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 First Sunday after Trinity
June 11, 2023
Organist Today: Kitty Bierstedt ~ Elder: Jerry Koestler
Asst. Usher: Terry Briggs
Greeters Today: ~Harold Lavrenz
Greeters Next Sunday: Terry and Vicki Briggs
ST. JOHN’S NEWS
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
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 p.m, and Sunday, June 25 prior to the ordination service (probably around 3:20 p.m).
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.
A big thank you to all who came out and enjoyed the afternoon fishing at Smith Lake. No big catches, but all had a good time! Special thanks to the Board of Education, Karla and Brenda for all their hard work. Our next event will be an afternoon of Swimming on Sunday, July 9. More information to come later.
Parish Messenger edition for July/August is due to Linda Kerkove by Sunday, June 25.
The July-September Portals of Prayer are now available on the back table along the east wall.
SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS
Trinity VBS - “God’s Living Water” is July 23 – 27 this year from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 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 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
· 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
· The camp Okoboji Auxiliary thanks you for your gift designated to the New Ark Theme Playground. The full available matching funds have been received. By God’s Blessings, the project has started this spring and will be completed next fall. Praise God for the wonderful blessing this new playground will be ! God bless you! Trusting in Jesus our Savior. Kirk Warnke and Friends of Camp Okoboji
COMMUNITY NEWS
Burt Summer Celebration will be held on Saturday, July 8. Plans are being made for all day activities, including Coffee/rolls at 8:00 a.m., garage sales, parade at 10:30 p.m. and a meal will be served following the parade at Complex. Many many activities are scheduled for the afternoon and evening. The evening will conclude with Fireworks by the Burt Fire Dept. at 10:00 p.m.
Day Camp - Burt Library along with other libraries in county are hosting a day camp event at Smith Lake for kids entering 1st through 7th grade. This will be a day filled with activities, programs and crafts. Walking tacos and root beer floats for lunch. Bus transportation to and from each library by the Algona School System. Registration is required by Monday, June 12 at the Burt Library 515-924-3680.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Today, June 11, 2023 9:30 am Holy Trinity Divine Service Tuesday, June 13, 2023 No Morning Prayer 8:30 am Pastor’s Conference at Swea City Saturday, June 17, 2023 12:30 pm Quilt Auction at Camp Okoboji Sunday, June 18, 2023 9:30 am Divine Service |
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THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR June 11 - Feast of St. Barnabas, Apostle June 12 - Commemoration of The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, A.D. 325 June 14 - Commemoration of Elisha |
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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