ESTHER LUTHERAN CHURCH

THIS WEEK AT ESTHER

Maundy Thursday, April 2, 7 pm – Worship with Holy Communion led by SAM Jewel Townsend

Good Friday, April 3, 7 pm – Worship with reading of the Passion

Easter Sunday, April 5
7 am – Worship with Holy Communion led by SAM Jewel Townsend
8 am – Breakfast served by the Youth
10 am – Worship with Holy Communion led by SAM Jewel Townsend

Wednesday, April 8, 6 pm – Council

Thursday, April 9, 9 am – Quilting Day

Sunday, April 12

Sunday fellowship before and after worship

8:30 am – WELCA

9 am – Sunday School

9:15 am – Choir Practice

10 am – Worship w/ Blessing of the Quilts led by Pr. Ken Bowman

11 am – VBS Planning Meeting

2 pm – Worship at St. William’s

NEWS AND NOTES

Thank you to all who have provided flowers to decorate our sanctuary for Easter!

VBS Planning Meeting will be on Sunday, April 12 following worship.

Caring Ministry will meet April 27 at 6:30 pm at Luella Thom’s home. All are welcome!

Armed Forces Day Cards: 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 19.
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.

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 22. 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.

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.

Check out our new Esther Calendar on our website to keep up to date! Go to estherlutheran.com and click on “Esther Calendar.”

ALL ARE WELCOME! We believe everyone has a unique and valuable place in God’s family and we welcome all to share in the community of faith here at Esther. If you would like to become a member please contact Mandy in the 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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