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 Ninth Sunday after Trinity
August 6, 2023
Organist Today: Kitty Bierstedt
Elder: Boyd Shipler
Asst. Usher: Jeff Schutjer
Greeter Today: Darrel and Mary Schmidt
Greeters Next Sunday: Shirlee Alt and Barb Thilges
Update on Pastoral Vacancy - Two weeks ago, St. Johns’ Elders met with Pastor Briton Nelson, Circuit Visitor Pastor Scott Kozisek, IDW President Steve Turner, and the Elders of Trinity. The upcoming vacancy was discussed. The Elders of both churches decided to pursue a temporary interim pastor to help with the services and duties needed by our congregations until a suitable replacement is found. At the Voter’s Meeting last Sunday, St. Johns approved to bring in a Senior Vacancy Pastor. The Elders met with Pastor Dave Simonson of Spirit Lake who has agreed to help both churches in being our Vacancy Pastor until a head Pastor accepts our call. We will now form a committee and the congregation can nominate pastors they would like to on. President Jeff Schutjer and Elders
Nominations – The papers for nominating a pastor can be completed by anyone from the congregation and are on the back table. Please return completed nomination forms to the church office or President Jeff Schutjer by the deadline of August 13th. The papers will then be submitted to President Turner.
VBS Congregation Picnic - On Sunday, August 20th at 5:00 p.m. we will be holding a fun night for our third event for VBS this year. Please mark your calendars and be sure to join us for the evening. We ask that you bring a covered dish to share. There will be social time and games for all kids and adults. A Education Parents Meeting will be held during this time also to get our next school year started. This will be a great time to get together as a church family!
Rally Sunday will be August 27 at Smith Lake with games and social time at 11:00 a.m.; worship at 11:30 a.m., and a picnic lunch at 12pm. Watch for more information. 3rd Grade Bibles and Blessing of Backpacks will also be this day. (Sunday School begins Sept 10; Midweek Class begins Sept 13.)
Pastor Cowell’s last Sunday will be August 13th. St. John’s will have our Divine Service at 8:30 a.m. and Trinity’s will be at 10:30 a.m. A farewell lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. at the Trinity Life Center for both congregations.
Farewell Choir - Anyone wishing to sing in Trinity’s choir at the 10:30 a.m. service on August 13th, please contact Pam Gogerty at 515-341-4700.
Thank You! We would like to thank the members of St. John’s for your prayers, cards, gifts, and being present at our day of celebration as we have ended our full-time ministry at St. Paul’s and Our Savior’s Lutheran. Your kindness and love in the Lord are overwhelming as we will always cherish your friendship and love in the Lord. May God bless each of you as you go about the work of the Lord in the years to come. Russell, Susan, Jewel, and Alacha Reimers
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 or Pastor Nelson at 608-464-5548.
Thrivent Members can receive two $250 Thrivent Action cards per year. To offer your Action card to help one of St. John’s groups with fundraisers, educational projects, & service activities, we will need a contact person to help with the application process. If you are a Thrivent member or not and would like to be the coordinator of this, please let the office know.
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 or Pastor Nelson at 608-464-5548.
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 Council.
SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS
Interested in learning Spanish? We are beginning a weekly Spanish learning/speaking group! We’ll meet on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm beginning August 23 in the Life Center Conference Room.
TLC Quilters
· 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!
Ark Encounter/Creation Museum Trip - For those still interested, we have the opportunity to join an already scheduled bus tour, and although there are no minimum sign-up requirements, seats will fill up, so reservations should be made in a timely manner. This trip is planned for Oct 9-13 (Mon – Fri), and the bus will load in Fort Dodge. Contact Jo Centgraf, of Trinity at (308-641-5452) with questions.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Today, August 6, 2023 9:30 am Divine Service Monday, July 31-August 12, 2023 Pastor Cowell on vacation Thursday, August 10, 2023 9:00 am Morning Prayer Sunday, August 13, 2023 8:30 am Divine Service 10:30 am Divine Service- Trinity 12:30 pm Farewell for Pastor Cowell and Family |
THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR August 10, 2023 Commemoration of Laurence, Deacon and Martyr |
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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