Announcements
The Second Sunday in Advent
December 8, 2024
ST. JOHN’S NEWS
Pastor Ben Dose
Organist: Marcia Hanna
Elder: Boyd Shipler
Head Usher: John Schutter ~Asst. Usher: Lucas Parsons
Acolyte: Ryder Parsons
Greeters Today: Jesse and Kelly Fitzgerald Family
Greeters Next Week: David and Lisa Haase
A Special Voter’s Meeting to Vote on the 2025 Budget and Officers will be held today, December 8 following the service.
Funeral Services for Beverly Skadburg will be held here on Tuesday, December 10th at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m.until time of service.
Adopted Family - It has been decided that this year we will be supporting Pastor Michael and Kelsi McGinley and the Family of Spencer. Their home and church sustained damage and loss in the July flooding. There is a list of the items that we will be collecting with donations of cash/gift cards now through December 22nd. on the back small table. We also will collect items to replace in their Sunday School Dept at Christ the King’s Lutheran, Spencer. Give your donations to Karla Schutter or Brenda Schutjer or in the designated basket.
The Advent and Christmas Schedule is now available in the back on the Guest Podium. Please take one! This is for services at Burt and Trinity.
Advent Services will be Wednesdays, December 11 & 18, at 6 p.m. Our theme is His Name Shall Be Called. Devotion books are available on the back table.
Shut-in Plates - Volunteers needed to provide cookies/bars or goodies for the Shut-in plates that the Religion School Children will be assembling on Wed. December 18th. Contact Kelly Fitzgerald if you are baking and would be able to provide a few extras goodies for the shut-ins in the church. We will also give to the care team and they need a few items in good condition: blankets, towels, and hand towels.
2025 Greeter and Asst. Usher Lists are now on the back table. Please sign up to greet more than one time during the year. If you do not sign-up I will assign you a spot at the of the year unless you let me know differently. Rosann Shipler, Sec.
Christmas Donations - If you would like to give a cash donation to the Christmas Committee for the candy and decorations, you can do so by giving that to Vickie Madsen or mark an envelope and place it in the offering plate.
Boxed Christmas Cards are available in the back. Give your money to Rosann in the office. .
Addresses - If you or a family member has moved and has a new address, please get that information in to the church office for Annual Report.
Year-End Reports: The end of the year will be here soon. If you’re responsible for a report for the annual yearbook, please email it to the church churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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.
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.
Thank You very much for your gift or $235.00! We really appreciate your continuous support of the Kossuth County Food Pantry which enables us to help the less fortunate people of our county.
SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS
Want to Help with Hurricane Relief? We’ll be collecting items to send to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Conover, NC. Priority needs include Bandaids, Neosporin, medical gloves, cotton gauze, Diva cups (feminine product), adult body wipes, infant wipes, hand wipes, WATERLESS shampoo, & liquid bath soap. Other items include winter hats, gloves, coats, & boots; quilts; water purification tablets; and portable water filters. Many will be without clean water until at least December.
Brochures are available on the back table for you to purchase items. Bring them to the church and put them in a designated box in the library. We will deliver them to Trinity who will get those to St. Peter’s Lutheran in North Carolina. Questions talk to Jade Nelson.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Burt Library Holiday Open House - Wednesday, December 11th from 1-5 p.m. Stop in and enjoy some treats and refreshments and register for door prizes.
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!
Building Healthy Families: As you prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth with your family, remember those who struggle. Lutheran Family Service is here as a uniquely Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod mission to help those in need as an extension of our church’s ministry all year long. No government dollars are used in order to keep its Christ-centered focus. Your partnership gift given before December 31 through the “We’re All in this Together” year-end giving appeal will make it possible for someone to receive help regardless of their ability to cover the cost of the care they need. Make your gift today online at https://lutheranfamilyservice.networkforgood.com/ or by mail to your closest LFS office or the LFS administrative office at 409 Kenyon Road, Suite C, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. We’re In This Together! Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S Today, December 8, 2024 8:15 a.m. Adult Class 8:30 a.m. Sunday School Christmas Practice 9:30 a.m. Advent Divine Service 10:30 a.m. Voter’s Meeting Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Pastor Nelson at Burt Wednesday, December 11, 2024 6:00 p.m. Midweek Catechesis in Burt 6:00 p.m. Advent Service at Trinity Thursday, December 12, 2024 Pastor Dose in Burt 3:00 p.m. Titonka Care Center Service Sunday, December 15, 2024 8:15 a.m. Adult Bible Class 8:30 a.m. Sunday School Christmas Practice 9:30 a.m. Advent Divine Service |
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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