Announcements

The Fourth Sunday in Pentecost

June 21, 2026

 

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastor Ben Dose

Organist Today:  Marcia Hanna

Elder:  Jerry Koestler

Usher:  John Schutter

Asst. Usher:  Boyd Shipler

Greeters Today:  Dave and Lisa Haase

Greeters Next Sunday:  Donnie Madsen

 

Thank You to Cheryl Batt for providing the Flowers on the Altar during the service today!

Thank Yous!!!

·         Thank you St. John's for the wonderful gifts and support we received this past weekend! We are so happy to be home and are blessed with a wonderful congregation here who loves us in so many ways. Elora is adjusting very well and we cannot wait for everyone to meet her. - Pastor Briton, Jade, Autumn, and Elora.

·         Members of St. John’s, Words cannot express how thankful we are for your very generous donation to “Swaddling Clothes”. This gift will go along way in buying diapers and wipes. We would love for you all to come and visit us we we would love to thank you personally!! God sure does work in wonderful ways!  Thank You!  - Cindy & Sherry   (We are located at:  Swaddling Clothes, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 805 Harrison St., Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536)

·         A Big Thank You to all who helped with the Family Fun Night!  It was good to get together with our church family for an evening of fun and fellowship. A special thanks to Lucas Parsons and his helpers (Ryder-Brayton) for fixing the fish for the evening.  Also, a big thank you to the Board of Education: Karla, Brenda, Sierra-Drew and Barb for organizing the event!  Also, Pastor Dose and Kitty for leading our service!

 

Wanted - Someone willing to pull the church float in the up-coming Burt Day Parade, July 11.  Please, let the church office know if you can do this.

 

Volunteers to furnish goodies for the Burt Day Church Coffee - July 11 at Complex. Watch for a sign-up sheet to help by furnishing something for the coffee. - Karla Schutter or Cheryl Batt

 

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.

·         July 5-11:-Junior High Week:  For grades 6 to 8.  Junior High Week focuses on providing an opportunity to nurture their faith and grow in community through Bible Studies, worship, and recreational activities.

Pastor Nelson will be a leader at camp that week.

Building Healthy Families: “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” We at Lutheran Family Service affirm this quote from Billy Graham as we recognize the incredibly vital role fathers play in the lives of their children and families. Fathers are needed by their children, and by their children’s mother! On this special day when we celebrate Fathers, notice and thank the men you know who are leading their families through these challenging days. God bless our fathers, today and always! 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!

·         New 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!!

 

LuVerne / Livermore News 

We keep you in our prayers as fellow Christians as you grieve the closing of your church and search for your new church family. Blessings to both congregations as you make these changes!

• LuVerne / Livermore Closing Services: Zion Lutheran – 1002 Hayes St, LuVerne IA – Sunday, June 21, at 2 PM 

• Immanuel Lutheran Closing Services – 301 K Rd, Livermore IA – Sunday, June 28, 2 PM We encourage everyone to consider attending these special services as we recognize the many years of preaching and sacramental life that these beautiful congregations have provided in their areas.

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S          Today, June 21, 2026   9:30 am>Divine Service       Tuesday, June 23, 2026        Pastor Nelson in Burt        Thursday, June 25, 2026      Pastor Dose at Burt      Sunday, June 28, 2026      9:30 am>Divine Service

Stewardship Corner

June 21, 2026 – Proper 7 (Pentecost 4)
Scripture: “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.” — Matthew 10:40

Stewardship Sentence: As disciples sent by Christ, we steward our lives as His representatives, receiving and serving others in His name.

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

St. John’s Lutheran Church

109 Maple St. Burt, Iowa|Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Prayers, Announcements, & Weekly Schedule

 

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The Third Sunday in Pentecost

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor Ben Dose

Organist Today:  Kitty Bierstedt

Elder:  Jerry Koestler

Usher:  John Schutter

Asst. Usher:  Boyd Shipler

Greeters Today:  Steve and Barb Rahe

Greeters Next Sunday:  Dave and Lisa Haase

 

Thanks Yous!!!

·         Thank You St. John's for the wonderful gifts and support we received this past weekend! We are so happy to be home and are blessed with a wonderful congregation here who loves us in so many ways. Elora is adjusting very well and we cannot wait for everyone to meet her. - from Pastor, Jade, Autumn, and Elora.

·         Members of St. John’s, Words cannot express how thankful we are for your very generous donation to “Swaddling Clothes”. This gift will go along way in buying diapers and wipes. We would love for you all to come and visit us we we would love to thank you personally!! God sure does work in wonderful ways!  Thank You!  - Cindy & Sherry   (We are located at:  Swaddling Clothes, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 805 Harrison St., Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536)

·         A Big Thank You to all who helped with the Family Fun Night!  It was good to get together with our church family for an evening of fun and fellowship. A special thanks to Lucas Parsons and his helpers (Ryder-Brayton) for fixing the fish for the evening.  Also, a big thank you to the Board of Education: Karla, Brenda, Sierra-Drew and Barb for organizing the event!  Also, Pastor Dose and Kitty for leading our service!

 

Wanted - Someone willing to pull the church float in the up-coming Burt Day Parade, Ju ly 11.  Please, let the church office know if you can do this.

 

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

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 is 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.

·         July 5-11:-JUNIOR HIGH WEEK:  For grades 6 to 8.  Junior High Week focuses on providing an opportunity to nurture their faith and grow in community through Bible Studies, worship, and recreational activities.

Pastor Nelson will be a leader at camp that week.

Building Healthy Families:  “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” It’s a simple idea—but a powerful one. This week, you’ll almost certainly face a moment that tests your patience or perspective. When it comes, don’t rush past it. Pause. Breathe. Reflect. Remember: you have a choice—not just in how you respond, but in how you see the situation in the first place. Take a step back and lean into the source of true wisdom: “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity.” (James 3:17) What would it look like to answer with wisdom, grace, gentleness, reason, and sincerity? 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!

·         New 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!!

RSVP for the Iowa March for Life - Saturday, June 20th

Join your LCMS brothers and sisters at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines (3223 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311) at 9 AM on Saturday, June 20th for the Iowa March for Life. We will begin with praying Matins (with President Paul Egger preaching), hear Mr. Martin Cannon, LCMS member and Senior Counsel with the Thomas Moore Society, speak and share a lunch together before heading to the Iowa State Capital for a rally and the march. Please RSVP for adequate food preparations to pastorckroonblawd@gmail.com 

 

                                                                            COMMUNITY NEWS

 

Burt Library Craft - What’s better than a patriotic wreath to celebrate America’s 250th birthday? We will host a craft time by making a wreath. on June 17th at 5:00 p.m. Cost: $20.  Call Jessica Parsons at Burt Library to sign-up!

 

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S           Today, June 14, 2026    8:00 am>Divine Service  (Note the time change)       Tuesday, June 16, 2026        Pastor Nelson in Burt         Thursday, June 18, 2026      Pastor Dose Services at Nursing Homes         Sunday, June 21, 2026      9:30 am>Divine Service                           Father’s Day

Stewardship Corner

·         God gives us more than we need so He can work through us.  He blesses us so we can be a blessing to others.  In His sovereignty, God has chosen us to be His hands, feet, and mouths.  God could use His angels to help the needy, to teach His Word, and to spread the Gospel, but instead He gives us the privilege to be His instruments.  God knows that by ourselves we are not capable of being His instruments so He equips us for this responsibility by giving us His Holy Spirit.  With God’s help, we can be people who willingly serve God by helping and serving others.

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

The Second Sunday in Pentecost

June 7, 2026

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastor Briton Nelson
Organist Today:  Marcia Hanna 

Elder:  Jerry Koestler
Usher:  John Schutter 

 Asst. Usher:  Boyd Shipler
Greeters Today:  Terry and Wanda Tieman
Greeters Next Sunday:  Steve and Barb Rahe

 

Special Giving -  If you would like to give  a card, a gift card, a gift or money to Pastor Briton and Jade at this time you may do so today.  Place your gift in the plate in the back of the church.

 

Sunday Time Change:  Note that next week (June 14)  Pastor Nelson will be in Chicago to officiate his brother's Wedding, our time will change for that Sunday  only. St. John’s, Burt will be having service at 8:00 a.m. so Pastor Dose can do both churches.  

 

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

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 is 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.

 

Building Healthy Families:  Humility is hard to come by during a difficult conversation—especially when you’re sure you’re right and your husband (or wife, or child, or parent, or co-worker, or neighbor, or pastor…) is wrong. Here are three simple but powerful words to remember that will help when conflict comes in any relationship: I am sorry. Learn from God’s word: “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 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!

·         New 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!!

RSVP for the Iowa March for Life - Saturday, June 20th

Join your LCMS brothers and sisters at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines (3223 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311) at 9 AM on Saturday, June 20th for the Iowa March for Life. We will begin with praying Matins (with President Paul Egger preaching), hear Mr. Martin Cannon, LCMS member and Senior Counsel with the Thomas Moore Society, speak and share a lunch together before heading to the Iowa State Capital for a rally and the march. The entire event should conclude around 2:30/2:45. Please RSVP for adequate food preparations to pastorckroonblawd@gmail.com 

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Burt Library Craft time!  What’s better than a patriotic wreath to celebrate America’s 250th birthday? We will host a craft time by making a wreath. on June 17th at 5:00 p.m. Cost: $20.  Call Jessica Parsons at Burt Library to sign-up!

 

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S         Today, June 7, 2026    9:30 am>Divine Service       Tuesday, June 9, 2026        Pastor Nelson in Burt        Thursday, June 11, 2026      Pastor at LWML Convention in Okoboji         Sunday, June 14, 2026       9:30 am>Divine Service

Stewardship Corner

Jesus said, "Go! I am sending you…” (Luke 10:3).  You say, "Well, wait a minute, Don’t we first have to have some training in witnessing?”  Certainly, it's helpful to know about the teachings of certain cults and world religions and how various people think and the philosophies of our time in order to find entry points for the Gospel, but eventually, it all comes down to the fact that you have a story to tell, you have a King to proclaim.  So don't shirk the duty because you don't feel you have specific training.  The mission is urgent because people without knowing Jesus as their Lord and Savior will be separated from Jesus for an eternity.

 

June 7, 2026 – Proper 5 (Pentecost 2) Scripture: “But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”          — Matthew 10:22 Stewardship Sentence:  In faithful endurance, we trust God’s provision and  steward our lives with perseverance, knowing He sustains us in all things.

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

 

 The Holy Trinity 

May 31, 2026

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Pastor Ben Dose ~

Organist: Marcia Hanna

Elder:  Tony Hatten 

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Asst. Usher:  Dave Kerkove  

Greeters Today:  Steve and Vickie Madsen

Greeters Next Sunday:  Terry and Wanda Tieman

Special Giving -  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!  

 

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.

 

Building Healthy Families: How many hours each day do you spend in front of a screen? (ouch…for the average U.S. adult it’s 7 hours and 3 minutes per day!) Playing golf? Shopping? Working? Although these activities themselves are not bad, hobbies, habits and jobs can take a great amount of time, replacing more important things if we let them. Psalm 90:12 instructs, “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” This week, choose wisdom over habit or impulse: prioritize the time you spend with your Creator and Savior, and those He has given to share this life with you. 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!

·         New 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!!

The Holy Triune God Recreates Us in the Image and Likeness of Christ Jesus

The holy Triune God “created the heavens and the earth,” and “behold, it was very good” (Gen. 1:1, 31). However, after Adam and Eve fell into sin and plunged God’s good creation into decay and death, the Son of God would be “delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God” to be “crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men” (Acts 2:23). As Jesus “received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:33), He also raises up all the baptized and pours out the Spirit upon them through the preaching of His Gospel. He sends out His apostles to “make disciples of all nations” by “baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” and “teaching them to observe all that [He has] commanded” (Matt. 28:19–20). Through such baptizing and teaching — Gospel and Sacraments — the holy Triune God recreates us in the image and likeness of His incarnate Son, Jesus, the Christ, and behold, it is “very good” (Gen. 1:31).

 

RSVP for the Iowa March for Life - Saturday, June 20th

Join your LCMS brothers and sisters at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines (3223 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311) at 9 AM on Saturday, June 20th for the Iowa March for Life. We will begin with praying Matins (with President Paul Egger preaching), hear Mr. Martin Cannon, LCMS member and Senior Counsel with the Thomas Moore Society, speak and share a lunch together before heading to the Iowa State Capital for a rally and the march. The entire event should conclude around 2:30/2:45. Please RSVP for adequate food preparations to pastorckroonblawd@gmail.com

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S         Today, May 31, 2026          9:30 am>Divine Service         Thursday, June 4, 2026       Pastor Dose in Burt        Saturday, June 6, 2026      4-7 p.m.  Fun, Family Fish Fry Supper      Outdoor Worship Service to follow     Sunday, June 7, 2026       9:30 am>Divine Service

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org