This Week at Esther
Sunday services are recorded and can be found on our website under “Online Worship” and are posted to our Facebook page.
This Week at Esther
Sunday, April 2 – Palm Sunday
8:30 am – WELCA
9:00 am – Sunday School
10:00 am – Worship w/Communion
First Communion Class following worship
Coffee Fellowship following worship
2:00 pm – Service at St. Williams led by First Lutheran
Wednesday, April 5
9:00 am – Quilting Ministry
Maundy Thursday, April 6
6:15 pm – Skit Practice
7:00 pm – Worship w/ Celebration of First Communion
Good Friday, April 7
7:00 pm – Passion Drama
Sunday, April 9 – Easter Sunday
7:00 am – Sunrise Worship w/Communion
8:00 am – Easter Breakfast by our Youth
10:00 am – Worship w/Communion
2:00 pm – Service at St. Williams led by Pastor Schwarz
News and Notes
First Communion Class will be held Sunday, April 2 after worship. We are inviting 5th Graders and their parents and anyone who would like to learn more to attend. All are welcome!
Caring Ministry will meet on Sunday, April 16 at 8:30 am. All are welcome to attend! If you know of someone in need of prayer or care, or if you would like to be on the volunteer list to be notified when the Caring Ministry is asked to help, please contact caringministry@estherlutheran.net or speak to Pastor Scott or Luella Thom.
The Parkers Prairie High School Student Council is planning for its annual Day of Caring. On Friday, May 19, the students of PPHS will be ready, willing, and able to help out in the community. If you would like help with spring clean up or have a special project that needs to get done in the Parkers Prairie, Urbank, and Miltona area, contact the PPHS Student Council Advisor David O’Brien at dobrien@pp.k12.mn.us.
Church Wish List: 8 1/2″ paper plates, 10″ paper plates, 9 oz cups, toilet paper, Kleenex, bathroom cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, Pine-Sol, 16″x25″x1″ furnace filters, 8 1/2″ x 11″ copy paper, 8 1/2″ x 14″ copy paper, postage stamps.
Luther Crest Bible Camp is still taking registrations for Summer Camp. Go to luthercrest.org to register your youth.
Luther Crest is seeking summer help, if interested please apply on their website. Besides Camp Counselors, there are free weeks of camp for high school students interested in Counselor-in-Training opportunities, as well as adult volunteer opportunities. Check out their website for more info at http://www.luthercrest.org .
The Esther Camp and Spiritual Growth Fund has been established to help our families pay for camp for our youth. Scholarship applications can be found on our website under the Faith Formation” tab, as well as on the narthex table.
Serving In April
Pastor: Scott Hoecker Organist: Marcia Guenther, Brad Lambrecht
Altar Care: Linda Arvidson Lay Reader: Lana Doll
Usher: Eugene Arvidson Communion Assistant: Larry Doll
Acolytes: April 2 – Peyton Skoglund, Sydney Lorine, Emma Arvidson
April 9, 7 am – NEED 3 VOLUNTEERS (Cross bearer and 2 acolytes)
April 9, 10 am – NEED 3 VOLUNTEERS (Cross bearer and 2 acolytes)
April 16 – NEED VOLUNTEER
April 23 – NEED VOLUNTEER
April 30 – NEED VOLUNTEER
Tech Team: Mike Lage, Jewel Townsend
Birthday Fellowship Family Servers (April 16): Jerry & Yuvonne Anderson, Ernie & Georgia Hart, John & Shelly Hoppe, Scott & Christy Hart
Esther Lutheran Church, ELCA
“Knowing Christ-Making Christ Known through Faith, Hope and Love”
Pastor Scott Hoecker – Cell: (218) 355-0187 Email: prscott@estherlutheran.net
11019 625th Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 – Telephone:218-338-2171
Website: www.estherlutheran.com Email: secretary@estherlutheran.net
Caring Ministry Email: caringministry@estherlutheran.net