Announcements

St. John’s Lutheran Church

109 Maple St. Burt, Iowa|Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Pastor: Rev. Briton Nelson and Senior Vacancy Pastor: Dave Simonson      

Secretary: Rosann Shipler

Pastor’s Cell: 608-415-8228 ~Pastor: Cell 515-297-2046                

Church Office: 515-924-3344  stjohnsburt.org

Pastor’s Email pastornelson@trinityalgona.org 

Church Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

October 15, 2023

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Organist:   Marcia Hanna 

Elder:  Tony Hatten

Asst. Usher:   Lynn Bierstedt  

Acolytes: Avery Thomas

Greeter:    Barb Harms & Donna Haase

Greeters Next Sunday:    Joe and Tina Heyes and Rialyn

 

 

Quarterly Voter’s Meeting will be held today following the service.

 

“Share the Blessing” Letter and Giving Envelopes are in your boxes today.  Be sure to pick them up.

 

Congregational Partnership Voter's Meeting is scheduled for October 22 at 2 p.m. in the Life Center at Trinity. We will be voting on the Call Committee’s recommendation to call a Partnership Senior Pastor. If you have any questions, please speak with President Jeff Schutjer

 

Window Project – The windows have been completed and with the delay they are set now to be installed this week (October 16-20).   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 16 of October.                                                                                                                                        

 

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.                                                                                                                                          

 

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 and to apply you can contact Darrel Schmidt to help with the application process. 

 

Trick or Treat Night - The churches of Burt will be hosting  trunk-or treat in the Presbyterian parking lot in conjunction with the town of Burt’s trick-or-treating night: Tuesday, October 31 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. If you would like to host a trunk, donate individually wrapped bars, or volunteer in any way, please contact Jessie Parsons. There is a sign-up sheet on the back table for you to volunteer.

 

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!

 

Monday Women’s Bible Study at 7:00 & 9:30 am at Trinity in the Life Center conference room. This year we’ll study Abigail: Living with the Difficult People in your Life. 1 Samuel 25 tells the amazing story of an extraordinary woman who responded to difficult people with grace and faith. If you’d like to join us, please text or call Jane Dreyer (320-0490) or Cheryl Cherland (320-1288). 

 

2023 District Youth Gatherings - Attendee cost $50;

Senior High (Gr 9–12) Nov 17-19 Sign Up Deadline – Oct 27

     Theme: “Ready, Set, Go” Holiday Inn – Airport (Des Moines)

Contact the church office for more information.

 

Stewardship Corner -  In the Apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth, he wrote, “But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also” (2 Corinthians 8:7).  Just as Paul urged them, we are urged to “Excel in the Grace of Giving.”  God calls and equips us to be generous people.  In Christ, we can stop putting our self-interests first and seek to be giving and sharing people.  We give because we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.  By God’s grace, we desire to give regularly, generously, and cheerfully.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Fall Fun Festival Party will be held in Burt on October 28, 2023, from 4:30 -7:30 p.m. at the Burt Activity Complex. The city will be serving Chicken and biscuits. The Women’s Club will be serving pumpkin bars, the Women’s Club will serve pumpkin bars for dessert and the Library will serve hot chocolate.  The Burt Fire Department and Lions Club will be hosting pumpkin painting!  Come enjoy the evening in Burt celebrating the fall season!

23rd Annual Fall Harvest - The Lone Rock Presbyterian Church will be holding its annual Traditional Turkey Meal on Sunday, November 5, 2023 with serving 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free Will Donations will be taken and bring a food item for the Kossuth County Food Pantry.

 

 

Library News - The Burt Library will host a “Lunch and Learn” on October 16 at 11:30 am.  Author Ann Kots will share her book and “The Journey of Karoline Olsen”, a story of her husband, Kristoffer, who died from a burst appendix in Iowa in the year 1902.  This is a chronicle of the Olsens’ fight to survive in the undeveloped Midwest, at the time. 

Building Healthy Families - Date night! When was the last time you planned a date with your spouse? A date doesn’t have to cost a lot to make it fun. An extra special meal, a drive in the country with the radio on, or recreating your first date are just a few ideas. What counts most is the time you prioritize for each other. Let your spouse know with actions and words that if you had to do it all over again, you would. “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.” I Peter 4:8 Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S      Today,  October 15, 2023         NO       Adult Class      8:30 am    Sunday School       9:30 am    Divine Service      10:30 am   Voter’s  Meeting      Wednesday, October 18, 2023      6:00 pm    Midweek Catechesis      Thursday, October 19, 2023       9:00 am    Morning Prayer         Sunday, October 22, 2023      8:15 am    Adult Bible Class      8:30 am    Sunday School       9:30 am    Divine Service

 

THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR          October 17 -  Commemoration of Ignatius of Antioch, Pastor                           and Martyr     October 18 - Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org