Announcements

 

 Transfiguration of Our Lord

March 2, 2025

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor: Ben Dose

Organist: Marcia Hanna ~ Elder: Jeff Schutjer

Head Usher: John Schutter ~Asst. Usher:  Boyd Shipler

Greeters Today:  Jeff and Brenda Schutjer

Greeters Next Week:  Drew and Sierra Rasmussen Family

 

Ash Wednesday Service will be held here at St. John’s on Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m.  No Midweek Class this week.

 

All the Wednesday Lenten Services will be held here at St. John’s at 6:00 p.m.  Midweek Students and Parents are ask to attend and Class will begin after at 6:30 p.m.

Pictorial Directory: It was decided and voted on last Sunday to go ahead with the Picture Directory.  Our dates are set now for June 17-18 from 2-8:30  p.m. both dates.  If you cannot make this you are welcome to set appointments at Trinity June 11-14, 2025 and have them taken there. A committee will be appointed to help with this process here at Burt.

 

THE HAND OF THE LORD is our theme for Lent this year. Hands are used to heal, mend, build, teach, comfort, and so much more. Yet, as humans, our hands are sinful and unclean. Christ’s hands are the ones that can transform our sinful and dirtied hands into beautiful, clean ones to carry out His plans. Spend this Lent exploring God’s Word to see how His hands are used in both the New and Old Testaments, from creation to crucifixion and eternal life. Watch for our Lenten Schedule and Devotion books coming soon!

 

Daily “The Hand of the Lord” Devotions for Lent and Easter are now available on the back table. 

 

2024 Annual Report is now available along the east wall.  Please, take one copy per family!!

 

Adult Bible Class will begin a Lenten study  “The Hand of the Lord” to go along with our Lenten Series on Sunday March 9, 2025. Now would be a good time to join us at 8:15 a.m.

 

The Lenten Schedule is now on the table in the back.

 

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

 

Adverse Weather - When church is to be cancelled due to snow etc, the Elders and Pastors will make the decision and then a Flocknote Cancellation call will be sent out to your cell phone or home phone.  We will also try to put it on the Algona Radio.

 

Hospitalized?  If you or a loved one are hospitalized and would like a pastoral visit, please let us know!

 

2024 Thrivent Choice Dollars must be directed by March 31. Consider joining others who have directed their Dollars towards St. John’s ministry.

 

Out of Office - I will be out of the office this week.  If you have something for the bulletin, please text me at 515-341-0513 or email rshipler@netins.net.  I will try to get it in or have pastor announce. Rosann

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

Camp Okoboji News

• Annual Meeting - April 26,2025
• 2025 Quilt Auction - June 14, 2025
• IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025
• Camp Auxiliary will give Six Scholarships for Cub/Jr HighYouth Weeks this summer - due April 22 and forms on back table
• Annual Meeting - Kitty and Lynn Bierstedt will represent Burt at this meeting April 26.
• Cans for Camp project and is used to purchase new mattresses.   

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!  

A New Member Class is being offered by our Partnership for anyone interested in becoming a member of St. John’s or Trinity as well as those who just want to brush up on the basics of their faith! Class is being held Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. (Monday this week). Contact the church office or a pastor to sign up. It’s not too late to join us!

Save the Date - Immanuel Lutheran Lotts Creek Church will be celebrating their 150th Anniversary on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Service will start at 10:30 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please save the date and spread the word!!

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

East Fork Walleye Club will be hosting their Annual Fish Fry Fundraiser at the Burt Activity Complex on Saturday, March 15th with doors open at 5:00 p.m. Raffle and Silent Auction items will be on display at this time.

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S            Today, March 2, 2025             8:15 a.m      Adult Class  8:30 a.m.     Sunday School   9:30 a.m.     Divine Service            Monday, March 3, 2025         6:30 p.m.  New Member Class at Trinity         Tuesday, March 4, 2025        Pastor Nelson in Burt      Wednesday, March 5, 2025   6:00 p.m.    Ash Wednesday Service at Burt     Thursday, March 6, 2025        Pastor Dose at Burt     Saturday Night, March 8, 2025         Daylight Savings Time Begins                 Sunday, March 9, 2025         8;30 a.m.    Adult Class         8:30 a.m.    Sunday School 9:30 a.m.    Divine Service

 

Time Change - Remember we go to Daylight Savings time on

Sunday, March 9.  Spring Forward!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

 The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany

February 23, 2025

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor: Ben Dose

Organist: Marcia Hanna

Elder: Jerry Koestler

Head Usher: John Schutter

Asst. Usher:  Boyd Shipler

Acolytes: Ryder Parsons and Brayton Borchardt

Greeters Today:  Larry Behnkendorf

Greeters Next Week:  Jeff and Brenda Schutjer

 

The Bouquet of Flowers on the piano this morning were given in celebration of Darrel and Mary Schmidt’s Anniversary on Monday, February 24th. 

Pictorial Directory: It was decided and voted on last Sunday to go ahead with the Picture Directory.  Our dates are set now for June 17-18 from 2-8:30  p.m. both dates.  If you cannot make this you are welcome to set appointments at Trinity June 11-14, 2025 and have them taken there. A committee will be appointed to help with this process here at Burt.

 

THE HAND OF THE LORD is our theme for Lent this year. Hands are used to heal, mend, build, teach, comfort, and so much more. Yet, as humans, our hands are sinful and unclean. Christ’s hands are the ones that can transform our sinful and dirtied hands into beautiful, clean ones to carry out His plans. Spend this Lent exploring God’s Word to see how His hands are used in both the New and Old Testaments, from creation to crucifixion and eternal life. Watch for our Lenten Schedule and Devotion books coming soon!

 

Ash Wednesday Service will be held here at St. John’s on Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m.   All the Wednesday Lenten Services will be held here at St. John’s at 6:00 p.m.  Midweek students and parents are asked to attend these services. Class will begin at 6:30 p.m.

 

Daily “The Hand of the Lord” Devotions for Lent and Easter are now available on the back table. They begin on Ash Wednesday.

 

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

 

Adverse Weather - When church is to be cancelled due to snow etc, the Elders and Pastors will make the decision and then a Flocknote Cancellation call will be sent out to your cell phone or home phone.  We will also try to put it on the Algona Radio.

Hospitalized?  If you or a loved one are hospitalized and would like a pastoral visit, please let us know!

 

2024 Thrivent Choice Dollars must be directed by March 31. Consider joining others who have directed their Dollars towards St. John’s ministry.

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

Camp Okoboji News

• Annual Meeting - April 26,2025
• 2025 Quilt Auction - June 14, 2025
• IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025
• Camp Auxiliary will give Six Scholarships for Cub/Jr HighYouth Weeks this summer - due April 22 and forms on back table
• Annual Meeting - Kitty and Lynn Bierstedt will represent Burt at this meeting April 26.
• Cans for Camp project and is used to purchase new mattresses.   

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 on display on the east entry pew!

A New Member Class is being offered by our Partnership for anyone interested in becoming a member of St. John’s or Trinity as well as those who just want to brush up on the basics of their faith! Class is being held Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. (Monday this week). Contact the church office or a pastor to sign up. It’s not too late to join us!

Building Healthy Families: Husbands, want to have a great relationship with your wife, even during times of stress and conflict? Don’t try harder to convince her of your point. Don’t speak louder. Don’t walk away. Love her. Listen harder. Research supports what Scripture has already told us: During an argument, 72% of wives feel unloved. “Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself…” (Ephesians 5:33) It’s not just a good idea; it’s a clear directive from the creator of marriage Himself. And it works! Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

Stewardship Corner

As stewards of God’s grace, we have been called and chosen to be His mouth, feet, and hands to help seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10).  The Apostle Paul tells us, “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us” (2 Corinthians 5:20).  Knowing that God “desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4), we have a great privilege and responsibility as Christ’s ambassadors.  With the Holy Spirit working in and through us, we can faithfully and boldly proclaim the Gospel to those around us

Save the Date - Immanuel Lutheran Lotts Creek Church will be celebrating their 150th Anniversary on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Service will start at 10:30 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please save the date and spread the word!!

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S            Today, February 23, 2025            8:15 a.m      Adult Class 8:30 a.m.     Sunday School  9:30 a.m.     Divine Service             Monday, February 24, 2025        6:30 p.m.  New Member Class at Trinity         Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Pastor Nelson in Burt      Wednesday, February 26, 2025   6:00 p.m.    Midweek Catechesis      Thursday, February 27, 2025         Pastor Dose at Burt         3:00 p.m.   Titonka Care Center Service          Sunday, March 2, 2025         8;30 a.m.    Adult 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

 

 

Announcements

 

 

 The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany

February 16, 2025

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pictorial Directory: It was decided and voted on last Sunday to go ahead with the Picture Directory.  Our dates are set now for June 17-18 from 2-8:30  p.m. both dates.  If you cannot make this you are welcome to set appointments at Trinity June 11-14, 2025 and have them taken there. A committee will be appointed to help with this process here at Burt.

 

Thank You!  To our Christian Family we would like to thank you for all your kind words and support during this difficult time. We can always count on you to help us through the good and bad times of life. As Pastor Dose explained in his sermon, we all need to put Christ first in our lives, and we will be able to handle anything that comes our way. A special thank you to Pastor Dose for a wonderful service and visits made to the hospital; to Rosann for time you took to type and print the bulletins; to Marcia Hanna for rearranging your schedule to play the organ; to the ladies in the kitchen who served the meal; to those who set up and took down tables and chair; to those who ushered and made our extended families feel at home. We greatly appreciated it and extended our love and God's blessing to all of you. Reimers Family - Janice, Russ, Patty, Pam and Randy

 

THE HAND OF THE LORD is our theme for Lent this year. Hands are used to heal, mend, build, teach, comfort, and so much more. Yet, as humans, our hands are sinful and unclean. Christ’s hands are the ones that can transform our sinful and dirtied hands into beautiful, clean ones to carry out His plans. Spend this Lent exploring God’s Word to see how His hands are used in both the New and Old Testaments, from creation to crucifixion and eternal life. Watch for our Lenten Schedule and Devotion books coming soon!

 

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!

 

Adverse Weather - When church is to be cancelled due to snow etc, the Elders and Pastors will make the decision and then a Flocknote Cancellation call will be sent out to your cell phone or home phone.  We will also try to put it on the Algona Radio.

 

2024 Thrivent Choice Dollars must be directed by March 31. Consider joining others who have directed their Dollars towards St. John’s ministry.

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.  Contact: Jade Nelson

 

Camp Okoboji News

• Annual Meeting - April 26,2025
• 2025 Quilt Auction - June 14, 2025
• IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025
• Camp Auxiliary will give Six Scholarships for Cub/Jr HighYouth Weeks this summer - due April 22 and forms on back table
• Theme  Basket Silent Auction at Annual Meeting
• Cans for Camp project and is used to purchase new mattresses.   

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 on display on the east entry pew!

A New Member Class is being offered by our Partnership for anyone interested in becoming a member of St. John’s or Trinity as well as those who just want to brush up on the basics of their faith! Class is being held Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. (Monday this week). Contact the church office or a pastor to sign up. It’s not too late to join us!

 

Building Healthy Families: Wives, want to have a closer relationship with your husband, even during times of stress or conflict? Check your tone, your attitude, and your words. Research supports what Scripture already tells us: During an argument, 83% of husbands feel disrespected. “Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” (Ephesians 5:33) Respect your husband always, even when you’re not happy with him. It’s not just a good idea; it’s a clear directive from the creator of marriage Himself. And it works! Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S            Today, February 16, 2025            NO    Adult Class 8:30 a.m.     Sunday School  9:30 a.m.     Divine Service  (Rev. Reimers-Guest Pastor)            Monday, February 17, 2025        6:30 p.m.  New Member Class at Trinity         Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Pastor Nelson in Burt      Wednesday, February 19, 2025   6:00 p.m.    Midweek Catechesis      Thursday, February 20, 2025         Pastor Dose at Burt          Sunday, February 23, 2025         8;30 a.m.    Adult 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

 

 

Announcements

The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor: Briton Nelson

Organist: Kitty Bierstedt

Elder: Jerry Koestler

Head Usher: John Schutter

Asst. Usher:  Boyd Shipler

Greeters Today:  Dave and Lisa Haase

Greeters Next Week:  Gordon and Mary Shipler-Oleson

Pictorial Directory: It was decided and voted on last Sunday to go ahead with the Picture Directory.  Our dates are set now for June 17-18 from 2-8:30 p.m. both dates.  If you cannot make this you are welcome to set appointments at Trinity June 11-14, 2025 and have them taken there. A committee will be appointed to help with this process here at Burt.

 

Thank You St.  John’s, Happy New Year! I hope the church is having a great 2025 so far! Thank you for all your support for me and my family during this season of seminary. I am currently taking a “Winterim” intensive 2 week course on pastoral leadership, but at the end of January the spring semester will start in earnest. I’m also happy to tell you that my wife Grace is expecting our third child, a baby boy in April! Blessings to every at St. John’s! In Christ, Justin Hilton, Grace, Epiphany and Ira  

• Picture and card is also posted on ramp bulletin board

 

Lutheran Witness renewal for the new subscription year is coming due soon. If you received it and wish to continue getting it, the price for this year's subscription is $28.25 (includes the District News). 

 

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!

 

Adverse Weather - When church is to be cancelled due to snow etc, the Elders and Pastors will make the decision and then a Flocknote Cancellation call will be sent out to your cell phone or home phone.  We will also try to put it on the Algona Radio.

 

2024 Thrivent Choice Dollars must be directed by March 31. Consider joining others who have directed their Dollars towards St. John’s ministry.

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.  Contact: Jade Nelson

 

Camp Okoboji News

• Annual Meeting - April 26,2025
• 2025 Quilt Auction - June 14, 2025
• IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025
• Camp Auxiliary will give Six Scholarships for Cub/Jr HighYouth Weeks this summer - due April 22 and forms on back table
• Theme  Basket Silent Auction at Annual Meeting
• Cans for Camp project and is used to purchase new mattresses.   

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 on display on the east entry pew!

Building Healthy Families: Are you a Hallmark movie fan? If so, you know the familiar story line: big city woman in crisis returns to her hometown, reluctantly gets pulled into an effort to rally the community around some cause, reconnects with local man who frustrates her plans at every turn but who in the end fulfills all her dreams, and happy ever after begins. While entertaining, these stories can intensify feelings of unrest for the more than 50% of us who are single and living alone, who have never found or have lost our special someone, and also for the less than 50% who are married but whose marriage doesn’t always look like the one depicted by Hallmark. This Valentine’s Day, remember that God – the author and source of love – created us to live in families and communities where love is shared. He is the only one who never fails to meet our need to be seen, connected, cared for, and loved. This week, skip Hallmark and celebrate God’s amazing love! (1 John 4:16) Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

 

A New Member Class is being offered by our Partnership for anyone interested in becoming a member of St. John’s or Trinity as well as those who just want to brush up on the basics of their faith! Class is being held Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. (Monday this week). Contact the church office or a pastor to sign up. It’s not too late to join us!

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S             Today, February 9, 2025            8:15 a.m.     Adult Class 8:30 a.m.     Sunday School  9:30 a.m.     Divine Service       Monday, February 10, 2025      6:30 p.m.  New Member Class at Trinity         Tuesday, February 11, 2025 8:30 a.m.    Pastors at Winkel in Whittemore       Wednesday, February 12, 2025   6:00 p.m.    Midweek Catechesis      Thursday, February 13, 2025         Pastor Dose will be out of town          Sunday, February 16, 2025         NO    Adult Class         8:30 a.m.    Sunday School 9:30 a.m.    Divine Service  (Rev. Reimers-Guest Pastor)

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org