This Week at Esther
Sunday, October 11th – Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday Fellowship Before and After Worship
8:30 am – WELCA
9 am – Sunday School
9:15 am – Behold Connect & Reflect: Coffee & Conversation
10 am – Worship led by Pastor Dennis Preston
11 am – Choir Practice
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
4:30 pm – Youth Annual Hayride & Campfire at Tom & Joan Burquest’s
Wednesday, October 14th
NO CONFIRMATION
6 pm – Council
Sunday, October 18th – Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday Fellowship Before and After Worship
9 am – All People Sunday School
9:15 am – Behold Connect & Reflect: Coffee & Conversation
10 am – Worship with Holy Communion led by SAM Jewel Townsend
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
SERVING IN OCTOBER
Pastor: Oct 11-Pastor Dennis Preston, Oct 18- SAM Jewel Townsend, Oct 25- SAM Jewel Townsend
Organists: Marcia Guenther
Altar Care: Deb Koep
Usher: Dave & Elliott Arvidson
Acolyte: Emma & Elliott Arvidson
Lay Reader: Deb Koep
Communion Assistant: Christy Hart
Birthday Card Sender: Deb Koep
*NEWS AND NOTES*
Check out the Esther Calendar on our website to stay up to date on everything happening! Go to estherlutheran.com and click on “Esther Calendar.”
Youth Annual Hayride & Campfire is planned for October 11th at 4:30 pm at Tom & Joan Burquest’s. We’ll have hot dogs, s’mores & snacks. Friends are welcome! Let Anna or Joan know if you have questions.
The Bell Tower is leaking and needs to be repaired. Because of the high reach and difficult area to work with, we do not have an exact idea of cost, but it could surpass $50,000. Please consider helping with this important and much needed repair. Help keep the bell ringing! Please send your donation to the church: 11019 625th Ave Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 or scan the QR code.
Vanco online giving platform is a great way to set up a scheduled giving plan for even when you cannot make it to church. Scan the QR code, go online to estherlutheran.com, go to the tab “Give to Esther Lutheran Church” and click on the link https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZP4R or download the app Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement. Any questions please ask Mandy Arvidson.
WELCA Fall Conference Gathering: Conference 8: October 24th at Grace Lutheran in Brandon, MN. Speaker will be a mother and son from Health Partners from Tanzania. Grace Lutheran supports this mission regularly. Contact Luella Thom for details.
We welcome you to join in the weekly “Behold the New Has Come” devotions available on our website estherlutheran.com on the “Behold” tab. Devotions are posted to the website and emailed out each Monday. If you are not currently on the email list and want to be, please notify Mandy in the office. Each weekly devotion includes a challenge for the week. This past week’s challenge is:
What if our actions were God-breathed just as all scripture is God breathed? Before moving ahead in the moment without a thought, take a moment to breathe in and remember that our lives are a gift from God. Look for inspiration in each moment from the breath of God living inside each of us. The challenge for this week? Breathe first, then take action. Practice living a life that is God breathed, finding hope and confidence in allowing God to have control. Giving up control can be a little scary, but giving ourselves permission to NOT be responsible for everything can also be freeing and rewarding.
We hope these devotions and weekly challenges will inspire conversations and stories that we can share with one another as, together, we grow in faith through this initiative.
You belong here. We believe that each person has unique gifts, are created in God’s image, and is a beloved child of God. We welcome you to join us each week to share in the community of faith at Esther – “Knowing Christ – making Christ known through faith, hope and love”. If you would like to become a member of Esther, please contact Mandy in the church office. Townsend at 320-760-2503 or jewellht17@gmail.com.
