This Week at Esther
THIS WEEK AT ESTHER
Sunday, August 30th – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday Fellowship Before and After Worship
10 am – Worship led by Pastor Preston
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
Sunday, September 6th – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday Fellowship Before and After Worship
10 am – Worship with Holy Communion led by Pastor Preston
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
*NEWS AND NOTES*
Check out the Esther Calendar on our website to stay up to dateon everything happening! Go to estherlutheran.com and click on“Esther Calendar.”
Ice Cream Still Available! If you missed the Ice Cream Social, you are in luck! We still have individual cups of ice cream available in the basement kitchen freezer. Feel free to help yourself and place your donation in the box provided. Suggested donations: $2.50 per cup or 5 cups for $10.
You are invited to the Sixth Annual 2026 Remembrance Day Walks by Humble Hearts Grief Support Services on Sunday, September 13th at Lake Brophy Park in Alexandria, MN. There is also a walk in Sleepy Eye, MN on Sunday, September 27th. 12 pm – 1 pm is registration, meal, and shopping, 1 pm- 2 pm is the Remembrance Walk, and 2 pm – 3:30 is the Inspirational Program and Recognition of Loved Ones (Alexandria only – dove release).
Vanco online giving platform is a great way to set up a scheduled giving plan for even when you cannot make it to church. Go online to estherlutheran.com, go to the tab “ways to support 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.
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:
Do you see the light of Christ burning in those around you? Do you recognize that light, and tell others when it is revealed? How can we be better light revealers for the communities that we serve and share God’s Word in? We are called to be like Jesus in our work and our play. We are children of the light of Christ. Show us the way, Lord, light our paths.
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.
Sunday School begins on Sunday, September 13th! We welcome all children ages 3 through 6th grade to join us.
During worship on September 13th, we will also celebrate the start of the school year with a Back-to-School Blessing and Prayer, followed by a Backpack Blessing during the Children’s Sermon. We hope you’ll bring your backpacks and join us for this special day!
Confirmation classes will begin again in September with a Get-to- Know-You Potluck and Planning Night on Wednesday, September 16th at 6:00 pm. Students and their parents are invited to attend. We welcome everyone from 7th grade through adults to join the class, whether you are preparing for confirmation, have already been confirmed, or would simply like a refresher on the faith. For more
information or to sign up, please contact Jewel Townsend.
38th Annual NW MN SWO Convention will be held at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Crookston, MN on September 18-19th.
Fall Conference Gatherings: Conference 5: October 15th at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Moorhead, MN and Conference 8 at Grace Lutheran in Brandon, MN.
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”. Ifyou would like to become a member of Esther, please contact Mandy inthe church office at 218-338-2171 or secretary@estherlutheran.net or Jewel Townsend at 320-760-2503 or jewellht17@gmail.com.
Esther Lutheran Church, ELCA
11019 625th Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 – Telephone:218-338-2171
Website:estherlutheran.com
Email: secretary@estherlutheran.net
Facebook: facebook.com/estherlutheran/
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