Announcements
The Seventh Sunday in Pentecost
July 12, 2026
ST. JOHN’S NEWS
Pastor Briton Nelson
Organist Today: Kitty Bierstedt
Elder: Jeff Schutjer
Usher: John Schutter
Asst. Usher: David Haase
Greeters Today: Ben and Beth Borchardt
Greeters Next Week: Jesse, Kelly Alex and Reyna Fitzgerald
Quarterly Council Meeting will be held today following the service. The Voter’s Meeting will be held Sunday, July 19, 2026 following the service.
Funeral Services for Terry Briggs will be held on Monday, July 13th at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be today at the church from 4-6:00 p.m.
The Church Basement will be closed the week of August 3-7th for scrubbing/waxing of the floors.
Help is needed to set up tables/chairs after church in basement for the Briggs funeral Monday.
Nursing Home Residents: Lynda Heidecker is now a resident of Titonka Care Center and John Person is a resident of Westview Care Center in Britt. Keep them both in your prayers as they make this adjustment.
A Sunday School Teacher is needed for next year. If interested or you have questions, contact Karla Schutter.
Reminder 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
The July-September Portals of Prayer are now available in the back!
SYNOD, DISTRICT & PARTNERSHIP NEWS
Camp News -
· Camp Personnel: We need 2026 Summer Staff! Please encourage youth (at least 16 years of age) and college students to consider serving with us. Contact Camp for more information.
Building Healthy Families: Many of us were raised on a familiar script: be tough, don’t ask for help, and “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” It sounds admirable—but it’s not a recipe for a healthy life, and it’s not what God calls us to. Scripture points us in a different direction. Paul writes in Galatians 6:2, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” We were never meant to carry everything alone. God places us in community—where we can be supported, and where we can support others in return. So challenge those old messages, even the deeply ingrained ones about self-reliance. Replace them with truth. Let someone in. Share what you’re carrying with a trusted brother or sister in Christ. Reach out to family, friends, your pastor, or a LFS counselor who shares your faith and values. Strength isn’t found in isolation—it’s often revealed in the courage to seek and receive help. Learn more at www.LutheranFamilyService.org Lutheran Family Service
TLC Quilters:
· Flat Sheets and Old Tattered (well-loved) Quilts are needed by TLC Quilters. Thanks sew much for helping us help others in need!
· TLC Quilters invite you to join them in the basement to help with their many projects on Tuesdays & Thursdays, anytime from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.. No experience needed - just a willing heart!
· TLC Quilts are available for you to take anytime on the church bench at the east door. You have someone special you wish to give it to feel free to take!!
Stewardship Corner
July 12, 2026 – Proper 10 (Pentecost 7)
Scripture: “The seed is the word of God.” — Luke 8:11 (Gospel, alternate used in Series A tradition alongside Matthew 13)
Stewardship Sentence: As hearers of God’s Word, we steward our hearts and lives so that His truth may take root and shape our daily walk as disciples.
Tropical Trek
Trinity’s 2026 Vacation Bible School
July 19 – July 23, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Ages: completed 4-yr-old preschool – 4th grade
Register Now at trinityalgona.org/VBS
Contact Dee Dee Esser (320-0250) with questions
Upcoming IDW Youth Events!
2026 District Youth Gatherings: (mark your calendars)
- Jr High: October 24-25 – “Love God, Love People”
- Sr High: October 3-4 (or 2-4) – “Unshakable Light”
(Posters with info on the ramp bulletin board)
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S
Today, July 12, 2026
9:30 am>Divine Service
10:30am>Council Meeting
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Pastor Nelson at Burt
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Pastor Dose at Burt
Sunday, July 19, 2026
9:30 am>Divine Service
10:30am>Voter’s Meeting
|
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Burt, IA.
Phone: 515-924-3344
Email: churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org
<< Home