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
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