Weekly Calendar

Thursday, October 16
11:30 a.m.                       Exercise
1:00 p.m.                        Christ’s Crafters

Sunday, October 19
9:00 a.m.                        Worship/Communion
10:00 a.m.                       Coffee/Fellowship
NO Sunday School – MEA

Monday, October 20
5:30 p.m.                         Youth Team

Tuesday, October 21
11:30 a.m.                      Exercise
3:00 p.m.                      Veteran’s Worship

Wednesday, October 22
9:00 a.m.                        Dwelling in the Word – B&B
6:00 p.m.                        Confirmation/Pumpkin Painting – grades 7-12
6:30 p.m.                        WOmen’s FEllowship

Thursday, October 23
11:30 a.m.                       Exercise

Saturday, October 25
8:00 a.m.                        Lefse and Flatbread baking day

Worship Assistants in October

Acolytes
5 Katelyn Scheevel/Grant Tieskotter
12 Ava Severson/Camryn Severson
19 Jackson Fischer/Hayden Fischer
26 Reese Larson/Hudson Larson

Computer
5 Maggie Wingert & Martina Wingert
12 Lily Ledin & Easton Grabau
19 Braelynn Dierkes & Sawyer Johnson
26 Josh Bakken & Charlie Every

Lectors
5 Gail Bunge
12 Steve Corson
19 Darrel Olson
26 Dena Mathison

Greeters
5 Alison & Brad Leathers and family
12 Craig & Lori Britton
19 LaVerne & Denise Paulson
26 Jon & Lynn Haugan

Altar Guild……………………………Karen Trende/Brenda Reicks/Andrea Hellickson

Ushers………………………….Mark Eickhoff/Jodi Eickhoff/Tyler Eickhoff/Jim Baker

Communion Assistants
October 5 ………………………………………..Katie Harstad/Barb Mielke/Jen Pickett
October 19……………………………Christy Gildner/Amanda Hiebel/Carol Solberg
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*Please let the office or a member of the Church Council know if one of your loved ones is sick or has passed or if you or someone you know is going to be in the hospital so that we may acknowledge them in our prayer list or pay them a visit.

*NOTICE – Christ Lutheran will no longer be sponsoring and airing radio broadcasts of our services. If you have any questions about this decision, please speak to one of our council members.

*REGISTRATION for Sunday School and Confirmation!
Visit our website to register – www.christlutheranpreston.org. or use these links:
Sunday School online registration form 
Confirmation online registration form

*NEEDED: Caring Adults and Youth to Help with Sunday School
When: Sundays from 10:00-11:00 am
Why: 55 kids are registered!  A large Sunday School program calls for more helpers each Sunday.
What is expected: This year we need every child’s household to support Sunday School by assisting in a classroom at least one hour each semester, and ideally each month. Youth and other adults are also encouraged to volunteer.
How: Please take a look at the sign-up schedule and sign up on a Sunday that works for you. Thank you!

*TRUNK OR TREAT – Sunday, October 26^th after 9am worship. We are returning with more tricks and treats for the 3^rd Annual Trunk or Treat! You are invited to wear your Halloween costume to church. After church, head out to the parking lot for trick or treating. Volunteers will have car trunks decorated and be supplied with Halloween treats. Children will go trick or treating from car to car.

What do we need besides trick or treaters? We need approximately 12 volunteers to decorate their car/SUV/truck and Halloween candy for the trick or treaters! Sign up in the narthex. And also, we’ll need candy donations! (Please bring donations of candy to church prior to the event).

*Craft and Bake Sale Raffle Ticket Sale – The raffle ticket sales for the annual Craft and Bake Sale will begin on Sunday, Oct. 26, after the church service. We will ask the congregation for volunteers who want to help sell these tickets, and those interested can pick up tickets and instructions that day.  Raffle tickets are $5.00 each. We will continue to sell these tickets after each church service until the day of the sale. Mary Zimmerman has again donated a beautiful quilt for the main prize. Other prizes include handmade fused glass art, fishing rod made by Hoogie Hanson, a decorated wooden sleigh, and a Blackstone omnivore-on-the-go grill. The drawing will be held on the day of the sale, December 6, at 2:00 p.m.

*Dwelling in the Word – Wednesday, October 22nd at 9 am at the B&B – Gather with us for “Dwelling in the Word”, a Bible study led by Pastor Kris from 9:00–10:00 a.m. at B&B. Together, we’ll read the scripture for the upcoming Sunday and explore it through meaningful conversation centered on three guiding questions: What does the text say? What does it mean? And what is God saying to me through this text? Come as you are—your questions and insights are always welcome.

*Women’s Fellowship – The next Women’s Fellowship meeting will be held at the church on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. Join us as we explore our relationship with money and faith. We’ll have an open discussion about stewardship, generosity, and greed.

*ATTENTION LEFSE AND FLATBREAD BAKERS! It is time again to bake our lefse for our Craft and Bake Sale. Our first bake day is planned for Saturday, October 25, starting at 8 am in the Fellowship Hall/Kitchen. We’re looking forward to a great turnout and making plenty of lefse. For those preparing lefse, please incorporate the flour and shape into balls before arriving at the church. Elsa and Lynn will make flatbread that day and could use extra help. They have requested air-tight large containers, like popcorn tins, to store the flatbread. If you have any that you could donate to the church, please leave them in the kitchen. All are welcome! If you have questions, feel free to contact: Joyce Every, 507-951-1345, joycekevinevery@gmail.com (lefse) Linda Wolfe, 952-807-5214, lwolfe609@gmail.com (lefse) Lynn Benson, 507-765-2296, arnold049@centurytel.net (flatbread) Elsa Bye, 507-765-2410 (flatbread)

*Pumpkin Painting & Fundraiser – All 7-12^th graders are invited to join in the fun on Wednesday, October 22^nd from 6-7:30 p.m. (during Confirmation). A meal, paint, and pumpkins will be provided – you just bring your creativity! The pumpkins will then be displayed in the Narthex on Sunday, October 26^th and congregation members will be invited to vote on their favorites with coins or dollars and the money will be given to an organization in need.
*Fall Book Read-Muus vs Muus; Discussion on Monday, Dec 1, 6:30-7:30 pm at the home of Nancy Hengeveld’s. Pastor Bernt Muus is credited as a founder of St. Olaf College in 1874; he also served as its first president.  He was called to Holden Lutheran Church in rural Kenyon MN in 1859 and played a significant role in the broader Minnesota immigrant community and church. He was not without controversy, both personally and professionally. His wife Oline sought a divorce, and their trial presents cultural and legal challenges faced by a Norwegian immigrant couple in 19th-century Minnesota. How does this story provide insight into the lives of Norwegian American immigrants, whose experiences are woven into many of our family histories?  How might their experiences pertain to current immigration issues?  Join us for as we wonder and talk about this book. We will also discuss whether to organize a book club and brainstorm future books to read.  There’s always room for one more!
— Muus vs Muus, authored by Bodil Stenseth, and translated into English by Kari Lie Dorer, et al, is available at local libraries, bookstores, and in a Kindle e-book edition.

*Good Earth Village Lunch & Learn – “Mental Health in the Bible: A Faithful Conversation – Tuesday, October 28^th, 11am. Faith and mental health are often seen as separate, but Scripture reveals that God cares deeply about the struggles of the human heart and mind. In this presentation, Carmen Anderson explores how biblical figures wrestled with despair, grief, and even suicidal thoughts. This presentation invites attendees to embrace a more holistic, grace-filled approach to mental health in their own lives and in the church. Sign up in the narthex or pre-register on your own. If you would like to carpool, meet at the church at 10:30 a.m.

                       *4 WAYS YOU CAN GIVE TO CHRIST LUTHERAN*

• 💵Cash & Check. Feel free to bring your gift to any worship service or mail it directly to the church office. Checks can be made payable to Christ Lutheran Church. Giving envelopes are available from Amanda in the church office.
• 🏦 Bill Pay Through Your Bank.  (no fees incurred, recurring giving option) You can set up automatic payments through your bank’s bill pay system. Just add our church as a payee and designate your gift amount and frequency. You may set this up as a recurring payment.
• 🌐 Online Giving Through Tithe.ly. (fees apply, you may choose to cover them or not). Visit our giving page at give.tithe.ly.com and give a one-time donation or set up recurring gifts.
• 📱 Text-to-Give. (fees apply, you may choose to cover them or not). Text **GIVE** to (844) 935-2668 and follow the instructions to quickly and securely give from your mobile phone.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Wednesday, October 22^nd, 9am – Dwelling in the Word bible study at B&B
• Wednesday, October 22^nd, 6pm – Confirmation/Pumpkin Painting – grades 7-12
• Wednesday, October 22^nd, 6:30 pm – Women’s Fellowship
• Saturday, October 25^th, 8am – Lefse and Flatbread Baking Day
• Sunday, October 26^th, 9am – Sunday School kids sing during worship/Painted Pumpkin fundraiser; 10:15am – Trunk or Treat!

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Birthdays and Anniversaries
10/16 Tris Tollefson
10/18 Lavern Moger
10/19 Wayne Dreier, Kathy Fishbaugher, Brad Leathers; Andrew & Jenna Pederson – Anniv.
10/20 Josiana Corson
10/21 Susan Dale
10/22 Jeff Hellickson, Natalie Ledin; Kurt & Brenda Reicks – Anniv.
10/23 Tyler Eickhoff, Thomas Pikula, Pastor Kris, Ella Hoff

Please keep in your prayers….
Elsa Bye
Logan Walker
Rosalie Krips
Val Christensen
Colson King
Jodi Milne Trochlil
Amy Timmerman
Lynn Tienter
Marilyn Bunge, who is at Green Lea Manor, Mabel
Walt Hansen, who is at Minnesota State Veterans Home, Preston
Mary Lou Hansen, who is at Harmony Care Center
Ila Mae Olstad, who is at Park Lane Estates
Arlene Bakalyar, who is at Park Lane Estates
Arnie Keene,  who is at Park Lane Estates
Barb Barrett, who is at Park Lane Estates
Hazel Knies, who is at Traditions
Averlene Marzolf, who is at Traditions
Helen Haugerud, who is at Traditions
Linda Hahn Smith, who is at Traditions
Arlen Kiehne, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Richard Behnke, who is at Chatfield Care Center
Jim Fossum, who is at The Fillmore Place