Pastoral Call Update - On July 17th our Partnership joint voters meeting voted to call Pastor Cowell as our Partnership senior pastor. This week Pastor Cowell accepted our call. You can pick up a copy of his letter of acceptance on the back table.
Partnership Associate Pastor Nominations - Green nomination forms are available on the back table to nominate a pastor to be considered for the Partnership associate pastor position. All nominations must be signed. The deadline for submitted nominations is Sunday, August 7th. Please turn completed nominations into the church office.
Thank You to all who sent a card or attended my 90th birthday celebration. It was a wonderful day with family and friends. God bless each of you for all the love shown to me. Pat Eimers
Parish Messenger for the July/August edition is on the table in the back of church.
Pastoral Care On Demand - Need prayer, Scripture, Communion, Absolution, or a listening ear? Feel free to call or text Pastor Cowell anytime for a visit at 319-464-5548.
St. John’s Potluck & Game Night - Our third summer outreach event will be a potluck and game night at St. John’s Wednesday, August 10th beginning at 6:00 p.m. More details will be coming soon!
A Big Thank You to those who served the community coffee at the Burt Summer Celebration. Those who helped with this event were Mary and Darrel Schmidt, Wanda and Terry Tieman and Al and Peggy Schadendorf from our church and Erma Parsons and Mary Berends from the Burt Presbyterian Church.
Sunday School teacher is needed beginning this fall for the 3-5th grade class. If you are interested in serving on a regular or occasional basis, please talk with Karla Schutter.
SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS
Trinity Bible Study - Trinity’s Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study is taking the month of July off. We will resume the first Wednesday in August.
TLC Quilts Available - Don’t forget about the TLC Quilter’s “giving pew” by the east doors of St. John’s. Feel free to take and give away as many quilts and bears as you’d like!
Summer Prayer and Scripture Series - Our final Evening Prayer Service will take place at 6 pm in Trinity’s Life Center on Tuesday, August 9. See the handout (yellow) on the back table about this special opportunity to gather for prayer and Scripture in the summer months.
Trinity VBS - Trinity’s “Barnyard Roundup” VBS will be July 24-28 from 5:30-8:00 pm (meal 5-5:30) for kids who’ve completed 4-yr-old preschool – 4th grade. The closing program will be July 28th at 8:00 pm. Register online at www.trinityalgona.org/vbs.
Young Adult Bible Study - You are invited to attend a young adult (post-high school) Bible study opportunity hosted in our circuit. The Bible study is every 2nd and 4th Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in the old parsonage next to Zion Lutheran Church in LuVerne. Contact Pastor Steve Struecker at 515-320-2014 with questions.
Camp News:
· Family Retreat 1 - July 31-August 5: For families of all ages! Our family retreats are designed to provide families an experience that leads toward household and individual faith formation, strengthening family relationships, and creating an environment for rest and relaxation.
· Hispanic Retreat - August 5-9: Provides an experience that strengthens individuals and household faith, strengthens family relationships and builds community among our Hispanic Brothers and Sisters.
· Omelet Brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Camp Okoboji on August 7, 2022.
Building Healthy Families: Know anyone who struggles with perfectionism…perhaps you? Although motivated by a desire for good, perfectionism has been aptly described as a fast and enduring track to unhappiness. Whether it’s your chaotic system of storing tax receipts, the disorder in your workshop or hobby room, or the messiness of your life in general, give yourself a break and remember this good news: You are saved by grace, not by works. The pressure is off. Always do your best but don’t let a mistake or an error or a bad habit define you. “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus….” (Romans 8:1-2) Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org.
LECTIONARY SUMMARY (Proper 12)
Old Testament: Genesis 18:17-33
Abraham pleads to the Lord for the sake of the righteous remaining in Sodom.
Epistle: Colossians 2:6-19
Jesus is the head of all rule and authority, who has canceled the record of debt that stood against us.
Gospel: Luke 11:1-13
Jesus teaches His disciples the Lord’s Prayer.
FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS
“‘Our Father, who art in heaven.’ What does this mean? With these words God tenderly invites us to believe that He is our true Father and that we are His true children, so that with all boldness and confidence we may ask Him as dear children ask their dear father.” - Martin Luther, Small Catechism, Lord’s Prayer, The Introduction.
LESSONS ON THE LITURGY
Hands at Prayer
The Church doesn’t know exactly how we came to fold our hands during prayer. The important thing is that when we pray our hands are resting hands. These resting hands are hands of faith. As we fold our hands together and put them to rest we direct our eyes and hearts to the nail-marked hands of Jesus. These crucified hands of Jesus are always the answer to our prayers.
FROM THE BOOK OF CONCORD
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, Article XI: Election, paragraphs 83-86
God punishes sin with sins. This means that because of their self-confidence, lack of repentance, and willful sins, He later punishes with hard-heartedness and blindness those who had been converted. This punishment should not be interpreted to mean that it never had been God's good pleasure that such persons should come to know the truth and be saved. For both these facts are God's revealed will:
1. God will receive into grace all who repent and believe in Christ.
2. He also will punish those who willfully turn away from the holy commandment and entangle themselves in the world's filth, decorate their hearts for Satan, and despise God's Spirit. They will be hardened, blinded, and eternally condemned if they persist in such things. Even Pharaoh perished in this way. This was not because God had begrudged him salvation.
God caused His Word to be preached and His will to be proclaimed to Pharaoh. Nevertheless, Pharaoh willfully stood up against all rebukes and warnings. Therefore, God withdrew from him, Pharaoh's heart became hardened, and God executed His judgment on him. For he was guilty of hellfire. The holy apostle also introduces the example of Pharaoh to prove God's justice by it, which He exercises toward the unrepentant despisers of His Word.
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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