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
Organist Today: Marcia Hanna ~ Elder: Jerry Koestler
Asst. Usher: Terry Briggs
Greeters Today: ~ Boyd and Rosann Shipler
Greeters Next Sunday: Harold Lavrenz
ST. JOHN’S NEWS
St. John’s Family Fishing Day - Our 2nd annual St. John’s family fishing day is today beginning at 3:00 p.m., with supper at 6:00 p.m., at the Smith Lake southwest shelter! This is Iowa’s free fishing weekend. Bait and supper is provided and all ages are welcome to attend!
Pastor-elect Briton Nelson will be ordained and installed at Trinity on Sunday, June 25th at 4:00 p.m. A meal will follow the service. His installation will be recognized at St. John’s on July 2nd during our morning Divine Service. Please pray for Briton, his wife Jade, and one year old daughter Autumn as they make the transition to our community! - Please sign up on the back table if you plan to attend the ordination meal to help with our planning process.
Window Project - The window project for replacement of 15 windows in the new addition - all Anderson windows, stained and installed, was voted and passed on Sunday, April 30, 2023 by the congregation. The windows have been ordered this week. When the contract was signed, we managed to get another $4,000 off the price as there was a better deal running for the month of May, so that saved us a total of $14,732. Total due for the project is $58,932. Anyone wishing to donate to this project can stipulate it on your offering envelope or drop an extra envelope in the plate with "window project" on it. Windows are projected to be in late September. Thank you! Church Counsel
Thank You! We would like to thank everyone for your sympathy and kindness after the passing of Red. It was all greatly appreciated. We would especially like to thank Pastor Colwell for his many visits to see Red and for the beautiful service. Also a big thank you to all of the ladies that helped serve the lunch the day of the funeral. God bless all of you, Doris, Steve, Sandi and families
Ordination Choir - Our Partnership will have a special choir for the ordination service on June 25th for Briton Nelson. Anyone from St. John’s who wishes to be a part of this choir, please contact the office at Trinity (515-295-3518). Kitty will be helping St. John’s members with the practices here. Contact her on the times of those practices. We will have a joint practice at Trinity Wednesday, June 21 at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, June 25 prior to the ordination service (probably around 3:20 pm).
Parish Messenger July/August edition of the messenger is due to Linda Kerkove by Sunday, June 25.
Gift Card Shower for the Nelsons - Our Partnership is collecting local gift cards (gas, grocery, restaurant, etc.) for the Nelsons to help ease the burdens of moving and to welcome them into our community. You can label your gift cards: “Nelsons” and put them in the offering plate or turn them into the church office. We will present these cards at the ordination reception.
SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS
Trinity VBS - “God’s Living Water” is July 23 – 27 this year. Go to trinityalgona.org/vbs for more information and registration.
Interested in learning Spanish? - We are exploring starting a group at Trinity to learn the basics of the Spanish language as a tool for serving our neighbor. If you are interested in joining such a group, please contact Pastor Cowell or the church office.
Trinity, Algona Family Lunch Wednesdays - Trinity is hosting "Family Lunch Wednesdays" in the Life Center June 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, and July 12th and 19th. Join us for a free meal and activity! Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. and activities conclude by 1:00 p.m. All ages welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult.
TLC Quilters
· 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 Tattered Quilts Needed! Well-loved quilts can be repurposed into prayer hearts to provide comfort for others.
· Old Denim Jeans? We 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!
Camp Okoboji Quilt Auction will be Saturday, June 17 at 12:30 pm. View quilts Friday, June 16, 5-7 pm & Saturday, June 17, 9am-noon. Free-will Lunch & Craft Fair is at 11 am. Bids can be submitted to the camp office if unable to attend. Proceeds go toward the playground renovation. View quilts online at campokojobi.org
Building Healthy Families - Each person’s experience with grief following an important loss is unique, yet we share one thing in common: we all have need for someone to hear us, listen to our stories, and be witness to our deep loss, without needing to fix, lessen, or reframe our experience. Knowing that many are struggling with prolonged, complicated grief, Lutheran Family Service recently added a person with specialized, extensive training and experience in grief work to help people with grief. Dr. Mark Vande Braak - a life-long LCMS Lutheran - is now available to you and anyone you know who has suffered traumatic loss and complicated or prolonged grief to work with you through individual meetings providing grief education and support. Meetings with Dr. Mark are available in-person in Sioux Falls, South Dakota or via telehealth to anyone in the United States, regardless of location. Reach out today for more information or to schedule a time to talk with Dr. Mark by emailing mvanderbraak@lutheranfamilyservice.org or through the “contact us” link on the LFS website. Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Today, June 4, 2023 9:30 am Holy Trinity Divine Service 3:00 pm Family Fishing at Smith Lake 6:00 pm Family Fishing Supper Tuesday, June 6, 2023 10:00 am Morning Prayer Thursday, June 7, 2023 11:30 am Trinity Family Lunch in Life Center Sunday, June 11, 2023 9:30 am Divine Service |
THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR June 5, 2023 Commemoration of Boniface of Mainz |
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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