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

 

 

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

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

 

 

Announcements

Ascension of Our Lord

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

 

Pastor:  Briton Nelson

Organist: Marcia Hanna

Elder: Tony Hatten

Head Usher:  John Schutter

Asst. Usher:  Dave Kerkove

Greeters Today: Boyd and Rosann Shipler

Greeter Next Week:  John and Karla Schutter

 

Prayers - Keep Elora and her parents in your prayers as Elora is still in  Children's Hospital in Iowa City. 

 

Swaddling Clothes: A free will donation will be taken today through Sunday, May 17 for this mission work at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Spencer. St Paul’s assembles a collection of items associated with pregnancy and motherhood etc.. The second Saturday of each month St. Paul hosts a “shopping day” where you can survey our collection and take whatever you need. The Sunday School and Lenten Wednesday service offering will also be used for this project to help purchase items for this worthwhile cause.  *More information is on the back table about this mission work! “The mission of the Swaddling Clothes is to share the mercy of Christ with our neighbors through the gifts of clothing, food, friendship, and the forgiving Word of God.”

 

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 giving!

 

“Faith Family Fish Fry” at the Lake - The Board of Education is sponsoring a Congregational “Faith, Family Fish Fry” on Saturday, June 6 at the church from 4-7 p.m.. Watch for more details to come!

 

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

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!!

   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: Psst…have you ever noticed how nearly impossible it is to tune out a whispered conversation nearby? Kids certainly can’t. Parents, you can actually use that to your advantage—by letting them “accidentally” overhear the things you most want them to learn. When they catch you speaking warmly about your spouse, it quietly builds their sense of security at home. When they overhear you saying good things about their teacher, it shapes how they show respect and cooperation at school. And when they hear you expressing genuine appreciation for your pastor, it naturally nurtures their respect for him as well. Those little, overheard moments? They often speak louder than a message communicated directly! www.LutheranFamilyService.org Lutheran Family Service 

 

Stewardship Corner - God’s Word tells us that He has created and owns all things.  “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers” (Psalm 24:1).  We are warned in Deuteronomy 8:17-18: “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’ You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth…”  God is not only the owner of everything; He is also the source of our wealth. When we acknowledge God as owner of our money, we understand our obligation and responsibility to be faithful caretakers of all that He entrusts to us.

 

The Ascended Lord Jesus Is with Us Always in His Church on Earth

After He rose from the dead, the Lord Jesus presented Himself alive to the apostles, “appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3). When He ascended to the right hand of the Father, He did not orphan His Church, but He fills all things in heaven and on earth and gives gifts to His disciples. Even now, through His Church, He continues “to do and teach” (Acts 1:1), preaching “repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Luke 24:47) even “to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Though the cloud hid Jesus from the sight of His disciples then, and He remains hidden from sight even now, He remains with His people through His Gospel and Sacraments. He comes to us by the Word of His apostles, by the promise of His Father and by the power of the Holy Spirit, whom He pours out upon “the church, which is his body” (Eph. 1:22–23). In this holy Christian Church, we bless God and worship Christ with joy, for in His Church He blesses us with forgiveness, lifts us up in His hands and seats us with Himself “in the heavenly places” (Eph. 1:20). 

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Memorial Day Honors 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 17, 2026        8:15 am>Coffee time with Pastor Nelson        8:30 am>Sunday School (Last Session for Summer)       9:30 am>Divine Service        2:00 pm>Graduation at Algona                  Thursday, May 21, 2026       Pastor Dose in Burt        Sunday, May 24, 2026        9:30 am>Divine Service

 

 

 

 

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

Phone: 515-924-3344

Email:  churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org