Announcements

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

August 3, 2025

  

 ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor: Ben Dose

Organist:  Marcia Hanna

Elder: Boyd Shipler

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Greeters Today:  Darrel and Mary Schmidt

Greeters Next Sunday:  Shirlee Alt and Barb Thilges

 

As Sunday School preparations continue for next year, we find we’ll be needing a few more Teachers. If interested or you have questions, reach out to Karla Schutter.

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!

Save the Date!   On Sunday, September 7 at 5 p.m. we will be holding a Congregational Fellowship Evening as a get together as members of St. John’s.  This will be a Potluck Supper with games followed by a closing worship short worship service.  This is our opportunity to spend time with as a church with our students and members in a fun evening!!

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

CCamp Okoboji News

·         Sunday Worship Services are held each Sunday at Camp Okoboji. List of Chaplin Pastors serving each week is posted on the ramp bulletin board.

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

Building Healthy Families:  Building Healthy Families: Parents and grandparents, looking for something to do with your children or grandchildren during these waning days of summer? Take them to the cemetery with you on a mission to find your ancestors’ grave sites. Bring along old family photos to match and give a face to the names on the tombstones. This could be a fun adventure for them and you, as well as a unique opportunity for you to share your faith and stories of the faith of your family in previous generations. You shall teach [God’s commandments] diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:7 Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

Stewardship Corner:  Our lives as Christian stewards are made possible by the work of the Holy Spirit.  On our own initiative, it is impossible to become faithful stewards.  In the same way that the Apostle Paul said that no one can declare “’Jesus is Lord’ except in the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:3), neither are we able to declare ourselves God’s stewards apart from God’s grace.  Filled with the Holy Spirit, our lives take on a new direction.  The Holy Spirit plants faith in our hearts.  Through faith, we express our gratitude for God’s love and grace through our stewardship.  With the help of the Holy Spirit, our lives are devoted to doing God’s will and pleasing Him with how we use our time, talents, and money. 

Pledge to Pray for Our Troops - On the back table are cards for you to pick up and pray each day Psalm 91 for all Our troops and Our Nation.  This is a chance to Pray with other Christians as we Band together to remember those who are serving. Take a couple and pass them on to others!!

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Burt Library - LEGO CHALLENGE! This summer we will be having a “themed” Lego building. Each week there will be a new theme for kids (or adults) to stop in and build something. Creations will be on display for others to enjoy!!

Ice Cream Social - Join us on Sunday, August 10th for pie and ice cream at the Titonka Care Center from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Free will donation to Friends of Titonka Care Center. 

• Auction for the Titonka T-Shirt Quilt will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Community VBS will be held at the Burt Presbyterian Church on August 5, 6, 7th for children 4 years old to 6th grade. Tuesday we will begin at 4:15 -- 4:45 p.m. with a coin carnival with supper at 5 and closing at 8 p.m..  On Wednesday & Thursday we will begin at 5-8 p.m. Contact Mary Behrends to register at 515-341-0517.

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S           Today, August 3, 2025         9:30 a.m.    Divine Service      Tuesday, August 5, 2025          Pastor Nelson at Burt           Thursday, August 7, 2025      Pastor Dose at Burt           Sunday, August 10, 2025       9:30 a.m. Divine Service

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

         

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastor: Ben Dose 

Organist:  Marcia Hanna

Elder: Jeff Schutjer

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Greeters Today:  Dave and Lisa Haase

Greeters Next Sunday:  Darrel and Mary Schmidt

 

As Sunday School preparations continue for next year, we find we’ll be needing a few more Teachers. If interested or you have questions, reach out to Karla Schutter.

Thank You to Karla Schutter and Cheryl Batt for hosting the Burt Celebration Coffee with the Burt Presbyterian Church.  Also, special thanks to all who furnished all the delicious breads for that day.  Special thanks to Jeff and Brenda Schutjer for stepping up the last minute and pulling the float in the parade and Randy and Pam for helping to get it ready.

 

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!

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

CCamp Okoboji News

·         The Camp Okoboji Auxiliary held their annual Quilt Auction, through the nearly 100 quilts, craft tables, and free-will lunch, more than $12,800 was raised to support Dining Hall Kitchen upgrades. What an immense blessing those funds will be and I am so grateful to all who made and/or donated quilts, helped at the auction, and the bidders and buyers! 

·         Sunday Worship Services are held each Sunday at Camp Okoboji. List of Chaplin Pastors serving each week is posted on the ramp bulletin board.

Building Healthy Families:  Whether it’s your growing awareness of the number of hours in your day tinged with anxiety or depression, or a gnawing feeling in your gut about the distance you’re feeling from your spouse, know that you don’t have to wait for a crisis to seek support. It’s often easier to prevent a problem from growing worse than to recover from one in full bloom. Pay attention to your mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational health. Talk to your pastor, a trusted Christian friend, or an LFS counselor, and remember (as the tee shirt says): It’s okay to have Jesus and a therapist, too! Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

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

Stewardship Corner

God is the one Who provides us with everything we have.  He is the rightful owner, and we are stewards.  As Spirit-filled stewards, we recognize God as the owner of all things—including our very lives.  This means that the choices concerning our money, possessions, time, family, relationships, and tasks are spiritual decisions lived in response to our relationship to God.  The more we get to know God, Who owns all things, the better we can manage our lives according to His will.  Our knowledge of Him and our relationship with Him is developed by reading and studying His Word and receiving His Sacraments.  Through Word and Sacraments, the Holy Spirit does His work of sanctification, changing us into the likeness of our Savior.

Pledge to Pray for Our Troops - On the back table are cards for you to pick up and pray each day Psalm 91 for all Our troops and Our Nation.  This is a chance to Pray with other Christians as we Band together to remember those who are serving. Take a couple and pass them on to others!!

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Burt Library - LEGO CHALLENGE! This summer we will be having a “themed” Lego building. Each week there will be a new theme for kids (or adults) to stop in and build something. Creations will be on display for others to enjoy!!

Ice Cream Social - Join us on Sunday, August 10th for pie and ice cream at the Titonka Care Center from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Free will donation to Friends of Titonka Care Center. 

• Auction for the Titonka T-Shirt Quilt will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Community VBS will be held at the Burt Presbyterian Church on August 5, 6, 7th for children 4 years old to 6th grade. Tuesday we will begin at 4:15 -- 4:45 p.m. with a coin carnival with supper at 5 and closing at 8 p.m..  On Wednesday & Thursday we will begin at 5-8 p.m. Contact Mary Behrends to register at 515-341-0517.

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S           Today, July 27, 2025         9:30 a.m.    Divine Service      Tuesday, July 29, 2025          Pastor Nelson at Burt           Thursday, July 31, 2025      Pastor Dose at Burt           Sunday, August 3, 2025       9:30 a.m. Divine Service

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

July 20, 2025

 

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Quarterly Voter’s Meeting will be held today following the service. 

Note Cards are now available for purchase near the card rack!  Check them out! Free will donation.  

 

As Sunday School preparations continue for next year, we find we’ll be needing a few more Teachers. If interested or you have questions, reach out to Karla Schutter.

Thank You to Karla Schutter and Cheryl Batt for hosting the Burt Celebration Coffee with the Burt Presbyterian Church.  Also, special thanks to all who furnished all the delicious breads for that day.  Special thanks to Jeff and Brenda Schutjer for stepping up the last minute and pulling the float in the parade and Randy and Pam for helping to get it ready.

 

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!

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

CCamp Okoboji News

·         The Camp Okoboji Auxiliary held their annual Quilt Auction, through the nearly 100 quilts, craft tables, and free-will lunch, more than $12,800 was raised to support Dining Hall Kitchen upgrades. What an immense blessing those funds will be and I am so grateful to all who made and/or donated quilts, helped at the auction, and the bidders and buyers! 

·         Sunday Worship Services are held each Sunday at Camp Okoboji. List of Chaplin Pastors serving each week is posted on the ramp bulletin board.

·         July 27-Aug 1: FAMILY RETREAT I:  Family Retreats are designed to provide families an experience that leads toward household & individual faith formation, strengthening family relationships, and creating an environment for rest and relaxation

 

Building Healthy Families:  It’s been said that children may not always be good at listening to adults, but they never fail to imitate them. Consider this: the words you speak are less important than the everyday life you lead. Your children (and grandchildren) are constantly learning about life by watching you. What an immense responsibility. What an incredible privilege! Pray that God will help you to be the kind of adult you want your child (or grandchild) to become. Find inspiration from the One whose love, humility, obedience, honesty, and faithfulness we’re encouraged to imitate. (Ephesians 5:1-2; Philippians 2:5-11; and 1 John 2:6)  Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

 

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

“Epic Australian Adventure” VBS will be July 20–24 starting this evening at Trinity. Find Registration & more info at trinityalgona.org/VBS. VBS is for students who have completed 4-year old preschool through 4th grade. Supper begins at 5:30 p.m. with closing around 7:30 p.m.. Contact Dee Dee Esser (320-0250) with questions.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Burt Library - LEGO CHALLENGE! This summer we will be having “themed” Lego building. Each week there will be a new theme for kids (or adults) to stop in and build something. Creations will be on display for others to enjoy!!

 

Pledge to Pray for Our Troops - On the back table are cards for you to pick up and pray each day Psalm 91 for all Our troops and Our Nation.  This is a chance to Pray with other Christians as we Band together to remember those who are serving. Take a couple and pass them on to others!!

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S           Today, July 20, 2025          10:00 a.m.   Divine Service        11:00 a.m.   Voter’s Meeting      Tuesday, July 22, 2025          Pastor Nelson at Youth Gathering in New Orleans            Thursday, July 24, 2025      Pastor Dose at Burt           Sunday, July 27, 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 after Pentecost

July 13, 2025

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

 

Pastor: Briton Nelson

Organist:  Kitty Bierstedt

Elder: Jeff Schutjer

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Greeters Today:  Barb and Steve Rahe

Greeters Next Sunday:  Terry and Vickie Briggs

 

Quarterly Council Meeting will be held today following the service and the Voter’s Meeting will be held next Sunday, July 20 at 11:00 a.m. (Remember church that day will be at 10:00 a.m.).

Time Change:  On Sunday, July 20th St. John’s will have church at 10:00 a.m. This is due to only one pastor between both churches.  Trinity’s Service will be at  8:30 a.m. Pastor Nelson and Jade will be with students at the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans.

 

Note Cards are now available for purchase  near the card rack!  Check them out! Free will donation.  Thanks to Peggy Schadendorf for making these for us.  

 

As Sunday School preparations continue for next year, we find we’ll be needing a few more Teachers. If interested or you have questions, reach out to Karla Schutter.

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!

A list of Veterans from our church is on the table in the back!!

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

CCamp Okoboji News

·         The Camp Okoboji Auxiliary held their annual Quilt Auction, through the nearly 100 quilts, craft tables, and free-will lunch, more than $12,800 was raised to support Dining Hall Kitchen upgrades. What an immense blessing those funds will be and I am so grateful to all who made and/or donated quilts, helped at the auction, and the bidders and buyers! 

·         Sunday Worship Services are held each Sunday at Camp Okoboji. List of Chaplin Pastors serving each week is posted on the ramp bulletin board.

 

Building Healthy Families:  Maybe you are experiencing some of the greatest joys of your life right now, or perhaps you feel you are in the lowest of valleys. God knows what you’re experiencing. In fact, He has known of your highs and lows all along. Take a moment to recall one of the best times in your life and one of the most difficult. God was there. Both times. He promises to always be with you, and He keeps every one of His promises. Your circumstances will change, as will your emotional responses. But the one constant in your life on which you can depend? His faithfulness. “I will never leave you nor forsake you…Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:5,8 Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

 

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

 

IDW Administrative Assistant Sue Light will be retiring at the end of July after 46 years of service.  If you know Sue and would like to send her a note wishing her well in her retirement and thank her for her faithful service to our district, you can do so by sending it to Sue Light, 409 Kenyon Rd Suite B, For Dodge, Iowa 50501.

“Epic Australian Adventure” VBS will be July 20–24 this year at Trinity. Find Registration & more info at trinityalgona.org/VBS. VBS is for students who have completed 4-year old preschool through 4th grade. Supper begins at 5:30 p.m. with closing around 7:30 p.m.. Contact Dee Dee Esser (320-0250) with questions.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Burt Library - LEGO CHALLENGE! This summer we will be having “themed” Lego building. Each week there will be a new theme for kids (or adults) to stop in and build something. Creations will be on display for others to enjoy!!

Pledge to Pray for Our Troops - On the back table are cards for you to pick up and pray each day Psalm 91 for all Our troops and Our Nation.  This is a chance to Pray with other Christians as we Band together to remember those who are serving. Take a couple and pass them on to others!!

Open House: On July 15th will be the ribbon cutting for Pottsie's Cafe! Come at 10 a.m. to welcome Pottsie's to Burt and have some coffee and cookies!!

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S           Today, Jul 13, 2025          9:30 a.m.    Divine Service       10:30 a.m.   Council Meeting       Tuesday, July 15, 2025          Pastor Nelson            Thursday, July 17, 2025      Pastor Dose at Burt           Sunday, July 20, 2025       10:00 a.m.    Divine Service        11:00 a.m.   Voter’s Meeting

 

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

July 6, 2025

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastor: Ben Dose

Organist:  Marcia Hanna

Elder: Jeff Schutjer

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Greeters Today:  Donnie Madsen

Greeters Next Sunday:  Barb and Steve Rahe

Time Change:  On Sunday, July 20th St. John’s will have church at 10:00 a.m. This is due to only one pastor between both churches.  Trinity’s Service will be at  8:30 a.m. Pastor Nelson and Jade will be with students at the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans.

 

Note Cards are now available for purchase  near the card rack!  Check them out! Free will donation.  Thanks to Peggy Schadendorf for making these for us.  

 

Quarterly Council Meeting will be Sunday, July 13 following service and the Voter’s Meeting will be held on July 20 at 11:00 a.m. (Remember church that day will be at 10:00 a.m.).

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

 

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 the church office if you would be willing to help!

·         Burt Churches will be serving Coffee and Homemade Breads in the Activity Complex at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 12. Join us for a time of fellowship before the parade!  

·         A Sign up sheet is available if you would like to help us by donating Breads: Apple, Banana, Zucchini, pumpkin etc. Contact Karla Schutter 

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

July-September Portals of Prayer are on the table along the east wall now!

A list of Veterans from our church is on the table in the back!!

 

SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS

Camp Okoboji News

·         Help Wanted: Camp Okoboji is in great need of additional cleaning staff as well as two summer cooks! Contact Kellie at (712) 337-3325 or kellie@campokoboji.org. 

·         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. 

·         Sunday Worship Services are held each Sunday at Camp Okoboji. List of Chaplin Pastors serving each week is posted on the ramp bulletin board.

 

Building Healthy Families: Parents, grandparents and pew buddies! Martin Luther reportedly once said something to the effect of “When you wash your face, remember your baptism!” With warmer temperatures and (sometimes) more relaxed schedules, this time of year brings with it an increase in swimming, running through sprinklers and otherwise splashing about in various water sources. As you and your family are refreshed by such water play, take the opportunity to remind one another that you’re baptized and beloved children of God, washed in the waters of Holy Baptism, and “heirs having the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:5-7). Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org

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

VBS at Trinity will be held (July 20-24)! Please contact Dee Dee Esser (320-0250) or church office 515-295-3518 to register children.

IDW Administrative Assistant Sue Light will be retiring at the end of July after 46 years of service.  If you know Sue and would like to send her a note wishing her well in her retirement and thank her for her faithful service to our district, you can do so by sending it to Sue Light, 409 Kenyon Rd Suite B, For Dodge, Iowa 50501.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

 

Burt Summer Celebration is coming soon!  The day is planned for July 12 with many activities during the day!  Church Coffee and Garage Sales at 8:00 a.m., Parade at 10:30 a.m., Meal at the Complex after the parade, many activities in the afternoon with food available, pedal pull, Toilet Toss, Watermelon derby, a dance in the evening and the night ending with the annual fireworks by the Burt Fire Dept. Mark your calendars and be sure to come!!!

 

Book/Flower Craft at Burt Library on July 9th at 5:30 p.m.  Cost $10

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S           Today, July 6, 2025          9:30 a.m.    Divine Service        Tuesday, July 8, 2025       Pastor Nelson at Camp Okoboji Youth Week          Thursday, July 10, 2025      Pastor Dose at Burt           Saturday, July 12, 2025      Burt Days Celebration      Sunday, July 13, 2025       9:30 a.m.    Divine Service

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org