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 TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
August 28, 2022
O Lord of grace and mercy, teach us by Your Holy Spirit to follow the example of Your Son in true humility, that we may withstand the temptations of the devil and with pure hearts and minds avoid ungodly pride; 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, August 28, 2022 9:30 am Divine Service 11:00 am Rally Service at Smith Lake Tuesday, August 30, 2022 10:00 am Morning Prayer Sunday, September 4, 2022 9:30 am Divine Service | THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR August 28 - Commemoration of Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of the Church August 29 - Feast of The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist September 1- Commemoration of Joshua September 2 - Commemoration of Hannah September 3 - Commemoration of Gregory the Great, Pastor |
ST. JOHN’S NEWS
Organist Today: Marcia Hanna
Elder: Boyd Shipler
Greeters Today: Ervin and Pat Eimers
Greeters Next Week: Larry Behnkendorf
Thank You, President Steve Turner for preaching this morning!
Partnership Rally Day at Smith Lake will be today. We’ll have social time at 11:00, worship at 11:30, and lunch and games at noon. We’ll also present 3rd grade Bibles and Catechisms and bless our kids’ school backpacks. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on!
Pastoral Call Update - On July 17th our Partnership joint voters meeting voted to call Pastor Cowell as our Partnership senior pastor, which he has accepted. His installation date into this new position is set for August 28th at 9:30 a.m. at St. John’s. You can pick up a copy of Pastor Cowell’s letter of acceptance on the back table.
Sunday School/Adult Class will begin September 11 at 8:30 a.m. in the church basement.
Adult Bible Study - Sunday adult Bible study is starting up again on September 11th! During Bible study, we are asking volunteers to share one or several devotions from their favorite devotional resources. Pastor Cowell will have several devotion books available as well if you would like to read from them. Sign up for a Sunday in the back of church, and contact Pastor Cowell with questions.
Wednesday Catechesis begins September 7th at 6:00 p.m. with our parent/student/teacher meeting.
Parish Messenger for the September/October edition is due today to Linda Kerkove.
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.
A 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.
Thank you so much for the C.F.W. Walther Sermons! It was such a blessing to receive as I took my first call. In Christ, Pastor James Clevand, St. Mark Lutheran, Houston
Thank You, friends at St. John’s for the thoughtful gift of the double stroller/wagon to haul Amelia and baby 3 in, as well as the other baby items. We can’t wait for our third child to get to meet you all! - Pastor and Hannah Cowell
Thank You to all who helped us move last weekend; we couldn’t have done it without you! What a joy it is to live three minutes closer to St. John’s! - Pastor, Hannah, Penelope, & Amelia
SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS
Trinity Bible Study - You are invited to Bible study every Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. in the Life Center conference room.
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!
TLC Quilters need flat sheets (any size and color). Thanks sew much for helping us help others in need!
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.
Highway Clean-Up of our Partnership’s adopted portion of highway 169 just south of Burt will take place on two dates: Friday, September 16 at 3 p.m. and Sunday, September 18 at 1 p.m. For more details contact Lynn or Kitty Bierstedt.
To God be all glory and honor!! Thank you for the generous donation to support His ministry at Camp Okoboji!! Your gift ($800) is a reflection of thanks and praise to Him for all the blessings that He provides. We pray that all we do at Camp will proclaim His Lordship and glorify His holy name! God’s blessings, Kirk Wanke
Building Healthy Families - Do hurtful or disrespectful words sometimes come out of your mouth during the week as you interact with your spouse or family? If so, know that continuing this habit unchecked is damaging to your relationships in ways that you might not even know. Try memorizing this verse and call it to mind when you are tempted to bite at someone you love this week: “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14). You – and your relationships – will be better for it! Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org.
LECTIONARY SUMMARY (Proper 17)
Old Testament: Proverbs 25:2-10
Solomon shares proverbs regarding relationships with kings and humility.
Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-17
The writer of Hebrews gives concluding instructions to his readers on their life together in the Church.
Gospel: Luke 14:1-14
Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath, and tells parables about not sitting at the place of honor at a wedding feast and inviting the poor, crippled, lame, and blind to your own banquets.
FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS
“If any one among you wants to be set above others, let him win it by the decree of heaven and be crowned by those honors that God bestows. Let him surpass the many by having the testimony of glorious virtues. The rule of virtue is a lowly mind that does not love boasting. It is humility. The blessed Paul also counted this worthy of all esteem. He writes to those who eagerly desire saintly pursuits, ‘Love humility.’” - Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on Luke, Homily 102, qtd. in ACCS: Luke, p. 236
FROM THE BOOK OF CONCORD
Large Catechism, Sixth Commandment, paragraphs 202-207
This commandment, "You shall not commit adultery" is directed against all kinds of unchastity, whatever it may be called. Not only is the outward act of adultery forbidden, but also every kind of cause, motive, and means or persuasion toward inchastity. We must also resist temptation, offer protection, and give help and counsel, so as to maintain our neighbor's honor. For whenever you abandon this effort when you could resist unchastity, or whenever you overlook it, you are as truly guilty of adultery as the one doing the deed. This much is required of you: everyone must live chastely himself and help his neighbor do the same. So by this commandment God wishes to build a hedge about and protect every spouse so that no one trespasses against him or her.
But this commandment is aimed directly at the state of marriage and gives us an opportunity to speak about it. First, understand and mark well how gloriously God honors and praises this estate. For by His commandment He both approves and guards it. Therefore, He also wishes us to honor it and to maintain and govern it as a divine and blessed estate because, in the first place, He has instituted it before all others. He created man and woman separately not for lewdness, but so that they might live together in marriage, be fruitful, bear children, and nourish and train them to honor God.
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
