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Annual Spring Luncheon

March 27, 2010
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Featured PresentationS

The Theology of Quilting

Sarah Henrich, Professor of New Testament, Luther Seminary; Art docent, Minneapolis Institute of Art and quilter

Brunch and silent auction, 10 a.m.
Cost: $25

Reservations required. Contact Lynne Moratzka at lmoratzk@luthersem.edu at 651-641-3419 for more information.

Cost: $25 (includes admission to quilt show),

“The Piece-able Kingdom” Quilt Show

March 26-28, 2010
Olson Campus Center, Luther Seminary

Featuring liturgical, traditional, contemporary/art and mission quilts

Friday, March 26, 4-7 p.m.
Saturday, March 27, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 28, Noon-3 p.m.

Public invited. Cost: $5 general admission at the door.

Questions?

Contact:

Lynne Moratzka at 651-641-3419 lmoratzk@luthersem.edu

Directions and Parking

Both events take place at
Luther Seminary Olson Campus Center
1490 Fulham Street, St. Paul, Minn.

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Noel and Ethel Estenson

Noel Estenson is no stranger to meeting challenges. "I heard that Luther Seminary sometimes has to turn away potential students because of a lack of funding," he said. "I know that after I've left this place we call earth, Luther Seminary will continue responding to the call of supplying pastors for our churches."

Estenson and his wife, Ethel, became members of the Heritage Society when they named the seminary a beneficiary of their qualified retirement plan. After death, their gift will create an endowed scholarship fund. The Noel and Ethel Estenson Endowed Scholarship Fund will eventually have a value of $250,000 and generate financial aid for students at Luther Seminary.

Estenson is passionate about Christian education that engages people's spirits and helps them develop deeper relationships with God. He is concerned that the church may become irrelevant to future generations if it only uses traditional Christian education models and assumes that faith will be passed to the next generation. "The weak link is that congregations many times don't go beyond their Sunday school education and balk at any new thinking coming out of the seminaries."

"We need to learn more than what others have passed on about our faith and how others have interpreted scripture. People need to learn how to develop their personal relationship with God. Luther Seminary is a key player in this and is doing an excellent job."

For 37 years, Estenson served his calling in the agricultural industry, helping farmers feed the world. Today he is a retired CEO of CHS, Inc. (formerly Cenex Harvest States), a $10 billion farm supply, grain and food processing cooperative, located in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Currently, he is writing the last chapter of a book that explores sixth-sense communication â€“ a spiritual intuition â€“ and prayer. When he is not writing he enjoys playing golf, attending various church activities and spending time with family and friends. He and Ethel have four children, 11 grandchildren, and attend First Lutheran Church in Hayward, Wis.