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 First Sunday after Christmas

December 31, 2023

Organist:  Marcia Hanna

Elder: Boyd Shipler

Usher: Joe Heyes

Greeters Today:  Boyd and Rosann Shipler

Greeters Next Week:  Barb Harms and Donna Haase

 

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Information On Call Process - We have received a new list of candidates for Partnership Senior Pastor from President Turner.  The next meeting will be January 2. The sets are now available in the church office for members to look over.

 

First Quarterly Council Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 14 following the service.  The Voter’s Meeting will be January 21.    

 

Installation of Officers will be held Sunday, January 7th during the service.  All officers are asked to attend!

 

Catechesis Classes will start up again on Wednesday, January 10  at 6:00 p.m.

 

Thank You!

·         Special Thanks to the Children, Teachers, Kitty Bierstedt, The Board of Education and Director, Karla Schutter and all those who worked behind the scenes to set up and take down for the Children’s Christmas Eve Program.  What a wonderful program!

·         A Big Thank You to the Christmas Committee who beautifully decorated the sanctuary this Christmas season.

 

End of the Year Articles - Please get those End of Year articles to me as soon as possible for the Annual Report.   - Rosann

 

Greeter and Asst. Usher Lists for 2024 is still on the back table today.  Please sign up to greet or usher more than one time.  If not I will assign you a time to greet at the end of year unless you let me know differently.   Rosann Shipler 

 

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.                                                                                                                        

 

Hospitalized?  If you or a loved one are hospitalized and would like a pastoral visit, please let us know! Pastors are not automatically notified when members are hospitalized.

  

Thank You so very much to the Midweek Students for remembering us with the plate of cookies and the visit.  It was so appreciated! Lavonne Boderius and Vern and Joan Koestler

 

The new January-March Portals of Prayer are available in back.

An Expected Gift this Holiday Season - St. John's was a recipient out of 6 charitable organizations to receive $7,000 from the sale of the Bancroft Senior Citizen's building.   It was in their by-laws that if the organization ever disbanded that the money would be donated to a charitable organization.   We wish to express our sincere thanks for such a gift.   To pay it forward the Council decided to give $1,000 each to the Concordia Fort Wayne and Concordia St. Louis food banks.   You may have seen a thank you in the bulletin from each of these seminaries.   We still have $5,000 that we can use going forward into next year for a project of our own.   Again we are thankful for such a wonderful gift!!

·         Thank You from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne for the recent contribution of $1,000 to the Student Food Co-op. Gifts, such as yours, allow us to provide the finest theological education to the future pastors, deaconesses, and missionaries who will serve The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  I thank God for you and ask for your continued support. 

                Rev. Dr. Lawrence R Rast Jr. President

·         Dear Friends in Christ, Thank you for your wonderful gift of $1,000. Your thoughtful donation is a special blessing to Concordian Seminary, St. Louis. The end of the year brings no greater joy than the opportunity to express how grateful we are for you. Merry Christmas to you, and may your new year be filled with happiness and joy.  Thank you again for your generous support, and for your partnership in preparing our students for their future ministry in service to the Gospel.  You help to make the Seminary stay strong in the mission of Our Lord Jesus. We are grateful to you.!       In Christ, Vicki Biggs, Senior Vice President, 

 

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!    Flat Sheets are needed by the TLC Quilters.

 

Members of St. John’s - May our Lord Bless your gift of $800. to Camp Okoboji. We pray that through your gift, we may continue to sow seeds of faith!! Through His power, may He accomplish “Immeasurably More” in growing faith than we could ask or imagine!! Oh, that our Thanks to You may be Immense as His Love for You!  God Bless You!  Trusting In Jesus our Savior , Kirk Warnke, Director Camp Okoboji.

 

Rebuilding my office: Organizational lessons from Nehemiah

Tomorrow starts a New Year and what a better time to get on track with an organized, functional, and God-honoring office space.  Join us on Saturday, January 20 at the district office in Fort Dodge from 9:30am-3:30pm for a one-day workshop dedicated to practical tips in “Rebuilding my Office: Organizational Lessons from Nehemiah.” Visit the district website (www.iowadistrictwest.org) for more information and to register.  Contact Jill Davis at the district office (515-576-7666) with questions.

 

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S     Today,  December 31, 2023          9:30 am     Divine Service               Thursday, January 4, 2024     9:00 am       Morning Prayer                Sunday, January 7, 2024     8:15 am     Adult Bible Class     8:30 am     Sunday School     9:30 am     Divine Service    (Installation of Officers)

 

THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH YEAR            January 1      Feast of the Circumcision and Name of Jesus      January 2     Commemoration of J. K. Wilhelm Loehe, Pastor

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org