This Week at Esther
THIS WEEK AT ESTHER
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
Wednesday, April 22nd
6 pm – Confirmation: Meal: Naomi Circle
Sunday, April 26th – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Sunday Fellowship Before & After Worship
9 am – Sunday School
10 am – Worship led by the Confirmation Students
11 am – VBS Planning Meeting
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
Monday, April 27th
6:30 pm- Caring Ministry at Dick & Luella Thom’s home
NEWS AND NOTES
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!
VBS Planning Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 26th following worship. All are welcome!
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!
Wear a hat to worship on Sunday, May 3rd to celebrate the Kentucky Derby!
Women’s Night Out will be on Monday, May 11th at Double Eagle Golf Course in Eagle Bend, Mn. More info to come!
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.
There will be a Gift of Planning Event on Tuesday, June 9th at 6 pm at Esther. It is about planning now and for our eventual end of life. Christy Hart will be sharing a NOK (next of kin) box idea. Lind Family Funeral Home will talk about the end of life from the funeral home perspective. SAM Jewel Townsend will share packets she created for people to fill out ahead of time for their family to have on file at the church. We will grill burgers and hotdogs so please bring a dish to share!
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.
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