This Week at Esther
Sunday, November 8th – Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday Fellowship Before & After Worship
8:30 am – WELCA
9 am – Sunday School
10 am – Worship led by SAM Jewel Townsend
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
Wednesday, November 11th
6pm – Confirmation: Pizza & Movie Night: “Luther” Part 2 – Parents and Mentors are invited to attend
Sunday, November 15th – Twenty Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday Fellowship Before and After Worship
9 am – Sunday School
9:15 am – Behold Connect & Reflect: Coffee & Conversation
10 am – Worship with Holy Communion led by Pastor Dennis Preston
2 pm – Worship at St. William’s
*SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE*
Nov. 8 – 9 am
Nov. 15- 9 am
Nov. 22 – 9 am – Christmas Program Practice
Nov. 29- NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
Dec. 6 – 9 am – Christmas Program Practice
Dec. 13- 8:30 am – Christmas Program Practice and Program to follow in Worship at 10 am
Dec. 20 – All People Sunday School
Dec. 27- NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
*SERVING IN NOVEMBER*
Pastor: Nov 8- SAM Jewel Townsend, Nov 15- Pr. Dennis Preston, Nov 22 – Pr. Greg Billberg, Nov 29- Pr. Ken Bowman
Organists: Marcia Guenther
Altar Care: Donna Pederson
Usher: NEED VOLUNTEER
Acolyte: Nov 8- NEED VOLUNTEER, Nov 15-NEED VOLUNTEER, Nov 22- Sawyer Ratajesak, Nov 29- Sawyer Ratajesak
Lay Reader: Chris Carter
Communion Assistant: Chris Carter
Birthday Card Sender: Confirmation Class
*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 are selling 2027 calendars! Cost $10. There will be a sign up sheet in the Narthex. Orders due by November 29th.
We will be decorating for the Christmas Season following worship on Sunday, November 22nd. Any help is appreciated!
Widows & Singles Share & Care Day will be Friday, November 20th. They will meet at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Parkers Prairie, at 12:30 pm for a potluck dinner. At 1:00 Arvig cybersecurity analyst, Amanda Nelson, will speak on how to detect AI scams. RSVP to Joyce at 320-815-4132 by Nov. 13th.
Applications for both campers and camp counselors at Luther Crest is open. Don’t forget that financial assistance is available through our Camp Fund to help cover camp costs. We encourage everyone to apply and take advantage of this opportunity! If you need an application, you can find the Esther Lutheran Church Camp and Spiritual Growth Fund Application on our website at estherlutheran.com under “Faith Formation Resources.”
Get your lefse ready for the holidays! Each package includes four lefse for $7.
Please submit your orders by November 30th. Order forms are available in the Narthex, or you can place your order by calling Lana Doll at 218-280-6326.
Mark your calendars! Our lefse-making events are coming up soon!
- First Event: November 20th & 21st
- Second Event: December 4th & 5th
Any and all help is greatly appreciated! Whether you can help for a little while or the whole time, we’d love to have you join us. Thank you for your time and support!
December 6th is our Christmas Market! A sign-up sheet for soup & BBQ will be available soon. If you are unable to bring food, but would still like to contribute, monetary donations are also welcome. Please make checks payable to WELCA and give them to either Luella or Lana.
Simply Flourish in Parkers Prairie is once again sponsoring its “Sponsor a Resident” program. This year, every resident at St. William’s Living Center and McCornell Court will receive a 4.5-inch poinsettia and a handwritten holiday card.
If you would like to help spread some Christmas cheer, please contact them at 218-338-3800 to sponsor a resident. Thank you for helping make the season brighter for our local seniors!
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 on the website.
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.
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:
How can we “suck out all the marrow of life” this week? How can the words of God fill us up and give us the same pleasure as the best meal we have ever had? Take some time to ponder what it means to “not live on bread alone”.
Ask yourself, what are the “empty calories” in our spiritual life? What things should we consider getting rid of because they are not filling our soul as they should be? Take a little extra time this week to fill your soul with the “food” that comes from listening to God’s word.
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 at 218-338-2171 or secretary@estherlutheran.net or Jewel Townsend.
the church office at 218-338-2171 or secretary@estherlutheran.net or Jewel
Townsend at 320-760-2503 or jewellht17@gmail.com.
