Announcements

St. John’s Lutheran Church

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

Pastors: Rev. Benjamin Dose  & Rev. Briton Nelson        

Secretary: Rosann Shipler

Pastor’s ~ Dose Cell: 712-790-0716 ~Nelson Cell: 608-415-8228 

Church Office: 515-924-3344  stjohnsburt.org

Pastor’s Email:  pastordose@trinityalgona.org

Pastor’s Email: pastornelson@trinityalgona.org 

Church Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 18, 2024

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor Ben Dose

Organist:  Marcia Hanna 

Elder:  ~ Boyd Shipler

Head Usher:  John Schutter 

Asst. Usher:  Jeff Schutjer

Greeters:  Barb Schroeder and Steve Rahe

Greeters Next Sunday: Terry and Vicki Briggs

 

Prepare the Next Generation!  We’re in need of a teacher for Sunday School. If interested or you have questions, please reach out to Karla Schutter.

Rally Sunday will be held at Smith Lake at 11:00 a.m. with a meal to follow on Sunday, August 25th.  The Teachers and Sunday School/Religion School children will be recognized at that time.  St. John’s will also have a service that day at 9:30 a.m.

·         Blessing of Backpacks and 3rd Grade Bibles will also be given that day. (Sunday School begins Sept 8; Midweek Class begins Sept 11.)

·         Those attending are asked to bring a pan of bars.

 

Pastoral Care On Demand - Need Prayer, Scripture, Communion, Absolution, or a listening ear? Feel free to call or text one of the pastors at the following numbers:  

·         Pastor Benjamin Dose cell: 712-790-0716 and his email is pastordose@trinityalgona.org 

·         Pastor Nelson cell: 608-415-8228 and pastor Nelson email: pastornelson@trinityalgona.org

 

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.

Mark Your Calendars: A Congregational Potluck Picnic is being planned for Sunday, September 8th. here at the church. Games will be played and the Pastors will meet later with Midweek Parents and Students to kick off the new Midweek year.

 

Pastoral Schedule Update: Pastor Dose will be taking Fridays as his day off and will be spending Thursday mornings in Burt. Pastor Nelson will be taking Mondays as his day off and will be spending Tuesday mornings in Burt.  

 

LYF Party:  Students from 5th grade through High School are invited to a Partnership LYF Party  at the Parsonage (& Parking Lot) in Algona!  Join us August 25 from 5-8 p.m. to meet Pastor Dose & his family! We’ll meet, eat, and have games to play with a short devotion.

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

 

Change in Trinity Service Schedule for Fall/Winter:

·         Return to Traditional Sunday worship schedule 8:00 & 10:30 AM starting Rally Day 8/25.

·         (Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays at 8 AM & 5 PM; 2nd & 4th Sundays at 10:30 AM.)

 

On Trinity's Blog you can find various materials from our partnership pastors including the weekly radio program "Lift High the Cross," Lift High the Cross has transitioned into a walk through one of the readings that is not being preached on Sunday. Enrich your Sunday worship by gaining insight across God's Word! Also on the blog will be newspaper articles and other various thoughts from our pastors. trinityalgona.org/blog

 

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!  

 

Flat Sheets and Old Tattered (well-loved) Quilts are needed by TLC Quilters. Thanks sew much for helping us help others in need!

2024 District Youth Gatherings: (mark your calendars)

·          Jr High: October 19-20 – “The Great Exchange”

·         Sr High: October 4-6 (or 5-6) – “One in Christ”

·          National Gathering: July 19-23, 2025 (New Orleans)

Building Healthy Families: Parents, grandparents and pew buddies -- Have you ever heard a young child sing? Are they on key, in tune, or even singing the right words? Maybe not, but boy, oh, boy are they exuberant! Encouraging little ones to sing throughout the worship service is a wonderful way to involve them and imprint God’s Word and the teachings of our faith on their hearts. Focus on regularly occurring songs in the worship service and common hymns or songs with refrains. Consider selecting a song for the month (at church or home; or even better, both!) and take it a verse per week. What a joy it is for the whole church family to sing together, making a joyful noise to the Lord! Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org

 

Love the “Lutheran Study Bible”? There’s an app for that! Easily carry the Bible around on your phone - just download the app and access the full ESV Bible text for free. Study notes are available with a subscription, but you can check it out with a free 2-week trial. Find it in your favorite app store!

Hospice of the Heartland will be starting a “Grief Support Group” that will run every Wednesday from August 28th - October 2nd. We invite anyone who is struggling with grief to attend. This will be held at the Kossuth Regional Health Center, Conference Room C (by Community Health) at 3:00p.m-4:00 p.m. Call Kathy Dearchs at 515-295-4437 for more information

 *Your loved one did not need to receive Hospice Service for you to attend”

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S        Today, August 18, 2024         9:30 am     Divine Service              Tuesday, August 20,  2024      Pastor Nelson at Burt      Thursday, August 22, 2024       Pastor Dose at Burt      Sunday, August 25, 2024       9:30 a.m.     Divine Service         11:00 a.m.    Rally Service with Trinity at Smith Lake     5-8:30 p.m.   Partnership LYF Kick-off Event at Trinity

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org