Announcements

The Ascension of Our Lord

June 1, 2025

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor: Ben Dose

Organist:  Marcia Hanna

Elder: Jerry Koestler

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Asst. Usher: Carter Helmers

Greeters Today:   Heine and Joan Peymann

Greeters Next Sunday:  Peggy and Gayle Schadendorf

 

VBS  Fishing Derby - St. John's VBS dates are being set for the summer.  Our first event will be a Fishing Derby and will be held at Smith Lake on June 8 (bait provided) from 2-4:00 p.m. fishing and 4:30 p.m. short lesson, 5-5:30 p.m. Supper will be served and provided by committee..  We will meet at Smith Lake southwest shelter house. Please, bring a friend - we look forward to seeing you there!

 

Pictorial Directory: 

·         Pictorial Sign-up Sheets are now available in the back to schedule your appointments for the Pictorial Directory.  Be sure to do this as soon as possible!!

·         Pictorial Directory: Dates are set for June 17-18 from 2-8:30 p.m. each day. If you cannot make this, you are welcome to set up appointments at Trinity May 28-31 or June 11-14) to have them taken there. You MUST set up your appointment ahead of time. Talk to committee members (Lynn & Kitty Bierstedt/Kelly Fitzgerald/Jessie Parsons/Barb Schroeder-Rahe/Brenda Schutjer) or call Bonita Meyer at Trinity.

 

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

 

Pastor Turner’s Retirement and milestone of 40 years of ministry will be celebrated at the IDW District Convention in early June. People are encouraged to send letters/cards of congratulations with their pastor or lay delegate. 

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

Burt Days will be celebrated on July 12.  St. John’s will have a float in the parade that day.  We are looking for someone to pull the float. Contact Jeff Schutjer or church office if you would be willing to help!

Thank You for your recent gift to the Kossuth Food Pantry of $543. May you be blessed for your generosity!   Don Thilges, Treasurer

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

Camp Okoboji News

·         Camp Okoboji Quilt Auction will be Saturday, June 14 at 12:30 p.m.. View quilts Friday, June 13, 5-7 p.m. & Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m.-noon. Free-will Lunch & Craft Fair begin at 11 a.m. Bids can be submitted to the camp office if unable to attend. Proceeds go toward updates in the camp kitchen. View quilts online at campokoboji.org 

·         IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025

·         Camp Okoboji is on the lookout for our next Discipleship Director. If you would be interested, or know someone who would be, please contact me at adam.campokoboji@gmail.com or 712-337-3325. 

 

150th Anniversary of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lotts Creek will be celebrated on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Join us for a hymn sing accompanied by Glenn Henriksen starting at 9:45 a.m.!  Then the Divine Service will start at 10:30 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please join us in praising God for His wondrous blessings to our church!

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! TLC Quilters invite you to join them in the basement on Tuesdays & Thursdays, anytime from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m

Building Healthy Families: Sum, sum, summertime – it’s coming! What’s your plan for summer free time for you and your family? Wait - what, no plan?? Without a plan, we’re more likely to migrate to our favorite individual activities or spot in front of the television or computer screen. Consider challenging your family this week to make a “summer bucket list,” brainstorming a list of interesting things to do, perhaps with a set of parameters like, “it can’t include screen time, and it must be within a 2-hour drive of our home.” Make up your own rules and let the brainstorming ideas begin! Be sure to add a Bible story or Scripture reading plan for the summer to your list. Reading the Bible with mom and dad instead of endless days of playing computer games alone or with friends will create powerful memories for your children, and what an impact it will have on their lives! Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

Trinity - Summer Worship Schedule: During the summer months there will only be one Sunday service at 9:00 AM. The Saturday service will continue at 5:00 PM except for holiday or wedding weekends

 

 

 

HIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S          Today, June 1, 2025       9:30 a.m.     Divine Service           Tuesday, June 3, 2025      Pastor Nelson at Burt     Thursday, June 5, 2025       8:30 a.m.        Pastor Dose at Burt         Sunday, June 8, 2025       9:30 a.m.       Divine Service        2-4:00 p.m.   VBS Fishing Derby at Smith Lake       4:30 p.m.      Short Lesson - West Shelter House       5-5:30 p.m.  Supper Served by Committee         7:00 p.m.      IDW Convention Begins

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

 

 

Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 25, 2025  

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor: Ben Dose

Organist:  Marcia Hanna 

Elder: Tony Hatten

Acolytes: Reyna Fitzgerald and Reid Briggs

Head Usher:  John Schutter ~ Asst. Usher: David Haase

Greeters Today:   Terry and Wanda Tieman

Greeters Next Sunday:  Heine and Joan Peymann

 

VBS  Fishing Derby - St. John's VBS dates are being set for the summer.  Our first event will be a Fishing Derby and will be held at Smith Lake on June 8 (bait provided) from 1-4:00 p.m. fishing and 4:30 p.m. short lesson, 5-5:30 p.m. Supper will be served and provided by committee..  We will meet at Smith Lake southwest shelter house. Please, bring a friend - we look forward to seeing you there!

 

Pictorial Directory: 

·         Pictorial Sign-up Sheets are now available in the back to schedule your appointments for the Pictorial Directory.  Be sure to do this as soon as possible!!

·         Pictorial Directory: Dates are set for June 17-18 from 2-8:30 p.m. each day. If you cannot make this, you are welcome to set up appointments at Trinity May 28-31 or June 11-14) to have them taken there. You MUST set up your appointment ahead of time. Talk to committee members (Lynn & Kitty Bierstedt/Kelly Fitzgerald/Jessie Parsons/Barb Schroeder-Rahe/Brenda Schutjer) or call Bonita Meyer at Trinity.

 

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

 

Pastor Turner’s Retirement and milestone of 40 years of ministry will be celebrated at the IDW District Convention in early June. People are encouraged to send letters/cards of congratulations with their pastor or lay delegate. 

Altar Flowers:  We are always in need of volunteers to provide flowers for a given month or for a special occasion to be put on the altar.  If you wish to give flowers to help anytime during the year, please contact Vickie Madsen to schedule those.

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

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

Camp Okoboji News

·         Camp Okoboji Quilt Auction will be Saturday, June 14 at 12:30 p.m.. View quilts Friday, June 13, 5-7 p.m. & Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m.-noon. Free-will Lunch & Craft Fair begin at 11 a.m. Bids can be submitted to the camp office if unable to attend. Proceeds go toward updates in the camp kitchen. View quilts online at campokoboji.org 

·         IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025

·         Camp Okoboji is on the lookout for our next Discipleship Director. If you would be interested, or know someone who would be, please contact me at adam.campokoboji@gmail.com or 712-337-3325. 

 

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.

Building Healthy Families: Attention, all worry warts - does this thought pattern sound familiar to you? God’s Word tells me not to worry (Matthew 6:25), and I feel like an even bigger failure because I can’t stop worrying. Good news for all worry warts…you’re not alone! Lutheran Family Service counselors are available to help you break through this pattern, even if you’ve dealt with it your whole life. Through a combination of education (helping you understand where your worry comes from) and building a few new skills (teaching you practical ways to respond to worrisome thoughts so they no longer have free reign in your head), solid mental health education and support consistent with God’s Word and the Christian faith is helpful. Call us. It’s why we’re here! Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

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! TLC Quilters invite you to join them in the basement on Tuesdays & Thursdays, anytime from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

You are invited to attend - Hospice of the Heartland’s Annual Butterfly Release Memorial Program on Thursday, May 29, at 5:00 p.m. at Kossuth Regional Health Center. A tax deductible gift of $15 will purchase a butterfly in memory/honor of your loved one. Please call us at 515-295-4430 for any questions. Flyers to fill out are on the table in the back of the church or send checks to Hospice of the Heartland, 1515 South Phillips, Algona, Iowa 50522 with the names of those you would like to honor, your name, address and check $15 per butterfly.

 

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S          Today, 25, 2025          9:30 a.m.    Divine Service       Pastor Nelson attending PALS at Okoboji     Monday, May 26, 2025      11:00 a.m.  Memorial Service at Burt Cemetery      Pastor Nelson attending PALS at Okoboji        Tuesday, May 20, 2025       Pastor Nelson attending PALS at Okoboji     Thursday, May 29, 2025        8:30 a.m.     Pastor Dose at Burt         Sunday, June 1, 2025        9:30 a.m.     Divine Service

              

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 18, 2025   

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor: Briton Nelson

Organist: Marcia Hanna

Elder: Tony Hatten

Acolyte: Reyna Fitzgerald

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Asst. Usher: David Haase

Greeters Today:   Eric and Amber Thomas Family

Greeters Next Sunday:  Terry and Wanda Tieman

 

VBS  Fishing Derby - St. John's VBS dates are being set for the summer.  Our first event will be a Fishing Derby and will be held at Smith Lake on June 8 (bait provided) from 1-4:00 p.m. fishing and 4:30 p.m. short lesson, 5-5:30 p.m. Supper will be served and provided by committee..  We will meet at Smith Lake southwest shelter house. Please, bring a friend - we look forward to seeing you there!

 

Pictorial Directory: 

·         Pictorial Sign-up Sheets are now available in the back to schedule your appointments for the Pictorial Directory.  Be sure to do this as soon as possible!!

·         Pictorial Directory: Dates are set for June 17-18 from 2-8:30 p.m. each day. If you cannot make this, you are welcome to set up appointments at Trinity May 28-31 or June 11-14) to have them taken there. You MUST set up your appointment ahead of time. Talk to committee members (Lynn & Kitty Bierstedt/Kelly Fitzgerald/Jessie Parsons/Barb Schroeder-Rahe/Brenda Schutjer) or call Bonita Meyer at Trinity.

 

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

 

You’re Invited to a Graduation Celebration honoring Lydia Dose today (May 18) from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Life Center at Trinity.     Dose Family

Pastor Turner’s Retirement and milestone of 40 years of ministry will be celebrated at the IDW District Convention in early June. People are encouraged to send letters/cards of congratulations with their pastor or lay delegate. 

Individual Cards - Graduation, Sympathy, Birthday, Get well etc. are available in the Card Rack.

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

Altar Flowers:  We are always in need of volunteers to provide flowers for a given month or for a special occasion to be put on the altar.  If you wish to give flowers to help anytime during the year, please contact Vickie Madsen to schedule those.

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

Camp Okoboji News

• 2025 Quilt Auction - June 14, 2025
• IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025
• Camp Okoboji is on the lookout for our next Discipleship Director. If you would be interested, or know someone who would be, please contact me at adam.campokoboji@gmail.com or 712-337-3325. 

 

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.

Building Healthy Families: Each person’s experience with grief following an important loss is unique, yet we share one thing in common: we all need someone to hear us, listen to our stories, and be witness to our deep loss, without becoming overwhelmed or needing to fix it for us. Many are struggling with grief. Lutheran Family Services grief specialist Dr. Mark Vande Braak - a life-long LCMS Lutheran - is available to you or anyone you know who has suffered traumatic loss or grief. Meet with Dr. Mark in-person in Sioux Falls, South Dakota or via your phone, tablet, or computer from anywhere in the United States. Reach out to LFS today for more information or to schedule a time to talk with Dr. Mark. It’s why we’re here. Email info@lutheranfamilyservice.org, call 605-271-1081, or use the “contact us” link on the LFS website. We’ll be happy to hear from you. Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org 

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! TLC Quilters invite you to join them in the basement on Tuesdays & Thursdays, anytime from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Memorial Services will be held only at the  Burt Township Cemetery at 121:00 a.m. There will be no service at the Burt Activity Complex.

Lone Rock Legion Memorial Day Services will be held Monday, May 26 at the Legion Hall in Lone Rock. Coffee and rolls begin at 8 a.m. and service to follow at 9:00 a.m. 

 

You are invited to attend -  Hospice of the Heartland’s Annual Butterfly Release Memorial Program on Thursday, May 29, at 5:00 p.m. at Kossuth Regional Health Center. A tax deductible gift of $15 will purchase a butterfly in memory/honor of your loved one. Please call us at 515-295-4430 for any questions. Flyers to fill out are on the table in the back of the church or send checks to Hospice of the Heartland, 1515 South Phillips, Algona, Iowa 50522 with the names of those you would like to honor, your name, address and check $15 per butterfly.

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S          Today, May 18, 2025          8:15 a.m.    Adult Class (Last Session)       8:30 a.m.    Sunday School (Last Session)       9:30 a.m.    Divine Service       1:30 p.m.    Graduation at North Union      2:00 p.m.   Graduation at Algona Community School      4:00 p.m.   Reception for Lydia Dose at Life Center      Tuesday, May 20, 2025        8:30 a.m.    Pastor Nelson at Burt     Thursday, May 22, 2025        8:30 a.m.     Pastor Dose at Burt         Sunday, May 25, 2025        9:30 a.m.     Divine Service

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

Confirmation  

Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 11, 2025   

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor: Briton Nelson

Organist: Marcia Hanna

Elder: Tony Hatten

Acolyte: Reyna Fitzgerald

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Asst. Usher: David Haase

Greeters Today: Cheryl Batt

Greeters Next Sunday: Eric and Amber Thomas Family

 

You are invited to stay for a reception of rolls and coffee in the back in celebration of Our Confirmands!! 

VBS  Fishing Derby - St. John's VBS dates are being set for the summer.  Our first event will be a Fishing Derby and will be held at Smith Lake on June 8 (bait provided) from 1-4:00 p.m. fishing and 4:30 p.m. short lesson, 5-5:30 p.m. Supper will be served and provided by committee..  We will meet at Smith Lake southwest shelter house. Please, bring a friend - we look forward to seeing you there!

Our Photo Church Directory is Due for an Update! Photography dates will be June 17-18 from 2-8:30 p.m. both days.  If you cannot make this you are welcome to set appointments at Trinity May 28-31 or June 11-14, 2025 and have them taken there.  Please plan to join us – our directory won’t be complete without you!  Info 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!

 

You’re Invited to a Graduation Celebration honoring Lydia Dose on Sunday May 18 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Life Center at Trinity. Dose Family

Pastor Turner’s Retirement and milestone of 40 years of ministry will be celebrated at the IDW District Convention in early June. People are encouraged to send letters/cards of congratulations with their pastor or lay delegate. 

Individual Confirmation and Graduation Cards are available in the Card Rack!

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

Camp Okoboji News

• 2025 Quilt Auction - June 14, 2025
• IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025
• Camp Okoboji is on the lookout for our next Discipleship Director. If you would be interested, or know someone who would be, please contact me at adam.campokoboji@gmail.com or 712-337-3325. 
• Register for Youth & Family Camp this summer at campokoboji.org or call 712-337-3325.
• Kids Camp:  May 30- June 1st

 

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! TLC Quilters invite you to join them in the basement on Tuesdays & Thursdays, anytime from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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!!

Building Healthy Families: Parents, grandparents and pew buddies! Did you know that even from the womb a child comes to know his or her mother’s voice, nurturing their bond, providing comfort, and building trust? As we celebrate Mother’s Day today, we also mark Good Shepherd Sunday on the church calendar. Jesus, our Good Shepherd, says “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27). Thank you, Lord for the gift of mothers who reflect the comfort, security, and love of our Good Shepherd, Jesus and for the incredible gift of hearing his voice in our churches and homes! Happy Mother’s Day! Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Memorial Services will be held only at the  Burt Township Cemetery at 121:00 a.m. There will be no service at the Burt Activity Complex.

Lone Rock Legion Memorial Day Services will be held Monday, May 26 at the Legion Hall in Lone Rock. Coffee and rolls begin at 8 a.m. and service to follow at 9:00 a.m. 

 

 

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S          Today, May 11, 2025           8:15 a.m.    Adult Class        8:30 a.m.    Sunday School        9:30 a.m.    Divine Service (Confirmation)        10:30 a.m.  Reception for Confirmands        Tuesday, May 13, 2025        8:30 a.m.     Pasto’s at Winkel at Lotts Creek     Thursday, May 15, 2025        8:30 a.m.     Pastor Dose at Burt         Sunday, May 18, 2025         8::15 a.m.    Adult Class         8:30 a.m.     Sunday School         9:30 a.m.     Divine Service            1:30 p.m.     Graduation at North Union         2:00 p.m.    Graduation at Algona Community School         4:00 p.m.    Reception for Lydia Dose at Life Center

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

 

  

Third Sunday of Easter

May 4, 2025   

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastor: Ben Dose

Organist: Kitty Bierstedt

Elder: Tony Hatten

Head Usher: John Schutter

Asst. Usher: David Haase

Acolyte: Zach Steven

Greeters Today:  Deb Steven, Mary Steven & Zackery

Greeters Next Week:  Cheryl Batt

 

Welcome New Members - Greg and Amy Schutjer, members from St. John’s Lutheran, Sherburn. MN  have transferred their membership to St. John’s, Burt.  Welcome to St. John’s!!

 

Easter Flowers - If you donated a flower for Easter and wish to enjoy or it at home, please feel free to take it with you today!  Vickie Madsen

 

Thank You to all who helped in any way with the Easter Egg Hunt!  Special thanks to the ladies at the Burt Library for filling all the eggs, Youth for hiding the eggs, those who brought bars and those who helped serve and worked that day.  Was a great community outreach!     Pastor Briton and Jade Nelson

Our Photo Church Directory is Due for an Update! Photography dates will be June 17-18 from 2-8:30 p.m. both days.  If you cannot make this you are welcome to set appointments at Trinity May 28-31 or June 11-14, 2025 and have them taken there.  Please plan to join us – our directory won’t be complete without you!  Info coming soon!!

 

Looking Ahead - Confirmation for Zackery Steven and Avery Thomas will be held on Sunday, May 11. Keep these confirmands in your prayers!!  

 

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!

 

You’re Invited to a Graduation Celebration honoring Lydia Dose on Sunday May 18 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Life Center at Trinity. Dose Family

 

Pastor Turner’s Retirement and milestone of 40 years of ministry will be celebrated at the IDW District Convention in early June. People are encouraged to send letters/cards of congratulations with their pastor or lay delegate. 

Individual Confirmation  and Graduation Cards are available in the Card Rack!

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

Camp Okoboji News

• 2025 Quilt Auction - June 14, 2025
• IDW Convention - June 8-10, 2025
• Camp Okoboji is on the lookout for our next Discipleship Director. If you would be interested, or know someone who would be, please contact me at adam.campokoboji@gmail.com or 712-337-3325. 
• Register for Youth & Family Camp this summer at campokoboji.org or call 712-337-3325.
• Kids Camp:  May 30- June 1st

 

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! TLC Quilters invite you to join them in the basement on Tuesdays & Thursdays, anytime from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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!!

Building Healthy Families: Are you ever tempted to dwell on the thought that some people are more gifted (or talented, or creative, or beautiful, or smart, or successful, or athletic…) than you are? Eleanor Roosevelt once famously said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Child, stop comparing yourself critically to others and remember instead who you are, because of Whose you are: But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12) Let each temptation to think otherwise remind you of this verse and the truth it boldly proclaims! Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

Happenings at Trinity/Algona:

·         Trinity Festival is Coming…. on May 4, 11:30 AM! Join us for a time of fun & fellowship to support our youth attending the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans this summer. Multiple Trinity groups are collaborating for this exciting event! Lunch will be served by the LYF. Our Silent Auction will conclude with winners to be announced at 12:30 PM.  All welcome!

·         The TLC Quilters’ Silent Auction will be held in conjunction with our Trinity Festival on May 4 to support youth attending the National Youth Gathering. Bidding has begun. Stop by Office lobby and place a bid!

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S          Today, May 4, 2025           8:15 a.m.    Adult Class        8:30 a.m.    Sunday School        9:30 a.m.    Divine Service         Tuesday, May 6, 2025        8:30 a.m.     Pastor Nelson at Burt      Thursday, May 8, 2025        8:30 a.m.     Pastor Dose at Burt         Sunday, May 11, 2025         8::15 a.m.    Adult Class         8:30 a.m.     Sunday School         9:30 a.m.     Divine Service    (Confirmation)

            

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org