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 SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
March 5, 2023
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Today, March 5, 2023 8:30 am Sunday School/Adult Class 9:30 am Divine Service 6:00 pm New Member Class at Trinity Tuesday, March 7, 2023 10:00 am Morning Prayer Wednesday, March 8, 2023 4:45 pm Meal at Trinity Life Center 6:00 pm Lenten Service at Trinity 6:30 pm Midweek Catechesis Sunday, March 12, 2023 8:30 am Sunday School/Adult Class 9:30 am Divine Service 6:00 pm New Member Class at Trinity *Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, March 12, 2023 (Spring forward) |
THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR March 7 - Commemoration of Perpetua and Felicitas, Martyrs |
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.
Lenten Devotional Booklets are now available on the back table.
2022 Annual Report is now available on the table along the east wall. Please, take one copy per family!
Adult Bible Class are studying Dr. Jeffrey Pulse’s book “The Children (Not the Adults!) of God”. Please join us anytime!
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.
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. This is a very simple task. Sign-up sheet on back table. Contact the church office if you have any questions.
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 March 26th.
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!
Building Healthy Families - Proverbs 17:22 says, “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.” Negative people emit negativity which flows out to and over others. Don’t allow other people to steal the joy from your heart with their constant negativity! Change is possible, as all things are possible in Christ! Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org.
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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