Announcements
The Day of Pentecost
May 24, 2026
ST. JOHN’S NEWS
Pastor Ben Dose
Organist Today: Kitty Bierstedt
Elder: Tony Hatten
Usher: John Schutter
Asst. Usher: Dave Kerkove
Greeters Today: John and Karla Schutter
Greeters Next Sunday: Steve and Vickie Madsen
Prayers - Keep Elora and her parents in your prayers as Elora is still in Children's Hospital in Iowa City.
· Note: If you would like to give a card, a gift card or money to Pastor Briton and Jade at this time while they are in Iowa City you may bring that on Sunday, June 7th when Pastor Nelson will be preaching in Burt. We will have a special giving for Briton and Jade and family on that Sunday.
“Faith Family Fish Fry” Fun Night - Come join us for a “Fish Fry and Fun Night” on Saturday, June 6 from 4-7:00 p.m. Free Will Donation will be used for Future Projects. Following the Fish Fry we will hold an Outdoor Worship Service at the church worship area to conclude the evening. Check the posters in the church for more details and menu! Board of Education
· A Sign-Up Sheet is available in the back for donations of desserts and bars for the meal that evening!
Swaddling Clothes: Thank You to all who so generously gave to this special giving project. The Sunday School children put together bags of food and cards to give to the families as well and Karla Schutter will be delivering those bags and donations to Spencer.
Justin Hilton - Seminary Student: Copies of a letter and pictures of the family are available in the back for you to take and read. Justin is finishing his vicarage at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette. He tells of his last year as a vicar. He will then be finishing his last year at St. Louis to graduate. Justin and his family are supported by our mission!
Notice to All - Make sure if you are one of the last people out of the church, to check the whole church to see if all the lights have been shut off!! Also, be sure that doors are locked! -Trustees
Hospitalized? If you or a loved one are hospitalized and would like a pastoral visit, please let us know!
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
Algona Paper Article: Pastor Briton Nelson submitted his article to the Algona Paper this week. He sent the church office a copy. Copies of that article are on the back table, if you do not get the paper and would like to read it!.
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 News -
· Camp Okoboji Quilt Auction will be held on June 20, 2026. Auction starts at 12:30 p.m. Lunch served at 11:00 a.m.
· Camp Personnel: We need 2026 Summer Staff! Please encourage youth (at least 16 years of age) and college students to consider serving with us. Those interested in serving at Camp Okoboji, or any LCMS camp in 2026 should complete a NLOMA profile. Visit NLOMA.org for the profile link.
· Kids Kamp - Registration for Kids Kamp is now. Camp for Kindergarten through 2nd Grade with a parent, grandparent or guardian attending with the child.
Building Healthy Families: Ever find yourself feeling overwhelmed by the evening news, thinking that the world and everything you care about and value is going to hell in a handbasket? Here’s a friendly reminder to check our attitude, and remember God’s promises, as well as the impact of sharing negative, cynical, hopeless expressions about the future within earshot of children, teens, and young parents in our family and church. Instead, refocus! Instill in the hearts and minds of young people who are just starting life that they can – with God’s help and blessing—be an important part of building a better future. Remind them as Paul reminded Timothy: “…God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.” Through our words and prayers, let’s encourage and build world-changers, not fearful hearts! www.LutheranFamilyService.org Lutheran Family Service
The Risen Lord Jesus Pours Out the Holy Spirit
The Lord took “some of the Spirit” that was on Moses “and put it on the seventy elders” of Israel (Num. 11:25), and they “prophesied in the camp” (Num. 11:26). In the same way, our risen Lord Jesus poured out His Holy Spirit at the Feast of Pentecost — the 50th day and the “Eighth Sunday” of Easter. When “a sound like a mighty rushing wind” and “tongues as of fire appeared” and rested on each of the 12 apostles, “they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” and proclaimed “the mighty works of God” (Acts 2:2–4, 11). The Lord Jesus grants this same Spirit to His Church on earth to proclaim Him glorified on the cross and risen victorious from the grave for us sinners. From His open heart, our crucified and risen Lord pours out His Holy Spirit in “rivers of living water” (John 7:38) and invites everyone who thirsts to come to Him and drink freely (John 7:37). Through this life-giving work of the Holy Spirit, we hear our pastors “telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God” (Acts 2:11), and “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21).
COMMUNITY NEWS
Memorial Day Service will be held at the Burt Township Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25th.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S
Today, May 24, 2026
9:30 am>Divine Service
Monday, May 25, 2026
11:00 am>Memorial Day Service at Burt Cemetery
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Pastor Dose in Burt
Sunday, May 31, 2026
9:30 am>Divine Service
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St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
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