Thursday, September 05, 2024

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 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 8, 2024

 

Pastor Briton Nelson ~ Organist:  Marcia Hanna 

Elder:  ~ Tony Hatten

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Asst. Usher:  Larry Behnkendorf

Greeters:  Joe and Tina Heyes

Greeters Next Sunday: Doris and Mike Blocker

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

 A Congregational Potluck Picnic is being held tonight at 5:00 p.m. here at the church. Games will be played.  Bring a covered dish to share!!



·         Note the Midweek Mtg. time change:  The Pastors will meet with Midweek Parents and Students to kick off the new Midweek year at 3:45 p.m..

 

Midweek Classes begin on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

Thank You ! “Rally Sunday” with Trinity Algona was held August 25th at Smith Lake with approximately 140 people attending. We’d like to especially thank Clark Christensen for his grilling expertise and for donating the meat, the buns, the condiments and the charcoal.     Lynn Bierstedt, Mission Board”

A Hand Quilted “Dresden Pattern” Queen Size (84”x 96”) Quilt was donated by the St. John’s Quilting Ladies for a fundraiser to St. John’s.  You will have a chance to bid on it for several weeks.  The proceeds earned from this fundraiser will help with the expense of the new sound system. This item was made many years ago by Pat Eimers, Eunice Meyer, Bev Skadburg, Betty Roed, Connie Espe, Linda Kerkove, Marge Lavrenz and Cardene Parsons.  Quilt is on the ladder rack on the east wall.  

Quilt Bidding has begun!  

  • Put your silent bid in the container with your name. 

Each week we will pull the high bid and announce it the following week. You may up that bid and bid again for the next week.  We will continue this for several weeks. 

 

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.

Thank You for the donation to Iowa District West disaster relief. It has been a difficult spring and summer, and your gift will help allow us to keep reaching out with God’s love and hope in a very real way.

 Julie Mann, Director of Ioway at IDW (St. John’s donation  $2,259.00)

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.  

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

 

Change in Trinity Service Schedule for Fall/Winter:

·         Return to Traditional Sunday worship schedule 8:00 & 10:30 AM 

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

 

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!  New quilts are available now!

 

Women’s Bible Study at Trinity begins Monday, September 16 at 7 & 9:30 a.m.  We’ll study ESTHER, TRUSTING GOD’S PLAN, part of the Women of the Bible study series. “God masterfully orchestrates & weaves together every detail of our lives & this universe.” Join us as we explore the subject of God’s providence in our lives. Esther 4:14 – “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Please contact Jane (320-0490) or Cheryl (320-1288) if you’d like to join us……we’d love to study Esther with you!

 

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: A research project conducted with college age students in the Midwest found that most of them reported having an important relationship with grandparents or significant elders who influenced their values, goals, and life choices and gave them a sense of self, roots, and tradition. Grandparents and older members of our church family, do you know how important you are? Make sure the young adults in your family and congregation who have gone off to college or are returning to high school this month continue to hear from you. Now, more than ever, they need your love and support – even if they’re not asking for it! Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org

COMMUNITY NEWS

Hospice of the Heartland will be starting a “Grief Support Group” that will run every Wednesday till 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

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S   

   Today, September 8, 2024   

     8:15 a.m.   Adult Bible Class

     8:30 a.m.   Sunday School

     9:30 a.m.    Divine Service    

     3:45 a.m.      Parents Meeting  (Note the time change)

     5:00 p.m.     Congregational Potluck, Games 

                      

   Tuesday, September 10, 2024

     Pastor Nelson at Burt

 

   Thursday, September 11, 2024 

     Pastor Dose at Burt

     6:00 p.m.  Midweek Class Begins

 

   Sunday, September 15, 2024

     8:15 a.m.   Adult Bible Class

     8:30 a.m.   Sunday School

     9:30 a.m.   Divine Service             

 

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org