This Week at Esther
THIS WEEK AT ESTHER
Sunday, April 12th – Second Sunday of Easter
Sunday Fellowship Before & After Worship
8:30 am – WELCA
9 am – Sunday School
9:15 am – Choir Practice
10 am – Worship led by Pastor Bowman and Blessing of the Quilts
11 am – VBS Planning Meeting at church
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
Wednesday, April 15th
6 pm – Confirmation: Meal: Ruth Circle
Saturday, April 18th
Conference 8 Spring Meeting at Bethesda in Alexandria
Sunday, April 19th – Third Sunday of Easter
Sunday Fellowship Before & After Worship
9 am – Sunday School
9:15 – Choir Practice
10 am – Worship with Holy Communion led by Pastor Dennis Preston
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
NEWS AND NOTES
VBS Planning Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 12th following worship. All are welcome!
The Widows & Singles Share & Care Group of Immanuel will meet on Friday, April 17 at 1:30 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie. There will be an Easter devotion followed by a jigsaw puzzle or visiting and snack. Anyone wanting to bring a snack item to share is welcome to do so.
We will be mailing cards for our troops for Armed Forces Day on May 16th. There are cards to color in the Narthex. Please have them back by April 19th. Thank you to Emma Arvidson for designing them!
The Esther Caring Ministry will have packaged meals available in the kitchen freezer for you to take to anyone who could use a meal to nurture their body and spirit.
If you would like to donate a meal, please:
• Place the meal in an airtight, freezer-safe container
• Label the meal with its name and any major allergens
• Include the date the meal was prepared and frozen
• Provide cooking instructions (whether it needs to be fully cooked, for how long and at what temp, or just needs to be thawed and reheated)
Meals will be kept in the freezer for no more than three months, so please place newer items toward the bottom to help with rotation.
Caring Ministry Meeting will be on Monday, April 27, 6:30 pm at Dick and Luella Thom’s home. ALL are invited to attend!
BEHOLD THE NEW HAS COME! SUMMIT 2026
DATES: Friday-Saturday, May 1-2, 2026
TIMES: Arrival by 6:30pm on Friday – 5:00pm Saturday
LOCATION: First Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Pastors/Deacons/SAMs of the Behold the New Has Come Project Cohort
• Behold Vision Team members from each congregation
What is the event about? This Summit is A THRESHOLD
MOMENT for the Behold Project!
• A gathering to see, name, and imagine
• A place where leaders experience the church AS A SENDING COMMUNITY
• A moment of shared identity across congregations
• Creating the Vision and Strategy
• Tapping into the power of positive stories
Please contact SAM Jewel Townsend if you are interested in attending with her.
Parkers Prairie High School Student Council is planning for its annual Day of Caring on Friday, May 22nd. 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 PPHS Student Council Advisor David O’Brien at dobrien@pp.k12.mn.us.
What a Mess! VBS at Esther will be held June 14th-18th starting each evening with supper at 5:30 pm with lessons, music, crafts, and worship from 6-8 pm. For more information contact the church office at secretary@estherlutheran.net. Be sure to invite friends, grandkids, cousins, and neighbors to join in the fun!
Note from the Council: Looking for donations of flowers for the graves. Also, if anyone is interested, please make up some wooden cross stakes for the flowers. We need to replace many of the ones we have. Any questions, please ask any member of the Council.
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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