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 Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
August 27, 2023
Organist Today: Marcia Hanna
Elder: Boyd Shipler
Asst. Usher: Jeff Schutjer
Greeter Today: Jeff and Brenda Schutjer
Greeters Next Sunday: Lynn and Kitty Bierstedt
ST. JOHN’S NEWS
Flowers on the Altar today were given in memory of Red Madsen by Doris Madsen.
Rally Sunday will be held following our service today at Smith Lake with social time at 11:00 a.m., worship at 11:30 a.m., and a picnic lunch at 12pm. Our 3rd Grader (Reyna Fitzgerald) will be receiving her Bible and we will be Blessing the school Backpacks also at this time. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on and a pan of cookies or bars to share.
· (Sunday School begins Sept 10; Midweek Class begins Sept 13.)
Window Project – The windows have been completed and are set to be installed September 11th thru September 15th. They will be taking the current windows with them for disposal so if anyone wishes to have a window, you will need to be at the church to have them loaded on to your trailer the day they take it out. You will need to make arrangements with the installers as to what window you would like and when they plan on removing it. We will not be putting them in the garage for you to pick up at a later date – they need to be taken right away. The installers will be at the church around 10 a.m. Monday the 11th of September.
Altar Guild Volunteer – We are looking for someone to put up and take down communion. This is the job vacated by Hannah Cowell. You will have 3 months out of the year – January-May-September. If you wish to help out, please see Janice Reimers.
Update on Pastoral Vacancy - Now that Pastor Simonson is here to help out and the congregational nomination papers have been returned to Pastor Turner, we will soon form a committee to begin the process of calling a Senior Pastor. President Jeff Schutjer and Elders.
Pastoral Care On Demand - Need Prayer, Scripture, Communion, Absolution, or a listening ear? Feel free to call or text Pastor Nelson at 608-464-5548 or Pastor Dave Simonson 515-297-2046.
Thank You - Hannah, Penelope, Amelia, Magdalena and I would like to thank our friends in Christ at St. John's for your kind words and cards as we departed for Missouri. We continue to thank God for our time together, and rejoice that our fellowship as children of God in Christ Jesus remains forever. Thomas Cowell
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.
New Address: Pastor and Hannah Cowell’s new address is: 6666 NW 72nd St., Platte Woods, MO 46151
SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS
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!
2023 District Youth Gatherings -
Junior High (October 21-22) Theme: “Teach Us To Pray”
Senior High (November 17-19) Theme: “Ready, Set, Go”
Contact the church office for more information.
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.
Camp Okoboji Travel - Final registration is now being accepted for our Travel Camp trip to Branson MO and Eureka Springs, AR on September 6-10. In Branson, we will see the “Queen Esther“ production and a meal after and we will spend a day at the site of the Great Passion Play and much more. It is a wonderful opportunity to travel and grow in Christian Community and experience some spectacular sights and shows. Brochures on this event are on the table in the back. Contact Camp Okoboji at 712-337-3318 or kirk.campokoboji@gmail.com
Building Healthy Families - When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant, I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. (Mark Twain) Truth be told, parents and their children get along much better when the adolescent years are over. Dr. James Dobson once said that the goal of parenting teenagers is simply to survive and live to tell about it. If you and your family are navigating the turbulent waters of adolescence, don’t give up. It will get better! Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Today, August 27, 2023 9:30 am Divine Service 11:00 am Rally Sunday at Smith Lake Thursday, August 31, 2023 9:00 am Morning Prayer Sunday, September 3, 2023 9:30 am Divine Service |
THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR August 27 - Commemoration of Monica, Faithful Mother August 28 - Commemoration of Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of the Church August 29 - Feast of The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist September 1 - Commemoration of Joshua September 2 - Commemoration of Hannah |
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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