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 Resurrection of Our Lord

April 9, 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. 

 

Council Meeting will be held Monday, April 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Elders Meeting to follow that meeting

 

The Voter’s Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 16 following the service.

 

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!

 

Thank You and thanks be to God for your Mission contribution to David’s Harp of $440.50 which we received. Your ongoing partnership and support is allowing us to move forward with the production of our next set of resources that will continue to proclaim the Gospel through music in churches, schools, and Missions around the world. God’s peace be with you. Rev. Dr. James R Holowach

 

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 this 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 - “Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime,” wrote Dr. Martin Luther. We celebrate that promise of the resurrection with you today. Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed! Hallelujah! Joyful Easter Blessings to you, your family, and your congregational family from the staff and Board of Directors of Lutheran Family Service!  Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org

 

Funeral service for 32 year old Pastor Andrew Johnson of Manilla will be held on Tuesday, April 11 at the Wellness Center in Manilla.  Pastor Johnson was pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla. After a brave battle with cancer, Andrew died on Tuesday, April 4 at Manning Healthcare Center.  We continue to pray for his wife, Tiffany and the Johnson family.  

  *(His Obituary is posted on the ramp bulletin board.)

 

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 9, 2023 -Easter 8-9:15 am   Breakfast 9:30 am      Easter Day Divine Service         Monday, April 10, 2023       6:00 pm    Council Meeting                         Elders Meeting      Tuesday, April 11, 2023       No Morning Prayer          11:00 am   Roger Lavrenz Funeral         Wednesday, April 12, 2023       6:00 pm  Wednesday Catechesis Class      Sunday, April 16, 2023         8:30 am     Sunday School /Adult Class 9:30 am     Divine Service   10:00 am   Voter’s Meeting

 

THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR          None this week

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org