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

 

 

Palm Sunday

April 2, 2023

 

 

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastoral Vacancy - In the coming weeks we will know if our request to receive a seminary graduate to be our Partnership associate pastor will be fulfilled.  Seminary call day is Wednesday, April 26th. 

 

Easter Egg Hunt Bars - There is a sign up sheet on the back table to donate bars for the Easter egg hunt on April 8th.  Please have your bars to the church basement by 9:30 a.m. on the 8th. 

 

Holy Week Worship Schedule at St. John’s 

Tuesday Morning Prayer                              10 a.m.

Holy Thursday Service                                 5:30 p.m.

Good Friday Stations of the Cross               Noon

Good Friday Service                                      5:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday Service                                   9:30 a.m. 

   *No Sunday School or Adult Class on Easter morning.

 

Easter Breakfast will be served from 8-9:15 a.m. on Easter, April 9th.

 

New Member Class - Our Partnership is offering a new member class for anyone interested in either becoming a member of St. John’s or Trinity, or wants to brush up on the basics of their faith!  The final class (Apr. 2) will be in the St. John’s basement from 6:00-8:00 p.m. 

 

Quarterly Council Meeting will be held on Monday, April 10th at 6:00 p.m. in the church basement. An elders meeting will follow this meeting. The voter’s meeting will be held on April 16 following the service.

 

St. John’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 8th at 10 a.m. here at the church. There will be treats following the egg hunt!

 

Large Print Service Book - We now have available a couple copies of Lutheran Service Book in large print for use during the services.  They are available on the bottom of the bulletin rack.  

 

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.

 

Thank you to all who helped St. John’s host our final Partnership Lenten midweek meal.  We raised $565 for our two seminaries’ student food pantry programs!

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

 

Trinity Bible Study meets Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am in the Life Center conference room. There will be no class during Holy Week. 

 

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!  

 

Old Denim Jeans? The TLC Quilters are in need of old denim jeans (any color & any condition) to make into quilts. Bring them to the church office or stop by the basement on Tuesdays or Thursdays to see them in action!

 

Old Tattered Quilts Needed! Well-loved quilts can be repurposed into prayer hearts to provide comfort for others. Bring them to the church office or visit the basement on Tuesdays or Thursdays to see the quilters in action!

 

Camp Okoboji Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 15 at the camp. Lynn and Kitty Bierstedt will be our delegates for this meeting. 

 

Help Build an Ark! Funds are needed to complete Camp Okoboji’s Ark Playground project. Please make checks payable to Camp Okoboji Auxiliary & send to 1531 Edgewood Dr, Milford IA 51351. (Matching funds currently available.) Flier on ramp bulletin board with more information.

 

Building Healthy Families - Listen to the news on any given evening and you will be inundated with accounts of terrible things happening, both locally and around the world. Hearing bad news every day can cause you to become anxious and hopeless. Consider taking a week-long “news holiday” by turning off the TV and computer. Use your new-found free time to read and memorize Scripture. When you commit Jesus’ words to memory, you will be able to recall them whenever you hear bad news: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."  Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

The Burt Lions Club French Toast Breakfast will be held on Sunday, April 30th at the Burt Complex.  Serving will be from 8-12:30 p.m.

 

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S     Today,  April 2, 2023 8:30 am   Sunday School/ No Adult Class 9:30 am   Divine Service    6:00 pm  New Member Class at St. John’s     Tuesday, April 4, 2023       10:00 am  Morning Prayer            Wednesday, April 5, 2023       No Catecheses Class     Thursday, April 6, 2023        5:30 pm   Holy Thursday Service     Friday, April 7, 2023       12 noon   Stations of the Cross at St. John’s       5:30 pm   Good Friday Service     Saturday, April 8, 2023       10 am     Easter Egg Hunt     Sunday, April 9, 2023 - Easter 8-9:15 am  Breakfast 9:30 am     Easter Day Divine Service

 

THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR         April 6, 2023     Commemoration of Lucas Cranach, Albrecht Durer, Artists

 

 

 

St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

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 IN LENT

March 26, 2023

 

Organist Today:  Marcia Hanna ~  Elder:  Jeff Schutjer

Asst. Usher:  Ben Borchardt ~ Greeter Today:  Cheryl Batt 

Acolyte:  Alex Fitzgerald

Greeters Next Sunday:  Tony & Stefanie Hatten and Kenna

 

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastoral Vacancy - In the coming weeks we will know if our request to receive a seminary graduate to be our Partnership associate pastor will be fulfilled.  Seminary call day is Wednesday, April 26th. 

 

Easter Flowers - This is the last week you can sign-up to donate flowers for Easter Resurrection service.  Please pay Vickie Madsen and sign-up at the back table.

 

Midweek Lenten Service will be held Wednesday, March 29 at 6 p.m. at Trinity. There will be a light meal in the Life Center beginning at 4:45 pm. Our theme will be “Lent with the Lord’s Commands”. Lent is a great time to reflect upon the Commandments. Each week we will walk through one or more of the commandments, talking about what they mean as well as seeing from Scripture how our Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled them.

 

During Lent, St. John’s Midweek Class will begin in the sanctuary at 6 p.m. at Trinity with the Lenten midweek service. (Enjoy a meal in the Life Center at 4:45 pm.) You can pick up your child in the Life Center after class at 7:30 p.m.

 

New Member Class - Our Partnership is offering a new member class for anyone interested in either becoming a member of St. John’s or Trinity, or wants to brush up on the basics of their faith!  The final two class (March 26, and Apr. 2) will be in the St. John’s basement from 6:00-8:00 p.m. 

 

Quarterly Council Meeting will be held on Monday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m.   An Elders Meeting will follow this meeting. The Voter’s Meeting will be held on April 16 following the service.

 

New Address - John and Wilma Smith are now residents of Homestead Asst. Living,  512 N Finn Drive, Algona, Iowa 50511. 

 

St. John’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 10 a.m. here at the church. There will be treats following the egg hunt!

 

Lenten Midweek Meal - St. John’s has volunteered to serve the midweek Lenten meal at Trinity on Wednesday, March 29th.  Our freewill donation will go toward the seminaries in some way.  Hannah Cowell has volunteered to coordinate this meal. If you would be willing to help by working or furnishing food, please call or text Hannah at 712-294-4962 or there is a sign-up sheet available on the back table.

 

Large Print Service Book - We now have available a couple copies of Lutheran Service Book in large print for use during the services.  They are available on the bottom of the bulletin rack.  

 

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.

 

Bible Donations are Needed for a Midweek Service Wednesday evangelism project. All gently-used Bibles that are still in readable condition will be passed on through this project; and any severely worn or damaged Bibles will be properly and respectfully disposed of. Bibles can be brought to the church and placed in the designated box in the back of the sanctuary by Sunday, March 26th.

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

 

Trinity Bible Study meets Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am 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!  

 

Old Denim Jeans? The TLC Quilters are in need of old denim jeans (any color & any condition) to make into quilts. Bring them to the church office or stop by the basement on Tuesdays or Thursdays to see them in action!

 

Old Tattered Quilts Needed! Well-loved quilts can be repurposed into prayer hearts to provide comfort for others. Bring them to the church office or visit the basement on Tuesdays or Thursdays to see the quilters in action!

 

Camp Okoboji Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 15 at the camp. Lynn and Kitty Bierstedt will be our delegates for this meeting. 

 

Help Build an Ark! Funds are needed to complete Camp Okoboji’s Ark Playground project. Please make checks payable to Camp Okoboji Auxiliary & send to 1531 Edgewood Dr, Milford IA 51351. (Matching funds currently available.) Flier on ramp bulletin board with more information.

 

Building Healthy Families: The truth hurts, or so they say, but lies hurt so much worse. Little white lies count here, too. Whether you are a teenager relating to your parent or a husband or wife relating to your spouse, pledge to always be truthful…even (and maybe most especially) when it would be easier not to. Don’t try to cover things up. Over time, it will cause the relationship to suffer from a lack of trust. “We trap ourselves by telling lies, but we stay out of trouble by living right.” (Proverbs 12:13) Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

 

A Benefit for Kevin Brown will be held at the Burt Complex on Saturday  April 1st beginning at 4:00 p.m.  A Silent Auction will begin from 4-8 p.m with Bingo at 6:30 p.m, and the meal will be served during the evening.  A 50-50 Raffle of an Iowa Quilt will be held also during this event.

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S   Today,  March 26, 2023  8:30 am   Sunday School/Adult Class  9:30 am   Divine Service     6:00 pm  New Member Class at St. John’s   Tuesday, March 28, 2023       10:00 am  Morning Prayer          Wednesday, March 29, 2023       4:45 pm   Meal at Trinity Life Center       6:00 pm   Lenten Service at Trinity       6:30 pm   Midweek Catechesis       Sunday, April 2, 2023 - Palm Sunday  8:30 am   Sunday School/Adult Class  9:30 am   Divine Service   6:00 pm  New Member Class at St. John’s

 

THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR         March 31  -  Commemoration of Joseph, Patriarch

 

 

 

 

St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

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 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT

 

March 19, 2023

 

Organist Today:   Marcia Hanna

Elder:  Jeff Schutjer

Asst. Usher: Ben Borchardt  

Greeters Today: Janice & Pam Reimers 

Greeters Next Sunday: Cheryl Batt

 

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

We rejoice to witness the Baptism of Kayce Lee Smith today at St. John’s. Sponsors for Kayce are Brent and Jodi Plathe and Curt and Amy Brosh. 

 

Pastoral Vacancy - In the coming weeks we will know if our request to receive a seminary graduate to be our Partnership associate pastor will be fulfilled.  Seminary call day is Wednesday, April 26th. 

 

Easter Flowers - A sign-up sheet is on the back table to donate flowers for Easter Resurrection service.  Please pay Vickie Madsen.

 

Midweek Lenten Services will be Wednesdays, March 22 & 29 at 6 p.m. at Trinity. There will be a light meal in the Life Center beginning at 4:45 pm. Our theme will be “Lent with the Lord’s Commands”. Lent is a great time to reflect upon the Commandments. Each week we will walk through one or more of the commandments, talking about what they mean as well as seeing from Scripture how our Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled them.

 

During Lent, St. John’s Midweek Class will begin in the sanctuary at 6 p.m. at Trinity with the Lenten midweek service. (Enjoy a meal in the Life Center at 4:45 pm.) You can pick up your child in the Life Center after class at 7:30 p.m.

 

Thank You! A heartfelt thank you to everyone for the prayers, many cards and well wishes through my hip surgery and recovery. Thank you to Pastor Cowell for his patience at the office and his prayers. A special thanks to Ann Heyes for her help in the office with the bulletins.  God bless each of you!  Rosann Shipler

 

New Member Class - Our Partnership is offering a new member class for anyone interested in either becoming a member of St. John’s or Trinity, or wants to brush up on the basics of their faith!  The final three class (March 19, 26, and Apr. 2) will be in the St. John’s basement from 6:00-8:00 p.m. 

 

New Address - John and Wilma Smith are now residents of Homestead Asst. Living,  512 N Finn Drive, Algona, Iowa 50511. 

 

Large Print Service Book - We now have available a couple copies of Lutheran Service Book in large print for use during the services.  They are available on the bottom of bulletin rack.  

 

St. John’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 10 a.m. here at the church. 

 

Lenten Midweek Meal - St. John’s has volunteered to serve the midweek Lenten meal at Trinity on Wednesday, March 29th.  Our freewill donation will go toward the seminaries in some way.  Hannah Cowell has volunteered to coordinate this meal. If you would be willing to help by working or furnishing food, please call or text Hannah at 712-294-4962 or there is a sign-up sheet available on the back table.

 

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.

 

Bible Donations are Needed for a Midweek Service Wednesday evangelism project. All gently-used Bibles that are still in readable condition will be passed on through this project; and any severely worn or damaged Bibles will be properly and respectfully disposed of. Bibles can be brought to the church and placed in the designated box in the back of the sanctuary by Sunday, March 26th.

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

 

Trinity Bible Study meets Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am 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!  

 

Old Denim Jeans? The TLC Quilters are in need of old denim jeans (any color & any condition) to make into quilts. Bring them to the church office or stop by the basement on Tuesdays or Thursdays to see them in action!

Did You Know - On average there are 100,000 hairs on a human head. How many on yours? Don’t know? God does! “Indeed, the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than sparrows.” Luke 12:7 Don’t ever think that your concerns and worries are too small – or too big - for your Father! When the troubles and concerns of the world tempt you to forget, run your fingers through your hair and remember that you are His precious child.  Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org.

 

 

Old Tattered Quilts Needed! Well-loved quilts can be repurposed into prayer hearts to provide comfort for others. Bring them to the church office or visit the basement on Tuesdays or Thursdays to see the quilters in action!

COMMUNITY NEWS

 

Fish Fry - The East Fork Walleye Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 25 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Burt Complex. 

 

A Benefit for Kevin Brown will be held at the Burt Complex on Saturday  April 1st beginning at 4:00 p.m.  A Silent Auction will begin from 4-8 p.m with Bingo at 6:30 p.m, and the meal will be served during the evening.  A 50-50 Raffle of an Iowa Quilt will be held also during this event.

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S   Today,  March 19, 2023  8:30 am   Sunday School/Adult Class  9:30 am   Divine Service     6:00 pm  New Member Class at St. John’s   Tuesday, March 21, 2023       10:00 am  Morning Prayer          Wednesday, March 22, 2023       4:45 pm   Meal at Trinity Life Center       6:00 pm   Lenten Service at Trinity       6:30 pm   Midweek Catechesis       Thursday, March 23, 2023       3:00 pm  Titonka Nursing Home   Sunday, March 26, 2023  8:30 am   Sunday School/Adult Class  9:30 am   Divine Service   6:00 pm  New Member Class at St. John’s

 

THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR         March 19  -  Feast of St. Joseph, Guardian of Jesus     March 25  -  Feast of The Annunciation of our Lord

 

 

 

 

St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements March 12, 2023

 

Organist Today:  Kitty Bierstedt ~ Elder: Jeff Schutjer

Assistant Usher: Ben Borchardt 

Acolytes: Ryder Parsons & Brayton Borchardt

Greeters Sunday: Gordon and Mary-Shipler Oleson

Greeters Next Week:  Janice and Pam Reimers

 

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastoral Vacancy - Our Partnership has submitted our application to receive a seminary graduate to be our associate pastor.  Our call committee has interviewed a few seminary students, and we will know if our request will be fulfilled by late April. 

 

Midweek Lenten Services will be Wednesdays, March 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6 p.m. at Trinity. There will be a light meal in the Life Center beginning at 4:45 pm. Our theme will be “Lent with the Lord’s Commands”. Lent is a great time to reflect upon the Commandments. Each week we will walk through one or more of the commandments, talking about what they mean as well as seeing from Scripture how our Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled them.

 

During Lent, St. John’s Midweek Class will begin in the sanctuary at 6 p.m. at Trinity with the Lenten midweek service. (Enjoy a meal in the Life Center at 4:45 pm.) You can pick up your child in the Life Center after class at 7:30 p.m.

 

Easter Flowers - A sign-up sheet is on the back table to donate flowers for Easter Resurrection service.  Please pay Vickie Madsen. Deadline: March 19, 2023.

 

Lenten Devotional Booklets are now available  on the back table. 

 

New Member Class - Our Partnership is offering a new member class for anyone interested in either becoming a member of St. John’s or Trinity, or wants to brush up on the basics of their faith (a number of current members have already signed up to attend)!  This Class will be Sunday evenings from Feb. 26 - April 2, 6:00-8:00 p.m. with the first three classes hosted at Trinity, and the final three at St. John’s. 

 

Lenten Midweek Meal - St. John’s has volunteered to serve the midweek Lenten meal at Trinity on Wednesday, March 29th.  Our freewill donation will go toward the seminaries in some way.  Hannah Cowell has volunteered to coordinate this meal. If you would be willing to help by working or furnishing food, please call or text Hannah at 712-294-4962 or there is a sign-up sheet available on the back table.

 

Parish Messenger -  March/April edition is on the table in the back.

 

Adult Bible Class are studying Dr. Jeffrey Pulse’s book “The Children (Not the Adults!) of God”.  Please join us anytime!

 

April/May Portals of Prayer booklets are in the basket on the east wall!

 

Large Print Service Book - We now have available a couple copies of Lutheran Service Book in large print for use during the services.  They are available on the back table.  

 

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.

 

Birthday Cards!  We need more volunteers to sign-up to send out birthday cards to members monthly.  Sign-up sheet on back table.  

 

Bible Donations are Needed for a Midweek Service Wednesday evangelism project. All gently-used Bibles that are still in readable condition will be passed on through this project; and any severely worn or damaged Bibles will be properly and respectfully disposed of. Bibles can be brought to the church and placed in the designated box in the back of the sanctuary.

 

Thrivent Action Cards - Are you a Thrivent Member? Did you know that your member benefits enable you to receive two $250 Thrivent Action cards per year, which can be used to help one of St. John’s various groups and committees with fundraisers, educational projects, and service activities? There’s no cost to you – it simply takes a few minutes of your time to apply. If you’d like to offer your Thrivent Action card for use here at St. John’s, please contact Pastor and he can help you with the application process. 

 

Daily Prayer Chain is Back! - We have resumed sending Flocknote Prayer Chain texts/emails daily at 8:00 a.m. You can sign up to receive daily prayer requests from St. John’s with the church office. 

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

 

Trinity Bible Study meets Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am 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!  

 

Old Denim Jeans? The TLC Quilters are in need of old denim jeans (any color & any condition) to make into quilts. Bring them to the church office or stop by the basement on Tuesdays or Thursdays to see them in action.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

 

Fish Fry - The East Fork Walleye Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023  beginning at 5 p.m. at the Burt Complex. 

 

BINGO Night sponsored by the Burt Fire Dept. will be held Friday, March 17 at the Burt Complex. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. 

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S   Today,  March 12, 2023  8:30 am   Sunday School/Adult Class  9:30 am   Divine Service    6:00 pm   New Member Class at Trinity    Tuesday, March 14, 2023       No Morning Prayer        8:30 am  Pastor at Winkel at Zion, Ayrshire   Wednesday, March 15, 2023       4:45 pm   Meal at Trinity Life Center       6:00 pm   Lenten Service at Trinity 6:30 pm   Midweek Catechesis      Sunday, March 19, 2023  8:30 am   Sunday School/Adult Class  9:30 am   Divine Service   6:00 pm   New Member Class at St. John’s

 

THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR         March 17 - Commemoration of Patrick, Missionary to Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org