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.
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
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